In fact, I can add unlimited points

"Let's wait a bit," Aragaki Shun suggested. "When Kanzaki was talking about the assessment earlier, Mr. Hoshinomiya was evasive. This school seems to have a lot of hidden rules. The student council is a key department in the school that holds a certain amount of power, so we don't know what's so special about it."

Ichinose thought about it and didn't refuse.

"Aragaki-san is right. It seems I was too superficial in my thinking."

Everyone discussed for a while until the opening ceremony was approaching. After agreeing to explore the anomalies of the school on their own, they rushed to the auditorium together.

Along the way, as if by tacit understanding, the other students automatically followed behind, leaving Aragaki Shun, Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji and others walking in front.

Aragaki Shun is no stranger to this situation. Because of the special atmosphere of Sakurajima, it is normal for students in the school to gradually be divided into different classes.

However, this was the first time he encountered a situation where coordination was so easy and most of the students in the class had chosen the core of the class on the first day.

In the past, it was easy for sparks to fly between circles in private due to the struggle for dominance in the class.

So a group of people came to the auditorium. Everyone thought that the opening ceremony of this school would be special, but it turned out to be the classic school leaders talking about the same old things.

The only thing to be thankful for is that this opening ceremony was not too long, and everyone still had time to do their own things after it was over.

However, the people in Class B did not leave all at once. Aragaki Shun looked at the time and finally suggested that everyone should just act normally like everyone else. If they found anything special on the way, they could post it to the class group that had been set up previously.

So the girls gathered around Ichinose Honoki and chattered, and the boys also divided into several groups according to their interests and left. Aragaki Shun opened the map navigation according to his own plan and went straight to the commercial street to buy some daily necessities.

But... Shun Aragaki glanced at the extra figures on both sides with some surprise - Ryuji Kanzaki and Shibata Sa, who said he was good at football in his self-introduction. When did these two people catch up?

"Are you going to the commercial street to buy things too?"

"Well, let's go together. The commercial street should be the place where points are most easily consumed. Going there might help us discover more hidden rules of the school."

Kanzaki Ryuji is concise and seems to be very proactive.

"Um, I saw Kanzaki-san coming up here, and I thought Aragaki-san was helping the class, so I wanted to see if I could help."

Shibata Sa has a warm and outgoing demeanor, but he also seems a bit careless and impulsive.

Aragaki Shun didn't say anything, which was considered as his consent for them to follow.

Just like when he was in elementary and junior high school, although he would not take the initiative to build any circles, if someone came to him with good intentions to make friends, he would not show a cold face and resist.

He is not so withdrawn as to deliberately show his unsociable nature and exclude everyone.

In Shun Aragaki's opinion, friendships among high school classmates rarely continue into society. After graduating from college and entering society, there are not many opportunities to keep in touch, so there is no need to care too much about it.

But after all, we will be living together day and night for three years. In order to live a peaceful life in these three years, it is necessary to maintain basic friendly relationships with most people.

"Kanzaki, when you were in elementary and junior high school, did your school have so many cameras installed?"

While buying some daily necessities and observing the school environment, the boy casually asked his classmate next to him this question that had puzzled him since he first entered school.

There are really too many cameras in this school. It would be fine if there were cameras in the classrooms and corridors, but why are there these cameras at regular intervals on the streets? It makes it seem like a dragnet has been set up.

"No, ordinary schools wouldn't go to this extent. If these surveillance cameras were kept on all the time, the cost would add up over the years."

"That seems to be another special feature of the school, and here, the special free area in the supermarket."

Xinyuan Shun led his people to a more obvious area in the middle of the supermarket, picked up a few bottles of shampoo and shower gel, weighed them, and then observed the sign next to them that said "Limit three bottles per person per month."

"Are these things free? This school is really generous! I've bought this brand elsewhere and it's very affordable. I didn't expect to get it for free every month here."

Shibata picked up a brand of toothpaste he was familiar with with some amazement. After carefully checking it and finding that it was genuine, he simply grabbed three and put them into the shopping cart.

But Kanzaki frowned, his eyes full of caution.

"Sure enough, the school can't possibly hand out 100,000 points every month. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any need to set up a free zone specifically for students whose points have reached zero."

"It's also possible that the school will assign strict assessments, and if you make a mistake, you'll be penalized and have points deducted?"

Xinyuan Shun smiled and felt relieved.

There is no free lunch in the world, isn't that a given?

"Shibata, Kanzaki and I will take these daily necessities back to the dormitory for you. How about you go to the cafeteria and pack a meal for us? If there is a free meal, you can get a free meal."

"what?"

Shibata didn't understand why the topic suddenly turned to getting food in the cafeteria.

"I see. Since there's a free section for these daily necessities, then there's no shortage of essential food and drink. I really should try the free set first. That way, if I end up with no points left, I'll be prepared."

After Kanzaki understood what Aragaki Shun meant, he looked at Shibata Sa with sharp eyes, indicating that if the other party was unwilling, he could do the job.

But just as Aragaki Shun had judged before, Shibata was indeed a very enthusiastic person. After knowing this, he quickly bought all the daily necessities without saying a word, asked the two to take them back to the dormitory, and then ran to the cafeteria.

Boys are not as efficient as girls when shopping. At least Shun Aragaki doesn't have the hobby of shopping and sightseeing. He just buys something if he sees it and thinks it's suitable.

So he and Kanzaki quickly ended their trip to the supermarket and walked to the exit to queue up to pay.

"what are you doing?"

Ryuji Kanzaki looked curiously at the boy in front of him who was playing with his mobile phone. He didn't see him being addicted to mobile phones on the way to the supermarket.

"Inform everyone in the class group about our discovery. I suggest everyone line up to get a free meal at noon today and try it out. You can also ask seniors who are also getting free meals about the school situation."

If points are the school's evaluation criteria for students and are preferential treatment for talents, then the free packages that can be obtained without points must have some flaws. Otherwise, if everyone has no worries about food and drink, why would they still struggle?

Starting with 100,000 points, one can still fall to the point of having to use the free package. The experience of these seniors is worth learning from.

After paying, the two did not stay in the commercial street for long, and went to the dormitory with their bags.

It is worth noting that the handbook issued by the school states that "romantic relationships that are inconsistent with the status of high school students are prohibited", but in this case, the school actually has shared dormitories for both boys and girls.

The girls' dormitory is on the upper floors, while the boys live on the lower floors.

That’s not all, something even more important is coming - because they brought daily necessities for Shibata, the two of them thought of getting a room card for Shibata as well. They originally just asked and didn’t expect to succeed, but they ended up getting a spare room card for Shibata’s dormitory very easily.

According to the dormitory administrator, you can get a room card for a classmate as long as you specify the purpose.

Aragaki Shun's face turned pale at that moment, and he wanted to ask directly if he could configure dormitory room cards for all the girls in the school.

Fortunately, after his investigation, the administrator took out a dormitory agreement, which stated that once the agreement was signed, other students and teachers would not be able to enter personal dormitories without permission. Only the chairman of the board of directors and the student union president could apply to the administrator to take out the spare room card to open the door of the student dormitory under special circumstances.

Aragaki Shun naturally signed the agreement, and asked Kanzaki to notify all classmates in the class group, and make sure to explain these things clearly to the dormitory manager when they move in.

He finally realized that this school was full of traps.

There are many things that he won't tell you unless you ask him.

Just like the room card issue, I wonder how many freshmen will be cheated by it.

4. Special class division rules

Although he discovered the big pitfall of the room card, Aragaki Shun was still very satisfied when he arrived at the single dormitory prepared by the school.

The space is large enough to accommodate eight tatami mats, and it is for one person to live in, which is definitely enough for high school students like them.

Beds, desks, balconies, bathrooms, kitchenettes...all necessary facilities are available, and water and electricity are free. I have to say that the school is really generous in this regard.

After putting away the daily necessities he had bought, Shibata Sa also came back with a free meal set for three people, so the three of them enjoyed their first lunch at school in his room.

Surprisingly, the free meal prepared by the school looked quite rich, mainly vegetables, mixed with meat and eggs, and even had a specially prepared soup.

According to Shun Aragaki's past training experience, the nutritional content of this set meal is absolutely sufficient and can fully meet the growth needs of high school boys and girls at this stage. It is likely to be more nutritionally balanced than the delicious foods that students order according to their own preferences.

It's a bit unexpected, but it's normal when you think about it.

Schools are places where parents entrust their children to take care of and educate them. Cultivating students to become successful is secondary. The key is to ensure that there are no health problems.

If there were really news that a large number of highly educated students were admitted to the hospital due to malnutrition, the school would have been demolished by angry parents long ago.

However, if the free meal plan is not lacking in nutritional value, then it should focus on another aspect.

Sure enough, Aragaki Shun, who was still in deep thought, turned around and saw Shibata next to him sticking out his tongue repeatedly after taking a bite of the food.

"Hiss~ What's going on? Is it burnt or is there too much seasoning? Why is my tongue almost numb after eating it?"

After hearing this, Kanzaki Ryuji also put a mouthful of food in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it with a frown.

“The taste is a bit bad, which is totally inconsistent with the appearance.”

"The school must have the chef deliberately make the food taste terrible. This is to force students to work hard to ensure a monthly 100,000 points. They warn us that if the points reach zero, the school will only provide for the basic survival of the students, but if we want to live a better life, we can only rely on ourselves."

Aragaki Shun also began to taste the set meal carefully prepared by the school. To be honest, it was not very delicious, but it was still edible and there was no problem in eating it once or twice occasionally.

But if he really had to eat this kind of set meal that was specially made to taste bad every day...sorry, even he didn't want to deliberately make things difficult for his tongue.

After quietly finishing this package, Xinyuan Shun picked up his phone and saw that the class group was already filled with complaints about the taste of the free package.

As the one who proposed this suggestion, Aragaki Shun smiled and did not join the topic. Instead, he chose to chat privately with Ichinose Honami and ask her if she had heard the news from the seniors who also received the free package.

Ichinose Honami: "The seniors were very cautious about this. You could tell they were tired of the free meals, so when we offered them the premium meals, they were all excited."

Ichinose Honami: "Even so, they refused to sit down and chat with us. We promised not to ask anything else, but after making friends with the seniors, we finally learned their classes and names..."

After telling everyone what he saw and heard in the cafeteria at noon, Ichinose handed over a sorted list with the class, name, and gender clearly marked on it.

With the girl's careful organization, Aragaki Shun saw the abnormality in the list at a glance.

On the list, among the people who came to receive the free packages, the first and second largest groups were Class D of Grade 3 and Class D of Grade 2, followed by Class C of Grade 3 and Class C of Grade 2.

As for the students in Class A and Class B, no one, whether in the third or second year, chose the free package.

This rule is a bit too obvious.

[Aragaki Shun]: "So the points are distributed in the order of A, B, C, D, from most to least?"

Ichinose Honami: "I asked my friends in Class A, C, and D of the next grade, and they also received 100,000 points this month. The rules given by the teacher are almost the same as what Hoshinomiya's homeroom teacher said."

Wow, he made friends from other classes so quickly, he's worthy of being Angel-sama Ichinose.

[Aragaki Shun]: "So the four classes started out the same, and the differences only started to emerge after the assessment. But why do the points decrease from A to D?"

[Aragaki Shun]: "Does the school use a special rule when assigning classes, or does the class name actually change based on the test ranking, so the first-placed class automatically becomes Class A?"

Both possibilities are easy to understand.

In his previous life, the high school he attended also had special elite classes and ordinary classes. If the school assigned the best students to Class A and the worst to Class D from the beginning, then it would be normal for the points of students in each class to show such a regular ranking after the second grade.

However, after thinking about it, Aragaki Shun directly rejected this possibility.

Not to mention that he and Ichinose Honami ranked first and second respectively in the entrance exam. Even if Gao Yu did not focus on academic ability, it was impossible for the overall ability of the entire Class A to be stronger than those of the two of them. It was also completely meaningless to say that the result of such a competition was determined from the beginning.

Therefore, the school is more likely to determine the class letters according to the assessment rankings. The class with better performance will be promoted to Class A and have more points every month.

Aragaki Shun: "Ichinose, could you please take your classmates to other classes to interact with each other? Just make friends normally. There's no need to go into anything specific, and don't make it a task or put any pressure on me."

[Aragaki Shun]: "By the way, regarding the school's hidden rules, I'm telling everyone not to tell anyone for now. The school has issued a gag order to the teachers and seniors. This is probably meant to test our intelligence gathering abilities. I don't know what the consequences will be if I leak the exam questions to other classes."

Ichinose Honami: "I see. Actually, everyone suggested that the whole class have a karaoke party. It would be nice to get students from other classes together so we can get to know each other."

[Aragaki Shun]: "Well, I'm not very good at this, so I'll leave it to you. However, someone from the other classes should have noticed something is amiss at school. I'm telling the students in the class to be careful and not get tricked."

Ichinose Honami: "I'll keep an eye on it, but we're all classmates. Even if we have exams, it won't affect our friendships. I don't think I'll be tricked, right?"

[Aragaki Shun]: "It's always better to be careful."

5. Source power acquisition method: table tennis club

"Come on, Kanzaki, Shibata, let's go challenge the club!"

After finishing the free meal, we discussed the information we got from Ichinose in the class group.

Aragaki Shun looked at Kanzaki and Shibata who were discussing where to go to explore the school rules, and decisively made this suggestion which was a bit explosive for them.

Sakurajima was a man who valued relationships between seniors and juniors, and between superiors and subordinates. Since they were just first-years and hadn't started recruiting new members yet, the school's clubs only had sophomores and juniors. So, talking about challenging them at this point...

"The school will distribute points on the first day of every month. Now is the time when seniors have money in their pockets. If we don't make a fortune now, when will we?"

Aragaki Shun gave his reasons so confidently.

He suspected that the school was intentionally using 100,000 points to corrupt their minds when they first entered school, and then after they became lazy, they would conduct another test to deduct all the points, using this gap between the rich and the poor to let them experience the cruelty and ruthlessness of society.

So it’s always a good idea to find a way to get more points now. After all, according to Xing Zhigong, points can be used to buy everything in the school!

Of course, this is also a way for Aragaki Shun to expand his influence.

In the past, because she was young, in order not to appear too unusual, Aragaki Shun increased her influence through methods that would attract attention and gain recognition as a genius, but would not transcend the world's understanding.

For example, he was ranked first in the grade at school, occasionally joined various clubs to challenge others, and tried to be a hero outside of school... These were all the reasonable ways to obtain source power that he had always insisted on.

At the same time, he discovered that in this world, there seemed to be quite a few light novel writers and illustrators who could publish their works while they were still in elementary school or junior high school. Aragaki Shun couldn't help but give it a try.

The accumulation of these influences can continuously provide him with source power. The fact that he can now obtain three sources of power every month is the manifestation of this influence.

In addition to this kind of long-term gains, some one-time achievements can also calculate source power. According to his observation, this may be related to the amount of luck and source power each person carries.