The dean of the Eighth Academy was Liao Zheng.

In his forties, he possessed a dignified air.

He was also a powerful Lord.

He cleared his throat and said,

"The Chief Instructors of each class should have already gone over the rules for this test.

"I won’t repeat them, but I will give a brief overview.

"This test is divided into 10 rounds, and you will have 30 minutes of combat time for each one.

"If you exceed the time limit, the instructors will descend into your territory to eliminate you, and your test will immediately end.

"If you find yourself in danger, you can directly request help from an instructor.

"Doing so will also immediately end your test.

"However, even if you don’t ask, an instructor will automatically descend to provide aid if they determine your situation has become life-threatening.

"Those are the general rules of the test."

The students were completely silent.

They all knew the test rules.

That wasn’t the important part. The rewards section was.

Liao Zheng smiled.

"You’re all waiting for me to talk about the rewards, aren’t you?

"Haha, in that case, I’ll announce the rewards for this test now.

"Open your systems. I’m sending it to everyone right now."

Instantly, the systems of all nearly one thousand students received a notification.

[You have received a reward list from Dean Liao Zheng]

The students all bowed their heads slightly, checking the details.

Zhao Chi opened his as well.

[337th Junior Lord Entrance Test - Reward List]

[Learning Point Rewards]:

[1st Place] 100 Learning Points

[2nd Place] 70 Learning Points

[3rd Place] 50 Learning Points

[4th-10th Place] 30 Learning Points

[11th-50th Place] 20 Learning Points

[51st-200th Place] 10 Learning Points

[201st-500th Place] 5 Learning Points

[501st-999th Place] 2 Learning Points

[Special Rewards]:

[1st Place] 1 Silver Treasure Chest

[2nd-5th Place] 2 Copper Treasure Chests

[6th-30th Place] 1 Copper Treasure Chest

[Class Rewards]:

[1st Place] 10 Learning Points

[2nd-3rd Place] 5 Learning Points

[4th-10th Place] 2 Learning Points

All the students were reading intently.

The rewards this time were indeed more generous.

Every single one was practical.

Learning Points could be exchanged at the academy for all sorts of items.

Including [Equipment], [Supplies], [Skills], [Blueprints], [Science and Technology Books], and even [Racial Bloodlines].

Although there was nothing too cutting-edge, it was more than enough for students like them.

As for Treasure Chests, they could yield all kinds of random items.

Those were more dependent on luck.

But it was possible to get high-value items from them.

Of course, a Silver Treasure Chest wasn’t top-tier, but it was much better than a Copper Treasure Chest, and even more so than a Wooden Treasure Chest.

It was very useful for a Junior Lord.

The class rewards were calculated by class.

The class with the highest total score would get the highest ranking.

The ranking was determined by adding up the scores of every student in the class.

Scores were assessed based on a series of factors, such as the number of rounds cleared, the time taken to kill Magical Beasts, one’s own losses, and so on.

The rewards this time basically covered everyone.

As long as you participated in the test, you could get a minimum of 4 Learning Points.

A clamor of discussion gradually rose from the crowd.

But it was all excited chatter.

After a while,

Dean Liao Zheng spoke again.

"Our test will officially begin at 10:30. There’s still some time, so you can all teleport now.

"Go and get ready. As soon as it’s 10:30, the test will begin.

"You are not allowed to enter or leave your territory at will during the test. I shouldn’t need to say more about that.

"Likewise, you cannot let others enter or leave either. Everyone should understand this kind of test discipline, so I won’t emphasize it further.

"Alright, everyone, teleport. Good luck!"

As soon as he finished speaking, flashes of white light filled the Grand Hall.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH SWOOSH!

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH! SWOOSH SWOOSH!

All the students teleported into their own territories.

The various instructors also teleported to the proctoring space, which was similar to a central control room or main console.

All the instructors gathered in the proctoring space, ready to respond to any unexpected situations at a moment’s notice.

Yang Xiong shouted, "Zhao Chi, let’s give it our all!"

Zhao Chi nodded. "Give it your all, but stay calm. Your own life is the most important thing. And don’t let your Initial Hero die, either."

"You think I don’t know that? Good luck."

"Good luck!"

Zhao Chi also teleported into his territory.

A system notification appeared: 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

[Head Instructor Saint Monarch You, Chief Instructor Li Ruanyu, Chief Instructor Yue Chong, Chief Instructor Zhang Shouning, Instructor Yue Rong, Instructor Xiao Ma, Instructor Song Ping, and the Roaming Instructor post have requested viewing and troop deployment rights. If you approve, they will be able to observe your territory and can dispatch troops into it at any time.]

There were a lot of instructors.

Each instructor would simultaneously acquire observation and troop deployment permissions for multiple students.

Correspondingly, each student would grant these permissions to multiple instructors at the same time.

This was mainly to ensure objectivity in scoring.

After all, while the system’s scoring was extremely fair, some things still required human evaluation.

Another reason was for safety.

If multiple students encountered danger simultaneously, a single instructor might be unable to handle it all.

The more instructors, the more redundancy.

In addition to the specific instructors, there was also the Roaming Instructor post. This meant that, besides the named instructors, other instructors could also observe and enter when necessary.

This was primarily for an extra layer of security.

These instructors could only view the combat situation within the territory.

They wouldn’t see things like warehouses, rooms, and so on.

Nor could they see the students’ specific data.

This was also an attempt to protect the students’ privacy as much as possible.

But then again,

’What privacy could students who weren’t even Junior Lords have to speak of?’

Zhao Chi clicked [Agree].

He didn’t feel anything.

He looked up and saw only a blue sky and white clouds.

And the blinding sun of eight or nine in the morning.

The instructors would arrive one after another in a little while.

Gu Qing and the others were already fully equipped.

She and the 20 Female Militia were dressed in full sets of Leather Armor.

They held Iron Shields in their left hands and Iron Spears in their right.

They also carried two Wooden Spears on their backs, ready to be thrown at any moment.

Beside them stood 60 Female Craftsmen of various Professions.

Dressed in white Cloth Clothing, they held a Wooden Shield in one hand and a tool as a makeshift weapon in the other.

The female Lumberjacks held logging axes, the female Miners held pickaxes, and the female Construction Workers held hammers.

They weren’t professional weapons, but they could still deal Damage.

They also had two Wooden Spears on their backs, ready to be thrown.

Even though they were Female Craftsmen, their Attributes were high enough to give them respectable combat ability.

Each of these women was beautiful and graceful, looking valiant and formidable, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

They were all prepared for battle.

When they saw Zhao Chi return, they all gathered around him.

Tang Ruan was holding the Leather Armor.

Gu Qing was holding the Leather Leg Guards.

The other women held the rest of the Equipment.

Gu Qing said, "Lord, you’re here! Quickly, put on your Armor. When will the enemy appear?"

Tang Ruan helped Zhao Chi into the Leather Armor.

Zhao Chi slipped into the Leather Armor. "It starts at 10:30. We still have some time, so everyone rest for a bit. In a while, you will all follow my command."

Gu Qing nodded. "Good, we still have some time."

After speaking, she started pulling down Zhao Chi’s pants.

Zhao Chi was startled. "Hey, don’t pull my pants off! So many women are watching..."

Hearing this, the other women all pursed their lips, chuckled, and turned their heads away.

Gu Qing said, "If you don’t take off your pants, how are you going to put on these Leather Leg Guards?"

"I can just wear them over top. It’s fine."

Gu Qing blinked. "Lord, you’re wearing padded cotton pants. Won’t they restrict your movement?"

To be on the safe side, Zhao Chi had worn his only set of a padded cotton jacket and matching pants today.

Although he was sweating from the heat, it was safer.

Zhao Chi said, "These Leather Leg Guards have an auto-adjusting ability. Wearing the padded pants means I can take an extra hit. It’s not like I have any Silk Stockings to wear, right?"