Finishing the test, Access Denied!
Xander and the other 2 women reached the VR testing room, which was basically 1 room with 3 VR Capsules placed in the center. Each Capsule had its own terminal on the outside, and the arrangement was triadic in order. Amelia motioned Xander to enter the capsule facing another door, probably the exit straight to the corridor.
Xander stepped into the opened capsule, and Amelia looked at Xander calmly, before talking to him once again.
"This is the second test of the midterm exam. You are to showcase your understanding of the following subjects: Elemental Control and Basic Magic Training. To do this, you are to complete a set of tasks for the VR system to analyze, record, and grade. You have a maximum of 2 hours to complete this test. Do you have any questions?"
Xander thought about it for a moment, before shaking his head, and upon seeing this, Amelia pressed a series of buttons and the capsule began to close.
She added, before the capsule completely closed, "The test begins once you get in the VR program. Good luck." Xander calmed himself and closed his eyes before his mind went blank. However, it seemed that he heard a wretched scream coming from a man a distance away before his mind went blank, however.
A moment later, his eyes could open, showing Xander a simple, flat ground with no hints of vegetation or life. As he awoke, he realized that inside the VR, there was a flashing warning echoing in his mind.
"WARNING, INCOMPLETE SYNCHRONIZATION. CANNOT BE COMPLETELY DIGITIZED. WARNING, INCOMPLETE SYNCHRONIZATION. CANNOT BE COMPLETELY DIGITIZED. CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE AVATAR ARE DISABLED."
Upon hearing this alert, Xander wasn't sure whether this was part of the test until he utilized the System and got an answer from it.
"The quantum supercomputer cannot digitize your information because it doesn't have enough processing and storage power. It only managed to replicate 40% of your characteristics. The remaining percentage involves your spells beyond Sage rank, your vitality, intelligence, and luck; finally, your comprehension of various origin elements cannot be replicated as well as they are outside the scope of calculating power for the quantum supercomputer. Therefore, these characteristics are currently unusable as they were not replicated at all by the quantum supercomputer. The attributes are currently locked in a value of 9999 points each."
The System's monotonous voice sounded out in his mind, causing Xander to realize that VR reality does have their limitations. He should try it on the Digitized Dimension, if it can completely encapsulate his information then. After all, Eteria's VR program doesn't utilize the digitized dimension. It was unlike that of the Galactic Empire's [Second Life], where it is a small digitalized dimension.
At that time, it was still capable of digitalizing all my information, but I am not sure if it capable of doing so now, Xander mused.
Should I test it out next time, then, when the VR boots up again? At this thought, he shook his head and proceeded to check the interface to proceed with the test. He'll focus on that one when he has the time to do so.
Immediately, the instructions of what to do appeared for this test.
[Midterm Exam: Type 2, Hell mode
You are to showcase a series of actions that prove the following theories to hold some truth in a certain degree. Each successful theory demonstrated earns you 2 points, and you can gain a maximum of 200 points in this test. You are free to use the resources of the supercomputer allocated for this program. The following theories are:
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Xander was dumbfounded; there was a total of 300 theories listed here, some of which he recalled, had already been rejected, or found to be too dangerous for the masses. He used the system to arrange and group the theories from easy to difficult based on his knowledge of the topic.
He then eliminated the theories that were invalid or proven false, marking them with faded writing.
There was a total of 127 theories left for Xander to demonstrate, roughly 1.05 theories per minute to completely answer them. He began with the foundational theories listed, creating models, generating elemental particles and element interaction out of thin air with the help of the quantum supercomputer.
"Element as a foundation of Matter"
"Element being a form of energy"
"Elemental Conversion to Matter: Concentration-based"
"Elemental Conversion to Matter: Time-based"
"Elemental propagation: Against the laws of physics"
"Elemental Representation: Fixed"
"Elemental Representation: Rule of the Ordered Universe"
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This continued on one theory after another. Xander was relieved there were no more trap questions present in this portion of the exam. After nearly 1.3 hours, he had finished answering all 127 questions.
He made the answers as clear as possible through his demonstrations, producing concrete examples of the theories through the help of the quantum supercomputer. He had to tone down on some parts because he had a feeling that his data would be viewed by someone besides the impartial quantum supercomputer, and so he needed to dumb down his answers. Xander fell into thought.
If that were the case, wouldn't he give them undue benefits from his answers if they were too complete? That's why he gave the bare minimum while ensuring what he demonstrated would be clear to the extra viewers.
However, he wasn't satisfied. His dumbed down answers were still able to help these people who tried to scheme against him, cutting down research by at least decades. To be sure of the situation, Xander also instructed the System to create an encryption code for all the results, stopping people from accessing the details of the results. He also made it that the supercomputer still processes his results, and the results can be viewed by others. Only Xander and the supercomputer would have complete access to all his answers, and the supercomputer would also lock down any possibility that they would be used to recite or present his answers verbatim.
He wasn't a saint, to just freely give away his knowledge. He knew when to give away his knowledge if it benefited him or those who were close to him. In this case, is the university attempting to profit from him, or maybe one of its members or supporters? Fat chance!
Thinking about this, Xander remembered a troubling vision: When the planet was refined by Eterians themselves. How much of that had changed, he wondered.
Xander said to himself that he'll just check on it later after school if there isn't any important business to be done. If nothing was of importance, this could probably be bumped up. To be honest, he had little care for this planet. This was simply the beginning, and it doesn't have to be the end for everyone else.
Currently, for his college plans, he already succeeded in amassing funds. He also began socializing with heirs of families or those with their own renowned businesses, even striking a deal with a little miss of a renowned clan known for their auction houses and business chains in Eta. However, he still hasn't discovered the identity, or even a trace of the man that used the fake name in publishing that paper. No one who joined the global conference, after hacking into their own servers and databases, had anything remotely to do with that.
This further confirms his theory that this person is also a transmigrator like him, and one that strikes from the darkness. Most likely, he or she has been developing in secret for a long time. He or she probably contacted a series of people to get the information he/she wanted or give the information he/she needed. It is possible that it also met the God that Xander had met when he died, or a different one.
His policy, for now, remains the same: Don't act if the other party has not acted yet. After all, exhausting energy and manpower, and then realizing the enemy is still stronger than expected, or someone who was a Divine-class powerhouse or something. He didn't even try using [In a moment] to test out its power on the planet, in fear that it was ineffective against those above the Demigod class. He also couldn't divine the future outcome because it involved his direct involvement in the matter.
He'll probably use it if someone attempted to kill him, maybe a demigod or someone higher. He would purposely "expose" a trail for the cultivator to follow in space, and once far enough, he'll activate [In a Moment] in combination with [Divine Eyes] for the best, maximum effect.
Anyhow, he should log out of the VR program. He immediately selected log-out, his sight blacking out once more before awakening to the familiar leather and metal structure of the capsule a few moments later. The capsule opened up, with Amelia looking at Xander weirdly. After all, the results were calculated in real-time, meaning she and Mrs. Carliste had access to the results produced by the supercomputer. They were alerted by the terminal that Xander had finished his exam, and they could already view the results.
Xander looked around and realized something: Mr. Feyzacs, who he assumed had screamed in the meeting room, was not present in the VR testing room. Huh, he managed to control his anger? Or maybe he's plotting something against him?
Amelia and Mrs. Carliste was surprised to read the results: Perfect score, 200 points. If they wanted to view the answers per question in detail, they required to wait for Xander to leave the simulation first and then access it.
When they both saw Xander step out of the opening capsule, Mrs. Carliste couldn't control herself and attempted to view the details. When she did, her face turned white, because instead of showing the details, there was a pop-up that appeared, requiring them to enter the decryption code, with a length limit of 1080 characters.
"IT SEEMS YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO VIEW THIS TESTER'S ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. APOLOGIES, THIS TEST RESULT IS LOCKED. YOU HAVE TO INPUT THE DECRYPTION CODE. HERE'S A CLUE TO START: IT'S MORE THAN THE CURRENT ALPHABET YOU MAY KNOW."
"THIS ENCRYPTION CODE HAS BEEN ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE QUANTUM SUPERCOMPUTER IMPARTIALLY. ATTEMPT OF BRUTE-FORCE DECRYPTION WILL LEAD TO COMPLETE, UNRECOVERABLE DATA DELETION. YOU HAVE ONLY 108 ATTEMPTS TO DECRYPT."
"YOU CAN STILL VIEW THE RESULTS OF THE TESTER, HOWEVER. THE RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH, ONLY ENCRYPTED. THE ANSWERS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED BY THE SUPERCOMPUTER."
"THIS ENCRYPTION CODE HAS BEEN CREATED BY HOMER SIMPSON. IF YOU WANT THE ENCRYPTION CODE, FIND HIM IN OUTER SPACE! :P"
When Amelia also saw the pop-up, she was surprised, as this was the first time in her career that she had encountered something like this. She briefly looked at Xander who was walking to their location. Xander, acting like he had nothing to do with it, asked politely, "Teachers, may I go now to my class?"
Mrs. Carliste bit her lip in frustration, and merely gave a tight smile and nodded in Xander's question as a response. Xander politely bowed to the two of them before exiting the room and leaving the building. He headed towards the building where Basic Magic Training was being held.
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Mrs. Carliste could barely hold off her anger. After seeing that Xander had left the premises, she shouted in anger, screaming out. Now, both Amelia and Mrs. Carliste realized why Brian had screamed in the meeting room. Probably, the test results of this kid were readable, but the specific contents were encrypted as well.
Mrs. Carliste heaved continuously for several breaths, slowly calming herself down. Amelia looked at her, worried.
"Great-grandma, are you ok? It seems your plan with Sir failed." Amelia genuinely stated, blunt and direct. Mrs. Carliste wasn't affected at all by her words. She merely grunted in response.
They both went to the conference room to see Mr. Brian looked catatonic, and when they were close enough, he snapped up and his face contorted into anger and disappointment.
"Vice-dean! I thought the VR program the university uses were completely controlled by the university? Why did the quantum supercomputer encrypt the results? A 540-character decryption code, no less!" He shouted, a bit confused and angry.
Who was this Homer Simpson, who created this encryption code that can only be attempted 108 times??
"Hmph! The encryption of the VR test results used a maximum of 1080 characters for the decryption code, with only 108 tries to open it! Brian, the initial plan was to check and prove whether your thoughts about this Xander Cloverfield was correct even by placing those questions in the exam! Don't tell me you don't know who Homer Simpson is, do you?"