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Chapter 1091: Chapter 1911: Congratulations, Miss Feng
Ting Longzhi said that the other people don’t need to enter the Assessment Hall since they wouldn’t pass the examination anyway; this immediately ignited the anger of many Family Disciples in the crowd.
At this moment, a woman clad in a golden battle robe flew in from afar and snorted coldly, "Long Zhi, I think it’s you who needn’t enter the Assessment Hall, since you won’t pass the examination anyway."
The surrounding disciples were all startled to see the woman.
"It’s the Third Miss from the Feng Family!"
The Feng Family was as renowned as the Long Family.
The fame of the Third Miss Feng Zhishu was not inferior to that of Long Zhi.
Seeing the newcomer, Long Zhi smiled, "So it’s the little third miss, what’s the matter, does the little third miss also want to take part in the Guiyi Academy Repository Manager’s assessment?"
Hearing Long Zhi mockingly call her little third, Feng Zhishu couldn’t help but get angry, "Long Xiaoqi, watch your mouth, your whole family are ’little thirds’!"
The surrounding disciples all sweated bullets; just as the rumors said, the Third Miss of the Feng Family was indeed fiercely unyielding.
"Enough." At this point, Elder Lv Ming from the Guiyi Academy interjected, "No need to argue any further." Then he continued, "Don’t worry, everyone. There won’t be any combat trials in this assessment."
No combat trials?
Everyone was surprised.
However, upon hearing that there would be no combat trials, many of the apprehensive Family Disciples began to hold out hope.
Without combat trials, there might still be a chance for them.
Long Zhi was puzzled; without combat trials, how would the assessment be conducted?
"Now, those taking the assessment, follow me into the Assessment Hall," Elder Lv Ming spoke up, "The rest should wait here." After that, he led the disciples who came for the assessment towards the Assessment Hall.
Yang Xiaotian told the few from the Godslayer King to wait outside and then followed the other disciples, equally curious as to what exactly the Guiyi Academy Book Pavilion would be assessing in its recruitment for a manager.
Soon, they arrived at the Assessment Hall.
The Assessment Hall was spacious, ample enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Once inside the Assessment Hall, Elder Lv Ming waved his hands, and suddenly, arrays of Great Array Prohibition rose from the ground, dividing the entire Assessment Hall into numerous small rooms.
"Now, please enter a room to take the examination, one person per room," Lv Ming instructed. "Shortly, each person will receive an examination paper."
"The exam paper contains ten thousand questions."
"These questions span a variety of knowledge, including Alchemy, Formation, Swordsmanship, and Cultivation Techniques."
"Whoever scores the highest on the exam paper will become the manager for our Guiyi Academy Repository."
Upon hearing Lv Ming’s explanation, all the disciples were somewhat dumbfounded.
So, it was to be this kind of examination?
No wonder Lv Ming had previously mentioned no need for combat trials.
Yang Xiaotian was also stunned; he didn’t expect that despite reaching divinity, Guiyi Academy would still use this mortal method of imperial examination to test applicants.
However, this method of assessment was rather unique.
Long Zhi didn’t look too pleased upon hearing that the assessment would be conducted in this manner; if that were the case, then his monstrous talent wouldn’t have a chance to shine.
"Now, please take your places in the rooms," Lv Ming prompted, seeing that everyone was still where they stood, "The examination will start in a quarter-hour, and anyone not in a room by then will be considered to have forfeited the examination."
"The examination duration is one day."
One day!
It seemed long, but keep in mind, this examination contained ten thousand questions, not merely one hundred.
Thus, time was of the essence.
With that, everyone hurriedly entered a room.
Yang Xiaotian chose a room and entered.
Before long, a sheet of exam paper and writing materials appeared with a flash of light in every room, with each paper bearing ten thousand questions. Yang Xiaotian glanced over it; the paper was diverse, covering a gamut of topics, not just Alchemy, Formation, and Swordsmanship, but also including Artifact Refining and even knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Many disciples who still harbored a glimmer of hope lost color in their faces upon seeing the exam paper.
If the questions had only been about Swordsmanship, many could have answered them, but now they included music, chess, calligraphy, painting—how could they answer?
Some had never even touched a musical instrument.
"The examination begins!" Elder Lv Ming’s warning voice rang out: "Please answer the questions seriously. Cheating will result in disqualification from the examination."
With a chill in their hearts, everyone began to sit upright, holding their writing utensils as mortals did, starting the examination.
Silent pens.
Due to the Prohibitive Power, the rooms were soundproofed, and even Soul Power couldn’t permeate out.
Seeing that not even Soul Power could seep out, everyone completely dismissed any other thoughts and began testing in earnest.
In the blink of an eye, half a day passed.
The exam questions, increasingly difficult towards the end, had occupied many disciples for half a day, yet they had only completed three to four hundred questions. Some were so stuck with furrowed brows, others so anxious that their foreheads were sweating profusely.
Some pondered for a while, skipping questions they couldn’t answer, only to discover that the questions further on were even harder, also unable to answer them, and again skipping. This process continued, leaving large blank spaces on their papers.
Thus, some disciples flipped from the first thousand questions all the way to the final ten thousandth only to find they couldn’t answer any of them!
Damn it!
These disciples, seeing the later questions, realized they couldn’t answer any and couldn’t help but curse.
As the end of the one-day period drew near and many were so anxious they felt like punching a wall, finally, one person stood up to submit their exam paper. The first to submit was none other than the Third Miss from the Feng Family, Feng Zhishu.
Feng Zhishu, true to her name, had loved reading since she was young and was widely read. Her erudition and talent were well known across the Guiyi Continent.
Seeing Feng Zhishu submitting her paper first, Elder Lv Ming showed no surprise. Accepting her paper and taking a glance, since the paper automatically scored each question, each correct answer added a point, Lv Ming could tell the score at a glance.
He nodded with a smile at Feng Zhishu, praising, "Miss Feng is indeed worthy of being known as the brilliant woman of the Guiyi Continent!"
"You answered nine thousand questions correctly."
He had estimated that those who could answer six thousand correctly would be very few.
Those who could answer seven thousand might claim the first place and become the manager of their Book Pavilion.
And Feng Zhishu had answered nine thousand! It was nothing short of astonishing.
Inside the rooms, no sound could escape, but the sound from outside could still penetrate in, causing a stir among everyone as they heard Feng Zhishu had correctly answered nine thousand questions.
Hearing this, Long Zhi’s expression darkened instantly.
"Elder Lv is too kind," Feng Zhishu replied with a smile.
As time passed, more and more people submitted their papers, but no one could surpass six thousand correct answers after Feng Zhishu.
Eventually, Long Zhi submitted his paper, but he had only managed to answer just over six thousand questions correctly.
As the end of the allotted time was nearing and only a few people were yet to submit, Feng Zhishu smiled at Elder Lv Ming, "Elder Lv, does that mean I am now the manager of the Academy Repository?"
Elder Lv Ming smiled back at Feng Zhishu, "Congratulations, Miss Feng. From now on, you are indeed our Academy Repository’s manager."
