I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 179 Theocracy, Bai Family, and the Queen

"These people in the Elite Class are going too far. They don't even treat us as human beings! They don't even follow the tradition of posting the red list! This is simply too much!"

"What's the point of saying this now? Why didn't you resist just now?"

"What do you mean? You're talking like you just stood up?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. The ceremony is about to begin, so go get ready."

This farce had left the entire first-year class of the Morality and Talent class feeling unhappy. Aside from being able to reincarnate, what else were the young masters and young ladies in the Elite Class better than them? Now, even their most proud achievements were being used to humiliate them.

Everyone looked depressed and retreated back to the classroom.

"Ayun, what are you looking at?"

In the crowded crowd, the girl was wearing a sports school uniform, with thick bangs that almost covered half of her face, and the remaining half of her face was covered with tacky and bulky glasses.

She was like a pebble thrown into the beach, small and inconspicuous.

Also drowned in the crowd, there was a girl opposite her who was dazzling. Unlike her, she was like a white and bright pearl, sparkling among a pile of gravel.

Su Yun watched the girl being pushed into the classroom by her friends with a smile before slowly looking away.

"Didn't see anything."

Xie Tang looked at the name on the red list with envy, "Ayun, you are so amazing! First place again!"

Su Yun pushed up her heavy glasses and said, "Nothing. I looked at the results of previous seniors, and I'm still far behind."

Xie Tang turned to look at the list of senior students in the senior year area. "You mean Senior Shen and the others? How can they be the same? I heard that Senior Shen's class of elite students is almost all made up of important heirs to major financial groups. The school specially changed the system for them and set up an independent advanced training class.

The universities in Country A are all invested in by these consortiums. They don't prioritize academic qualifications. Based on past experience, the seniors graduating this year should all go to the National Political Science and Military Academy."

Su Yun didn't say anything, but looked up at the senior high school red list.

First place in the advanced training class: Shen Lanxi with 1280 points.

No matter how hard she worked and how much she studied, her best score was only 1230 points.

These 60 points do not mean that she did not work hard enough, nor that she is not smart enough. It is a microcosm of why ordinary people can never cross the class barrier.

This clear understanding often makes Su Yun feel powerless. She sometimes thinks that if only she were not an ordinary person, she would be able to cross the 60 kilometers.

But thinking about these things now is just whining.

Su Yun quickly adjusted her mindset and turned to look at her friend. "Xiaotang, your grades dropped significantly in this final exam. What happened?"

Xie Tang's eyes dodged. "No, it's my mom. You know my brother has been busy with his studies lately, and my mom forced me to tutor him. I didn't do well in the exam because I didn't have enough energy."

The two were childhood friends and neighbors, and Su Yun knew Xie Tang's family situation. After listening to her explanation, Su Yun didn't know what to say. She just asked, "What about the tuition?"

If you don’t make it into the top ten, you won’t get a scholarship, and Xie Tang’s family situation makes it impossible to afford it.

Xie Tang smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. Starting this semester, I will go to church every week. Tian'en Church provides educational subsidies to high-level believers with good character and academic performance. I was already a high-level believer last semester."

Su Yun frowned, "But the workload is so heavy now, and I have to go to church every week. Will it affect my studies?"

Xie Tang shook his head. "No. The gods will bless each and every one of us. If it weren't for God, I might have been expelled from school."

Su Yun had a complicated expression.

In her first year of junior high, Xie Tang failed the exam and was not eligible for a full scholarship. She told Xie Tang that the school had other subsidy quotas, so Xie Tang submitted an application with the mentality of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, the interview went smoothly and the quota was immediately accepted.

I thought this hurdle was over, but things took a sudden turn. Not long after, the relevant teacher was suddenly dismissed, and the school also corrected it and said that there had never been any extra subsidies. Xie Tang fell from heaven to hell and cried day and night.

By chance, she was introduced to the Tian'en Church by a senior schoolmate. After learning about Xie Tang's situation, the church funded Xie Tang in the name of poverty alleviation. Since then, Xie Tang has become a believer of the Tian'en Church. Although the church solved Xie Tang's study crisis, for some reason, Su Yun had an indescribable worry.

Xie Tang, "Okay, forget about it. The ceremony is about to begin. Have you memorized your speech? There are many important people here today. You have to perform well and try to leave a good impression on them."

Su Yun then smiled and said, "I've been prepared for this for a long time."

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Class 3 of Grade 1 Elite School.

"Students, please get ready. We just received news that two high priests from the Tian'en Church will be visiting the teaching building later."

The squad leader stood on the podium and slapped the table, trying to wake up the group of idle people below.

Fu Xiaoxiao blew on her nails. "Come on, what's there to prepare?"

In Country A, the status of clergy is much higher than that of ordinary people. Even some officials have to rely on them to win over the people and cannot be easily offended.

Fu Xiaoxiao only dared to say such things because her last name was Fu. The others didn't have her confidence and silently began to tidy up their appearance.

Fu Suier rolled his eyes at Fu Xiaoxiao and whispered to Jiang Huashan, "These Catholics are just charlatans who use the name of God."

Jiang Huashan agreed. How could there be a god in this world? If there really was one, it would only be the door to the play.

Fu Sui'er hooked his finger at Jiang Huashan, and the two of them whispered to each other.

"Shanshan, do you know? These churches in the name of God specifically help conglomerates and corrupt officials launder money. They are the ugliest demons in the world."

Jiang Huashan glanced at Fu Suier with a hint of surprise. "It seems like I learned a lot this summer?"

Fu Suier winked at her and said, "Benefited a lot. Oh, right!" She suddenly thought of something and looked mysterious. "Guess why I came back just after school started?"

Jiang Huashan cooperated, "Why?"

Fu Suier lowered his voice and said, "It's the 70th birthday of the regent queen of the Bai family. My cousin and I went to the Bai family manor."

Jiang Huashan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Bai family?"

Fu Suer nodded. "I used to think that Country A's financial tycoons' meddling in politics was already corrupt enough, but I didn't expect Country S to be even worse. The Bai family has royal blood and controls Country S's public beliefs and theocracy. Even the government and financial groups can't do anything about them. Compared to them, Country A's church is nothing but a small Karami."

The church in Country A still relies on the support of the consortium, but the power of the Bai family is already able to dominate the public consciousness. The comparison is indeed not on the same level.

Jiang Huashan's curiosity was piqued. "Have you met the queen of the Bai family?"

Her knowledge of the world she lives in is limited to all her experiences before the age of twenty-five, most of which took place in Country A.

So Jiang Huashan only knew that the queen of the Bai family was a difficult legendary figure, but she had never seen how powerful she was.

Fu Suier shook his head. "The Queen is in poor health. She only attended the banquet for ten minutes, and she was behind a curtain. We couldn't even see what dress she was wearing. My cousin told me that the Queen hasn't made many public appearances since her eldest son and his family were murdered eighteen years ago."

"The eldest son was murdered?"

Fu Suier nodded. "Yes, eighteen years ago, Prince Bai and Princess Bai were invited to visit Country A. On the day they returned, they were attacked by terrorists while in the airspace above Country A. So even though Country S later found out that these terrorists had nothing to do with us, the Queen still stubbornly blocked diplomatic relations with us."

Jiang Huashan's eyes lit up slightly. This was a useful piece of information.

Since the world we live in is just a book, every character and every plot cannot exist for no reason.

Although she did not experience the later plot, she could conclude that the Queen of the Bai family and the plot of her losing her son were definitely important foreshadowings of the entire play.

Fu Suier noticed Jiang Huashan's expression and his mood improved. "Is what I said useful?"

Jiang Huashan raised her eyes and saw Fu Suier looking at her expectantly. She raised her lips and smiled, "It's useful."

This was the promise she and Fu Suer made when they were fourteen years old, to grow up well, be each other's eyes, and see the wider scenery outside this world.

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