Chapter 355: The opening day (1/2)

After 17 days of thorough and lengthy admissions procedures , the 35,000 entrants were finally selected for the Elite academy!

Rudra had clearly set the basic guidelines for the institute , which was built in accordance to the atmosphere in the guild. Which was quite contrary to what the real world taught.

1) There was no competition within the batchmates to come first. There was no distinction in the division of classes made on who was the best student and who was the worst student. Or what department they studied in , as upon graduation , wether it was a logistics passout or a Black Ops member , all would have the same pay , and same distinction in the guild.

This would ensure that everyone tried to pull each other up and not step on each other to get up and also the fact that they would learn not to look down on any branch of the guild.

2) The absence of a rat race and assurance of a sustained pay would urge the guild members to be creative. Everyone can take the path they think is the best and have the freedom to explore it. Not like traditional schools with textbooks that has only one right answer. Rudra wanted to make thinkers , not followers.

The initiation ceremony was divided into two phases , phase one was already conducted by the guild elders Neatwit and the respective teachers yesterday , as the students were thrown a welcoming party ( no alcohol) and settled down inside the dorms of the Elite academy.

The parents were assured , and also given a residency within the upside. Where a small society had been added for the influx of population.

However the students were made to stay inside the dorms nonetheless , for the time till their graduation. Rudra wanted them to think on their own , and not under parental pressure to perform. Hence living in the dorms was compulsory. With only one day a week given for family visits.

The entire course only lasted 6 months soo , it was not a long time thing. 6 months was acceptable time to focus completely on your career , especially when ur family is taken care of in the upside.

Today was the day , the recruits were given their own VR headset , and given the green signal to join the game.

However , there were a few restrictions in choice of characters .... The lifestyle guild members , though free to choose any lifestyle profession , still had to choose a lifestyle profession as their main class.

Same went for the other departments as well. With SMG 's department being the most strict , with only two class options to choose. Thief and assasin .

Needless to say , light faction was a must.

Omega was an 18+ game , hence minors were not allowed to play it. Most of those who graduated school however , immediately bought the game when they turned 18. Because of its popularity.

Hence most teenagers in the academy already had a character chosen , and some even had a few months of gaming behind them. Only 20% of them were choosing their character for the first time .

Today , was the newbies lucky day , as the 10,000 or so players who had just joined the game or recently joined the game and were stuck in the beginner villages , today had the help of veteran Elite guild members , who were helping them power level through to level 10. As today was a meeting at the guild hall in Purplehaze city. Which could not be reached without getting to level 10 and out of the beginners village.