Chapter 120
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Studying the tablet, Alec could see that the problems were split into different levels. Once the question had been chosen by someone, they couldn't be chosen by someone else. Once the problem was solved, it couldn't be reused.
Unless the person who was currently 'holding' the question gave up on it, it wouldn't be available in the question pool. Each person was allowed to reserve ten problems to themselves.
The difficulty ranks were split into different stars. From one star to ten stars, each question that was solved gave a corresponding amount of points.
Alec flipped through the pages of problems that were available to them.
The page that held the one star problems were rapidly being depleted by the other test candidates. The competition for the lower-ranked problems were currently facing cutthroat competition as the candidates flew through problem solving.
They were simple for someone of their calibre and weren't uncommon problems that they had faced before.
There was little pay-out with the few of them solving the questions. Plus, it was too easy for Alec to find challenging or fun.
With that in mind, the System directly skipped pages to look at the types of questions from the fifth star and above.
Alec hummed as he reserved ten questions with the crystal pen.
The pen slid on the smooth screen that panned out according to the size of the array.
Alec didn't even blink as he started solving the various problems that were placed in front of him.
Lines that didn't match, lines that were too thick. A symbol that was slightly off. They weren't difficult to spot for Alec who had ample practice and experience thrown at him both from his own practice and his master's challenges to him.
Moving on to the sixth star questions, Alec found various similarities that were causing the arrays not to work.
Seventh star…
Eighth star…
When Alec reached the ninth star questions, his brows raised slightly, his crystalline blue eyes seemed to glow.
Peering at the tenth star questions, Alec found that they'd underwent a change different from the other eight stars and below questions.
Both categories of nine and ten star questions held the principal of what they were trying to achieve using arrays, but there were various problems that were occurring that made it hard for the array to work.
It wasn't the earlier problems like wrong line thicknesses or botched runes. Instead, they were problems that required out of the box thinking to solve and improvise.
Alec didn't notice that his usual genial smile pulled into something that made his eyes almost glitter under the light as he happily solved the questions that were piling up.
The other candidates weren't even close to touching them, most of them still locked in a bitter struggle with each other over one or two star problems.
Meanwhile, Edward studied the reactions of the different candidates. There were only six of them left, so it wasn't any trouble for his gaze to roam around the room. Since he wasn't afraid of them cheating, the proctor's presence was more to see who had genuine potential and chance of elevating, as well as their work ethics and personality.
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The screen that was in front of him showed the ranking points of the various candidates, as well as the number of different question-ranking difficulties that they'd solved up to date.
Other than the Alecris, who had only briefly touched the fifth star questions before moving up, the other candidates were all struggling at the bottom of the well – and rather viciously at that. Other than him, there was one other candidate who was solving the fourth star questions at a slow but steady pace.
Edward's eyes narrowed slightly. His judgement wasn't wrong. Seeing how calmly the boy had answered the questions on the previous test already set his curiosity aflame, so how could he have allowed the ignorant to come and disrupt his fascination?
Sure enough, the work that the young child was working on was methodical, logical and flawless. Edward would be hard pressed to say that he could do better when he himself had been taking the master's proficiency test.
Edward's eyes scanned the screen that was relaying to him the real-time way that the boy was solving the questions – all the way up to the eighth star difficulty questions, which thoroughly satisfied him.
He wondered just who could claim to be the child's master, and whether or not he had any room to step in. Whether or not he passed the master's proficiency test, Alecris was bound to see a meteoric rise in the array industry.
But watching him solve the problems in real-time, Edward already knew that he would be able to call the child his equal.
The thought shocked him. The boy was only eight, but he had already reached the realms of array masters, something that many others longed for all their life, but never even touched the threshold of.
Just when he thought that the boy would continue solving a bunch of eight star questions, Edward's brows raised slightly when he saw that the boy had taken ten questions from the ninth star.
Edward's brow furrowed slightly. Was the boy just being overconfident? He would likely rescind his hold on them once he realized that he wasn't able to solve it. Edward cautiously reserved judgement before making a conclusion.
What the candidates didn't know was that the ninth and tenth tier of questions were never meant to be solved by them in the first place. In all the years that they'd tested various candidates who wanted the right to call themselves an array master, not one of them had solved the questions.
The questions solely existed as a place for them to show the candidates that there was a sky beyond the sky. These were questions that even the array masters themselves weren't able to solve just yet.
They existed in the test one, to show the candidates that they couldn't be overconfident and two, to sift out any hidden gems that might have passed through the cracks.
Lines traced over the screen, and runes were corrected in Edward's vision.
At first, Edward's brows remained tightly furrowed as he dubiously watched Alecris draw on the screen, but the more he watched, the more they furrowed.
He couldn't make head or tails of the changes that the boy was making to the arrays. It was only when Alecris placed down the last line that the array suddenly came into its own.
Where previously there had been a mess that couldn't possibly have worked, the last line suddenly jolted things into place, breathing life into a previously dead array.
Edward let out a breath of air as his brows loosened. He stared at the array in a daze. This was one of his problems that he had encountered trying to craft this array.
The more he looked at it, the more he felt like he was seeing something new in every corner of the array. The longer he looked, the more he felt like he had just witnessed life being breathed into the previously stagnant lines.
There were various problems that had plagued the design previously, but they had all been resolved by the young child.
It was then that the thought struck him.
Alecris wasn't standing toe to toe with him, no. The boy was already ahead of him – and Edward couldn't see where. If it wasn't for the fact that being an array grandmaster required a certain degree of magic rank, Edward didn't doubt that he would have already reached that point.
The thought sent him into a further daze.
Just what was this?
An eight-year-old array master had been born without anyone knowing! What a monster! There was no other way to describe him.
He'd never thought that he was the best, but he never expected that the one who beat him would be *this* young either. Edward had pride in himself and his own work but seeing the flawless array that stood in front of him almost shattered his self-confidence.
Luckily, his mind was sturdy enough that he managed to regain control over himself in time. had a lesser array master been standing here, they might have had their self-confidence completely shattered and obliterated into dust at the realization.
Comparison was a killer.
Comparing themselves to an eight-year-old who was able to crush their life's work under his heels would have been extremely traumatising.
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Studying the tablet, Alec could see that the problems were split into different levels. Once the question had been chosen by someone, they couldn't be chosen by someone else. Once the problem was solved, it couldn't be reused.
Unless the person who was currently 'holding' the question gave up on it, it wouldn't be available in the question pool. Each person was allowed to reserve ten problems to themselves.
The difficulty ranks were split into different stars. From one star to ten stars, each question that was solved gave a corresponding amount of points.
Alec flipped through the pages of problems that were available to them.
The page that held the one star problems were rapidly being depleted by the other test candidates. The competition for the lower-ranked problems were currently facing cutthroat competition as the candidates flew through problem solving.
They were simple for someone of their calibre and weren't uncommon problems that they had faced before.
There was little pay-out with the few of them solving the questions. Plus, it was too easy for Alec to find challenging or fun.
With that in mind, the System directly skipped pages to look at the types of questions from the fifth star and above.
Alec hummed as he reserved ten questions with the crystal pen.
The pen slid on the smooth screen that panned out according to the size of the array.
Alec didn't even blink as he started solving the various problems that were placed in front of him.
Lines that didn't match, lines that were too thick. A symbol that was slightly off. They weren't difficult to spot for Alec who had ample practice and experience thrown at him both from his own practice and his master's challenges to him.
Moving on to the sixth star questions, Alec found various similarities that were causing the arrays not to work.
Seventh star…
Eighth star…
When Alec reached the ninth star questions, his brows raised slightly, his crystalline blue eyes seemed to glow.
Peering at the tenth star questions, Alec found that they'd underwent a change different from the other eight stars and below questions.
Both categories of nine and ten star questions held the principal of what they were trying to achieve using arrays, but there were various problems that were occurring that made it hard for the array to work.
It wasn't the earlier problems like wrong line thicknesses or botched runes. Instead, they were problems that required out of the box thinking to solve and improvise.
Alec didn't notice that his usual genial smile pulled into something that made his eyes almost glitter under the light as he happily solved the questions that were piling up.
The other candidates weren't even close to touching them, most of them still locked in a bitter struggle with each other over one or two star problems.
Meanwhile, Edward studied the reactions of the different candidates. There were only six of them left, so it wasn't any trouble for his gaze to roam around the room. Since he wasn't afraid of them cheating, the proctor's presence was more to see who had genuine potential and chance of elevating, as well as their work ethics and personality.
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The screen that was in front of him showed the ranking points of the various candidates, as well as the number of different question-ranking difficulties that they'd solved up to date.
Other than the Alecris, who had only briefly touched the fifth star questions before moving up, the other candidates were all struggling at the bottom of the well – and rather viciously at that. Other than him, there was one other candidate who was solving the fourth star questions at a slow but steady pace.
Edward's eyes narrowed slightly. His judgement wasn't wrong. Seeing how calmly the boy had answered the questions on the previous test already set his curiosity aflame, so how could he have allowed the ignorant to come and disrupt his fascination?
Sure enough, the work that the young child was working on was methodical, logical and flawless. Edward would be hard pressed to say that he could do better when he himself had been taking the master's proficiency test.
Edward's eyes scanned the screen that was relaying to him the real-time way that the boy was solving the questions – all the way up to the eighth star difficulty questions, which thoroughly satisfied him.
He wondered just who could claim to be the child's master, and whether or not he had any room to step in. Whether or not he passed the master's proficiency test, Alecris was bound to see a meteoric rise in the array industry.
But watching him solve the problems in real-time, Edward already knew that he would be able to call the child his equal.
The thought shocked him. The boy was only eight, but he had already reached the realms of array masters, something that many others longed for all their life, but never even touched the threshold of.
Just when he thought that the boy would continue solving a bunch of eight star questions, Edward's brows raised slightly when he saw that the boy had taken ten questions from the ninth star.
Edward's brow furrowed slightly. Was the boy just being overconfident? He would likely rescind his hold on them once he realized that he wasn't able to solve it. Edward cautiously reserved judgement before making a conclusion.
What the candidates didn't know was that the ninth and tenth tier of questions were never meant to be solved by them in the first place. In all the years that they'd tested various candidates who wanted the right to call themselves an array master, not one of them had solved the questions.
The questions solely existed as a place for them to show the candidates that there was a sky beyond the sky. These were questions that even the array masters themselves weren't able to solve just yet.
They existed in the test one, to show the candidates that they couldn't be overconfident and two, to sift out any hidden gems that might have passed through the cracks.
Lines traced over the screen, and runes were corrected in Edward's vision.
At first, Edward's brows remained tightly furrowed as he dubiously watched Alecris draw on the screen, but the more he watched, the more they furrowed.
He couldn't make head or tails of the changes that the boy was making to the arrays. It was only when Alecris placed down the last line that the array suddenly came into its own.
Where previously there had been a mess that couldn't possibly have worked, the last line suddenly jolted things into place, breathing life into a previously dead array.
Edward let out a breath of air as his brows loosened. He stared at the array in a daze. This was one of his problems that he had encountered trying to craft this array.
The more he looked at it, the more he felt like he was seeing something new in every corner of the array. The longer he looked, the more he felt like he had just witnessed life being breathed into the previously stagnant lines.
There were various problems that had plagued the design previously, but they had all been resolved by the young child.
It was then that the thought struck him.
Alecris wasn't standing toe to toe with him, no. The boy was already ahead of him – and Edward couldn't see where. If it wasn't for the fact that being an array grandmaster required a certain degree of magic rank, Edward didn't doubt that he would have already reached that point.
The thought sent him into a further daze.
Just what was this?
An eight-year-old array master had been born without anyone knowing! What a monster! There was no other way to describe him.
He'd never thought that he was the best, but he never expected that the one who beat him would be *this* young either. Edward had pride in himself and his own work but seeing the flawless array that stood in front of him almost shattered his self-confidence.
Luckily, his mind was sturdy enough that he managed to regain control over himself in time. had a lesser array master been standing here, they might have had their self-confidence completely shattered and obliterated into dust at the realization.
Comparison was a killer.
Comparing themselves to an eight-year-old who was able to crush their life's work under his heels would have been extremely traumatising.
Studying the tablet, Alec could see that the problems were split into different levels. Once the question had been chosen by someone, they couldn't be chosen by someone else. Once the problem was solved, it couldn't be reused.Unless the person who was currently 'holding' the question gave up on it, it wouldn't be available in the question pool. Each person was allowed to reserve ten problems to themselves.The difficulty ranks were split into different stars. From one star to ten stars, each question that was solved gave a corresponding amount of points.Alec flipped through the pages of problems that were available to them.The page that held the one star problems were rapidly being depleted by the other test candidates. The competition for the lower-ranked problems were currently facing cutthroat competition as the candidates flew through problem solving.They were simple for someone of their calibre and weren't uncommon problems that they had faced before.There was little pay-out with the few of them solving the questions. Plus, it was too easy for Alec to find challenging or fun.With that in mind, the System directly skipped pages to look at the types of questions from the fifth star and above.Alec hummed as he reserved ten questions with the crystal pen.The pen slid on the smooth screen that panned out according to the size of the array.Alec didn't even blink as he started solving the various problems that were placed in front of him.Lines that didn't match, lines that were too thick. A symbol that was slightly off. They weren't difficult to spot for Alec who had ample practice and experience thrown at him both from his own practice and his master's challenges to him.Moving on to the sixth star questions, Alec found various similarities that were causing the arrays not to work.Seventh starEighth starWhen Alec reached the ninth star questions, his brows raised slightly, his crystalline blue eyes seemed to glow.Peering at the tenth star questions, Alec found that they'd underwent a change different from the other eight stars and below questions.Both categories of nine and ten star questions held the principal of what they were trying to achieve using arrays, but there were various problems that were occurring that made it hard for the array to work.It wasn't the earlier problems like wrong line thicknesses or botched runes. Instead, they were problems that required out of the box thinking to solve and improvise.Alec didn't notice that his usual genial smile pulled into something that made his eyes almost glitter under the light as he happily solved the questions that were piling up.The other candidates weren't even close to touching them, most of them still locked in a bitter struggle with each other over one or two star problems.Meanwhile, Edward studied the reactions of the different candidates. There were only six of them left, so it wasn't any trouble for his gaze to roam around the room. Since he wasn't afraid of them cheating, the proctor's presence was more to see who had genuine potential and chance of elevating, as well as their work ethics and personality. Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click www.webnovel.com for visiting. The screen that was in front of him showed the ranking points of the various candidates, as well as the number of different question-ranking difficulties that they'd solved up to date.Other than the Alecris, who had only briefly touched the fifth star questions before moving up, the other candidates were all struggling at the bottom of the well and rather viciously at that. Other than him, there was one other candidate who was solving the fourth star questions at a slow but steady pace.Edward's eyes narrowed slightly. His judgement wasn't wrong. Seeing how calmly the boy had answered the questions on the previous test already set his curiosity aflame, so how could he have allowed the ignorant to come and disrupt his fascination?Sure enough, the work that the young child was working on was methodical, logical and flawless. Edward would be hard pressed to say that he could do better when he himself had been taking the master's proficiency test.Edward's eyes scanned the screen that was relaying to him the real-time way that the boy was solving the questions all the way up to the eighth star difficulty questions, which thoroughly satisfied him.He wondered just who could claim to be the child's master, and whether or not he had any room to step in. Whether or not he passed the master's proficiency test, Alecris was bound to see a meteoric rise in the array industry.But watching him solve the problems in real-time, Edward already knew that he would be able to call the child his equal.The thought shocked him. The boy was only eight, but he had already reached the realms of array masters, something that many others longed for all their life, but never even touched the threshold of.Just when he thought that the boy would continue solving a bunch of eight star questions, Edward's brows raised slightly when he saw that the boy had taken ten questions from the ninth star.Edward's brow furrowed slightly. Was the boy just being overconfident? He would likely rescind his hold on them once he realized that he wasn't able to solve it. Edward cautiously reserved judgement before making a conclusion.What the candidates didn't know was that the ninth and tenth tier of questions were never meant to be solved by them in the first place. In all the years that they'd tested various candidates who wanted the right to call themselves an array master, not one of them had solved the questions.The questions solely existed as a place for them to show the candidates that there was a sky beyond the sky. These were questions that even the array masters themselves weren't able to solve just yet.They existed in the test one, to show the candidates that they couldn't be overconfident and two, to sift out any hidden gems that might have passed through the cracks.Lines traced over the screen, and runes were corrected in Edward's vision.At first, Edward's brows remained tightly furrowed as he dubiously watched Alecris draw on the screen, but the more he watched, the more they furrowed.He couldn't make head or tails of the changes that the boy was making to the arrays. It was only when Alecris placed down the last line that the array suddenly came into its own.Where previously there had been a mess that couldn't possibly have worked, the last line suddenly jolted things into place, breathing life into a previously dead array.Edward let out a breath of air as his brows loosened. He stared at the array in a daze. This was one of his problems that he had encountered trying to craft this array.The more he looked at it, the more he felt like he was seeing something new in every corner of the array. The longer he looked, the more he felt like he had just witnessed life being breathed into the previously stagnant lines.There were various problems that had plagued the design previously, but they had all been resolved by the young child.It was then that the thought struck him.Alecris wasn't standing toe to toe with him, no. The boy was already ahead of him and Edward couldn't see where. If it wasn't for the fact that being an array grandmaster required a certain degree of magic rank, Edward didn't doubt that he would have already reached that point.The thought sent him into a further daze.Just what was this?An eight-year-old array master had been born without anyone knowing! What a monster! There was no other way to describe him.He'd never thought that he was the best, but he never expected that the one who beat him would be *this* young either. Edward had pride in himself and his own work but seeing the flawless array that stood in front of him almost shattered his self-confidence.Luckily, his mind was sturdy enough that he managed to regain control over himself in time. had a lesser array master been standing here, they might have had their self-confidence completely shattered and obliterated into dust at the realization.Comparison was a killer.Comparing themselves to an eight-year-old who was able to crush their life's work under his heels would have been extremely traumatising.
