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When Jian Mo was giving scores to people, she also asked if they were injured and asked Qing Kuo to prepare medicine for the injured.

The injuries were varied: some were scratched by leaves and branches, some fell accidentally, and some were bitten by poisonous insects.

Although the orcs and sub-orcs are used to being tough and don't mind getting injured, Jian Mo will still treat them and deduct points accordingly.

Gathering herbs and practicing medicine in the mountains both carry inherent risks, and careless individuals certainly cannot succeed.

After a day of work in the mountains, Jian Mo and his team did not rest upon returning. Instead, they processed, cleaned, and dried the medicinal herbs.

It wasn't that Jian Mo was deliberately making things difficult for everyone; rather, as a shaman, he often had to process the herbs quickly while they were still fresh and couldn't be lazy.

Jian Mo intended to introduce people to the profession, so naturally she needed to demonstrate the situation of witch doctors.

After everyone had finished eating dinner, Jian Mo gathered around the campfire with her notebook to summarize the day's events and asked everyone to take turns sharing their thoughts.

Many people spent a day doing this and found that witch doctoring wasn't what they imagined at all; it wasn't as fun to learn, and being a witch doctor wasn't particularly prestigious.

Jian Mo then used the example of the shaman Lian Ke to explain why the requirements for becoming a shaman are particularly high, what other high requirements there are, and what the consequences would be if these high requirements were not met.

In just one day, due to elimination and automatic withdrawal, the number of students seeking education decreased by two-thirds.

The next day, when Jian Mo asked everyone to gather again, only 113 people remained.

Jian Mo said to Qing Kuo, "See? I told you there was no need to worry."

Qing Kuo: "I didn't expect that you, who always seem so smiling, would be so strict with your students."

Jian Mo: "Of course, human lives are at stake, so we have to be strict."

When Jian Mo was eliminating people, she didn't consider their tribe or past relationships. For example, A Hu and Dan Guan were eliminated on the first day, and most of the people in the Riverside Tribe were also eliminated.

Many people may have experienced the cruelty of exams for the first time; hopefully, it hasn't left them with any psychological trauma. Jian Mo thought.

Qing Kuo asked, "What are we going to do today?"

Jian Mo: "It's still about gathering herbs, but there's a lot more to memorize. After all, being a student requires a certain level of memory and comprehension."

Qing Kuo raised an eyebrow. "Teach and test immediately, and those who fail are eliminated?"

Jian Mo: "More or less."

Today, three of us led over a hundred people up the mountain, which made things a bit easier.

However, after explaining for a long time, Jian Mo's voice still became hoarse.

When it came time for the afternoon assessment, the students lined up one by one to recite the medicinal herbs they had collected and their effects in front of Jian Mo. Jian Mo explained and tested them, which made his voice even hoarseer.

Of course, the students weren't much better off; many were sweating profusely from the test, saying they weren't even as nervous as if they were facing a ferocious beast.

Today, Jian Mo didn't eliminate as many students; instead, more students withdrew voluntarily.

People further realized that becoming a witch doctor was much harder than they had imagined, and that hunting and gathering were much more comfortable. So those who were not so determined withdrew on their own after being persuaded by Jian Mo.

Jian Mo rewrote the student register, and there were only fifty-odd students left, which was the size of a class.

Jian Mo asked Qing Kuo in a hoarse voice, "How are you? No more pressure now?"

Qing Kuo poured him some water. "What pressure could I possibly be under? You should look at yourself; your voice is hoarse."

Jian Mo: "It's okay. I'm not used to talking too much before, so it's normal for my voice to be hoarse after talking so much all of a sudden. It'll be fine tomorrow."

Qing Kuo: "You should brew yourself some medicine, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to speak tomorrow."

Jian Mo smiled and said, "No, there aren't many people, it'll be fine."

Many of the students who were eliminated or withdrew voluntarily did not intend to return to the tribe for the time being. They wanted to see who Jian Mo would ultimately accept as students, and also wanted to stay in the Riverside Tribe for a few days.

Wu Jiong and De Jiang were quite tempted by this situation.

Most of the people who came this time, whether orcs or sub-orcs, are positive and motivated, with good overall abilities.

Wu Jiong had carefully observed them during Jian Mo's exam and was deeply impressed by some of them.

Seeing that they weren't going to take the exam, Wu Jiong went around to people and asked them to be the kids' teachers, to give them a lesson or two.

Everyone was quite flattered by Wu Jiong's invitation:

"Chief Wu Jiong, are you sure you're looking for me? I'm quite skilled at making traps, but my skills aren't exactly top-notch."

"I can only recognize birds, I'm no good at animals. Are the little ones really going to learn something so obscure?"

"In terms of hand-to-hand combat, I only know the ground grappling move. If it's someone in a particularly large beast form, I'm out of luck."

Wu Jiong answered in a deep voice:

"Mian Ya, the traps you made are especially suitable for catching small prey. They're not difficult to make either, making them suitable for beginners and even cubs."

"Heng Wu, you're the best bird recognizer I've ever met. You can judge a bird's mood based on its calls before catching it. You're the only one who can do that."

"Jiang Xie, your ground wrestling is perfect for the kids to learn. With you teaching them, they're sure to learn a lot."

Those who received the invitation were delighted and rarely refused. "Chief Wu Jiong, if you think it's alright, then we have no problem with it."

Someone else asked, "Chief Wu Jiong, can we bring the children from our tribe to attend the class too?"

Wu Jiong: "Of course, but I'm worried it might be difficult to keep up with the pace. I suggest that tribes that want to send their children to the classes should send the adults first, and then open special courses for their children in their tribes."

Upon hearing this suggestion, the person who asked the question was pleasantly surprised, "Then we won't stand on ceremony."

Wu Jiong nodded. "Don't mention it. If you find it too tiring for one tribe to offer courses, you can do what we did and join forces with several nearby tribes to offer courses. That would be more convenient and easier to manage."