Chapter 335 Team Formation by Lottery
The standardized lunch boxes were quickly distributed, and among the four children in the tent, only Achen and Kong Lingling took out the food they had brought themselves.
Meng Rui slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Oh dear! With such a smart brain of mine, how come I didn't think to prepare some good food in advance?"
"I didn't expect this either. It was only because my tutor followed Aunt Zuo Shan's advice from Achen's family that we prepared this in advance," Kong Lingling said.
However, she didn't have a food storage button because it was very expensive. Her elders promised to reward her with one when she advanced to the intermediate class.
Tsuzaki Kaori remained silent. Her mother's most frequent advice to her during this period was to find a way to get first place in the practical assessment so that she could gain more say in the family.
Meng Rui unceremoniously snatched a steaming dumpling from A Chen's plate, and Kong Lingling, not to be outdone, quickly put two more onto her own plate.
Achen brought out a plate of 20 dumplings, filled with crocodile meat, argali meat, and mutton, along with mutated chives. They were incredibly delicious; one bite made you want two more.
Seeing that Tsuzaki Kaori was too embarrassed to take it, Achen picked up the plate and gave her five pieces. Then he looked at Meng Rui and Kong Lingling and said, "Why are you fighting over it? We were planning to share it equally anyway."
Hearing him say that, the two of them weren't embarrassed at all, and immediately used their chopsticks to put their own portions onto their plates.
"Ah Chen, I really envy you! Aunt Zuo Shan's cooking is even better than the chefs in restaurants. You and your dad are so lucky!" Meng Rui exclaimed.
Tsuzaki Kaori chewed on the dumplings on her plate, her eyes welling up with tears. If only she had such a wonderful mother!
But Mom always spoke ill of Aunt Zuo Shan behind her back, saying that she just got lucky and accidentally saved Lord Modi.
Severely injured men are particularly vulnerable, which allowed her to take advantage of the situation and, fortunately, give birth to Achen, a child with exceptional talent.
Otherwise, given her status as a scavenger from District 48, she could never enter the central district even if she struggled for ten lifetimes.
Regardless of Aunt Zuo Shan's background, she is now pregnant with her second child, and Lord Modi has proposed to her. They will hold a grand wedding after the second child is born.
From now on, her status will be higher than her mother's for the rest of her life.
Actually, this isn't what Tsuzaki Kaori cares about most. Even if her mother's status is lower, as long as she can love her like Aunt Zuo Shan loves A-Chen, she will feel very happy.
After everyone had finished eating, Tsuzaki Kaori volunteered to wash the dishes.
She knew she had hurt Ah Chen in the first place, and even though the four of them had now become an inseparable little group, she felt embarrassed to take advantage of him.
"Let's take a break. I bet Teacher Loran will arrange for us to participate in the assessment as soon as possible," Achen said.
Given Professor Loran's impatient nature, she would definitely not let them rest for a few days before the assessment. Therefore, the most likely scenario is that the assessment will begin tomorrow.
Tsuzaki Kaori and the other two had originally planned to work overtime that night to hone their supernatural abilities, but after hearing what he said, they immediately felt a sense of urgency.
If the assessment really does start tomorrow, then practicing now would be the most foolish thing to do. It would be better to rest well and maintain a high level of mental energy so that you can perform at your best on the battlefield.
Sure enough, the next morning, many children hadn't had enough sleep when the reveille was sounded.
Ah Chen and the other three went to bed early last night and woke up naturally. They quickly got up and washed up.
It only took them fifteen minutes to put on their gear and arrive at the training ground to assemble.
At this time, many of the soldiers in the vanguard battalion had just gotten up. They saw the cubs standing neatly in the training ground, especially the four youngest ones, who were dressed the best and had the most spirited demeanor.
The soldiers couldn't help but exclaim: "They're all children too, but the kids in their families at the same age have to be dragged out of bed by their parents every day, scolded and even beaten, before they'll even bother to wash up."
He is incredibly talented and so hardworking that ordinary children can't even catch up to him.
"The assessment began the moment you entered the Vanguard Camp. Last night, every tent that slept after lights out will have one point deducted from each person's score," Teacher Hengjiang said.
The children immediately let out low groans. They hadn't even gone to the battlefield yet, so how could they have lost a point without even knowing it?
The assessment scores of Xiangyun Academy are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D.
The maximum score is 40, and the grade is A. If the score fluctuates by 5 points, the grade is A+ or A-, and so on.
"One point will be awarded to those who are dressed neatly and arrive at the training ground within 15 minutes of the reveille," Teacher Hengjiang continued.
The students all looked at Achen and his three companions. They were the first to arrive, and they were all dressed neatly, with even the elastic buttons at their collars fastened neatly.
Upon hearing this, Meng Rui and Kong Lingling both looked at Tsuzaki Kaori with guilty expressions. Before leaving home that morning, she had reminded everyone to fasten their elastic bands, but the two of them hadn't taken it seriously.
Fortunately, Ah Chen insisted, and they were willing to fasten the buckle properly before setting off again; otherwise, they would have missed out on that point.
Wright and his friends, who had points deducted, couldn't help but complain under their breath: "What is this! It's supposed to be a combat training assessment, but they're deducting or adding points for such trivial details. It's not fair at all!"
"Ahem! Anyone who feels this is unfair can voluntarily withdraw from the assessment or transfer to another school," Teacher Luo Lan said coldly.
The room fell into a deathly silence; the children didn't even dare to breathe heavily.
It is said that this teacher, Lorraine, was extremely cold-hearted. Once, a third-year student in the advanced class missed the graduation exam by only 0.5 points and begged her to be lenient.
She refused to compromise at all, causing the senior student to ultimately drop out of school and leave the academy in a miserable state.
"Since everyone agrees, let's announce the assessment rules. Each group will consist of 4 people, and each group of 4 people will form a team."
"This is also based on the organization of the vanguard battalion; they are divided into teams of 16," said Teacher Hengjiang.
“But we have 62 people in total. What if we are short two people?” the squad leader objected.
"Don't worry about that. We already transferred two senior students from the intermediate class to fill the gaps for the two missing students," said Teacher Hengjiang.
"The senior students in the intermediate class? Their combat strength must be strong. Whoever follows them will be getting the better deal, right?" a student said.
“Any group that has an intermediate class student in it will have 8 points deducted, so it won’t be an advantage.”
"Huh? Deduct 8 points? What if the senior is a support class and can't even make back those 8 points? Wouldn't that be a loss?"
Hearing such comments, none of the students wanted the senior to join their group.
Ah Chen and his three friends originally had no intention of teaming up with others, and they didn't care about the advantages and disadvantages of their senior joining.
But then Teacher Hengjiang said, "Now we'll start drawing lots to form teams. The senior students will automatically be assigned to the last team you draw."
"Huh? Doesn't that mean 16 points will be deducted? Whoever draws the last group will be in big trouble!" The students couldn't help but groan, each one trembling with fear, afraid that they would be unlucky and draw the last group.
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