When Harold and the others finally returned to school, Bunier still hadn't woken up. He remained unconscious until the final tallying of scores during military training, and didn't even know who had knocked him out.
Harold and his friends, having returned to the Elf Royal Academy with the opponent's points, were excitedly looking at the score statistics on the scoreboard.
This score is displayed based on the score submitted by the student. In other words, as long as you haven't submitted your score to your tutor, you can exchange scores with other students through trading.
Some students with lower scores felt they wouldn't need them anyway, so they simply traded their scores for a sum of money.
However, Harold and the others did not think so. When the number of students with zero scores became too large, the school would not just let it continue.
“Let’s just maintain a mid-to-high level of achievement!” Sarah said after glancing at the leaderboard. “I’ve looked at it, and most people have chosen to have zero points. Only a few people have chosen to keep their points, but there aren’t many of them. Maybe we can go and buy some back.”
"About half of the people have zero points, and the remaining half have less than fifty points. At this rate, fifty points should be enough to guarantee a place in the top 100, and one hundred points should be enough to get into the top 20. But I wouldn't recommend going any higher."
"The top 20 only have a mere 100 points, while the top 10 generally have over 500 points. Splitting them equally is not very worthwhile, so we suggest that each person keep 100 points. This way, the final result should be in the top 20, and you can get a good reward."
"Then give all the remaining points to one person, and try to buy back as many points as possible to compete for a place in the top ten!"
There aren't many people with over 100 points yet, but judging from this trend and proportion, they'll be in the top 20 at most. If they reduce their points by 400, it will be enough to ensure that all five of them are in the top 20.
“I think that’s a good idea. Let’s give the remaining points to Catherine, and then collect some more points for her to boost her ranking. She’s a princess, and a good ranking will help her accumulate a lot of prestige in New Aini City. Besides, she’s a magician, so she can maximize the benefits of the ranking rewards!” Harold said after thinking for a moment.
“I think it’s a good idea. The current number one has over 500 points, while we have over 1,000. If we acquire some more, we still have a chance to improve our ranking!” Sarah nodded and said. The others thought about it and agreed.
“That’s settled then. I’ll pay for the points. You can all keep track of it, and I’ll have my brother bring it over later!” Seeing that everyone agreed to the proposal, Catherine didn’t stand on ceremony and readily agreed, stating that she would cover all the expenses herself.
“Of course! You’re the richest one here!” Harold said readily and matter-of-factly, then pulled Churchill toward the crowd. “Let’s go buy some points!”
Of all those underhanded tactics, he and Churchill were the most adept at them, so naturally, the task of acquiring points was also handled by the two of them.
Unfortunately, time was limited. The instructors only had half an hour to tally the scores, and apart from those students who left early and returned to school, there weren't many people left.
In half an hour, Harold and his group only acquired a little over two hundred points, but that was already an astonishing number. With the points collected by Harold and his group, Catherine quickly rose to over eight hundred points, leaping into the top spot on the leaderboard.
Not everyone has the money to make such a large-scale purchase. As many people want to improve their ranking, the price of one point has even risen to one gold coin. Only someone as wealthy as Catherine can afford to make such a large-scale purchase. Most people are still struggling to make ends meet.
Of course, there were also students with high scores. As the final score tally was about to end, several students with hundreds of points entered the top ten of the leaderboard. Those with five or six hundred points were extremely eye-catching. One of them even reached eight hundred points, which was higher than Catherine's.
Fortunately, everyone noticed the situation just before the points were submitted and quickly collected more than ten points for Catherine, which barely allowed her to surpass the opponent.
As the registration deadline rang, the final ranking of individual points was finally revealed. The huge screen displayed the ranking of everyone's points, and the long string of zeros at the end was extremely glaring. Just as Sarah had predicted, more than half of the students chose to have zeros, and even 60% of the students made this choice.
As a result, the points required for the top twenty were higher than she had expected. One hundred points were just enough to get into the top twenty, but five hundred points wouldn't even get her into the top ten.
Most resources are controlled by only a few people; this truth remains unchanged. Although Ye Chen felt helpless about this situation, he didn't want to change anything. Whether it was through exchange or combat, as long as you could get points, that was your skill.
Ye Chen also taught a profound lesson to those students who had zero points: sometimes what you sell is not just the resources you have now, but also your future prospects.
"I am very happy that many students have performed amazingly in the Trial Mountain Range; but at the same time, I feel a little heartbroken. I did not expect that so many students would choose to sell their points!" Bella said to the crowd on the podium with a heavy expression.
"Using points to exchange for readily available resources is perfectly acceptable, but do you really realize the value of these points? To throw them away rashly without understanding their value is the act of a fool!"
"Now I announce that the placement exam is officially over. All students with points, as long as you didn't get zero, will be placed in the elite class. These students will receive free access to all general education courses!"
Bella's words startled everyone, but they soon realized that this was just the beginning.
"The top 100 students in the points ranking will enter the elite class. Not only will all public courses be free, but they will also receive one private tutoring opportunity each academic year. They can seek help from professional course teachers in various subjects. In addition, their library access will be opened to level two."
"The top 30 students in terms of points will enter the Elite Class, where they will not only enjoy the same treatment as the Elite Class, but also have access to the library up to Level 3! All instructors will accept private tutoring requests from Elite Class students!"
Bella spoke slowly and deliberately: the Excellent Class, the Elite Class, and the Prodigy Class. Although classes had not officially started yet, the difference in treatment between the different classes was already obvious. Those students with zero points felt a pang in their hearts and had a bad feeling.
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