Chapter 207: Team and Instructor Assignments (First update, requesting subscriptions)

The next morning, Teaching Building, First-Year Elite Class classroom!

This day was also the day the Elite Class students would head out for field training.

This time, standing on the podium was Vice Principal Xu, though he was not giving a lecture today; instead, he placed a box on the table.

"Today, we begin team assignments now!"

Vice Principal Xu did not waste words, saying: "Your class will be divided into four teams. Based on the principle of fairness and impartiality, I will select four team leaders in a moment, and they will be responsible for drawing lots to determine the placement of the others!"

After Vice Principal Xu finished speaking, many people looked toward Li Zhangsheng, Zhao Shuyi, Xu Xiangzhi, and the others; they were also the popular candidates for team leaders.

Li Zhangsheng acted as if he did not see their gazes, maintaining the appearance of a model student on the surface.

"The four team leaders are Li Zhangsheng, Zhao Shuyi, Xu Xiangzhi, and Zhang Yi. Since Li Zhangsheng is the Class Monitor and possesses the greatest strength, he shall draw lots first!"

There were no surprises; Vice Principal Xu named the four strongest individuals.

Not many people expressed dissent. If anyone truly had an objection, it would naturally be Luo Jie; although he had once been defeated by Li Zhangsheng despite his own higher standing, he considered himself no worse than Xu Xiangzhi or Zhang Yi.

Unfortunately, these were team leaders hand-picked by Vice Principal Xu, so even though Luo Jie was a bit of a clown, he dared not openly oppose it.

Li Zhangsheng stood on the podium and reached his hand into the box. This box was made of material that blocked Mental Power and had even been imbued with a Restriction by Vice Principal Xu; the moment Mental Power touched it, it would be repelled.

The students below looked at Li Zhangsheng with expectant eyes. After all, he was the recognized strongest in the first year, was kind-hearted, had an excellent reputation, and possessed great personal charisma. It was rumored that Li Jingyi and the other two were brought into the Elite Class entirely because of him.

It's good to lean against a big tree for shade!

Li Zhangsheng casually drew five slips of paper. He naturally hoped to draw powerful teammates, as this would allow them to share some of the pressure for him.

"Wang Ding, Chen Yunsheng, Li Tianyu, and Yuan Yongyan!"

When Li Zhangsheng read the last name, Yuan Yongyan clenched her little fist tightly; she couldn't have been happier inside.

Watching her deskmate's expression, Zhao Shuyi couldn't help but stroke her forehead. This was simply a sheep entering a tiger's den; given Yuan Yongyan's innocence, she would probably help Li Zhangsheng count the money after he sold her!

As for his four teammates, Li Zhangsheng expressed great satisfaction.

Among these four, although only Yuan Yongyan had reached the Second Rank, she was likely one of the top members of the Elite Class aside from the four team leaders. The key was that her personality was simple and kind, making her easy to control.

Li Tianyu was his friend from the same clan; in terms of tacit understanding, no one else could compare, and he was on the verge of advancing to the Second Rank at any time.

As for the other two, Li Zhangsheng, as Class Monitor, had also interacted with them. Wang Ding was the plain-looking youth who had once traded Red Dragon Essence Blood with Li Zhangsheng; he was of commoner birth, honest and taciturn, and would likely follow Li Zhangsheng's lead in everything.

Chen Yunsheng came from a small family, but he was the son of the Clan Leader. He was lively and active, and liked to associate with the powerful and wealthy. While he had flaws, they were minor, and besides, with his strength and reputation, he could not defy Li Zhangsheng.

After Li Zhangsheng stepped down, the other three team leaders began to go up one by one to draw their teammates.

Some were happy while others were sad; for instance, Zhao Shuyi, whose complexion did not look very good, because she had failed to draw a single Second Rank student.

Everyone knew that the stronger the students forming a team, the faster and easier it would be to execute missions. If the strength was sufficient, they could even attempt high-difficulty missions.

Xu Xiangzhi revealed his signature chrysanthemum smile. It was no wonder he was happy, as he had drawn two Second Rank students, one of whom was Luo Jie!

As for Zhang Yi, his luck was not as good as Xu Xiangzhi's; he only drew one Second Rank student.

"As for the last remaining student, I will use her to balance the teams! Li Jingyi, you go to Zhao Shuyi's team!"

As soon as Vice Principal Xu finished speaking, Zhao Shuyi turned from grief to joy. Li Jingyi was a Second Rank student and a well-behaved, quiet girl; to her, she was the best teammate besides Yuan Yongyan.

Furthermore, Zhao Shuyi was also the only six-person team!

"That's unfair!" Zhang Yi muttered. He was no naive rookie; naturally, the stronger the team's strength, the better. Moreover, field training was not child's play; people could actually die.

Looking at the overall strength, Zhang Yi's team was at the bottom.

"There is no absolute fairness in this world. I can only try my best to give you a relatively fair platform. As for whether you can draw good teammates, it all depends on your own luck!"

Vice Principal Xu offered an explanation, then left the classroom, handing the lead over to Instructor Lu Qian.

After the teams were assigned, it was naturally time for the instructor assignment phase.

"I hope to be assigned to Instructor He Yan!" Li Zhangsheng thought to himself as he looked at the four instructors on the podium.

The strength of the four instructors was not much different, all being at the Fifth Rank level, but their personalities were vastly different. In the process of executing missions, if students encountered danger, Instructor He Yan was the most likely among the four to intervene.

The instructor assignment phase was also conducted by drawing lots. In the end, the team leader for Li Zhangsheng's team was Instructor Qian Yuanfei, a Fifth-rank Instructor from the Alchemist Academy.

Instructor Qian Yuanfei looked rather thin and weak, but he had a pair of bright, piercing eyes. He loved to study alchemy knowledge, which resulted in him usually speaking very little, giving people the impression of being silent and reticent.

After the assignments were made, the four instructors came to their respective teams. This time, for the field training, they were primarily acting as supervisors.

Of course, if a team faced the danger of being wiped out, they would choose to intervene.

After confirming the teams and instructors, Instructor Lu Qian continued: "I believe everyone has already packed their luggage. These are the injury medicines and ointments issued by the Academy, five portions per person. If you feel it is not enough, you can exchange for them using Academic Credits!"

"That's enough, that's enough!"

"I've seen these on the exchange list. These injury medicines and ointments have excellent efficacy. Five Academic Credits each; five medicines and five ointments add up to 50 Academic Credits!"

"I didn't expect the Academy to be so generous!"

The Elite Class students discussed it animatedly; the treatment the Academy gave them was truly beyond reproach.

100 Academic Credits for being selected for the Elite Class, plus a subsidy of 30 Soul Crystals every week for cultivation, and now that they were going out for field training, they were even issued injury medicine worth 50 Academic Credits.

If one added the mission rewards from the field training, those with good luck might just return with a full purse.

"Field training is not a sightseeing trip; there is a possibility of life-threatening danger. You must preserve your own lives as much as possible. After all, as long as one is human, there will always be moments of negligence, and besides, the team instructors are not your bodyguards. Alright, these are the mission lists. You may choose your missions freely, and your team instructor will be responsible for registering them!"

After speaking, Instructor Lu Qian distributed four documents to the four teams.

(End of chapter)