◈ Episode 023. Doing the midterm exam alone (5)
Lee Sang-cheol had always thought that it would be very difficult to rank first in this midterm exam, even though it was a subject he had personally proposed and created.
That’s because ‘contribution’, the grading standard that Lee Sang-cheol told the students, was really easy to see, but if you look at it difficultly, there are no limits.
To put it simply, how actively did the personnel participate in the battle? It may be possible to finish it, but it is different if you think about it a little more difficult.
Who gathered the team members? Who is the leader? Who commanded the battle? Who dismantled the trap? etc.
In addition to that, something that can be considered infinitely difficult if you think about it is contribution.
However, because it was rather difficult, Lee Sang-cheol chose contribution as the grading criterion.
Clearly, instructors are the ones who suffer when grading is done this way.
However, there were clear advantages to grading this way.
That’s specific grading.
Even if it is not a battle, Lee Sang-cheol chose this method because it allows for a very accurate evaluation of the student by including everything from basic situational awareness to sense, friendliness, and coping skills into the score.
Because a contractor can never become top-notch just by being good at fighting.
Therefore, Lee Sang-cheol did not think there was a problem with grading students based on their contribution, but grading the top students was still a problem.
Rankings in Valhalla are very meaningful to students, and the top spot on the midterm exam is often determined by a difference of only 0.1 points.
That’s why Lee Sang-cheol was always worried about scoring the top score… … .
‘… … I never thought I would have to worry.’
Lee Sang-cheol looked at the accelerator table with a helpless smile.
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1st place Kim Joo-hyuk
2nd place: Choi Ah-rin
3rd place: Yoo So-yeon
4th place Oh Se-hyuk
5th place ───
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13th place
14th place
15th place
16th place
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Rather, the grading of the midterm exam has not yet been completed, as is the case study table where up to 5th place is filled out but the areas below are not filled out.
Nevertheless, the reason that 1st to 4th place was written down in advance was because 1st to 4th place showed a clear difference from other students.
‘First of all, Oh Se-hyuk’
As the son of the Oseon family, he did not form a group as smartly as Yoo So-yeon, but he showed almost overwhelming combat contributions and leadership in the team he joined.
‘Next, Yoo So-yeon’
Lee Sang-cheol looked at Yoo So-yeon with sad eyes.
That’s because Yoo So-yeon showed what Lee Sang-cheol thought was the most ideal way to attack the dungeon, which was the midterm exam.
Starting with appropriate team member placement, clear leadership, appropriate atmosphere leading, and combat command.
And the way he encouraged his teammates was not enough to give him first place in the midterm exam.
Yes, if there was no emergency.
‘Arin Choi… … .’
Lee Sang-cheol looked at the name right above Yoo So-yeon and recalled Choi A-rin, whom he had seen with the instructors a little while ago.
‘… … Clearing an artificial dungeon alone… … .’
That was extraordinary.
In the first place, the artificial dungeon created by the instructors was not designed to be cleared alone.
Nevertheless, Choi A-rin entered the artificial dungeon alone and cleared the dungeon without any difficulty, even reaching the golem.
‘Well, I ended up spending more than two hours fighting the golem.’
It took two hours to fight the golem.
However, she eventually succeeded in defeating the golem and escaped the dungeon in time.
And thanks to that, Arin Choi was able to take second place, beating Soyeon Yoo, who received a passing grade or higher in all aspects.
In the end, no matter how well Soyeon Yoo contributed, she had no choice but to share the points with her teammates since those points were her contributions.
In short, Choi A-rin directly violated the grading standards that Lee Sang-cheol had considered when creating this subject and achieved the highest rank.
However, Choi A-rin was a pharmacist.
She was clearly unreasonable, and if it had been any other time, everyone would have looked at her and raised the name value of the Choi Jin family, but Choi A-rin was still a medicine person.
Why?
‘Kim Joo-hyuk… … .’
It was because of Kim Joo-hyuk, who proudly placed his name in first place in this midterm exam.
“Huh… … .”
Lee Sang-cheol laughed as if it was absurd, recalling the video of Kim Joo-hyuk that he had watched over and over again.
Kim Joo-hyuk broke through the artificial dungeon in a very short time, 23 minutes and 32 seconds.
The monsters and traps that the instructors placed with reference to the actual dungeon could not slow Kim Joo-hyuk’s steps even for a second.
In addition, the golem, which the instructors had made to look cool because they wanted to intimidate the students, was shattered by Kim Joo-hyuk in less than 5 seconds.
It is truly the pinnacle of extraordinary sense.
When asked if a typical student could do that, Kim Joo-hyuk took first place after doing things that everyone would shake or even believe.
‘What on earth is this guy…? … ?’
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That’s why Lee Sang-cheol had even more doubts about him.
No matter how you think about it, Kim Joo-hyuk had far too many outstanding abilities to have come from an ordinary orphanage in the outskirts.
Of course, I know that it is very foolish to judge a person’s ability based solely on his or her background, but Kim Joo-hyuk was that extreme.
However, what is even more absurd is that, paradoxically, Kim Joo-hyuk’s true identity is someone who came out of the orphanage.
Even when Lee Sang-cheol personally investigated and secretly investigated at Valhalla, there were no signs of forgery or manipulation on Kim Joo-hyuk’s birthplace.
Since that meant that Kim Joo-hyuk really came from an orphanage, Lee Sang-cheol recalled the image of Kim Joo-hyuk confidently passing through the dungeon.
‘… … If Kim Joo-hyuk really grows further and enters the industry, he could win The Won again in Korea.’
THE ONE.
It is a name given only to the strongest player on the list among contractees around the world, and in Korea, 50 years ago, this name was once held by ‘John Lee’, who was called Dragonian.
‘… … For some reason, given this level of extraordinary growth, I get a little excited about it.’
Lee Sang-cheol unconsciously made a strange expression, thinking that Kim Joo-hyuk was watching an old story about a Dragonian he had admired in the past.
‘What am I thinking?’
Soon, Lee Sang-cheol chuckled and thought to himself.
“… … “I guess I should finish it.”
He soon started working again.
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The auction house in District 1 of the market is basically always crowded.
That’s because the items on the market’s auction house are basically very interesting and good products.
Of course, the amount of money exchanged at the auction house was unimaginably large, but even so, there were always many people at the auction house.
Especially today, when relics from the era of destruction are being exhibited.
“Welcome to the auction house.”
In the auction house, which was so crowded that there was no room for even a single foot, an employee in a leather suit bowed his head gracefully and welcomed the crowd.
“Because so many people visited the auction house today-”
I will soon post a courtesy greeting.
and.
“Originally, we would have adjusted the order of presentation of items to liven up the atmosphere, but since there were instructions from a very special person, today we will reveal the highlights of the auction house first.”
Unlike usual, the employee immediately placed the highlight of today’s auction, ‘Relics of the Age of Destruction’, on the podium.
“oh… … !”
An exclamation bursts out along with it.
The eyes of those sitting at the bidding table instantly began to shine with greed.
That’s because what was on the podium appeared to be just a well-crafted ring, but in reality, it was a relic that gave it tremendous power.
Moreover, even if you cannot gain power by purchasing a relic from the Age of Destruction, if you decide to use it, you can use it in many ways.
That’s why everyone sitting at the bidding table ate up their appetites, pledging in their hearts that they would somehow buy that ring.
That’s because the ring on the podium was a very attractive item for those with money.
“-”
The waiter continues to give useless explanations about the ring, the onlookers who are not sitting in the bidding room are buzzing and getting excited, and the bidders who are sitting in the bidding room are no longer hiding their greed.
“Okay, now let’s start the auction of ‘Age of Destruction Artifacts.’ As everyone knows, the starting price will start from $100,000, which is the basic price of this auction house.”
With the words of the employee, the auction everyone had been waiting for began.
The attention of onlookers quickly gathered, and somewhere people started making bets on how high the price of the relic would rise.
And unlike them, those sitting in the bidding seats did not hide their greed and began to pay attention to those around them.
Have an idea of who will start.
however.
“Yes, customer number 1.”
That’s how the highlight auction that everyone’s attention started.
“Ten million dollars.”
A man wearing a black cat mask.
“… … “10 million dollars, do you have more than that?”
It was ended in an instant by the owner of the market, ‘Black Cat’.
And Black Cat ended the auction in one go with such an absurd amount.
earth! earth! earth!
“$10 million, successful bid.”
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
[The ruler behind the scenes tells you to quickly bring the ring!!]
“… … “Constellation, can you please wait a moment?”
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
[The ruler behind the scenes is said to be losing his mind!]
… … .”… …
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As he watched the notification window pop up at such a rapid rate that it obscured his vision, he mumbled helplessly while fiddling with the dark circles hidden inside his mask with a tired expression.
