The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

While the Priests were drawing lots with trepidation, An Su had already finished all the questions.

He stretched lazily, looking out at the daylight outside. The bright late-summer sun shone on the clear glass. Only less than twenty minutes had passed since the start of the examination, and it was still early morning. The branches of the poplar just outside the window quivered slightly, their leaves rustling in the morning breeze, casting a swath of dark green shade.

"No handing in papers early."

Priest Paxi stared at An Su with a face full of dark lines as he walked up to him, whispering in a low voice.

As a professional Order Officer, he could tell what this kid was thinking just from his preliminary movements.

Priest Paxi could feel everyone’s rational strings were stretched to their limits.

If this kid were allowed to hand in his paper early, the candidates’ mental state would completely collapse.

The worst-case scenario would be that they’d give up writing altogether, hand in their papers early like a spark setting off an explosion, and leave. Although the probability was small, it was necessary to take precautions in advance.

Although the saints probably couldn’t solve these questions, as long as they filled everything in nonsensically, the grading teachers could, at their discretion, give some points, one hand holding a black pen and the other a red pen as they graded...

But such things, of course, couldn’t be said in public.

In any case, this exam was a major national focus; in his own examination room, at least more than one saint had to pass!

"What’s in it for me?"

An Su lifted his head and smiled as he communicated telepathically. Early submission adhered to both the examination rules and the Scales of Order’s judgment. Priest Paxi forbidding him to do so was actually against the examination’s regulations.

In this matter, An Su was in the right.

"...."

Priest Paxi realized that An Su had never let an opportunity slip by; last time he was brought into custody, he managed to extort thousands of Gold Coins from the Order Officer. But now, this guy was extorting the invigilator during an exam!

A candidate bribing an invigilator is pure defiance against heaven, isn’t it?

Priest Paxi’s mouth twitched slightly. He took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and maintained a forced smile as he patiently explained, "This is an examination room, there’s nothing here, and I’m not carrying any money on me. Moreover, bribery would never pass the Scales of Order’s judgment."

"The purpose of the Scales of Order is to maintain the Order of the examination room," Paxi emphasized.

"Article two of the [Order Supervision Law] clearly states: It’s against Order for candidates to bribe the invigilator," An Su revealed a calm smile. "But it’s not against the rules for an invigilator to bribe a candidate."

Priest Paxi fell silent.

"Anyway, I’ve got nothing." After a long pause, he said.

The examination room had nothing but desks and stools, devoid of any valuables,

"Then why don’t you let me play with the Scales of Order for a few days?"

An Su gestured towards the three Scales of Order placed on his desk. They were delicately crafted through Magic Guidance, centered with an Obsidian piece to serve as the Eye of Order, emanating a bright luster.

The item wasn’t particularly expensive, but it was prized for its rare craftsmanship, not circulating outside.

An Su had been eyeing it since he walked in. Anything placed on his desk was his!

Stealing light is also a rare branch of Holy Light.

Priest Paxi gained a new understanding of An Su’s thick-skinned nature. How could this kid be like a thief, wanting to swipe the four surveillance cameras in the examination room during an exam!

He now truly regretted placing the Scales of Order within An Su’s reach. There’s a saying: if you’re not afraid of thieves stealing, you worry about them coveting.

"...I’ll give you one." After a long silence, Priest Paxi finally spoke slowly.

The Order Cathedral had plenty of Scales, which weren’t expensive. The purpose of the Scales of Order was to maintain the Order of the examination room. Giving this item to An Su, in a way, did indeed maintain the Order...

Having extorted the toy he wanted, An Su was satisfied.

It wasn’t good to be too greedy.

He calmed down, quietly leaning on the table, looking out the window to pass the time.

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Due to An Su settling down, the saints gradually stabilized their mentality, focusing on tackling the examination questions. The crisp sound of pen strokes echoed in the examination room,

These questions weren’t meant for humans to solve; if the questions were difficult for everyone, and even An Su was stumped by them, they were more at ease.

Priest Paxi also breathed a sigh of relief.

Time slowly passed, the sunlight gradually shifted towards midday’s orange hue, and the shadows of the leaves expanded further.

Just then, An Su suddenly noticed something amiss. He saw a branch of the poplar outside the window suddenly drop and bounce back up, the shadow of the leaves shaking as if a nimble creature had deftly landed on the branch.

An Su focused his gaze and his eyes narrowed. On the branch perched a Luo Xiaohei, grooming her fur, a feather pen in her mouth, a piece of white paper, her cat pupils round and focused, peering through the window at the questions on the candidates’ papers.

"..."

An Su hadn’t expected Elf Ael to be so audacious to sneak into the center of the examination room. True to her title of Chaotic Saintess, she didn’t mind anything in pursuit of fun. The rule ’Exam areas are off-limits to animals’ was set, but the more something was forbidden, the more she seemed compelled to do it.

What, is she trying to join the Church’s ranks?

The commotion Ael caused naturally also drew the attention of a few examinees. @@novelbin@@

It wasn’t just their examination room; all the adjacent ones next to the Poplar Forest could also see a little black cat on the branch.