"Greetings Elders!"
"Greetings Elders!"
…
Everyone started greeting them after realizing that they were the Elders of the academy. Max and company did the sa.
"Mhm." Elder Jack and other two female Elders nodded slightly and then glanced around.
"Today, the one-month period of outing has completed. Those of you who had used their talisman had failed and move to the left side." One of the Female Elders said.
Many disciples' face beca gloomy upon hearing this and they started to move to the left side.
However, not everyone was honest and so tried to test their luck and didn't move to the left side.
"Everyone co out." After around 30 disciples had moved to the side, Elder Jack shouted.
"Co out? Who?" The disciples were confused hearing this.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, a total of ten figures ca out of the forest and landed behind the Elders.
So disciples who hadn't moved to the left side had their expressions turn pale seeing them and imdiately regretted their decision.
Other disciples seed to realize sothing after seeing their expressions. So sighed in pity while others had gloating expressions.
"Elders, I also used my talisman. I apologize for not going to the side." One female disciple hurriedly ca out and apologised aa she bowed.
One of the female Elder glared at her and said coldly "Aren't you under my charge? How dare you try to trick us?"
The disciple was frightened seeing the Elder beco angry.
"However, since you admitted your mistake, I won't kick you out of the academy. "Instead, as punishnt, you won't recieve the monthly resources for the next two years." The Elder said.
Hearing this, her expression froze and she was overwheld with regret. If she had co out earlier, her monthly resources would have only halved.
However, after the regret she felt relieved and nodded her head before going to the left side.
Everyone knew that Cloud Academy was very strict with rules, so, she felt relieved of the fact that she wouldn't get kicked out of the academy for trying to trick the Elders.
Seeing her monthly resources cut down completely for two years, The disciple who had obediently gone to the left side sighed in relief. At least they will get half of the monthly resources.
One should know that the monthly resources were everything for the disciples who didn't have the ability to complete missions or kill the beasts to earn mana stones by themselves.
So, it could be imagined how bitter her struggle would be for the next two years.
"Elder, please forgive too. I didn't co out before."
"Yes Elder, I was wrong to try to trick you…."
Following the girl's example, a few other disciples also ca out and apologized.
The Elders weren't too strict and 'forgave' them after giving the similar punishnts to them.
So disciples understood that the Elders were only trying to scare them so they will stay obedient in future.
They couldn't really afford to kick them out just for these small offences even the rules were strict, since their academy already had very few disciples compared to other academies.
After that, the people behind the Elders started writing the nas of the failed disciples.
…
After a while, they were done. They then took back the unused distress talismans from the passed disciples and also checked if they had at least ten beast cores or not.
Clap!
Elder Jack clapped his hands to gather the attention of everyone and said "From the initial one hundred and fifty disciples that had co to this mountain, only you hundred managed to survive, even though so of you failed. Although this result isn't ideal, you guys did well."
He then asked in a stern voice "After this experience, did you realize anything?"
"Yes Elder!!" All the disciples shouted at the sa ti.
Elder Jack nodded and pointed at one disciple "Tell what did you realize?"
The disciple was startled slightly. However, he instantly cald down and said aloud "I realised that I'm too weak and need to improve myself more."
"That's right. You guys are too weak right now." Elder Jack said without rcy.
He the continued "Therefore, you need to work hard many tis and beco stronger as soon as possible. The world you have seen until now isn't that dangerous compared to the real dangers out there."
Elder Jack then glanced at other two Elders and nodded before they all whistled.
Imdiately after, three white hawks shot into the sky from the forest and ca flying towards them at astonishing speed.
Whoosh!
The wind from the flapping of their wings pushed back most of the disciples. Only so, such as Max, Belen, Tylor, Evangeline and a few others remained in their place with much difficulty.
Shua!
The three Elders jumped up and landed on hawks' backs.
One of the female Elders looked towards the disciples and smiled faintly "Co up disciples. Let's go back to the academy."
All the disciples beca excite and frantically started to climb up. The Elder watched them with faint smiles.
After Max and company climbed the Elder Jack's hawk, they realised that this ti, there lot of space empty for them to sit or lie down leisurely since there were more than a dozen disciples less in their group.
Max couldn't help but sigh at this. At the sa ti, he shivered upon thinking that if he didn't have the system that helped him improve, he also would have been one of the missing disciples right now.
...
After everyone had climbed on to the hawks, they took off towards the Academy.
After a few minutes, Elder Jack ca to where Max was sitting with Belen and others.
"Elder!"
They bowed while sitting, in greeting.
Elder Jack nodded slightly and looked at Max and said "I noticed that your group has made the most improvents with your improvents being highest."
Hearing this, Max beca alert but smiled "It's all because of your teachings Elder."
"Don't be too polite. It's your hard work that made it possible." Elder Jack shook his head and glanced at Belen and others and said "You girls also seed to have worked very hard this past month. Good job keep it up."
Leticia, Belen and Rima beca red hearing this and stiffly nodded "Y-Yes Elder."
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