Chapter 29 Is there a precedent in the academy?
Edith now deeply regretted choosing the middle position.
At that time, I was thinking about not standing out and not losing my tail, but I didn't expect that when I really went out, I would be far away from both sides and was forced to walk less than half a meter in front of everyone.
It wasn't awkward, but the feeling of being watched was really strange. She could hear countless whispers, but they kept silent when she passed by, as if they were cast under an invisible silencing spell.
"Whose family is that? I've never heard of her."
"Griffin...Does anyone in the Wang family have this last name?"
"Hedda Turner's companion is probably not from a big family - why are there so many minor nobles at the top of the list this year?"
"Ah, I remember her! She was the one who gave us a healthy bird during the jungle test and helped us complete the mission successfully!"
"! Are you talking about her?"
What a lively group of 16-year-olds, even their small talk is so full of energy.
Edith recalled with emotion the time when she worked in the association: meetings were dead silent, colleagues were too lazy to say a word when they got together, and the occasional passion was all used to curse their superiors.
Never mind, it's not a good memory.
She walked quickly away from the crowd, onto the stage, lightly touched her chest with her right palm facing inward, leaned forward, and nodded slightly to show respect.
The standard teacher's courtesy finally brought a smile to the teacher's serious expression. She nodded gently, said nothing, and handed Edith's report card to her with both hands.
Her results were also displayed on the background board behind her.
Written test: 191/200
Edith lowered her head and quickly scanned the score details. She was stunned for a moment - should her score be so high?
Could it be that the additional questions give more extra points?
She tilted her head suspiciously and pointed at the words and slid to the next line.
Regardless of that, let's take a look at the practical results first...
Before the words came into focus in front of her eyes, there was a collective gasp from the audience.
what happened?
She raised her head in a daze, and saw that everyone's eyes were looking in the same direction, motionless, as if her soul was taken away by something. She turned her head and looked at the glowing background board.
Practice…300/300?
Edith chewed over her grades quietly, lowered her head expressionlessly, and glanced at the paper version of the grade record again.
Written test: 191/200
Practice: 300/300
Edith: “…”
Edith: “???”
Damn it, she wanted to be high-profile, but she didn't want to be so high-profile that she would attract the attention of the king!
......
"She actually got full marks..." Tuttle muttered, looking down at his report card.
Written test: 190/200
Practice: 250/300
Very good results, full marks in practical and almost full marks in written tests, even if he was in the same class with the princes and princesses, he could still beat them. He has been puzzled since he got the transcript - how did he lose with this score?
I didn't expect that I was inferior to others in both aspects.
No wonder, no wonder I had already obtained the “highest score” and the written test score was close to full marks, but I still only got second place.
Although Edith got a score of 300, which was unprecedented, Tuttle was not jealous of it like the people sitting below. He cared more about another thing——
——Why is Edith’s written test score higher than his!
He was brought up with knowledge instilled in him by his parents. No matter how good the tutor is, how can he compare to his parents who are working researchers?
Tuttle estimated that, given the difficulty of the test, no one except himself would be able to score more than 180. So, let alone Edith's score being one point higher than his, even if it was a little lower than his, and the gap was not more than ten points, he would feel like a fishbone stuck in his throat.
"Which family is she from?" Amy's eyes sparkled with interest. He was very satisfied with his grades. He enjoyed the process of having fun more than being the first. Edith was the person who aroused his interest the most. "As a companion, she probably doesn't have a good family background. How about trying to win her over?"
He tilted his head to look in Bell's direction, but the girl frowned, not knowing what she was thinking, and did not give him any response.
Amy observed the other person's facial expression: "What's wrong?"
"...Nothing."
Bell shook his head, pursed his lips slightly, and turned to the girl standing in the center.
"It's just that I heard the teacher talk about an Edith Griffin...could it be the same one?"
......
"Now proceed with the investiture ceremony."
After the top ten students stood on the stage, the teacher pushed his glasses and took a box from the podium.
"Most of you here should have heard about the various rules and regulations of the college at home, but out of consideration for some students, we will explain them again here." Having said this, many people looked in Mu Lin's direction, either explicitly or implicitly.
The light was shining on Edith's head, so she couldn't see the girl's facial expression, but her straight back undoubtedly showed that she didn't care.
She frowned slightly: Isn't what the teacher said a bit too redundant?
"Boyounis College has the second largest library in the entire Dragon Spine Kingdom, but don't think it is inferior to the internal library of the Magic Association. Boyounis College has more authentic manuscripts of ancient wizards, and also has a large number of diaries and autobiographies that cannot be found outside...but all of these are in the core area of the library."
The teacher suddenly changed the subject, talking about the facilities of the academy from the awarding ceremony. Before Edith could finish her question, she slowly said, "But as everyone knows, the core area is not open to ordinary students, and borrowing books is not allowed."
"In addition to teachers with research qualifications, students selected by the former as assistants, and winners of various competitions, you can get in touch with them. The easiest way to obtain qualifications is to get a top ten score in the exam."
The breathing sounds in the audience became lighter at this moment.
This kind of historic building is always accompanied by various magical legends. In the many stories that have been circulated among the people, it is not uncommon to hear stories like "discovering a book of ancient wizards deep in the library of Beunius College, deciphering an ancient spell and then killing people all over the world."
In Edith's memory, in the adventure novels hidden under Hedda's bed, many of the protagonists got their golden fingers in this way - and their sales were often among the best.
The teacher's voice continued: "Among them, the 10th to 4th place winners will receive a bronze brooch, which allows them to enter and exit the library once for no more than five hours; the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive a silver brooch, which allows them to enter and exit the library three times, with at least five days between each visit and no more than eight hours per visit; the first place winner will receive a gold brooch, which allows them to enter and exit the library five times, with at least three days between each visit and no more than ten hours per visit."
She sorted out brooches of different colors from the box, distributed them from left to right, and fastened them on the lapels of the students' school robes. "Classroom tests are not counted. There are a total of four exams included in the assessment, which are the quarterly exams at the end of each quarter. However, according to feedback from students in previous years, most people feel that this change is too small and unfair to some "partially-skilled students" -"
The teacher suddenly stopped here, raised his head, met the bright eyes of countless people in front of him, and gave an unpredictable smile.
"So, this year the school has added a new rule: After obtaining permission from at least one teacher, ordinary students can challenge the top ten in any aspect, including but not limited to spell duels, alchemy competitions, magic circle drawing..."
"After receiving the teacher's recognition of victory, the student will receive the remaining library reading times of the challenged person. If the challenged person has used up all the times, it will be automatically marked as one time. Ordinary students who have received the times will be exempted and cannot be challenged by other students again before the next quarterly exam."
“Fairness and justice, as well as a richer variety of challenge formats, will surely inspire everyone’s enthusiasm for learning. I look forward to seeing your active performance.”
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The entrance examination ceremony was still going on, and next was the public execution of the bottom 50 students. However, after experiencing the impact of the recent series of reforms, everyone's attention was obviously no longer on those unlucky guys, which indirectly saved the children's face.
Edith, who walked down from the stage, was still the center of attention. The news that she had saved the top candidates from danger at the exam site had spread throughout the auditorium in just a few minutes. Everyone was chewing on this unknown reading partner and her astonishing full score in practical tests—until the teacher announced the new rules for obtaining the brooch.
Many people began to discuss the possibility of defeating Edith tacitly.
"Although the top ten are divided into different groups, the gap is not that big. Compared to those students who have been listening to Edith since childhood and are well-balanced in all aspects, don't you think this student who has not heard much about Edith will have a better chance of making a breakthrough?"
"What do you mean?"
"Potions, swordsmanship and the like - at least she didn't show any ability related to swordsmanship during the exam. As for potions, although she made some medicine, she used ordinary herbs, which is quite different from making real potions - she is just a companion, do you think the Turner family will let her take potions as an elective?"
"I don't think so. Well, this is really a breakthrough."
Before Edith's gold brooch had even warmed up, many top students had already noticed her. Feeling the hot gazes from all around her, directed at her collar, Edith shook her shoulders slightly in a strange way.
How come it's so similar to the party scene where she became the chief researcher...
"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Amy, who came down from the stage with Edith, put her arm around her shoulder. The first ten people who came down from the stage together were now crowded in the aisle, moving towards their seats little by little. The black-haired head took advantage of this opportunity when everyone was together and came over. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Amy. Can we exchange addresses?"
Edith frowned slightly and turned her head away from him: "I don't have a private address. If you really need it, you can send the letter directly to Turner's house."
"Don't shut me out like that." Amy looked hurt and tilted her head sadly. "I just want to know what the teacher said about you. The dean of Astrology scolded me for three pages, which caused my practical score to be terribly low. I urgently need to hear other people's normal comments to ease my mood."
This reminded Edith, who was so shocked by her perfect score that she even forgot to read the comments on the back of her report card.
I don’t know what the deans think of me.
She turned sideways, leaving Bell a gap to pull Amy away, and turned the paper over as she howled.
Tuttle also pretended to approach Edith casually, his eyes moving from her shoulder down to the place where the dean's name was marked.
Hmm? Why do all her comments seem so short?
Before he could see the details, he heard Edith read out the words in a strange and blank tone.
"Come to the office immediately for an interview?" The blonde girl looked confused. "Why is every other comment except for the Dean of Astrology the same?"
She looked up, hoping to get some information from the people around her who were obviously more experienced, but found that everyone had fallen into a strange silence - except Amy, whose eyes were shining with excitement.
"Wow, wow..." His expression was filled with interest, "Is there a precedent of a freshman being recruited as the dean's assistant before he even enters Beaujolais College?"
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