Chapter 606: Chapter 24: Rip-Off Extra Assessment (Part 2)
"OK, the one hundredth type of Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Energy from a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, has been successfully collected. Now I can extract Spiritual Energy from any plant. The next step is to learn to control the growth of the plants using the Spiritual Energy inside them, just like the Intermediate Students," Xiao Xian handed over the extracted Spiritual Energy to the system, waiting for its assessment.
"C-stage special skill course final assessment, extraction of one hundred types of Spiritual Energy verified correctly, Beginner course completion rate seventy percent. Would you like to apply to complete this course?" The Central Computer promptly displayed the result.
Xiao Xian originally wanted to pick some more herbs inside, but considering the time, Zhang Yiyi was also about to return. She had promised Yiyi to make her a pair of wrist and leg guards tonight, so it was better to exit early. She pressed the confirm button.
Unexpectedly, the Central Computer didn’t exit directly as usual but instead switched the interface and popped up a new prompt: "This course includes an additional test, would you like to participate in the additional test?"
Xiao Xian found it somewhat amusing. How could there be an additional test? It resembled the times back at Sacred Heart Middle School, when some subject teachers liked to leave two extra questions at the end of the exams. Extra questions could give bonus points, incorrect answers wouldn’t deduct points. She wondered what the additional question for the C-stage of the Reverse Genius Class would be?
"Anyway, let me see what the question is," Xiao Xian pressed the confirm button.
"Reformation Plan for Area C?" Xiao Xian saw this as the subject, the tough problem that both Romeo One and Juliet One were facing, but she didn’t understand why it would appear in the Central Computer’s assessment.
More detailed content appeared before Xiao Xian, the Reformation Plan for Area C. For several years, the problem of greening in Area C has been a difficult challenge for the North Campus. Desertification caused the vegetation to dry up, and the single type of vegetation led to a very poor ecological environment in Area C.
After a generation’s efforts, the living conditions in Area C have not improved. To create a green living environment for the numerous students in Area C, the Strategic Materials Center’s robots, Romeo One and Juliet One, jointly launched this project.
"Reconfirming, would you like to accept the ’Reformation of Area C’ project?" Central Computer Shakespeare asked again.
The environmental restoration of Area C, Xiao Xian didn’t confirm immediately.
She had been living in Area C of Huake Institute for several months already. Coming from a small mountain village with an excellent green environment, the sheer desolation was a visual torment.
Yiyi often complained as well, her skin got dry and easily spotted because of the desert winds.
"Shakespeare, I want to clarify, since this is an additional test, regardless of whether I participate in the test or not, it shouldn’t affect my application to advance to the Intermediate Class, right?" Xiao Xian asked cautiously.
"The additional test is just a test of the student’s extra abilities, dropping the test does not affect the later courses. However, if you opt out of this test, your completion rate for the beginner course will only be seventy percent," Central Computer Shakespeare explained truthfully.
"Seventy percent..." At this moment, Xiao Xian greatly needed to discuss this with someone, but unfortunately, Zhang Yiyi hadn’t returned yet.
"You can exit the system first, and after considering properly, decide whether to accept the additional test. I need to remind you, although it is an additional test, if you fail, you must retake the ultimate course once again. If successful, you will receive additional rewards. You cannot apply for the Intermediate advancement exam before making a decision," the Central Computer clarified the considerations.
After listening, Xiao Xian couldn’t help but groan. Taking the C-stage ultimate course again would mean spending ten thousand Heaven-defying Points. Although she now had stable income sources like the Cushion and Hami melon, spending another ten thousand Heaven-defying Points was not a small amount.
"I’ll still think it over, the difference between seventy and a hundred percent," Xiao Xian, headache-ridden, decided to first exit the system and perhaps consult with Zhang Yiyi later for other ideas.
After exiting the Central Computer, the room was pitch dark, Xiao Xian’s Heaven Card was still plugged into the Central Computer, and the room’s lights were not yet on.
Having sat all afternoon, Xiao Xian’s legs were somewhat sore. She stood up and stretched her neck, then looked at the clock. The consideration for the additional test had delayed her over an hour, and the clock was already pointing to after 7 o’clock. It was so late, Yiyi wouldn’t still be picking in the Spiritual Fruit Garden, would she?
After the last "kidnapping incident," Xiao Xian was a bit worried. That girl, she better not have been abducted by someone again.
She opened the window and looked out, the landscape within a kilometer from the building was clear.
Tonight was a rare night without a sandstorm, the moonlight was bright, and from the second floor, the entire dune looked as if it were covered in snow.
Occasionally, a breeze would blow from the other end of the dune, like someone humming the song of the desert, causing a ticklish feeling in one’s ears.
Looking at it now, under the moonlit snowy sand, from the window of the small building, the environment of Area C wasn’t that bad.
After waiting for a while and not seeing anyone returning, Xiao Xian decided it was better to go out and look for Zhang Yiyi.
When she went downstairs, the stairs were already full of sand. It wasn’t that there hadn’t been a sandstorm at night, but rather a significant sandstorm had blown through near evening.
While Xiao Xian was hesitating whether to accept the additional test, the sandstorm had lessened, and by the time she went downstairs, the sandstorm had stopped.
Xiao Xian took out a dustpan and a broom and swept the sand that had filled the stairwell clean, then went down the stairs, after a few steps, she heard a suspicious rustling sound behind her. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please support by voting for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)