Sam's move appeared badass to the Gambler academy.
Even though he did take a few minutes longer than he did in the formation test, it is still way too fast compared to the rest of the competitors. Of course, there are many other people who found this chilling and concerning.
Generally, if an academy is an expert in the formations, their expertise in the inscriptions wouldn't be too far off. In fact, it is more than likely that they are of similar levels. So, when the plans in the formation competition have been destroyed, people tried to make some amends in this inscription contest.
But the sense of dejavu, Sam gave made their hearts sink to their stomachs.
They couldn't bring themselves to imagine what would happen and how much would their plans be disturbed if he repeated the same thing he did in the formation contest.
So, many meetings were convened even while the first round of prelims is going on.
