Chapter 177 - Second test.

Before the end of the day, the test results are sent out with a small memo to introduce the students to the second part of the principal's deadly test, not even a teacher deigned to give a speech which left me confused for just a moment. But the confusion disappeared when I read the principal's memo, now I understand why not even a teacher wanted to communicate the contents of that memo.

The information in the little memo was simple, 'congratulations on killing a few students and in a few weeks, there will be more information about the second part of the test, comfort the students.'

I believe the teachers didn't even have the trouble to write a statement, they simply pasted the message the principal made to them along with the list of students who passed. To my surprise there were more students than I expected, it seems that even some students who failed were passed, this probably happened so that the numbers were not too small for the principal's test to work, so the teacher let slip, the next parts of the test will be about cooperation of several students against other groups of students, I'm very interested to find out what the test will be like.

I've even thought about what kind of preparation I can have for the next phase of the test, but aside from what I've already done for the first test I can't think of anything else I can do. I can't take much for the test, my backpack will already be full of explosive materials and some simple tools that can be useful during the test.

It's doubtful that I can make a big advance in my arts or in my combat skills in general, I still haven't fully understood the focus state I got during the matrix test or even get into it again. I have no idea how to get back into that weird state of focus, but I believe it will show up again and I'll be able to learn more about that state of focus.

I thought I could improve my gear, but there's no way I can get a ridiculous amount of money to upgrade my gear, I've already spent a lot of gold coins on my gear. I believe the cheapest piece of equipment is my weapons which are already pretty good for a green core warrior, I think I was very lucky to be able to earn so much money quickly to have a tier three gear set that is of good quality.

Now I just need to pour all the money I make into my cultivation and in Wulfgar, he's already started to grow again, he's almost half my height. Once he reached the peak of his level one core power, he's been growing pretty fast.

It only took a few months to reach this level, even with the large amount of food and a bit of exercise in the forest he is having does not justify his growth, I believe the reason for his sudden growth is the life element he has absorbed in his body when trapped in the meteorite, some magical beasts with the element of life can grow faster because of absorbing too much energy from the element of life.

I was surprised by that, I may have fed him some meat that contains the element of life, which comes at a ridiculously high price, but the amount he ate wouldn't have accelerated as much. The reason for this is obviously the energy that was trapped in the meteorite Wulfgar was sleeping in, but I must admit that I thought this energy must have already been processed by Wulfgar, but I seem to have underestimated the amount of elemental energy Wulfgar absorbed or the quality of it. it was too high, which doesn't matter since both options don't negatively affect Wulfgar.

The next few weeks were pretty quiet, because the classes I were supposed to be taking have been suspended and there's not much sign of them coming back, but the core classes that new students take are still active, but their teachers are some hired adventurers and some older students. Teachers are focused on preparing for the second test, Professor Frey gave some tips, which were more complaints on his part.

It looks like the next test will start in the emerald forest, they are cleaning and creating the necessary matrices in the forest and that is quite a complicated and time-consuming job at this time of year. As the forest has its own cycle and at this time of year its mana is very erratic and the animals are in heat, the teachers are having to protect the matrices being built and this is complicated when they cannot kill the animals and magical beasts of the forest. Forest.

It would be natural for them to kill the inhabitants of the forest, but as they will be sweaty in the next test and the director has already been marked for spending a lot of money on the test, she gave the order to preserve the animals' lives, so as not to be forced to spend money on the purchase of animals and magical beasts to be killed by students.

From what I could see the test started with a survival round, the students will be dropped into the emerald forest and we will have to survive the animals and magic beasts, as well as the other students, I still have no idea how the competition will be scored, but the scoring will decide his place in phase two which is a phase that the students will start to organize, but the teacher has been keeping it a secret all the complaints that could help me figure out what the test will be like were too vague, he's probably been doing it. this on purpose to annoy me.

I turned my attention to my own training rather than trying to find out more about the testing that will likely be done in the next month, even with the large amount of work being put into the forest it should still take a few weeks for all the rune arrays to be ready and synced. Much preparation is necessary in the matrices because they are there not only to monitor the students and inform them of the test rules, these matrices have the function of saving the students, the principal has to take the capital's warning that there should not be very seriously more unnecessary deaths in the test and to create a protection matrix that doesn't look like a protection matrix is complicated.

This last item is quite complicated for the people doing the matrices, but for me it is extremely funny, the principal will not allow the students to feel safe during the test, even if they are safe. The principal really likes those students fear their tests, I cannot say that her strategy is not effective, because it works very well, with the pressure of possible death anyone will try harder and have more chances to exceed their limits.

As time passed, the principal finally made her appearance to the dismay of the students, but she was there to communicate the start of the test which caught everyone by surprise as she made her entrance after lunch. Usually, she would give the students a day of preparation before the tests started, but this time she only gave a few hours since the test would start at dawn, to be specific two hours before dawn, this speech by the principal was different from the previous ones I had. I heard; she was much less violent.

"Good afternoon to all my lovely students, did you miss me? I came today to tell you that tomorrow the second part of the test will start, excited?"

"Everyone must be very curious to find out what the test will be like, it will take place in the Emerald Forest, and it will start before dawn! So, I advise you all to go to bed early because all the students who participated in the test will have to be awake in my morning near the forest, and for those who don't show up the teachers will capture you is to throw you without even a weapon or armor in the mine from the forest, but for those lucky ones I'm pleased to say that if they pass the test, they won't have to take the next test runs."

"I have to admit I'm very curious to see if any of you have the guts to take on this extreme challenge, but before an idiot asks the students who are hunted will still be wearing clothes, I don't care about a pervert or a pervert. walking without clothes through the forest. Not one of the teachers will throw an unclothed student into the woods, even though I think that would be really cool!

"I'll give you some tips now, bring some food because you might be spending the whole day in the forest or maybe even longer. There aren't many restrictions on drugs that can be used by students, but everyone should remember that the use of drugs that can kill a person such as deadly poisons or stimulants that destroy a person's mind are prohibited."

"Anyone involved in the use of prohibited substances will be penalized with an immediate exclusion at my hands and anyone involved in the use of the drug will be penalized as well. Don't be idiots and try to poison other students, this is very silly as you don't know who will be your ally or enemy during the test, the rules will be given to you just before the test starts, I hope you all rest well and don't die tomorrow or kill yourselves!"

With an exit as dramatic as her entrance, the headmistress exits so quickly that it looks like she's disappeared from the table she'd climbed up for speeches to the entire hall. She left a room full of shocked students.