The world enters the age of myth

In the blink of an eye, it has been five years since 760,000 people joined the Dongfang.

The influx of a large number of people has brought new vitality to the economy, industry, and science.

In the past five years, the City of Clouds has developed at an unprecedented speed, with the birth rate in the first year rising to 3.2%!

That is, for every 100 people, 3.2 children are born.

Due to the addition of a large number of fertile people, the birth rate even rose to 4.2% in the second year!

This is equivalent to 4.2 babies being born among 100 people, which is simply an exaggeration!

In the next three years, as the population base became larger and women of the right age had already given birth, the birth rate gradually decreased. By the end of the fifth year, the birth rate was almost 2.2%, which gradually became normal.

In fact, this number is quite good, even higher than what many experts expected. It is obvious that the fertility concept of the population of Vostok is stronger than that of the former Unkai and Hope.

Even Lu Yiming and his wife gave birth to two children, a boy and a girl, through in vitro fertilization in the past five years. Together with their first eldest daughter, Lu Lingling, they already have three children. , which can be regarded as reaching the average level, at least it has not hindered the development of the entire civilization.

The birth of a large number of children has turned the City of Clouds into a veritable "children's city". At first glance, at least one-fifth of the population is children under the age of 5, and one-third of the population is still students, attending junior high schools. Yes, those who are in high school or college. This proportion is simply exaggerated!

But youth also means a brighter future!

It was also in June this summer that all senior high school students in the thirty-three high schools in the City of Clouds, as well as international college entrance examination candidates in international schools, were participating in an intense college entrance examination.

Yes, the college entrance examination is coming!

This summer full of laughter and sweat will always be the most unforgettable day in life.

The college entrance examination is not only the end of the first stage of life, but also the starting point of the next stage.

"Jingle Bell!"

"The exam is over, please stop answering."

As the bell rang for the end of the last exam, all the boys and girls stopped what they were doing.

After the test papers were collected, everyone, whether they did well or not, walked out of the classroom cheering!

The college entrance examination... is over.

Some students dropped the test papers they had worked so hard on from the air to vent the hardships they had suffered.

For a while, these test papers were like flying butterflies, commemorating the passing youth of the college entrance examination students.

"It's great to be young. No matter what, they can enjoy a perfect summer vacation."

"Maybe there are still people who fall in love during the summer vacation." Ye Qingqing, as an invigilator, sighed after finishing all the work and looking at the test papers flying in the sky.

How many years have passed since your college entrance examination? It was such a hot summer. My memory is a little blurry, but it seems very clear.

In the blink of an eye, she has been working for so many years.

Another female teacher also sighed with emotion: "But they don't know that this is just the beginning... Were the three years of high school painful? Not necessarily. Thinking about it now, I think it was really interesting at that time. Although I was doing test papers all day long, Still left a lot of interesting memories.”

"But now...every day is the same, I can't leave too many memories, and each day goes by very quickly."

"Perhaps the happiness at this time is the purest."

"After graduating from high school, I guess there are a lot of people who are in love." Another teacher said.

"It's good to be able to wait until the end of the college entrance examination to fall in love. We have nothing to do with it. Anyway, the final result will most likely be a breakup... How many people in your class are in early love?"

"Today's children, there may be three or four pairs of puppy love in a class. This ratio is not small. Haha, I thought we didn't know."

Ye Qingqing laughed, "Hey, it seemed to be the same when I was in school. If someone secretly fell in love, it would be easy for the teacher to see through."

This kind of thing is actually difficult to manage. As long as it’s not too much, you can only pretend not to know; if it’s too much, tampering in the school and creating a bad atmosphere, you can only call the parents...

"I wonder how many people can get into one? They won't be competed by the No. 12 Middle School next door."

"Probably not. The last mock exam was better on our side."

"How about the international school?"

International schools are naturally schools established for international students.

"International schools are very competitive. Although the number of students is not large, everyone works hard. It is estimated that some outstanding teachers will be transferred to teach in international schools this time."

These teachers also seemed very relaxed. After all, leading a graduating class is not that easy. As class teachers, it was the first time for several teachers to completely teach a class. They were looking forward to their students getting good grades.

Just when everyone was chatting happily, the dean came out, smiled and said to these teachers: "The college entrance examination was a complete success, and there was no cheating. But don't relax in a hurry. The senior year of high school is not really over yet. The answers to the college entrance examination have been Once it comes out, everyone can estimate their scores and then consider professional issues. Do a good job in teaching the last lesson."

In order to improve the overall quality of the population and prepare for an increasingly developed society, the twelve years of compulsory education from kindergarten to junior high school is actually not enough. After all, it only serves to popularize junior high school knowledge.

Some education professors believe that three more years of high school compulsory education can be added, and it is not impossible to even extend it to university education!

However, after a long period of argumentation and discussion, the motion was resolved.

Because there is absolutely no need!

High school is a big watershed. At this stage, students' grades will gradually diverge.

The growth environment of people is very different. Some children have not wanted to study hard since junior high school, or they have not developed better study habits. Even if compulsory education is extended for three years, these people will still not study hard. .

Once a person's worldview is formed, it is difficult to change it.

Expanding the years of compulsory education is a waste of time. At least, education equity in primary and junior high schools has been done quite well. Whether students can learn well cannot be blamed on the allocation of educational resources.

Therefore, starting from high school, the high school entrance examination and the college entrance examination have been a means of talent selection. People who have no talent for reading should not waste time. It is the last word to learn a cooking skill early.

There are two best universities in the City of Clouds, and the competition between them is fierce. These two universities can receive the most government funding. The most top majors, laboratories, are all in these two universities.

There are three second universities in total. But majors like paranormal science basically don’t exist.

Again, there are three universities, a total of four. There are also 4 technical schools dedicated to cultivating high-end technical workers.

There are a total of 13 higher education institutions in total, which is actually quite a lot. After all, the entire City of Clouds currently only has a population of 1.3 million, and a university with 100,000 people is just so-so.

Generally speaking, as long as students in the City of Clouds take the college entrance examination, the undergraduate admission rate is about 60%. The remaining students are really bad. They did not study well in high school due to various reasons, so they can only be screened out.

For now, human society needs to develop and must follow a certain elimination mechanism.

"Elimination and competition are still necessary for social development."

With these thoughts in mind, Ye Qingqing walked into the classroom holding the materials.

The students were discussing the future topics enthusiastically, and the classroom was very lively. The noisy sound was like a swarm of noisy wasps.

Some people are discussing whether they should have a group gathering and have a delicious meal while the exam is over; there are also a few bold men and women who are flirting and passing small notes to each other. Anyway, the college entrance examination is over, and the teacher should not care too much Are you busy?

It doesn't matter if you take advantage of the last moment to express your love. It doesn't matter if you fail. What if you succeed?

Sitting by the window was a young girl wearing big glasses, staring at a book in a daze.

Her eyes were red, as if she had secretly cried for a little while.

Before the college entrance examination, I thought it would be over as soon as possible, but now, the little girl is a little reluctant to leave this big family.

"What major should I sign up for?" Some people are wondering about this question.

But more students are just relaxing, happy and feeling relieved.

Life is really confusing.

The so-called "standing at thirty" means that most people barely know the direction of life at the age of thirty, and some people are even in their thirties and forties and are still living in a daze.

As a result, in modern times, students have to choose their direction after the college entrance examination at the age of 18, which is really a mismatch in terms of time.

"Ahem, classmates." Ye Qingqing coughed. It was the last class in high school about choosing a major.

No matter what, the future is still more important than love.

Every time she sends off a group of students, she sincerely wishes them not to choose the wrong direction in life.

Once you make a choice, you can't go back on it.

"Dear students, be quiet for a moment. First of all, congratulations to everyone. The college entrance examination is over. Regardless of whether you did well or not, high school life is completely over today. All the feasts in the world are over. Congratulations to everyone on your high school graduation. This is the road of life. A milestone and a new starting point.”

"The information in my hand includes the answers to each exam. If you are interested, you can estimate your scores."

Evaluating scores is definitely a painful and exciting part. The top students pretend to say that they did not do well in the exam, while the bad students hide their faces and cry.

"Today's class is the last class, about the choice of major..."