The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Landing

Instructor Falco downplayed the test so hard that Luca felt like he was scammed.

How was it just a test when the school was suddenly turned upside down like a major sports event was about to take place?

Although Luca seemed to be the only one late to the party, this must have been common knowledge to everyone else.

They all gathered by the arena while the viewers stayed by the bleachers. Luca was also surprised to see that the audience included parents and even other military officers.

Wow.

Luca could never attend a large school like this since he wasn’t allowed near the Awakened, so he’d never seen such a display of school spirit.

Several classmates looked serious, which clearly meant that the test wouldn’t be easy. But Luca wasn’t as nervous as the assessment exam.

He was thrilled at how this gathered so many people, including his friend and several people from the Duchy.

Luca blushed at the thought and, at first, hoped his suspicions were wrong. However, when at least ten strongmen who looked ready for battle displayed a giant streamer of his face, there was no denying it anymore.

And for a moment, he wanted the ground to swallow him. But he felt giddy at the thought that people were supporting him. And, of course, there was Ollie, who kept waving from the bleachers.

He even had a signboard with him and tied a streamer around his head as he used his clappers to attract Luca’s attention.

Now, Luca may not be nervous, but Ollie was practically shitting bricks in fear.

He did ask a few of their servants to send over some offerings to the temples on their planet.

The more, the merrier.

He didn’t really concern himself with which religion, but he figured that sending offerings to more gods would be better, right?

Most knew the nature of these exams. They were always different, but they were never easier than the first.

And Ollie was not alone in knowing that. If one sworn brother was keen on his pray-over strategy, the Duchy of Kyros was more into overwhelming the opponents before the match even started.

Hence the display of military might.

Back at the duchy, the Duke had set up a giant viewing deck and prepared their terminals to make great waves for when their Young Lord showed up in the live stream.

At first, it wasn’t beneath them to try and buy a slot to have their own cameras following around their Lord, but one sensible attendant said that each student would have a live room anyway and having their own cameras might damage the Lord’s reputation, or worse, his concentration!

"!!!"

Of course, the people didn’t want that and decided to pretend to be sane people.

When the live stream resumed after a short intermission, viewers saw the students inside various airships.

Luca listened intently to the announcements. He felt like he was really correct in overloading himself with spiritual fruits before the exam.

"Each person would get the same set of initial equipment. Three packs of nutrient solution, a phantom gun, an unopened melee weapon, and your mission badge."

The instructor held the badge up so everyone could see it gleaming in the light. Then, he demonstrated how fragile it was by effectively shattering it after squeezing it.

"The goal is to keep your badge intact until you get to the final mission location. Clues are hidden throughout the examination area, and you have 72 hours to find the final mission location."

"For the elimination, the sensors on your combat suits would switch to red to denote a kill; as for the rest, you’ll see it when you get there—good luck to all of you."