On Thursday and Friday nights, there were actually still a few unlucky players who were forced into the Scarlet Dream for violating school rules.
A few bored specters killed them all.
After all, a bunch of specters were partying inside the dream, and they had been seen by the players!
Zuo Lin'an rubbed his temples. Putting aside what had happened in the Scarlet Dream, he calculated the headcount.
The players, combined with the one hundred NPCs, totaled three hundred and twenty-eight people, which could be divided into seven classes in total.
It was around 6:40 AM now. All the students had cleared their desks, leaving only a pen, and standing on the podium was none other than Liu Gaomei.
Her expression was solemn, her voice filled with absolute coldness.
“First, we will have the Language exam in the morning, from seven to eight-thirty. Next is English, from nine to ten-thirty.”
“In the afternoon, there will be the Mathematics and Science exams. These two are combined, with the exam running from one to three.”
“After the exams are over, everyone is free to move about.”
“However, you must return to the classroom at four in the afternoon. At that time, we will distribute the test papers, announce your scores and rankings, and hand out rewards to the top-performing students.”
“I hope you have studied hard this past week.”
At this moment, a player asked, “Teacher, what kind of rewards will they be?”
Liu Gaomei did not state it directly.
“You will find out when the time comes.”
As she spoke, she glanced up at the clock.
“It is about time. We will start distributing the test papers now. Once you receive your paper, you may look over it, but do not write until exactly seven o'clock.”
Before long, the test papers were distributed to all the students.
Zuo Lin'an glanced casually at the paper in his hands. Sure enough, the questions were incredibly simple, and there was no essay requirement.
Given this level of difficulty, he figured about seventy to eighty percent of the players could score above eighty points.
They were ancients, after all.
“Time's up. Begin.”
The exam duration was an hour and a half, but Zuo Lin'an spent only half an hour writing his answers!
For the rest of the time, he simply lay face down on his desk to sleep. Of course, he was sly enough to tuck his completed paper underneath him so no one could peek.
After all, sitting to his left and right were Xuan Jingyuan and Gu Hedao.
One was a First-Rate martial artist, and the other was a Xiantian Rank martial artist. Wouldn't peeking at his answers be incredibly easy for them?
Zuo Lin'an, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly realized this and froze.
Oh, right!
Why hadn't he thought of this before?
They might know Language, but what about the other subjects?
If these players didn't know the answers, they could just peek at the ones written by the NPCs. After all, the classroom wasn't particularly large; with fifty desks and chairs crammed inside, the aisles between them were quite narrow.
For martial artists, reading answers from such a short distance would be effortless!
Thank goodness!
Zuo Lin'an was glad he had reacted quickly. This was only the first exam, Language, so the players didn't need to cheat yet.
But!
For the subsequent English exam, as well as the afternoon Mathematics and Science exams, there was no way these ancients had fully grasped the material!
Therefore, he had to make plans early.
Wait.
As Zuo Lin'an thought about it more closely, he suddenly felt that this might be an opportunity.
He could deliberately write down incorrect answers on his test papers. If these players all copied him...
At this thought, Zuo Lin'an felt highly satisfied.
However, it wouldn't work if he was the only one doing it.
He had to talk to the other NPCs later to prevent any of them, out of boredom, from writing down correct answers and letting the players copy them.
Once the Language exam ended, Liu Gaomei collected the papers and left the classroom.
Before leaving, she left behind a sentence: “Thirty minutes of rest. The next subject is English!”
Zuo Lin'an left the classroom with Xu Youyou, his expression completely normal. As he walked out, he didn't forget to pat the shoulders of the other NPCs, gesturing for them to follow him out.
Soon, some players noticed the behavior of the native students.
Many players who knew each other exchanged looks. They couldn't help but feel that these natives might be plotting something.
“Should we follow them and see?”
“We'd better check it out. What if they're targeting us?”
“Alright, let's go!”
Upon noticing this, Xuan Jingyuan also cast a subtle glance toward a certain direction behind him. The person sitting there was a member of the Dark Dragon Guard.
However, that person was only at the Houtian Rank, completely incomparable to Xuan Yi and Xuan Er.
But given the current situation, he didn't have much of a choice.
Zuo Lin'an gathered a crowd of NPCs at the very edge of the corridor. During this time, many other NPCs saw them and joined in of their own accord. Within a few minutes, he had gathered over twenty people.
The NPCs who arrived later found it strange and walked over to ask,
“What are you guys doing here?”
Zuo Lin'an pulled out his phone and began typing.
【Pretend to take the exam seriously, but write down wrong answers at key points. Remember, you must look extremely confident. A lot of players will definitely choose to copy your answers!】
Seeing the words Zuo Lin'an typed, they were all somewhat surprised. This was a very simple and practical method that could drastically lower the scores of most players.
It was just that they hadn't even thought about this angle. After all, the players only had two cards left.
So scores didn't really seem to matter anymore, did they?
However...
“Not bad. Actually, picturing that scene sounds pretty fun.”
“I think it's interesting too. Let's do it.”
“Regardless, it's still necessary to target them.”
For them, it would be best if not a single one of these players could clear the dungeon.
Ideally, even Gu Hedao and Ming Ruofeng would copy them. Once their scores fell short, they would be trapped in the dungeon.
As for Xuan Jingyuan... with that 【Lingyang First High School Pass】 in hand, no one could stop him, so there was no need to worry about him.
Zuo Lin'an pocketed his phone.
“Then it's settled. If you have friends you know, give them a heads-up.”
At this point, he spoke about some other topics to mislead the players who were eavesdropping in secret.
“Once the exams are over, we can leave the school and go relax at our agreed-upon spot.”
No one showed any signs of surprise. Instead, they nodded in unison, each looking as if they had known about going out to play all along.
Before long, they dispersed.
Some returned to the classroom, while others went to chat with friends.
In any case, the actions of all the natives seemed completely unrelated, leaving the surrounding players who were watching them utterly clueless as to what Zuo Lin'an had just said to them.
But it was definitely not what they had overheard.
Zuo Lin'an returned to the classroom. Ming Ruofeng, who sat in front of him, turned around.
“Brother An, why didn't you take me with you when you went out to find your friends just now?”
Zuo Lin'an raised an eyebrow. “We made plans to go hang out together after the exams are over. Do you want to join us?”
The smile on Ming Ruofeng's face grew deeper. “If possible, I would certainly love to.”
Zuo Lin'an played along with his words.
“No problem.”
“Once school is dismissed, remember to come back to the dormitory with us to pack your things. When the time comes... follow me.”
Rate on N.U.
