They had all returned to their position, but they couldn't get what they heard off their minds, and they could still hear the sound faintly.
"Why would they be doing that?" Kelvin's face was red when he spoke.
"It's the pretty Geography teacher—Stella—and the Chemistry teacher. What's his name again?" Jeremy said.
"Dave. How do you know it's them?" Kelvin asked, with his face getting redder.
"I'm sure! I got talents, you know," Jeremy said and puffed his chest out.
"How am I going to sleep now?" Priscilla mumbled. Her face was also red.
"Ughhh ah! yes yes yes ughh please..." the passionate moan continued, but this time, it was louder.
"Ah! Dammit!" James shouted and tucked his head into his sleeping bag.
"This is interesting," Jeremy mumbled to himself.
A large bulge could now be seen in Jeremy's trousers.
Tolly, who was yet to tuck herself in, noticed the bulge and said, "Great! We have a freak on the team. Now, I know why the other guy doesn't like you."
"No, it's not..." Jeremy tried to speak with his face reddening but didn't know what to say.
He eventually decided to tuck himself in and prepare for the next day.
The next day, they were all woken up by the large school bus honk.
The fifty students immediately rushed out of their tents. When they came out, they were greeted by the teachers.
"I'm sure you all had a good night's rest," John smiled at the students.
"You think? I think some animals were mating yesterday, you know..." Jeremy paused and looked towards Dave and Stella. "The sounds from them didn't give us much of a good night."
As soon as Jeremy said this, Eric and John looked in the direction of Dave and Stella.
They gave an irritated stare to the perpetrators, like they knew what had happened.
Dave and Stella knew they had been caught, so they hung their heads in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry about that. But we should forget about that because today is the day! After you take your breakfast, the quest begins!" Eric said in elation.
Just as said, when they finished their breakfast, they all gathered in front of the bus for further instructions.
Each team was given their set of equipment, and even other tools that were not mentioned in the hall were given, such as: ropes, mallets, whistles, etc.
"Please, do not cross the boundary we've set. All artifacts were hidden within the boundary. I wish you all good luck!" Eric said after providing as many details as possible.
With that said, the teams spread out. They wouldn't want to disturb another group in their discovery.
...
"It's been ten minutes now, and we haven't found one artifact. I thought this would be simple with the best of Grade 10 in one group," Kelvin complained.
"I think you shouldn't be the one complaining. I'm the one carrying the huge bag, after all," Jeremy replied.
"Maybe we're not focused. Let's try to remember what Eric said in the hall," Priscilla said.
"Wait a minute... I think I got it," James said as he paused in his tracks.
"He said we should relate the tribes to the artifacts, right? Kelvin! Quick, tell me the first tribe and call out the names of the artifacts."
"Okay..." Kelvin flapped the pamphlet in his hand. "It says Bambara tribe, and the artifacts are..."
"Do you see an artifact that looks like a mobile phone?" James cut Kelvin off.
"Now, I understand you!" Kelvin giggled. "In History, we've learned about the Bambara tribe. A mobile phone that fell into the hands of a tribesman..."
"If I remember well, the Bambarans are well known to mostly hide their things in trees," Tolly cut Kelvin off again.
"But there are so many trees here!" Kelvin exclaimed.
Looking around, they saw many trees.
Although most of the trees looked like normal trees, one stood out.
Instead of standing straight like the others, this one was slightly bent, and three rocks were by its side.
To other people, it would look normal, but not to James's group.
They checked the map to see their location, and that's when they noticed a tiny red dot, almost invisible. It was the same place they were that the red dot indicated.
"Now, I'm starting to think it's too obvious and easy. Let's check the tree out," Kelvin smiled.
"It's not obvious. If we didn't know the history of Bambarans, it would look normal to the eye," Jeremy said.
"For once, I think he's right. We even had to look at the map. Not many would remember," James replied.
Jeremy lifted the bag of supplies off his back and jumped on the tree.
"What is he doing? He'll injure himself!" Kelvin shouted.
He jumped down after three seconds or so and handed a shiny object to James.
"Here, record it and put it in the bag," Jeremy said.
"You can't boss me around!" James replied with a scrunched face.
While James and Jeremy were bickering, the others were wondering how Jeremy achieved the feat.
James eventually marked the object with a red marker and recorded it with the device that had been given to them. The device could also be used to contact the teachers if any of them lost their way.
As soon as James recorded the artifact they obtained, their group was rewarded five points and moved to the top of the ranks.
This didn't go unnoticed by other teams. It also appeared on their devices that the Red Group (an alias for James's group) had just discovered an artifact, and the group was now at the top of the rank.
"We're now at the top of the rank. Looks like we're the first group to discover an artifact," James informed.
"It's a good thing we were told to record the artifacts we obtain. Otherwise, we'll be attacked by others," Kelvin replied.
With the first artifact discovered, the group continued their search for more artifacts in the hope of winning the event.
Back at the starting point, the teachers were in the bus, and they were also notified that the Red Group had obtained an artifact.
They were also the ones in charge of checking the artifacts obtained and giving out points.
"Isn't that James's group?" Eric asked with a smile plastered on his face.
"Yeah, it is," John replied.
"Five points for them then. I knew their group was special," Eric smiled.
Back in the woods, in an open area, a team was having a meeting. The meeting was anchored by a tall boy whose hair covered his eyes. The boy was known as Dylan Wilson.
He was from 10A, or rather, the Green Group.
"I knew that Red Group would be trouble! With those smart-ass Kelvin, Priscilla, and Tolly, they'll surely win the event!" Dylan lamented.
"How are we supposed to win then?" Robert asked.
Robert Cook was also the same boy that complained throughout the trip. He was also a member of the Green Group.
"Well, that's easy. Very easy, I'll say," Dylan replied with an evil grin.
Others raised their eyebrows when Dylan spoke.
"Are you gonna talk, or what?" Sunny, another member, said.
"We'll just let them do most of the job, and at the right time, we rightfully take what belongs to us. What do you think?"