In practice, I originally just wanted to be a slacker.

"Then I would be rude."

I adjusted my glasses today, and the lenses emitted a strange light.

"The exam was explained this morning. Although everyone may have been a little confused at first, after so much time, everyone should have calmed down by now, right? I'm not very knowledgeable, but I have some thoughts."

"Oh? Tell me in detail."

Long Yuan asked with great interest.

"Just like the teacher on the board said, the person with the most praise votes will receive protection points, and the person with the most criticism votes will be expelled from school."

However, discussing who should be expelled here might cause confusion, so I'll address the issue of protecting points first.

Protection points: The person who receives the most praise votes will receive one protection point. Protection points can exempt someone from expulsion penalties in one exam.

This is undoubtedly a very important resource, and important resources should be placed in the hands of important people. Depending on how they are used, they can even yield substantial benefits.

"I think the protection points, if used well, can be a powerful weapon, so I'll be frank, I hope the Longyuan clan can get these protection points."

Upon hearing Kaneda's words, Kamio Tatsuya yawned, but he did not object.

After all, the nominal leader of this class is definitely Ryuen. Even though Kamio Tatsuya performed well after joining Class C, he still couldn't replace Ryuen.

In fact, the class's stability is largely thanks to Longyuan.

Kamio Tatsuya only offers suggestions; isn't it tiring to rule the class like that?

Chapter 266 Dragon Garden, You've Changed Too

After Jintian proposed that Longyuan accept the protection points, most of the students in the class became slightly agitated.

Someone glanced at Ryuen on the podium, and then at Tatsuya Kamio sitting in the last row.

Kinda is right; this is an extremely powerful weapon.

They believed they lacked the means to unleash the weapon's full potential, and therefore, in their eyes, the best candidates in Class C to utilize it were only Ryuen and Tatsuya Kamio.

In contrast, as an outsider, Kamio Tatsuya naturally did not have the same advantages as Ryuen, a local. However, Kamio Tatsuya had gained a lot of benefits in the last exam through similar means.

Therefore, most students in the class did not have a consensus on who could effectively utilize this weapon.

However, they do not intend to argue about it. What they probably hope to see is Ryuen and Kamio Tatsuya having a showdown and then deciding the winner.

"What do you think? The Ryuen clan, and the Kamio clan."

Regarding the number of protection points, Class C only had this one contradiction, and Kinda pointed it out without reservation.

"I have no opinion, it doesn't matter who it's given to."

Tatsuya Kamio wasn't interested in this, and there was nothing to hide.

“Hehe, Kinda, you are indeed very perceptive.” Ryuen laughed as well. “However, the focus of this exam has never been on any protection points.”

"Um, may I ask what 'Ryuen-shi' means?"

"Protecting points is indeed very important. If used well, it might turn the tide in a future exam."

However, the most important thing in this exam wasn't the points for protection or the votes of praise, but the votes of criticism and the expulsion spot.

After Long Yuan finished speaking, the atmosphere in the class immediately became slightly quiet.

What was he thinking about?

Didn't they say they would protect us?

Why bring this up again?

This was the thought of most of the students in Class C, and there was some panic.

"This is an opportunity, a golden opportunity to eliminate unnecessary people!"

Eliminate unnecessary people...

The students in Class C were stunned. "Holy crap, that's not what they said this morning. Didn't they say they would protect us?"

Moreover, everyone understood that since Long Yuan brought it up at this time, it meant that there was someone in the class who didn't need to be there.

Otherwise, given Longyuan's personality, he wouldn't say such nonsense.

So, who is that person?

Has Longyuan been designated?

Long Yuan did say that he would help them in case of emergency, but if Long Yuan now points out the person who doesn't need it, then there will definitely be no follow-up.

Gudong!

The nervous students swallowed hard, awaiting Long Yuan's verdict.

"What? You don't actually think I'm going to just name someone and have them drop out, do you?"

"No, won't it?"

"Don't be nervous. Consider this a test for you. Find out who in this class is unnecessary and then eliminate them."

A smile appeared on Long Yuan's lips. "There's only one person we don't need in this class right now. Do what you think is right, and then find out who should disappear in this exam."

Long Yuan scanned each student with sharp eyes.

"In this exam, the person who needs to be removed is the one who would benefit the class after they are gone. That's the one who deserves to be criticized."

The students in Class C listened quietly to Long Yuan's words, then remained silent.

"Of course, what I said before still stands. Just in case, if you make the wrong choice, I will still keep my promise and ask the person you chose for help."

However, this also means that the useless person will still exist in the class, meaning that we not only failed to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but also lost our precious 20 million points.

After giving these instructions, Long Yuan left the class.

Seeing Ryuen's actions, Kamio Tatsuya also got up from his seat and walked out through the back door.

As for discussing it with others, Kamio Tatsuya felt it was unnecessary. If the students in Class C thought that Kamio Tatsuya was the one Class C didn't need right now...

That just goes to show how incredibly stupid these guys are.

"This is so unlike you."

Outside the classroom, Tatsuya Kamio leaned against the back door, watching Ryuen walk towards them.

"It is necessary to make the prey jump into the trap on its own."

As a result, Tatsuya Kamio immediately put on a disgusted expression.

"You should know that's not what I meant."

That's right. Normally, Longyuan would directly point out the students that the class doesn't need and exclude them, instead of saying anything. This is a test.

To beat around the bush!

Sure enough, Ryuen has changed. From only caring about his own enjoyment before, he is now willing to consider the other students in Class C.

Indeed, if the students in Class C only know how to obey Longyuan's orders, even if they can be promoted to a higher class, they will only be a group of tools who can only obey orders.

If you want them to become capable individuals, it's essential to let go of some of their responsibilities.

That's why he was so happy when Kaneda took the initiative to speak up.

When Tatsuya Kamio said that it wasn't his style, he was obviously referring to this aspect, but Ryuen either genuinely didn't understand or was deliberately changing the subject.

"Hmph, you're such a chatterbox."

While Class C was holding its class meeting, other classes were also discussing the upcoming exam.

Even with such an exam, Ban was still in complete control. At this moment, Ichinose was collecting points from the students one by one.

"Ichinose-san, how are our points?"

"Well, if everyone gathers together, it'll just be enough for 2000 million."

As she spoke, Ichinose showed all the students the balance on her phone.

"Great, that way no one will have to drop out of school."

Although they had basically run out of living expenses this month, no one was upset about it; they were only relieved.

"Please cast all your criticism votes for me then, no need for praise votes. Afterwards, let Ichinose use points to help me."

The purpose of doing this was, of course, to ensure that Ichinose could securely obtain protection points. For the students in the class, no one could replace Ichinose's position in the class.

Therefore, their class's strategic policy will not change.

In contrast, the situation in Class B is somewhat deadlocked.

Sakayanagi collected all the points he had earned from the summer vacation's preferential treatment exams and put them in his own hands after returning to school.

"Sakayanagi, you will use the points you have on hand to waive the students' expulsion as promised, right?"

Katsuragi's number one fan, Totsuka Yahiko, stood up from his seat and asked the question on behalf of most of the students in the class.

"Of course, I wouldn't lie about something like this, and besides, it's not a good thing to have students in the class drop out right now."

Unlike Class C, when Sakayanagi collected points under the pretext of protecting everyone, everyone handed them in.

Therefore, whoever is unfortunately expelled from school must use the points she has to help others.

This is a consensus among all students in Class B, regardless of whether they belong to the Sakayanagi faction or the Katsuragi faction.

So at this point, Sakayanagi had no choice but to admit it, otherwise she would become the enemy of the whole class.

However, Totsuka doesn't seem to be giving up this opportunity; he intends to further pressure Sakayanagi.

"Really? Don't you think this exam is a good opportunity? A good opportunity to weed out the unnecessary people."

Faced with the rudimentary trap dug out by Totsuka, Sakayanagi sighed and then looked at Katsuragi.

However, judging from Katsuragi's expressionless face, this was not his instruction.

Being forced into this situation by a nobody, even Sakayanagi still felt somewhat humiliated.

"Don't worry, I won't easily give up my chess partner if I have a choice. Besides, this exam is more challenging for classes like ours that have enough points."

It's simply a matter of turning 2000 million private points, which could protect anyone, into a single protection point that can only protect one specific person.

What Sakayanagi said is true; for those who have enough points, it's just a matter of exchanging resources.

"In that case, I recommend Katsuragi to be the recipient of this protection point."

"Of course I'm fine."

Sakayanagi agreed without hesitation; she didn't care about dropping out of school at all.

However, as soon as Sakayanagi finished speaking, Katsuragi stood up.

"That's enough, Yahiko. I'm not suited to take these protection points. In fact, I bear some responsibility for how we've ended up like this."

"But isn't the greater responsibility with Sakayanagi?"

Totsuka Yahiko continued to belittle Sakayanagi.

However, Katsuragi has no intention of taking back power here.

"From the start of the semester until now, whether it was the deserted island survival I led or the special exams led by Sakayanagi later on, the class has never won a single inspiring exam."

If we were winning every time, it would be one thing to fight for credit, but the fact is that we haven't won a single time.

Therefore, it is meaningless to determine who bears more responsibility here.

Victory is the honor of all of us, but defeat is also the responsibility of all of us.

Katsuragi's words were quite fair. Although Sakayanagi had been in charge of everything since the deserted island incident, it wouldn't matter if all the failures were attributed to her.

However, Katsuragi's current approach to problems is still more team-oriented.

The reason he didn't stop Totsuka just now was because he wanted to use Yahiko's words to make Sakayanagi understand this matter.

However, his idea was destined to fail.

The honor of the original cast?

Is graduating from class necessary?

These things were completely unnecessary for Sakayanagi.

Her father is the chairman of the school's board of directors, and her family's wealth surpasses that of almost everyone else at the school.

Even if these people graduate from the class, they might still have to work for her family in the future, so there's no need to worry about her future at all.

She was willing to take charge of the class only because she wanted a chance to face off against Ayanokoji.