sum of chars

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;


namespace exampreparation
{
    class exam
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

            int[] variable = new int[number];

            for (int i = 0; i < number; i++)
            {
                variable[i] = char.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            }

            int sum = variable.Sum();

            Console.WriteLine(sum);
        }
    }
}