240 Welcome to the Underworld Classroom
This examiner seemed to be grading completely randomly.
However, there were no violations!
Does that mean the examiner genuinely recognized this answer?
Is it her understanding of human ethics that’s wrong, or is there something off with this examiner?
“This is it? Just this?”
Dekan began to openly mock her, putting her in her place.
Altice was so angry she was gritting her teeth.
Compared to her unwillingness, she was more suspicious of the demon race at this moment.
She felt she was right!
How could this evil answer be acknowledged and even receive a high score?
Her own answer only earned a very low score.
Altice even started to doubt whether humanity’s version updates were happening too fast, leading her to miss some key points and creating a generational gap.
After completing the first two assessments.
Dekan’s score jumped from 5 to 25 points.
Meanwhile, Altice moved from 25 to 30 points, still in the lead.
Morion had also seen the content of the third question.
A hint of suppressed laughter appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This demon was just too innocent.
Encountering these two outstanding individuals, one could only say Altice was unlucky.
From the answer Dekan provided to the first question, Morion understood Dekan’s intent.
If they followed normal reasoning, they would never win against this demonic scholar.
However.
The opportunity lay with the examiner.
Morion.
He was not an ordinary person.
Thus, after Dekan answered the first question with a self-defeating response like “People cannot be killed because everyone still has value,” a ridiculous answer that might not even earn points from a normal examiner.
Morion immediately understood the tactic Dekan was trying to convey to him.
Because this answer seemed quite reasonable to Morion!
How could one kill before fully exploiting their value?
In fact, what the exam taker needed to provide wasn’t an answer that convinced normal people.
But rather an answer that convinced Morion!
Therefore, Morion understood how to frame the next question.
On issues of great significance or involving bottom lines, Morion and Dekan held steadfast principles.
This was why even though their actions were extremely bizarre, they remained clearly distinct from the evil followers of the Rebirth Church.
As a result, when Morion raised a question related to the bottom line of their humanity in the first question, he also made a judgment that a normal person would.
Thus, he was convinced by Altice’s explanation.
However.
If it concerned areas where Morion had unique insights, he wouldn’t accept a common answer!
Thus, he posed the second question—
Regarding labor.
And Dekan understood Morion.
He was certain about how to provide answers that would earn Morion’s approval on certain issues.
Just answering according to a vampire’s typical thought process would suffice.
Sure enough, he received a high score.
Soon.
The next question arrived.
【Question Three: Please propose a question based on the theme “Mercy.”】
Morion thought for a moment and asked:
“For the third question, if a sixth-tier demon has taken some humans hostage, and you are a seventh-tier ranger, you could win in a one-on-one fight against this demon. However, when the demon is about to lose, it uses wind magic to toss two cages containing humans into the sky, one holding five elderly people and the other holding a young person with a promising future. If you go to save either side, the demon will escape, while if you pursue the demon, both hostages will die. What would you do?”
After hearing this question, Altice felt her blood pressure rising.
Her first reaction was to eliminate the person who posed this question.
But she couldn’t respond that way; she was a scholar who seriously studied academic issues.
Once Morion finished asking the question, five minutes of preparation time began.
This time, Dekan still showed no intention of answering first, simply waiting for Altice to respond.
“I’d like to ask first, what are the skills of a seventh-tier ranger, and what are the tier statuses of these hostages? Also, what is the scenario and environment…”
Altice began to suspect there might be some traps within this question that she was unaware of.
She also had to consider that this examiner might have some unique lines of thought.
Just like in the previous question, she must have overlooked some key points that caused a deviation.
Then, Morion started to provide a series of clarifications about the conditions Altice wanted to know.
After Altice listened, she thought it over seriously, then confidently replied:
“I believe I should try to abandon saving the humans and prioritize killing the demon who poses a greater threat to humanity. Because if this demon is let go, more innocent people will die in the future…”
“The hostages will die; I couldn’t save them, but that’s not my fault…”
After Morion heard Altice’s thorough answer, he nodded:
“10 points.”
“Why is it a low score again?!”
Altice finally couldn’t sit still.
She questioned Morion.
Morion only smiled silently and shrugged.
He didn’t even pretend anymore.
Because Altice wasn’t stupid.
Once she heard Dekan’s answer, she would definitely realize the problem.
She couldn’t be trapped by these two Norton mutants anymore.
“Ha ha, let me teach you. He could give you 10 points because you were correct in saying not to save the hostages, but your reasoning completely missed the point.”
Dekan said with a contemptuous smile.
“Then can you answer it correctly?”
Altice was completely unconvinced.
“Why not?”
After clashing with Altice, Dekan turned to Morion and asked:
“I’d like to ask the examiner first, do these five elderly people and this young person have any life skills or specialized professions?”
Altice found Dekan’s question somewhat baffling.
Most of her previous questions had been about specific scenarios, such as whether these hostages had magical items on them and whether they had a chance to survive.
But she had never thought to ask such a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the topic.
“No.”
Morion answered decisively.
As if this was a necessary condition, he had been waiting for someone to ask it.
“Then the answer is clear: save neither side and think of a way to capture and enslave this sixth-tier demon, as he represents the side with the highest labor capacity and should be exploited for maximum value.”
“25 points!”
Morion gave a strong endorsement.
And.
No violations!
At this moment, Dekan’s score turned the tables for the first time.
From 50 to 40.
“?????”
Altice was dumbfounded.
Her heart was filled with indignation, yet she couldn’t find the words to speak for a moment.
What on earth.
This is what kind of underworld ethics?!
Has she been cooped up in this prison for so long?
Has humanity… unknowingly evolved to a point she can’t comprehend?
