Chapter 534 - Five Bandit Groups (3)

Auron started off by knowing his group better. He gathered his group members and introduced himself. Then, one by one, the students introduced themselves.

Of course, non of the students introduced themselves enthusiastically. They already felt hopeless when they joined this group. Only the girls that slowly got brightened.

The girl was the weakest student among the 15 students. However, she had low self-esteem, which made her unconfident with others.

In this small group, she slowly regained her confidence as she got to know the others. Besides, Auron was kind to her.

Out of the three students, only the girl didn't mind with Auron's level among the officers. However, as time passed by, the two boys slowly accepted their fate.

The introduction session lasted for 1 hour. Auron tried to blend with each of the students. So, he asked about their current situation and backgrounds in detail.

From that conversation, Auron got to know about their family's backgrounds. None of these students of his came from a wealthy family. And, it was not a surprise since Auron had seen that all of the 15 students didn't wear anything special.

Among his students, the girl was an archer, while the two boys were a thief and a cleric. It was actually rare to see a male cleric.

After getting to know the students, Auron started to get to the topic. First of all, he explained the basics of intelligence and spying. Then, he went to the other materials. Fortunately, when Auron was explaining, all of the students observed him.

The students also began to ask some questions. Fortunately, Auron could answer all of the problems.

During this time, Auron had observed all of the students' attitudes. And, he found out that only the girl was the one that was really interested in joining the intelligence corps. The two boys only did this for a trial. They still had no interest in the intelligence corps. 

After explaining the basics, it was time to discuss the mission. Auron started to introduce the bandit group that they needed to eradicate.

All of the bandit groups for this mission was weak and small bandit group. Based on the military's information one month ago, the group only had less than 50 people each. And, Auron's bandit group only had 35 people. 

Not only that, the headmaster deliberately chose these five bandit groups because they scattered around the kingdom. They were located far from each other. If there was an attack on one of the groups, it would not alert the other groups.

Auron shared all of the information he got from the headmaster to the students. The information was only on the surface, like the number of members inside the group, the leader's and key person's profile, and the location.

After sharing all of the information, Auron let the students discussed it among themselves. Auron was only observing from the side. He wanted to know how these students thought.

Actually, this mission was not that suitable for these students because of their young age. It would be difficult to gather information or infiltrate the bandit's group because of their age restriction. Although it was difficult, it was not impossible.

While the students were discussing, Auron also had to do his homework. He began to search the information about the groups himself. Auron would keep this information for himself and only shared it with his students if it was necessary. 

Auron needed this information to ensure his students' safety. In case the students collected wrong information, Auron could help adjust it and protect them from danger.

When the students asked for Auron's opinions, Auron would answer them with a not detailed answer. Sometimes, he would give them options for them to pick. Auron felt that this way was the best way to let his students grew fast.

After another hour of discussion, the students had already decided the several tasks. Surprisingly, during the discussion, the girl was the one that took the leader role and actively led the discussion. It was so surprising considering the girl's attitude when Auron saw her.

The first step was by coming to the nearest village to the bandit's group's location. Auron led the students to the teleportation portal. They teleport to the nearest town. From there, they took land transportation to the designated village.

Of course, Auron was the one that paid for everything. Fortunately, Auron got some pocket money for this mission. If the mission's funds were not enough, Auron could reimburse the money after the mission ended. So, he didn't have to worry about the money issue.

Fortunately, Auron's bandit group was located near a village that was not that far from a town with a teleportation portal. It only took 3 hours for them to arrive at the village.

The first thing they had to do was to go to the inn and secure their lodging. Of course, Auron was the one that did this. 

The students were excited about their first mission. With the girl in the lead, the three of them began searching for clues and information. Unfortunately for them, this time, Auron had to step over.

It was because their action took too much attention. Auron had to reprimand them and reminded them of the basics of intelligence gathering. They could not expose their intention and identity.

If the bandits knew their intention, they could be in danger. Hence, Auron reminded them to take it slowly and safely. They had one week to complete this mission.

The students reflected because of what Auron had said. They slowly changed their approach and gathered the information around the village first. 

It was still dangerous for them to gather information outside of the village. And, if they wanted to do that, they needed Auron's protection. Auron had promised them to do it tomorrow. Hence, they could only gather information around the village first.

Auron was observing the students while gathering his own information. Not only that, he had to look for an emergency escape in case something went wrong.