Chapter 485: Chapter 234 Cambridge Entrance Exam (End of the Month Monthly Pass Request!!!!)_3
After a while.
William Whewell, still unable to find the key, suddenly thought of something and swiftly moved to Little Niu’s side, snatched his axe, and controlled his strength to smash it against the display window.
Little Niu: "...."
Crash——
The glass shattered into pieces under the heavy strike.
William Whewell directly ignored the glass shards on the ground and respectfully took a small box out of the display window.
He then placed the small box on the desk, opened the lid, and took out a piece of paper.
William Whewell carefully laid this piece of paper flat on the desk, pulled out a magnifying glass from the pen holder, and bent down to examine it.
Seeing this.
Thomson quietly approached Xu Yun and Little Niu, explaining:
"This is one of Lord Newton’s handwriting preserved by Trinity College, considered a perk for successive deans, detailing his requirements for the making of his coffin lid."
Five minutes later.
William Whewell slowly straightened up, his lip muscles trembling:
"Mr. Luo Feng, is this... is this your ancestral letter?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yun’s face appropriately displayed a trace of reminiscence and remembrance, affirming:
"That’s right, the hetero-brother Fat Fish, who was said to be a life-and-death friend of Sir Newton back then, was an ancestor of my family."
"Our family has always preserved this letter, but unfortunately, my family’s fortunes have declined by my generation, making us feel ashamed to face our ancestors east of the Thames."
"So I can only reluctantly take out this letter, hoping to exchange it for a spot in the University of Cambridge’s graduate program."
William Whewell’s shaking subsided a little, and he nodded thoughtfully.
The reason he managed to become the dean of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge was certainly not without academic achievements; after all, without ability, he couldn’t win people’s confidence.
But more importantly, it was attributed to his influence in society.
He is currently a renowned philosopher in Europe, with significant authority in various areas — or did you really think that any Tom, Dick, or Harry who mentions ’scientist’ can immediately be known and accepted by the broad circles?
Because of this, William Whewell is known as one of the people most knowledgeable about the global situation currently.
He is well aware.
The Eastern country, which is decaying, is on the verge of collapse, surrounded by a pack of hungry wolves ready to feast at any time.
Affected by this.
These past years, those Eastern people doing business or living in Europe generally have had a tough time.
Simply having their business suppressed is the least of their worries; some can’t even guarantee basic human rights.
For example, in 1843, a cholera outbreak occurred in Rome, and Italy straightforwardly forced over 40 Eastern people to test medicines on themselves, with only eight surviving in the end.
In this context.
Xu Yun’s hope to gain the protective identity of Cambridge is not difficult to understand.
In 1850, the University of Cambridge’s graduate program was a 3+1 model, a total of four years.
During these four years.
Xu Yun could make friends within the university and avoid disasters, and his personal safety could be assured.
After graduating from the University of Cambridge in four years, while a master’s degree may not guarantee immense wealth and prestige in this life.
At least it could allow him to live a fairly decent life in London.
As for academic contributions?
William Whewell didn’t even consider this aspect — what academic level could someone admitted through the back door possibly have, really expecting him to be like his ancestor Fat Fish?
Of course.
William Whewell was not to the point of looking down upon the opposite party; the current situation was simply a transaction, after all.
An exchange of a master’s program spot for a letter that changed Sir Newton’s life trajectory, if he were to sarcastically belittle the other party, he would be doing a disservice to his identity.
Thinking of this.
William Whewell pondered for a moment, cleared his throat, and said to Xu Yun:
"Mr. Luo Feng... oh no, now I should still address you as Mr. Luo Feng."
"Mr. Luo Feng, truth be told."
"Although I... or Cambridge indeed needs this letter, Cambridge is ultimately a rigorous academic institution."
"Therefore, we still have certain requirements for students’ abilities or entrance grades, it cannot be waived easily."
Saying this, he held the axe handle, with the axe sword standing beside Little Niu, continuing:
"For example, Mr. Maxwell could become a half-paid student of Trinity College because he passed the entrance exam we set."
Little Niu: "..."
Xu Yun blinked, roughly understanding his meaning:
"I understand, Mr. Whewell, you mean I also need to pass Cambridge’s entrance exam, right?"
William Whewell nodded, his face showing no emotional fluctuations:
"That’s right, it’s the rule, and I can’t overstep it."
After saying this, he rummaged a bit in the drawer and pulled out an exam paper, waving it at Xu Yun:
"This is Cambridge’s entrance exam paper, with a total of 50 questions, you need to get at least 40 right to pass, with a two-hour exam duration."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yun couldn’t help but feel a thrill.
Although there’s a complete span of a hundred and seventy years between 1850 and 2022, this is after all the entrance exam for Cambridge, the difficulty is evidently not ordinary.
Moreover, at this time, many mathematical theorems and even tools have not yet been proven, so the methods available to solve the problems are quite limited.
But since things had come to this, there was no choice but to forge ahead.
80% accuracy, there should be a chance, right?
Then Thomson brought a table from an empty room next door, and Xu Yun started doing the test directly in the dean’s office.
After receiving the exam paper.
Xu Yun took a deep breath and looked earnestly at the paper.
The start of the exam paper was shockingly a math question:
1+1=?
Xu Yun: "??????"
Then he continued to read.
The second question.
1+3=?
The third question.
2X4=?
On the opposite side of Xu Yun.
William Whewell, with his hands behind his back and a serious look, had his lips curving slightly upwards:
I mentioned Cambridge’s entrance exams; the affiliated middle school of Cambridge is also Cambridge, after all...
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Note:
1. Cambridge does indeed have a middle school, located in the Edington area of northwest Cambridge, and it’s rated as Outstanding by Ofsted.
2. As expected, I knew there would be readers asking how Little Niu’s hair was preserved; I put real images in this Chapter’s comments, but the undergarment ones didn’t pass censorship~
Also, seeking monthly votes at the end of the month!!!
