The candidates became excited upon hearing the announcement of their results. Of course, some were disappointed and hung their heads in disappointment.

After twenty minutes, Adrian was finally done announcing everybody's results. The main hall was filled with chatter. He gave them half an hour to discuss while he sat and waited.

After thirty minutes, he said, "All right, could you all quiet down for a while please?"

Everyone immediately stopped talking and sat up straight.

"First of all, I'd like to congratulate those who scored full marks on a job well done.” Adrian clapped, and everyone followed.

"Secondly, to those who scored slightly lower and did not get full marks in everything, keep your head held high and don't give up. You failed to bring out your A-game this time, but you're all still in the running.

"I hope that those of you who scored full marks this round will be able to surpass your own limits. I can't wait to see you all perform even better than what you've alrea