Chapter 238 |
“Shall we begin the first round of the competition then?”
The joyful smile on the corner of Dekan's mouth could no longer be suppressed.
As long as a demon has desires, they can be guided, tempted, and led into the abyss…
And this Artis, was about to receive her best punishment!
“Hmph, bring it on.”
Artis thought about it carefully.
There was no way she could lose.
She just wanted to end this duel quickly.
And then find out the answers to the questions that puzzled her.
In the real world.
The Ice Snow Princess and Judith had arrived at the Heavenlit Academy Broadcast Hall.
Previously, Flora had sent a school worker to find them at the Happy Group.
The school worker passed on a message from Flora, saying that Flora couldn't handle Tata anymore and needed their support.
But when they got here.
They heard from people nearby that Flora had already left with Tata.
“Flora is always like this, she's such a headache.”
Judith covered her forehead, feeling particularly tired.
“Since we're here, let's watch for a bit.”
The Ice Snow Princess also smiled and shook her head, then found seats and sat down with Judith.
“It's not bad, let's see how they tackle a 7th-rank Shadow World.”
Judith originally wasn’t very interested in clearing a 7th-rank Shadow World.
But after thinking about it, she decided to watch anyway.
However, she found that the Ice Snow Princess was already stunned beside her.
“Dekan… how did he become a little succubus?”
The Ice Snow Princess couldn't believe her eyes for a moment.
At this moment, before she had a chance to figure out what was going on with Dekan's current limited-edition skin, she was suddenly startled by the excited shouts of the audience.
“Let him lose! Let him lose!!”
The waves of voices came one after another.
“…?”
The Ice Snow Princess felt completely confused.
What on earth had Dekan done to incur the wrath of both gods and men, to make all the audience boo him?!
…
Dekan looked at the series of subjects laid out on the table.
They were mainly objective-type questions like 【Imperial Arithmetic】, 【Imperial Commerce】, and 【Imperial Geography】.
There were also a few subjective-type questions like 【Human Ethics】, 【Painting】, and 【Imperial Literature】.
Among them, exams like 【Imperial Arithmetic】 were questions that Dekan, Morion, and Artis could all do, so both sides had a chance.
Art exams like 【Painting】 were subjects where neither side could gauge the other's depth, so it was impossible to know if the other was good at it, and it was more a matter of luck.
【Human Ethics】 was an exam where humans would have a natural advantage over demons, but unfortunately, it was the only one.
And exams like 【Imperial Geography】 were subjects where Dekan and the others had no chance of winning against Artis, because they knew nothing about the geography, history, and other knowledge of this long-fallen empire.
So it was obvious what Dekan, who had the priority to choose the subject, would choose.
“I choose this.”
Dekan unhesitatingly chose one of the few subjective-type exams, 【Human Ethics】!
However, he didn't see any panic from Artis.
As if this was also a subject she was good at.
When Dekan opened the book-like box, a light screen instantly unfolded from the box and enveloped the entire hall.
【Welcome to the Imperial Assessment Program.】
Dekan was stunned for a moment looking at the barrier and the prompt message that appeared in the study.
So these book-like document boxes were actually advanced magic items?
It was a magic technology he had never seen in the real world.
It seemed to be a product of a civilization that had already fallen in this world.
【The subject of this examination is: Comprehensive Human Ethics】
【Category: Subjective】
【Examination format: Seminar】
【Examiner and examinees, please register】
The prompt stopped here.
“Go get the badge from the box, and you will get the examiner's authority.”
Artis looked at Morion and said.
Morion nodded, quickly went to get the badge, and successfully completed the examiner registration.
The official 【Human Ethics】 exams of the empire were originally conducted by senior teachers as examiners, but there were no longer any imperials in this world.
The only one here who could serve as an examiner was Morion, being a human.
Since the examinees were two demons, Artis would accept any human as the examiner for 【Human Ethics】.
After registration was complete, the prompt began to update.
【This examination will have a total of four questions, each worth twenty-five points. The examiner will receive a random topic from the question bank and provide the questions.】
【The examiner must provide questions that conform to human ethics, otherwise they will be rejected.】
【After each question is given, the examinees will have five minutes of preparation time and then begin to present their answers.】
【If multiple examinees have the same scoring points in their answers, the later respondent will have a certain number of points deducted.】
The examinee who answers later will have more preparation time and the opportunity to refer to the answers of other examinees.
But answering later will inevitably result in a loss of points, unless their ideas are completely different from the first respondent and they can answer better.
At this time, a new prompt also appeared in front of Morion.
【The examiner needs to grade based on their own true thoughts and cognition. This barrier program includes a mind-state detection system. If the examiner is found to be showing favoritism to help an examinee cheat, they will be expelled from the examination room.】
“If you are found to have made an unfair judgment, it will be equivalent to you losing directly.”
Artis said.
And both Dekan and Morion nodded.
There was nothing to question.
And Dekan believed that he didn't need Morion's help at all to win against Artis with his own strength.
Afterward, the topic of the first question appeared in front of Morion.
【First question: Please ask a question based on the theme "Life".】
Morion thought for a moment after seeing the content and asked:
“Why can't people kill people?”
Demons would surely answer this question with things like because they would be avenged, or because it would violate the law.
And humans would explain issues like morality and guilt.
“It's the condemnation of guilt and conscience.”
Before Dekan could even speak, Artis said it directly after Morion finished his words.
“As long as a person is aware that they have done something wrong, they will more or less feel a sense of unease or even heartache. Sometimes it might be too small to feel, but as long as one has a human heart, it will not disappear. This is the reproach of conscience, whether it is a small misdeed or a behavior prohibited by human law like murder…”
Artis gave a series of fluent explanations and extensions.
Dekan and Morion listened with their mouths open as Artis completely finished her discourse.
Is this a professional player smurfing?
You, a demon, have gone mad, studying human philosophy all day?
And you can actually understand it?!
It wasn't that Dekan couldn't answer this question.
But even Dekan couldn't give such a comprehensive answer as Artis!
Morion's expression was complicated, but in the end, he still gave Artis 25 points.
Impeccable.
And next.
No matter how Dekan answered, he could not get a perfect score like Artis.
Cold sweat gradually appeared on Dekan's forehead.
It's over, am I going to fail…