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

Thinking this way.

Found it.

Hachiman found another QR code sticker behind a chair.

[Beep! Scan successful!]

After using the tablet to scan, a new question immediately appeared.

This is a question in classical Chinese.

This is Hachiman's forte, so there's no need to bother the academic elites.

He chose the answer himself.

[Correct answer. You have received 10,000 Private Points. Would you like to claim them?]

Cut!

Hachiman refused without hesitation. Everyone only has one chance to claim the reward; how could he possibly give up on something so worthless as a loss-making opportunity!

However, since a QR code has already been scanned, and the participant can still scan and answer questions, this means that a participant can scan multiple QR codes and answer questions simultaneously.

Then you can get reward information from multiple QR codes at once, the efficiency is simply explosive.

However, this is not something that ordinary people can do.

"Beep beep!"

At that moment, Hachiman received a text message on his phone.

The top students in the study group provided the answer.

Choose option B.

[Correct answer. You have received 30,000 Private Points. Would you like to claim them?]

"..."

What bad luck!

However, I'll still report to Ichinose and the others that all the Private Points for this exam go to Class Ichinose, while Ryuen's class only needs the written exam score.

So it depends on whether Ichinose and the others will pay attention to this 30,000 points.

"Hachiman Hikigaya!"

At that moment, Ibuki waved her hand towards Hachiman.

Hachiman walked over and found that she had already filled in the answer sheet according to the top student group's answers. Then, the brightly lit tablet displayed. "[Correct answers. You have received a reward of +10 points to your overall written test score. Do you wish to claim it?]"

It seems that fools sometimes have good fortune.

In an instant, I obtained what a mediocre student needs most.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have received +10 points to your total written exam score.]

Ibuki completed the collection.

Hachiman's phone vibrated again. Ichinose replied to the message, saying that they didn't need to claim the 30,000 points for the time being.

In other words, the goal is a reward of over 100,000 points.

Great, very energetic!

"Drop!"

The open-air theater is large, and the number of QR codes in the area is also quite impressive.

However, Hachiman and Ibuki scanned a total of 4 QR codes. The rewards included two 10,000 Private Points, one 30,000 Private Points, and one +5 points to their written exam score across all subjects.

Because it's only a +5 point for all subjects, not a +10 point, and it can't be changed after receiving it, Ryuen hasn't decided whether to use it for her own students or sell it.

So Hachiman Hikigaya and the others waited here for a while.

Then a student from Horikita's class walked over.

The two sides met.

"Hachiman." The boy seemed surprised. "Um..."

"I heard Ryuen say that you can spend 150,000 points to get a bonus of 5 points on all written exams," the other party said.

So you mean it was introduced by Ryuen?

Hachiman had just contacted Chabashira-sensei to ask her how much it would cost to buy a single written exam score if the school allowed buying anything.

Chabashira's reply was 100,000 points for every 1 point.

From this perspective, this is a reward of +5 points for all subjects, yet it only costs 150,000 yuan. Ryuen, don't you know how to do business?

However, the reality is...

The students at this school are basically penniless, so they try to squeeze every last penny out of them.

"Then, I'll swipe it."

"I've already paid Ryuen in full for the 150,000 points," the boy said. "That's great. I was thinking I wouldn't be able to help if Yukimura didn't offer any assistance."

Then I saw on the tablet: [Congratulations! You have received a reward of +5 points to your total written test score, which has been synchronized and displayed in your OAA data.]

The boy immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

This guy probably wasn't very good at interacting with people; he left after collecting the rewards. Ibuki watched his retreating figure.

"This guy..."

"His name is Kanji Ike, right?"

Kanji Ike is experienced in camping and has a crush on his classmate Shinohara. He was a teammate of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's group during the recently concluded Uninhabited Island Exam.

At the same time, after Shinohara and Komiyama were attacked, he chose to take care of Shinohara and then left the group with Yukimura and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"Normally, if someone encounters a problem they can't answer and reports it to Yukimura might help them," Hachiman said.

But Ike said that Yukimura ignored him, so there is only one reason.

The previous Uninhabited Island Exam, due to Ike's unauthorized departure, further fueled Yukimura's dissatisfaction with him.

So if there were another exam that allowed students to decide whether to drop out, the already chaotic original class would probably explode.

Hachiman sighed.

But.

"We've moved to a different place," Hachiman said. "This place wasn't lucky."

"Let's go then." Ibuki had already used up all four of her QR code attempts, and then she also received a 10-point bonus on the written test, so she had completed her task.

At the same time, more and more students are flocking here.

Hachiman only had one last chance to scan the QR code.

So the two of them started walking outside.

"I'm a little annoyed." However, Ibuki suddenly said this while walking. "Ryuen arranged for Shiina and Kaneda to assist Ichinose in the top student group."

"Ryuen itself also has other tasks to complete."

"As a result, I was excluded," Ibuki said. "Then they kept Komiyama behind to carry out other missions."

Oh.

Does this mean you feel ostracized?

Actually, no.

Because.

Hachiman Hikigaya knew that arranging for Ibuki to team up with him was partly for his protection, but also because Ibuki wasn't smart enough.

Since Hiyori and Kaneda are both intellectual types, they were naturally assigned to do practice problems.

Ryuen herself, just like before, contacted Ike to explain that Ryuen wanted to act as an intermediary in selling goods. Ibuki definitely wouldn't do something like that.

Therefore, it would be better to assign Ibuki to protect Hachiman Hikigaya.

"However, you only have one chance left to scan the QR code," Ibuki said. "So if you give up the reward the next time you have the chance to scan the QR code, you'll have to finish the exam with the school's consolation prize of 5,000 points."

"Or should we go back and scan that QR code that gave us 30,000 points? At least we'll know it's worth 30,000 points," Ibuki suggested.

Is this because they're worried that Hachiman scans the last QR code, he'll still get the miserable reward of 10,000 points? In that case, the known reward of 30,000 points is definitely more appealing.

But.

"According to the agreement, the rewards for Private Points are all to be decided by Ichinose's class. If we go and farm points on our own, it would be considered a breach of contract," Hachiman said.

"And although I only have one last chance to scan the QR code, I don't think it's very dangerous."

"Actually, there's a way to get a QR code that guarantees a certain written test score plus 10 points or 1 million points," Hachiman said.

"There are no shortcuts. You just have to honestly scan the code and answer the questions. Only if you get it right can you confirm the reward, right?" Ibuki retorted.

It's obvious.

Ibuki didn't believe it.

Meanwhile, Hachiman and the others began moving towards the entrance of the theater.

However, several forces can be seen operating within this open-air theater alone.

You can see some busy Second-year Class A students, among whom Hachiman spotted Yamabuki.

She was also looking for a QR code. After finding it, she started scanning it, took a picture with her phone, and then waited for instructions.

Soon, a look of relief appeared on his face.

These are students from Second-year Class A.

Hachiman also noticed the students in Third-year Class A, which seemed to be bustling with activity.

Kiryuin sat directly in the center of the theater, and students kept bringing her tablets. It seemed that after scanning the code, the tablet would display a question, which Kiryuin would then answer.

While answering the question, Kiryuin saw that the reward was quite good and let the student claim it.

For a time, Kiryuin Fuka was quite eye-catching.

However, her presence at the scene as a key figure was perhaps a bit too confident and conspicuous.

This immediately drew the ire of his classmates.

"Kiriyama!"

"It seems that Kiryuin has solved another QR code problem."

"Even though the question was outside the bounds of the rules, she was still able to answer it. Could it be that she was secretly studying hard behind our backs when she was in our class?"

"Or perhaps..."

"This person is toxic. We invited her to work for the class before, but she refused. As a result, she was bought and started working hard."

"——"

Hearing this, Hachiman, who was passing by, was speechless.

However, judging from the performance of the students in Class A of both grades, they were both working as a team.

However, some classes operate on a one-on-one basis.

Some students scanned the QR code and, after the question popped up, tried to answer it themselves.

This is very time-consuming.

Some simple questions can be answered, but some are very difficult.

Hachiman continued walking towards the entrance.

Just as I was about to reach the entrance, I noticed a handsome, easy-going, and seemingly innocent junior standing in front of me.

"Oh, isn't this Hachiman Hikigaya? We've met again." The other person greeted them. "And Kushida-senpai, isn't she here right now?"

Um.

This junior is Yagami Takuya.