Chapter 730
Chapter 730: The Importance of Academic Credits
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric
Anyone without a student token couldn't be considered as a student of their academy . . . If that was the case, who in the world was the young man before her?
As one of the very few major academies under Qingyuan Conferred Empire that served as a cradle for aspiring master teachers, only those who possessed superior talent or capabilities were allowed to step onto its premises .
"I am a freshman from this year's batch . . . I just entered the academy, so I haven't received by student token yet!" Realizing that the other party had misunderstood that he was an outsider, Zhang Xuan hurriedly explained .
"A freshman?" The young lady was stunned for an instant before it dawned on her that the entrance examination was just held earlier today . She couldn't help but shake her head .
To think that a freshman would visit the Blacksmith School on his very first day in the middle of the night instead of resting . . .
"I'll be honest with you . To take the blacksmith examination, you'll require a student token, the corresponding emblem, and academic credits . Without academic credits, no one will bother going through the trouble of preparing the examination for you!"
Upon realizing that Zhang Xuan was a freshman, the young lady explained .
"I'll require academic credit for this as well?" A bitter smile crept onto Zhang Xuan's lips .
"Of course . Even if you were to take the examination in the guilds outside the academy, you will still need to place spirit stones with the guild as a deposit . If there's nothing on the line, there would surely be a few who would come to try their luck every day, wasting the efforts of those preparing the examinations and the resources of the Master Teacher Academy!" the young lady harrumphed .
For a freshman to attempt to take the examination without even getting a clear idea of how the academy's system works, was he just that brazen or simply negligent?
"This . . . " Zhang Xuan scratched his head .
She was right .
Under normal circumstances, if one wanted to take an examination in a guild, one would have to place a fixed deposit with the guild first, and it would only be returned if one clears the examination . This served as a barrier to deter the arrogant and those trying their luck .
The Master Teacher Academy seemed to follow the same policy as well, just that instead of a deposit of spirit stones, it was Academic Credits now .
"How many Academic Credits will I require to take the 5-star blacksmith examination?" Zhang Xuan asked .
"To take a 5-star supporting occupation examination will typically take two Academic Points whereas a 6-star examination will require four Academic Points . " the lady replied .
"Two points?" Zhang Xuan was dumbstruck . "May I also clarify another issue? In other guilds, the deposit will be returned if one were to clear the examination . Does this apply here as well?"
Having walked around the Blacksmith School, he had roughly grasped how difficult it was to earn Academic Credits . Considering how even smithing a Spirit intermediate-tier weapon for another might not even be worth half an Academic Credit, two points was indeed an astronomical sum!
It would be great if he could claim a refund if he were to clear the examination . Otherwise, he would surely have a spend a huge amount of Academic Credits to clear the necessary examinations required for him to become a 5-star master teacher .
"Refund? How could the Academic Credits possibly be refunded?" the young lady shook her head upon hearing Zhang Xuan's words .
"Just remember this; in order to live in the academy, possessing Academic Credits is a must . In here, no other currency is more useful than Academic Credits . To earn Academic Credits, you will have to clear missions, complete tasks, or break existing records! Alright, you should return for now . I might still be able to give you some leeway regarding your lack of a student token since you are a student of our Master Teacher Academy, but without Academic Credits, you won't be able to even activate the [Ocean of Weapons] to take the examination . "
"Activate the Ocean of Weapons?"
"The Ocean of Weapons is an artifact crafted in a collaboration between the Blacksmith School and Celestial Designer School to automate examinations . Once activated, the examinee will be brought into a simulation, where he would craft a weapon through a puppet . As long as his crafted weapons meet the requirements, he would be considered to have cleared the examination . " Even though the young lady was starting to get impatient at this point, she still answered Zhang Xuan's query politely .
"Simulation? Puppet? Wouldn't a practical examination where one undergoes the entire smithing process be a more accurate indicator of skill?" Zhang Xuan asked curiously .
Most guilds that he had been would demand the examinees to display their true prowess . Thus, he couldn't help but be a little bewildered when the other party mentioned simulation and puppets .
Could it be that one didn't need to smith a weapon for real to clear the examination?
"It would indeed be a better indicator of skill if one could undergo the entire smithing process, but do you know how expensive are the materials required for smithing are? Of the hundred thousand master teachers in the academy, there are at least fifty thousand of them who have smithing as their supporting occupation . If we were to have each of them smith a real weapon, how much valuable ores and metals would be wasted?" the young lady harrumphed .
"However, you need not worry, While it is an illusion, you will be ranked based on the data we gathered from several hundred 6-star pinnacle blacksmiths ever since the inception of the academy . As long as the core of your smithing aligns with theirs, you will surely clear the examination! The disparity in results would only be at most one in a billion!"
While it was true that the Ocean of Weapons was a smithing simulation, it had been refined by innumerable 6-star blacksmiths over the years, making extremely life-like . As long as one could successfully smith a weapon inside the simulation, they would surely be able to succeed in real life as well, and vice-versa .
"I see!" Zhang Xuan nodded in realization .
Indeed . Considering how there were fifty thousand blacksmiths in the academy, there would at least be a thousand who would take the examinations each year . If the academy were to conduct a real practical examination for each of them, how much precious ores and metals would they waste each year?
It was one thing if they had passed and forged a decent weapon, but considering the success ratio over the years, it was likely that most of the ores and metals would be ruined . No matter how wealthy the Master Teacher Academy was, this was an expense they couldn't afford to bear .
Furthermore, unlike medicinal herbs, ores and metals were depletable resources . As such, no blacksmith would be willing to see so much precious resources going to waste as well each year .
As such, the Master Teacher Academy decided to develop a simulation to conduct the examinations instead .
"Alright, you should return now . Even if you do possess the capability to pass the 5-star blacksmith examination, you will still need two Academic Credits . Without that, I won't be able to give you any leeway even if I wanted to!" the young lady waved Zhang Xuan away .
"If I recall correctly, you said that to earn Academic Credits, we can either clear missions, complete tasks, or . . . break existing records? May I know how does breaking the existing records work?" Knowing that he would be unable to do anything without sufficient Academic Credits, Zhang Xuan continued asking .
"Break existing records?" The young lady's eyes began flying around the place, and blood nearly gushed from her mouth .
Probably only a freshman like the other party would dare to spout such arrogant words!
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