Hunting Competition

In the buildings with red tiles, the mighty academy of the Gu Yue Clan, the academy elder spoke: "Roughly four months have passed already since the new generation awakened its aperture"

Instructor Jiang Ya, in charge of the Gu worm store, took his notes and reported: "I have gathered the reports from the other instructors and myself, and we have come to the conclusion that there is three groups in this class. There are the three leaders: Mo Bei, Fang Zheng and Chi Chen. All three of them have a couple of supporters, although Mo Bei's faction has grown to roughly thirty members, with more than forty paying him protection fees"

An instructor shook his head and interrupted Jiang Ya: "The instructors have complained several times about his protection fees, but he always come up with the excuse of investing them for the greater good...And it is true that he invests it back. However, instead of sharing it with all of those who admire him, he focuses his expenses on Shi Feng and Tang Chi, as well as himself"

Jiang Ya stopped him: "He breaks no rule by doing so. Anyway, besides them, there are roughly ten students who broke through the middle stage. Among them, Luo Ping, Shi Feng and Tang Chi stands out with Gu worms that suit them a lot. They are also the ones with the most experience. As for the third group, they are initial stage rank 1 Gu Masters, who are stuck in the bottleneck"

The academy elder nodded, this information being common knowledge for anyone having interacted with the class on a daily basis: "The conclusion is pretty obvious. The head of the class is more than excellent, and they will become core members of the clan in the future. Fang Zheng will definitely soar, considering his progress. There are rumours that he has already broken through the upper stage. As for Chi Chen, he will inherit the Chi Family, so there is little doubt about his potential. Mo Bei is even more impressing, his cunningness and strength being unmatched in the class, going so far as supressing the difference of talent grade"

"However, what surprised me as well is the fact that there are more than ten individuals who have broken through the middle stage. Usually, there are only three or four of them at this moment of the year, so Luo Ping's interference and Mo Bei's dominance must have stimulated the potential of the class as a whole, creating an atmosphere of growth. Still, there are a lot of students who struggle, mainly due to a lack of resource"

Instructor Jiang Ya smiled: "How about we advance the hunting competition? This will force the student to form parties and it will reduce Mo Bei's influence and reinforce their teamwork and strength. We can already picture Luo Ping helpless after this competition, since he would not be able to beat down groups who have experienced the dangers of the forest. The wolf situation outside the clan is pretty stable too, so we can afford to mobilize dozens of Gu Masters for the competition to make sure no mishap happens"

Another instructor barged in, nodding: "Furthermore, once they discover they are not so weak, they won't have to pay Mo Bei anymore, and it will increase the amount of primeval stones they get on a weekly basis, and their growth will be obvious after some time"

Little did they know...Mo Bei's influence had already sunk deep into each and every student's bone. And there was no way Mo Bei would accept losing such a steady source of income.