READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 194 - The Final Exam
After the team competition concluded, the students of Imperial Capital University entered the final phase of the academic year. This was also the most dreaded phase for all students, as in half a month, every student would have to take the final exams.
The final exams were also the biggest source of credits for students.
The scores for professional knowledge assessments and the total points for conduct could be converted into credits on a 1:1 basis.
It’s important to note that those who scored full marks could earn up to 1,000 credits.
During the training competition, the instructors would give each student personal points based on their performance.
These points accounted for 80% of their conduct score for the final exams, and the score was already fixed.
So, the upcoming final exams would test the professional knowledge they had learned over the years.
Although all the students entering Imperial Capital University were top scholars from various regions, and everyone was diligent in their studies, the personal and team competitions, along with a month of outdoor survival training, meant that some students, whose willpower and memory weren’t strong enough, had fallen behind in their coursework.
Thus, Mai Dongzi was fortunate enough to see how students in the interstellar era “burned the midnight oil” before the final exams.
The representative figures were the members of the Phantom Team. After the team competition, their training room became their “midnight study” space.
During the day, they had classes, and at night, they had to make time to review.
Normally, Mai Dongzi, as a student studying two disciplines, should have been under even more pressure, as she had to take the final exams for both departments.
However, she still followed her usual routine of cultivation and study, remaining calm and composed.
Seeing their leader like this, the members of the Phantom Team were even more motivated to work hard.
These five of them were already the best in the first year of the Command Department, but their leader, as a student studying two disciplines, was more than qualified to guide them in their first-year professional knowledge of the Command Department.
In conclusion, the five of them had to study relentlessly if they wanted to keep up with their leader’s pace.
After the team competition, the two substitute members of the Phantom Team left, but the team didn’t disband as originally planned when it was first formed.
This was mainly due to the hard work of Zhuang Huaiya and the strong support of the Command Department instructors.
Mai Dongzi originally planned to return to the Art Department after the team competition, where she would quietly focus on her cultivation.
She had made this arrangement with the instructors of the Command Department beforehand. When the Phantom Team was first formed, she had no intention of leading a team long-term.
When Mai Dongzi entered Imperial Capital University, she did want to form her own team, but she had planned to do so after the first major purge of the apocalypse, not now.
However, after spending these months together, the bonds formed weren’t something she could ignore. Seeing the eager faces of her teammates, especially Zhuang Huaiya’s pleading eyes that seemed to say, “Don’t abandon us, sister,” even Mai Dongzi, with a heart of stone, couldn’t help but soften.
After all, aside from the very beginning, these kids had listened to her and followed her lead, making it easy for her to guide them.
Moreover, the five members of the Phantom Team had excellent cultivation potential. Under Mai Dongzi’s special training over the past few months, the other four members had all reached the peak of level four.
If Mai Dongzi continued to train them, they should all be able to break through to level five within the next two months.
There would be no problem for them to reach level six after a year.
In order to keep Mai Dongzi, the instructors of the Command Department generously promised that the training room the Phantom Team had been using for the past few months would be available to them for free, as long as the team didn’t disband.
The cultivation room in the Phantom Team’s training facility was a level higher in both rank and strength compared to the one in Mai Dongzi’s dormitory, making it more beneficial for her cultivation.
As far as Mai Dongzi knew, the training rooms for the Sunlight Team and the Starlight Team had to be rented, and the cost was considerable. This showed just how generous the Command Department instructors were.
In the end, Mai Dongzi agreed to continue as the captain of the Phantom Team, but she made adjustments to her regular training schedule.
Most of the time, she would focus on personal cultivation, while the members of the Phantom Team would arrange their own training. It was only during designated times for joint practice that she would guide them.
The instructors from the Command Department also supported this. While they hoped that Mai Dongzi could lead the Phantom Team members to advance quickly, they were much more focused on her personal cultivation.
After finishing the group competition, Ren Guang returned to school, busily preparing for the final exams, and didn’t have time to meet Mai Dongzi for a meal. They only exchanged some messages on the star network.
However, the night before the final exams, Ren Guang suddenly sent a message to Mai Dongzi, solemnly telling her that after the exams, he hoped she could return with him to the Xi family because he had something very important to discuss with her.
But Mai Dongzi had already made plans to meet with Zixuan.
After both siblings confirmed they had been reborn into this world, they were excited, but they were also able to stay calm and not discuss it openly on the star network, as it wasn’t safe to do so.
They both wanted to meet in person and have a proper conversation.
After Ren Guang, Shi Zimo also sent a message to Mai Dongzi. He was eager to take the cultivation potential enhancement elixir to increase his cultivation potential and break through the bottleneck to level five perfection.
Not only Shi Zimo had this intention, but a few days ago, the captain of the Thunderlight Team, Wu Yongzhang, also messaged Mai Dongzi with a similar request.
This fourth-year student from the Command Department had been stuck at the peak of level five for a long time.
As a senior, he would begin his military internship the following year, and after a year, he would graduate. If he could improve his cultivation potential and strength before then, it would make a huge difference to his future prospects.
Originally, Durant was also one of Mai Dongzi’s clients, but during their training on Liva Star, Mai Dongzi helped him resolve his mental block, and he successfully advanced.
Given his situation, it wouldn’t be suitable for him to take the cultivation potential enhancement elixir for at least six months.
However, he was very generous. The day after returning to Emperor Star, Mai Dongzi received a one-million-credit reward from Durant’s father, along with a message of thanks. It was clear that this head of the family wanted to encourage a closer relationship between Durant and Mai Dongzi.
Although Durant’s family and the Xi family weren’t particularly close, they were not enemy families, and Mai Dongzi held a special position in the Xi family. As a powerful heir from the direct line of the Durant’s family, Durant’s father’s stance would be beneficial for Mai Dongzi in the Xi family.
Mai Dongzi graciously accepted the credits, as it was rightfully hers. After all, the incident involving Durant likely had ongoing repercussions, and accepting more would help avoid complications later.
As for becoming friends with Durant, there was no need for the head of the family to intervene. Having shared hardship together on Liva Star, Mai Dongzi trusted both Durant and Yu Guangxi’s character, and she certainly wouldn’t sever ties with them.