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

However, Hida also boasts Hida beef, a specialty that is quite famous both locally and nationally, enjoying considerable renown both nationally and internationally. Furthermore, due to its small population and vigorous development of environmental and ecological construction and tourism, this small city is still full of life and vibrancy. Everywhere you look, climbers can be seen excitedly discussing something. For these climbers, Hida, the land of mountains, is clearly their ideal destination, and also the perfect place for newcomers to hone their skills.

However, the recent surge in Hida's popularity is closely related to the spread of a local custom of chewing sake. Apparently, an anime movie was filmed here, which caused quite a stir, making the previously unknown Hida a hot topic and a popular tourist destination.

The students of Gaoyu traveled by bus through Hida City and into a region surrounded by mountains. At first, the students found it hard to accept the sudden change from the city scenery outside the window to the primitive landscape of high mountains and dense forests. However, as the bus went deeper into the area, a brand-new town appeared before everyone's eyes.

"We have arrived at our destination. Everyone, please get off the bus and gather for roll call."

Ms. Chazhu, looking rather grim, urged the students of Class A to get off the bus. She was not quite used to the bumpy mountain roads. Although Gao Yu had gone to great lengths to repair the roads for this special exam, repairing mountain roads required a huge investment of money, and it was practically impossible to turn them into the smooth asphalt roads of the city.

Because the school had already invested a considerable amount of money in this special exam, it could only cut corners as much as possible on the roads. As a result, the acceptance standards were ridiculously low; as long as vehicles could pass through, it was considered合格 (qualified).

The road conditions there are, as you can imagine, terrible.

Not only did Teacher Chazhu succumb to the bumpy mountain road, but many of the students in Class A on the bus, except for a very few with exceptionally strong physiques, looked unwell. Some of the girls even vomited as soon as they got off the bus, prompting the teacher in charge of welcoming them to sigh that students these days are becoming increasingly pampered.

Amane supported Ichinose with one hand and Megumi with the other. Both of them were prone to motion sickness. They had taken the highway to the forest school before, so they hadn't felt too uncomfortable, at most just a little nauseous. But now the bus was driving straight into the mountains. The bus was swaying so violently on the simple, paved roads that it looked like it was floating on the sea. Even with such a bumpy ride, it took the bus a full hour to reach its destination. As soon as Ichinose and Megumi got off the bus, they couldn't help but squat down and vomit. They were so exhausted from vomiting that their complexions gradually became rosy again.

"What kind of place is this? Are we really going to have to take a special exam in the mountains?"

Hui looked around and was immediately stunned by the azure sky and the endless mountains of Hida in all directions.

Moreover, it wasn't just Hui who was dumbfounded. Although the others knew in advance that the special exam would be held in the mountains, they thought it would be something like a forest school. But when the school actually took them to the deep mountains and forests for the special exam, they were all stunned.

"Will we have to take a bus back?"

The thought of enduring another long and bumpy ride back made Ichinose's face turn extremely grim. However, given the current geographical conditions, it was clear that other modes of transportation besides buses were unlikely to reach the special examination area. As a result, the only transportation option left to get back was this one.

"It seems so... By the way, Suzune, are you alright?"

Amane, accompanied by two others, arrived in front of Horikita. Compared to Ichinose and Megumi, Horikita's physical condition was much better, so even though she had been traveling a bumpy road, she only looked a little pale.

"I can still hold on, but everyone's condition has deteriorated to the extreme after this trip. If we start the special exam today, I'm afraid there might be bad results."

At this point, Horikita's biggest worry is the special exam that is about to begin. Taking the special exam in these mountains means there are safety risks. In addition, the students in the class are either pale or so weak that they can't even stand up straight. If they take the special exam in this state, they may suffer a great loss if any conflict occurs.

"I don't think so. Those first-year students aren't much better than us."

Amane gestured towards the direction where the first-year bus was parked. Horikita couldn't help but look in the direction Amane was pointing. What he saw was shocking. Well, the first-year students were in a much worse state than them. More than half of them were vomiting, and some were lying on the ground motionless for a long time, and it was unclear whether they had fainted.

Horikita initially thought the second-year students were in a really bad state, but after comparing them with the first-year students, she suddenly realized that the second-year students' performance was actually quite excellent.

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Now I'm going to start calling roll. Remember to answer when your name is called."

Teacher Chazhu interrupted the chatter of the students in Class 2A and began to call out names at a leisurely pace. This time, Class 2A had eliminated a lot of people during the special training. Out of a total of 37 students, only 20 of them successfully passed the review and were able to participate in the special exam. This meant that nearly half of the students were ruthlessly eliminated.

At first, Horikita was annoyed by the low pass rate, but her mood improved when she learned that even Class B, which consistently ranked first in academics, only had 23 students pass the audition. Class B had consistently ranked first in written and physical tests during special training, so their average score was naturally higher than the other classes. However, their poor performance in the half-marathon resulted in insufficient points and many students were eliminated, leaving only 23 students to pass the audition and participate in the exam. Even Class B, which had the highest average score, only had three more participants than them. So what did Class A have to complain about?

Not to mention that Arisu Bansaka, the class leader of Class B, was unable to participate due to health reasons. This time, the team was led by Masayoshi Hashimoto and Masumi Kamuro. As soon as Horikita saw these two leading the team, she knew that the management of Class B had basically been transferred to Amane. In that case, she had nothing to complain about.

There's a funny story about the half marathon.

After the competition, the top ten were supposed to go on stage to receive their awards. However, Fukada, who was in fifth place, saw that she had performed poorly and that the first place winner was Amane, whom she had mocked before. So she simply gave up on receiving her award. Meanwhile, Tobita, who was in second place, felt ashamed and also chose to leave early. According to the competition rules, leaving the competition venue before the awards ceremony is considered a mid-competition withdrawal, which will result in the immediate cancellation of the competition results and eligibility. The next-ranked contestant will then take her place.

However, Tianyin, who was supposed to be in first place, also left the race, which made the organizers realize that something was wrong. The dark horse and the former world champion were both disqualified for leaving early. What would happen to their media attention? Without the post-race interviews with the first and second place runners, their brand exposure would undoubtedly decrease. The organizers frantically searched for Tianyin, but not only did they not find her, they also learned even more dizzying news: two or three hundred top-performing runners had all left the race early. This almost made the organizers faint. Fortunately, Sun Zijun, who was in third place, was a well-known half-marathon runner in the city. The organizers had no choice but to have Sun Zijun take over as the first place runner to replace Tianyin for the interview.

This can be seen as a way of fulfilling his decade-long dream of becoming a champion.

Of course, that's all hindsight. The real reason Tianyin and the others left was that the school notified them to leave early. Apparently, the school had arranged for over 300 people to participate in the competition because they left at the last minute. Originally, the purpose was just to let the judges assess each person's strength. However, to the judges' surprise, many of the students from Gaoyu High School achieved excellent results. Tianyin even defeated the former world record holder and world champion, Feitian. This shocked the judges. In order to prevent the evaluation from becoming too sensational, the judges had no choice but to ask Tianyin and the others to give up their competition results and return to school.

As the champion, Amane directly bargained with the judges. In the end, the judges successfully persuaded Amane to give up her competition results in exchange for allowing Karuizawa Megumi to participate in a special exam, thus avoiding the possibility of others revealing various private matters related to the judging process through Amane.

This is why Hui Mingming was able to accompany Tianyin to participate in the special exam even though her points did not meet the requirements.

After both sides finished taking attendance, they lined up under the guidance of their respective class teachers.

Finally, submit the total list of all personnel who will participate in the special examination, along with the number of participants.

Number of participants in Grade 2, Class A: 20.

Number of participants from Class B, Grade 2: 23.

Number of participants from Class C, Grade 2: 15.

Number of participants from Class D, Grade 2: 17.

The total number of participants from the second grade was 75.

According to the list of all second-year students on OAA, there were a total of 147 second-year students, but only 75 are standing here now, with an approval rate of only 51%. Although this is much higher than the school's estimate of 30%, such a number undoubtedly shows that Gaoyu students still have serious deficiencies in various aspects.

The total number of first-year students participating was 59, which is much lower than that of second-year students. The majority of them were eliminated because they could not adapt to the environment of the university, resulting in too many points being deducted for their performance in attendance, class participation, etc. In addition, a large number of students in the third tier appeared in the half marathon, which led to many of them being eliminated due to insufficient points.

At the forest school, first-year students had an overwhelming advantage in running events, and only a few second-year students who were good at running could compete with the first-year students. However, sprints and half marathons are completely different in nature.

Many first-grade students tried to run a half marathon using the same techniques they use for sprinting, but they were completely exhausted after only half the race and had no choice but to walk slowly with the last group. It's understandable that they ended up in the third tier.

The pass rate for first-year students was not much different from the school's estimated pass rate, which was 36%. The difference in the number of students meant that the first-year students were at a significant disadvantage in the competition with the second-year students.

After the two grades reported their number of participants, a woman who was very familiar to Tianyin slowly walked onto the temporary platform.

Ms. Fujiwara!!!

She's recently become obsessed with making her super-loving black bear cakes... Oh, I almost forgot, Ms. Fujiwara is also the principal of the school.

Amane felt a little out of place looking at the serious-looking Fujiwara-san. Perhaps it was because the stereotype that Fujiwara-san had given her was too strong. Looking at Fujiwara-san on the podium with a serious expression, Amane felt that she was a little impatient to end her speech and go back to making her desserts.

'When will this end...? I want to go home! I've only finished half of my new product research! Let me go home! I don't want to work!! QAQ'

Ms. Fujiwara cleared her throat expressionlessly.

"First of all, thank you all very much for participating in this special exam. The fact that your department has made it this far fully demonstrates that your abilities have been recognized by the reviewers and the school. However, you need to forget all your previous achievements here, because you are about to face a brand new challenge called the Survival Special Exam..."

Ms. Fujiwara then began to explain why the special exam was held in the mountains. She said that the location was chosen to test their willpower and to see if they could manage their lives and resist external temptations without cell phones and entertainment devices.

Of course, the most important thing is survival, which is closely related to the theme. In addition to taking care of oneself, one also needs to constantly integrate resources by plundering other classes or grades. In the end, no matter what method is used, only one faction can survive to the end in the entire special exam venue.

In other words, it's a battle between factions based on grade level.

"We've named the town you're in now the Supply Reserve Center. It stores all sorts of supplies and resources you need for your daily life, from small items like plastic bags and napkins to larger items like toilets, refrigerators, and barbecue grills. The school can provide everything. Of course... it's not free. You have to exchange points for them. Before I tell you about the points in detail, Mr. Chabashira, could you please distribute the customized health bracelets made by the school to the students?"

Before long, all the students were wearing wristbands of different colors but with very simple designs.

The wristband's screen displays the time and prompts "Enter student ID," suggesting it can be linked to a student ID card. In addition, there are three different colored buttons on each side of the wristband, which appear to have different functions.

"This wristband is a health wristband specially customized for the safety of all students."

It can protect your safety in critical moments. You must wear this bracelet throughout the entire special exam, including while sleeping and showering, and you are not allowed to remove the bracelet. You will be provided with a waterproof protective case for the bracelet. The quality of the protective case has been tested and is sufficient to prevent damage, so you can use it with confidence.

One more thing to note is that if your wristband is lost during the competition, please contact your class advisor or the on-site staff immediately. Students who fail to check in on time for more than one day will be automatically disqualified from the competition. Please remember this.

In front of everyone, Ms. Fujiwara put on a health bracelet herself and began to explain its functions and uses to everyone.

"Next, I will introduce the specific functions of the bracelet to everyone. Everyone must remember them carefully, otherwise don't blame me if you are eliminated because you cannot use the bracelet correctly.

First, let's talk about the three buttons on the left. The white button is for checking in. You can check in three times a day. Each check-in earns you one point. If you miss a check-in, it will be considered an automatic forfeit. Checking in more than three times in a day will be considered invalid.

The green button is for your physical condition. Here you can check your heart rate and body temperature. If your body temperature is too high or your heart rate is too fast or too slow, an alarm will be triggered. Students who hear the alarm, regardless of grade or class, must go to help immediately. If anyone tries to use this function to lure others, the school will impose an immediate expulsion penalty.

The black button is for abstaining. After pressing the button, the bracelet will automatically send the location coordinates here. You just need to wait where you are, and a teacher will come to pick you up soon.

The blue button represents temporary supplies. You can use points to buy goods, but you still need to wait in place. Within half an hour, someone will deliver the goods you purchased to your location according to the coordinates. However, you must be one of the authorized persons to use this function.

Then there's the button on the right. This red button signifies an emergency. If you are injured or unable to continue the competition, please press this button immediately. Pressing the button will be considered a withdrawal from the competition and will trigger a special alarm sound. No one may take any action against a student who triggers this alarm sound, including attacks.

The gold button is for the lighting function. Since the built-in battery of the bracelet has limited power, please use the lighting function with caution. Once the bracelet runs out of power and shuts down, we will assume that the student has given up the competition.

Finally, there's this pink button, which represents the weather and direction. Pressing it will switch to the compass function and display weather information such as wind direction and today's precipitation probability.

Ms. Fujiwara solemnly explained the functions of all six buttons. Tianyin looked at the white bracelet on her wrist and couldn't help but marvel. Such a small thing could monitor her physical condition in real time and also perform multiple functions such as check-in, withdrawal from the game, shopping, lighting, and direction finding.

It seems the school is taking this special exam to an outrageous degree. Although Amane didn't see Chairman Fujiwara here, she had a feeling that as the chairman, she couldn't really entrust the food, clothing, and accommodation of hundreds of people to Ms. Fujiwara. Her term only had about two months left, and if Ms. Fujiwara messed things up, it would undoubtedly have a negative impact on Chairman Fujiwara's reputation.

Given Chairman Fujiwara's meticulous approach to handling matters, he might be secretly watching Ms. Fujiwara's speech somewhere right now.

"Now that everyone understands the function of the bracelet, I will announce the rules of the special exam. Please listen carefully."

Chapter 179: The Examination Begins

The rules for the special survival test are as follows:

1. The objective of this special test is to capture all the flags representing the opposing grade. The special test will last for one month, ending on August 17th. If neither side has captured all the flags by the end of the test, the winner will be determined by the difference in the number of special points each side currently has.

2. Each class has a class flag. The class flag must be placed in the 'home base' and members of the same grade cannot move it. When the flag is in existence, 10 special points will be added every day. Members of the class can use the check-in service in the health bracelet. Each person will be rewarded with one special point for each check-in. Each person can check in three times a day. Once the flag is lost, check-in will be prohibited, but the special points already obtained will not be deducted. Capturing the flag of another class will add an additional 10 special points per day.

3. The school will prepare lunch boxes for students at the storage center every day. If you need to purchase them, please make a notice one day in advance. If you do not want to eat lunch boxes, you can purchase ingredients prepared by the school and cook your own food. The school will prepare a shopping book for each class. All items on the book can be purchased using special points. If you need to customize items, you need to contact the storage center in advance.

4. Each grade has 2000 special points at the start of the competition, which can be used to purchase supplies. These points are given to the grade's administrators for management. Administrators can authorize others to use these points to purchase supplies, but the maximum number of authorized users is three.

根据特别训练的每不及格一人将会扣除20点特别点数上限，每多一人及格将会增加10点特别点数上限的规则（最低初始特别点数为800点，低于800点按照800点计算，先扣后加。）一年级共有101人不及格，及格人数为59人，故一年级初始特别点数为800+59x10＝1390点。

二年级共有72人不及格，及格人数为75人，故二年级初始特别点数为800+75x10＝1550点特别点数。

5. This special exam includes a reward challenge. Participating in the reward challenge and completing the questions or instructions will earn you special points or mysterious resources.

6. During the special exam, there are only two ways to eliminate an opponent: one is for the opponent to press the forfeit button on their wristband, and the other is to use specially made paintballs from the school. Anyone hit in three or more body parts will be eliminated. Violent behavior other than friendly sparring is strictly prohibited, and secondary harm to injured students is strictly forbidden.

This time, the school didn't distribute any handbooks with instructions, seemingly to remind all candidates taking this special survival exam to take it seriously.

The entire competition was originally intended to be broadcast live, but considering the possibility of capturing footage that might infringe on students' privacy, it was changed to broadcasting only the highlights. School staff could clearly know the location of everyone through the positioning of their wristbands. Once they discovered that people were starting to gather together or that someone was intruding into the residential areas of other grades, they would activate the nearby surveillance cameras to track the footage and start broadcasting live.

Rather than focusing on the various challenges and the scenes of self-reliance, the school clearly understood what the audience watching this special exam livestream wanted to see.

For human beings, nothing is more exhilarating than conflict.

Amane saw that Horikita had already turned on her phone's recording function and was quickly writing down the rules that Ms. Fujiwara had just mentioned.

However, after taking notes, Horikita frowned and seemed to be thinking about something.

Seeing this, Tenon gently smoothed Horikita's furrowed brows with her hand.

"Tianyin, what are you doing?"

Startled by Amane's sudden action, Horikita quickly asked in a low voice.

"I saw you looked worried, so I wanted to help you relax. Although this special exam is very grand and the rules encourage competition, it's actually not much different from being on a deserted island. It's just a special vacation, except that on a deserted island you're on a small island at sea, while this Hida survival special exam is in the mountains."

Although Amane and Horikita had lowered their voices, Chabashira-sensei, who was standing in front, could still hear them. There was nothing she could do about it; there were only a few of them, and if she couldn't even see such obvious little movements, she would be a useless homeroom teacher.

However, Chabashira-sensei had no intention of stopping them from communicating. No one knew better than Chabashira-sensei that if the second-year students wanted to win this time, it would probably depend on Amane's performance. So she turned a blind eye to this little thing.

Looking at the expressionless students and class advisors below, Fujiwara Mayumi on the stage vaguely felt her stomach churning.

Did they really listen to what I said?

Did I forget to mention something crucial?

"Please!! Even if you didn't speak well, you should at least give some feedback, right? Why are you all staring at me like that? This is killing me, I want to go home..."

"Ahem, if there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

Fujiwara Mayumi cleared her throat and addressed the more than one hundred students and their teachers below the stage.

The audience fell silent.

This made Fujiwara Mayumi feel slightly embarrassed.

Finally, someone in the crowd raised their hand!

marvelous!!

Fujiwara Mayumi quickly looked in the direction of the raised hand, a fleeting hint of joy flashing across her face. If she answered the student's question and then asked again, and if no one else wanted to ask a question, she could announce the start of the special exam and finally go home.

"Young man... do you have any questions for me?"

When Fujiwara Mayumi saw that the person asking the question was Amane, she almost blurted it out, but fortunately her professionalism allowed her to smooth things over.

"Are there any rewards for this special exam?"

Chabashira-sensei revealed part of the reward a long time ago, and several months have passed, so it's unknown whether the reward has changed.

"A reward? This student seems to have not been paying attention in class. Did I... explain it?"

......

"What is this idiot doing?!"

Chairman Fujiwara, who was watching Mayumi Fujiwara's speech, slammed his hand heavily on the table.

Fujiwara Mayumi, who usually seems quite capable, actually messed up at such a crucial moment, making her lose all face as the chairperson!

At this point, Chairman Fujiwara had already decided that once Fujiwara Mayumi returned, she would be given a sinecure as a director. If she were to remain in the position of principal, Gao Yu would be doomed sooner or later.

"..."

Amane looked at Fujiwara Mayumi speechlessly. Please! Have you even forgotten whether you mentioned a reward or not? Ms. Fujiwara, you're already the highest-ranking manager at the academy! Can't you be a little more reliable?

Seeing that Tenon's gaze was becoming increasingly disgusted, Fujiwara Mayumi quickly realized that she had forgotten to introduce the most important part: the reward and the punishment. No wonder no one reacted after she finished speaking; everyone was waiting for her to explain the specific reward.

Fujiwara Mayumi's face flushed slightly, and she quickly lowered her head to search for the reward and punishment plan in the documents.