Orpheus and the others arrived at the meeting place, it is a big building located on the right side of the entrance of the academy.
The meeting place was already filled with people. Students from the second year to the third year were gathered there.
In front of them are the teachers led by Vice-principal.
Even the headmistress Jasmine Rhea Yydrassil was present.
A few minutes later, the remaining students came. Jasmine Rhea Yydrassil advanced before she coughed loudly, like this all students focused their attention on her.
Clearing her throat she started her speech with a light smile.
”Welcome, I won’t waste my time so let’s begin.”
She continued by saying. ”As you know, today we are here to start an expedition to the Ruins. As it is a tradition for the first year to go on Expedition in low-level Ruins every year, this year is not an exception. Five low-level Ruins have been selected. All are located outside the capital. The expedition will last one month. I will teleport everyone to the location of the expedition. So, teachers please get your students in order. ”
Immediately each teacher started working.
After a few minutes, everything was already in order.
Jasmine Rhea Yydrassil clapped her hands after Orpheus and the others disappeared from where there were.
After a few seconds, when they opened their eyes again, they were inside a city.
The city of Riverburn was built on the banks of a large natural harbor and is truly a classic urban phenomenon. Its uniqueness is matched by the backdrop of a smoldering volcano which has helped shape the city into what it is today.
The trade resources these volcanoes brought were of great importance, but they were also influential when it came to architectural designs as the vast majority of buildings have been built in similar shapes as that very same volcano.
The skyline is crowded with luxurious skyscrapers and they seem to be reaching higher and higher each year. Recreation is impeccable in Riverburn and it has attracted a lot of attention. Various cultures have left their mark not just on education, but also on the city’s identity. What historically was a city of little contrast has grown into a fusion of everything and it’s this that unites the four hundred thousand people to this day.
It’s this multicultural identity that has truly left its mark. Hundreds of bars, gastropubs, and concession stands offer a plethora of culinary choices and those who feel hungry for something else can enjoy libraries, dance, aerobics, or one of the many other recreational venues.
The students thought they would get the chance to explore this city but, the principal who disappeared as soon as they entered the city came back five minutes later before teleporting them to another place, a forest. A seemingly never-ending forest where gravity was different from the outside world, this forest houses many Ruins, and those Ruins were the ones the students would be exploring.
Orpheus and others even before entering the forest could feel the change in the gravity here. It seems that the rumors were true. He marvels at Jasmine’s space attribute, she is indeed powerful.
The other students couldn’t hide the admiration present on their faces when they thought about what their principal just did, they felt proud to be in her academy.
Jasmine advanced after making sure that all the student’s attention was gathered on her as she said.
”Now I’ll explain the rules of this expedition. As I said earlier, this expedition will last one month. Each student will be teleported to a random part of the forest, not too far from the Ruin you have been chosen to explore, the coordinates have been recorded in your bracelet and at the same time the information about your partner, you will know as soon as you got there. Be aware that the gravity inside is more than the one you are feeling now. Do not go too deep inside the forest. It’s a survival game, some may die if you are careless.
However, surviving is not the only goal of this expedition, there is another goal, and that’s to nurture not only your survival instinct but also to increase your real-life combat experience. True powerhouses were not made in a greenhouse but through real-life hardship. It to say, if you want to be a true powerhouse, you need to experience real-life combat with your life on the line.”
Jasmine took a mouthful of air before continuing.
”The true goal of this expedition is to hunt a lot of origin beasts while getting familiar with what Ruins are. During the one month of stay here. Each student will be graded according to the numbers and strength of the origin beasts they hunt and how many floors they explored. Besides, if you survive for ten days without triggering the bracelets on your wrist, you will be rewarded with 100 contribution points, for twenty days it will be 200 contribution points and lastly, if you managed to last until the end you will get 500 contribution points, outside your spoils. I’m sure you all know the utility of contribution points. They can be converted into credits at school.”
All student’s expressions changed when they heard this, they must survive at all costs. Looking at the black bracelet on their wrist, they vowed not to activate it, because in case of extreme danger you can trigger the rescue mechanism inside it. Instantly a teacher will come to your rescue. Besides, this black bracelet has another function, which is to record the number of origin beasts, and their strength, and even has a private space inside, that one could use to store the origin’s beast crystal core in it. Above everything else your progress inside Ruins.
Jasmine continued.
”Also, fighting between students is authorized. If any of you beat any student, you will be rewarded with 10 contribution points, if that person is a genius like the one in the special class you will get 20 contribution points. However, killing or crippling others is forbidden. If you do it, you will sentence to death in the worst case. You’ve been warned.”
”To finish, there is no need to be afraid, if you are careful enough. Once again it’s forbidden to kill and for your safety do not go too deep inside the forest or else even with the rescue mechanism inside the black bracelet and the protective shield we won’t be responsible for your death if we found out that you’ve gone beyond the authorized limit. See you in one month ”
After saying that she clapped her hands once again, and Orpheus and the other students disappeared, when they were teleporting, Leon looks sinisterly at Orpheus and smiled, a wicked smile. The vampire progenitor only smiled in return. He was curious about who his partner gonna be, he could have fiddled with the bracelet to know but where was the fun in this if he were to do this? So he decided to wait and after seeing who would be his partner, he would independently depend on the latter identity. Time to move forward with his plans.