I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

Amane witnessed Karuizawa's growth.

"Different upper limits can make a big difference!"

Since it was Karuizawa who raised the question, Amane immediately took over the conversation.

When Karuizawa saw that Amane seemed to be about to answer her question, he quickly turned around and looked in Amane's direction with a serious expression. The conversation that had been going on in the car also disappeared as Amane spoke.

It's fair to say that everyone on the bus focused their attention on Tianyin at once.

"Based on the information revealed by Teacher Chabashira, we know that we can definitely earn special exam points in this special exam. So why would they distribute a huge number of points to everyone at the beginning and then provide a way to earn more points? Aren't they afraid that after the exam, we can easily earn hundreds of special exam points per class?"

Tianyin unbuckled her seatbelt and stood up. This was extremely dangerous, especially since the bus was still speeding along the highway.

Just as the group was about to dissuade Amane from her dangerous act, they were surprised to find that Amane was walking steadily in the aisle of the bus, as if she were walking on a campus road. With Amane's gentle smile, it seemed to Karuizawa that Amane was slowly walking towards her on a campus road, greeting her.

"This can only mean one thing: the expenses of this special exam will be enormous. So enormous that if we can't earn all the special exam points we can each day, we won't even last thirty days before we're eliminated. Given these huge expenses, it's inevitable that some people will use a lot of points to buy daily necessities on the first day to lay the foundation for the next month. If everyone starts with the same amount, then there's nothing to worry about. But what if you have two hundred fewer points than the other person on the first day? Hui, what do you think will happen?"

Amane looked at Karuizawa with encouraging eyes. Karuizawa knew that Amane was testing her, so she tried her best. After a brief moment of thought, Karuizawa confidently answered.

"If we have 200 fewer special exam points than the other side on the first day, we'll have to make up for it through sacrifices. But things like shared resources, such as the makeshift toilets, food, and tents from the deserted island incident, can't be reduced or avoided. So we'll have to make selective sacrifices, like choosing from items outside of shared resources, such as what the boys and girls want. Usually, we'll sacrifice the boys' needs to prioritize the girls' supplies. This might cause some discord among them..."

As soon as Karuizawa finished speaking, she felt Amane's hand land on her head.

"The analysis is quite good, so it is necessary to reduce the point cap for other grades on the first day. Of course, it is also quite difficult for second-year students to interfere with the pass rate of first-year students, so we can only hope that there are more failing students in the first year. After all, the more failing students there are, the more advantageous it will be for us during the special exam."

Amane felt very gratified to see that Karuizawa had finally developed the ability to think for himself, much like the feeling that her pet idiot had finally come to his senses.

However, Tianyin still had some thoughts that she didn't choose to share on the bus. It wasn't that Tianyin wanted to hide anything; although secrecy was necessary, revealing a little of her trump card would give everyone more confidence to face this special training and the special exam that followed. The reason Tianyin didn't say it out loud was because her thoughts were too shocking.

According to Tianyin's plan, starting from the Forest School, she would select about twenty students from the entire second year to teach them the most basic skills of stealth and rock climbing. It would be even better if these students knew how to fight. Tianyin planned to conduct a month of secret training with them and then lead this special team to steal the enemy base on the first night of the special exam. If they were lucky, the special exam might end on the same day, and each class could get more than 200 class points as a reward, which would be a win-win situation.

However, this idea is really too advanced. Not to mention whether the students can accept it, Tianyin judged that it would be difficult to get past the school. No matter what, it is a secret training. If a member gets injured, the school will have to take responsibility. Especially since rock climbing injuries are usually not minor injuries, the school would never agree to let Tianyin do such a thing. Therefore, Tianyin can only consider this tactic as a possibility in private.

"Hehe, I've been studying this really hard lately!"

Karuizawa proudly puffed out her chest. If Karuizawa had a tail, it might have already turned into a windmill and was swaying rapidly.

Not long after, the bus stopped at the foot of the mountain where the school was located in the forest.

"Huh? The place I got off at this time seems a little different from the last time I came here..."

Panasonic noticed the problem as soon as he got off the bus. Last time, the bus drove directly along the mountain road to the playground of the forest school, and everyone arrived right there. But now the bus was parked on what looked like a rudimentary paved road.

The so-called "wild path" is an undeveloped trail. In the first half, you can vaguely see the shadow of stairs, but in the end, the view is completely blocked by the dense branches of the trees. However, given the overgrown weeds on both sides of the trail, it seems unrealistic to expect that the road ahead will be flat.

"It's already this late? It seems we're a little later than expected, but that's alright. All students in Class A, please turn your attention to me now."

After glancing at the time on his wristwatch, Mr. Chabashira immediately urged the students, who had just gotten off the bus and were still confused about the situation, to hurry up.

The crowd, who were initially confused about where to get off the bus, gradually calmed down after Chabashira-sensei called out to them. They lined up in front of Chabashira-sensei and waited for her to speak.

During this time, students from other second-grade classes also arrived here one after another, but what surprised everyone present was that it seemed that only second-grade students were gathered here.

Where were the first-grade students taken?

Tianyin sensed something was wrong after seeing a row of neatly arranged makeshift changing rooms by the roadside.

Why would the school prepare changing rooms at the foot of the mountain in advance, and why would they deliberately not drive the cars up? If you think about it for a moment, it's not hard to guess that the school definitely planned to make them climb the mountain to the forest school.

climb mountains…….

Tianyin looked up at the school at the highest point of the only hillside. This mountain was at least 600 meters high. Climbing a 600-meter mountain under the scorching sun in high temperatures, the school really was ruthless to its students.

As Amane lamented that the school's requirements for students were gradually becoming stricter, as if to confirm Amane's guess, Teacher Chabashira took a megaphone and began to announce to the students about the special exam.

"From the moment you come down, this special training officially begins. You will need to assemble at 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM every day and be called out before you can disperse. Each roll call will reward you with personal points. If you are absent on a day, all your attendance records for that day will be considered as absence. Do you understand?"

"clear."

The uniform responses brought a malicious smile to Teacher Chabashira's face.

The moment she saw that smile, Amane's body tensed up almost instinctively. In Amane's memory, it seemed that every time Chabashira showed that smile, he would do something terrible to them.

"Due to the special circumstances today, roll call will be at noon. Good luck, everyone."

After Mr. Chazhu finished speaking, he stepped aside from the overgrown path behind him.

"Huh? Twelve o'clock? But isn't it almost twelve o'clock already?"

Ichinose took out her phone in surprise; the time displayed on the phone was 11:25.

We gathered at nine in the morning and took a bus to the forest school. The journey alone took three hours, and considering the time lost along the way, it was understandable that we arrived close to noon.

But! ! !

Why is the first roll call at midnight?!

Isn't this indirectly forcing them to climb a 600-meter mountain in the remaining 35 minutes? Isn't that a bit too difficult for the average person?

Before Ichinose could react, a man and a woman broke away from the group and rushed towards the path.

"Those are Amane and Koenji! Looks like we can't linger here any longer, everyone let's get moving!"

After seeing Amane and Koenji rush out first, Hirata took it upon himself to organize the remaining students.

However, it was clear that almost no one was prepared when they came here, and they certainly didn't expect to have to start strenuous activity as soon as they got off the bus.

"I also want to start climbing as soon as possible, but we're all wearing dresses! When will we be able to change? We definitely won't make it in time for the first roll call!"

Karuizawa scratched her hair in frustration. Because the weather was so hot, Karuizawa didn't listen to Chabashira-sensei's advice to change into her school uniform. Not only Karuizawa, but almost all the girls except Amane didn't change into their sportswear. As for wearing skirts to climb mountains... unless you want to suffer, you shouldn't have such an inappropriate thought.

Seeing the long queues forming in the makeshift changing room within just a few minutes, Hirata immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Horikita-kun, Ichinose-kun, please lead the girls to line up here. Once the changing room is empty, quickly change into your gym clothes for the hike. Katsuragi-kun, you and I will urge the boys to change into their gym clothes right here. There's no time left, everyone needs to get moving!!"

With Hirata's arrangement and command, the entire Class A quickly recovered from the chaos and began to organize the students to change clothes, each performing their own duties.

But deep within the lush forest, several men and women in uniform were watching with serious expressions as the students began their mountain climb, pen and paper in hand.

Chapter 84: An Unexpected Visitor

Her agile figure maintained a high speed even on the overgrown path through the forest. The tranquil woods were broken by the dense yet light footsteps, and the originally dry air was stirred up by the enormous force carried by the girl's rapid movement.

Tianyin had no time to pay attention to the sharp buzzing sound in her ears caused by the accelerated running, which was either the sound of the wind or tinnitus. The reason she had no time to pay attention to it was naturally due to the complicated environment here.

The already narrow road was completely covered by weeds after Tianyin had been running for about three minutes. To avoid wasting time by entering the woods, Tianyin had no choice but to force herself to keep running through the weeds, which were at least calf-high. In addition to the weeds, there were also various pebbles hidden among them and trash left behind at some unknown time. If this road were frequently used, someone might help clean it up, but the fact that it was so abandoned made it seem impossible for anyone to come and help clean it.

Furthermore, the ecosystem here is incredibly healthy. In addition to various mosquitoes, there are also various snakes that appear to be non-venomous. However, because Tianyin was running too fast, she didn't have time to identify them carefully. But if there are snakes in a forest, there can't only be non-venomous snakes, right? Doesn't the school really worry about someone being bitten by a venomous snake and not being able to get treatment in time?

Tianyin shook her head vigorously. She was currently running at high speed through the mountains and forests, and if she lost focus, it could have serious consequences.

Just as Tianyin cleared her mind and was about to increase her speed again, a clean and tidy platform appeared not far away. In addition to places to rest, there were people in black uniforms standing on the platform.

'Are you kidding me? Standing there dressed entirely in black in this sweltering heat, are you all out of your minds?'

Upon seeing them, Tianyin's first reaction was that their attire was not only too conservative but also incredibly hot. If they were walking on the street, they would definitely attract a lot of strange looks from people who thought they were fools torturing themselves in the sweltering summer heat.

After internally complaining, Tianyin immediately noticed the problem: there were people waiting on this dilapidated path, which meant that important figures from the school were probably monitoring the 'opening ceremony' of this special training.

The thought of those people sitting in air-conditioned rooms watching them work so hard under the sun and in the woods like monkeys being toyed with made Tianyin feel terrible.

After speeding through a weed-covered, obscure earthen slope, Tianyin arrived at the platform.

Only when she got closer did she realize that this place was less of a 'platform' and more of a temporary supply point.

The road leading up the mountain was blocked off with wooden planks and roadblocks, but it didn't look damaged or have any problems. Instead, it seemed that the school was repairing the road, and the awkward situation of the road not being cleared before the special exam was probably due to the short construction period.

Seeing the various drinks and snacks placed to the side, Tianyin didn't even bother to say hello. She simply picked up a bottle of water and gulped it down. She had already run about two or three hundred meters to the mountainside, which meant she had completed half the journey. All she needed to do was finish the last half before she could rest properly. Therefore, Tianyin had no need to rest at this small supply point. Once a person stops to relax after strenuous exercise, it is difficult to maintain the previous state.

"The first place winner is a lovely girl! Little sister, you'll have to go up that way from now on!"

A middle-aged man who looked to be around thirty years old waited until Tianyin finished drinking water and her breathing became steady before telling her the way forward. After speaking, he pointed to an extremely narrow road next to him. If it was just that the road became narrow, Tianyin wouldn't have said anything, but when Tianyin saw the blue safety ropes that those people were holding, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"Uncle, you're not going to tell me we have to climb up next, are you?"

"Uncle? I'm only 26 years old!!"

"Sorry, sir, you do look a bit old. I almost thought you were over thirty. Okay, now's not the time for nonsense. Tell me quickly, are we going to climb up?"

The uncle had originally planned to try again, but seeing Tianyin urging him, he had no choice but to explain the rules to Tianyin according to his job duties.

"That's right, the rest of the journey will be all about climbing. To accommodate you, there are several small, man-made platforms every thirty meters where you can rest, so you can climb with peace of mind."

When Tianyin saw the uncle saying that she could climb without batting an eye, she wanted nothing more than to punch his silly grinning face.

"Sir, are you really sure no one will accidentally fall from here and die? This place is a full 300 meters high! 300 meters!!"

If we calculate based on each floor being three meters high, then the location where Tianyin is now is a full one hundred stories high. They climbed from the back of the school, so naturally they have to climb to the very top to be considered to have truly finished climbing. The school is roughly a little above Tianyin's location on the front side, meaning that even if they reach the top, they still have to walk down the mountain to get to the school.

However, none of these are the main points. What's really surprising is that the school actually had the audacity to let students with no climbing experience challenge themselves to climb a 300-meter hill. For a moment, Tianyin almost suspected that the school's higher-ups had gone mad. No normal person would agree to such a dangerous challenge.

The uncle saw Tianyin deep in thought and assumed she was scared. In fact, the school didn't think many people would actually climb the whole way up, so they set up a 'dissuasion point' here. As long as you give up on checking in, you can go around to the front of the mountain from the back along a very hidden path that has been disguised by the staff. The front is a properly manicured road, and it's less than ten minutes away from the school.

However, the price to pay is that you can forget about checking in today. According to the rules, you can get 2,000 personal points for each check-in, and there are two check-ins a day. If you miss one check-in, the day's check-in will be completely invalidated.

It might sound like a loss, since those who have made it this far have already completed half the journey. If they were to give up now, it would be better to abandon the climb from the beginning and walk directly into the school from the main road. This would also save them from wandering around in the woods and avoid getting their sportswear damaged by branches or encountering poisonous insects and snakes.

However, although the first half of the road was somewhat difficult, the only problems to overcome were the environment and road conditions. But if you wanted to continue, you would have to climb a mountain peak of two or three hundred meters by hand, even though this small mountain was not a difficult thing for professional climbers and athletes.

However, the group facing the challenge consisted of a large number of high school students, most of whom had no experience in climbing!

In particular, girls make up a significant portion of the student body. Just looking up at the towering peaks would deter many from even attempting to climb them. Even the braver students would be terrified if they looked down at the seemingly endless open space beneath their feet.

This suggests that the school may have deliberately set up this supply point in such an inconvenient location to leave students with no choice.

"Put my safety harness on."

Tianyin saw through the school's little scheme, but she was too lazy to vent her frustrations about the school from afar. Her priority was to get to the school as soon as possible. With her current points reserves, she didn't need to worry about those 10,000 personal points. However, she needed to establish a strong image among the second-year students. Only in this way could those students who were intimidated by the school's initial show of force regain their morale.

"Wait a minute, little sister, you're not really planning to try free solo climbing, are you? You're so young, why don't you reconsider?"

When the uncle saw Tianyin ask him to fasten the safety rope, he froze on the spot. Several staff members who were waiting to see a good show also stared at Tianyin in disbelief.

"It's decided then... Let me confirm with you first, you should have already secured the main rope up there to ensure that nothing like the rope will come loose, right?"

Tianyin noticed that the staff members all looked a little strange. Thinking of something, Tianyin quickly asked them if there were any ropes or other equipment to secure the ropes on the mountaintop.

"You can rest assured about that, we are all professionals... However, rock climbing is dangerous, especially since the only equipment here is a safety belt and a safety rope, so... I still suggest you reconsider."

A seatbelt encases the entire person. If someone slips and falls, the safety rope attached to the seatbelt can suspend them in mid-air, preventing them from falling directly or suffering a serious injury like a broken back from a sudden fall due to only being tied to a rope.

The uncle was actually testing Tianyin. He wasn't telling the truth. There were actually staff members using drones to observe in the nearby woods, and there were actually three retractable high-altitude fall protection nets hidden in the rock wall below.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about any accidents during the climb. Even if the safety belt and rope break, there is still a triple safety net to catch the person who falls.

This special training program was reviewed and approved to meet safety standards before being used as a warning to all students who were about to participate in the special training.

If even safety cannot be guaranteed, then the school's higher-ups are probably already confessing their crimes in a small room.

However, the uncle did not tell Tianyin this part of the content. Besides wanting Tianyin to continue to be vigilant about the possibility of encountering danger at any time, he was more curious about whether this seemingly ordinary girl was planning to trick him or really had the courage to climb rocks.

"Thank you for your kindness, Uncle, but this height is just routine for me. Also... Uncle, you're too long-winded."

Tianyin rolled her eyes at the uncle, checked the safety rope, and then began to climb the rock wall freehand.

"Little sister, I already told you I'm only 26 years old..."

Before the man finished speaking, a blond, muscular man leaped down from a nearby tree and landed smoothly on the ground.

"Looks like the Miyako girls beat me to it. Hey! Uncle, could you please get someone to fasten that thing for me too? I want to try this rock climbing too."

Upon seeing Tenon climbing rapidly upwards with the agility of a spider, using both hands and feet, Koenji immediately urged someone to fasten a safety rope to him as well.

"High school students these days are just too..."

The middle-aged man looked up at the two figures, which were almost turning into black dots, speechless, and finally couldn't help but speak up to complain.

"Damn it! Tenon and Koenji beat us to it again!"

"Ibuki, have you forgotten the rules of this special training? As long as you go up before 12 o'clock, you have a chance to check in. Why do you have to compete for first or second place? In extreme sports like this, the more you want to win, the more likely you are to encounter danger."

After finishing speaking, Long Yuan didn't even glance at the uncle, and walked straight to the entrance of the rock climbing area to fasten his safety rope.

"Hmph, that's easy for you to say. I think you're actually more anxious than I am, Long Yuan, aren't you?"

Ibuki retorted sarcastically, but unsurprisingly, she was met with a cold stare from Ryuen.

"If you provoke me in a place like this, I might do something crazy."

"I'm really scared. By the way, shouldn't we wait for Albert and Ishizaki?"

Ibuki pointed her thumb behind her. Ishizaki and Albert were both physically fit, but they weren't good at moving around in such narrow spaces, so they soon fell behind. Ryuen handed the team over to Shiina and then led Ibuki to chase after Amane. However, Amane seemed to move around in the forest without any restrictions, and in the end, they were overtaken by Koenji, who was jumping around in the trees like Tarzan.

This made Long Yuan somewhat unhappy. He looked back at the lush forest, as if he had made up his mind.

"If we wait for them, it might exceed the allotted time, and then the point of us doing this will be lost. Fortunately, there's a supply point here, so Ibuki, you can wait here and act together."

Before Ibuki could react, Ryuen quickly climbed up the rock face, leaving Ibuki hopping mad with anger below.