Pressing down on the screen with both hands, the briefcase opened up, revealing two gauntlets sticking out and two boots. Plunging his hands into the gauntlets and stepping into the boots, Qingfeng lifted the gauntlets up along with the entire suitcase contraption.
Standing up, a breathable deep blue fabric covered his legs, while metal pieces climbed up his legs, covering them in armor. Placing the entire contraption on his chest, he then extended his arms to the side.
The fabric stretched over, covering his arms and entire body. The metal pieces extended, covering his arms and back with a series of clicks. After all the armor pieces were in place, what remained on his chest was a helmet.
Grabbing the helmet with both hands, he lifted it up off the supports and placed it over his head, where it clicked into place.
Once the helmet was on, a heads-up display overlay appeared along with several progress bars.
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[Set up] [||||||||||| ] 45%
[Scanner] [||||||||||||||| ] 76%
[Weapon] [||||||||||||||||||| ] 99%
[Armor] [||||||||||||||||||||] 100%
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After every bar reached 100 percent, everything turned dark. Then, a HUD appeared, showing the armor's durability on the bottom left and the charge for the energy shield next to it, along with a plethora of other information.
As Qingfeng got accustomed to the gear, the teachers proceeded to usher the students onto a bus.
After Qingfeng got used to the novelty of the combat armor, he quickly picked up his backpack and ran towards his classmates who were filing into the giant metal behemoth of a bus that was just sitting on the road.
After everyone got on, the giant metal gates opened up, and they drove out.
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Before long, they stopped at a relatively flat area. When the last person got off the bus, the bus lowered itself down, and the side wall of the bus lifted up via hydraulics, forming a canopy. In the interior were several screens and a holo table.
The teachers stood under the canopy and flicked a switch. A device rose out of the roof of the bus, and a light blue dome projected out, covering the nearby area.
"Okay, the current area will be our home for the next three days. Go set up your tents. Class 1 on the left, class 2 on the right."
The students went and started to set up their tents.
As Qingfeng finished setting up his tent, he saw Chen Zhiyu walking over to him.
"Hey, are you done slow poke?"
"What do you mean by slowpoke? I was only half a minute slower than you. Everyone else is still building theirs."
"But you're still slower than me."
As they bantered, the Teachers eventually called everyone back over to the area in front of the bus.
"There are only first-tier mutant beasts in this area. The weakest beast has the strength of the third muscle strengthening realm, while the strongest has at most the strength equal to one at the peak of the sixth muscle strengthening realm.
"Over the course of three days, you guys will be hunting these beasts. We will be watching you through your armor to tally all your kills.
"Those at the 3rd realm will be worth 1 point, the 4th realm 3 points, the 5th realm 6 points, and the 6th realm will be worth 9 points.
"The top 10 when this hunt is over will be rewarded with three type I Nutrient Solutions. The top 3 on the leaderboard will get some extra rewards. Third Place will receive 1 type II Nutrient Solution, second Place will receive 2 type II Nutrient Solutions, and first place will receive 3 type II Nutrient Solutions."
Hearing that, everyone got excited, and Tian Qingfeng was no exception. A type I nutrient solution was a special kind of resource created to assist with body training.
At 100,000 credits per vial, the nutrient solution was an incredibly energy-dense serum. Consuming one allowed a martial artist to train for twice as long with twice the efficiency.
With such a resource, Tian Qingfeng would be able to quickly catch up with his friends in half the time that he would normally need.
"There will be a team ranking and an individual ranking. Please register if you are going to form a team. Each team has a maximum of 5 people and a minimum of 3.
"Everyone will need to grab a bracelet." The speaking teacher gestured to the side of the bus where a table was set up with several briefcases. "We wish you good hunting."
At that, all the students started to form groups and headed out into the wilderness beyond the barrier.
Tian Qingfeng turned to Chen Zhiyu, Lu Tai, and Wu Haoran next to him.
"Team?"
Chen Zhiyu and Lu Tai consecutively turned to look at the next person
"Team?"
"Team?"
Eventually, all three of them looked at Wu Haoran
"Team." Wu Haoran replied with a slightly amused smile
"Wooo," The trio celebrated at Wu Haoran's answer
Lu Tai asked a very important question.
"What should our team name be?"
"The Four Righteous Dogs?" Chen Zhiyu suggested
As the other three stared at him, Chen Zhiyu sheepishly retracted his statement.
"Or maybe not."
"Any other suggestions?" Lu Tai asked
"How about Chip Hunters, with the chip representing points?" Tian Qingfeng offered
The group thought it over; in the end, Chen Zhiyu was the one who spoke out first.
"Nah, that's a little too blunt, isn't it?"
"Good point." Everyone agreed with that sentiment.
"Hey, aren't you part of the 'Wu' family? Why don't you give us some enlightenment?" Chen Zhiyu then directed to Wu Haoran
"Uhh, Cloud Seekers?" Wu Haoran quickly suggested,
At that, the group mused and entertained the suggestion. Ultimately, they decided to go with the name and thus headed over to the teachers to register the team.
After registering their team, they headed over to the table to receive their bracelets. After receiving the bracelets, they proceeded to tap the bracelets together to sync their bracelet and linked up their comms.
Turning the screen on, a holographic projection popped up.
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[Team]: Cloud Hunters
[Team Points]: 0
[Individual Points]: 0
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