[Yes/No]
This question... is it too strange?
Who the hell came up with this kind of question!
Beichen originally intended to complain, but suddenly remembered Durandal had visited the livestream. So she could hear his voice...
Therefore, he decided to just fill in the blanks.
After filling in the blanks, Beichen handed the form back and turned to leave.
As a result, after Durandal took the form, she suddenly murmured, "So your name is Beichen?"
Chapter 46: True masters often hide their strength
Hearing Durandal's whisper, Beichen stopped in his tracks.
So you only found out my name now?
This is too heartbreaking. You used to be so obedient, Dumb Goose~
Of course, Beichen wouldn't say this out loud, or rather, he wouldn't say anything at all.
Because Durandal had visited the livestream and recognized his voice. Even though the voice might have been slightly different through the stream.
But she would surely have some awareness and eventually recognize him directly.
Therefore, of the thirty-six stratagems... the best was to run!
Beichen turned his head and nodded at Durandal, then turned to leave. But just as his hand reached the doorknob, before he could push the door open, he heard the beautiful blonde woman behind him speak again.
"To be frank, I've heard about you from my subordinates, but I only learned your name just now."
"..." Beichen didn't look back.
"Please don't worry. Everyone has secrets, and I respect your personal privacy. So I've already disciplined them and told them not to investigate you anymore."
They... were investigating me?
Unbelievable, did I slip up without knowing?
As Beichen was wondering, Durandal spoke again:
"But I hope your secret will not cause harm to Schicksal. Otherwise, I will make you pay the price."
After saying this, Durandal fell silent.
Seeing her say this, Beichen instantly understood. She hadn't stopped her subordinates' actions. Instead, she had taken on the important task of investigating him herself?
To be targeted by her...
Indeed, I can't stay at Schicksal. Maybe I should just jump ship to St. Freya?
Beichen pushed the door open, thinking this as he left the outer airport...
Not long after Beichen left the airport, Durandal finished the initial screening for all temporary staff.
"Are the examination results out?"
"They are out. Should I forward them to the Bishop?"
"No, I'll do it."
Durandal took the examination results handed over by a team member and rushed to the Bishop's office. After placing the examination results form on the desk, she said with a serious tone, "Lord Otto, these are the examination results. Fortunately, the last incident did not cause widespread infection among the survivors."
"Oh? Truly a miracle."
Otto turned around, clasped his hands, and said to Durandal with a slow sigh.
The outbreak of Honkai was extremely dangerous, and the last incident involved too many uncertainties.
As long as someone was injured by Honkai Beasts or Zombies, they would soon become infected.
To prevent temporary staff from spreading Honkai after being dismissed and returning to the real world, a full screening was necessary.
However, the last incident did not cause a widespread infection among the temporary staff? This could only be described as a miracle, a... miracle created by Theresa and the others?
"That Valkyrie who handled the aftermath, I remember her name was Murata Himeko, right?"
"Major Himeko's efforts saved many people."
Otto finished speaking and looked up, staring at Durandal, he slowly said, "And now, you need to take action too. The mission location is Arc City, and the target is experimental subject k423."
Upon hearing the name k423, Durandal's expression stiffened, and she instantly realized the seriousness of this mission.
"But the assessment hasn't..."
"I can handle such matters. How can you, as a warrior, sit idly in the rear? Are you afraid?"
"Absolutely not! I can depart with my people at any time."
After watching Durandal leave, Otto's gaze settled on the computer in his office.
All right, let's put these guys to the test.
Hmph, you can't work for Schicksal without a solid knowledge base.
Otto placed his hands on the keyboard and began controlling the main computer to issue exam questions to the temporary staff.
Meanwhile.
A dialogue box suddenly popped up on Beichen's computer.
[Do you wish to stay at Schicksal and understand more about the meaning of Honkai?]
[Yes/no]
"Huh... Is this an invitation to an online exam? Didn't they say it was tomorrow?"
Beichen blinked in surprise, then moved his mouse and clicked "Yes."
Immediately, the screen displayed a blank exam paper background. Each line contained a question and showed the number of screens answered (0/160).
In the bottom left corner, a countdown timer was steadily decreasing. Considering the few seconds he spent dazed by the open-book nature of the test, he deduced the entire exam was scheduled for 3 hours.
160 questions he hadn't reviewed at all, all to be answered within three hours?
Damn it, who came up with this brilliant idea?! Is this even meant for humans to take?!
Novel ID 950180909
With time pressing, Beichen couldn't afford to think further and started looking at the questions.
The moment he did, he was completely taken aback.
The questions on the exam paper were, without exception, profound topics related to scientific research and philosophical speculation.
These were basically elective subjects in university; how could someone who wasn't a professional researcher possibly know them?!
What should I do? Wait... I've got it!
Don't I have the System?!
With a thought, Beichen mentally queried the System:
"System, can you help me pass this exam?"
[We recommend purchasing the Trial God Key: Void Archives from the shop. It only costs 1,000,000 Crystals and guarantees the host will pass any exam!]
"What the hell! This exam is just to get by for now, and you want me to spend a million Crystals on Void Archives???"
[If the host finds it too expensive, you can choose to rent it for a limited time. For only 1,000 Crystals, you can experience it for 10 minutes.]
"...Can you be any more of a profiteer?"
Only ten minutes for a thousand Crystals? That's way too expensive!
[Host, please do not worry. The Void Archives' functions are extremely powerful; 10 minutes is more than enough to crack all the questions in this exam.]
"Oh... Fine!"
To get that promotion and raise, Beichen unhesitatingly chose to redeem Void Archives.
As the redemption was confirmed, a golden light flashed through his eyes.
When he came to his senses, his mind was filled with knowledge that... didn't belong to him.
How to describe it? It felt like a library had been crammed into his head. But this library didn't overload his brain; he could easily understand any knowledge he desired with just a thought.
It was truly miraculous...
Is this the crystallization of previous civilization's technology?
Beichen turned his gaze back to the screen. The obscure and difficult questions now appeared as if they already had their answers marked.
He kept Void Archives active, frantically typing on the keyboard, rapidly solving one difficult problem after another.
This couldn't even be called an exam anymore; it was like deciphering these questions!
And it was during this process that Beichen suddenly had a strange illusion.
It felt as if he himself had drafted all these questions.
Incredible...
"I finished all the questions with a minute to spare? Void Archives truly lives up to its name."
After saying that, Beichen intended to submit his paper, but he suddenly remembered a proverb.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down...
The exam time was too short, and all his answers were correct. It would be difficult to explain if he aroused suspicion.
So, Beichen chose to intentionally get a few questions wrong before submitting. Afterward, he sat at the computer playing on his phone. He only got up to leave after the exam time was up and the computer system automatically submitted his paper.
Chapter 47: Let me study Fu Hua's remains in the future? Fat chance, I'm just gonna slack off!
The midday sun hung high in the sky, and Schicksal Airport reached the hottest part of the day.
The temporary staff who had completed their exams hurried to the cafeteria, preparing for their last meal at Schicksal before their promotion/departure.
Meanwhile, the Bishop's office was unusually quiet, forming a stark contrast with the bustling cafeteria.
The Bishop sat alone in front of the computer, holding a cup of coffee and savoring it quietly.
The number of temporary workers Schicksal had hired this term was exceptionally high. Even after the Hyperion Airport had been through the Herrscher of the Void incident, many people still participated in the assessment.
Correcting the exam papers might be a huge undertaking for ordinary people.
But for Otto, it wasn't troublesome at all.
The method he used for grading was to directly write a software program to review 160 questions. Using the powerful computing power of Schicksal's main control computer, he directly filtered out those who answered fewer than 100 questions correctly.
To work at a higher level within Schicksal, one must possess a high level of professional skill, so answering 100 questions correctly was the passing line.
Those scoring below this were directly eliminated.
This way, he only needed to assess the survivors who scored above 100.
Otto launched the program and the results came out.
Hmm... 14 people passed this exam?
Incredible, the results this term are actually this good?
Durandal often suggested that he lower the difficulty appropriately because the exam questions were too hard and the acceptance rate was too low.
It seems it wasn't that his questions were too difficult, but rather that the temporary workers in previous terms weren't capable enough.
Otto then selected the eliminated candidates and sent out mass rejection emails.
After finishing the notification for the dismissed temporary workers, he began to review the papers submitted by the 14 people who passed the exam.
Overall, most people were stuck in the score range of 120-130 points.
Only three people broke through the 130-point mark, achieving dazzling scores of 136, 141, and 146.
Very good, it seems there are quite a few intellectuals among this batch of temporary workers.
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