The First Cultivator - Changing Existence - Chapter 700

Chapter 700: First Place Testaker – 700 Chapter 700: First Place Testaker – 700 Inside were countless sets of stairs, and people that filled the room to the brim.

Many of them wore scholar uniforms or noble attire, while others simply wore common, but nice clothes.  Some carried around backpacks or bags, while others had a servant doing so.  Skymender walked through with Melly, looking around as he did so.

Some people looked over at them, recognizing Melly.

A few even recognized him, as they were nobles that had attended the noble gathering.  Melly showed Skymender the way to the testing site.

They entered an extremely large room with thousands of seats, and chose some at random.

As time passed, more and more people entered the room, filling it to the brim.

Eventually, a few people stood on the stage in front, explaining the test, while around twenty others stood in various areas of the room, clearly there to spot and prevent cheating.  After a while, tests were handed out.

Skymender received it, and finished it quickly.

Others had to stay in the room while waiting for the time to run out, but Skymender was the exception.

This was supposed to be a six hour test, but Skymender stood up and walked to the front in thirty minutes.

Everyone eyed him as he did so.

Even the majority of the proctors did.

Only an old man, the one in charge, seemed to have expected this.  As Skymender walked towards the stage, none of them said anything.

They waited for the old man to do something, but he never did.

Skymender reached them, and handed the old man his test.  The old man bowed and took the test.

“Thank you, Imp€“ Skymender.” Skymender nodded his head and left.

His actions confused more than just a few people.

Some were so distracted they struggled to focus on the test.

Skymender left the testing site and returned to the Imperial Palace, where he received instruction from the Imperial Scholar.

He did not have time to waste waiting in an exam room.

The next day, Skymender returned to the Imperial Palace.

At the same time, students of the Imperial School arrived at the Imperial School and looked at the rankings.

The score that everybody got on the test was wide in the open.

This was the Imperial School, where those who did bad did not have a place.

There was no reason to be ashamed of their score.  However, when looking at the ranking, most were shocked.

At the top of the list, with a 100%, was the name Skymender.

Second place had a 93%.

However, that 93% represented the limit of the testaker, while the 100% represented the limit of the test.

Many commoners began to ask about Skymender, while nobles occasionally spoke about what they knew.  All it took was thirty minutes to cause an entire generation of the smartest people in the Empire to remember his name.

Skymender continued to receive the teachings of the Imperial Scholar, and one day, he finally finished his recipe.  He passed it on to the Fatty, who instantly put it into action.

It was only available on the top floor.

In addition, they hired a new chef, one with extreme skill.

He was on standby, within a mile of the restaurant, and would only come if a noble entered the building.

As the restaurant had a small reputation, there were currently no nobles that would go there to eat.

Therefore, Skymender had to put some effort into advertising.  To do this, he could naturally use the Imperial School, as well as Melly.

Skymender had her speak to some of the people she was familiar with about the restaurant, praising the specialty dish.

In the next few days, a few noble families, after being convinced by their children, ate there.

The food was delicious.  Skymender was not surprised that they liked it, as he was also a noble and liked the food.  With that, the restaurant was kickstarted.  However, a single recipe was not enough.

No matter how good it was, people would get used to it eventually.  Skymender worked on another recipe in his freetime, as those who had heard about the restaurant ate there.

Skymender saw money coming in, though it wasn’t nearly as much as the money he was sent monthly from Li Youcai, who had taken over the operations of his assassination business.  He also received weekly reports, which were ten days late due to the transportation, but it explained what was happening.  Li Youcai had been doing well, and few people doubted that he was Skygod.

There had been more suspicion when he first started than there was now.

Since he would have to get rid of his ownership of the assassination business soon, Skymender began to consider Li Youcai as his successor.

With how integrated it was into Sky City, simply stopping it would be disastrous for everyone.

Even his brother would not want that.  Therefore, it was best to have a successor.

Although Li Youcai was naturally not him, and would not be able to do everything he could, he could continue to help the assassination business run rather smoothly.

It seemed that Skymender’s time as the Skygod was coming to a permanent end.

Skymender sent a letter, speaking vaguely of his situation, and lightly suggesting that Li Youcai take a more permanent role.

He would not force it on Li Youcai, but would see what he thought about the idea.

He continued to learn from the Imperial Scholar, everything going smoothly as he completely focused on it.

By now, he had surpassed even the teachers of the Imperial School.

Those whose knowledge could surpass his in the Imperial Capital could be counted on his hands.

Accomplishing this in such a short time could be accredited to the teaching methods and knowledge of the Imperial Scholar, as well as Skymender’s talent and dedication.

There was no other plausible explanation for his rapid growth.

As time passed, the mid-year exam rolled around.

In just a few days, it would take place.