Chapter 239 |
Dekan was now facing a dilemma.
The profound knowledge Artis had accumulated over a thousand years was genuine.
The worst part was, she had really focused on studying humans.
She might have even reached the level of a human philosopher.
Moreover, her twenty-minute-long discourse had given a completely convincing answer to Morion.
If not for the exam system's prompt not allowing unlimited discourse, she could have even continued to add more.
Although there was no standard answer for this kind of ethical question.
As long as Dekan could answer in a different direction and give another answer that could convince Morion, Morion might also give him 25 points, and he wouldn't be deducted points for overlapping scoring points.
But.
Even if he had been the first to answer just now, he would have been lucky to get 20 points.
What's more, Artis had given a series of comprehensive extensions based on the most basic principles.
She had covered almost all the points Dekan could think of at the moment.
So now Dekan had two options.
Either repeat Artis' perfect answer and get a guaranteed score.
According to the deduction ratio given by the exam, he could still get 40% of the points, which is 10 points, even if he imitated her answer.
Or.
Take an unorthodox approach and try a completely new theory that was different from Artis'.
But it was very likely to give an answer that Morion could not be convinced by, and he would get a score that was even lower than the guaranteed score.
Dekan thought about it.
No matter which option he chose.
If this continued.
It was impossible to win against this freak demon Artis in the subject of 【Human Ethics】.
The usual methods wouldn't work.
Unless…
Dekan suddenly thought of something.
He made up his mind and began to answer:
“The reason people can't kill people is that if a person still has value to be used, then he should not be killed.”
“Pfft~”
This seemingly self-deprecating answer made Artis cover her mouth and laugh.
What a foolish succubus.
Of course, she knew the little succubus had two ways to respond to the first question: copy her answer or take an unorthodox approach.
She had cleverly chosen the latter.
Unfortunately, her answer was so inferior that she would be lucky to get any points at all.
Morion's expression also showed a hint of surprise when he heard Dekan's answer.
He seemed to understand what Dekan meant.
Then he said with a sense of relief:
“5 points.”
Hearing Morion's score, Dekan nodded with satisfaction.
He didn't seem to be discouraged by this score at all.
On the contrary, Artis was a little surprised.
Morion had given a score that was higher than she had imagined.
But she didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, it was a subjective exam. As long as the score was not ridiculously out of line with common sense, it was normal for there to be slight deviations in grading.
The fact that it didn't trigger the high-level mental magic detection of the exam system itself meant that Morion was not lying or making a judgment that was unfair and against his conscience.
After the first question.
Artis had 25 points, and Dekan had 5 points.
Soon, Morion saw the requirement for the second question.
【Second question: Please ask a question based on the theme "Life".】
Morion propped his chin and thought for a moment, then decided on the content of this question:
“I want to ask, why do people have to work throughout their lives, and what is the meaning of human labor?”
“Do we consider force majeure like war and natural disasters?”
Artis asked.
Morion: “We don't.”
Artis: “And can you provide a hypothetical country and its situation?”
“Yes, first of all, it's a relatively wealthy country…”
Morion answered Artis' question using the Norton Kingdom as a prototype.
After Artis finished asking her questions, before the preparation time was over, she once again took the lead and answered:
“In the primitive civilizations of humanity, working hard to draw water meant being able to drink and sustain life, hunting desperately meant being able to fill one's stomach, and more labor could be exchanged for more necessities…”
“But today, the development of human civilization has made life very convenient, and labor is no longer absolutely linked to necessities. The meaning of the word 'labor' may have already changed…”
“But I believe that even in the country you hypothesized, humanity and labor cannot be separated. Labor is directly linked to the joy of being alive…”
Artis once again began a series of twenty-minute-long discourses.
After she finished her discourse, she waited confidently for Morion's score.
“5 points.”
However, Morion gave such a super low score with a regretful expression.
“?”
Artis' eyes widened, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
She was surprised that Morion would give her such a low score this time.
Could it be that they knew they were going to lose and were deliberately self-destructing?
But what shocked her even more was what came next.
The exam system did not judge Morion to have violated the rules!
He genuinely felt that her answer was only worth 5 points!
Dekan sneered and shook his head, then answered:
“I believe the meaning of human labor is to maximize their surplus value.”
Then Dekan began a brief explanation of his point of view.
Artis immediately refuted Dekan's answer:
“This is completely inconsistent with human ethics! This is a primitive theory from before the establishment of human ethics and civilization, and it also violates the established conditions of this question.”
In a seminar, reasonably raising opinions or refuting the other party's views would also affect the examiner's judgment of the answer.
“Then Miss Artis, let me ask you, if we assume there is a species called Dark Humans, and they are indeed human, but they are discriminated against in a prosperous empire and are made to work like machines, then may I ask, can they also obtain the so-called joy of being alive from their labor? Isn't the meaning of their labor to maximize their value?”
“There is no such fantasy creature as Dark Humans in this world, and the situation you described is not realistic. These are all just hypotheses!”
“You can't deny that such a history may exist in some other world. Maybe you just don't know about it.”
“Heh. Twisting words.”
Artis felt that Dekan's answer, which completely went against human ethics, should be a 0.
There was no need for her to refute it too much.
There was no need to stoop to the level of this foolish little succubus.
After hearing Dekan's point of view, Artis could already foresee this little succubus being crushed again.
She wanted to see if this little succubus could still smile this time.
This answer could be said to have trampled on human ethics.
As long as the exam system was not broken.
No matter how heaven-defying the examiner was, it was impossible to give many points!
However.
Morion: “20 points.”
Artis: “???”