Classroom of the Elite: I Can Add Points Without Limit, Chapter 258
"It's alright. Once the installment payments for those Transfer Ticket are fully completed in three months, this number will skyrocket."
Aragaki Shun smiled and reassured his right-hand man, "Besides, now that there are four more members in the class, we can collect almost 700,000 yen more in class fees every month. Isn't that a great thing?"
Class A's current evaluation score is 3418. Based on the previous size of 48 students, it can collect 8.2 million Private Points per month to cover class fees, which just balances out with the 4 Transfer Ticket and 200,000 management fees per month.
Even with the addition of four new students, and burdened with a staggering 8.2 million yuan, the class funds will still have a monthly surplus of 700,000 yuan for the next three months.
If we persist until three months later, when the Transfer Ticket expense is cancelled, even if the Class Evaluation Points and the number of students in the class remain unchanged, Class A's class fee will continue to increase at a surplus of 8.7 million per month, which is equivalent to accumulating 4 Permanent Transfer Quota every 10 months.
It's just that there are too many fools in the lower-ranked classes that he never thought of challenging the entire grade to move up a class; otherwise, the school would definitely have a headache.
"Oh right, Nishikawa and Shiraishi just came out of Class B, they shouldn't have many Private Points, so how did you calculate their share?"
Since it's 300,000 yuan per person for 52 people, it naturally includes the four new transfer students. After all, we can't make exceptions, especially since they are the ultimate beneficiaries.
It wouldn't be difficult for Ibuki Mio and Karuizawa Kei to come up with 300,000 Private Points, since they are the representatives of Class A in supporting the lower-ranked classes and would receive assistance from time to time.
Not to mention, the former was Aragaki Shun's lover, and the latter received 500,000 yen as VIP during the VIP Exam.
But Nishikawa Ryoko and Shiraishi Asuka were simply penniless. Aside from a monthly allowance of over 10,000 yen, all the Private Points of the Class B members had to be spent on the three members of Koenji. They were even poorer than the average students in Class D. They had to eat a Mountain Vegetable Set Meal every two or three days and couldn't save a single penny.
"Their share was covered by Ichinose's small group, it was kind of a loan, but they can pay it back in a month or two anyway."
Each student in Class A earns 340,000 Private Points per month, so this debt isn't really a big problem.
In reality, even without the 300,000 each for the two girls, the Private Points submitted by the remaining 50 people would be enough. However, Kanzaki Ryuji had no intention of omitting them—firstly, it was unfair; giving them special treatment in this regard was tantamount to isolating them. Secondly, Class A had raised money specifically for the two girls' redemption, so they should at least contribute a token amount.
The Student Council President naturally had no objection to this approach.
Overall, Class A benefited greatly from this Class Vote Exam. The loss of Private Points is only temporary and can be easily made up in the long run.
Aragaki Shun himself also had a good experience.
[Due to prolonged impact, the automatic acquisition of Source Power in March was 8.]
[Achievement Completed: Community of Destiny (Manabe Shiho / Yamashita Saki / Yabu Nanami), your connection in this world has increased, Source Power +6.]
[Achievement Completed: Victory Upon Victory, winning the Class Vote Exam, Source Power +3.]
[Achievement Completed: Loser Expelled, Expelled from School in this Special Exam (Totsuka Yahiko / Tokito Yuya / Miyamoto Soshi), Source Power +9.]
[Achievement Completed: Turn Turning Enemies into Friends, Transfer (Shiraishi Asuka / Nishikawa Ryoko / Ibuki Mio / Karuizawa Kei) to Class A, Source Power +14.]
[Source Power: 10 → 50 (Current efficiency: 8 items per month)]
The amount of Source Power that can be freely used has once again reached 40, which Aragaki Shun can use to enhance two level 6 skills or one level 7 talent.
The former tends to be versatile and broad-minded, while the latter specializes in one area.
Before fully entering the Transcendent Realm, Aragaki Shun had been passively pursuing all-round development—mainly because the physique of an ordinary person simply could not bear the power of the extraordinary, so he needed to meet the requirements of all four basic attributes in order to transform into extraordinary talent.
But now that he has mastered the Star Power, the foundation of the boy as Transcendentalist has changed from the "essence" in "essence, energy, and spirit" to "energy."
Therefore, his most important task now is to enhance the quality and scale of the Star Power within his body as much as possible, so that he can use extraordinary energy to cleanse his body and thus promote the growth of various basic attributes with primordial energy instead of consuming Source Power.
Considering the difficulty of obtaining Source Power, this is undoubtedly the most cost-effective enhancement option.
Having figured this out, Aragaki Shun no longer hesitated.
[Sun Kin - Star Power lv.7 (0/40) → Sun Kin - Star Power lv.8 (0/80)]
[Source Power: 50 → 10 (Current efficiency: 8 items per month)]
The resources that had been painstakingly accumulated were easily consumed like flowing water, leaving Aragaki Shun feeling somewhat melancholy.
But the next moment, a piece of information from the unseen flowed into his mind, and a look of surprise immediately flashed in the boy's eyes.
This talent upgrade, besides the expected benefit of a significant increase in the efficiency and range of converting solar energy into Star Power, is indeed enough to propel him further on the path to transcendence.
If upgrading [Sun Kin - Star Power] to level 7 grants Star Power the ability to change its form at will, then Star Power reaching level 8 can produce even more profound changes in its properties.
For example, the fundamental characteristics of Star Power are life, light, and heat. This is because it is naturally formed through its transformation process and is difficult to change under normal circumstances.
But now, with a more profound control over Star Power, Aragaki Shun is able to reverse light and heat into darkness and cold.
This is just the beginning. In the future, once he studies the characteristics of the myriad phenomena of nature, he will definitely have the opportunity to create phenomena with different attributes, such as storms, thunder, and floods, through the Star Power that originates from the sun and life.
Well, the only requirement is that the amount of Star Power within the body must be high enough, and that one has a thorough understanding of the nature of these phenomena.
All I can say is, the road is under our feet, let's forge ahead!
Composing himself, Aragaki Shun gently exhaled and looked at his Personal Panel, which was constantly undergoing subtle changes.
[Name: Aragaki Shun
Strength: 21+ → 25+
Physical condition: 21+ → 25+
Agility: 21+ → 25+
Mental state: 21+ → 25+
Skills: Divine Weapon Refining lv.6 (0/20), Writing Carries Power lv.6 (0/20), Abnormal Correction lv.6 (0/20)
Talents: Vajra Glaze lv.6 (0/20), Sin of Gluttony lv.7 (0/40), Sun Kin - Star Power lv.8 (0/80)
Items: Magical implement (Heart-Protecting Mirror), Talisman (Rejuvenation Talisman, Protection Talisman, Explosive Flame Talisman, Star-Guiding Talisman)
Pending condensation: None
Optional tasks: ① Inheritance and Procreation; ② Immortal's Blessing
Source Power: 10 (Current efficiency: 8 per month)
Since the last enhancement, the boy has not invested any extra resources in the four basic attributes.
However, simply by relying on the Star Power that naturally circulates throughout his body every day, Aragaki Shun's physique and spirit show an endless upward trend.
Of course, this is definitely an illusion. It's just that the two elements of "essence" and "spirit" in the human body are far weaker than "qi," and the Star Power itself has the characteristics of life, which is why this strange phenomenon occurs, just like water flowing downhill.
As the level of [Sun Kin - Star Power] increases to lv.8, the growth efficiency of the four basic attributes will continue to increase.
This is undoubtedly fantastic news, meaning his time without eating beef has been shortened once again.
I'm really looking forward to it...
After the celebration party ended, Aragaki Shun returned to his dormitory and had more private fun with Hiyori and the others.
The two days and nights of rest passed quickly, and it was the morning of March 8th.
The classroom in Class A now has 52 seats. Although Nishikawa Ryoko and Shiraishi Asuka are not yet fully familiar with their new life, they have already gotten to know everyone in the class.
As the school bell rang, Chie Hoshinomiya began to lead the class meeting.
There was no unnecessary small talk; we went straight to the point:
"As everyone knows, there's one last Special Exam this school year. Only first-year students who successfully pass this exam can hopefully advance to the second year."
"In this crucial final stage, the school will ask you to demonstrate the comprehensive results of your learning so far, such as your intelligence, physical abilities, teamwork... In short, you must unleash all your potential."
It sounded serious, but the members of Class A were confident of victory and were not intimidated at all.
The Hoshinomiya, was very satisfied with this, and continued to explain:
"This assessment is called the [Selection Exam]. The opposing classes will be determined according to the rules, and then the two classes will compete against each other, just like during Paper Shuffle."
"As for the opposing class, that will be decided by drawing lots after school, since luck is also a part of strength."
That's perfect.
Aragaki Shun was confident—if it really came down to luck, he was absolutely invincible in this world.
342. They're all just chickens and dogs; Sakagami Kazuma: I should move up to Class B.
During the class meeting, Chie Hoshinomiya began to explain in detail the specific rules of the [Selection Exam].
"If you don't like this name, you can also call this Special Exam the [Commander Exam]."
"As for the role of the Commander Tower, just think of it as the commander of each class in this assessment. After school, the Commander Tower of the four classes will need to draw lots to choose the opposing class."
After saying that, Chie Hoshinomiya took out a bunch of cards, some white and some yellow, from her drawer and stuck them on the blackboard one by one.
The cards were almost the size of playing cards; ten of the white cards were blank, but the corresponding yellow cards appeared to have the student's name written on them.
A total of sixty-one cards were pasted on the blackboard.
"First, to help you understand better, I will use ten white cards and yellow cards corresponding to the number of students in the class to continue the explanation."
It was said to be to match the number of students in the class, but compared to Class A's 52 students, there was actually one yellow card missing.
This is probably because it's necessary to select a member to serve as the Commander Tower.
"Let's look at these ten white cards first. Now everyone can discuss and write down ten [items] that you can decide on."
"What does this [project] mean? Does it refer to the format and rules of the competition during the assessment?"
Since the discussion was open to everyone, Shun Aragaki Shun naturally wouldn't hold back.
This was a question that most of the students in the class cared about, so everyone's eyes were fixed on it, eager to know what kind of answer Hoshinomiya-sensei would give.
"That's right. You can decide the competition events for this Special Exam yourselves. Whether it's a written test, an intellectual contest like shogi, or a sport like baseball or basketball, if you're interested, you can even apply for poker or e-sports..."
"In short, just write down any projects you think you can win. As for how to determine the winner, that's up to you to figure out and decide the rules."
It sounds absolutely ridiculous.
But there are certainly limitations.
Otherwise, if each class sets rules that only their class has a chance to win, wouldn't there be no point in competing at all?
"Hoshinomiya-sensei, could you please tell me the extent of the freedom granted by the school?"
Faced with Kanzaki Ryuji's question, the homeroom teacher of Class A thought for a moment before continuing:
"To put it simply, the rules of the project must be fair and easy to understand. Also, if you choose a niche competition or game that most people don't know about, and where no one except the proposer has a chance of winning, that won't work either."
"Therefore, after you submit your project proposal, the school will review it to determine whether to adopt it."
Everyone in the classroom looked enlightened. What Hoshinomiya said was easy to understand—any event with rules that were fair to both sides and easy to learn could be included.
Therefore, each class can choose projects that its students excel at, while the opposing class is weak in.
In any case, the rules are the same for both sides, and to determine a winner, we will have to look at the actual strength of the contestants from each class.
If you're not good enough, you're just bad; there are no other excuses!
"Furthermore, to avoid draws, games like Go and Shogi require you to adjust the rules in advance to ensure that even in the event of a draw, the winner can be clearly determined. If you cannot decide on these rules, they will not be adopted."
In short, the ten projects submitted by each class must have only two possible outcomes: win or loss. There can be no loopholes or attempts to tie the project.
"Let me give you a simple example, like flipping a coin, or playing rock-paper-scissors."
As he said this, Hoshinomiya actually wrote the words "[Rock-Paper-Scissors]" on a blank card.
"The project is finalized. As for the rules of the game, it can be set as best of three or best of five, but a draw will not count and we will have to start over."
"See? The rules are clear, fair, and just. The school has no reason not to adopt them... In that case, we've completed a project. You understand, right?"
All the students in Class A fell silent.
I didn't expect it to be this simple.
"It actually works?" Shibata Sou his tongue in amazement. "But isn't it purely a matter of luck?"
"It's up to you to think about it. Whether it's luck, skill, or the ability to play mind games, these are all important components of strength in society."
Chie Hoshinomiya clapped her hands with a smile, "The school's idea is that everyone can showcase their talents in this assessment, so each class can submit ten items following this procedure."
Next, the class advisor for Class A picked up the chalk and wrote down the detailed schedule for the Selection Exam on the blackboard, which would be roughly divided into three stages:
[March 8th - Special Exam announcement day. Matchup class determined on the same day.]
[March 15th -- Ten events were finalized. The competing classes announced their ten events and the rules.]
[March 22nd -- The day of the Selection Exam.]
In other words, first graders have seven days to prepare projects and set rules. After all ten projects are submitted, the school will spend another seven days setting up the exam venue, leaving a total of two weeks until the exam day.
However, with a total of twenty events across the competing classes, completing them all in one day is clearly not an easy task.
Then Chie Hoshinomiya added:
"On the day of the Selection Exam, each class needs to further narrow down the scope from ten items to five. In other words, the other five items are just smokescreens, specifically designed to confuse the opponents."
"Furthermore, not all of the remaining ten items for the two classes will be selected. The school will use a professional system to randomly select seven items, and these final seven items will be your actual assessment."