Finally, the night passed.
On the next morning, Chen Xu heard the sounds of patrolling soldiers transporting corpses.
A clerk whispered the statistics:
"A total of three people died, and six suffered from heatstroke last night. Their condition is very poor now. Among them, only one is willing to give up the exam, while the remaining five insist on continuing."
Whether abandoning the test or dying, whether living or dead, before the provincial examination ends, they all must wait at the Imperial Examination Hall.
One patrolling soldier said angrily:
"These bookworms are really ignorant. They're clearly at their limit, yet they insist on taking the exam. If a few more die, our ice talismans will run out.
There are still eight days left. Without enough ice talismans to keep the corpses cool, won't those things start to stink?
This year's quota for sacrificing oneself will be exceeded, and we might face trouble later..."
