Magic Spell Class exams were divided into two parts: a written examination and practical work.
Unlike the written examination, the practical assessment inherently carried certain risks—including, but not limited to, spells going out of control and prey going out of control—so all such practical exams were scheduled after the written examinations, during the twentieth week, in order to minimize the possibility of students being injured during practical assessments and having their written exam scores affected.
Zheng Qing's Spell Studies written examination was scheduled for East Room 101 of the Main Building.
Like him, the written exams for Class Astronomy 08-1, and even all first-year students of Jiuyou Academy, were held on the first floor of the Main Building. However, the students' seats were randomly assigned, and each examination room contained only a few familiar faces.
This invisibly eased Zheng Qing's pressure somewhat.
After all, he now bore the title of "Great Arcana Sequence—The World." Wherever he went, he drew curious or doubtful gazes. Compared with dealing with the endless questions from acquaintances, he would rather be stared at by strangers.
At the very least, out of politeness or other reasons, strangers would not brazenly walk up to him and ask whether he was Old Yao's illegitimate son.
Whenever he thought of this, Zheng Qing could not help feeling exasperated. He might not be dashing and handsome, but he was fair and clean-cut, with delicate features. How could anyone associate him with Old Yao's dark yellow, wrinkled walnut of a face?
It was utterly ridiculous!
There were sixteen seats in the examination room, arranged four by four, with wide gaps between them.
There were three invigilators: a Black Robe Teaching Assistant, a black-robed researcher, and a gray robed school worker. All of them were unfamiliar faces.
According to the senior