Chapter 297 Under Silence
The number of surveillance cameras in the library was deliberately increased.
Kurapika did not stay on site, on the one hand, to strengthen the reminders given to the candidates, and on the other hand, to observe the test process of the candidates through the monitoring screen.
When he came to the monitoring room, Nitro, Menqi, Xiaha Ci and others were already there.
In the hands of several examiners, they all held the test papers that had just been distributed to the candidates.
They are looking at the test paper questions.
Bhaci looked at him blankly, scratching his head with his hands from time to time.
There were too many types of questions in this test paper. He endured the discomfort. After reading the entire test paper, he could answer with confidence only three questions related to food and the last question.
What's even more frightening is that there are no multiple-choice questions in the test paper.
This means that you can’t even try your luck.
That is to say.—
"I can only score 4 points at most?!"
Bha's eyes were dazzling and dull.
Menqi and Satz were also looking at the contents of the test paper, their brows raised unconsciously,
This test paper was simply not made by humans.
Leave aside those extremely professional questions, let’s take one of the questions in the test paper:
“The Hunter Test has been held for 287 times so far. May I ask readers, what is the name of the candidate who currently holds the record for the highest number of participations?”
Menqi weakly put down the test paper, looked at Kurapika who had just come in, and couldn't help but ask: "What is the passing score?
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"There is no passing line."
Kurapika came to the middle seat reserved for him and sat down calmly.
Men Qi opened his eyes slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"
"No matter how many points you score, there is a possibility of passing."
Kurapika explained, then stared at the many screens in front of him.
Except for President Netero, who was always calm and composed, the other examiners could not hide their surprise and looked at Kurapika.
, said: "The score is only one of the evaluation conditions. Whether they are qualified to advance depends on how they get the answers to the questions and the answers to the last question."
"Please answer truthfully: What is your real motivation for taking the hunter test? If you obtain the license, how will you use it in the future?"
This is one of the four questions he can answer.
But he was even more confused.
There is no passing score line, so how to define the passing standards?
Bha's prickly head felt a little itchy, and he felt like he was about to grow a brain, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Satz stared at Kurapika's side face, but felt a deep thought from it.
"The key is not the accuracy of answering the test paper, but the candidates do not know this. Subconsciously, they naturally want to strive for high scores, because the higher the score, the higher the passing rate, and the examination venue is specially set in the library."
While thinking, Satz turned his eyes and looked at the monitoring screen.
I saw the candidate No. 502 who was closest to the book collection area. He stood up and walked to the nearest bookcase very calmly, and pulled out a book from the bookcase with a clear purpose.
That's right.
It is an obligation to keep quiet in the library, but it is a right to borrow books at will.
Most of the very difficult questions in the test paper will specifically indicate what kind of book they come from at the front. This is to reduce the difficulty of information retrieval for candidates.
Otherwise, with the thousands of books in the library, even if it is an open-book exam, it will be difficult to complete the answers within the limited time.
"Kurapika gave a hint, but——reaction speed and courage are another matter."
Satz looked at Moreau on the screen.
Be able to understand the rules in such a short period of time, and dare to make the most correct decision at the risk of being eliminated.
This candidate No. 502 is not only outstanding in strength, but also his bold thinking has won a crucial advantage for other candidates and the book called "Palu Precious Beast Illustrated Book".
Satz looked at the book Moreau pulled out from the bookcase, which happened to correspond to the first question on the test paper.
From this point of view, the layout of the examination room may not be a coincidence.
That was based on the candidate's performance ranking, and Moreau's desk was deliberately arranged closest to the book collection area.
More precisely, it is the place closest to the bookshelf where the "Palu's Illustrated Book of Beasts" is located.
Such an arrangement greatly improves the possibility of candidates taking the first step.
"This test is extremely difficult on the surface, but as long as we find the right method, I'm afraid the passing rate will be quite high——"
Satz thought to himself, and silently glanced at Kurapika's profile.
This young one-star professional hunter has a cold aura in his words, deeds, and even his temperament. But after close contact and observation, you will find that -
He has a precious quality that makes people want to get close and have a close relationship with him.
"Kurapika."
Satz felt a little curious and asked: "Do you have a limit on the number of people to be eliminated in this test?"
"If no "conflict phenomenon" occurs—"
Kurapika didn't show off, and replied straightforwardly: "Theoretically, I will only eliminate one candidate."
"Huh?"
Menqi, Beanmen, and Haha all screamed.
Only one candidate is eliminated·
This means that there can be a maximum of 20 passers in this test.
This kind of pass rate is simply unheard of in previous hunter tests.
Satz had already guessed this, so it was not surprising.
He turned his head and glanced at Nitro's reaction, only to see that the other person was holding a teacup and drinking tea slowly, seemingly not caring about the so-called passing rate.
But in fact, from the time President Nitro intervened in the second test, Satz noticed that there were vague signs of drastic reforms in this year's hunter test.
Hence, Kurapika had the authorization from the president.——
That's not right.
Judging from the reaction of the bean-faced man, it is obvious that there is no such thing.
Satz raised his hand to his chin. Although he was curious, it was difficult to ask further questions in the presence of President Netero and the bean-faced man.
Kurapika looked at the surprised people out of the corner of his eye and asked, "Why are we so surprised?"
"You ask us why we are surprised?"
Menchi stared directly into Kurapika's eyes and said: "Although this is my first time as an examiner this year, I also know that the hunter test has strict assessment standards, so how could there be such an outrageous pass rate."
"You are right, based on the pass rate of previous years' tests, the upper limit of 95.24% is indeed very high." Kurapika nodded in agreement with Menchi's statement.
Menqi curled his lips and said: "Is that very high? That is very outrageous."
"Well, but the situation is different this year. Judging from the final results of the second level test, the review committee clearly has the idea of improving the pass rate through reforms."
Kurapika stared at the surveillance screen in front of him and said calmly:
"Then, rather than relying on the examiner's personal preference to decide whether candidates will stay or leave at will, giving more possibilities to candidates under reasonable and compliant circumstances should be a result that the review committee is more willing to see."
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Reform?
The review board never mentioned this to her.
Satz's eyes changed slightly when he looked at Kurapika.
The look of surprise on the face of the bean-faced man became even stronger.
In other words, Nitro was very calm from beginning to end.
In the library.
Morrow found the answer to the first question from the Paruzen Beast Illustrated Book.
However, with the amount of books here, it is simply not possible for one person to retrieve the answers to the corresponding questions within the time limit.
So the key to passing this test is cooperation and silent cooperation.
This point is prompted by the "|Exclusive question for free points" in the test paper.
For example, the fifth question related to Whale Island is obviously a question for Xiaojie, and the twenty-sixth question is a question for Biao Qi's origin.
So as long as we cooperate, we can complete this test paper as quickly as possible.
Presumably Kurapika had already investigated the general situation of each candidate when setting up this level.
It's just that when Kurapika just explained the rules, even though he gave a hint, he didn't mention the most important qualifying criteria.
And after understanding the prompts, there are many behaviors that may involve the risk of being eliminated.
It is precisely because of such risks and unknowns that there will inevitably be some changes that may affect cooperation.
But what is interesting is that if you deliberately observe other candidates during the test, you can screen out suitable preliminary partners, such as,
Simple Xiaojie.
Morrow put the Paluzhen beast book back in its place and turned his head to look at where Xiaojie was.
This time.
All the candidates immediately understood after seeing that Moreau did not cause the phenomenon of being "eliminated" after checking the books.
This is an open-book exam. Thanks to Moreau's demonstration, they did not waste precious time here!
Sudden.
Sisuo stood up with the test paper, but instead of going to the library area, he came to Dongba.
Dongba looked at Hisoka as if facing a formidable enemy, but he saw a look of horror suddenly appeared on Hisoka's face, and he was looking towards the entrance of the library.
Dongba was surprised and looked towards the entrance of the library.
When he quickly turned around, he saw Hisoka walking towards the book collection area.
Dongba was confused and could not understand Hisoka's behavior at all.
Seeing that other candidates were getting up and going to the book collection area, he didn't think about it anymore. He took the test paper corresponding to his candidate number in his hand and also went to the book collection area.
"You can borrow books at will in the library, so "exchanging notes" should also be allowed. Hey, I'm so lucky! 》
Dongba secretly rejoiced.
He thought that in order to dig a hole for these guys yesterday, he accidentally helped them.
So as long as this test allows candidates to exchange answers, then with this huge debt of favor, he can benefit from it with peace of mind.
But guesses are guesses, and if you want to confirm this information, you must go through practice.
Before practice, the risk of “silent communication” being eliminated cannot be ruled out.
"Let others do the "mining". "
After Dongba realized this, he was not in a hurry to contact other candidates.
Those candidates who set off to the book collection area, while searching for books corresponding to the test questions, and thinking about how to gain an advantage in this test, all had the same idea as Dongba.
Human is a selfish creature.
Even if you understand the prompts given by the examiner, you are not willing to make the first move.
Furthermore, the examiner also emphasized the reminder that if the test paper is lost or damaged, you will be disqualified. So even if the risk of exchanging notes itself is eliminated and the risk of being eliminated is eliminated, how can we ensure the trust of cooperation between each other?
Perhaps the number of qualified places will be determined from the beginning.
So destroying other people's test papers can actually increase the pass rate, right?
Various unknown possibilities and risks affect the thinking and decisions of the candidates in a quiet environment.
Even the three Amorite brothers did not dare to use other methods to communicate with each other while remaining quiet.
So much so that the candidates in the library were quietly looking for answers to the test papers in the book collection area.
Only Morrow, after confirming the "sub-question prompt", walked directly to Xiaojie who was looking for a book in a bookcase.
Xiaojie heard the slight sound of footsteps and turned to look at Moro, who was already not far in front of him.
Morrow raised his index finger to his lips and reminded Xiaojie aloud. He then raised the test paper and put his finger against the fifth question related to Whale Island on the paper.
If you are a normal person, you will definitely feel wary when you see the other person directly pointing out a topic related to your place of birth, not to mention the risk of being eliminated.
So out of caution, we must stay away as soon as possible.
But Xiaojie is not a normal person.
After seeing Moreau’s actions, Xiaojie’s eyes flashed with curiosity.
He failed to understand Moreau's meaning immediately, but was just curious about how the other party knew that he knew the answer to this question.
Morrow didn't care about Xiaojie's slowness, and moved his finger to the first question for which he had already written the answer.
Seeing this, Xiaojie tilted his head slightly and thought about it, and finally understood what Moreau meant.
But at this moment, Leorio suddenly came from the side and stood between the two of them.
As if to prevent accidents, Leorio had a large band-aid on his mouth, which looked quite funny.
Leoli looked at Morrow warily, and then shook his head at Gon behind him.
Xiaojie hesitated for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and pulled out a book from the bookcase. He held a ball pen in his other hand and made empty strokes towards the book.
Leoli was stunned for a moment, and he casually pulled out a book from the bookcase.
· Seeing the interaction between the two, Moreau sighed silently.
Following library rules involves more than just keeping quiet.
How dare you have the idea of writing and communicating in books? Isn’t it ridiculous?
However, there is indeed no other substitute for writing and communication in the library, or in other words, it has been emptied in advance.
Morrow suddenly took a few steps forward, attracting the attention of Leorio and Xiaojie with this action.
Immediately,
He tapped a row of small words on the shelf of the bookcase with his hand:
"Please take care of the books, do not scribble, tear pages or damage them, so that more people can share the joy of reading."
Following Morrow's actions, Xiaojie and Leorio were shocked when they saw the prompt.
Immediately afterwards,
Leoli, who was still a little cautious at first, together with Xiaojie, cast a grateful look at Morrow.
Morrow: "...—.
At the same time.
In the control room.
Kurapika suddenly picked up a pen and ticked the number 502 in the first row.
Others noticed Kurapika’s behavior. Is this considered qualified?