Chapter 234: Diabolic Plan (1/2)
As the eyes and whispers turned his way, Arthur tottered his way toward the teacher. He got a closer look at their teacher and he could see why Drunk Arthur called him a gorilla man, even though he didn't appreciate it.
This was an outcome outside of Arthur's expectations as he rarely drank alcohol. At this point, he hoped that the teacher would let him off with a simple lecture.
”Why so quiet? You were chatty yesterday.” The teacher flared his nostrils.
'Or not...' Arthur sighed as his expectations were shot down. Instead of making this problem bigger than it needs to be, Arthur bowed his head down.
”I'm sorry for my actions yesterday, I'm not that used to alcohol and I got carried away.” Arthur apologized sincerely and the teacher nodded in approval.
”My name is Mr. Raymond, make sure to address me properly from now on.” Mr. Raymond said with a wide smile. ”I'll still have you as the first line of defense, hehe.”
”What do you mean, Sir?” Arthur furrowed his eyes in confusion.
”As I was saying earlier, your first class is about teamwork. You this maze and central building? Your job is to defend the flag from being stolen by the enemy.”
”Who's the enemy. Sir?” Emma raised her hand and asked. The teacher grinned at her and pointed toward the end of the field.
From behind the corner of a building, students walked over wearing their dark blue uniforms. With the teacher that dealt the cards for Arthur the night earlier, the Nightfall dorm gathered a distance away beyond the maze.
”The dormitory that wins gets Ten Merits Points and each student of it gets ten Battle Points and ten College Points. Defend for an hour and it shall be your victory!”
”Does that mean our ranking will change after this?” A girl asked from the crowd.
”Exactly! Your ranking determines the resources you get and the training facilities you could enter so it means strength!” Mr. Raymond pointed at them. ”Strive for strength!” He then added the last bit that felt like a punch to Arthur. ”And stay away from alcohol!”
The class laughed and Arthur felt tired all of a sudden. Oliver and Jonah walked over and patted both of his shoulders with a consoling gaze.
”Don't open the community for a few days,” Oliver said with a serious face that he had never pulled before. ”For your sake.”
”Whatever,” Arthur shrugged their hands off. ”What did the teacher mean by the first line of defense?”
”The patrolmen,” Jonah explained as he pointed at the maze. ”Their job is to patrol the area, defend the exists, and alert their team of which entrance the enemy has used.”
”What if they use one entrance?” Arthur asked with bewilderment. ”Are we supposed to fight to the death?”
”No, there is a monitor in our bracelets. If a person is stuck in a vital area with a certain amount of damage, it disqualifies them.”
”Attention!” Mr. Raymond called out for them. ”Anyone who heavily injures other students would have a 50-points penalty.”
”Sir,” A giant guy raised his hand. It was Doli and Arthur was surprised to see him on the Daybreak dorm. ”What if we misjudge our strength?”
”Then you're unfit to be an explorer.” Mr. Raymond said with a stern face, scanning the crowd. It's as important to control your strength as it is to unleash it. I'll choose the leaders now.” Mr. Raymond looked through his bracelet and called out a name. ”Alice Rogvo,”
”Yessir.” A neat-looking girl with a ponytail and glasses took a step forward. She reminded Arthur a lot of Roy, who he hasn't seen since the apprentice's cup.
”You're the second-ranking student, making you the highest-ranking one in the Daybreak dorm. You're the leader of your year, and you would answer directly to the dorm's leader, Yurirl. Do you agree to take the position? You'll be awarded ten extra points per month.”
”I humbly agree, sir.”
”It's good that you have manner, unlike a few others.” Mr. Raymond nodded in approval with a side-glance at Arthur.
Arthur sighed inwardly and acted oblivious. He hoped the teacher would it go, but it seemed he have taken it personally.
They had fifteen minutes to prepare before the invasion began. That's why Alice made no delay in diving the 100 students into four teams each ordered to protect an area. Arthur was assigned to team south along with Jonah.
To his amazement, Alice made an excellent demonstration of leadership. In one swift execution, she organized the teams to balance out the power them. That's why Arthur, who had a low ranking, ended up with Jonah, who ranked ninth.