Chapter 95: – The Lord Is With Us (16)

༺ The Lord Is With Us (16) ༻

The process of choosing an assignment for the practicum was difficult.

There were numerous assignments to choose from, each varying in their difficulties and corresponding credits. Given the Academy’s rigorous standards, the students had no choice but to be conscious of their grades. As such, the main topic of discussions for third-year students naturally gravitated towards their practicums as the time for final exams inched closer.

Opting for an easier assignment to avoid failing was a viable strategy.

Each year, there were always a handful of groups who ambitiously took on challenging assignments just to end up failing.

A misguided judgment when selecting their assignment spelled disaster since those who failed their assignment received no points, and the practicum was weighed heavily.

As much as the practicum could potentially boost a student’s grade, it also meant failing significantly increased their likelihood of dropping out even though it could be somewhat cushioned with high grades in their theoretical classes.

For that reason, students fought desperately in their practicums to avoid failing, with some even dying in their desperation.

By this point, you would think that the Academy would take measures to reduce the casualties, but they had not once abolished the tradition of sending their students on practical dispatch assignments.

This was due to the fact that the Academy was both an educational and training institution.

They emphasized safe theoretical education within the school grounds for the underclassmen, but by the time they became upperclassmen, the emphasis gradually shifted towards practical training and on-field experiences.

The practicum was a prime example.

The real world was harsh in the sense that every battle was likely to claim lives, and it was exactly this point that the Academy wanted its students to grasp, even if only in the slightest.

As such, a crowd was ever-present in front of the task board during the days leading up to their deployment, and today was the same.

With each passing day, the board brimmed with more new tasks than those that were cleared. It was a testament to the continental demand for talented individuals.

Among the ever-increasing tasks, the safer assignments with higher pay disappeared quickly. So much so that some of the third-year students even cut class to camp out in front of the task board.

Such desperation was rampant among the third-year students, but I was one of the few exceptions.