A Life Beyond Limits (Jack Holland) novel Chapter 741

Although Joanne had indeed reported a lower score estimation to play it safe, she had no idea she would actually achieve such a high score of 684 points. What surprised her even more was the fact that she had managed to follow in Jack's footsteps, achieving the position of top scholar of the province.

Her heart was in chaos at the sudden turn of events, but she also felt a small sense of pride. She hadn't disappointed Jack's expectations of her.

"Jack, are you watching over me?" Joanne thought to herself. "I've also become a top scholar of the province, just like you!"

Millie's gasp of surprise had attracted Percy's attention, who was standing nearby and playing a game.

His tone sounded displeased when he said, "I already told you, the machine isn't the best, so it might not function properly. Let me remind you once again that you still have to pay the fee even if the computer malfunctions!"

Percy assumed that the computer was malfunctioning, which was why Millie had let out that surprised gasp.

Her temper exploded upon hearing his stern words. She stamped her feet in anger and rolled her eyes at Percy before saying, "Open your eyes wider, and take a closer look. Who said that the computer was malfunctioning?"

Percy wondered what could have elicited such a reaction from Millie if the machine wasn't malfunctioning. He moved closer, curiosity piqued. He immediately noticed the string of numbers on the screen when he glanced at it, as well as the eye-popping title of "first place in the province".

"What… What…"

Percy was left speechless as he struggled to find words. When he finally found his voice again, he let out a strange yelp. "What the fuck! A top scholar? You're actually another top scholar?"

His exclamation was akin to a bomb that had been tossed into a calm lake, causing large waves to ripple along the surface. He had attracted the attention of the other students who were also checking their results as they trotted over to find out what the commotion was all about.

"Who's causing a racket over here? Why are you making mountains out of molehills?"

"That's right! A new top scholar has made an appearance. You need to hurry over here to see for yourself!"

The owner of Royal Dynasty Cyber Cafe was a man called Terence Dormin, and he had been operating the cafe for many years. Although the cafe's business had steadily worsened following the advancements of computers and phones, Royal Dynasty was still the preferred cyber cafe for the patrons that lived nearby.

Terence discovered a lucrative business opportunity when the first top scholar of the province had been born in his cyber cafe. He could use the "top scholar" card to attract more customers to visit the establishment.

He even installed several learning programs and tutorials on the computers, promoting the cafe as a place where customers could visit to not only play games, but also learn. The students who were fond of visiting cyber cafes could boldly use the excuse that they were visiting Royal Dynasty to learn and gather information when their parents tried to stop them.

As for the parents who had to deal with such boldness, after they discovered that their child was visiting Royal Dynasty, they became less opposed to the idea.

Everyone was somewhat superstitious. When Royal Dynasty produced a top scholar of the province all those years ago, many parents became convinced that the establishment was the promised land for students who were looking to score good results.