Reward: A Place in the Student Council (Continued)

Furthermore, since only Takahashi Osamu remains from the first year, the treasure hunt game started with a particularly large number of people from Class A.

Furthermore, to avoid alerting the other three classes, he had the students from Class 1-A enter the room at the last minute.

This means that other classes are likely to fall behind from the start in this competition for Student Council seats.

This alone demonstrates the importance of a Student Council member to the class.

Although the students in Class B and Class C hated Takahashi so much they wanted to kill him with their eyes, they could only swallow their anger and suffer in silence.

"That's right, but let me make one thing clear first." Shuichi Kanda's expression turned serious. "I recruit students into the Student Council to do things. Those who can't do anything should go back to where they came from. Also, Student Council members are not allowed to join other clubs in principle. I hope you will remember this."

The first-year students nodded in agreement. That was indeed the case. If the Student Council was full of good-for-nothings, then things would probably be tough for them in the future.

What if a second- or third-year student, or a member who doesn't want to join the Student Council, gets this spot?

"That's fine, because this spot is tradable. As for the price, you just need to agree on it."

As soon as Shuichi Kanda finished speaking casually, some of the first-year students' expressions changed, and their eyes were filled with apprehension as they looked at Shuichi Kanda.

This treasure hunt revealed a lot of hidden information from the very beginning.

First, the Student Council has the right to hold any event, even those involving the entire grade, as long as the Student Council President proposes it.

Although this time it doesn't affect Class Points, it might in the future.

Secondly, the Student Council does not prohibit Student Council members from informing their classmates about event information in advance. This demonstrates to first-year students the convenience and importance of being a Student Council member.

Third, by making places tradable, they incite competition among first-year students.

In conclusion, although this activity was not Special Exam, it might be even more important for first-grade students than Special Exam.

In this crucial treasure hunt, Class 1-A has already gained a numerical advantage.

Standing next to the faculty and staff, observing the atmosphere, Katsuragi couldn't help but sigh. This was more like the attitude Class A should have! What were they compared to?!

"That's all I have to say. The specific rules for the event will be explained by Chabashira-sensei." With that, Shuichi Kanda winked at Chabashira Sae and then handed over the microphone.

"Student Council members are responsible for operations and management, so they cannot participate in this treasure hunt. They have to sacrifice their holidays for administrative work. Thank you all for your help."

Chabashira-sensei first thanked the Student Council members, then turned to look at the students below.

"Now, let me explain the basics of the treasure hunt game. There are no complicated rules; it's very simple."

Then, Chabashira-sensei raised her right hand, holding a square piece of paper between her thumb and forefinger. The paper was about five centimeters on each side and had a QR code printed on it.

"We've placed two hundred stickers with these QR codes throughout the ship beforehand. All you have to do is find these stickers and use OAA to scan the QR code."

Each QR code contains a corresponding reward, which might be personal points or a spot to join the Student Council.

However, the QR code on these stickers can only be read through a special app, and once the reading is successful, you can get the reward attached to the QR code.

However, each mobile phone can only scan the QR code once, and the results will be updated and the reward will be issued instantly the moment the website is accessed.

Of course, once a QR code has been used, it will become invalid, even if read by another mobile phone, and no reward will be given.

Furthermore, if anyone engages in unauthorized activities such as tearing off stickers or using pens or other props to prevent others from reading barcodes, even within the game, they will be severely punished. Please absolutely avoid such behavior."

This exam required absolutely no skill; it was entirely a contest of luck. After all, as the saying goes, luck is also a form of ability.

As a transmigrator and the owner of the system, Shuichi Kanda naturally wouldn't deny this factor; in fact, he believed in it more than most people.

"The minimum number of personal points you can get is 5,000. We have prepared 100 stickers for 5,000 points each, which is exactly half of the total number. Then there are 50 stickers for 10,000 points each."

As for the remaining fifty stickers, twenty-five are worth 20,000 points, fifteen are worth 50,000 points, five are worth 100,000 points, three are worth 200,000 points, one is worth 500,000 points, and one is worth 1,000,000 points.

The total cost in points is 50 + 50 + 50 + 75 + 50 + 60 + 50 + 100 = 4.85 million Private Points.

The budget is just about right. Even if something unexpected happens, it should be enough after adding the registration fee.

Moreover, at most he would only lose a few million points, which was a drop in the ocean for Shuichi Kanda. He enjoyed the fun of these predetermined rules.

"Regarding those hidden QR codes, you can assume that the more difficult it is to find them, the more personal points you will receive."

However, the Student Council slots are an extra reward, and they may be hidden in any QR code, with no discernible pattern.

Furthermore, since the number of participants far exceeds two hundred, in order to avoid any students not receiving any rewards, all participants, regardless of grade or gender, can form groups of any two.

As long as two people are in a group and one of them uses their phone to scan the QR code, both of them can receive Private Points rewards based on the QR code.

Assuming the reward for that QR code is one million Private Points, then both people can receive one million Private Points.

"Teacher, is there a general area for the location of the QR code?"

"Of course, these QR codes are limited to public areas and areas where students are allowed to move around. However, QR code stickers will not be hidden in places like restrooms and guest rooms, and staff-only floors and interiors are also excluded."

The students visibly breathed a sigh of relief. If they had really searched the entire ship, it would have taken forever.

"Furthermore, although luck plays a major role in this game, we have also incorporated some elements related to skill beforehand."

As Chabashira-sensei was saying this, the screen at the front of the hall suddenly lit up and displayed an image.

The content of the picture is simple: a slightly modified map of the ship's interior, coloring in the areas with stickers, and some text and graphics written in the blank spaces.

"There are three puzzles written here. Once you solve these puzzles, you will find out the locations of three hidden 2D barcodes. Only these three locations can be found by solving the puzzles."

Registration will be accepted within the next sixty minutes. Please indicate whether you wish to participate using your mobile phone.

In addition, if anyone is unable to turn on their phone due to low battery or other reasons, please contact a nearby teacher or Student Council member as soon as possible.

Finally, I wish you the best of luck!

As soon as Chabashira-sensei finished speaking, the students immediately took out their phones and started contacting the event staff to register.

However, what is called registration is actually about finding a teacher or Student Council member to activate OAA's QR code scanning permission. As long as you actually pay the 10,000-point participation fee, you can activate OAA's QR code scanning function.

Moreover, this feature is currently only available to schools, which directly prevents the use of other people's phones to participate in the competition.

Moreover, even though everyone is in line, almost no one leaves, which means that all these students will participate.

After all, for first graders, this is related to the later class rivalries.

For second and third-year students, this is a great opportunity to earn points. If they're lucky enough to get a spot on the Student Council, selling it to first-year students for a million points wouldn't be unreasonable, right?

"You're quick, Kiryuin- senpai."

Just as Chabashira-sensei finished his announcement, third-year student Fuka Kiryuin stood in front of Shuichi Kanda.

"Hehe, thanks to you, I might not have enough money for living expenses for the next few months, so I naturally need to act quickly."

Kiryuin's face was full of confidence. She had already seen the riddles and even guessed one of them, which was why she was so eager to come to Shuichi Kanda's place.

"Alright, please pay the fee. After payment, the treasure hunt can officially begin."

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda took out a QR code for receiving payments and pointed it at Kiryuin.

Following Kiryuin's payment, Shuichi Kanda also received the corresponding information.

He then started working on his laptop and finished the task in just a few seconds.

"Okay, senior, just reopen OAA and refresh the homepage, and you'll be all set."

Following instructions, Kiryuin refreshed the OAA homepage, and sure enough, the scanning function appeared in the upper right corner.

Then, she nodded in satisfaction.

"In that case, Kanda, could you please move aside?"

Hearing Kiryuin's words, Shuichi Kanda eyebrow. This guy...

"Sure."

Shuichi Kanda smiled and stepped aside, while Kiryuin rudely kicked over the stool that Shuichi Kanda had just been sitting on.

Then, right under the stool, there was a QR code.

"You actually hid it here, Kanda, you're really wicked."

This is one of the three hints given. The drawing indicates that the fifth floor is also within the students' activity area, and one of the sentences reads, "The location of the richest person."

According to the school's regulations on the scope of the search, teachers were obviously not included in the search; therefore, the richest person was naturally chosen from among the students.

Kiryuin happens to know Shuichi Kanda's remaining balance and his bet with Nagumo.

Therefore, the richest person in question is undoubtedly Shuichi Kanda.

When Chabashira-sensei spoke, she also mentioned that the Student Council would have to work hard to run the room, which means that Shuichi Kanda would spend most of his time in this room before the exams ended.

Furthermore, since Shuichi Kanda beginning to the end of his speech, Kiryuin immediately identified one of the locations.

The most dangerous place is often the safest place. I doubt many students would have imagined that there would be stickers with QR codes hidden in this fifth-floor room. This is a classic case of being blind to what's right under your nose.

Moreover, even if an ordinary person thought of it, they probably wouldn't be so bold as to ask Shuichi Kanda give up his seat; that would be extremely rude.

After all, this is the Student Council President; it was already announced earlier.

Therefore, the sticker under Shuichi Kanda's buttocks can be considered perfectly safe.

Unexpectedly, Shuichi Kanda didn't play by the rules, and Kiryuin didn't read the cards by the rules either. Kiryuin immediately found the first location indicated by the answer.

"But are you sure you want to scan? What if it's a 5000-point number? You'll lose a lot of money."

"Hehe, I don't think you're that ruthless, right?"

Who knows?

Shuichi Kanda smiling face that made it impossible to tell what was really going on.

Meanwhile, Kiryuin had already started scanning the QR code with his phone, and the result appeared very quickly.

Reward: 200,000 Private Points.

However, no Student Council positions have been revealed.

"You actually solved a puzzle right away? That's amazing!"

"Is this the strength of a third-year student? Even without the former Student Council President, they still seem very impressive."

"Tsk, only 200,000? How stingy." Looking at the reward displayed on his phone, Kiryuin's face showed a slight expression of dissatisfaction.

Of course, because it's not about luck, it's about ability.

However, sometimes luck can't beat ability.

Therefore, the locations pointed to by these three puzzles all lead to a reward of 200,000, while the rewards of 500,000 and 1 million are purely based on luck.

"You turned a 10,000 ticket into 200,000 in the blink of an eye, what more could you want?" Shuichi Kanda said with amusement. "Besides, if you had teamed up with someone, the two of you could have earned 400,000."

"You know very well that I don't have anyone to team up with, right? It's really disgusting of you to be making sarcastic remarks like this."

Kiryuin suppressed his dissatisfaction and then rolled his eyes at Shuichi Kanda.

"That's a real shame."

With that, Shuichi Kanda straightened his chair and then sat back down.

Meanwhile, some of the other students who had already activated their access were originally planning to leave, but after being provoked by Kiryuin, they all returned to their rooms and began searching for QR codes everywhere.

As it turned out, some people did find the QR code, but without exception, the reward was either 5,000 or 10,000, and there was never a reward of 20,000.

However, one student from Class 1-A got incredibly lucky and landed a spot in the Student Council.

After everyone had searched the room thoroughly, the students gradually left. After all, there were many other places to hide things, and it was impossible to concentrate all the big prizes in this one room.

After most of the people had left, Ryuen from Class 2-D approached Shuichi Kanda.

"You really pulled off that play quite well."

"It's just to add some fun to a boring life. After all, the first-year students, except for those in Class D, should have pretty good wallets."

As he spoke, Shuichi Kanda blinked.

"Hehe, I have another question. If not all the spots are sold out in the end, will it affect your Student Council?"

"Of course not, at worst the second-year students will have to work a little harder."

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, the eyes of the newly joined Student Council members twitched slightly.

We're all still here, is it appropriate for you to say these things?

"That's good."

Ryuen left the venue satisfied. That guy was probably thinking of some rare commodity.

Unfortunately, implementing this idea requires securing all the Student Council slots.

If Ryuen can secure all the Student Council slots, or if Class 1-B and Class C of the first year don't secure any Student Council slots, then Ryuen can manipulate the system.