Chương 117: Chapter 117 Unavoidable Competition

The so-called distribution of guidebooks was actually just the homeroom teacher handing over the guidebook to the central figures in each class, mainly because each class had only one guidebook.

Katsuragi Kouhei received the guidebook for Class A.

Ichinose Honami received the guidebook for Class B.

Ryuuen Kakeru received the guidebook for Class C.

As for Class D, Chabashira Sae casually tossed it to Hirata Yousuke.

"Hirata, you can hold onto the guidebook."

Chabashira Sae made this decision seemingly nonchalantly.

But nobody in Class D objected.

After all, Hirata Yousuke was one of the central figures in Class D, acting as a leader and gaining the trust of the students.

So, once Hirata Yousuke took possession of the guidebook, almost all the classmates gathered around him, eager to see its contents.

It must be said that there were quite a lot of instructions printed in the guidebook, spanning several thick pages.

Among them, the list of items available for students to purchase was included.

The list showcased various items like tents, cooking utensils, and essential tools for outdoor survival.

There were also electronics such as digital cameras, radios, and walkie-talkies.

Recreational items like lifebuoys, floating rings, and barbecue sets were also present.

There were even things like fireworks, fishing equipment, and outdoor movies.

Naturally, essential items like food and water for survival were clearly labeled with prices.

All these various items could be purchased using special points, and anyone could use them by simply requesting approval from their designated homeroom teacher.

The guidebook also contained various other rules related to the special exam mentioned by Mashima Tomoya.

First, let's talk about the deduction items.

1. Any student who experiences physical discomfort, injury, or obvious inability to continue participating in the exam and withdraws midway will have 30 points deducted.

2. If any pollution caused by a student is discovered, their class will have 20 points deducted.

3. Each morning at 8:00 AM and evening at 8:00 PM, homeroom teachers will conduct roll call for the students in their respective classes. If a student is absent during roll call, 5 points will be deducted.

4. In the event of violence, coercion, or destructive behavior towards students from other classes that causes significant harm, the offending student will immediately lose their qualification for the exam, and all the student's private points will be confiscated.

These four items are the most important deduction items, and severe punishment will be imposed for the fourth offense. It's evident that the school has considered various factors for this special exam.

Of course, where there are deduction items, there are also bonus items.

According to the instructions in the guidebook, there are several special locations called "strongholds" scattered across the island.

If a class finds a stronghold, they can utilize it and take ownership.

However, the validity period for holding a stronghold is only eight hours.

Once the time is up, the ownership automatically cancels, and it can be taken over by other classes.

This is where the bonus rules come into play.

Just by holding a stronghold once, a class can earn 1 point.

However, this point is provisional and cannot be used during the exam. It will only be calculated at the end of the exam.

When occupying a stronghold, the following points need to be considered:

1. Occupying a stronghold requires the use of a special key card on the corresponding sensor device.

2. Each occupation earns 1 point, and the class that occupies the area can freely use the stronghold. Other classes are not allowed to use it without permission until the right of occupation expires.

3. Without permission, forcibly using a stronghold occupied by another class will result in a deduction of 50 points.

4. Only the leader can use the key card.

5. Changing leaders is not allowed without valid reasons.

These are the basic rules outlined above.

In addition, as long as a stronghold is not occupied using a key card, the leader can repeatedly occupy it and have multiple strongholds. It is also acceptable for the same class to repeatedly occupy the same stronghold.

Suppose a class can continuously occupy three strongholds from the beginning of the exam, repeating the occupation every eight hours and earning extra points. By the time the exam ends, that class will have accumulated over 50 points.

However, this approach comes with significant risks.

On the last day of the exam, during roll call conducted by the homeroom teacher, each class will have one and only one opportunity to guess the leader of another classes.

For correctly guessing the leaders of other classes, each correct guess will earn a reward of 50 points.

Conversely, the class that gets guessed will have to pay a penalty of 50 points.

In other words, reckless actions like repeatedly using the key card to occupy territories will increase the chances of exposing the leader.

If the leader is guessed correctly, a significant number of points will be lost.

Furthermore, this privilege should not be used lightly.

A wrong guess will result in a deduction of 50 points.

Moreover, if the leader of any class is guessed, that class will lose all the accumulated provisional points they have earned from occupying strongholds.

These are all the detailed rules for this special exam.

Truly in the style of Advanced Nurturing High School.

Without these rules, this special exam would only test which class can endure the most and refrain from using special points, simply enduring through the week.

But with these rules, in addition to endurance, each class will have to compete.

Whether it's competing for strongholds or gathering information about the leaders, there will be competition among the classes.

Competition is always the theme of this school.

"With that, the explanation for the special exam comes to an end."

Mashima Tomoya looked at the classes buzzing around their guidebooks, unaffected by it, and made the final announcement directly.

"Once you disembark from the cruise ship, the exam will begin."

"From that moment on, apart from the clothes you need to change, you will not be allowed to bring any personal belongings."

"So, after disembarking, please hand over your cell phones to your homeroom teachers for safekeeping, and they will also inspect your luggage."

"That concludes all the instructions for this special exam."

With that said, Mashima Tomoya returned to the group of Class A.

The other three homeroom teachers also joined their respective class groups.

"Alright, hand over your phones now. And, I will also inspect your luggage. If necessary, I will conduct a personal search."

Chabashira Sae showed no mercy and assumed an official and businesslike demeanor.

"From now on, those whose names I call, come forward one by one."

Thus, the students in the class underwent a thorough inspection.

Fang Li stood at the back, observing the students being checked one by one by Chabashira Sae. He glanced at Horikita Suzune, who had been silent since earlier, and at Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who, like himself, was gazing at the scene, and smirked.

After a short while, Fang Li also stepped forward for inspection.

After that guided by Chabashira Sae, he, along with the other students, disembarked from the cruise ship and set foot on the island.

The first special exam of Advanced Nurturing High School had begun.