“Of course, the more gold coins, the better.”
“We won’t restrict what methods you use to obtain them.”
“Even if someone ends up seriously injured because of it, that’s fine—we have Healers on standby 24/7.”
“The key to succeeding in this activity lies in your own strength.”
“Yeah, that’s about it.”
He had just stopped when he suddenly remembered he still had more to say.
“One more thing.”
“That place may have some unknown dangers, so you must be careful.”
“Once you’re seriously injured and forcibly sent to the Academy’s Healers for treatment, you’ll completely lose your eligibility to continue the competition.”
“Of course, if you’re worried about those unknown dangers, you can also team up with each other.”
“Teams of two, teams of three, teams of four—all are allowed.”
“That’s your freedom.”
“But when the final tally is done, rankings are based on individuals only.”
“You must remember that.”
“If you end up brawling over how to split the gold coins, other teams will definitely set their sights on you.”
“So find trustworthy teammates to get better results in this activity.”
“Good luck.”
Dean Weida paused and confirmed that he hadn’t left anything out.
Only then did his serious expression slowly relax.
“Anyway, that’s all…”
Before he could finish, a teacher deliberately coughed, and quite loudly at that.
Clearly, that teacher was reminding Dean Weida.
‘Wait, is there something I still haven’t said?’
“Ahem! Yeah, yeah, hmm, hmm, yeah, hmm hmm hmm…”
That teacher used his own method, conveying the gist of it to Dean Weida through encrypted communication.
Luckily, Weida understood.
Otherwise, he would have made a fool of himself in front of the entire student body.
“One more thing.”
“During this activity, no one is allowed to leave the activity area, and the Academy will not provide any food.”
“You’ll have to handle your own survival.”
Looks like that really was everything this time.
After finishing, Weida shot a glance at that teacher, who nodded in return.
“Anyway, that’s all.”
“Next, you’ll have one hour of free rest time.”
“During this time, you can form teams in advance and exchange plans, like how to survive these seven days and so on.”
“Dismissed.”
After Dean Weida announced the dismissal, everyone began looking for their partners.
Most people only knew those in their own class, so the majority chose to team up with the friends they usually hung out with and trusted.
Meanwhile, Zhu Qiu, the sole member of the Swordsmanship Class, and Yiluo Enya, the only Elf student at the First Academy of the Dragon Clan, naturally had no one coming to team up with them for their own reasons.
But the activity rules didn’t forbid teaming up across departments, and since Yiluo Enya usually lived with Zhu Qiu, the two naturally formed a small team.
“Yiluo Enya, did you hear what the Dean said just now?”
“We have to survive there for seven days!”
“Seven whole days!”
“Not only do we have to eat and drink there, we have to spend the night too!”
“This is a total disaster!”
For someone like Zhu Qiu who had personal experience, this really was a disaster.
Recalling last time when she encountered a green-skinned Tyrannosaurus and got chased down while it tried to bite her, just thinking about it was terrifying.
And on top of that, the nights there weren’t just cold—there were also tons of weird noises.
There was no way to fall asleep.
If she had known in advance that this activity would involve spending the night in a place like that, Zhu Qiu probably wouldn’t have wanted to come at all.
“Disaster?”
“Why do you say that?”
“Isn’t this a perfect opportunity to show what we’ve got?”
Yiluo Enya scratched her head, thoroughly confused.
“Ugh, it’s just a disaster.”
“Once you go, you’ll think it’s a disaster too.”
The two stood there spacing out for a while, watching everyone else at the Academy discuss things animatedly and form teams.
This created a stark contrast with their own side.
Then, Yiluo Enya asked, “Should we discuss some tactics to handle the upcoming challenges?”
“Tactics?”
Zhu Qiu wasn’t too familiar with that.
Back when she was in the Human Race, whenever she ran into a problem, she handled it alone and endured it alone.
There was no partner to discuss tactics with.
“Right.”
Yiluo Enya nodded.
“A team’s coordination is crucial, and tactics serve as the guide for that coordination, so they’re pretty important too.”
“I think we really need to come up with a suitable strategy.”
“This…”
Zhu Qiu was a bit stumped.
“How about you make the plan?”
“I’m not really good at that.”
“That works too.”
Yiluo Enya rubbed her chin and began to think.
For her, one gold coin definitely wouldn’t be enough.
She had to get her hands on more gold coins—the more, the better.
That was the only way to truly get first place and make the activity end perfectly.
Just as Yiluo Enya was thinking, that familiar Dragon from the Fire Department came around to join the commotion again.
But this time was different.
Last time, there were three of them.
This time, their group had actually grown to seven.
“Yo, I guessed right.”
“You two are the most different people at this Academy, so of course nobody would team up with you.”
“You can only team up with each other.”
Zhu Qiu shot him a glare, making a face that said, “None of your damn business.”
Meanwhile, Yiluo Enya, who was deep in thought, wore a very serious expression and completely ignored him, acting as if she hadn’t heard anything.
People like him just loved seeking attention.
As long as you ignored them, they’d naturally leave on their own.
“How dare you ignore me?”
He was getting agitated, but this was still the Academy.
The activity hadn’t officially started yet, so there was nothing they could do.
Starting a fight or anything like that was absolutely out of the question.
Yiluo Enya and Zhu Qiu once again turned their heads away in perfect sync, choosing to ignore him.
“I’m talking to you!”
“Are you listening?”
This pissed him off so much that he was hopping mad.
To get some attention, it seemed he had to make a little sacrifice.
“You don’t even know my name yet, do you?”
“I’ll tell you right now—my name is Kasola.”
“What are your names?”
‘I just told them my name this time, so there’s no way they’d dare ignore me.’
‘Following basic courtesy, they should tell me their names in return.’
But things didn’t go as he hoped.
The two of them still chose to ignore him.
Kasola was about to rush up and put them in their place, but someone in his group with a clear head and a cool demeanor grabbed him.
“Captain, it’s not good to reveal our strength this early.”
“We need to stay hidden.”
“When the real thing starts, we’ll take them both out in one go.”
He spoke with logic, and Kasola listened.
“Makes sense.”
“It’s not like I need anything from them.”
“Let’s go!”
With Captain Kasola’s order, the entire group moved away from where Zhu Qiu was standing.
“Those guys are all insane.”
Yiluo Enya commented.
“I think so too.”
“I’ve already come up with a plan.”
“First, we take out that Kasola guy.”
“I’m already annoyed just looking at him.”
Just then, Dean Weida shouted for everyone to assemble, calling the students together.
“Alright, the one hour is up.”
“The activity officially begins now!”