The day for the final exam of the academy has finally arrived.

Li Ang sat on the attic of the wine shop, watching the candidates filing towards the Zhuque Gate. He was filled with emotions...

There is a roster on the table in front of him, which records the general information of the key candidates participating in the final exam.

As in previous years, there were more than 2,000 candidates for the final exam, and only 700 were selected in the end.

"It would be fine if the final exam questions were geared towards testing spiritual power, but if they test writing skills or classics..."

Li Leling leaned against the window and waved goodbye to Chai Chai. After the Suzaku door was closed, she pulled back and said to Li Ang with some worry.

"Probably not."

Li Ang consoled him, "The final exam questions every year are given by mountain chiefs and doctors. They are random and strictly confidential, but they can also be guessed through other methods.

It's been so long since Chief Shan left Chang'an, and the right to choose the exam questions is in the hands of the doctors.

If the test this year is about classics, then Dr. Wang Wenlun, the person who asked the question, should disappear for a while to avoid suspicion.

Since they have not disappeared, there is a high probability that the final exam questions will not be from classics."

Of course, it is also possible that a bunch of final exam questions have been pre-booked, and the mountain chief and division ye randomly select one from them.

Li Ang added silently in his heart.

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"Well...this test paper..."

In the examination room, Chai Chai squinted his eyes and checked the examination papers on the table over and over.

There are three test papers, normal size, and the paper is white. There are no questions on them, only the center is printed with the four characters of place of birth and name.

"This is your final test question."

On the podium, a tall and lanky academy teacher who was in charge of invigilating the exam said loudly: "The exam paper does not have any additional questions.

You only need to use the issued langhao pen to fill in your information in the [Place of Place] and [Name] of any test paper. Even if you pass, you can leave the examination room on your own."

"What?!"

All the candidates in the audience raised their heads in surprise.

Can you pass the final exam just by filling in the information?

Are you kidding? They are not His Majesty’s favorite princes and princesses. By writing an essay titled "My Father, Emperor Yu", they can be sent to the Academy without passing the exam.

There must be something wrong.

"You heard it right, this is the only test content."

Another short and fat invigilator added: "There are three examination papers, and you only need to write clearly on one of them to pass.

In addition, the clearer and more regular the handwriting is, the higher the score will be."

"The examiner,"

Some students raised their hands and said: "If you write your place of origin and name on all three examination papers, wouldn't the probability of being admitted to the palace be higher?"

"Hehe, yes."

The thin examiner smiled and said: "But there is one thing you need to pay attention to. If the paper is damaged or contaminated by excess ink and the name cannot be read clearly, the examination paper will be invalid.

Three test papers mean three opportunities..."

A strange smile appeared on the face of the thin examiner, and he slowly took out an open wooden box from under the table.

The wooden box is rectangular, with fifty brushes neatly stacked in the grooves.

The short and fat examiner carried the wooden box and walked to the audience. He carefully picked up the brushes with metal tweezers attached to the talismans and placed them on each candidate's desk.

The barrel of the Langhao pen is made of green bamboo, which is round and shiny. The hair is translucent and soaked with ink.

"Huh..."

The short and fat examiner's movements were slow and steady. After all the brushes were distributed, he returned to the stage, took a long breath, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, as if he had done some heavy physical work.

"The exam officially begins."

The thin and tall examiner nodded and said to everyone: "Unlike previous years, candidates are not allowed to communicate privately in this year's final exam, nor are they allowed to assist others in any way.

In addition, if a candidate develops symptoms such as physical discomfort, syncope, or coma during the exam, the Academy will forcefully intervene and escort the candidate out.

If the candidate's symptoms are severe and the candidate is judged to be no longer suitable for the exam, or the duration of syncope exceeds the exam deadline, the qualification will be automatically revoked.

I hope that all candidates can do their best.

The academy is just a place for learning, and life is only once."

The thin college examiner spoke sincerely, but many students in the audience showed wry smiles.

For those who are already in it, the Academy is indeed just a place for learning.

But for the candidates, it means getting ahead, leaping over the dragon gate, family luck, and shining the lintel.

The expectations of the family, the future of the family, and the lifelong destiny of the individual are all tied to this exam.

It’s so heavy that it can’t be dismissed by the examiner in just one sentence?

As if he knew he had said nonsense, the thin college examiner sighed lightly, waved his palms, and announced the beginning of the final exam.

"..."

Chai Chai sat on his seat and looked around for a while with the corner of his eye. He found that all the candidates in the examination room were still sitting where they were, and no one touched their brushes.

The words of the two examiners clearly imply that there is something wrong with the exam paper. And each person only has three chances.

After a long time, one of the candidates finally took a breath, stretched out his arm tremblingly, picked up the brush on the table, and assumed a writing posture.

Then, he froze.

His eyes were wide open, his arms were shaking, his teeth were chattering, and his face was pale, as if he had seen something terrifying and incomprehensible.

Tick ​​tock.

The ink accumulated in the tip of the pen drips along the tip of the pen and onto the examination paper, leaving circular ink marks on the edge of the examination paper.

Tick ​​tock tick.

The ink dripped more and more, as if there was no end. After more than ten breaths of stalemate, the examinee finally couldn't hold on anymore. He dropped the pen and leaned back behind the chair. His whole body was soaked with sweat, as if he had just been

Fished out of the pond.

What happened?

The same question appears in the minds of all candidates.

Chai Chai supported his chin with his hand and observed the candidate carefully.

The opponent's arms were trembling, his face was pale, and his eyes were wandering, but his eyes were not bloodshot, and there were no veins popping up on his forehead. It didn't feel like he was suffering physical torture.

Is it psychological oppression?

Chai Chai hesitated for a moment, took off the hosta on his head, and gently picked the brush on his desk with one end of the hosta. There was nothing unusual.

Use a hosta to dip the ink on the tip of the brush, and there is no abnormality.

Even when squeezing the pen tip with a hosta, the ink will gush out significantly more than the upper limit of the pen tip.

Could it be that this pen is not the point, but just an alien substance that can flow out ink?

The real difficulty lies in the test paper itself?

Chai Chai frowned and thought, while some candidates next to him brightened up and deliberately used a brush to apply ink on the table, and then dipped it in with items they carried with them, such as jade pendants, trying to circumvent the restrictions in this way.

However, when they excitedly tried to write their names on the exam paper, they all stopped and developed the same symptoms as the previous candidate.

‘How could this happen...’

Chai Chai pursed his lips slightly. The fact that so many people had the same reaction proved that he was not pretending to be the first candidate.

And all of them stopped in place, which proves that the mechanism of the test paper is probably that when the behavior of [trying to write information] occurs, the alien ability takes effect.

In fact, as long as the content "I want to write a message" appears in the mind, the superpower will be triggered.

Chai Chai slowly withdrew his gaze. One of the examinees was so anxious that he tried to write the text backwards on the table with ink, then covered it with the examination paper, and "printed" the text on the examination paper.

But this behavior also caused his body to become stiff and unable to move. As soon as his palms were loosened, the entire examination paper fell onto the ink marks.

The entire name field was covered with ink marks, and the test paper was immediately invalidated.

‘Is this the power of alienated objects...’

Chai Chai was extremely shocked. Although she stayed with the two academy disciples Li Ang and Li Leling all day long, she had never seen an alienated object.

Time passed by, and candidates kept dropping their writing brushes in the examination room, and some even fainted and fell to the ground.

"Don't move, I'll help you."

The tall and thin examiner ran down the podium, stopped the other candidates, used his telekinesis to lift up the fainted student, and after checking the situation, sent him directly out of the examination room.

After a while, the examiner returned and announced to the other candidates: "After examination by the doctor, his condition is no longer suitable for the exam, and he can only wait until next year."

After saying that, the thin examiner paused for a moment, as if he couldn't bear to see the students torture themselves, and sighed: "This final exam not only tests courage and perseverance, but also tests character, wisdom, and understanding.
To be continued...