The next morning, at 8:00 a.m.
We were all gathered in front of the Duke's residence gate, waiting for Mr. Alan to erge. This morning, around 6:00 a.m., Mr. Alan had gone to the Duke's residence first to take this final exam.
"Why weren't we told to go inside? Instead, we were told to wait at the front gate. Are we not taking this final exam at the residence?" Noa asked.
"I don't know," I said.
Then Mr. Alan, Commander Marshall, and the other Duke's soldiers erged from within the residence grounds. This ti, Duke Darwin wasn't accompanying them.
"Are all the first-year students here, and are there any left at the inn?" Mr. Alan asked.
We looked around to check on our friends.
"No, sir," the students said.
"Ok, ??then I'll explain about this final exam."
"Do you know what's behind the Duke's residence? More specifically, what's outside the back gate of the Duke's residence," said Mr. Alan.
"There are grasslands, mountains, but they're also smaller, maybe hills, rivers, forests, and more, sir," said one of the students.
"You're right, behind the Duke's residence are hills, forests, rivers, fields, and more, totaling about 300 hectares. Your final exam will be held there," said Mr. Alan.
The students were surprised to hear this.
"The exam will be held there?"
"Does that an we'll be taking the exam in the wilderness?" the students asked.
"Yes, this final exam will be in the wilderness behind the Duke's residence," said Mr. Alan.
Then Mr. Alan took sothing from his pocket.
"Do you know this?" asked Mr. Alan, showing sothing he had taken from his pocket.
"That's a dal, right?" said one of the students.
"Yes, these are dals. They're just ordinary dals made of iron. In this exam, you must collect dals similar to these in the wild. One dal is worth 200 points, and the maximum points you can earn in this exam is 4,000. This ans that if you want to get the maximum points, you must obtain 20 dals in this exam."
"Initially, these knights will escort you to your respective starting points. Your starting points will be different; so of you will start from the forest, others from the hills, and so on. To start the exam, so you can imdiately search for the dals together, even if you're in different locations, we will launch a magic attack in the sky, signaling the start of the exam."
"The exam deadline is 6:00 PM. If you have collected 20 dals before then, you can deliver them directly to the back gate of the Duke's residence. We won't provide a map, so you'll have to find the residence gate yourself. If you have trouble finding the residence gate, you can stay there and w??ait until you're picked up by the knights. If you only collect a few dals by 6 p.m., your points will be calculated based on the dals you've earned, but you won't get a full score. Understood?" said Mr. Alan.
"Understood, sir," said the students.
The students seed to understand Mr. Alan's explanation.
"This looks like it'll be an easy exam,"
"Right, we only have to find 20 dals, and the ti limit is quite long," said the students who were chatting.
"There's more to it," said Mr. Alan.
"Is there more?"
"I thought that was all," said the students, a little surprised to hear that there was more to it.
"There are only 2,000 dals scattered throughout the wild. There are 200 first-year students, which ans there should be 4,000 dals available so each student can earn 20. If there are only 2,000 dals, only 100 students can earn 20, and the remaining 100 won't get any dals."
"You can find the dals at the bottom of rivers, in trees, behind bushes, and so on. But of course, finding them all isn't easy. There are other ways to get dals besides searching for them in the wild," said Mr. Alan.
"What is that, sir?" asked one of the students.
"Defeating other students who have dals and taking their dals," Mr. Alan replied.
Hearing this, the students were shocked.
"Why are you surprised? I think it's understandable, especially since the number of dals available for a full score doesn't match the number of students. You'll definitely be fighting over those dals to get a full score. Therefore, I declare that attacking and stealing other students ??dals is permitted."
"You may also form teams with other students to search for dals, but you will still have to earn your own dals. If you form a team of two, you'll need 40 dals to get a full score."
"Since the exam will last until 6 p.m., you'll probably skip lunch. You're free to eat anything in the wilderness, whether it's fruit, plants, or animals. However, you'll be responsible for the risk of food poisoning from eating wild food yourself."
"One more thing. Besides being wary of other students who might attack you, you must also be wary of wild animals and monsters in the wilderness. When the other knights and I placed our dals in the wilderness, we saw several monsters like slis, small groups of goblins, Plantas, and Blooms. Although they are low-level monsters, they are quite dangerous for students like you, so you must be careful. Do you understand?" asked Mr. Alan.
"Understood, sir," said the students.
Most of the students felt anxious and afraid of this exam after hearing Mr. Alan's further explanation. Initially, they thought the test would be easy, but eventually they realized the danger, especially since they would be starting at different locations.
"If you understand and have no more questions, let's begin the exam imdiately. The knights will escort you to different locations. Once you arrive, wait for our magic signal," said Mr. Alan.
"Yes, sir," said the students.
Then, the knights escorted us to different locations. I was escorted by a knights to the forest behind the Duke's residence. Several students were also taken to the forest, but we were still assigned to different spots.
After that, I arrived at my starting point. The spot I was assigned to was in a remote part of the forest, and it was very quiet there. I waited for the magic cues from Mr. Alan and the other instructors. After a while, several spells were cast into the sky, signaling the start of the exam. I initially wanted to imdiately search for the dals after the magic was cast, but I had other matters to attend to.
"Hey, sir. Isn't each student only accompanied by one knights to their designated spot?" I asked the knight who had accompanied
to my spot.
The knight remained nearby to ensure I began the exam according to the magic cues.
"That's right," the knight said.
"Then why are there so many knights surrounding ?," I asked.
"Oh, so you already knew," the knight said.
The other knights who had been hiding in and behind trees began to approach .
"Does it take this many to finish off a student?" asked one knight.
"Just do it, it's Lord Duke's orders," said another knight.
"Please forgive us. We have no personal grudges against you, but we were simply following orders," said the knight I had fought on the first and second days of the exam.
He was also among the group of knights surrounding . Seeing the knights begin to approach , I imdiately readied my sword.
"You'd better not fight back, after all, what can you do with a sword from the academy?" asked the knight I had previously fought.
~Enhance Weapon - Sharp~
I enhanced the sharpness of my sword.
"I knew this would happen. While at the Duke's residence, I always felt like soone was watching . I also knew I was going to be killed here after reading the thoughts of the knights accompanying ," I said.
"Then if you knew that, why did you still follow him?" asked one of the knights.
"Of course, it was to deal with you guys too. I followed that knight because I was confident I could handle this. If I don't deal with you all now, it will be a problem in the future," I said.
"You're so arrogant, boy," said another knights.
They got closer to .
"You placed
in this spot so no one would know you were planning to kill , right? But the sa goes for , this spot will keep
from being noticed when I kill you all,"
"I've never killed anyone before. It looks like this will be my first ti," I said, preparing to strike with my sword.
-To be continued
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