Chapter 104 - 90: The Clouds Part
In the Honglu Temple hall, Academic Palace Instructors who had come to attend the final exam and did not have proctoring duties were casually sitting and chatting.
"...so I said, this year’s final exam questions were really too difficult."
The tall and burly Academic Palace Director, Doctor of Physical Science Xue Che, shook his head helplessly. "Just listen to that banging of desks. Once the exam results are out, the Ministry of War will surely come making trouble at the Academic Palace again. They’ll say we didn’t recommend any career paths for the Ministry of War."
"Let them make a fuss. It’s the same every year; they always feel shortchanged. They didn’t protest when the final exam tasks involved physical labor."
Herbal Medicine Doctor Sun Pu said with a chuckle, "But this year’s final exam was tough indeed, especially since the Mountain Master picked questions from the mutated objects at the Dongjun Tower. By the way, it took me three and a half hours to solve that wooden box; how long did it take you?"
Doctor of Hundred Beasts Wei Shanjun chuckled, "I was a bit quicker, three hours and fifteen minutes."
Military Doctor Qi Ju shook his head, "Three hours. I got a bit angry while solving it and used too much force, breaking off a corner—guess that’s considered a shortcut."
"Hey, I got angry too when I was solving it."
Herbal Medicine Doctor Sun Pu couldn’t help but chuckle silently as he glanced at Academic Palace Director and Sword Doctor Cui Yixian and Sacrificial Officer Chen Danqiu, who were silently playing chess nearby. He scratched his cheek, wanting to ask but not quite daring.
"Stop looking," Sword Study Master Cui Yixian said without lifting his head. "Among us here, the fastest was Brother Wenyuan. He took only seven and a half minutes."