The turn out of events still hadn't sunk into the young doctor's mind, it didn't occur to him that such obvious clichés could happen in real life. It was while he was still piecing his thoughts together, that the announcement for the commencement of the next test broke through his thoughts.
All the participants remaining numbered up to twenty seven, which was surprisingly low, considering this was just the first half of the event!
Following the test of arithmetic was that of Wisdom and Reasoning. And this time, Shao Yŭxuān was given the honour of awarding twenty marks, out of the attainable fifty.
If the general had arrived, then he would have been given the honour, however he was unable to attend due to person reasons.
"A question will be read out, and each of you shall give your own answer and reason behind it." Another assistant scholar announced, the students nodded in understanding.