Little Tom's performance in answering questions was not much different from the other gifted ones. When he was lucky enough to encounter an examiner who gave multiple-choice questions, he could occasionally guess three right and muddle through to earn a Zodiac Palace. But most of the time, his luck was poor, and the chances of being punished were quite high.
While the others screamed incessantly during their punishments, Little Tom endured from beginning to end.
Sometimes, after undergoing a punishment, he would remain lost in thought for a long while, as if savoring the punishment.
Such behavior made him stand out like a crane among chickens among the gifted ones.
"Abba abba... he..." Dox had originally wanted to comment on Little Tom, but suddenly realized, "I can talk again!"
The green hat had vanished. Another ten minutes had passed.
"Stop messing with me. I promise I'll keep quiet!" Dox hurriedly said to Chacha.
Though he said that, Dox secretly extended a Mind Tether toward Angel. Since they found him too noisy, he would talk to Angel through the Mind Tether instead.
However, Angel rejected the Mind Tether connection.
Dox winked and gestured wildly at Angel, but Angel acted as though he saw nothing. In the end, Dox could only sigh. Angel and Chacha were clearly birds of a feather, while he alone was fighting a lonely battle... How infuriating.
After that, Dox forced himself not to speak and merely watched the show from the sidelines.
But when he reached a confusing part, Dox truly could not hold back any longer. He finally broke and asked, "Little Tom must have discovered something, right? Right?"
At that moment, Little Tom had been left bewildered by the questioner of the Sour Zodiac Palace. He got every question wrong and could only accept the