Chapter 152 Barbara's Answer
As night fell and time passed, the two of them moved their study location from the training ground, where the number of people gradually increased, to the outside of Mondstadt, and then to the library of the Knights Templar while this office worker was still working hard.
"Okay, you've almost gotten through the hands-on part. As a priest, whether you like it or not, you are the one the team should protect on the battlefield. This is a fact that cannot be changed by your personal will."
"You can deal with ordinary hillbillies and slime groups after just a short period of study, which proves that you still have some fighting talent in your bones."
There was no one else in the library at this time, but Gu Sanqiu's voice was relatively low.
"However, when you have the chance, you should participate in more battles with humans. After all, apart from monsters in the wild, fighting with your own kind is something you often encounter."
"I just made up the questions here randomly. As long as I pass, I won't have wasted a day."
"Okay, teacher. I will try my best!"
No one knew when Barbara's name changed to teacher. Gu Sanqiu casually said that the exam had started, and then he picked up a book to pass the time.
The most convenient thing about this type of student is that even if he is not staring at the other person, his mentality is already determined not to commit any cheating, although the questions he randomly makes do not leave much room for cheating.
But it’s more worry-free after all.
If it were Hu Tao, Xing Qiu and the others, and if it wasn't a serious exam, I would probably have to go through the trouble of finding some off-site assistance to prevent them from cheating.
Although those guys don't need to cheat given their knowledge, they just want to play some weird things in front of me.
Half an hour later, Barbara handed in the paper with confidence.
"Teacher, I have successfully answered all the questions. Please mark my papers."
"Yeah, the speed was expected."
Gu Sanqiu took the test paper and began to correct it, his hands working even faster. If seen by some people without good eyesight, they would probably say that this was an extremely irresponsible teacher who was unwilling to cover up.
"Wait a minute, for the question 'You encountered a wounded member of a treasure-hunting group in the wild who asked you for help', you gave three levels of answers: adventurer, knight, and priest. Can you tell me why?"
Gu Sanqiu said: "Let me remind you that sometimes there is not much difference between these three."
“This, this actually just occurred to me.”
After they walked out of the library and arrived outside the gate of the Knights, Barbara, who had been rubbing the hem of her skirt, raised her head and looked at Gu Sanqiu with firm eyes.
"Although the treasure-stealing gang sometimes uses this kind of trick to deceive kind people and then snatch their money from them, I still wonder what if he is really seriously injured?"
"For adventurers, they may directly capture the members of the treasure-stealing group and bring them back to Mondstadt to claim their reward."
"For members of the Knights Templar, they may conduct some routine interrogations, and even, if the circumstances are special, they may interrogate them in a way that says 'if you don't explain, we won't treat you.'"
Barbara said seriously: "But, from a pastor's perspective, I don't think their behavior is wrong, but I will still treat them first and fulfill my duty as a healer!"
However, after seeing Gu Sanqiu's calm, or rather peaceful expression, Barbara's expression returned to "embarrassed" and "playful".
"Hehe, actually I only wanted to write the last answer, but I was still afraid that I might lose points, so I wrote down all the parts I could think of."
"Although it's a bit opportunistic, from the perspective of a pure written test, your approach is nothing special. It can be considered a test-taking technique."
"But, this question is not a perfect score."
"Ah? Why?"
Barbara widened her eyes in surprise, and then looked at Gu Sanqiu with suspicion.
"Teacher, when you grade students, you cannot have any personal feelings. You have to grade based on the rationality of the answer."
Bang!
Gu Sanqiu rolled the test paper into a cylindrical shape and hit Barbara on the head with it quite decisively.
"Your answer is very standard, but it is for the group of people I didn't teach today."
"Think carefully about what I taught you today and see if there is anything else that can be applied to this question."
"If 'practice is the only criterion for testing truth', then in the 'practice' of this exam, you did not combine what you learned and used today."
Barbara tilted her head in a silly way and looked at Gu Sanqiu with a puzzled and innocent expression.
“Is… that so?”
"Here's a hint for you. To get a perfect answer for this question, you need to combine it with your own identity."
"My own identity... a priest, or the owner of the Eye of God?"
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
Barbara thought for a few minutes, then dropped her hands and bowed slightly, exuding the dejected aura of a loser.
"I can't think of it. Please tell me the answer, teacher."
"Take out your notes from this morning and turn to the one about 'slow-death attack'. I taught you that."
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "Perhaps, this is indeed a method that is unique to you and can perfectly solve the problems that bother you."
"Oh, I'll take a look right away."
Barbara flipped through the pages of the book. "A slow-killing attack method that uses a slightly stronger force to attack the following acupuncture points. While causing great pain to the opponent, it can also cause the opponent to suffer from endocrine disorders and automatically produce toxins..."
"If you don't use a reasonable method to remove the poison within a period of time, even if you take detoxification pills, you won't be able to eliminate the body's automatic toxin-producing mechanism."
Barbara looked at Gu Sanqiu and said, "Teacher, you in Liyue dare to release even this kind of knowledge and spread it at will. Aren't you a little too careless?"
"I also participated in supplementing the knowledge of this book. I remember that Seven Stars subsidized some money for this book, but the purchase was limited to one copy per household, not to the extent that everyone had one copy ."
"The price is one Mora and comes with a small reminder booklet issued by the General Affairs Department. This can be said to be one of the few loss-making deals that Qixing has ever made."
"When these things become known to everyone, the so-called means of harming people will become meaningless and useless, and will also expose one's intentions. This is what Qixing considered at the time."
"They are not afraid of those nobles and wealthy families secretly printing and distributing it. For the Seven Stars, the more widely this kind of thing spreads, the safer it will be for the native Liyue people."
Gu Sanqiu shrugged: "Unless the human body suddenly mutates, such as gaining or losing a few fatal points."
"As for people from other places... those who can come to Liyue and ask to buy this kind of book by name are probably not good people. If their identities are found out, they will probably be thrown into prison by the Thousand Rock Army."
"Wait a moment."
Barbara pursed her lips and said, "Teacher, do you mean that after I learn this method, if I encounter a treasure-stealing group that is injured and wants to seek medical treatment, I will first use this method to attack him and make him lose the ability to resist?"
"That's not the case. You're missing a step."
"After hitting those acupuncture points, I told you that the person being hit will feel great pain. You can threaten him at this stage, saying that you are about to beat him to death, and tell him not to have any evil thoughts if he doesn't want to really die."
"Actions combined with the power of words can often achieve twice the result with half the effort."
