Esdras did not worry about food or water, other than the official resources, he had food and waterskins in his storage ring. If things fell flat he still had water magic which could create real water.
Since this was still the first day, catching Sam and his buddies wasn't going to work, so he would give them time to regroup. It would leave a bad taste if some of them got away with it.
But it felt good.
It had been a while since he got his hands on some EXP, thankfully things worked out better than he thought. He could kill monsters to his heart's content to pass the time.
This place was going to be great. He could feel it.
Meanwhile, while Esdras was strolling calmly, the other apprentices were facing a life-and-death crisis.
Throughout the day Esdras understood just how ridiculous this test was for regular apprentices. The monsters in here were simply too powerful for them.