Chapter 410: New Buff [Majestic and Steadfast]

Having these two buffs was what gave Gu Heng the confidence to take on the challenge.

Amidst his tangled thoughts, Gu Heng soon fell into a deep sleep.

「Three days later.」

Inside the sunroom of the special care ward at Jilin University Ninth Hospital.

Gu Heng and Tang Ziheng were sitting in their wheelchairs, basking in the sunlight.

Compared to a few days ago, Tang Ziheng looked unchanged, still wrapped up in white gauze like a mummy. Gu Heng, however, was in much better shape. Color was gradually returning to his once-pale face, and his spirits were much higher.

All of this, of course, was thanks to the Eternal Day Engine buff.

All Gu Heng needed to do was get plenty of sleep, and the Eternal Day Engine would imperceptibly provide him with a constant stream of energy to repair his body.

If Gu Heng were a battery, then back when his body was healthy, the Eternal Day Engine acted like a power bank. Even when he used a large amount of power, it could quickly replenish his charge.

But his recent injuries had nearly drained his battery to zero.

Under these circumstances, even with the Eternal Day Engine acting as a power bank, it would still take some time to fully recharge him.

Eat, sleep, and eat again.

Life during recovery was just that simple and unadorned.

As for the challenge for the third floor of the Golden Tower of Wealth, even though time was tight, Gu Heng wasn’t in a frantic rush to start studying.

As the saying goes, “Sharpening the axe doesn’t delay chopping the wood.” You can’t just rush into things blindly.

Getting his body back in shape was the first prerequisite for any high-intensity studying.

The next step was to find the right approach by understanding the reformed Gaokao system in Ji Province.

2024 was the first year for the reformed Gaokao in Ji Province. Compared to the old system—which consisted of Chinese, Math, a foreign language, plus a comprehensive exam for either liberal arts or sciences—the “New Gaokao” was being changed this year to a “3+1+2” model.

The “New Gaokao” consists of three mandatory subjects (Chinese, Math, and a foreign language) and three electives. Test-takers must first choose one subject from either Physics or History, and then choose another two subjects from Politics, Geography, Chemistry, and Biology. This is the “3+1+2” model.

Compared to the traditional system, the new one was more flexible, which was also more advantageous for Gu Heng.

Setting aside Chinese, Math, and the foreign language, Gu Heng had a clear advantage in History. He had just finished an in-depth reading of fifty history books, so with a little systematic study, getting a decent score wouldn’t be difficult.

As for the other two electives, since Gu Heng had the new Majestic and Steadfast buff, he would definitely choose Politics and Biology. Both subjects relied heavily on memorization. As long as he crammed all the knowledge points into his head, he could get a decent score in them, just like with History.

The three electives were worth a total of 300 points. If Gu Heng could secure 200 of them, the pressure on him for Chinese, Math, and the foreign language would be significantly reduced.

According to his plan, out of the six subjects, he had already made a strategic decision to give up on Math. Math requires a specific way of thinking that can only be mastered by grinding through a massive number of practice problems, and Gu Heng simply didn’t have that kind of time to waste.

Besides, with Math, if you don’t get it, you just don’t get it. You might not even understand the questions, let alone how to answer them. It wasn’t like subjects such as Chinese, History, and Politics, where even if you were clueless, you could still cobble something together and scrape by with a few points.

Chinese and English were also primarily memorization-based subjects.

For the former, one had to accumulate knowledge of poetry and classic prose; for the latter, one had to build vocabulary and master grammatical patterns. In both cases, it was possible to achieve a respectable score.

After several days of research and careful deliberation, Gu Heng finalized his subject combination: Chinese, Math, and a foreign language, plus History, Politics, and Biology. With these subjects, he would aim for the Tier 1 cutoff score in the 2024 Ji Province Gaokao…