Nine Cliffs

Countdown 90:00:00.

6:00 a.m.

Most Outer World students outside Whale Island were still sound asleep at home. Only some of the more burdened high school students got up at this hour.

But Whale Island was different. Every morning at 6:00, there was a group morning run. Following the academy instructors for one run earned 10 points.

Now there were points to earn both in the morning and at night.

In the past, running and studying were activities with invisible returns—or rather, their returns came so slowly that students found it difficult to persist with such long-term vision.

But things were different now. Whale Island's rewards arrived immediately and were predictable.

Thus, those students who had once been lazy suddenly became diligent.

Actually, this bonus point category had not existed before.

Before the academy was established, many people had resisted centralized management in public discourse, so Kunlun had not wanted the academy's militarized atmosphere to be too severe from the outset.

The academy's leadership believed that it needed a more open-minded and lively atmosphere. They encouraged everyone to make all kinds of attempts and live different lives.

So Whale Island had not initially had morning runs.

Then the girl named Chen Zhuoqu had actually approached the academy and offered her own suggestion. "If Kunlun hopes that students' habits here will improve and that they will become more self-disciplined, then morning training should be introduced to encourage everyone to face life positively."

"Although the academy did not have this program before, as long as it is positive, it can be established."

After hearing Chen Zhuoqu out, the academy gave it careful thought and found nothing wrong with it. It only meant academy teachers had to get up early and work a little harder. Kunlun was not afraid of hardship.

And so, the