Choosing a Leader / Skill Unlocked: Wilderness Survival!

"That's right, I think it's very unreasonable!"

Just as the classmates were starting to chime in, Chie Hoshinomiya spoke up again.

"Indeed, we understand everyone's dissatisfaction. However, please don't worry, students. This exam is not a harsh survival Trial. If you wish, starting today, you can experience a pleasant vacation camping trip by the sea."

"The theme of this Special Exam is [Freedom]. As a prerequisite for your life on the island, each class will be given 300 exam points. You can use these points to acquire a great deal of resources."

Chie Hoshinomiya received a booklet that was dozens of pages long from the teacher next to her.

"This Guidebook lists many items that can be redeemed using points, including drinks and food. For example, you can redeem ingredients and equipment for barbecue to make your holiday even better."

"However, you still need to plan your use of points. After all, this exam is designed to help you use points in a planned way and successfully pass the test."

After hearing the supplementary explanation, most of the students breathed a sigh of relief. If supplies were distributed, as long as they were allocated reasonably, living on the island for a week wouldn't be too difficult.

"However, there's one more thing I want to emphasize to you. After this Special Exam is over, the remaining Special Exam points from each class will be added to your original Class Evaluation Points. We'll tally them all together at the end of the summer vacation."

Just as everyone relaxed, Chie Hoshinomiya's next words exploded in everyone's hearts like a thunderclap.

The 300 points are for exams only. If they are added to the Class Evaluation Points, they will directly increase by 300 points. In other words, it's an additional 30,000 Private Points per month.

Everyone instantly snapped to attention, realizing that this was the true purpose of the exam: to indulge in pleasure and squander all the points, or to endure until the end and welcome a significant increase in the Class Points.

The outcome of all of this depends entirely on the class's choice!

Chapter 142 On the Choice of Leaders

When the last rule was revealed by Chie Hoshinomiya, everyone understood the true purpose of the exam. In the current class ranking competition model, the exam points, which could be converted into 300 Class Evaluation Points, were instantly given a new meaning.

If we can reduce the use of exam-specific points during these seven days, the more points we have left, the greater the final benefit. Although the Class Evaluation Points of the four classes are currently significantly different, these 300 special points are still quite valuable.

The difference between the top two classes, A and B, is less than 50 points, while the difference between the bottom two classes, C and D, is about 100 points. If more Class Evaluation Points can be obtained through this exam, the class rankings may be reshuffled after the summer vacation.

This idea quickly became a consensus among all the students. It was not only a competition for class ranking, but also a competition for Private Points, a real battle for money and reputation, which instantly highlighted the value of this Uninhabited Island Survival Exam.

After scanning the students in the four classes, Chie Hoshinomiya continued to explain the rules through the megaphone.

"Each class will be assigned a Guidebook, which will record the specific rules for living on the Uninhabited Island. Although you can get a replacement if you lose it, you will need to pay for exam points, so please keep it safe."

"In addition, one student withdrew before the exam even started, so her Class B will have 30 exam points deducted, leaving Class B with only 270 points available at the start."

"This is also a key rule you need to pay attention to. This will happen when a class member is unable to continue taking the exam for various reasons. Please be aware of this."

"That concludes the explanation of the basic rules. You may now dismiss yourselves. Please listen to your class advisors' supplementary explanations, which will cover some more detailed rules. The exam will now officially begin!"

After saying the last sentence, the four classes separated on the beach, keeping their distance from each other. Everyone gathered around their respective class teachers and began to have internal conversations.

Chie Hoshinomiya quickly returned to Class A's area, and upon seeing the teacher approaching, Hashiba Hikaru Ichinose Honami immediately went to greet her.

"Well, has everyone understood the rules of this exam? Were you all surprised by this sudden Special Exam?" The young teacher smiled as he looked at his two most valued students.

"Teacher, actually, Classmate Hashiba already guessed there would be Special Exam before the Cruise Ship trip," a student raised their hand to speak.

"Yes, we already had a meeting about it before. I didn't expect that Classmate Hashiba would guess right."

"Eh, is that so?" A hint of surprise flashed in Chie Hoshinomiya's eyes, but she didn't hold back her praise, saying to Hashiba Hikaru, "Classmate Hashiba is really amazing, how could you have predicted this much?"

"I only did a simple analysis. I didn't expect the exam to be about surviving on Uninhabited Island. I'm sure everyone is feeling a bit lost right now."

Hashiba Hikaru gave a wry smile, glanced at the other students in the class, and then asked Chie Hoshinomiya, "Please continue to explain the details to us, teacher. Since things have come to this, we can only try to pass this exam."

"Yes, please explain it to us, teacher." Ichinose Honami nodded, her expression serious.

"Good."

"First of all, I will give each of you a watch later. Do not take your watches off until the exam is over in a week. Taking off your watch without permission will be punished."

The staff who were setting up the tents over there are now carrying boxes over, containing watches and other items, mostly the basic supplies mentioned earlier.

"This watch can not only tell you the time, but also monitor your body temperature and pulse at any time. It also has a satellite positioning system. More importantly, just in case, the watch is also equipped with a button to send a message to the school. If you encounter an emergency that you cannot handle, do not hesitate to press this button immediately."

At this point, Chie Hoshinomiya's expression became more serious. "Although it's an exam, I don't want you to push yourselves to the limit. All the children in our class need to be safe and sound after the exam, do you all understand?"

"Yes," everyone responded in unison.

"I will keep an eye on everyone's condition, so please don't worry about that, teacher." Ichinose Honami nodded, indicating that she would keep an eye on this matter.

"Yes, I believe Ichinose can do this well."

Chie Hoshinomiya nodded, and as the watches were being distributed, she added, "The watches are completely waterproof, so you can wear them whether it's raining or showering. If they malfunction, the exam administrators will replace them immediately."

"What kind of emergency is the teacher talking about? Could it be that we might encounter danger on this island? Like wild animals or something?" Ando put his watch on his right wrist and raised his hand to ask his question.

But before Chie Hoshinomiya could answer, Hashiba Hikaru spoke first.

"Regarding this, I don't think everyone needs to worry too much," the boy glanced at the dense forest in the distance, "This island is Artificial Island, not in its original, undeveloped state. Since the school chose this place as the destination for the exam, they must have conducted island exploration. Wild animals are unlikely to appear."

"That's right, Classmate Hashiba is really perceptive."

Chie Hoshinomiya didn't answer Ando's question, but continued along the lines of Hashiba Hikaru, saying, "What you all need to do is spend a week on this island. The school won't interfere with your decisions. If you don't want to use your exam points to exchange for food and water, then you'll have to figure everything out yourselves."

"Any other rules besides these?" After looking at the Guidebook that had just been handed out for Ichinose while, Hashiba Hikaru handed it to Chie Hoshinomiya, "I hope the teacher can explain it clearly all at once, so that we can plan our next steps for the exam."

"Hehe, Classmate Hashiba is so motivated! I'm really looking forward to your performance!"

Chie Hoshinomiya smiled slightly and explained the remaining rules.

"Next is about my situation. The school's regulations stipulate that the class advisor must stay with the class until the end of the exams. Since it's a wilderness survival activity, the first thing we need to do is choose a campsite. Once you've chosen a location, you can come and tell me, and I will set it up as the class's base."

"The location cannot be changed arbitrarily without a legitimate reason, so please think carefully before making a decision."

Chie Hoshinomiya paused for a moment, then continued, "The base is used for roll call. The rules for roll call are written in the handbook. Please have Classmate Hashiba explain the rules to everyone in detail later."

"Okay, I understand." Hashiba Hikaru turned around and looked at the Class A students behind her; everyone was listening silently to the rules.

"And there are also more important Addition rules."

Chie Hoshinomiya pointed to the island in front of them and spoke slowly to everyone.

"There are many different outposts on this island. Each outpost has a unique [occupation] mechanism. Once a class occupies an outpost, they gain the right to use it. How they use it is up to the class to decide."

"However, the [occupation] period is only valid for 8 hours. Once the time expires, the class that previously occupied this location will lose the right to use the stronghold. In addition, you will receive 1 extra point for each stronghold you occupy."

"Extra points?"

The students in Class A, who are now very sensitive to grades, quickly asked, "Can it be added to our final exam score?"

"Yes, but the extra points cannot be used directly during the exam, so they cannot be used to exchange for supplies."

"I see. In that case, we can try to capture more strongholds and get a lot more Class Evaluation Points." Shibata from the sports department seemed very excited. He was a true action-oriented person, so he wasn't afraid of getting tired at all.

"No, this is something that needs careful consideration."

Ichinose Honami opened the Guidebook in her hand; she had just been reading through it, and the rules for capturing strongholds were written in great detail.

"As you can see, capturing a stronghold involves another crucial rule: the leader's situation."

The pink-haired girl explained to everyone, "Only the leader can use Key Card to capture strongholds. Before the exam ends, there will be an additional mechanism where you guess the leaders of other classes. If you guess correctly, you can get 50 points."

"More importantly, if another class guesses the leader, all the extra points earned by that class will be reset to zero."

"So, if we frequently use Key Card to capture strongholds, it's more likely we'll expose who our class leader is, right?"

"Yes, opportunity and risk go hand in hand; it's a truly remarkable rule..."

The students in Class A all grasped the core meaning of this rule and immediately agreed that this aspect required careful consideration. Otherwise, even if they worked hard to earn extra points, if someone guessed the leader in the end, everything would be for naught.

"That's right, but guessing the leader isn't mandatory for all classes. You can participate if you don't want to," Chie Hoshinomiya said with a smile. "As for the leader, you can discuss it today, and I'll make Key Card for you."

Upon hearing this, the students immediately focused their attention on Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami, who were standing at the very front.

They have been leading the class forward since the start of the semester, and if a leader were to be chosen, it would definitely be one of these two.

"What do you think, Hashiba Hikaru?" Ichinose Honami raised her head and looked at Hashiba Hikaru's face.

"We can wait until later about the leadership; I have something else to discuss with everyone."

Hashiba Hikaru reached out and took the Guidebook from the girl's hand, preparing to explain her ideas to everyone.

Chapter 143 Skill Exchange: Wilderness Survival!

Upon hearing Hashiba Hikaru's words, everyone in the class was taken aback, because the boy's expression was extremely serious. They had seen him like this many times before; each time this happened, it meant that he was about to seriously formulate a plan.

"Then please speak, Classmate Hashiba. We will follow your instructions."

"That's right, everyone trusts Classmate Hashiba."

"Well, Classmate Hashiba, feel free to share your thoughts. We can discuss the leadership issue later." Ichinose Honami smiled gently, gazing at the boy's face, anticipating his plan.

Chie Hoshinomiya also quieted down. She had a full understanding of Hashiba Hikaru's abilities and knew how much authority this boy held in the class, so she looked forward to what insightful advice he could offer.

"First of all, the school had actually given us a heads-up before we even went to the island."

Hashiba Hikaru pointed to the Cruise Ship docked at the shore and slowly said, "Does everyone still remember the school's announcement over the loudspeaker?"

"Classmate Hashiba, are you referring to the announcement telling everyone to go to the deck? I thought it was an announcement that we were almost there and that everyone should get ready."

"Of course it's not that simple. Ichinose and I Ichinose noticed that at the time," Hashiba Hikaru glanced gently at Ichinose Honami. "The announcement wasn't a mandatory requirement for everyone to go to the deck, and it even mentioned things like scenery, which is a very unusual signal."

"Before disembarking, you should have noticed that the Cruise Ship circled the island several times. This was also part of the cues, perhaps to allow us to preview the island's topography."

"Is that so?"

"I didn't even think of that before. Did you get some information, Classmate Hashiba?"

"It's only a little bit; after all, without actual contact with the island, it's impossible to accurately judge this information."

Hashiba Hikaru shook her head slightly, and after scanning everyone with her gaze, she said, "What I see are many traces of human intervention on the island, including the felling of trees and the clearing of roads, as well as some open and flat areas."

"So at first, I guessed that the school might be preparing to organize some kind of competition on the island as part of Special Exam, but I didn't expect it to be a survival test."

"Wow, that's amazing! You were already guessing the exam format back then?"

"As expected of Classmate Hashiba!"

After hearing the boy's analysis, the students in Class A became excited. None of them expected that the school's exam hints had already started beforehand. Luckily, Classmate Hashiba was able to find out.

"In short, now that the exam format has been announced, the scenes and open spaces I saw earlier are probably the school's bases. Once we enter the island, we can look for these places to decide where our class's camp will be."

"But before that, I think we need to clarify something else first."

Hashiba Hikaru picked up the Guidebook in her hand and gestured to everyone, saying, "This guidebook contains many important notes about this exam, including the roll call format, situations involving point deductions, and so on."

"I want everyone to remember these rules so that they can take the exam better and avoid losing points."

The boy then took the handbook and read aloud some of the more important rules, which were key to saving points and needed to be memorized by everyone.

After the rules were explained, Hashiba Hikaru handed the Guidebook to Ichinose Honami, who was standing next to her.

"Now that everyone understands the rules, there's only one more thing left before we set off."

Hashiba Hikaru's gaze swept past the Class A group towards the other classes on the beach; it seemed some classes had already set off.

"Is it about how to use the exam points?" Ichinose Honami, holding the manual, already guessing what the boy was thinking.

"That's right. Although we need to improve our Class Evaluation Points, there are many objective conditions that cannot be created for survival on an Uninhabited Island."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled and said to the pink-haired girl, "Let Ichinose decide this matter. You organize the class to discuss what our most pressing needs are right now, what we absolutely must exchange for, and what we can work hard to overcome."

"Once we've finished our discussion, we can set off to find a campsite."

"Okay, I understand." Ichinose Honami nodded emphatically.

Hashiba Hikaru knew very well that the basic supplies provided by the school before the exam were very limited, probably to force students to make choices.

The rules in the Guidebook are essentially a supplement to this section, directly blocking many avenues. For example, because environmental pollution is prohibited, barbaric behaviors such as urinating and defecating in public are banned.

Therefore, some basic exchange expenses are unavoidable. After all, we are all just ordinary human beings, and there are many things that are beyond our control.

Just as Ichinose Honami began organizing her classmates to discuss how to exchange items with the least amount of money, Hashiba Hikaru stood aside and opened her System Panel.

This is the first Special Exam, so it must be taken seriously. Although I don't know if the system is truly precognitive, since the Wilderness Survival skill has already been refreshed, I might as well redeem it.

If we can get first place this time, the Class Evaluation Points will definitely increase significantly.

Hashiba Hikaru glanced at his [Stock Interface], and after some thought, he began to trade stocks.

Should I sell my Sakura Airi Stock?

[Quantity for Sale: 1000]

[Current stock price: 160]

[Sale successful, received 160,000]