Karla listened to the regal faced man's speech attentively who turned out to be the principal of the academy. She was shocked at the amount of things they would have to go through in the academy.
First of all, the training grounds schedule.
The training grounds host many equipment, environments and resources that caters to all the classes of a player. After the entrance ceremony concluded they would be divided into groups of those with similar classes and then they would listen to the arrangements made by the teachers of that group.
Secondly, monthly evaluations.
There would be an evaluation of one's performance after being taught by teachers for each month in either combat or non-combat form depending on class. In this evaluation ones' student ranking among the first year students would be cemented on their first evaluation and those with higher ranking could get more benefits as well as preferential treatment from their teachers. Second monthly evaluation would determine who would get to participate on a certain event. The next evaluation after that would greatly affect their first exam scores and the next after would confirm those who would take part in a certain ordeal while the very final evaluation would heavily influence the exam scores that would determine their graduation progress.
Third, exams.
There were two main exams in the academy that determined one's graduation progress. A student would automatically graduate after studying for five years but there were also ways to graduate earlier as long their academy points was high enough. The explanation about academy points would be given by their respective teachers later. The two main exams were midterm test after six month since their enrollment and final exam at the end of the year similarly.
Fourth, exchange events.
Every other season an exchange event would be held in the academy where students from one of the other two academies would arrive here for the first time while they would visit the remaining one for the second time. The first one was three months later. This exchange event would include many programs so its details and information about other academies would be revealed by their respective teachers.
Fifth, cultural festival.
A month after the first exchange event the culture festival would be held in the academy for a week straight, where students who joined recreational clubs would be able to showcase their club expertise while those who didn't could take that time to relax from the intense competition ever present in the academy.
Sixth, sports festival.
A month after the second exchange event the sports festival would be held at the other academy who came to theirs' for the first exchange event. The recreational clubs from both academies would compete for many prizes that would only be available at that festival. The various sports that would be played at that time would be revealed by their respective teachers later.
Seventh, Mountain of Triumph's ordeal.
A month before the second exchange event which would be held at another academy, the Mountain of Triumph's ordeal would be conducted here where one's true potential would be unraveled. Those with excellent potential would be the one to go to the second exchange event.
Eighth, entrance test results.
After the ceremony ends they would be teleported to a certain training ground corresponding to their class. There they would receive their results. Those with excellent results would get to choose their preferred personal teacher who would fully commit themselves to making that student a brilliant player. Their place in student quarters and their initial student ranking till the first monthly evaluation would be thus decided.
Karla had a difficult time remembering so much so she asked Blue if he got all of it to which he replied,
"Even if we didn't understand much, there's still Miss Clara to help us, no?"
Karla gave a nod as she almost forgot about her sister after getting her brain loaded with so much information.
She then gave him a smile before tiptoeing to peck him on the lips which made the other girls who were keeping a tab on him gnash their teeth in jealousy.
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Blue naturally could have explained everything word to word but he didn't for obvious reasons. He nonetheless surmised in his mind,
"The schedule is jam-packed. If I place it in chronological order then it would be something like this. Within a few moments I will be teleported and the entrance test results will be revealed along with a bunch of other arrangements and information. A month later the first monthly evaluation will be conducted thus cementing my student ranking firmly within the academy. In the second month, another monthly evaluation will be conducted and the results there will determine who will participate in the first exchange event."
"In the third month students from another academy will come to this one and the first exchange event will be conducted. On the fourth month the cultural festival will be held and those who joined a recreational club will be able to showcase their club's expertise. I have a suspicion that this cultural festival is not as simple as 'just for relaxing purposes' like the principal said. The later part of the schedule indicates this."
"On the fifth month another monthly evaluation will be conducted where the ranking will greatly affect the midterm test results. On the sixth month the midterm test will be conducted whose result will greatly determine my graduation progress from the academy. This exam is very important so many preparations and arrangements need to be made after I get some more information about it."
Blue couldn't help but sigh exasperatedly at the amount of information he had to process today. Couldn't that principal just reveal everything in an orderly manner like he was doing now? So much hassle for no reason.
He decided to caress Karla's silky and glossy silver hair some more before he lifted her chin and deep kissed her to wash away some of the frustration he was feeling at rewiring all those thoughts in his mind.
Karla was surprised at his sudden intimacy but responded with eagerness as her hands caressed his back and long hair that flowed down to his waist.
The young adults around them were stunned at their sudden display of affection in public. Especially from Blue's action. They all subconsciously thought Karla might have been the one who was the most eager in their relationship. Her impromptu kiss earlier also confirmed their thoughts.
But now seeing his passionate kissing that was initiated by him out of nowhere they felt that he was also just as much in love with her.
Those who had a girlfriend nodded their head in affirmation as they also got touchy with their girl beside them. While the girls who previously harbored hope that he was just deceived by this girl had their heart bleeding from agony as they watched with tears of blood at the scenes unfolding before them. Some of them started crafting vicious schemes and attacks that would surely destroy Karla and her relationship with him.
They would surely open his eyes to her ugliness!
The most bitterness and agony were suffered by the single men. Some of them literally coughed out blood from gnawing frustration and unceasing bitterness while some had trouble breathing properly because of the complex emotions in their heart.
It made them want to be angry at him for shamelessness to rub their love in front of them while also stabilizing themselves by thinking how polite and well-mannered he was to others which made them feel unsure if they should cough out blood or remain calm thus the unexpected respiration problem.
Of course, Blue didn't even think what others thought about him show off love as he decided to fix the informations containing the remaining six months,
"Phew… tasting sweet lips while you're frustrated sure helps a lot. I will have to get her in my room at night somehow or I won't be able to calm down without unloading. A debut sex after arriving at the academy sure sounds nice."
"Let's see now, on the seventh month yet another monthly evaluation will be conducted that will finalize the candidates who will participate in the ordeal. On the eighth month the Mountain of Triumph's ordeal will be conducted with the previous finalized participants. I have to make sure to tread there carefully lest I end up attracting too much attention to myself."
"On the ninth month the second exchange event will be conducted where I will have to go to the remaining academy that I haven't interacted with yet. Those who had excellent potential at the ordeal will be the only students allowed to go there. On the tenth month, a sports festival will be conducted at the academy who arrived here for the first exchange event. There the recreational clubs will compete in academy versus academy format. There will be many prizes that will be available for only during that festival and I am certain that prizes will be pooled together by both the academy so there's a chance to get non-player prizes that I could use for various purposes. Sure enough, joining the recreational club is a must to fish for the most benefits throughout the year."
"Finally at the last stretch. In the eleventh month the last monthly evaluation will be conducted which will, just like midterm test results, also greatly affect the final exam results. Thus on the twelfth month the final exam that will determine the graduation progress will be conducted. If I understood correctly, the way to graduate in the very first year was to gather enough academy points that would have naturally accumulated after five years. This final exam might be avoidable if I gathered so many points that they would instead hold the fifth year's final exam for graduation in the first year for me. And that should be…"
Blue already understood the process this academy would take to get rid of their outer denizen status. So he focused on the first month and even before that the matter of getting the entrance test results as the flickering light appeared throughout the rooftop.
He gave Karla a reassuring hug before telling her that he would find her later after this concluded. He vanished from the rooftop and appeared on a training ground specific to his class, though his was a variant of it.
The Paladin class training ground.