Where's my golden core? Did you think I removed a kidney stone?

At 7:50 a.m., at the Municipal Health Commission examination site.

Su Ye stood in front of the examination building, feeling the gentle breeze of the June morning on his face.

[Water-based Golden Core Prototype - Spiritual Type]

Integration progress: 67%

[Approximately 24 hours until complete fusion]

The integration progress is much faster than yesterday, and the improvement in mental strength is visible to the naked eye. Last night, he sat at his desk and opened the materials sent by Jiang Xiaoyue. He was prepared to stay up all night, but found that he didn't need to at all.

He went through all four sets of mock exams, totaling 2,400 questions, in less than two hours. He had a clear understanding of the key points, pitfalls, and optimal solutions for each question. He also spent another hour compiling ten years' worth of past exam questions.

He accomplished in one night what others had worked on for months.

Su Ye now felt incredibly strong!

A number of people gradually arrived at the entrance of the examination hall, mostly young faces around the same age as Su Ye, including recent medical graduates and resident trainees. Some were huddled together in groups of three or five flipping through notes, some were wearing headphones and silently memorizing with their eyes closed, and some were holding their phones and working on question banks. Their expressions all conveyed the same word: panic!

The medical licensing exam, the clinical physician qualification exam, is a coming-of-age ceremony for medical students.

If you fail the exam, you won't be qualified to practice medicine independently, and you won't be able to stay in the hospital after completing your residency training.

Su Ye stood on the steps with his hands in the pockets of his white coat, his expression calm.

"Su Ye!"

A crisp sound came from behind.

Su Ye turned his head and saw Jiang Xiaoyue walking quickly towards him, her ponytail swinging behind her head. Next to her was a girl with a round face, big eyes, and a bun hairstyle, who looked quite lively.

The girl with the bun followed Jiang Xiaoyue to Su Ye, looked up at him, and then her eyes lit up noticeably.

It's no wonder she's changed so much these past few days. After fusing with the water-based golden core, he's in exceptionally good shape. His eyes are bright and clear, his skin is clean and translucent, and he exudes an indescribable sense of composure. Standing there, he stands in stark contrast to the haggard-looking examinees around him.

Jiang Xiaoyue didn't pay attention to any of that; her focus was entirely on Su Ye's exam preparation.

She sighed, looking at Su Ye with a disappointed expression: "Did you study last night?"

"I reviewed it."

"Finished reviewing?"

"More or less."

Jiang Xiaoyue thought it was impossible, but seeing Su Ye's confident appearance, she didn't press him further. She just looked at Su Ye seriously and said, "You need to work harder. Your previous accumulation is already enough. The foundation is there. Even if you encounter a question you haven't reviewed, don't answer it randomly. First, eliminate obviously wrong options, and then use your clinical reasoning to deduce the rest. Your clinical reasoning has always been very strong..."

Su Ye looked at her serious expression and couldn't help but smile: "I understand, Teacher Jiang."

"Stop being so cheeky." Jiang Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at him, but the corners of her mouth still curled up slightly.

She and Su Ye were classmates in undergraduate and master's programs. They had been classmates and senior students for several years and had always had a good relationship. Su Ye was introverted and didn't like socializing much, so Jiang Xiaoyue took on the role of "taking care" of him, from choosing his thesis topic to deciding what to eat in the cafeteria.

Su Ye got used to it.

"Alright, go in. The exam starts at 8:30. Find a seat and sit down. Don't be late." Jiang Xiaoyue waved her hand.

Su Ye nodded and turned to walk into the examination room.

After he walked away, the girl with the bun hairstyle next to Jiang Xiaoyue leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Is this the senior brother you always talk about?"

"Um."

"He looks quite energetic," the girl with the bun blinked. "I used to hear you say that your senior was a genius, a super student, the one who always got first place in exams?"

Jiang Xiaoyue nodded, then sighed, "Yes, that was true before, but I don't know what's wrong with my senior brother lately. He actually forgot everything for this exam. I only sent him the materials yesterday at noon. I thought he had already finished reviewing through other channels..."

"Huh?" The girl with the bun hairstyle widened her eyes. "The materials were just sent out yesterday? So he studied them all night?"

"Um."

The girl with the bun hairstyle was silent for two seconds, then sighed: "Xiaoyue, to be frank, the medical license exam is getting harder and harder these days. The pass rate is getting lower every year. You dare to take the exam after studying for only one night?"

She paused, then lowered her voice: "The registration fee is several hundred yuan. Is your senior from a well-off family?"

Jiang Xiaoyue shook her head: "No, my senior brother and I are from small places, and our conditions are very ordinary."

Her expression showed no sign of dejection. One's background does not determine everything. That is why she admired Su Ye so much. Starting from the same point and with the same conditions, Su Ye relied on his talent and hard work to fight his way up. He received scholarships every year during his undergraduate studies, published two papers in core journals during his master's studies, and never fell out of the top three in clinical skills assessments.

How come this person has suddenly become so unreliable lately?

Jiang Xiaoyue thought to herself that she should have a good talk with her senior brother after the exam to see if he had encountered any problems and to show him more care.

The girl with the bun patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't think too much about it. Maybe your senior brother has a good foundation and can pass even if he crams at the last minute."

Jiang Xiaoyue gave a wry smile and remained silent.

The medical practitioner's license exam consists of four sections, which are completed over two days. Each section contains 150 multiple-choice questions, for a total of 600 questions.

Covering basic medicine, clinical medicine, preventive medicine, and medical humanities, its breadth and detail make it notoriously difficult to pass any medical exam.

Many people prepare for half a year but still lack confidence, while Su Ye only studied for one night...

Stop talking nonsense.

Senior brother isn't a god!

If you fail the exam the first year, you have to wait until next year to take it again, wasting a whole year. For people from families with average financial means, this year's time cost is too heavy.

"Let's go in too," the girl with the bun tugged at her arm.

Jiang Xiaoyue nodded, taking one last look in the direction of the examination building.

Good luck, senior.

……

Inside the examination room, Su Ye found his seat and sat down.

The surrounding test takers were still making their final push; some were flipping through notebooks, some were browsing question banks on their phones, and some were muttering to themselves with their eyes closed.

Su Ye didn't bring anything with him.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and felt the pulse of the nascent golden core deep in his left waist.

Integration progress is 67%, and mental strength continues to grow.

At this moment, his brain was like a supercomputer that had just undergone a hardware upgrade. All his medical knowledge had been organized into a vast and orderly database, which he could access at any time! As for the exams that ordinary medical students dread, Su Ye was now even looking forward to them!

At 8:30, the proctor announced the start of the exam.

Su Ye opened the exam paper and glanced at it briefly.

The corners of his mouth turned up.

Drink.

A simple yet sophisticated style!