Chapter 294 The Mystery Exam with the Characteristics of the Steam Era
In order to keep his mind concentrated, Xia De went to bed early on the Friday night before the exam, and according to the habit in his hometown, he did not eat much food for breakfast on Saturday.
This made Miya, who was eating with him, look at him from time to time during breakfast, as if worried about his sudden sudden death.
The original test location was set at the doctor's clinic, and the doctor vacated the empty room to set up five tables for them to use for the test. But later, considering that Shade had more space and more convenience, the test location was finally set at Room No. 2 on the second floor of No. 6 Saint Teresa Square.
The doctor sent tables, chairs and benches in advance and placed them in the empty living room on the second floor. Xia De hugged Mia and welcomed the friends one by one.
Cats are widely believed to bring good luck, and Shad was the only one in the group to have a cat. The doctor sent a letter to Xia De in advance, telling him not to send Mia away temporarily because of the exam. The presence of a well-behaved cat may make the five people facing the exam perform at a super level.
Of course, Xia De thinks that "the orange cat Mia can bring luck" is just a small hope that the doctor sprouted in the face of "Ether Mechanics"'s despair. Although cats are related to "luck" in occultism, this does not mean that people will be lucky when cats appear.
The examination time for Dr. Schneider's team was at 9:00 am on Saturday, but the five members of the team had already gathered at Xia De's house at 8:00 am. A group of people waited temporarily in the living room of Room 1 on the second floor. Even the oldest priest Augustus showed some nervousness at this time. And the one who was most anxious was actually Miss Louisa. After sitting on the sofa, the blond girl frequently flipped through part of the dictionary that Xia De helped translate last Saturday afternoon.
The doctor's "Ether Mechanics" failed, at most he lost the qualification to continue the class with the professor. But Miss Louisa's Ancient Chinese is a compulsory course, if she fails to pass the summer exam week, it will bring considerable trouble to the winter.
"Speaking of which, cheating with potions, spells, thaumaturgy, and relics is prohibited in exams, but is divination also prohibited?"
Noticing that Luvia wasn't nervous at all, Xia De asked curiously.
Today there are teachers from St. Byrence proctoring the exam through a projection, so all five of them are in formal attire. Shard and Doctor and Priest both wore black formal attires, while Miss Louisa and Luvia wore different summer dresses.
"Of course divination is not allowed, and cheating by any supernatural means is not allowed. Non-supernatural methods are also not allowed. Xia De, you have to be careful not to use any crooked brains. The academy has been fighting against cheating students for nearly five thousand years." experience, and correspondence students have a history of nearly 2,000 years, any cheating method you can think of, students of previous generations can also think of."
The purple-eyed fortune-teller replied that she was looking at Mia who was squatting on the cushion of the coffee table. The black cushion is a gift from Dr. Schneider, specially for Mia to have a place to stay, and the orange cat is very satisfied with this cushion.
Xia De thought of the night he met Professor Garcia for the first time, Professor Sanchez skillfully used "Charm Human" to obtain information. St. Byrence is really professional when it comes to running schools.
"Then why aren't you nervous about the exam?"
Xia De asked curiously, guessing in his heart that Luvia's psychological quality is very strong.
"Because I only have to take three exams. Oh, I see."
The female fortune-teller showed a smile, and the other three who listened to their conversation showed Xia De's incomprehensible expressions:
"Xia De, you don't think that I, like you, have to learn so many courses to enter the next grade?"
"Isn't it?"
Xia De asked, and was surprised to see that Miss Louisa made such an unsightly gesture as curling her lips.
"I'm different from you. Although I'm a correspondence ring warlock, I'm also a student jointly trained by the Prophet Association and St. Byrence. I only need to take two-thirds of the courses."
Luvia brushed her hair and asked with a smile:
"I hear you're taking 18 subjects at a time? Oh, Shad, you're out of luck."
Xia De lowered his head and did not speak. He finally understood why no one else was willing to talk to Luvia after coming to Saint-Andrés Square today.
At 8:50, a group of five people came to Room 2 from Room 1 on the second floor. Five tables are evenly spaced in a circle, and five chairs are placed in the middle of the table, so that everyone can look out. At the same time, there is a water basin among the five chairs, and four chairs used for ceremonies are placed on the wall farther away, in the four directions of east, west, north, south, so that the four college teachers who are in charge of the exam can appear conveniently.
Dr. Schneider had obtained the parchment for the projection ceremony in advance, and at nine o'clock in the morning, he lit the parchment and threw it into the water basin.
As the wind gradually picked up in the closed room, among the four professors who appeared in front of the five people, there was Professor Garcia, the vice president of the School of History that Shad was very familiar with. He presumably came to announce Shad's application for upgrading.
In addition to Professor Garcia, there is another professor among the remaining three, that is the bearded and elegant-looking Professor Earl Gulliver, who belongs to the School of Mechanical Engineering, which is the major that Dr. Schneider is studying. The School of Mechanical Engineering is divided into two directions: alchemy and spirituality. Professor Gulliver is also a spiritual expert, and his eyes are very sharp.
The middle-aged woman and the old man who looked as old as Priest Augustus were both lecturers at St. Byrence Comprehensive College, and their names were Charlene Fonseca and David Radnor.
"Good morning, gentlemen and ladies."
After greeting each other, all nine sat down. The older Professor Gulliver was the main examiner of the exam. With a transparent arm, he took out a folded paper from his pocket, coughed, unfolded the paper and began to read in a very formal tone:
"The Sixth Era, the 27th day of the Moon of Thunder in 1853 in the general calendar, the yellow moon is half stringed, the silver moon is crescent, and the red moon is full. The college received the test application from Bill Schneider's group and started the test preparation at 9:00 am. Bill. D. Schneider, please confirm whether you have taken the five exams of "Introduction to Advanced Psychology", "Aether Mechanics", "Dreamland Theory", "Spirit and Soul", and "Introduction to Chekal Psychology"?"
Professor Gulliver's De La Rion Common Language is even more standard than the city hall speaker.
"Yes, confirmed."
said the doctor loudly.
Professor Gulliver nodded, made a tick on the paper in front of him with a pen, and asked again:
"Iluna R. Louisa, please confirm whether you have participated in "Ancient Literature (Serious Literature, "Sixth Epoch Folklore Examination (Part 2, "Ancient Language (Fifth Epoch 4000~5793) Mastery", "Fairy Tale Collection" (Enhancement Class, "Theoretical Research on Enlightenment Elements (Elementary Course and "Relic Containment: Book" five exams?"
"Yes, Professor."
Miss Louisa also nodded, so Professor Gulliver ticked the paper again. Xia De realized that he didn't even know the middle names of the other four people in the group.
"Then there is Luvia F. Anat, please confirm whether you will take the exams of "Putting Through the Fog and Seeing the Future: The Price", "Registered Fortuneteller (3 and "Registered Fortuneteller (5?"
"Registered Fortune Teller" is not only an examination subject of the college, but also a professional examination for the fortune teller profession. There are a total of six examinations for registered fortune tellers, and they need to pass all of them within five years to obtain the qualification certificate. And once you get the qualification certificate, no matter where you are from, you can find a job in the three major thaumaturgy academies or the Church of the Five Gods.
After all, Seers are very rare. This certificate is equivalent to the ordinary people of this era, who have obtained the qualification certificate of senior steam mechanical technician.
"Yes."
Luvia smiled and nodded, and Professor Gulliver took a look at her. The exam week lasts for a week, from this Tuesday to next Tuesday, so before the five members of Dr. Schneider's team where Shade is, several professors and teachers have invigilated the exam. other exams. After seeing so many people, Luvia is probably one of the few who can laugh at this moment.
The combat experience of correspondence ring warlocks is usually far superior to that of formal students of the academy, but they are also far surpassed by formal students in terms of theoretical courses, and the theoretical courses of correspondence students can be called disasters.
"Later A. Augustus, please confirm whether you have participated in "Destroyed Plants in the Old World", "Intermediate Potion Preparation", "Cannibalism and Human Cannibalism", "Mainland Geography", "Use and Storage of Potions", "Spiritual Potions" "The seven exams of "Identification of Common Toxic Substances"?"
"Yes, no problem."
Priest Augustus replied calmly, and Professor Gulliver continued to tick.
Except for Shad, among the five members of the group, the priests took the most exams. But he spent more than half a year preparing for these seven courses, so it is not too surprising.
"Mr. Shard S. Hamilton, last."
Professor Gulliver pronounced Shad's name, and including Professor Garcia, the four teachers of St. Byrence all looked up at him. After that, Professor Gulliver continued to read slowly:
"Please confirm whether you have participated in "Herbs We Know", "Basic Potions", "Introduction to Elementary Alchemy", "Introduction to Astronomy"."
The professor paused, wisely not wasting time reading out the course titles in full:
". Waiting for the exams of eighteen courses?"
In the past ~www.mtlnovel.com~ there must have been students who took so many courses at one time, but there must have been no students who took so many courses within one month of enrollment.
Xia De nodded:
"Yes, Professor, no problem."
The talents of ring warlocks are all kinds of strange. Although Xia De's way of doing this is very strange, it is not particularly weird. Therefore, as long as it is confirmed that he is not cheating, then the academy does not care whether he has lost his mind due to too much pressure, or really has the confidence to do so.
"Okay, five people from Bill Schneider's team, confirm the test content. Ask Bill Schneider to distribute the test supplies."
After the professor's voice fell, the scroll of poem manuscripts on Dr. Schneider's desk glowed, and the scroll of parchment, ink bottle, and pen appeared there. In addition, there are two stone charms per person, which are also alchemy items for detecting cheating.
The doctor distributed these supplies for them, and the parchment papers were officially passed from the college afterward.
There is not one test paper for each subject, but after everyone submits the test content in advance, the college will write all the test content on a piece of parchment.
(end of this chapter)