The next day, I woke up and checked my daily reward screen. There were still some hours left before my next reward became available.
On my way through the academy corridors, students from various years looked at me and whispered among themselves.
"Look, it's Adrian Blackwood, he is one of the most promising students among the first years," one second-year student said to his companion.
"I can't believe he broke the record only for it to be shattered the very next lesson," another replied with obvious sympathy.
"That's so unfortunate," a third voice chimed in. "He didn't even have time to celebrate his achievement."
"I heard the new record holder nearly scored 10,000 points," someone else added with a mixture of awe and envy.
"Man, I'd be devastated if that happened to me. Finally accomplishing something amazing only to have it overshadowed immediately."
