After taking the subway, Colin had to contact the university so a car could come pick him and Matthew up and they could return to class.
This time back, Colin noticed even more details.
The driver was a different person from the first man Colin met, but they both had in common that they didn't say much, didn't say even a single word. So much so that Matthew thought they were robots.
Colin looked outside and saw the school. Even though this place is so big, there is not a single bit of architecture or people around. Making Colin feel like he had entered another world.
"Get out of the car"
The driver said, then silence.
Colin didn't pay any attention and accompanied Matthew to get out of the car.
Seeing the car disappear behind, Colin was thoughtful as if thinking about something, but he quickly hid his expression.
Matthew also looked at the car, it seemed like the blonde wanted to say something, but was stopped by Colin.
"Let's leave other things later, right now the urgent thing is to buy enough supplies."
"Have you figured out what to buy yet?"
"Maybe so, not sure it's the optimal solution, but it's the best option I can think of right now."
"Tell me a little bit, man, I don't know what to buy right now."
"How many points do you have?"
"Um… 10 points."
"I have 30 points."
Colin plans to buy three healing potions worth 3 points each, three healing potions worth 2 points each. It costs 15 points in total.
Colin will change the remaining 15 points to 10 Attack Marks, 3 Defense Marks and 2 Enhancement Marks.
"Huh, why choose so many types of attacks? Isn't it best to buy three of each type for balance?"
Matthew wondered.
"Remember what our mission is, exterminate monsters."
"I would rather give up defense than not have enough strength to defeat monsters."
This is a gamble that Colin is taking.
Previously, Colin had also thought the same as Matthew, but after considering the possibilities, Colin was not sure that only five Attack Marks were enough to defeat the monster.
Besides, the Defensive Mark actually has a huge limitation. It only works when used on objects or structures, making it more difficult for monsters to destroy it.
That is, this is not a universal protective talisman used on the human body.
So Colin just changed a lot of Attack Marks. So that when he encounters a monster, he can bet on using all his attack power to destroy it.
After listening to Colin's analysis, Matthew also found it very reasonable. But he suddenly remembered something.
"I remember you said there was a very powerful healing potion?"
"Your memory is not bad either. It is true that there is that potion, however it is very expensive, up to 10 points."
Colin really wanted that potion, after all, it was like a second life. But he still shook his head and refused.
"It doesn't make sense. We currently have too few points, the best solution is to invest in strength."
"Even though the person using the potion can 'revive', if the monster is still alive, the end result is just being killed again."
While talking, both of them arrived in front of the Secret Room.
Just like last time, Colin went in first and Matthew waited outside. Because he had already decided what he was going to buy, Colin walked out very quickly.
Matthew went in, and it took less than a minute for the blonde to come out.
"You bought it so quickly? Have you already decided?"
Matthew smiled, raised the healing potion in his hand and shook it back and forth.
"This is… a healing potion that costs 10 points? Are you crazy?"
Colin looked incredulous.
"If you don't want to buy it, I'll buy it."
"If you are in danger, I will let you use it. If I'm in danger, I'll use it myself. Isn't this so good?"
Matthew spoke very gently and calmly. But Colin knew Matthew was betting everything on him.
"We're friends, right? Don't be polite."
"You're really taking a risk."
Colin also smiled, putting his arm on Matthew's shoulder.
Although Colin still wasn't sure if Matthew truly considered him a friend or if this was all a lie. But right at this moment, he thought that the blonde was someone he could trust to some extent.
After purchasing the items, Colin and Matthew returned to the dormitory. When he returned, Colin saw that the remaining three members of the team had gathered beforehand.
All five people sat down to discuss tomorrow's test.
However, Colin didn't see much to discuss.
Because instructor Camilie on the first day of school spoke clearly enough.
All tests and quests are related to demons and monsters.
Since Colin's group's test took place at a high school, all information about the location was provided by the system.
While discussing, Paul suddenly lamented.
"There's only so much information, so much analysis. We have absolutely no clue about the rest."
Paul glanced at Colin, then spoke.
"Classmate Colin, out of the five of us, you have the highest ranking. Do you have any ideas?"
Seeing Paul change the topic to himself, Colin did not refuse.
"There are indeed some ideas."
"There are two problems that we must target. The first is to complete the test as soon as possible. Second, we must localize the target."
"Localize the target area?"
All four people did not understand but wondered.
"Can you be more specific?"
"This is not very difficult to explain. Although we all know that the place where the test will take place will be a high school, but do any of you know how it will take place and to whom? ?"
"Is the test related to a few students in the school, or to the teacher? Or even school? We don't have this information yet."
"So the first thing we need to do is localize the area. After confirming the object we need to find, we can proceed with the next steps."
After listening to Colin's analysis, the remaining people showed the expression "oh, so that's it". Obviously, they basically didn't think about these things before.
"Colin, now I understand why your rating is so high. You can work as a detective."
"Just a little analysis. The problem is I don't know how to localize the object."
"And the most basic problem is how do we get into the high school to collect information? Is it possible that we pretend to be students?"
Thinking about this problem in one place won't help, so I decided to improvise later when I get to the test location.
The next morning, in a rented room near a high school in a certain city.
Colin, Matthew, Kane, Orson, Paul rented two rooms next to each other for three days.
Today is the first day of the test. Colin still felt uneasy, even though he had prepared everything he could.
Even though instructor Camilie said that the first monthly test wouldn't be too difficult, monsters were also of the lowest level.
But Colin wasn't sure anything would happen. He didn't even know if the Mark of Attack could really destroy monsters.
While everyone in the group was adjusting their own status before entering the test. Colin felt a bit bored, so he opened a social network that he hadn't accessed in a long time.
Seeing old classmates showing off photos as they entered a new environment. Colin thought that if he did not accept admission to this university, what would the life of this person named Colin be like?
Maybe it will be a period of self-hypnosis again. Self-hypnotize that he is an ordinary person who can only do ordinary things. In the end, he regretted not trying in the past.
Why did Colin predict that? Because Colin was like that before.
Always felt that he was still young, he still had time to try, to move forward. But when he finally realized, there was no time left.
Luckily, or maybe unluckily, Colin finally had the motivation to try every minute. Even if Colin fails in the future, he will not regret it.
All five of Colin waited until the student traffic to the school was at its peak and then mixed into the school, avoiding anyone's attention.
"Are we being too hasty? We haven't decided what we're going to do yet, right?"
Paul said.
This person can only be described in one word, fat. But Paul doesn't seem to like people calling him fat. Besides, this person's tone reminded Colin of Brad.
They're all the same type of person who doesn't look much different from normal people, but when they're absent-minded, they always show themselves to be superior to others.
Colin had read about psychology. He knew that this was a sign of low self-esteem and also jealousy towards others.
People with personality traits like this, as long as they are placed in a suitable situation, will immediately reveal their distorted arrogance.
However, because Paul had not yet caused a negative effect on the team, Colin ignored it.
"I'm going to look for the principal."
"Looking for the principal? Could it be that you are an acquaintance of the principal?"
"Of course not."
"So what are you going to say? Could it be that the school has a monster hiding here? Only a fool would believe those words."