Chapter 13: Flipping The Table

When the bell chime signalling the end of the literary test rang, all of the test papers appeared in the examiner hall. Each set of test papers was automatically bound into a booklet, its cover bearing the candidate’s name and number.

The six examiners were seated at the head of the hall. They were responsible solely for grading the essay section. As the first two parts of the literary test had fixed answers, there was no need for them to take part in the grading. A few low-level disciples could sweep through the test papers with mystic treasures and generate the scores instantly.

All six examiners possessed immense cultivation, and multitasking was just a basic skill to them. Thus, they were all simultaneously reviewing multiple sets of test papers. The less capable ones were reviewing seven or eight sets of test papers at the same time, whereas the more capable ones were reviewing more than ten sets. The Buddhist monk in particular was going through twenty sets at the same time, and it took him less than a teatime to wrap up and move onto the batch.

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