I have a life simulator.

"You mean, Class C and Class A seem to be cooperating?"

After listening to the information brought by Matsushita Chiaki, Sakayanagi Arisu's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I saw that Ryuen from Class C sent a lot of supplies to Hirata's group from Class A. Considering that his score was zero and he was in last place, it should be that Ryuen himself exchanged points for the supplies."

Chiaki Matsushita replied in great detail.

She is a very self-aware girl who sees herself as an excellent person, not a genius.

Moreover, Chiaki Matsushita did not consider himself the type of person who could take the lead in doing things.

Besides, perhaps due to her overly smooth life experience over the past sixteen years, Matsushita Chiaki actually harbors a deep-seated desire for adventure and wants to explore the mysteries that her classmates don't have.

And Sakayanagi Arisu perfectly fits all these requirements.

Otherwise, Matsushita Chiaki wouldn't have followed Sakayanagi Arisu so willingly.

"Have you encountered any other groups? Or do you have any other intelligence?"

"I met Ayanokoji Kiyotaka once."

Seemingly anticipating Sakayanagi Arisu's question, Matsushita Chiaki quickly replied:

"In the puzzle project, he completed the most difficult colorless puzzle and won first place, including a chance to upgrade a regular card."

Do you know what kind of card he has?

"can not tell."

Matsushita Chiaki shook her head. Of the four ordinary cards, the [Double] and [Hitchhiking] cards were only valid after the deserted island exam. As for the [Supplies] and [Discounts] cards, it was also impossible to tell. After all, other students had no idea whether the supplies they carried were obtained from cards or purchased with their own points, and they had no way of knowing whether discounts were used when purchasing them.

Ultimately, unless the cardholder discloses the card themselves, it is virtually impossible for others to know about it. This is true for regular cards, and even more so for special cards.

At least for now, no one in the grade has been exposed as a holder of a special card.

Sakayanagi Arisu pondered silently for a while, then suddenly asked:

What if the holder of a special card received the reward of upgrading a regular card?

Matsushita Chiaki shook her head blankly; this was clearly beyond her knowledge.

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Around the campfire, the seven members of Kitagawa Ryo's group and Matsushita Chiaki's group chatted freely while eating hot stew, talking about all sorts of daily trivial matters in the class. Kitagawa Ryo listened with great interest.

"I didn't expect Sudo and the others to have already climbed to sixth place."

Onodera glanced at his watch and subconsciously uttered a sigh.

"Sudo and his group have been working very hard. I've run into them a few times in the last couple of days."

Honami Ichinose nodded in agreement.

"This is already the highest-ranked group in Class D."

After sighing for a moment, Wang Meiyu realized something, her face immediately turning red as she stammered an apology:

"...If you hadn't treated us to dinner tonight, Fanbo and the others probably wouldn't have lost so much."

"Don't worry about it, you can earn the points back."

Honami Ichinose, fearing that Wang Meiyu might feel a little guilty, quickly comforted her:

"And even if I hadn't run into you, Ryo was still planning to buy these ingredients."

"Yes, after all, you need to eat and drink well to stay healthy."

Kitagawa Ryo waved his hand casually. He was indeed not stingy when it came to buying ingredients. The stew for seven people tonight alone cost three portions of expensive fresh meat. Mainly because they had all been running around all day. Although there were only girls except for him, they all ate quite a lot.

He saw Horikita Suzune's hand freeze in mid-air just as she was about to strike again.

Of course, it could also be because his cooking was too delicious.

To be honest, if it weren't for the effectiveness of the Level 3 [Discount] card, Kitagawa Ryo's group would have not only slipped to tenth place, but it wouldn't be surprising if they had dropped directly to the middle ranks.

"Speaking of which, it seems that the scores of the first-place Katsuragi team did not drop at noon or in the evening... I can't quite remember."

Matsushita Chiaki hesitated, glancing at the screen on her watch before speaking.

"They must have obtained enough ingredients for some research project, and their group is already very strong."

Onodera said casually, then quickly changed the subject back to other topics, since the students in Class D hadn't really paid much attention to the competition for the top three.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Kitagawa Ryo's team maintaining first place for a period of time was already a pleasant surprise for them.

Because they needed to get back to their camp on the other side of the river before it got completely dark, Matsushita Chiaki and the other two didn't linger for too long. After chatting about some interesting things, they said their goodbyes. Kitagawa Ryo's group, to ensure their safety, set off together to take the three of them across the river before returning.

After a long day of running around and chatting, the four members of Kitagawa Ryo's group were no longer in the mood they had been the night before. After quickly cleaning up the mess and washing up, they said goodnight to each other and went into their two tents.

The night was dark.

Kitagawa Ryo vaguely heard someone calling his name in his sleep. He slightly opened one eye and saw a pair of fluorescent eyes close to his face. He knew that color all too well, so he closed his eyes again with relief. He simply put his arm around the other person's shoulder and muttered something under his breath:

"Get a good night's sleep."

However, Kitagawa Ryo quickly realized that he was on a deserted island. Hotaru hadn't brought her with him, so how could she be sleeping next to him now?

Kitagawa Ryo snapped back to reality and quickly opened his eyes again, only to meet her familiar gaze once more.

Tianze Yixia, who was lying on her side next to him with a half-smile on her face, had her hair brushing against her eyes. She could even hear him trying to suppress his laughter and his breathing in her ear.

"Are you awake now?"

What's Ichika doing here?

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head, released his arm, and stood up.

"Where's Airi? Aren't you in the same group as her?"

"Sakura-san should be sleeping soundly right now, which is why I dared to sneak in for some coolness."

"Liang's campsite is too remote, I almost lost him."

Tianze Yixia also stood up, her tone nonchalant.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Thinking that the other party had sneaked over in the middle of the night, Kitagawa Ryo also spoke with concern.

"fine."

Tianze Yixia seemed to appreciate this expression of concern, and she immediately followed up by asking:

"What level are Liang's regular cards at now?"

Level 3.

"Okay, now you're at level four. Liang, you'd better keep up the good work. I'll also give you a few more chances to level up, since it won't do me any good anyway."

After hearing Kitagawa Ryo's answer, Amazuki Kazuka smiled and started operating her watch. Then she stood on tiptoe and touched Kitagawa Ryo's forehead with her own.

[Chosen One: Cardholders will receive a 50% increase in points.]

Chapter 149: The Wedding in a Dream

At 8:00 AM on the third day of the special survival exam on the deserted island, as the first round of topics was updated, all members of the forty-four groups still active on the deserted island received a notification from the school.

[The first round of restricted areas on the uninhabited islands has been identified. Groups still within the restricted areas must leave their areas before noon today. Groups still in or entering the restricted areas after noon will be eliminated, and their scores will be fixed.]

【第一轮无人岛禁足区具体如下：I3、I4、I5、C5、B6、B7、D10、F8、H9、J10】

Kitagawa Ryo quickly pulled up the electronic map of the deserted island. Just as he had expected, the ten squares designated as restricted areas in the first round were mostly located on the edge. Hoshinomiya Chie's analogy of the shrinking circle mechanism in battle royale games to describe this rule was indeed quite accurate.

If ten restricted areas are designated every two days, it is foreseeable that over time, the areas that can be accessed on the island and the topics that can be participated in will become fewer and fewer. Instead, more and more groups will be forced to squeeze into the central area of ​​the island.

If we were to use Hoshinomiya Chie's "PUBG" theory to summarize this special exam on the deserted island, then each group is currently in the early stages of the game, searching for resources and trying to accumulate as many supplies as possible for future survival, while also upgrading their equipment—that is, their cards—to higher levels.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Ryo also stared at the card effect displayed on his watch:

[Promotion: Cardholders will receive a 40% reduction in points spent when redeeming items (level 4)]

After receiving the gift from Tianze Yixia last night, Kitagawa Ryo's discount card level also rose to level four. However, he was slightly dissatisfied that the discount card level four did not give a 10% discount for each level up like it did before level three. Instead, it only increased by 5%, which should be a setting made by the school to balance things out.

After all, if the increase is consistently 10%, the [Discount] card will basically allow you to access all the school's resources for free by level nine. However, if the increase is only 5% each time after level four, the difficulty will undoubtedly double.

Of course, besides getting the discount card upgraded to level 1, Kitagawa Ryo also learned some additional information from Amasawa Ichika, including the hidden feature that special card holders can transfer their cards at any time after receiving a regular card upgrade opportunity.

Although all that's needed is to enter the other person's name, and they don't even need to be a student in the same class, and the transfer can be done directly regardless of how far apart they are, Kitagawa Ryo wisely refrained from asking why Amasawa Ichika insisted on coming to his tent late at night to discuss this matter.

Tianze Yixia is currently the only student in Class D of the first year to obtain a special card, and it is the most powerful one, directly increasing the score by fifty percent.

It was precisely because of this that on the first day of the deserted island exam, their group briefly rose to first place. However, in order to prevent being targeted, Amaze Ichika decisively spent most of her points to exchange for supplies, keeping her ranking in the middle. Katsuragi Kohei only caught a glimpse of their group's victory.

They casually combined the leftover ingredients from last night into a meal, and Kitagawa Ryo's group headed non-stop toward the central area of ​​the island. Since they had already intentionally ventured inwards yesterday, the marked restricted areas were quite far away, so they didn't need to worry too much about them.

What bothered Kitagawa Ryo was that a problem he had worried about yesterday had finally come true. The stamina of Ichinose Honami and Sakayanagi Arisu in the group had inevitably begun to decline. Physical fatigue led to mental depression. Although they could still barely keep up with the team's pace, they seemed to be struggling to keep up.

The forest paths on the deserted island are mostly fresh and rough, indicating that not many people come here on weekdays except for students taking exams. The roadside plants are lush and green, and even though everyone is wearing long pants, the feeling of branches brushing against your ankles is still unpleasant, giving you a sense of fear and gloom as if a snake's tail is brushing against you.

"There's a 'General History Test' ahead. Each group can only have two people. How about Arisu and Honami go over there?"

"After you two finish your project, you can rest there for a while. Don't worry about the drinking water consumption; you can just exchange it with points."

Seeing that Ichinose Honami and Sakayanagi Arisu were not in good condition, Kitagawa Ryo, as the group leader, made timely adjustments.

"Yeah, no problem."

"Even if it's cool, be careful to conserve your energy; it's hotter today than yesterday."

Sakayanagi Arisu and Ichinose Honami were not the type to push themselves at this time. The sun was even more scorching than yesterday, and the scenery in front of them was somewhat blurry. If they continued to move at such a high intensity, the possibility of heatstroke would increase.

"Well then, Lingyin, let's go first."

After Kitagawa Ryo made arrangements for Ichinose Honami and Sakayanagi Arisu, he nodded to Horikita Suzune again.

However, Horikita Suzune shook her head and rejected Kitagawa Ryo's suggestion:

"Liang probably wants to go to the topic two squares to the left, since the only place nearby where the first place winner gets an upgrade to a regular card."

"I'd rather participate in the tea ceremony topic on the other side, so it doesn't seem to be on my way. Let's meet up in this grid then."

Upon hearing this, Kitagawa Ryo glanced at the rewards for the "tea ceremony" topic that Horikita Suzune mentioned. The rewards for first to third place were not particularly generous in terms of points, but they all included a small amount of ingredients, which was probably what made Horikita Suzune interested.

After all, she didn't even get a second bowl of stew last night.

"Okay, then let's meet here again in two hours."

Having agreed on their destinations, the four of them set off immediately, splitting into three groups and walking briskly into the depths of the forest.

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"Hello, it's nice to see you again, Kitagawa-kun."

When Kitagawa Ryo arrived at the location of the project called "Piano Performance," he encountered an unexpected student.

The person sitting under the parasol, responsible for processing student registrations, was not the previous school staff member, but rather the third-year student council secretary, Tachibana Akane, who was smiling and waving to Kitagawa Ryo.

"Senior Tachibana?"

Kitagawa Ryo, somewhat surprised, jogged over to Tachibana Akane's side:

"Why are you here?"

"It's because the school is short-staffed, so they temporarily conscripted some of our third-year students. Anyway, as far as I know, all the student council members have probably been drafted."

Hearing Kitagawa Ryo's question, Tachibana Akane shook her head helplessly.

"...So that's it."

Kitagawa Ryo wasn't too surprised by Tachibana Akane's answer, given the sheer scale of this special exam and the extraordinary costs associated with its large ships, equipment, and personnel. Compared to the deserted island exam he had participated in during the Karuizawa Megumi simulation, this deserted island exam was far superior on every level.

This is actually determined by the content of the exam. Last time, students were required to work in groups of classes, but this time, many groups of students will be moving around the large island. Minor disputes between students could potentially lead to serious accidents. Furthermore, injuries and physical problems are also important. While minor scrapes or a slight fever might be manageable, there is a greater risk of more serious issues such as fractures or food poisoning.

The level of protection shown in yesterday's "open water swimming" exercise demonstrates that, to ensure students' safety, school staff will likely not have much time to relax until the exams are successfully completed in the next two weeks.

In this context, it is understandable to assign some third-year students to do some miscellaneous and logistical work.

"Let's not talk about that. Kitagawa, are you here to register? You're the first one here."

Before registering, Tachibana Akane took out the tablet on the table and asked one more question.

"Yes, I want to sign up for this research project."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded in confirmation.

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