Chapter 8: Perfectly avoids all the right answers

Chapter 8

By the time Shi An stepped under the iron-gray metal gate, the detection apparatus unexpectedly did not make the slightest sound.

He sat down in the seat labeled with his name and propped his chin up with one hand, fuming with boredom.

At that moment, there were whispers from two candidates beside him:

"...... In previous years weren't there only four examiners?"

"Really?"

"But there are five spots up there eh ......"

Shi An raised her eyes towards the dais not far away, only to see that there were indeed five chairs set up there, but there was one spot that was empty.

"Could it be the new examiner this year?"

"It's possible eh, but pie this is too big, it's the first time I've heard that you can just not come."

"Who do you think it could be? ......"

Immediately afterward, the test papers began to be handed out, and all whispers immediately disappeared.

Shi An withdrew her eyes and looked down at the test paper in front of her, then fell into a long silence, "......"

Amidst the rustling, only his table was dead silent.

The Devil Worm quietly peeked out from his sleeve and asked in a very low voice, "Lord Devil Dragon, what's wrong?"

Shi An replied in a similarly low voice:

"Do you know human words?"

Magic Worm froze, "...... recognize it."

Shi An sad: "But I don't recognize it."

Magic Worm: "......"

Grass.

--I can't believe you can't read!

*

It was a long and torturous written test.

--especially when almost ninety percent of the words are completely unrecognizable.

When it was over, Shi An felt almost more tired than the day she burned the demons.

Next, the teacher in charge of the school's pickup took them back.

Although the dorms are double, the housemates only share the living room, and the living room is completely separate.

As soon as he entered the dormitory, he saw his huge suitcase and backpack placed end to end in the foyer.

Shi An suddenly brightened up and felt as if her tired day had been cured.

The suitcase, which Butler had helped organize, contained almost everything a new student could possibly need, and the corners were stuffed with all sorts of snacks that Shi An had strongly urged be included.

The backpack, on the other hand, was filled with all the gold and silver jewelry he had handpicked out to make his bed at school.

All in all they are his heart and soul!

Shi An gushed.

But as soon as he picked up his suitcase, he was dumbfounded.

...... and more.

This, this is too light.

Shi An had a bad feeling, he panicked and opened his suitcase to find all the snacks inside gone, and the backpack--

Empty.

He looked around in bewilderment before he saw a post-it note sitting on the table with a few lines of human writing ghostwritten on it.

Shi An was instantly enraged.

With a scowl on his face, he pulled out the magic bug and pointed angrily at the post-it note:

"What does it say!!!"

The demonic worm was forced to probe over in fear of the power.

It carefully translated, "That ...... this says that the school has been strictly checking the items that students bring into the campus this year, and all the offending items have all been sent back to the students' homes--"

"......"

Shi An looked at her empty suitcase on her left and then at her empty backpack on her right.

"No--" He almost dropped a tear in his grief.

At that moment, the door to the dormitory was opened from the outside.

A medium sized brown haired teenager walks in and meets Shi An on all fours, "......"

The other person hesitated, "Hello?"

Shi An hadn't gotten over her grief yet, and looked toward the other side with a trance-like expression on her face.

"My name is Lin Yanming, we're roommates from today," the teenager scratched his head, "That, you're Shi An, right?"

Although he was not familiar with the other freshmen, Shi An was so famous that even he had heard of it.

After a few seconds of thought, Shi An nods wilfully.

Lin Yanming asked cautiously, "That, did you fail the exam?"

Looking at the wilting youngster in front of him, he then recalled the internal struggle of the Toki family that had been rumored among the new students.

Lin Yanming hefted the food he had just packed back from the cafeteria.

It should be more than enough for two people.

He asked, "Have you had dinner?"

Shi An's dulled eyes immediately lit up: "No."

Ten minutes later.

Lin Yanming stared blankly at the empty plates in front of him, his chopstick hand still frozen in mid-air, unable to move for a long time.

His eyes fell on the slender waist of the teenager in front of him, and he could hardly believe that such a flat little belly could hold so much food ...... and in such a short time.

Shi An still can't get enough: "Is there more?"

Lin Yanming came back to his senses and stammered, "No, no."

"Fine." Shi An sighed without regret.

He looked at the other man and said solemnly, "Thank you, you're a very nice human."

After saying that, Shi An cheerfully stood up, the disheveled and sadness of a moment ago had been swept away, dragging the two bags that were excessively large compared to his body into his room.

It looked nothing like someone who had gone through a hoity-toity struggle and failed an exam.

Lin Yanming stared blankly at the back of the other party, and then looked down at the plate in front of him that had already been swept away while he had not moved a single chopstick, and fell into a deep silence.

What's going on at .......

Why the feeling of being duped?

The second round of testing was three days after the written test, and in the time in between, students could familiarize themselves with the facilities in the Ableist Academy, as well as bond with their classmates.

Shi An, on the other hand, had no interest in it and slept for two whole days.

By the third day, the Demon Worm who couldn't stand to watch finally crawled next to his pillow and shouted, "Lord Demon Dragon, Lord Demon Dragon."

Shi An frowns in confusion and raises her hand to slap it to the ground.

Magic Worm: "......"

It persevered and climbed up again, with great difficulty, but this time stopped just out of Shi An's reach: "My lord, my lord!"

Shi An reluctantly opened her eyes, "What do you want?"

Demon Worm: "An abyssal crevice doesn't just pop into view out of nowhere! And since the connection between the abyss and the ground isn't stable, its spatial location isn't fixed, so even I wouldn't be able to detect where it is until I'm nearby!"

It crawled over and raked Shi An's pillow, "My lord, you really don't ......"

"Pop!"

Shi An slapped it down again.

The Demon Worm leaned back and contemplated the bug life for a few seconds.

It's my fault for not remembering.

Finally, Shi An reluctantly crawled up under the constant harassment of the Demon Worms.

Woohoo, don't want to go out.

But in order to redo back to a house dragon that can sleep for a hundred years ...... spell it out.

The weary looking teenager sighed and pulled the door open and walked out, wandering forward slowly and leisurely.

A long way from the apartment, a man lowered his head and took out his cell phone, telegraphing to someone on the other side of the screen-

He's out the door.

*

The scores for the written entrance exams for the incoming first year students of Ability Academy have all been compiled.

The two examiners casually rummaged through the transcripts in front of them.

"The students' qualifications are all good this year." A man raised his eyebrows and said.

"It's just the theoretical part." The other examiner snorted lightly and shook his head, "You'll have to see what level you're at in actual combat to find out."

"But you know what? There's a zero this year."

"Zero points?" Now the examiner was truly shocked, "It can't be, not even one question correct?"

The question paper was basically simple theory and even had multiple choice and judgment questions.

How is it possible that someone could have perfectly avoided all the right answers?

"Didn't expect that, did you? I didn't expect it either." That examiner shrugged, "It's that Shi An that was rumored before enrollment."

"Oh him." The other man revealed a look of realization, "No wonder then."

"It's rumored that the way he passed the basic test was a bit fishy, but to actually be able to blend in, the Toki family is somewhat capable."

"That's right ......"

Just as the two were having a conversation, a panting man rushed in from outside.

"What's the matter? Why the rush?" Those two were startled by him.

"Don't you guys know? There's a student this year who made the bonus question!"

The man wiped his sweat and said with great excitement.

"Wait, additional questions? Really?" The examiner revealed an incredulous expression and couldn't help but repeat, "The one that no one has ever gotten right?"

The question was from the Dean, a magic spell written in a lost ancient language that has never been done before.

Its score bonus was also very generous, basically if you answered this question correctly, you would 100% become the freshman with the highest score in the current session, and might even set a new score record for the entire academy!

"Which freshman made it?" The examiner asked somewhat eagerly.

This person's future is absolutely unlimited!

"The dean is the one who sent me to pick up this guy's test papers, the guy's name seems to be ......" The guy took an even breath, looked down at the note in his hand, and said, "Yeah, Shi An. "

Examiner 1: "......"

Examiner 2: "......"

Ah ？？？？

After repeated confirmations, several examiners finally reached to come to a conclusion.

Yes, that's right, not sure exactly how it was done, but Shi An did do it.

--and so they were in an even greater predicament.

The bonus question provides a 200% score bonus, so basically, if you make this question, the #1 freshman spot is secure.

But the problem is ...... Shi An the marks on the paper, it is 0.

-0 times 200% that's still 0!

Several examiners looked at each other, "......"

What the fuck?

*

Shi An moved slowly and leisurely along the path.

The Ableist Academy was the most prestigious academy in the entire continent, and the facilities inside were also top-notch, with slender white towers lined up, and a mesh of magical power enveloping the entire academy, and it was precisely because of this that trying to force an invasion from the outside became so difficult.

Shi An's gaze swept idly over the building, skimming it in some disgust.

The Demon Worm was sensitive to Shi An's change in mood, "What's wrong, Lord Dragon? Do you not like it here?"

"Not bad." Shi An said, somewhat fussy.

"It's just a little ugly."

Magic Worm: "......"

It's OK. There's no need to ask any more questions.

It had now fully recognized that the fantasy species in front of it, which had lived for tens of thousands of years and had unfathomable strength, had an aesthetic similar to that of a crow - it had to be expensive! It has to be shiny! To be bright!

Shi An wandered aimlessly around the campus.

Suddenly, the Demon Worm let out a shriek, "Wait!"

Shi An stopped in her tracks, "What?"

"I perceive the location of the abyssal gap!" The magic worm said in surprise, "But it's just ...... too far away, it might be a bit blurry, you can walk further east-"

Shi An let out an "Oh."

But just as he turned around, he came face to face with a group of people walking towards him.

Shi An blinks, her eyes circling around their bodies.

Well, not recognizable.

But just as he was about to bypass the crowd in front of him, those same people changed direction and blocked Shi An's path right in front of him.

Shi An: "?"

He looked up with some confusion.

As a dragon that had been living in simplicity for tens of thousands of years, Shi An didn't know much about humans as a race, but even as slow as he was, he could see the malice and ill will of the people in front of him that could almost overflow.

Shi An hesitated, "Something wrong?"

"Matter?" The boy at the head of the group let out an arrogant snort as if he had heard some kind of joke, "What's the matter with finding you that you don't know yourself?"

Shi An: "?"

"Tell me, how did you get in here mixed up?" The man bent down with a sarcastic look on his face, "I heard that the testing machine happened to malfunction when it was your turn? Really didn't expect ah, you actually managed to affect the school's enrollment ......"

"I didn't think that after trying for so long, you wouldn't recognize that you're not good enough for admission by now?"

A few people with smiles on their faces stepped forward.

"Haven't you heard of it? Entrance to the practical test, year after year, there are people missing arms and legs, and even quietly disappeared, no matter what family ...... is behind you, the danger is everywhere Oh."

Malicious cacophony of laughter erupted.

"I'd advise you to be sensible, recognize your own level earlier, and take the initiative yourself-"

The man at the head of the group bent down and rudely raised his hand to poke Shi An.

The teenager in front of him suddenly raised his eyes, his sight briefly paused on his face for several seconds, the bottom of his dark eyes did not have much emotion, but it was just inexplicable that made one's heart palpitate, and the hand that was ready to poke the other party's shoulder involuntarily stopped in mid-air.

The man's pupils suddenly tightened.

What? What's going on?

Why can't you control yourself and start shivering?

"Calm down calm down ahhhhh!"

The magic bug hidden in Shi An's sleeve clutched his fingers in panic and found the knack of conscious communication without a teacher: ''My lord! You can't freak out in the school! It will be discovered!"

Shi An lowered her eyes and commiserated, "But they're so loud."

Might as well just burn it down with a fire.

"Calm down! Calm down! At least find the abyssal slit first before we talk about it right? If we leave the school now, it'll be hard to get back in time ......" said the Demon Worm in a panic.

Shi An thought about his once mighty and majestic body and his cave of treasures.

After a long time, he sighed, reluctantly:

"Okay."

The brief moment of panic and heart palpitations receded immediately after those eyes moved away, and the man came back to his senses, hardly believing that he had actually been almost intimidated by a famous loser with almost no magical power, he couldn't help but become irritated and step forward, raising his hand towards Shi An's collar and yanking it, "You-- "

"Is something wrong?"

A cold and indifferent voice rang out from not far away, like crushed ice falling, almost causing the air around them to drop a few degrees.

The voice ...... sounded a little familiar.

With a start, Shi An looked over the shoulder of the man in front of her in the direction from which the voice had come.

He stared slightly.

!!!

It's the human with the shiny hair and eyes!