Elf School, Advanced Academy, classroom.
"According to the school’s annual teaching plan, fourth-year students at the Advanced Academy are required to undergo survival training in the Elf Forest after the school opens."
"During this survival training, teachers will personally lead the team, and fourth-year students must help each other in groups to complete the training. Students who perform excellently in the survival training can earn a spot in the mainland exchange program."
"In the next month, we will focus on this theme and arrange a series of courses."
Nico stood on the podium, adjusting the frame of her glasses on her nose, and surveyed the entire class.
"Does anyone have any questions?"
The elves in the classroom glanced around.
"Professor Nico, what is the mainland exchange program?"
"The mainland exchange program is a high-level talent exchange plan between the Human Race and the Elf Race, where the Elf Race periodically sends exceptional elf students to the mainland to study at top schools in various kingdoms."
Nico explained as she opened the book.
"If there are no doubts, then the coming month is the survival training month!"
Lureya propped her cheek with one hand and spun her pen with the other.
She had heard about this survival training from the senior students.
This is the main event in the fourth-year curriculum plan at the Advanced Academy.
Elf Travelers who roam the mainland regularly send maps to the Elf School.
Elf professors choose suitable training locations on these maps and organize elf students to train there.
In choosing the location, they select a place with a certain level of danger, challenging enough to provide training for the elf students.
The location chosen by the previous batch was a vast desert with bandits.
The teams of elves had to survive in the desert for a week and deal with these bandits.
It sounds quite interesting.
Since it’s part of the curriculum, just obediently follow the arrangements.
Lureya continued spinning her pen.
As for the opportunity to become an exchange student, that’s not something a remedial student like her should be thinking about.
Lureya was called to the office by Nico.
"Lureya, your performance in the Spiritual Power test truly surprised me."
Nico sat at her seat, looked up, and gazed at Lureya as if observing a new creature.
She had thought her own rags-to-riches story was inspiring enough, but compared to Lureya’s, it was nothing.
Lureya was taken aback, her mouth curling in triumph, and she sneered.
"I originally intended to mingle among everyone as an ordinary student, but instead I received alienation and suspicion. So I’m done pretending, I’m coming clean—I improved to mid-level 7th stage power during the summer break."
"I see. From the surface, there’s no noticeable change in this growth rate, Lureya."
Nico’s eyes widened in surprise, as she looked at Lureya like a lab rat, seemingly ready to analyze the maiden before her.
Lureya glanced down at herself.
"What do you mean there’s no change at all! Actually, both aspects have developed!"
Nico nodded thoughtfully.
"Initially, I was very conflicted about which group to place Lureya in. Now it seems, Lureya has enough strength to lead some mid-level 3rd or 4th stage students."
"Wait! What about grouping! I have no idea at all!"
"It’s about the survival training grouping. Students need to act in groups of three. Overall, we need to ensure the strength balance of each group. I was planning to group you with Fes, who is the strongest in our grade, but now it seems unnecessary."
"No! It’s very necessary!"
Lureya placed her hands on the desk, looking seriously at Nico.
Although she could temporarily reach mid-level 7th stage with Shami’s infusion, it was time-limited and would result in severe backlash.
The elf maiden’s normal strength should be the low-level 7th stage shown in her second test.
Although there will be accompanying teachers to ensure the safety of each elf student during the survival training, the disparity in numbers between teachers and students is obvious, and some minor accidents might be beyond the teachers’ control.
Last year’s batch had an elf maiden bitten on her leg by a suddenly appearing venomous lizard in the desert during survival training. Luckily, the teacher arrived in time, or her bitten calf might have been irreversibly damaged.
If placed in a mid-level 3rd or 4th stage group, it’s uncertain which would come first—accidents or disasters.
"But if that’s the case, wouldn’t placing two students with mid-to-high level strength together disrupt the balance..."
"Don’t worry, Professor Nico, despite leveling up, I’m still very confident that my strength is at the bottom of the pack."
"Alright... but you need to explain to me why you were able to level up so much over the summer break."
"Because I’ve been diligently training throughout the summer!"
Nico was silent for a moment, then looked directly at Lureya.
"Lureya, last semester you were dozing off during classes. Just this summer, you’ve been training relentlessly, completed your summer homework with human body sketching, adventurer economic surveys, and human village map drawing... Could you really have become a well-rounded good child? Was it a breakup that caused this?"