Luviya only had three exams, so the parchnt she received was quite short. Shard, on the other hand, who had to take 18 exams at once, received a parchnt so long that it could completely wrap the orange cat Mia, who was quietly lying on the windowsill, into a tight ball and still have leftovers.
There were no breaks during the Saint Byrons exams. The test started at nine in the morning, and students could leave once they finished answering questions. However, if they didn't finish, they couldn't leave their seats even for physiological needs.
Shard knew this in advance, so starting from nine o'clock on Saturday morning, he engaged in a ntal conversation with the voice in his head while fervently writing. That evening, Miss Luisa had invited him to the opera. The 18 exams were challenging, as no exam was particularly light, and if he didn't want to miss his first visit to the opera house, he couldn't afford to slack off at all.
Luviya stood up and left at ten-thirty, followed by Miss Luisa and Dr. Schneider. Even Priest Augustus, who had only seven exams, had left the room by twelve o'clock, while Shard had already finished the questions for 10 courses by then.
During lunchti, neither the professors nor Shard could eat. The four who had left early, however, stayed in Room One next door awaiting to hear what the professors had to say after the exams.
They originally wanted to take Mia for food, but Mia stayed on the windowsill waiting for Shard, showing no intention of leaving with anyone else. In order to feed his hungry pet cat sooner, Shard once again increased his writing speed.
His Draleonian handwriting was already challenging to decipher, and speeding up made the letters even more twisted and deford, but he liked to think they were still recognizable.
Since it was only first-year exams, the content was even simpler than Shard had anticipated. A week of diligent preparation and the help from the voice in his head, along with his familiarity with various exams, allowed Shard to finally place the last period on his parchnt at 4:21 that afternoon.
The deep blue ink saturated the parchnt, the dots of ink spreading due to the pressure used.
Despite his current physical condition, Shard still felt his wrists ache. However, after dropping his fountain pen, a smile still graced his face. Although he hadn't answered every question, Shard was confident he had passed all the exams.
Postponing the use of the Ti Key was worthwhile; sincere preparation for the upgrade exams without distraction brought him this mont of happiness.
The used parchnt roll was sent off through the stack of manuscript pages on the doctor's desk, and the four supervising professors also breathed a sigh of relief. Since it had taken so long, everyone decided to take a half-hour break before announcing anything else.
The projected figures stood up and left, their transparent shadows disappearing into the empty room. Shard then picked up Mia, who had finally stood up from the windowsill. The small orange cat, probably famished, owed continuously in his arms:
"I'll take you to eat sothing nice soon."
The notably cheerful detective said while petting the cat.
Leaving the room, he pushed open the door of the neighboring room. The other four mbers of his group were all there. Miss Luisa was flipping through a book, while Luviya sat at the dining table, using playing cards for divination on the table. Priest Augustus and Dr. Schneider sat on the sofa, discussing tax issues while looking at the newspapers spread on the coffee table.
Seeing Shard carrying the cat over, they all paused their activities:
"Shard, how do you feel? Think you'll pass?"
asked the doctor curiously.
"Shouldn't be a problem."
He then sat down on the sofa, the soft seat bringing great comfort to a Shard tired from the day's efforts:
"How about you?"
"Annette's doing a divination now; trying to see what the results will be like."
Priest Augustus said, while Shard turned to look at Luviya at the dining table, the purple-eyed diviner playfully winked at him:
"Shard certainly won't have a problem, Priest Augustus' score might not be very high, but he'll be able to pass smoothly. However, the doctor should be a bit worried."
"Oh, I knew it!"
Dr. Schneider covered his forehead and sighed with a look up, while Miss Luisa beside him showed an expression of wanting to ask but not daring to, for fear of hearing bad news.
There was still so food at ho, both Shard and Mia ate a bit to fill their stomachs, and during this ti, Shard also heard other people complaining about the examination content. This scene of everyone sitting together complaining about the exam gave this Outlander a feeling of being back in his hotown.
Though the world where steam and mystery coexisted was completely different from the past, occasionally Shard could still find traces from ho in his life. Now, his enthusiasm for finding a way back had waned, but he would never forget where he was from and who he was.
After resting for a while, the five returned to the adjacent room. The four professors also appeared on ti again, as the Magic Academy seed to have a very unique grading thod. Anyway, the report cards were delivered directly. They didn't show specific scores but were rated as Excellent, Exceeded Expectations, Passed, Failed, and Terribly Failed.
Out of Shard's eighteen courses, eleven were Excellent, six Exceeded Expectations, and one Passed. The course that rely Passed was "Folklore, Religion, and Civilization," which required more understanding than morization, so Shard barely passed.
But that was enough.
"Cough cough!"
The five looked down at their own report cards as Professor Glover coughed to draw their attention:
"The sumr examination week of the Year 1853 in the Common Calendar of the Sixth Era has ended, and first of all, congratulations to all the Correspondence Circle Mages. I've seen your report cards, and your group has perford very well, and does not require academic warnings from the academy. As usual, I need to remind you about promotions—"
"Bill Schneider, the academy has received your promotion application. If you wish to advance to the sixth year by the end of the year, you still have half a year to earn the remaining 30 practice credits. Also, have you advanced to Six Rings yet?"
"Not yet, but I have obtained the ritual materials. I now et the basic requirents for the four Spirit Runes and plan to advance during the Full Moon of the Yellow Moon this autumn."
Dr. Schneider responded, and Professor Glover nodded:
"Also, the academy has received the sample of the 'Forged Philosopher's Stone' you submitted. You did very well on this, Professor Rogers, who issued the task, is very satisfied. Reward issues will be communicated a bit later. anwhile, this sumr's official student field practice has been scheduled, and specifics will be notified to you by next Saturday. Currently, the plan is to have twelve students go to the Tobesk region, with your local group responsible for three people each."
"No problem, professor."
Dr. Schneider said, and his tone made it seem like the score for 'Aether chanics' must have indeed been awful.
"Miss Dorothy Louisa, you want to advance to the fifth year by year-end, please do not forget you are still missing several fundantal courses. Also, for your fourth-year rating issues, please communicate privately with the Folklore Academy."
"No problem, professor."
The Blonde Writer Miss nodded, her face filled with a smile, indicating she likely passed Ancient Script smoothly.
"Luviya Annette, regarding the next grade's joint training program, please remind the Prophet's Society to send us the docunts as soon as possible. In addition, the Astronomy College is organizing an autumn Astrology event, if you are interested, you can find out more details through a Poet-Level parchnt."
"Alright, professor."
Luviya didn't have any problems.
"Lat August, whether or not you intend to advance to the third year this winter, please inform the academy as soon as possible so we can arrange the subsequent training plan."
"Alright."
Priest Augustus nodded as well.
"Last is Shard Hamilton."
The professor glanced at Shard:
"According to the regulations of Saint Byrons, grade advancent can only be conducted at the end of the winter term, but after receiving your application, following a discussion at the History Academy and Miss Danester's recomndation, we theoretically agree to promote you to the second year... Advancing from the First Ring to the Second Ring in a month, that's indeed setting a record."
Professor Garcia at his side couldn't help but smile; if it hadn't been inappropriate to speak now, he would have already started saying that students of the History Academy should indeed be like this.
"You have passed all the basic written exams, and your practical final projects in alchemy and magic potions have also been approved. By the way, that ever-burning candle is really good."
It seems that Old John's tuition fees were not deliberately overpriced.
"Moreover, although in principle we agree to promote you to the second year after this sumr's exam week, rules are rules, and violating them requires punishnt. Therefore, as a penalty for advancing to the second year during the sumr term, originally you needed 10 practice credits, now it has been increased to 20. Please complete the 20 practice credits left for the first year by next Saturday, otherwise your grade promotion request will not be approved."
Professor Earl Griever said seriously, Saint Byrons's school regulations are very strict. It's possible to get around so rules, but those that need to be complied with must be adhered to.
In fact, the condition of 20 practice credits is very harsh; after all, the doctor spent a month, experienced great dangers and even almost faced an Evil God to complete the "Forged Philosopher's Stone" academy bounty, and only gained 5 points. Theoretically, Shard would have to complete four tasks of such difficulty to attain 20 points, but the difficulty is too high, and even the ti is not enough.
Luckily, he still had other thods. He had initially thought that if he was lucky, he could keep the "Infinite rcury Bottle
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