Episode 141 – Leaving practice
Early morning before the sun has fully risen.
In the vacant lot in front of the Noble Academy dormitory, students carrying similarly shaped backpacks were gathering in groups of two and three and chatting as if they were going somewhere far away.
Students gathered in front of the vacant lot were not wearing their usual school uniforms, but ordinary costumes that adventurers would wear, such as leather boots.
“Doesn’t it feel different to wear something other than the school uniform after a long time?”
“I think it’s more comfortable to play the role in normal clothes rather than school uniforms.
There were some students who compared the clothes they were wearing with the school uniform, probably because everyone had been wearing other clothes instead of the school uniform for the first time in a while.
“Hey, by the way, what kind of monster do you think we will meet in this practice?”
“How do I know that, you crazy bastard? If I had that ability, I wouldn’t have entered the academy and become a fortune teller.”
There were also people who talked about what kind of monsters they would encounter in the outdoor practice.
“Whatever it is, I hope it ends well.”
“Nadu. I hear there are many people who come in injured during practice…”
However, there were people who were worried that no one would get hurt during the outside practice, so we were spending time talking about different topics.
“Oh, but why is the leader still not showing up?”
“I see. I think it’s time to leave.”
Now, the time is approaching when the sun starts to rise over the mountains in the distance, but students are starting to show up complaining, perhaps because the leader has not yet appeared.
“I’m sorry everyone. I was a little late because there was a sudden meeting of professors just before departure.”
At the time when the dissatisfaction of the students was growing little by little, the professor, who seemed to be the leader, appeared in the empty lot dressed in equipment.
“Then, since it’s 6:15 now, we’ll be leaving Noble Academy at exactly 6:30. Everyone, please check all of your equipment before the final departure.
At the words of the professor, who announced that departure was near, all the students put down their backpacks and began to check the contents.
Adalbert, who was standing at the back of the group, also put down his backpack and untied the rope that tied the entrance to check the contents.
Adalbert’s backpack, belonging to the support group, contained items that were indirectly helpful, not items directly used in battle.
First of all, it contained recovery medicine used to treat cuts and bruises.
This recovery medicine was made during Nina’s lecture, and it was based on herbs that help heal wounds, and it contained a separate additive for preservation.
However, unlike general recovery medicine, this item was not an item that healed wounds by drinking it.
Literally, it was intended to be ‘applied’ to cuts and cuts, so drinking this did not cure the wounds.
So the recovery medicine in a form that can be taken was also in his bag.
It contained recovery medicine processed into a liquid form that could be drunk, and recovery medicine in the form of a tablet that was easy to carry and chewed because of its small volume.
Drinkable recovery medicine was a thing that existed before, but chewable pill-type recovery medicine was a relatively recent product.
Anyway, there were a lot of other things in the support team’s backpacks.
However, this alone was not enough.
No matter how many items you bring, there is a limit to the number of items that can fit in a backpack, and there is a limit to the weight of items that one person can carry.
“Additionally, even if the items taken before departure run out during the practice, no additional supplies will be made. This means that good judgment is required at every moment.”
If you use up all the items you brought, you will no longer be able to receive additional supplies.
So, what should I do if I run out of things I brought during the practice period?
“Of course, even if you run out of items you brought, you will not be eliminated. Because the practice is conducted in a real environment.”
In actual battlefields, supply is delayed, so it often happens that necessary items are received later.
In addition, supply units are wiped out, or supplies are stolen by the enemy due to an attack in the middle.
So, in a situation where there is no supply, somehow weaving wisdom and holding out for as long as possible was also included in the evaluation criteria.
“So, gather your wits and hold out as long as you can. The theme of this exercise is ‘Survival’.”
And finally, the subject of the external practice was revealed.
The theme of this practice is ‘survival’.
It was one of the essential knowledge that adventurers who roam the world must possess.
“Then, we will now move to our respective practice areas. We will use the teleport gate located behind the academy. Then, in turn, we will start moving from team 1.”
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We were finally able to reach the practice area by using the teleport gate.
Looking at the ruins around us, it seemed that we had truly entered an unexplored territory.
“Is this the unexplored land you’ve only heard about?”
“It’s really amazing…”
As the unexplored land appeared before our eyes, the students belonging to our team were responding with wonder.
Hey, at first I…… Was that
I don’t remember too well, but it was also a place that left a deep impression on me.
The unexplored area was the territory of the old Pandeum Empire, so of course it was also a place where the remains of buildings of a new style were scattered.
“Is this form new to you?”
“Really?”
“Yes. My family is a family of architects, and you can tell by looking at the pillar pedestal here…”
A student from a family of architects analyzes the style used for the pedestal of a column.
“Where should I choose my temporary residence?”
“First of all, you should catch it in a place where monsters and animals don’t pass by. You should catch it in a place where the smell doesn’t escape and it’s easy to get drinking water.”
“It would be safer not only for drinking water, but also for a roof with a roof so that it is easier to respond to weather changes.”
“Then, among the collapsed buildings, mainly those with roofs and walls remaining…”
Students belonging to the combat team were looking around and thinking about where to set up a temporary shelter for the training period.
I recalled old memories as I watched the battle team students hold a meeting about temporary shelters.
‘At that time, it was a similar situation to now.’
Even when I was practicing at the Royal Academy in the past, I figured out what kind of risk factors were around me, found a safe place, and used it as a temporary base for the training period.
Finally, thanks to using the grocery warehouse as a base, which was under the magic of illusion that hinders perception, the meal was quite plentiful.
‘Is there a grocery store nearby?’
I thought it would be nice if luck would come to me once again.
However, I couldn’t move alone, so I had to match the words with the combat team members.
“Is everyone talking about temporary shelter?”
“Ah, Support Chief. Yes, we were talking about the temporary shelter, but since we’re on the same team, let’s have a meeting like this.”
“Come to think of it, we weren’t the only ones who came.”
“I almost forgot about the support people.”
I was a bit worried that the battle team would reject the support team, but fortunately, it seemed that there were only good people in the battle team with our group.
Anyway, that’s how the support team and combat team got together and the meeting about the temporary shelter began in earnest.
“For now, we have to stay around here until the practice period is over.”
“That’s right. The teleport gate you can return to is around here.”
As I said, we had to move around this place during the training period to survive until the training period ended.
Identify hazards, avoid enemy combat as much as possible, build a shelter that will give you time to evacuate in case of an emergency, a temporary shelter to spend time in normal circumstances, and limit the amount of food you bring with you. There was, so I had to find something to be food.
“The most important thing is to prepare a place for us to live…”
And most importantly, we were looking for a place where we could sleep or maintain our equipment.
No matter how strong a person was, it was natural that his body would break easily if he could not sleep or eat properly.
In addition, we were students who hadn’t had much real experience.
In a way, it seems as if Noble Academy has forced students to die.
But I knew.
Now, from afar, there are several people who seem to be from Noble Academy looking at us.
No matter how well they hid, I could feel the exact location as I was checking my surroundings with a thin spread of aura for the safety of my teammates.
Well, but that didn’t mean I had to signal that I had noticed them.
This kind of thing is fun only when you don’t know it until the end.