59: Grade C?

The Examiner seemed not to notice Ye Chen's expression and waved him away.

No, I put so much effort into achieving this, and in your eyes, it's so worthless?

Then your level of command must be incredibly high!

Although somewhat displeased by the Examiner's disregard, it was merely a routine assessment, and Ye Chen wasn't too bothered.

Returning to the assessment hall, the students who had finished their assessments had already left, leaving him as the only one from Class 3.

Just then, students from Class 4 began to enter the hall, and a shout called out to Ye Chen.

"Hey! Brother Chen, are you here to show off too!"

Without turning around, he knew it was that kid Zhou Mingjie.

This shout immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone stared in astonishment as the usually arrogant Young Master Zhou, now beaming, walked up to Ye Chen.

"Young Master Chen? Which family's young master is this, to be held in such high regard by Young Master Zhou?"

Someone whispered softly.

"What Young Master Chen, this is Ye Chen! Ye Chen, who, along with Zhou Mingjie, is known as the 'Twin Evils of Dawn'!"

A knowledgeable person quickly explained.

"What? Is that the one who defeated Young Master Zhou and became the number one expert of Dawn?"

"Exactly! He's already a top student, and with his powerful dependents, he's sure to get at least an A-grade in this assessment."

"Tsk tsk, I'd say at least an A+, maybe even an S-grade!"

The surrounding whispers clearly reached Ye Chen's ears.

Since advancing to Demigod, his five senses and reaction speed had greatly improved, making these whispers sound as if they were right beside him, causing his expression to subtly darken.

As he was thinking, a large hand clapped heavily on his shoulder.

Zhou Mingjie's smirking face appeared before him:

"Brother Chen, why aren't you answering me? Finished with the assessment? Did you manage to make the Examiner drop his jaw?"

Ye Chen stared expressionlessly at Zhou Mingjie, making him feel uneasy.

"What... what's wrong?"

"C-grade," Ye Chen coldly spat out two words.

"Wh-what?" Zhou Mingjie's eyes widened.

"I said I got a C-grade, almost failing."

"No way, is this assessment that difficult? What kind of lineup was on the other side, a ninth-tier legend?"

Ye Chen stared at Zhou Mingjie with an expression that said 'you're an idiot,' shook his head, and left.

Zhou Mingjie was left completely bewildered and couldn't help but worry about the upcoming assessment.

He had originally planned to rely on his incredibly powerful army to show off spectacularly.

Now it seemed... it was better to play it safe.

Meanwhile, the assessment results for Class 3 were delivered to Director Wu's desk.

The top one was Ye Chen's report card.

Director Wu picked up the sheet, his gaze sweeping over the contents:

"Ye Chen, number of dependents 1300, confronted enemy 1001.

After the battle, all enemies were annihilated, 170 of his own dependents remained, losses exceeded 85%.

Final grade - C-grade."

Director Wu looked at this extremely simple grading sheet, his face immediately darkened, and he thought to himself:

"Which idiot is this? Grading solely based on quantity?"

He immediately stood up and strode towards the assessment hall, heading directly to the room where Ye Chen had been assessed.

The Examiner, who was slacking off in the assessment room, saw the Director of Education suddenly appear and hastily stood up, bowing respectfully.

After all, Director Wu was not only the school's Director of Education but also a powerful Middle God; in every aspect, he could not be treated with the slightest disrespect.

Director Wu glanced at the Examiner and asked in a flat tone:

"Is someone being assessed?"

"Yes, yes, Class Four just started, and a battle is currently underway."

The Examiner replied somewhat nervously.

At this moment, the person in charge of the assessment hall also received the news and rushed over.

"Oh, Director Wu, what brings you here, what a rare guest!"

The person in charge smiled broadly.

Director Wu merely nodded slightly, paying little attention, and turned to the Examiner, saying:

"Pull up Ye Chen's assessment data from Class Three; I want to see it."

The person in charge sensed the unusual atmosphere, wisely shut his mouth, and stood to the side.

The Examiner was stunned for a moment and began operating in a flurry.

Soon, a light screen appeared, showing not only detailed data but also footage of the battle.

In the footage, the projection of Ye Chen's Divine Domain immediately caught Director Wu's eye.

"This is... Demigod-level?" Director Wu couldn't help but exclaim.

The person in charge and the Examiner also turned their gaze to the light screen, their faces filled with shock.

"Impossible! He just awakened; how could his Divine Domain be so large!"

The Examiner cried out in surprise.

Director Wu also felt somewhat puzzled, but thinking of Ye Chen's strange Divine Domain and his hidden secrets...

Breaking through to Demigod didn't seem entirely unbelievable.

He then checked the detailed battle data.

On Ye Chen's side were one thousand first-tier elite Worms and three hundred second-tier extraordinary bats.

And the opponent was six hundred second-tier elite Orc Warriors, three hundred second-tier elite Orc Archers, one hundred second-tier extraordinary Orc Priests, and one third-tier extraordinary Orc Commander.

Looking at the configurations of both sides, everyone fell silent.

Thirteen hundred beasts against one thousand Orc Warriors, whose professions were well-matched and whose overall level was slightly higher.

Although Ye Chen suffered heavy losses, being able to annihilate the entire enemy force was already quite remarkable.

Moreover, Director Wu knew in his heart that Ye Chen had definitely held back; if he had used his overwhelming swarm of flies, the battle would probably have ended instantly.

The Examiner also realized his mistake at this point and stammered:

"No, Director... Student Ye Chen's battle losses were a bit high, which is why I..."

Director Wu's face darkened, and he sternly reprimanded:

"Grading based solely on battle losses? Then I'll just hire a calculator to be an Examiner; what use are you?"

The person in charge now understood what was happening; the Director had come to demand an explanation.

Seeing the Examiner stammering and unable to answer, he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Director Wu, please calm down. Teacher Xiao Wang has only recently started working and isn't very proficient in his duties yet..."

"Next, I will definitely train them well and set strict requirements, absolutely preventing such incidents from happening again!"

After hearing this, Director Wu found it difficult to dwell on the matter and could only say in a deep voice:

"As the people in charge of the school, we need to be responsible for every student. Every judgment you make needs to be cautious; even a single misjudgment could affect a child's entire life!"

The person in charge wiped the sweat from his forehead after hearing this and said with a fawning smile:

"The Director is right; this is my mistake in my work, and I will reflect on it... In the future, I will carefully review their work to ensure absolute fairness."

Director Wu said nothing more, patted the Examiner's shoulder, and turned to leave.

After being patted twice by the Director, the Examiner's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground, but fortunately, the person in charge was quick-witted and supported him.

After Director Wu had walked away, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The Examiner's voice trembled: "Leader, everything should be fine now, right?"

The person in charge glanced at him and snorted coldly:

"What else do you want? Go, change Ye Chen's grade."

The Examiner was stunned: "Change it to what?"

The person in charge pondered for a moment, then slowly said:

"Change it to A."

Not too high, not too low, the middle way.