Dekan Started Teaching Demons a Lesson
Dekan is now facing a dilemma.
Altis's extensive knowledge, accumulated over a thousand years, is genuine.
Worst of all, she was genuinely exceptionally focused on studying humans.
It may even have reached the level of a human philosopher.
Moreover, her lengthy twenty-minute speech provided a completely convincing answer for Morion.
If it weren't for the exam system's warning that unlimited discussion was not allowed, she could have continued to elaborate.
Although there is no standard answer to this kind of ethical question.
If Dekan can answer in a different direction and give Morion a different answer that Morion can accept, Morion might still give him 25 points, and he won't lose points because the scoring points overlap.
But.
Dekan was not a great philosopher.
Even if he had been allowed to answer first, he probably would have gotten a good score of 20.
Moreover, Altis extended the theory comprehensively based on the most basic principles.
It has covered almost every point that Dekan could think of at the moment.
So now Dekan has two options.
Either repeat Altis's perfect answer to get a minimum score.
Based on the deduction percentage given in the exam, even if he copied the answers, he could still get 40% of the marks, which is 10 points.
Or.
He decided to take a different approach and try a completely new theory, one entirely different from Altis's.
However, they might give Morion an answer he can't accept, resulting in a score that's even worse than the minimum required.
Dekan thought for a moment.
Regardless of which option is chosen.
If things continue like this...
It's impossible for him to win against that freakish demon Altis, in the subject of [Human Ethics].
You can't win with the usual methods.
Unless...
Dekan suddenly realized something.
He made up his mind and answered:
"The reason why people cannot kill is that if a person still has value to be used, then he/she should not be killed."
"Phew~"
This self-deprecating reply made Altis cover her mouth and laugh.
What a foolish Succubus.
She certainly knew the two ways the Little Succubus would deal with the first question: copying directly or taking a different approach.
She cleverly chose the latter.
Unfortunately, her answer was so poor that she was lucky to get any points at all.
Morion's expression showed a hint of surprise upon hearing Dekan's reply.
He seemed to understand what Dekan meant.
Then, as if relieved, he said:
"5 points."
Dekan nodded with satisfaction upon hearing Morion's rating.
They didn't seem to feel the slightest bit disappointed by the score.
Altis, on the other hand, seemed slightly surprised.
Morion gave her a higher score than she had expected.
But I didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, it's a subjective exam. As long as it doesn't violate common sense and give out outrageous scores, minor deviations in scoring are normal.
The fact that the examination system's built-in high-level mental magic detection was not triggered means that Morion did not lie or make a judgment that went against his conscience or was unfair.
After the first question...
Altis scored 25 points, Dekan scored 5 points.
Soon, Morion saw the requirements for the second question.
[Question 2: Please formulate a question based on the theme "Life".]
Morion pondered for a moment, chin in hand, and decided on the content of this question:
"I want to ask, why do people have to work in their lives? What is the meaning of human labor?"
"Have you considered force majeure events such as war and natural disasters?"
"Altis asked."
Morion: "Not considering it."
Altis: "And could you give a hypothetical kingdom, and its conditions?"
"Yes, firstly, it's a fairly wealthy country..."
Morion answered Altis's question by using the Norton Kingdom as a model.
After Altis finished asking her question, before the preparation time was over, she spoke first again and answered:
"In primitive human civilizations, simply fetching water was enough to sustain life, and hunting desperately was enough to fill one's stomach; the more labor one did, the more necessities one could obtain..."
"However, the development of human civilization has made life extremely convenient, and labor is no longer absolutely linked to necessities. The meaning of the word 'labor' may have changed..."
"But I believe that even in the country you're assuming, humanity and labor cannot be separated; labor is directly linked to the joy of living..."
Altis then launched into a twenty-minute-long discourse.
After she finished her presentation, she confidently awaited Morion's score.
"5 points."
However, Morion gave such a low score with a regretful expression.
"?"
Altis's eyes widened, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
She was surprised that Morion would give her such a low score this time.
Did they know they were going to lose and deliberately self-destruct?
But what happened next shocked her even more.
The testing system did not find Morion to have violated the rules!
He genuinely felt her answer was only worth 5 points!
Dekan chuckled and shook his head, replying:
"I believe the meaning of human labor is to maximize their surplus value."
Dekan then began a brief explanation of his point of view.
Altis immediately refuted Dekan's answer:
"This is completely contrary to Human Ethics! It's a primitive theory from before the establishment of Human Ethics and morality and civilization, and it also violates the given conditions of this question."
In a seminar, offering reasonable opinions or rebuttals to the other party's viewpoints can also influence the examiner's judgment of the answer.
"Then, Miss Altis, let me ask you this: if we assume there exists a species called Dark Human, who are indeed human, but who suffer discrimination in some prosperous empire and are treated like machines, then tell me, can they also derive the so-called joy of living from their labor? Isn't the meaning of their labor simply to realize their value?"
"Dark Human, these fantastical beings, simply do not exist in this world, and what you're describing is unrealistic; it's all just hypothetical!"
"You can't deny that such a history might exist in some other world; perhaps you just don't know it."
"Ha. That's just sophistry."
Altis felt that Dekan's answer, which completely defied Human Ethics, should definitely receive a score of 0.
She didn't need to offer much of a rebuttal.
There's no need to lower yourself to the level of this foolish Little Succubus.
After hearing Dekan's point of view, Altis could foresee the Little Succubus being crushed once again.
She wanted to see if the Little Succubus could still laugh this time.
This response can be described as a blatant violation of Human Ethics.
As long as the testing system doesn't break down.
Even the most brilliant examiner can't possibly give you many points!
However.
Morion: "20 points."
Altis: "???"