While Baldhead was busy making a nest for himself, the other students were doing the same. For a moment, they were all showing off their skills and ideas.
Some of them made the same choice as Baldhead, using stone spikes to make a patio for themselves. Some used the magical digging equipment from the Alchemy Faculty to dig a hole in the huge stone spikes. Like birds, they built their nests on stone pillars that were more than a hundred meters above the ground. It was safer, but it was a little inconvenient to enter and exit. There were also some who forcefully used their wallets to buy a portable fortress from the Engineering Faculty. This thing could be used to set up a tent that looked like a fortress. It could be used to attack or defend, and the interior was extremely comfortable.
Only the strong and lazy students chose the most barbaric and lowly way — to occupy the nest of other beasts with brute force! For example, the boy named Lee from the Warrior Faculty, who had the potential to compete for the Platinum Necklace, found a brown bear's nest and forced his way in. He beat the bear's parents to a pulp and ran away with the bear cub, who had not even opened its eyes yet. He was forced to give up his nest to the barbaric and rude human.
However, this method was simple, brutal, and effective. The nests of wild beasts were safe enough to be chosen as nests for cubs, so there was no need to worry about the safety of such places. There was also water and enough food in the surroundings. Other than the bad smell and the fact that it was too dirty, it needed to be cleaned up before people could live in it.
However, Lee certainly wouldn't do this kind of thing himself. After being attacked by the super huge cruel cactus, he was separated from his original teammates. Now that he met a few junior students, they formed a temporary team. These students, of course, also knew that he was a competitor for the platinum necklace. Of course, it was only natural for them to cling to him and do some dirty work.
Baiyi, on the other hand, was sitting in his Kitty Cat Maid's office, watching the Trial through a magic screen that looked like the surveillance footage from Earth. He watched as the students tried their best to survive in the wild in their own way.
There was nothing surprising about this. The Trial of Razor Edge, which allowed students to play by themselves in such a harsh environment, had never had any fatalities. This must have been because the Da Xue Alliance had already made sufficient safety measures.
First of all, the Voidwalkers had already taken care of the powerful beasts that were beyond the students' ability to handle. What was left were the students' abilities.
Secondly, the Quest Metal Plate that every student had was not just an ordinary metal plate with words engraved on it. In reality, there was an Emergency Teleportation Rune engraved on the back of the metal plate. Once the student's life was in danger, it would immediately teleport them away. Although they would not be able to keep their trial scores, they would still be able to keep their lives.
Finally, Baiyi cast a forbidden-level surveillance spell on the entire realm — the Eye of the Omniscient. This was a special forbidden spell that had been passed down from the Ancient Rohlserlian Era. It allowed the user to monitor every movement of every living being within a certain range. However, due to the fact that there were too many countermeasures, the spell was no longer able to keep up with the times.
Through this [Forbidden Spell], the university would be able to monitor every student's every move. This way, when the students were in danger, the teachers and professors on standby could go and support them, further preventing accidents from happening. Of course, in this situation, it would also be very convenient for the ruthless and cold vice president and the others to ambush them …
All in all, while the Trial of Blades looked dangerous, it was actually quite safe.
"Come to think of it, where are the Soul Armature Practitioner and the Hitman Walker?" Baiyi looked at the screen for a while and asked, "I can't find them on this screen."
The Kitty Cat Maid was not acting cute and begging for hugs. Instead, she was working diligently. She was busy scribbling and drawing on a list. She looked like she was grading the students' performance. Through the attack of the Super Demonized Tyrannical Jawflower, as well as the subsequent actions, she was able to give the students a certain basic score. These basic scores, together with the mission completion scores, would be the final score of the students in the trial.
"Heehee. If the two professors wanted to block the surveillance, they could do it easily, right?" Attie said without lifting her head. "But … Why did you call them, Master?"
"What do you think?" Baiyi retorted. "Even if the Jawflower is ugly now, I'm the one who raised it to where it is today. Why do you think I'm looking for them? Also, how much do you know about this? "
The Kitty Cat Maid shrunk her neck and shook her head vehemently. "I don't know … It was the two professors' idea."
"Hmph. If they can turn back to normal, then so be it. But if they can't, then they'll have to experience the true coldness of the Void," Baiyi said coldly.
"Actually, now that the Jawflower has grown so big and strong, it'll definitely be able to protect the girls' dormitory better, right?" Attie whispered.
"My dormitory is a place of education, not a den of monsters. I can't violate this bottom line," Baiyi replied stubbornly. "Especially during this sensitive period. I can't afford to give the Church a reason to attack me."
Attie could only purse her lips helplessly. 'What's the difference between a Jawflower, which bites anyone it sees, and a monster? Also, there's the fox and the sunflower owl, which are monsters themselves. If the Church wants to use this as a pretext, they wouldn't care if it's a normal Jawflower or a Supreme Mystical Jawflower, right? '
Of course, she did not dare to say this to Baiyi.
"By the way, you're only in charge of grading this time. Don't you have to go?" Baiyi asked.
"Look at me now. I'm too embarrassed to show my face in front of my students. Other teachers have been taking over my classes …" Attie smiled bitterly and stuck her tongue out at Baiyi. Her Divine Power had not fully recovered yet, so she still looked like a little girl. It would not be good for her to be a teacher.
'But isn't Mia the same? Isn't she still teaching her students obediently? She's just trying to slack off, isn't she? ' Baiyi thought to himself, but he did not say anything. Instead, he looked at the screen again, as if he was looking for something.
"Come to think of it, can't we Sorcerers do something like this? This trial mode seems a little conservative … "he muttered softly.
Currently, the Sorcerers Academy's exams were mainly theoretical tests. The practical tests were basically carried out by the teachers and professors in the wilderness to find some simple targets to practice their skills on. It was a far cry from the rigorous tests in the Warrior Academy.
Well, I guess I should just forget about it. Sorcerers are still an elegant and noble profession after all. It would be too hard for them to just roll around in the mud like that. Baiyi thought for a while and decided to give up on the unrealistic idea.
At that moment, the students who were participating in the training did not know that their respected and feared Principal Bai was watching them. After setting up their tents, many students moved on to the next step — finding food and water.
For example, Baldy's group of three, who had already found food, needed to look for other things, such as salt.
The short student was left behind to look after the house, while the big student brought Baldy out to look for water and salt. Not far from the campsite, the big student asked, "Do you know where we can find salt?"
Baldy was stunned for a moment. He wanted to take out the high-priced strategy book to check it out, but the big guy quickly waved his hand and said, "I'll go look for the salt. You know how to look for water, right?"
Baldy nodded. He had some experience in surviving in the wilderness, so he knew the basics.
The two of them split up. When Baldy found a stream of clear water flowing from an unknown source in a crevice of a stone wall, the big student found a stone spike that looked different from the others. Compared to the other brown spikes, this one had some white spots on its surface.
"Not bad …" The big student said as he jumped on top of the spike. He drew out a one-handed sword and infused his Chi into it. With a light cut on the surface of the spike, a white, crystal-like substance was revealed.
It turned out that the entire spike was made up of crystallized salt. One only needed to remove some of it, wash it, melt it in boiling water, and distil it a few times to get some usable salt.
The big student happily carried a large piece of crystallized salt and rushed back. On the way back, he happened to find a few special plants under the shadow of a spike. Overjoyed, he uprooted the weed-like plants and sniffed them. A spicy smell rushed to the tip of his nose, making him look satisfied. He sighed and said, "What a nostalgic smell …"
As he said that, he unconsciously swallowed his saliva.
This inconspicuous weed was a special kind of wild cumin grass. In order to survive in this barren land, its pungent smell was stronger than normal cumin grass. This could effectively drive away the wild beasts, but it was also more suitable for human tastes. After it was dried and ground, it was made into a seasoning. After a little barbecue, it could explode with a more spicy and mellow taste than normal cumin.
In this godforsaken place where the main food source was barbecued, this thing was the best seasoning. After many students tried it once, they couldn't help but linger over its strong taste. In the second year of the trial, it was not uncommon for them to look for this kind of cumin grass instead of doing missions.
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