Chapter 28: Midterm Exams (2/2)
”Because you showed potential and courage. If you haven't shown such traits, I wouldn't have intervened. Those were my instructions. As for the rest, you'll have to ask Lady Valkyrie.” Sira said before sipping more of her tea.
”I understand.” Nikolai stood up. ”But don't expect me to be grateful to either of you. We both know that the reason Julian is after me was because of Valkyrie's interest, to begin with.”
He left the clubroom as the knot in his heart was untied. After so many years, he finally understood why Julian hated him. It was because he knew Valkyrie pulled strings to admit Nikolai into the academy.
A question was answered, but a new one emerged. Why did Valkyrie help him get admitted, to begin with? Nikolai would have to find out but things haven't changed.
He still needed to grow stronger. For that, he would need the treasure hidden in the Lost Garden.
'The midterm exams are tomorrow.' Nikolai walked toward his room. 'This is a chance to grow stronger, earn fate points, and most importantly, take revenge.'
His hate toward the world didn't decrease after knowing the answer but only increased. It was never his fault; it was always the world's fault that he suffered.
However, he shall suffer no longer.
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The midterm exams were separated into two, a written exam and a practical one. The written exam took place in the morning. Nikolai went toward the Exam Hall where giant machines were placed.
The machine had many chairs where the students sat down and placed helmets on their heads. This way, cheating was impossible. The exam will be taken via virtual reality artifacts. As he placed the helmet on his head, a panel appeared in front of him.
[Exam will commence in 5:05...]
It was a countdown until the exam began. As he waited for it to begin, he tried to remember what he studied in his first year of the academy.
The topics were very basic. Energy channels, monsters, and herbs. They were the basic knowledge a person would need to survive in this world.
For someone who lived in the army and the wild, this exam was nothing but child play for Nikolai. After the countdown reached zero and it began, a plant appeared in front of him as he smelled the distinct smell of burning coal.
[Name this plant and list its uses.]
”Coaline Plant. Can be used for cooking, closing wounds, and repelling water-based monsters.”
After he finished answering, a giant monster appeared in front of him. This way, he was asked time and time against different things and topics. After each question, another followed after.
Nikolai was merciless and didn't try to hold back. He didn't have the mindset of staying low. He was sick of staying low, he did that in his past life and it brought nothing but misery. Furthermore, his system was rewarded based on the impact he left on the world.