Chapter 132: His EQ Has Always Been Good
“That’s roughly the overall situation. Everyone can use their points on their wristwatches to exchange for anything they want to help you get through this survival test.”
“There’s a small red button on the side of your wristwatch. Although the possibility of encountering danger is basically non-existent, if you encounter an out-of-control beast or other dangers, press the button, and a teacher responsible for rescue will immediately come to your location.”
In a milky white preparation room full of technology on the side of the training ground, over sixty young boys and girls were attentively listening to the teacher’s explanation of the test.
[Is this the free exchange for any item that Gouzi was talking about?]
In the back row of the crowd, the young girl listened to the words coming from the front, lowered her head to look at the small wristwatch on her wrist with a cute blue slime logo, and clearly displayed a number 100 from her exaggeratedly open mouth.
Kazumi, who had the maturity of an adult and was exceptionally sensitive in this regard, immediately saw the true intention of this method.
According to the teacher in front of her, this was a test based on points. Starting from the entrance of the training ground, they had to obtain the required points within the specified time and reach the designated location to complete the test.
And these initial points were also included in the required points. Theoretically, if they didn’t use the initial points to exchange for anything, the points they needed to accumulate would be greatly reduced. But not to mention that doing so would make the test much more difficult, such a utilitarian approach would probably directly eliminate them from the attention of those agencies.
On the contrary, there were various firearms available for exchange in the exchange room. Generally, according to the difficulty of the training forest adjusted for regular class students, having a firearm and ammunition, as long as they didn’t encounter the teacher who was the big boss, they could basically easily hunt for points and reach the designated location.
But in this case, it would be basically the same as before. No matter how high the score and how fast the result you achieved, whether in the eyes of senior students or the agents of hero agencies, it would lower your standing by who knows how many levels.
This test has never been about the test scores or the completion time.
The practice of theoretical knowledge, the decision-making ability for goals, and the on-the-spot judgment ability when encountering unexpected events – these are the things that those outside the field truly want to see.
Heroic education is not exam-oriented education. Scoring a hundred in every subject will not make those extremely vicious enemies surrender their armor and surrender in front of you.
“You each have ten minutes to choose. If you want to exchange for any items, just point your wristwatch at the marker in front of you.”
The teacher’s words came from the front, accompanied by the bustling crowd that interrupted Kazumi’s thoughts.
In fact, ten minutes was generally enough time to select the items needed. And this was not a survival game, all supplies were sufficient, and there was no need to snatch them.
But the nature of young people still made them rush forward in a swarm, looking for the weapons and equipment they desired.
Looking at this group of impetuous little brats, Kazumi’s eyes showed a hint of amusement. She took a small step back and, after the crowded group dispersed, she slowly walked to the exchange area to look for what she wanted.
Her icy gaze lingered on the firearm area for a moment before shifting to the cold weapon area on the side.
In fact, Kazumi had some ideas about firearms. For someone like Kazumi, whose physical abilities were weaker and who basically had no combat skills, firearms were the best means of self-preservation.
As for the previously mentioned reduction in scores for using firearms, as long as you didn’t exchange for a Gatling gun and charge forward like a righteous mowing machine, using firearms for self-defense wouldn’t significantly lower your score.
After all, as an excellent agent, understanding one’s own abilities and reasonably utilizing external forces were qualities that should be possessed.
But now, a very important problem was that Kazumi couldn’t use a gun at all!!
There was a big difference between whether or not one had received professional training. Both the danger caused by inexperience and the reduction in scores caused by using props one was not confident in made Kazumi give up the temptation to exchange for firearms.
Instead, she walked to the cold weapon area and exchanged for a very ordinary alloy dagger.
Kazumi’s preparations were quickly completed. Because she had insider information from Gouzi, Kazumi had already planned these things a few days ago, and basically only needed to verify and think about them again.
A lightweight wilderness combat suit suitable for action, an alloy dagger that was useful for self-defense or dealing with vines, some powder to repel wild beasts, a small medical kit, and a flame grenade to be used when encountering Mr. Kimura, the big boss.
The exchange of these items basically determined the route Kazumi intended to take. She basically planned to rely on her own survival knowledge to obtain points, while using the powder to repel wild beasts and avoid losing points in the area she was least skilled in.
As for medical matters, they were considered a bonus item in Kazumi’s heart. Having excellent medical skills would be needed everywhere. Moreover, Kazumi also intended to help some classmates who might be injured along the way, to showcase her “kind” personality.
As for the final flame grenade, it was probably a precautionary measure. Because Mr. Kimura, as the big boss of the assessment, would appear randomly and attack the examinees.
Of course, as a teacher, his attacks would definitely be watered down. You could escape even if you turned and ran on the spot. But doing so would surely result in a significant drop in scores. The best approach was to stall for a while and then escape when the opportunity arose.
However, Kazumi’s weak close-combat ability meant that if she dared to use it, she would surely be penalized. Therefore, she settled for the expensive flame grenade as a substitute. Attribute restraint plus preparedness should add a lot of points to Kazumi.
Looking at the classmates around her discussing how best to coordinate, Kazumi secretly smiled a little. It seemed that the information Gouzi gave her was very exclusive, otherwise her classmates would have prepared even better than her.
With a faint smile on her face, Kazumi didn’t want to reveal it. She pretended to be selecting items in the exchange area to avoid being seen as having already prepared.
After all, not flaunting wealth was probably an excellent tradition in China. This kind of meaningless show-off could only attract a lot of trouble for herself, with no practical meaning.
She casually picked up a small signal communicator, looked around, and then put it back down.
It had to be said that the specialized exchange area had basically all types of items. For this kind of positioning-specific communicator, it was basically only used by those with specific teams or combined combat techniques. If they were not such groups, although banding together could easily pass the exam, it would still be difficult to get high scores.
Strictly speaking, it should be for students of the Hero Department to use. After all, their abilities had many capabilities that could be combined to enhance each other. Without those abilities, no matter how tacit their understanding, they couldn’t achieve that level.
She chuckled a couple of times and put down the communicator in her hand. Given the intelligence of the people in the class to be able to qualify for Shikoku, no one should be foolish enough to choose to exchange for such a thing.
“Kazumi!”
Turning around to check if there was anything she had overlooked in another area, a familiar call sounded from behind her.
Turning her head with some confusion, she saw her cheap boyfriend who always wore a silly smile and was dressed in a gray and white sports uniform.
Before Kazumi could speak, Sato Shinichi raised the signal communicator in his hand with a hint of excitement and offered it to Kazumi as if presenting a treasure, his tone carrying a hint of anticipation.
“Do you want to exchange for this thing together? We can locate each other, so I can find you right away!”
