Suicide?
Xiao Lin did say 'suicide'.
Everyone immediately understood it after thinking for a bit. As one of the nations that used to be subservient to Dawn Academy, the kingdom had resurrection towers within it; resurrection towers were basically the mascots of the academies.
Since they were within the area of a resurrection tower, then dying would only cost them 20 years of their lifespan. They would be resurrected next to a tower. That was Dawn Academy's biggest trump card to stabilize their rulership, but seeking death voluntarily to escape difficult situations was a way to use it as well.
However, everyone found it hard to accept suicide. Han Manman was the first to question it. "Do we really need to go to the degree of suicide? It's only a monthly examination. Putting aside whether or not we can complete it, rewards aside, we'd be throwing away twenty whole years of our lives!"
