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Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考
by 木苏里, Mu Su Li
Quick and fun read. This story is about a guy called You Huo who gets pulled into a weird 'global entrance exam' run by a strange 'system', except you pay with your life if you fail the questions. He meets an invigilator, Invigilator 001, and it seems that they have history between them. Over the course of various exams, he realizes that he used to be an invigilator (one of the first invigilators) and he and 001, whose real name is Qin Jiu, knew each other but got their memory wiped.
The story then turns a bit apocalyptic as the two of them work together to take down the system together with the help of various side characters. A lot of past secrets get uncovered as they figure out how to take down the system - they have to unravel something that happened (the origin of the system) almost twenty years ago.
This book is like a mix of horror, sci-fi, contemporary, mystery, and apocalypse genres. The 'system' is somewhat similar to rogue systems in transmigration novels.
The exam questions were super creepy and very creative - really enjoyed reading about how the two main characters bested each exam. The two main characters are really fun. They remind me a little bit of the main pairings from [b:默读|39722659|默读 (默读, #1)|Priest|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589755669l/39722659._SX50_.jpg|61401692] and [b:Breaking Through the Clouds 破云|42955695|Breaking Through the Clouds 破云|淮上|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543202377l/42955695._SX50_.jpg|66764793]. They had such a fun dynamic together and I love how much they cared for each other, it was so sweet.
Some parts were a bit far-fetched and the two main characters generally kind of have protagonist plot protection - they best every challenge that comes their way and is always one step ahead of the enemy.
The writing style is soo pleasant to read, especially since I came from the author of Empress Fuyao. No more purple prose! Thank god! Anyway, really enjoyed this book. It's quite short (for a Chinese webnovel) too.
Side note that the portrayal of the Romanian lady was a caricature.
The story then turns a bit apocalyptic as the two of them work together to take down the system together with the help of various side characters. A lot of past secrets get uncovered as they figure out how to take down the system - they have to unravel something that happened (the origin of the system) almost twenty years ago.
This book is like a mix of horror, sci-fi, contemporary, mystery, and apocalypse genres. The 'system' is somewhat similar to rogue systems in transmigration novels.
The exam questions were super creepy and very creative - really enjoyed reading about how the two main characters bested each exam. The two main characters are really fun. They remind me a little bit of the main pairings from [b:默读|39722659|默读 (默读, #1)|Priest|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589755669l/39722659._SX50_.jpg|61401692] and [b:Breaking Through the Clouds 破云|42955695|Breaking Through the Clouds 破云|淮上|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543202377l/42955695._SX50_.jpg|66764793]. They had such a fun dynamic together and I love how much they cared for each other, it was so sweet.
Some parts were a bit far-fetched and the two main characters generally kind of have protagonist plot protection - they best every challenge that comes their way and is always one step ahead of the enemy.
The writing style is soo pleasant to read, especially since I came from the author of Empress Fuyao. No more purple prose! Thank god! Anyway, really enjoyed this book. It's quite short (for a Chinese webnovel) too.
Side note that the portrayal of the Romanian lady was a caricature.