Is This a Contest to See Who's Better at Making Money?

These words Katsuragi speechless.

The monster from Kōenji cast a long shadow over him, and this time, the monster from Kogenji won first place in the Uninhabited Island Exam. Katsuragi himself was also a seeded team member, but when he actually took the exam, he would increasingly feel the gap between himself and the genius monster.

So, the idea of joining forces with Horikita's class is a small one; what they really want is to join forces with Rokosuke Kōenji.

But.

Kōenji actually withdrew.

Katsuragi didn't notice this.

And.

Look towards the direction of Horikita's class.

"Wow, the rewards are amazing!"

"I want to participate, but I don't think I'll be able to answer the questions!"

"The consolation prize is only 5,000 points, so maybe I shouldn't participate."

"..." The students in Horikita's class were still on high alert.

Katsuragi remained silent.

Because.

They don't even know about the convenient solution of scanning a QR code and taking a picture of the question with their phone to find a top student to solve it.

Indeed, there is no value in uniting them, and it is impossible to arrange or ensure their actions in such a short time.

However, Horikita's class wasn't completely giving up.

There are also groups that still want to work hard.

"I said, let's stay and participate in this Treasure Hunt Game together," said Hasebe with long blue hair. "It sounds like fun."

"If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, you can call me over," Yukimura said at that moment.

Oh.

It was only then that Yukimura's tutoring group realized that this was another way to do things.

"Okay, I'll participate," Sato said.

"Airi is participating too, right?" Hasebe, looking at Sakura.

"Ah... umm," Sakura responded, but didn't look up.

"What's wrong, Airi?" Hasebe noticed that Sakura had been looking at her phone the whole time.

"Kushida asked me if I wanted to team up with them," Sakura said. "Kushida and Karuizawa have already teamed up with Horikita."

"But they seem to want to attract enough people so that everyone can scan the QR code to get the questions, and then let Horikita, Meiyu Wang, and Hirata answer them."

Huh?

Hasebe blinked gently.

So Horikita had already planned to do that.

This was something she had just thought of. If Yukimura, the academic genius, could help answer the question, then even someone like her, a poor student, would dare to scan four QR codes.

"Then let's join!" Hasebe immediately said.

Because Hachiman has left the class, although some students don't feel much, the feelings of others are very deep.

Hachiman joined the Ryuen's class, the Ryuen's class gained 525 points in class evaluation.

Hey, hey, hey, is this really necessary?

This is terrifying, okay?

So Hasebe felt a sense of... well, it was as if the class had lost a key member. What was he supposed to do now that he was left in the class?

Or rather, there are Special Exam every month, and afterwards it feels like there's no one to guide you anymore!

Therefore, it's more reliable to start by forming a team and creating a large group.

And at this time.

"Beep beep!"

"The half-hour selection period is over. Registration is now closed."

"Next, McDonald's, the open-air theater, and the library will be closed, and only students who participated in the Treasure Hunt Game will be allowed to enter." The female teacher of Class A, First Year picked up the megaphone again.

In this way.

Treasure Hunt Game and a battle of wits for geniuses has begun.

Chapter 60 Is this a competition to see how well they can make money?

The exam starts at 10:00 AM and lasts for 3 hours.

The Private Points earned during the exam will be directly deposited into students' student IDs through the school system, while the bonus points earned on the written test will be directly displayed on the OAA.

It cannot be changed.

The class evaluation scores obtained will be reviewed and updated by the school.

There is no need to regroup or announce the final results after the exam time ends.

So.

The exam was very easy.

Rather than Special Exam, this Treasure Hunt Game felt more like an extra reward, as there were almost no penalties in sight.

So it's probably a situation where as long as you participate, you won't lose money.

Certainly.

Some people also think that if you can't solve the puzzle and don't get the reward, you'll definitely lose out.

The reason he said this is because Hachiman discovered that five or six students from Horikita's class had chosen to give up.

However, there is also some consolation, because although he left that class, Horikita who stayed behind are also working hard to cope.

Hachiman saw that they were slowly gathering some of the students in the class who were willing to cooperate.

Then a group of about ten people was formed.

Actually, the best solution is to use the same large group of 26 people that Hachiman deliberately created during the previous Class Vote on the withdrawal exam.

Joining a large group provides opportunities to prepare for and cope with even the most demanding exams.

However, almost all the students in the large group are quite reliable.

So, if you cooperate with them, you might not get much money.

Because they already possess some of the advantages themselves. Therefore, their side is no longer a rare commodity.

In other words, this combination suggests that Horikita want to make the most of this exam.

This is also why Hachiman did not actively participate.

I've eaten the meat myself, so I should let the others have some soup too.

Therefore, we can't just give tasks to Horikita's little sister, as a result, Horikita's little sister didn't get a share of any of the money-making schemes.

So how will she graduate? Will she really graduate with 16 million yuan in debt?

That's far too cruel.

Of course, a big reason is that Hachiman discovered that the rewards included bonus points related to written tests, and the number of academically weak students in the Ryuen's class was also outrageous.

So, with a balanced approach, we need to find a way out for the underachievers in the class. Even if we don't go into debt, we'll only make a million or two. So, Hachiman doesn't have much motivation.

"Then, the exam begins."

Standing at the entrance of the open-air theater, the doors were immediately pushed open as a teacher announced the start of the event, and a large influx of students poured in.

This exam will be held at three locations: an open-air theater, McDonald's, and a library.

A total of 417 students participated, and the students themselves knew that they couldn't all be gathered in one place.

Therefore, different starting points were chosen.

Hachiman and his group chose the open-air theater.

The reason is quite straightforward: the drama theater occupies the largest area and can accommodate the most students, so the school may have taken this into consideration and posted the most QR codes in this area.

There are many QR code stickers here.

Because there were several QR codes at the entrance, the area was crowded and chaotic.

Like a locust swarm passing through, the group launched an investigation at an astonishing speed.

Because QR codes aren't just posted on very conspicuous seats; they could also be on the leg of the chair or on one side of the wall.

It requires careful observation.

Upon discovering the QR code, the students immediately picked up their tablets and began scanning it.

The scene was quite lively.

"That's a terrifying number," Hachiman remarked.

The area of the theater must have been packed with over three hundred students. Among them were many familiar and unfamiliar faces.

The Ryuen's class and the Class Ichinose joined forces. The Class Ichinose selected 13 top students, while the Ryuen's class selected Kaneda and Shiina, forming a total of 15 top students.

This group of top students is specifically responsible for answering questions.

Ryuen itself selected four students to run an intermediary business.

So the remaining 60 students were responsible for finding the QR code, scanning it, forwarding the question to the corresponding top student group, getting the answer, answering it, and finally confirming the reward and whether to claim it.

"I've already scanned a QR code." And below the theater, a blue-haired idiot... no, a girl with short blue hair looked up and spoke to Hachiman.

This is Ibuki.

Considering that the QR code might be hard to find, or even if found, it would be difficult to keep it, we split into pairs to carry out the operation.

Previously on the Uninhabited Island, Hachiman and Ibuki were in a group, and they are still in a group now.

Hachiman looked over and saw Ibuki scanning a QR code, then taking a picture of the question displayed on the tablet with her phone and forwarding it directly to the top student group.

From this perspective.

Ibuki is really proactive.

So Hachiman also began scanning.

He was lucky; he had only just begun his search when he found a QR code on the armrest of the chair next to him.

"Drop!"

[A challenging math problem, no filler words]

Ah.

The most challenging math problem.

What kind of demon is this?

Hachiman then casually took out his phone and took a picture.

Then.

[Should we send the image to members of Think Tank Group 4?]

Yes.

After sending the picture to a newly created chat group on his phone, Hachiman continued his investigation in the vicinity.

This is the back row of the theater, and those areas that might have lots of QR codes are already crowded with students, so it's really not suitable to go there.

However, this area shouldn't only have one QR code.