In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

Logically speaking, shouldn't Luo Tianyi in her Shuojinniang form have been sent to scout around first? Why was Lilith put into a defensive stance first after landing?

This brings us to the format of the points-earning activity in this competition:

Dividing the students into three groups upon entry was not only to prevent older students from helping younger students accumulate points, but more importantly:

The monsters in each grade group have different attack methods:

The first and second graders face hordes of ghosts, with breaks between each group if they don't provoke the ghosts or wander around the area.

The third and fourth graders, in the middle grades, will face high-level ghosts scattered throughout the academy—

They must search for traces of ghosts and monsters, actively hunt them down, and prevent them from escaping. At the same time, they must guard against competition between people—after all, points are awarded only to the last person to defeat it.

Of course, few students would do this, since everyone studies at the same school and they see each other all the time, so it would be too awkward and unseemly.

As for fifth and sixth grade, the first two are combined. Students not only have to face hordes of ghosts that never rest, but also have to search for high-level ghosts during the short time it takes for powerful skills to clear the field.

This is undoubtedly a huge test for the overall quality of students; but it is precisely this test that can filter out the true elites.

"But I still have four years to learn before I face that kind of challenge, so there's no need to think about it too much." Lu Mingfei deftly waved the hand cannon in his hand, and with his other hand he picked up the medicine, letting the moonlight-like liquid pour into his throat.

"How nostalgic, brother—it feels like just yesterday that you commanded thousands of troops in battle." Lu Mingze's chattering voice came to his ear at just the right moment, still with that veiled, hissing sound.

"What happened last week feels like it was just yesterday," Lu Mingfei thought to himself. Even though it was commanding thousands of troops in StarCraft on a screen, it was still commanding...

"It's different, brother. We're not talking about the same thing." Even through the noise, Lu Mingfei could still sense the nostalgia in Lu Mingze's voice. "What I mean by commanding thousands of troops in battle isn't just theoretical warfare on a computer screen."

"That was a battle with dragons, a battle with those rebels—whether it was the initial great rebellion, or the four so-called kings who later instigated rebellions..."

Unable to understand Lu Mingze's words, Lu Mingfei didn't delve into it. Instead, he leaped forward, following Lilith as they pounced on the various-shaped monsters—

Of course, since this is intended for students as a practical exercise, the monsters and ghosts cannot be designed to be too frightening.

In fact, apart from their bluish-gray, shriveled skin, they are basically no different from ordinary people. Even the wandering spirits and ghosts wearing pumpkin headgear seem to have a cute quality about them.

But no matter how cute it is, being hit by a hand cannon will undoubtedly blow it to pieces.

The hand cannon named "Falling Bright" emitted a dazzling flame, and the heavy shell exploded in mid-air, clearing a space in the monster horde; Lilith unleashed her goat-like leaping ability, bending her knees, ankles and thighs together, and then bursting out all at once, leaping precisely into the space cleared by Falling Bright.

Immediately afterwards, she gripped the greatsword in both hands, lightly touched the ground with her feet, and the blade drew a clear moonlight shadow in the moonlight—heads fell, bodies shattered, and in an instant, only the ghosts floating in the air remained before her.

And this is Lu Mingfei's work.

Lu Mingfei threw out the flying wheel, and the round blade called "Folding Mirror" sliced ​​through several ghosts and monsters before returning to Lu Mingfei's hand, where he threw it out again.

Clearance.

"Oh—brother is so awesome!"

Hearing Lu Mingze's enthusiastic cheers, Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and turned to Lilith to begin gesturing in sign language:

We'll have some free time now... Let's go inside the building.

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Of course, even if the lower grades don't have those naturally occurring ghosts and monsters, it doesn't mean they can't "challenge high difficulty".

Rong En's sisters naturally wouldn't hide this from Rong En and Lu Mingfei—in fact, if the students asked, none of the older students would keep it from them.

In addition to these ghosts and monsters, there are also magic circles hidden in various corners of the academy's set.

They are either already ready to be launched, or they have only left the design without any setup. Of course, most are somewhere in between, with some design and setup, and participants need to assemble the rest before they can be launched.

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If these magic circles are activated, all sorts of things will happen:

Perhaps it will unleash a massive horde of ghosts, racking up a huge amount of points, or simply send players who can't withstand the onslaught out of the event space; perhaps it will initiate a forging process, gifting players a special card; or perhaps it will unlock a secret treasure, yielding a mountain of riches after a hard-fought battle...

In short, there are all sorts of them, too numerous to mention.

Lu Mingfei had also looked at the list of points redemption directly sent to his department card. Most of the items on it were things that could be redeemed with academic credits, but strictly speaking, there was only one thing that truly piqued his interest—

That one wasn't anything particularly valuable. Although only one could be exchanged for it, it was unlikely that anyone would specifically exchange for it. Therefore, Lu Mingfei had plenty of time to explore these magic arrays and study what good things could be found inside.

As for specifically heading into buildings? That's a lesson Rong En wouldn't share with outsiders. Although it's not explicitly stated anywhere, there are more of these magic arrays inside buildings than in the wild.

However, compared to other methods, assembling magic arrays in the wild is more difficult and yields better results; each method has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Walking through the corridors of the academy's teaching building, Shuo Jinniang lit a torch, allowing Lu Mingfei to see inside the rooms by the moonlight. He sifted through each room, and with Lu Mingfei's keen eyesight, he could almost immediately determine whether there were any magic arrays present.

In the fifth room, Lu Mingfei reached out and stopped Lilith from entering. At the same time, he heard Lu Mingze's warning:

"Brother, the moonlight here seems to be unnaturally converging."

You don't need to tell me.

Lu Mingfei felt along the wall and, sure enough, found a hidden layer that felt wrong to the touch.

Immediately afterwards, he ripped off the wallpaper, revealing the intricate patterns etched on the wall—