Having been home for several days, with her parents busy and her younger brother not on holiday, and her closest friends not yet returned, Qiu Xi had been staying at home, diligently working through her online courses.
Though it was quite boring, she had made some progress. After completing a large portion of the systematic courses and virtual practice, she began to try her hand at making small investments.
One day, after finishing her work and with nothing else to do, Qiu Xi was about to check her stocks and funds when she received a video call from her dorm mates.
"Xiao Xi, what are you doing? Our grades are out!!!"
"Ahhh! Barely passed with a low score, thank goodness the teacher showed mercy! I can finally have a good Lunar New Year."
As soon as the call connected, she could hear Song Daiyao chattering away on the microphone, her tone incredibly excited, showing just how happy she was.
"Alright, alright, speak any louder and I'm sure everyone around you will hear. The fact that you barely scraped by will be known to all."
Liang Yunfei, listening to her, couldn't help but worry about this silly girl. She was so silly and carefree every day, living such a relaxed life.
"Hahaha~"
"Yes, let's calm down and talk properly."
"Have you all checked your grades yet?" Qiu Xi asked, listening to her friends.
Since returning, her mind had been filled with various training courses, and she hadn't really kept track of checking her grades.
"We have, and they're not bad."
"Mhm, mhm."
From their tone, Qiu Xi knew their grades were acceptable.
"Okay, I'll go check them later then."
It was also true that she was curious, after all, she was still thinking about the system's end-of-term grade mission.
"Xiao Xi will definitely be fine."
The three of them had no doubts about Qiu Xi's grades; they were sure she would be excellent.
"Then I'll thank you beautiful ladies for your good wishes first~"
"Alright, I've said my piece. I have a date to go to, you guys chat slowly~"
Liang Yunfei looked at the time, remembered her date with Zhou Fei, and knew she had to leave quickly.
"..."
"See, she forgets her friends for a date!"
"Okay, let's leave it at that then. Xiao Xi, you go check your grades."
Seeing Shen Yan say that, Song Daiyao looked at the ceiling, feeling speechless. Finally, she automatically ended the call.
"..." So Song Daiyao's video call was just to announce grades...
Qiu Xi shook her head and logged into the school's academic affairs system.
Oral: 98
Reading: 95
...
Scanning them at a glance, Qiu Xi was quite satisfied. At least all of them were above 90, so she didn't have to worry about anything else; her GPA was secured.
"Beep! Host's final exam results are out. Evaluation: Excellent. Reward: Beginner Level Eidetic Memory (Pending Upgrade)"
!!!
This was great, truly a timely blessing!
When the teacher had first started the debate competition training class in the group chat, she had been preparing herself for a potential headache.
That's right, the first two days after returning, the teacher had said they had gathered enough people, created a group chat, and started training.
And to perform well in a debate, one needed to be familiar with a vast amount of information. She had initially thought she could rely on the system's daily lessons to work hard, but the daily lessons also had time limits, and she had other arrangements that required the daily lessons.
Therefore, this skill reward was extremely timely. She just wondered what "beginner level" meant. Even with eidetic memory, could it be beginner level?
"Xiao Hua, explain to me what 'beginner level' means?"
"It means, Xiao Xi, that the amount of content you can memorize each day is limited. Once you exceed a certain scope, your ability will decrease, and you won't truly achieve eidetic memory."
"Is that so? Then how can I upgrade?" Qiu Xi asked, resting her chin on her hand, looking at the "Pending Upgrade" status.
"Once the amount of content Xiao Xi memorizes reaches a certain level, it will automatically upgrade."
"Alright, I understand."
Looking at the situation, she still had a long way to go for an upgrade. However, based on the current situation, it should be sufficient to handle this debate competition.
Great, now she finally didn't have to worry about losing her hair!