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Chapter 111: The Cheater's Confession
"Teacher, I cheated!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Nian Shu Ren looked up at the fool who had rushed into his office, running out of breath, just to say this.

"Cheating, when did it happen?"

The century-old tree man habitually adjusted his plain glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked the young man calmly.

The age of the Centennial Tree Man in the game is the same as in reality, this is because of the regulations of the Ninth Art Administration.

In order to prevent players from becoming overly addicted to games and unable to distinguish between reality and games, it is stipulated that the gender and age of players in the game must be consistent with reality.

Therefore, if a player in the game is male and looks very young, then he must be a young man, while an old man like the Centennial Tree Man means that he is also old in reality.

Of course, despite being old, the physique of the Centennial Tree Man in the game is actually the same as that of a young man, and he does not have myopia or presbyopia.

The reason why he specifically bought expensive plain glasses from the supply and marketing cooperative and wore them was purely out of habit and for decorative effect.

There are also stereotypes in the gaming world, where older teachers who wear glasses are more respected and trusted than those who don’t.

In order to make his work easier and out of habit, Bai Nian Shu Ren continued to wear a pair of old-fashioned black-framed glasses in the game.

"Teacher, I...I cheated on the civil service exam yesterday. I peeked at other people's test papers."

Jacques lowered his head and confessed his mistakes earnestly to his respected teacher.

The Centennial Tree Man raised his head and looked at the chestnut-haired boy whose clothes were twisted with nervousness. He subconsciously raised his eyes.

"Are you sure you cheated?"

"Are you sure I peeked at other people's exams?"

"Really? I see. Now go... By the way, remember to come to my place this afternoon to attend the civil servant induction ceremony and pick up your civil servant uniform."

"what!?"

Jacques was a little doubtful about his ears and pointed at his nose.

"Teacher Shuren, did I cheat?!"

"You said you cheated, do you have any evidence?"

The centennial tree man asked the young man.

This time, Jacques was dumbfounded.

"If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense here. Go quickly and get your clothes back... This is the civil servants' oath, in both Chinese and Baghna. Take a look at it; you'll need to recite it when the time comes."

After the Centennial Tree Man handed a piece of paper to Jacques, he waved his hand and let the stunned Jacques leave.

Looking at Jacques' stunned back as he subconsciously turned and left, the Centennial Tree Man shook his head slightly and continued his work.

Is cheating okay?

Of course it's not good, but you can't look at things from a fixed perspective. You have to consider the development of the situation, the origin of the matter, and the positions of the participants in the incident.

Generally speaking, when looking at something, one should not only look at the surface appearance, but also see its essence and not rigidly apply it. If you encounter a large rock while walking and need to circumvent it, then do so flexibly, not force it.

You think it is wrong to leave the road and step on the grass on the side. The question is, considering the situation at the time, is it really wrong to step on the grass?
Just like now, if we only look at the issue of cheating in exams, it is obviously wrong and incorrect. The problem is that this exam itself should not exist.

When Bai Nian Shu Ren learned that Prince Chris was going to hold a civil service examination and asked him to write the examination questions, he clearly opposed it.

Bai Nian Shu Ren explicitly opposes the current civil service examination because it is absolutely unfair to non-player groups.

How long has the militia night school been open?

It's only been a month, which means these militiamen have only been in preschool/first grade, just a month.

Even if they study hard, how many Chinese characters and basic mathematics can they learn in one month?
Yes, the test papers can have questions, and they can be very simple. But no matter how simple they are, they are still written in Chinese characters. It is questionable whether those men and children who come from farmers and hunters can understand them, let alone write down the answers.

Players don't need to cheat; they can get full marks just by moving their pens, while the other 30 or so test-takers can't.

Therefore, after Chris forced himself to take the exam, even if the former did not mention it, Bai Nian Shu Ren would turn a blind eye to the cheating in the exam room.

Being able to understand the player's test answers and write them down means that the person who answered the questions is already a genius.

Among all the NPC test takers, even if they cheated, only Jacques succeeded in cheating, and the scores on both test papers reached the passing level.

Well, Jacques's math test was one point short of 60 points, but Bai Nian Shu Ren used his authority to add the missing point to make him pass.

The test questions are so simple that third-grade primary school students can basically get full marks on both test papers if they take them offline, because addition and subtraction of mathematics and pinyin Chinese characters are really too simple.

But among the more than 30 people who took the exam, even though they tried their best to cheat and peeked at other people's test papers, only Jacques passed. This already explains a lot.

Cancel Jacques' grades because of cheating?

Considering the idea that cheating is shameful, this is as it should be. Cheating is unfair to others who write their answers seriously and do not cheat.

However, due to the political concept of "paying a fortune for a horse's bones", and in order to convince the locals of the brightness and justice of Prince Chris's regime, Jacques should and must pass the exam.

Things seem unfair, but in fact, they are really unfair when they are really fair. There are too many cases like this.

Bai Nian Shu Ren approves of the results of this exam. He does not approve of cheating, but the conditions are like this. Canceling Jacques's results would be a bad thing.

As for the future, that’s a matter for the future. Let’s do the things in front of us well first.

In the future, we need to ensure fairness and eliminate cheating in exams, but that will only happen when the conditions are met and the background allows.

Now let’s talk about fairness?
It's a bit early, not suitable.

It’s difficult, difficult, difficult, I have to do it reluctantly.

Thinking of this, Bai Nian Shu Ren sighed.

"Should I ask Chris for two clerks to help? Education is such an important job, it's only natural to have more people!"

　PS: This is the author’s personal opinion. If you want to report it, then report it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)