243: Chapter 243 Cheating on Exams

The silver light pillar generated immense pressure, and then the vibrating ground suddenly began to contract and stretch, separating everyone by ten meters.

Then the ground rose, creating stone tables and chairs in front of everyone.

Under the pressure of the silver light pillar, everyone sat down in the chairs.

Before anyone could figure out what was happening, a large number of blue light characters appeared on the tables in front of them.

Nie Ning took a closer look, and wow, it was all sorts of exam questions about Wizards.

"Is this right?"

According to his understanding, shouldn't a bunch of exotic beasts appear, followed by a three-hundred-round battle, and then he would win and claim the reward?

But what the heck was this now? Why was the trial content an exam?!

Nie Ning turned his head to look at the others, but due to the silver light barrier, he couldn't see what was written on their tables.

At this moment, Heloise gave Nie Ning the middle finger, then began to write furiously.

Seeing this, Nie Ning looked at the others again; even the three Knights began to write diligently.

Nie Ning took a deep breath and refocused his attention on the tabletop.

The content of the paper was extensive, ranging from Alchemy to Pharmacy, from witchcraft to Array Formulas, and the difficulty was ridiculously high.

The questions were neither too difficult nor too simple, perfectly within the Tier 3 range.

But this stumped Nie Ning.

Because unlike regular Wizards, most of his time was spent on cultivation.

Even if he occasionally needed to use promotion potions or create puppets and other items, he almost always struggled through it without systematic learning.

He relied on the materials he possessed, constantly experimenting to figure out the principles.

So, compared to a regular Wizard, he was at most a half-baked Wizard, and his basic knowledge in various aspects was even worse than Heloise's.

Nie Ning carefully looked at the paper, but just looking at the questions made his head ache.

For example, what Runic Formulas are needed for puppet creation, what points should be noted when making Healing Elixirs, and the outline of Runic Formulas for Mental Resistance Arrays.

What the heck did he know about that?!

The beginning seemed normal, but what did this 'Star Power Extraction Steps' mean? He hadn't studied Star Magic, so how would he know how to extract it!

And the steps for making the Star Annihilation Cannon, was this really knowledge a Tier 3 Wizard could master?

Moreover, from the questions, it seemed that only Wizards of the Eye of Astral could answer them.

Nie Ning looked around, seeing everyone writing smoothly, gritted his teeth, and prepared to write randomly; at worst, he just wouldn't get the reward.

Immediately, Nie Ning activated his Spiritual Power, preparing to engrave his answers on it.

But just then, a Green Crystal Vines suddenly appeared, strangling Nie Ning's throat of destiny.

Nie Ning was startled, only then remembering that Sensen was still in his backpack.

Sensen's way of thinking was different from his, and its progress in learning knowledge was very efficient, having almost read most of the Wizard books he stored.

Nie Ning glanced around guiltily, and seeing no one looking at him, he took off his backpack and placed it on his lap.

Although he didn't understand why Sensen hadn't been dragged out to answer questions, for him now, it was a lifesaver.

Opening the backpack, Sensen had already woken up and was looking at him with watery eyes.

The two didn't exchange many words; Sensen's Green Crystal Vines touched the stone table, and then a large number of blue characters formed by Spiritual Power appeared.

Gradually, Nie Ning's eyes were filled with excitement.

Even if he couldn't get a perfect score, he probably wouldn't do too badly, and maybe he could really get some good things from here.

Sensen was very fast, finishing all the questions in just half an hour.

At the same time, the blue characters on the stone table began to flash, constantly switching between white and red.

Nie Ning stared at the stone table without blinking.

Finally, under Nie Ning's nervous gaze, the characters turned white, and then the stone table shattered, and the silver light pillar above it disappeared.

"Passed?"

Nie Ning couldn't quite believe it.

Nie Ning's movements naturally attracted the attention of others.

The others were fine, but Heloise's eyes showed an incredible look.

Because she knew Nie Ning best here, she naturally knew that Nie Ning's scores in all aspects of Wizard knowledge were very poor.

Now Nie Ning was actually the first to finish the questions, which was clearly a bit off.

Did Nie Ning just give up and answer randomly, so he came out early?

"Oh dear, I accidentally finished the exercises first. What can I do?"

Nie Ning spread his hands at Heloise, smiling sarcastically.

As his voice fell, the silver light barrier around Heloise disappeared; apparently, Heloise had also finished the exercises.

Heloise walked up to Nie Ning, looked at the backpack Nie Ning was holding, a hint of disdain in her eyes, then snatched the backpack away.

She opened it and, sure enough, Sensen was awake.

"I thought you were studying behind my back. Is this it? You cheated..."

Heloise pouted, speaking with disdain.

Seeing Heloise about to spout nonsense, Nie Ning quickly covered Heloise's mouth: "I relied on my own efforts; don't let your imagination run wild, lest people laugh at us."

At this time, others finished their exercises and came out one after another.

"Little brother, you're quite hidden. Before, you pretended not to know anything in front of me. It's not good for young people to hide their talents too much."

Paramond stepped forward, smiling with emotion.

When making puppets before, Nie Ning acted like a beginner, his skill level at most that of a First-Ring Wizard. He didn't expect such a rapid change.

Nie Ning was very modest: "You flatter me, you flatter me."

Heloise rolled her eyes upon hearing this and bit Nie Ning's hand.

Although it wasn't the first time she had seen Nie Ning's thick skin, every time she couldn't understand how someone's skin could be so thick.

Nie Ning cried out in pain, letting go of her hand, and glared at Heloise in dissatisfaction.

In the following time, Nie Ning and the others began to chat and wait.

Paramond could not interfere with the puppets in the silver light pillar, and those puppets were clearly unable to answer those questions.

An hour and a half later, the remaining silver light pillars suddenly lit up.

By the time everyone reacted, the silver light pillars, along with the puppets, had all disappeared.

"Are they dead?"

Heloise raised her delicate eyebrows, murmuring softly.

"Probably not. They were likely teleported away. After all, this is just a trial, and the Eye of Astral isn't some evil organization."

Paramond explained with a smile.

But Nie Ning looked at Paramond in front of him, a strange glint appearing in his eyes.

Because he had already guessed that those purple orbs were probably not Artificial Spirits, but real human souls!

Before a major force like the Eye of Astral, the difficulty of trying to cheat was imaginable; ordinary Artificial Spirits simply couldn't escape the detection of the trial grounds.

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