Chapter 372: Hidden Benefits

Chapter 372: Hidden Benefits

Yo, I am Matt. A teen with dark brown hair and skin approached Miles as he was sitting on the plane, minding his own business. He looked at the teen but didnt have an impression of him.

Hey, I am Miles. Miles greeted with a smile. By now, everyone in the academy knew who he was. There was no point in hiding.

Cmon, man. You gotta use your title. Matt smirked as he sat beside Miles, The infamous Battle Beast. Such an awe-striking name!

Haha! Miles gave a dry, sarcastic look, as he gazed towards the academy. Fucking Val!

Just kidding, man. Sorry, didnt want to offend you. Matt said as he showed the ground. They were flying over the Valley of No Return where Miles and Alex took the Madman test. You know, I respect you. I wanted to take the test as well, but pops didnt let me.

If you can take the normal test, it is way better right? Miles asked seriously. It was called the madman test for a reason.

You are right, after all, if I were to take the test, I wouldnt be able to hide my strength so far. Matt grinned.

Oh, so you are one of them, Miles asked.

Damn straight I am, man. It is too bothersome to deal with challenges all day long. Matt said with all seriousness, as he approached, I came to this school to learn, not live comfortably if you know what I mean.

Yeah. Miles nodded. He also wanted to learn everything the school was offering. He could relate to Matt.

Anyway, I would have hidden my strength even more, but this competition is important. Matt whispered as he looked around and asked, You know right?

How so? Miles asked. It couldnt be the reward, since by now everyone knew it. Hell, everyone was talking about it ever since Miles boarded the plane. Since Matt was acting secretive, it could only be something else.

Yeah, bright boy. Matt nodded to others. We are even competing among each other.

"That doesn't make any sense." Miles tilted his head. "Isn't this a competition between academies?"

"You would think so." Matt shook his head. "Look, what is the reward for this shit?"

"Dual Elemental Orb," Miles answered.

"How many?"

"One, as far as I know."

"Damn right." Matt answered as he punched his palm, "Then who gets to keep the orb if our school wins?"

All of a sudden, it dawned on Miles. Yeah, who would get to keep it? Would Milosh get to decide? Or the student who worked hardest would have it? Then, all students would work as hard as they could to earn the prize.

"I get that the prize might make us thrive to work harder, but what does it have anything to do with ranks?" Miles asked after thinking.

"The stages of the competition always have tasks related to leadership, teamwork, integrity, persistence, bravery, curiosity, love of learning, social intelligence, fairness, perspective, creativity, and self-regulation. These are the qualities of a good leader and every commanding rank should have them. Not every commanding rank has it, but that is not the point.

There will be people from the military watching every stage of the competition to give you points. These points do not affect the competition slightly, but when you graduate, it will affect your starting rank." Matt finished in one breath.

"I see." Miles nodded and looked down in contemplation. 'Merlin was in the military since childhood, so his rank was already Captain when he was 20. But Marcela was different. Only after she graduated, she was enlisted, yet she was already a Major. So it was about this.'