episode_0045

Sigh!

I thought having a pile of documents flying in your face was something you only see in past life dramas.

While thinking about that, I admired the test papers with 0 points fluttering in the air.

“55 people!”

The scream of Black Swan Housemaster Saraljit.

Professor Cobra expressed his anger by opening and closing his scaly crest.

“55 people submitted blank test papers in Black Swan!

They said they would cut points by lowering learning in your game, Age of Romance!”

Uh, um. Here, ‘It’s because the academy’s academic culture is shit, it’s not my fault.’ If you say that, you will really die and leave, right?

no. Since dying is impossible at the Academy, I wonder if it would be worse than dying and leaving…

Professor Jorowitz and Ariadne, who were sitting next to Saraljit, also added a word.

“In Jeokma, 27 people gave up theory subjects.”

“There are 12 people from Baekyang.”

hmm. I think there’s someone missing.

When I glanced at Abarion, the blue dragon housemaster next to Saraljit, he folded his arms around his neck and declared happily.

“Ah. There is no need to worry about our blue dragon, Mr. Coleman.

Because not a single person in Cheongryong gave up on the exam.”

“That… I see.”

“I don’t know why you were called here. If students give up on exams just because one game is released, isn’t it a problem not with the game but with the academic culture of the dormitory? Hahaha!”

Thank you. Although that person is an unlucky and unlikable blue dragon.

Just like in Rose Water, why are these people the only ones who defend me?

Abarion’s laughter did not last long.

When Ariadne glared and Saraljit glared with murderous intent, Abarion hurriedly waved his hand.

“Ah! Of course, that doesn’t mean this situation isn’t a problem.

No matter how well the blue dragon is, what value will the grades you get have if your competitors give up on the exam?”

“It sounds like the other three dormitories are Blue Dragon’s pacemakers.”

Housemaster Jorowicz’s mutterings.

Saraljit turned his head towards me, stuck out his tongue and swallowed it.

“Let me explain. Coleman County.”

“Hmm… First of all, the students’ judgment… ”

“Wrong, right?”

I thought for a moment.

Is the value of learning ability so low?

The only good thing about having a high level of learning is that you can learn a lot of spells.

Flexibility increases if you can carry multiple orders…

It may be weaker than the magic power that affects the power of spells…

When I hesitated and couldn’t answer, Saraljit hit the desk with his hand and urged me to answer.

“Wrong!”

“Hmm… From a game perspective, you can make that judgment… I think so.

I’m not sure if that’s a wise idea, but…

Perhaps after the balance patch, we will have to use units with reduced learning to know the results… ”

I trailed off. This was because Saraljit was emitting waves of murderous intent from his entire body.

Baekyang Housemaster Ariadne sighed and added.

“Colman County. Now, this issue is not simply about improving efficiency in the game.

It is said that among students who gave blank exam papers, there were more who did not implement their models.”

“Yes? Why are those people… ”

“Because other people do it too.”

A short response from Jelena Jorowitz. Ariadne nodded and asked me.

“Coleman, is studying fun?”

“Ah… yes? hmm… It’s not particularly fun… ”

“Most students think so too. What if you had an excuse not to study?

Even if you hand out a blank test paper, what if you later have an excuse to laugh and say to your employer, ‘Oh, that’s when a strange trend started happening at our school?’”

“If only one person leaves blank papers, that person is an asshole, but if 100 people submit blank papers together, there is a chance for exoneration.”

ha. Something like that.

“Hmm. Then, I will meet with the students and tell them not to throw exams because of the romantic era… ”

“Coleman. If it was a problem that could be solved that way, would we have called you?”

I blinked at Yelena’s words.

Saraljit stretched out his finger and pointed at me.

“It would be nice if you would change the rules for the Romantic Age.”

“Hmm. Yeah, whatever. Let’s review.

If fewer points are cut in the balance patch than expected, this trend will die down… ”

“You didn’t understand what I was saying.”

He snapped his fingers, and my body floated in the air and headed toward the table where the professors were sitting.

Saraljit grabbed my collar and whispered.

“Increase the value of learning in the next balance patch. Otherwise, there will be no further cooperation from the faculty.”

“Uh… How?”

“You should think about that!”

my ears!

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“Uh, so, I’m sorry for calling everyone during the exam period, but…

yes. That’s how it happened… So it happened… ”

That evening, I gathered the student council and called an emergency meeting.

“Professor Saraljit, you seem overly angry.

I’m a Kuroshio student, so maybe you can be a little more lenient with me… ”

“Tell me why Saraljit is doing that damn thing?”

Tangaroa asked, chewing a piece of taffy in his beak.

“… ah. I think I understand. It’s probably because someone keeps slandering me as a racecist who discriminates against prisoners.

Just kidding, what is the real reason?”

“Of course it’s because you’re a raceist gum that actually hates beastmen.

It’s just a joke, it’s because Graven is a really bad pick.”

aha. Then you understand.

The 3rd grade ace that he handpicked was so crazy about the game that he threw the test. It’s worth it to raise your blood pressure.

But is it okay for the dormitory director to show favoritism like this?

I don’t like this, Professor Lee.

“Well, anyway, the justification is to increase the value of learning to create an academic atmosphere.”

“Is learning that valuable?”

In response to the chairman’s question, Secretary Cleo took out the documents she had prepared.

“I have narrowed down a few problems.”

“Already? It’s exam period… ”

“Because the era of romance is more urgent.”

“Cleo… ”

The vice president who opens his beak wide, the president who cannot help but be moved.

Cleo paid no heed and began to read the document.

“First problem. Learning is dependent on horsepower.”

“Because magical power determines the number of spells that can be cast in one turn.”

“There is that, but if your horsepower is low, learning is almost useless. High learning becomes useful only when your magic power is at least 3.”

It makes sense. Currently, there are two 1-mana spells, two 2-mana spells, and one 3-mana spell for each attribute.

If your magic power is only 1, learning more than 3 is completely useless.

“Second problem. Learning is dependent on attributes.”

This made sense to me right away.

If there is only one attribute that can be cast, learning it does not have much value. There are only five spells to choose from, and honestly, not all of them will be valid options. If there are no attributes, there is nothing to say.

but…

“But senior Graven had high magical power and was able to choose spells from the three attributes of water, beast, and blood, right?”

“Third problem. The flexibility that learning provides is diminished by the timing of order selection.”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

In response to Tangaroa’s question, I opened the rule book.

“Spell selection takes place after both players have revealed their crews.

okay. Since you select the orders after revealing the crew, there is no need to pack and carry all kinds of orders.

All you have to do is select the spells that are effective for your opponent and carry them with you.”

Of course, like the last Dormitory Cup finals, there are absurd cases where none of the spells to choose from can produce effective hits…

Cleo nodded and then recited the last problem.

“Fourth problem. Learning also suffers from a number of detailed rules.

For example, magic power is an ability referenced by many spells, but learning is not.”

Orders like “End.”

End – X, 12 cm, 1 unit

Select one dispellable spell on the target unit.

If the unit casting Terminate rolls Magic +

“Yes. These were the four problems.”

Applause from the remaining four people. Cleo was embarrassed and waved her hands.

“Miss Cleo. amazing. I didn’t know I’d come this far prepared.”

“No. Mr. Hwayoung. I’m just writing down what I felt before… ”

“So what should we do now? What problem do we fix?”

After hearing the chairman’s words, I thought for a while.

“First of all, the fourth problem is too minor. This is not enough to fix the problem.

On the other hand, if the third problem is corrected and all orders are brought when building a crew, strategic depth will be lost too much.”

“So then we need to fix the first and second problems.”

I went to the blackboard and started writing.

“First problem, if your horsepower is low, learning is useless.

What if we added a 0 mana spell for each attribute?”

“0mana spell?”

The chairman’s eyes sparkled.

I wrote down an example spell.

Reflected light – sun 0, 36cm, 1 enemy unit, diagonal

Generates 1 attack – Accuracy: 5, Penetration: 0, Target unit’s shooting weapon’s Accuracy is reduced by 2.

“It has a long range and is helpful in long-distance combat. It’s a spell suitable for magical power.”

“It’s weaker than a 1 mana spell, but it’s worth investing action and magic slots into.

This is given one for each of the eight basic attributes.”

A nod of agreement that it seems okay.

“Second problem: If there is no attribute or only one attribute, learning is useless.

What if we add non-attribute common spells in addition to the basic spells?”

“Hmm. Wouldn’t that be a little dangerous?”

Cleo carefully countered.

“Basic spells cover only three narrow areas: basic attack, dispel, and emergency defense.

And the effect is designed to be slightly lower than that of the same mana spells.

This is because if a common spell becomes too strong, it infringes on the individuality of each attribute and lowers the value of the attribute holders.”

This is an accurate counterargument.

Of course, we may say that there is nothing we can do because the situation has come to this, but we still don’t want to break the development principles we first established.

Surprisingly, it was Tangaroa who helped me in my troubles.

“Then how about this? By using the spell selection, you can strengthen basic spells.”

“Reinforcement?”

“Like this.”

Magic Bullet – X, 24cm, 1 enemy unit

Generates 2X attacks – Accuracy 5, Penetration 0, Damage 1.

Enhanced Magic Bullet – X, 36cm, 1 enemy unit

Generates 3X attacks – Accuracy 5, Penetration 0, Damage 1.

“It’s okay. A clever idea that expands the range of options without encroaching on the position of attribute attack spells such as fireball… ”

“With two like this, I think the professors will be satisfied.”

“Well, if this isn’t enough, let’s add it in the end-of-semester balance patch.”

Luckily it ended pretty early.

As I was about to say hello to everyone and leave, the chairman called me over.

“Ah, Coleman.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

“Are you just going to be satisfied with this much?”

hmm?

“What does that mean? Does this mean I need to edit it further?”

“No. I mean… ”

The Crown Princess smiled the secret smile of a politician.

“The professors made us suffer like this, so we should get something in return, right?”