Chapter 68: 68. True Sight Eye
"Diana, Diana, can you take this test? If not, I'll go ask somewhere else?"
Dorothy waited for a while, seeing that the intellectual Diana in front of her hadn't responded for a long time, so she couldn't help but urge her.
In Witch Academy, there isn't just one club with the qualification to conduct School assessments; many medium and large-sized clubs have this function.
However, ordinary clubs usually focus on one particular School, so they often only have the qualification to assess a single School. Clubs that have the qualification to assess multiple Schools are not common, and usually only a few academic clubs formed by top students have this capability.
Among them, the True Sight Eye Club, where she is currently, is the leader of such academic clubs, ranking second among the top 100 clubs in the Academy. It is an old, well-established academic club with a long history.
And from the club's familiar-sounding name, one can tell who the power behind this club is.
That's right, it's the All-Seeing Eye, the supervisory agency under the Sage Council, which is the mysterious department that issues Witch IDs and is responsible for determining Witch ranks.
There's no helping it, government agencies also need fresh blood. The True Sight Eye Club is the recruitment point left by the All-Seeing Eyeat Witch Academy. Excellent members of the club might directly enter the All-Seeing Eye after graduation, becoming Witch civil servants envied by others.
Dorothy wasn't very clear about the treatment of civil servants in other departments, but the treatment for civil servants in the All-Seeing Eyewas indeed quite impressive. She heard that the staff's salaries in this department were not paid in Witch Gold, but in equivalent Library Points.
Well, the preciousness of Library Points needs no further explanation. This alone ensures that working in this department is a coveted opportunity for all Witches on the All-Knowing Path, after all, who would complain about having too many Library Points?
It's just a pity that the True Sight Eye Club has a high entry threshold; it doesn't accept anyone who isn't a top scholar or a monstrous academic genius. After all, what they'll be doing in the future is maintaining and analyzing the entire Witch World's database and arbitrating the ranks of all Witches. Without a certain level of knowledge or high enough intelligence, one truly cannot be competent for this job.
Therefore, you can directly understand that most of the top students and academic geniuses in the entire school are in this club. Naturally, the True Sight Eye has also become the only club in Witch Academythat can conduct assessments for all Schools.
This is why Audrey recommended her to come here as soon as she heard Dorothy say she wanted to take tests for all Schools.
However, looking at the Diana, the Club President, who seemed to have poor psychological resilience, Dorothy began to wonder if the club's reputation was false advertising.
"No, I apologize, Young Lady, I was being ignorant. Please wait a moment; I will arrange the test for you now. Before that, are you sure you want to take eight and a half elementary qualification exams for the Schools simultaneously?"
Taking a few deep breaths, Diana regained her composure. She reached out and touched the monocle on her left eye, then looked directly at the junior who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, finally confirming.
This junior was truly too arrogant. One must know that even she, the President of the True Sight Eye, had always been praised by the Academy's professors and teachers as an academic genius, saying that her learning ability ranked high in the entire history of Witches.
Diana naturally didn't dare to take all the professors' and teachers' praises at face value, but she was still somewhat proud of her own talent.
After all, until now, she had indeed always stood at the pinnacle of all the top students in Witch Academy, single-handedly dominating her generation.
Now, at 26 years old, having been enrolled in Witch Academy for 15 years, she had passed 6 of the Nine Major Schools' elementary qualification exams. Her knowledge was such that even some less qualified teachers directly said there was nothing left they could teach her. And she herself, for the sake of learning and research, dared not relax for a moment; studying to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep was a common occurrence.
She lacked neither talent nor effort, yet even now, she dared not boast such a grand statement as "I want to take nine exams." So, junior, Young Lady, where do you get the courage to utter such arrogant words? Are you looking down on learning, looking down on knowledge?
Originally, out of deference to the Student Council President's authority, she had always treated this junior politely and courteously, but now feeling that her beliefs and pursuits were insulted, Diana became a little angry.
Today, she wanted to see how this junior would take nine exams. If this Young Lady couldn't complete them today, then Diana guaranteed that the entire academic circle of the Academy would no longer welcome such an arrogant person.
Of course, if she could really do it, Diana would step down as President and yield her position to her. She would even worship this Young Lady whenever she saw her in the future, treating her as a teacher.
Uh...
Dorothy keenly noticed that the Diana in front of her seemed a bit angry, and she was somewhat puzzled by this.
That's why socializing is such a hassle. I merely made a normal request, never intending to offend anyone, nor did I violate any rules. Yet, there are always people who just inexplicably start throwing tantrums. It's annoying.
However, she wasn't too bothered by it. After all, they weren't close to begin with. Whether she was angry or not was none of her business. Dorothy's heart was small, only big enough to care about the feelings of her relatives and friends. The opinions and feelings of strangers were irrelevant to her.
More than the reason for Diana's anger, she was more concerned about what Diana said.
"Eight and a half? Not nine?"
She frowned, asking with some confusion.
In response, Diana suppressed her temper and finally explained.
"The Battle Method School's assessment, besides tactical theory, also includes practical combat. This is not managed by our club; you need to go to the Armed Society next door for the practical combat assessment."
Upon hearing this, Dorothy suddenly understood.
The Battle Method School, in short, is a combat-specialized mage lineage, or more accurately, a close-combat mage lineage. Witches of this School fight more like warriors than mages, belonging to the heretics within the All-Knowing Path, the brutes among intellectuals.
The assessment for such a practical School naturally requires a battle to be evaluated. An academic research club like the True Sight Eye is indeed not very suitable for conducting such practical assessments.
"Alright then, eight and a half it is. Diana, I'm ready, we can start anytime."
Although she found it troublesome not being able to complete all the exams at once, Dorothy wasn't an unreasonable person. She nodded immediately, agreeing.
"Then the test begins, Young Lady."
Diana's monocle reflected a cold light, and she snapped her fingers with a sneer.
Thus, the scenery around Dorothy changed. She looked around again and found that she was no longer in the previous office but in a void.
And in front of her, besides a laboratory table, there was nothing else.
However, Dorothy wasn't too flustered, because soon, Diana's voice echoed in the void.
"Now, we will proceed with the first elementary qualification exam for a School. This exam is for Potionology. I am your examiner, Dina."
"I am invigilator Hedy."
"I am invigilator Jane."
"Examinee, please listen to the question... Please complete the preparation of the potion within the time limit."
Following the self-introductions of the chief examiner and invigilators, the examination quickly began. As the question was announced, the corresponding tools quickly appeared on the laboratory table in front of Dorothy.
Upon seeing this, Dorothy relaxed. She confidently walked to the laboratory table and began a fluid, artistic process of alchemy.
Little Witch is taking the test...
No more witty remarks today, I'm out. Writing fairy tales tonight.