Chapter 240 |
This examiner seemed to be giving out scores randomly.
But, there was no violation!
In other words, the examiner genuinely agreed with this answer?
Was it her understanding of human ethics that was wrong, or was there something wrong with this examiner?
“That’s it? Just this?”
Dekan started to mock her openly, getting in her face.
Artis gritted her teeth in anger.
More than unwillingness, she was now doubting her entire demon existence.
She felt she wasn't wrong!
Her own answer, on the other hand, only received an extremely low score.
Artis even began to wonder if the human version had updated too quickly, causing a generation gap and making her overlook some key points.
After completing the first two questions of the assessment.
Dekan's score went directly from 5 to 25.
And Artis' score went from 25 to 30, still in the lead.
Morion also saw the content of the third question.
A smile he couldn't suppress appeared on his lips.
This demon was still too naive.
Meeting the two of them, it could only be said to be Artis' bad luck.
From Dekan's answer to the first question.
Morion understood what Dekan meant.
If they followed the normal line of thought, they would never be able to defeat this great demon scholar.
But.
The chance of victory lay in.
The examiner was Morion.
And he was no ordinary person.
So after Dekan gave a seemingly self-deprecating answer to the first question, like "people can't kill because everyone still has value to be used," an absurd answer that might not even get points from a normal examiner.
Morion immediately understood the tactic Dekan wanted to convey to him.
Because in Morion's view, this answer was quite reasonable!
How could you kill them before they were fully exploited?
In fact, the answer the examinees needed to give was not one that would convince a normal person.
But one that would convince Morion!
So Morion also understood how to phrase the questions next.
On some major issues of right and wrong, and issues involving bottom lines, both Morion and Dekan had firm principles.
This was also why, even though their behavior was extremely bizarre, they were clearly distinguished from the evil followers of the Resurrection Church.
So much so that in the first question, when Morion asked a question that touched upon their bottom line as human beings, Morion would also make a judgment like a normal person.
And thus was convinced by the explanation given by Artis.
But.
In areas where Morion had his own unique views.
He would not accept ordinary answers!
So he raised the second question—
About labor.
And Dekan understood Morion.
He was very sure how to give an answer that Morion would approve of on certain questions.
He just had to answer according to the mindset of a vampire himself.
As expected, he got a high score.
Soon.
The next question came.
【Third question: Please ask a question based on the theme "Mercy".】
Morion thought for a moment and asked:
“The third question, if a 6th-rank demon holds some humans hostage, and you are a 7th-rank ranger, you can definitely win against this demon in a one-on-one fight. But when the demon is about to lose, it uses wind magic to throw two cages containing humans into the sky in two directions. One side has five elderly people, and the other side has a young person with a bright future. At this time, if you go to save either side, the demon will escape, and if you pursue the demon, all the hostages will die. What should you do?”
Artis felt her blood pressure rise a little after hearing this question.
Her first reaction was to kill the person who asked this question.
But she couldn't answer like that; she was a scholar who seriously studied academic problems.
Morion's question was finished, and the five-minute preparation time began.
This time, Dekan still had no intention of answering first and just waited for Artis to answer.
“I would like to ask first, in this scenario, what are the martial skills of the 7th-rank ranger, and what are the rank conditions of these hostages themselves? And the scene and environment…”
Artis began to suspect that there were some traps in this question that she didn't know about.
And she also had to consider that this examiner might have some unique ways of thinking.
Just like the last question, she must have overlooked some key point that led to the deviation.
Afterward, Morion began to add a series of conditions that Artis wanted to know.
After Artis heard them, she thought about it seriously and then answered affirmatively:
“I believe I should try to give up rescuing the humans and prioritize killing this demon who will pose a greater threat to humanity, because if I let this demon go, more innocent people will die in the future…”
“The hostages will die, and I failed to save them, but it's not my fault…”
After listening to Artis' full answer, Morion nodded:
“10 points.”
“Why is it a low score again??”
Artis finally couldn't sit still.
She questioned Morion.
Morion just smiled without saying a word and spread his hands.
He wasn't even acting anymore.
Because Artis was not stupid.
When she heard Dekan's answer.
She would surely realize where the problem lay.
And she could no longer be tricked by the two of them, the Norton mutants.
“Hehe, let me teach you a lesson. He gave you 10 points because you were right about not saving the hostages, but the reason you gave was completely off the mark.”
Dekan said with a mocking smile.
“Then can you answer it correctly?”
Artis was not convinced at all.
“Why not?”
After retorting to Artis, Dekan looked at Morion and asked:
“I would like to ask the examiner first, do these five elderly people and this young person have any life skills or professional specialties?”
Artis found Dekan's question a little baffling.
The questions she had raised before were mostly about specific scenarios, such as whether these hostages had any magic items and whether they had a chance to survive.
But she had never thought of asking such a question that seemed completely unrelated to the topic.
“No.”
Morion was very certain.
As if this was a necessary condition, and he had been waiting for someone to ask.
“Then the answer is obvious. Don't save either side. Go and find a way to capture and enslave this 6th-rank demon, because he is the one with the highest labor force, and his maximum value should be exploited.”
“25 points!”
Morion gave a strong approval.
And.
No violation!
At this point, Dekan's score surpassed hers for the first time.
It was 50 to 40.
“?????”
Artis was dumbfounded.
Her heart was full of indignation, yet for a moment, she felt speechless.
What the fuck.
What kind of underworld human ethics is this?!
Could it be that she had been cooped up in this prison for too long?
Had humans… unknowingly evolved to a point she could no longer comprehend?
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