The snow on the dome had completely melted, and the clearing sky was crystal clear and transparent. The sunlight cascaded down from the top of the walls through the glass, dotting the hall with speckles of light.The voice of the Scales of Order echoed once more in the hall.
[Attention all examinees]
[Exam instructions have been changed again]
The voice of the Scales of Order was cold and calm but stirred up a huge commotion among the candidates.
The exam rules had changed again!
For many years, the saint exam rules had remained unchanged, adhering to the so-called ancestral laws that must not be violated. However, today they had been changed twice consecutively, which was enough to headline the monthly edition of the "Imperial Capital Newspaper".
[Original exam instructions: .....]
[Must equip four magic books, each of which must contain 'offensive magic', and must match secular magic, allocating ten magic power points for use]
[Forbidden to be nude in the examination hall... must carry a Magic Wand, and the material of the wand used must be wooden]
[Not allowed to use...]
Several more points had been added.
[Before the exam, examinees must relieve themselves in the restroom, emptying themselves completely, otherwise it will be considered cheating]
[Any actions that damage secular morals are prohibited]
The more these exam instructions were revised, the more bizarre they seemed….that was the thought of most examinees.
What kind of bizarre cheating is this!
The entire Church's style had been led astray!
An Su, on the other hand, was not so surprised or taken aback, as he had long been accustomed to the official 'patching.'
But no matter how the Church 'patched' and perfected the rules, they overlooked one key detail.
That was the mental endurance a person could bear.
Priestess Ai Xueli's mentality had been tortured to near collapse.
If someone's state of mind is damaged, then no 'patch' will be useful.
Attacking the mind is always the best strategy.
[Examinee An Su Moningsta, please enter the examination hall.]
He stood up nimbly, showing a shy smile, and his pale blue eyes were as clean as the azure sky; the female examinees around him saw An Su's appearance as a fine young man and thought that this young man wouldn't be as outrageous as the previous two, would he?
An Su walked towards the examination hall, first heading to the restroom with a natural demeanor.
He seemed to be in a perfectly normal state of mind.
A clean and beautiful young man.
But Ai Xueli didn't see it that way.
This was the foremost of the three from the border territories!
Following the precedents set by the previous two borderline eccentrics, she was already full of vigilance, even deep caution, towards this so-called 'Brother Su' 'Ansu'.
Especially the exam involving Lister, which from the outset was completely controlled by the young man before her.
Her heart was filled with deep worry.
And fear that came from the depths of her soul.
She didn't know how many times she had checked the combination of magic, but it all seemed quite reasonable and normal this time. The low-level magic "Resonance," combined with the earth magic "Tremor of the Land," could produce additional shock waves,
Although it still involved Light Attribute Magic "Sensory Blessing," this time it could be combined with "Arrow Shooting" to increase shooting accuracy...
These were all very standard tactics.
No matter how many times she checked, she could not find anything absurd in it.
But the more it seemed that way, the more suspicious she became in her heart.
The more normal it appeared, the more uneasy she felt!
The more fearful!
How could anyone from the border territories be normal?
Moreover, he was An Su Moningsta, the foremost from the three regions of the border!
And now, An Su had returned from the restroom, having taken a little longer than expected.
He promptly picked up the pen and signed his name on the authorization form.
Being able to sign this authorization indicated that he had passed the Scales of Order's review.
Ai Xueli finally noticed something amiss. She watched An Su and inquired, "Where is your Magic Wand?"
An Su did not have a Magic Wand in his hand, empty-handed, yet the rule mandated that one must be carried.
Nonetheless, he had passed the Scales of Order's review.
"The Magic Wand I brought is a custom-made, small wooden Magic Wand," An Su said, still with a clean smile.
"Where have you hidden the Magic Wand?"
"Priestess Ai Xueli, will you sign this authorization or not?"
An Su calmly stated, "I have signed the authorization. If you do not sign, according to the rules, you will have forfeited."
"First tell me," Ai Xueli's unease deepened to the maximum, "where have you hidden the Magic Wand?"
She stared intently at the "Newborn" title above An Su's head.
"Once you sign the authorization, you will know where the Magic Wand is," An Su softly said, his tone remaining clean and natural, "Please exercise your wisdom to think, please understand carefully, please consider and discern seriously."
To sign this authorization or not...
Before signing the authorization, Arthur was a normal human being, but after signing, he streaked naked; before Lister signed the authorization, he was quite humane, but after signing, he wet his pants...
To sign or not to sign!
Before her was An Su Moningsta, the foremost born of the three from the border territories!
Ai Xueli was at a loss.
Her thought process was gradually being corrupted by the antics of the previous two.
Wait a minute, he mentioned it was a small magic wand.
An Su had just gone to the restroom, taking an unusually long time.
Why did he need to spend so much time?
Could it be that going to the restroom was also a deliberate part of his scheme?
A sense of foreboding within her heart magnified instantaneously.
What did he do in the restroom... Could it be...
Ai Xueli's pupils contracted slightly. Why was it a custom small magic wand?
Since the two from the borderlands focused their maneuvers on the lower three paths, Ai Xueli began to let her thoughts wander towards those lower three paths as well.
How would this eldest newcomer torment me?
What on earth had he been doing in the restroom for so long?
Could it be...
Could it be he hid the magic wand... in that spot?
That spot!
Ai Xueli incredulously raised her head, staring directly at An Su with her pupils violently constricting. seaʀᴄh thё NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Yet, the latter still wore a bright and sunny demeanor.
But Lister, too, kept a calm and elegant expression while holding back a full bladder!
If it were before, she would have never had such perverse suspicions.
But after enduring the consecutive baptisms by "The Bare Buttock Lice" and "The Mother Goddess's Bladder," Ai Xueli's mind was now cast with a vast shadow, and her worldview had been completely led astray.
Although the exam instructions prohibited any behavior that ran counter to secular morals, the third chapter, the second clause of the "Bible" also pointed out that sex is sanctified and blessed by God—even in full public view.
Because Nether had a low birth rate.
Plus, with commoners having few ways to entertain themselves, they needed to release some energy; otherwise, idleness might easily lead to rebellion.
"Priestess Ai Xueli."
An Su's cool voice rang out, "The exam is about to begin. Please sign the authorization."
Ai Xueli stared at the authorization form before her, her hands trembling slightly.
Do I dare to sign it?
Or rather, do I dare to gamble?
Do I have the courage to sign it?
It's just a job as an examiner, is it worth gambling my life's honor for it?
Anyway, I've already forfeited once...
Do I possess the wisdom to see through An Su's plan?
An Su had already signed the authorization, and at this point, modifying the exam rules last minute was no longer possible.
She remembered An Su's spell combinations.
Ai Xueli was a wise genius, a talent who learned everything quickly; thus, with her thinking now utterly warped, she began to consider the other possibilities of these spell combinations.
The possibilities involving the lower three paths.
The effect of "Interference Resonance" is to disrupt the casting frequency of an enemy's magic wand, thereby interfering with the casting of magic to a certain degree;
In other words, "Interference Resonance" could make an enemy's magic wand vibrate.
There was also "Earth Tremor," which similarly created trembling waves.
Add to that the "Sensory Blessing,"
which could double the sensations throughout the body,
and finally, there was "Arrow Launch."
Imagining the possibility, Ai Xueli's pupils shuddered violently, and even her cheeks began to blush.
This would surely... break someone completely in an instant.
To pull this off in full view of everyone would be torture far beyond nudity and urinating oneself!
"Examiner Ai Xueli, please sign the authorization." An Su watched Ai Xueli's expression, finding it quite amusing, and calmly said, "Time's up."
This was truly a battle of wits.
In reality, the small magic wand was in his inner jacket pocket.
There was nothing in any strange place.
He simply loitered in the bathroom on purpose.
All he did was lead Ai Xueli to think in that direction — this was an inspiration he got from Miss Enya.
All because Miss Enya mentioned that the wand Luojia gave resembled a purple salvia staff.
Under normal circumstances, his misdirection would never have worked, but Ai Xueli's thoughts were now utterly distorted after the dirty tricks by Lister and Arthur.
She was effectively conditioned.
This was the groundwork laid by good brothers!
He knew Ai Xueli was clever, a genius who could draw conclusions from one point; therefore, it was precisely her intelligence that was to be her undoing.
An Su, the good young man, had done nothing bad; all of this "dirtiness" was in the mind of you, big sister Priest.
An Su Moningsta was an upright and righteous person of integrity.
Now the one corrupted was you, Ai Xueli!
At the same time, if Ai Xueli still chose to sign the authorization, An Su didn't mind — with these four spells, he could win by following a normal line of thought.
But now, it seemed,
with Ai Xueli's shoulders trembling faintly, her ears crimson as the evening glow, she murmured, "You bastard... you can't do this, you can't..."