Chapter 342 - 342 311 Fledgling Leaves the Nest (Five-in-One)_2

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“Wait a second, brother!

Did I hear that right?

Freshmen from the first year applying for the group promotion exam?”

At this moment, a second-year senior with a plump build, a crew cut, and eyes bulging with astonishment, asked the discussing students beside him.

“That’s right, the whole school is abuzz with this news, and it’s the top story at the school!”

“I remember the first-year juniors just entered school a little over four months ago, right?

Isn’t it too early for promotion?

And as a group, no less?”

“Yeah!”

“Isn’t that just bullshit?

I heard you mention earlier that the class applying for the group promotion is Class 23, not even an elite training class.

Where do they get their confidence from?”

“Brother, have you just come back?”

“Yeah, I just got back the day before yesterday, especially to hand in a task.”

“That’s not surprising, then.

Class 23 is this year’s dark horse among the first years; they’re the strongest.

During the initial tri-school competitive selections, they wiped out a lot of older first-year students and some from the top classes.”

“No way, class rankings are supposed to indicate their level when they enroll in school!

The students from the classes at the front are supposed to be the strongest.

How come it’s the opposite here?

Who’s their class teacher?”

“Mia, a well-known drunk in the Academy, totally unreliable!”

“Then how are they so strong?”

“That, I don’t know.

But let me tell you, it’s not just that the students of Class 23 are generally very strong; their class leader, Su Ming, is even more of a freak.

You’d have to greet him respectfully if you saw him!”

“Why should I?

I’m a Lieutenant, for crying out loud.”

“Hehe, he’s got enough credits to break the record and is about to exchange them for Major.”

“Damn, that’s insane!”

“We think so too, but the fact is they’re just that awesome!”

“Then they must have a good chance of completing the group promotion exam, right?”

“Not necessarily, we don’t have high hopes for them.

The difficulty level of the group promotion assignment is quite high, and while their class is strong, it’s only in comparison with other first-year students.

Plus, they’re applying for the group promotion too early.

If they had settled for a bit longer, their success rate would be much higher!”

“That makes sense.

They shouldn’t have chosen group promotion; individual promotion would’ve been easier to get through.”

“Individual promotion is indeed easier to pass, but it also has its downsides.

Students who can’t keep up with the pace of promotion will be ruthlessly eliminated.

The advantage of group promotion is that no one gets left behind!”

“That’s true!”

“But if they succeed, that would break the school’s six-month promotion record and slap the faces of the inner-school students.”

“Wow, wouldn’t that be exciting?”

…

Su Ming ignored the discussions of the seniors around him and led the team further inside.

He then saw Alfam, Teacher Tang Xuan, and a few others in the task hall, which was slightly unexpected.

However, Su Ming didn’t think too much of it, assuming it was just a coincidence.

In fact, they had specifically come to check on the situation.

When they saw Su Ming genuinely leading the team in, their expressions all turned grave.

Teacher Tang Xuan cursed through clenched teeth.

“Mia is such a bastard, trying to save the class structure by actually applying for the group promotion for them, without the slightest care for their lives!”

“It’s too late for regrets now.”

Alfam replied with a heavy voice.

“Sigh, honestly, my head is hurting now.

After hearing about Class 23 taking part in the promotion exam, all my class rabbits are restless with anticipation!”

Teacher Kafaro sighed in response.

“Restless my ass, a bunch of ignorant kids thinking the promotion exam is a joke.

Anyone who dies out there won’t even have anyone to collect their body.”

Teacher Tang Xuan said sharply.

“Sigh!”

Teacher Kafaro didn’t continue and just helplessly shook his head.

At this point, Su Ming had led the team into the inner part of the task hall, facing several task counters.

Behind these counters was a 50-meter-high wall, which refreshed rows of tasks.

It displayed the danger level of the tasks, as well as the expiry time and the issuer.

“Wow, look at all these tasks!”

“Look, there are even tasks for the Mist Star Sea up there, one of the Three Forbidden Zones.

How high must the level of that task be?”

“That’s nothing, there are even wormhole space-time tasks here.”

“Many of these tasks have been issued by the military.”

…

Rhein and others gazed at the continuously refreshing tasks and commented.

Su Ming listened to their discussion and looked up.

He noticed that a vast number of tasks were being posted, many marked in red text to indicate extreme danger.

Most importantly, many tasks showed they were past their issue time, turning into invalid status.

This indicated that the number of tasks being posted exceeded the range that the students could take on, unable to be entirely taken up.

“Leader, which counter should we go to for processing?”

Rhein asked curiously.

“We won’t go to a counter; follow me!”

Su Ming looked toward Vice Principal Fleck, who had been waiting for a while, and led the team over.

When they reached Vice Principal Fleck, the entire noisy task hall fell silent.

All eyes were focused on Su Ming and his team.

“Vice Principal Fleck!”

Su Ming and the others greeted respectfully.

Vice Principal Fleck had a serious expression and asked solemnly.

“Have you all thought it through?”

“We have!”

Su Ming and his team replied without an ounce of hesitation.

“Good, you’re worthy of being students at the Imperial Court Academy.

Your courage is commendable.

Yet I still have to advise you—measure your capabilities and act accordingly.

Are you sure you want to undergo the group promotion assessment?”