Eight hundred million points is what it takes to move the entire class up.
But Kamio Tatsuya immediately felt it was impossible.
"You think I can't do it."
Ryuen looked a bit annoyed.
"Why don't you first tell me the basis for why you think it's possible?"
Kamio Tatsuya didn't say it outright, but his attitude made it clear he thought it was impossible for Ryuen.
"Hmph, listen up. The amount of private points that flow through this school every year is enormous. If you don't count dropouts, each grade has 160 students, and three grades total 480 students. If I can squeeze 100,000 points from each person per month, that alone reaches 48 million points. Over a year, that's 576 million."
Hearing Ryuen's words, Kamio Tatsuya immediately laughed.
"Indeed, if things were ideal, that's how it would be. But the four first-year classes, only Class A and Class B are close to a thousand points. Class C only has over three hundred, and Class D... hasn't gotten any private points for several months."
Kamio Tatsuya said this to show Ryuen that the reality was completely different from his plan. And it wasn't just the first years; the upperclassmen's class points couldn't be that ideal either.
For example, in the second year, only Class A's class points were far ahead. Class B's class points were average, and Classes C and D were basically negligible. The key issue was that the total class points for all four classes didn't even reach 4,000 points. If it's less than 4,000 points, then their monthly output would be less than 16 million. This doesn't even account for second-year students dropping out; with dropouts, the output would be even less. And trying to squeeze private points from upperclassmen across different grades... Kamio Tatsuya thought that was basically impossible.
At this point, Ryuen fell silent.
"Regardless of whether you can successfully squeeze private points from other classes, the main premise of this plan is to work hard to increase class points, thereby increasing the private points received from the school."
However, the result was that, not to mention the private points deducted in the first month, but during the uninhabited island exam. If Ryuen had brought up this plan to Kamio Tatsuya at that time, Kamio Tatsuya definitely wouldn't have guessed Class A's leader, and would have even stopped Ryuen and Ichinose from guessing Class A's leader. This is because even if they guessed Class A's leader correctly, it would only result in a transfer of fixed points, and Class A's temporary points would become void instantly.
But if they didn't guess, then Class A could convert the huge temporary points from that exam into class points, and subsequently gain more private points. This way, there would be an opportunity to squeeze more private points from Class A. And not only could they not guess Class A's leader, but they also couldn't guess Class B's leader, all so that the four classes could convert as many temporary points as possible into class points, thus obtaining more private points. To benefit other classes, Ryuen would even intentionally guess wrongly and give each of the other classes 50 class points. He could even reveal his leader status, and then have each of the other classes get fifty class points.
With this, although Class C's total class points wouldn't increase, the other three classes combined would gain nearly 1,000 class points. The first-year students' overall wealth would increase by about 4 million points each month. This is not helping the enemy, but fertilizing the vegetables. Once these vegetables grew plump, Ryuen could naturally wield his scythe and harvest the private points from their hands. But what's the reality?
The reality is that although Ryuen proposed the eight hundred million plan, he didn't just aim for that plan. He was simultaneously engaging in class conflicts and secretly trying to collect private points. In the end, the total class points obtained by the four classes seemed to be less than 500 points. Of course, there's another possibility: he hadn't formulated this plan during the uninhabited island exam.
"When did you devise this plan?"
"It was put on the agenda around the time we learned that 20 million private points could be transferred between classes in the first semester."
Alright, this plan wasn't proposed after the summer vacation, so Ryuen is quite contradictory. Even if Kamio Tatsuya wanted to achieve a collective advancement with the eight hundred million plan, he would have to focus on just that one thing. Trying to win through class struggles while also aiming to gather eight hundred million points is... not that simple.
"So, do you want to reach first place through class points or private points..." Kamio Tatsuya, feeling speechless, explained his thoughts to Ryuen. Especially regarding the uninhabited island exam.
Speaking of which, Ryuen sighed helplessly. He did hesitate back then. If he had firmly pursued the private points route, in addition to the 200 points for material exchange, he could have sold out Class C's leader and intentionally guessed the leaders of other classes incorrectly to earn an extra 30,000 private points per month. This way, Ryuen could have obtained a total of 2 million private points from other classes every month. Even if Class D later acted foolishly and couldn't afford the points, he could have still gained an extra 800,000 per month. Adding the 50,000 private points per person per month that Kamio Tatsuya later scammed from Class A would amount to 4.6 million private points per month, totaling about 120 to 130 million by graduation.
"But it's not entirely without hope."
Kamio Tatsuya's words made Ryuen's eyes light up. This guy certainly doesn't disappoint; he can think of a way to do this?
"Tell me about it."
"The student council in this school has very significant power. They even have the right to participate in the formulation of some exams, and this includes the rewards for exam points." This wasn't a secret. Nagumo had used this to win over most of the second-year students, making them unconditionally support him.
"During the summer vacation, we encountered the uninhabited island survival exam and the preferential treatment test, where we could obtain a large amount of class points and private points. Although I haven't checked what exams the second and third years experienced during their summer vacation, they should have been similar."
"You mean, the upperclassmen also experienced exams where they could obtain a large amount of class points and private points?"
Ryuen quickly understood what Kamio Tatsuya meant by drawing his own conclusions.
"Exactly," Kamio Tatsuya said with a smile. "And after President Nagumo took office, he seems to be planning to have the three grades take exams together."
Having the three grades take exams together means the rewards would naturally be tripled. This means next summer vacation, there could be a super large special exam with the highest reward reaching 300 million private points! The evidence is the joint exam for the three grades that will take place at the beginning of the next semester—the forest training camp. In the past, the school rarely organized exams for all three grades together; they were more likely to have the four classes of the same grade compete. But after Nagumo took office, he immediately organized a joint training camp.
If this exam goes well, then next summer vacation will undoubtedly be a feast of point acquisition! And if this exam is successful, then after Kamio Tatsuya takes over as student council president, he can hold similar exams and obtain a massive amount of private points from the school.
"Heh, you're not thinking of having me help you take down Nagumo, so you can become student council president and then help me achieve the eight hundred million point plan, are you?"
As soon as Ryuen finished speaking, Kamio Tatsuya rolled his eyes.
"What are you saying? President Nagumo is my respected senior," Kamio Tatsuya said, pretending. "Besides, reforms are very difficult at the beginning. I don't want to take on that pressure right now."
Nagumo's reforms sound simple, but they also come with immense pressure. And it's not that easy to take down Nagumo. Defeating him personally is simple, but overthrowing the interest group led by Nagumo is difficult. And there's no need for it. Kamio Tatsuya greatly welcomes his reforms. So, even if he has to take down President Nagumo, it would be after the reforms are successful, not now.
"This matter can be put aside for now. In short, it's not the time to act rashly." Saying this, a slight smile appeared on Kamio Tatsuya's lips. "Even without those eight hundred million points, Class C, by proving its strength, is now no less than Class A and Class B."
Speaking of this, Ryuen also smiled. For group battles, in addition to having excellent leaders, the basic combat strength of the soldiers is also essential. It's not required that they can crush the enemy, but at least they should be able to withstand their attacks. Kamio Tatsuya has always believed that the strongest tactic is to bully the weak, so to avoid giving others the opportunity to bully the weak, Kamio Tatsuya chose to strengthen Class C. Only by narrowing the gap in the basic quality of students can tactics have a chance to play out.
Ryuen also deeply understands this point, which is why he is willing to fully support Kamio Tatsuya's strategy. During the previous exam month, he even led by example and attended study sessions every day. Now, as Kamio Tatsuya said, even without accumulating eight hundred million points, there's still a chance to be promoted to Class A through direct combat. And when you can win through direct combat, who would want to take a risky shortcut? Ryuen did what he did before because Class C's strength was simply not enough compared to Class B and Class A. Now, with Kamio Tatsuya's assistance, Class C's strength has improved further. And in the previous exam, they even won against Class A academically.
Although it involved some trickery, a win is a win. Since then, Ryuen has clearly felt a change in Class C's morale, and everything is now developing in a positive direction. But now, that fellow Shi Ren actually wants to stir up internal strife within the class at this time. He's really asking for trouble!
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