The eight-hundred-mile forest was silent, and the ninety-turn river was silent. Coiled around the silent riverside of Phuket Island, there are always many special visitors who come uninvited.

With their superb magical skills and skillful combat skills, the students of First University have always been at the forefront of the wizarding world. And now, that glory is being continued by the university's freshmen.

As of the end of this week, even though the first-year students have only been on campus for one semester, although they only got a pitiful 4 out of 10 points in the previous semester's "Past Freshman Evaluation", and on the entrance flight last semester, these first-year students were stunned by the malicious intrusion banshee, but they still have achieved great success in a short period of time.

This is mainly due to the performance of the freshmen of Jiuyou Academy.

Their freshmen won the championship in the rookie competition of the school hunting club, and their points even surpassed the 34th freshmen, the best in the "Freshman Evaluation". In addition, the nine freshmen in the first year also produced the youngest ever Grand Arcana winner, and the youngest Merlin recipient in the last decade.

Some education experts see the success of these new students as a successful example of the Nine Haves approach to education, which saw a 12.34 percent increase in student points last year, which is even on par with Alpha College's. In the academic year summary at the end of last year, the new student union of Jiuyou College took the total number of points to surpass Alpha College as this year's work goal.

This trend has the potential to completely reshape the entire landscape of First University.

However, while it cannot be denied that the rapid growth of student points at Jiuyou Academy, there are still more details to consider in evaluating the success of the educational approach.

Like Alpha Academy, the number of points in the student standings of Jiuyou Academy has shrunk significantly after the top 10% of students - the top 10% of students have received 70% or more points rewards, the next 60% of students have received more than 20% of points rewards, and nearly 30% of students have not even been able to smoothly move up to the senior year - which means that Jiuyou Academy is strengthening its elite education.

"I've already repeated a grade twice, and the professor told me this time that if the total number of points for the year is still insufficient, it is likely that he will be dissuaded. An unnamed first-year student of Jiuyou College cried in despair when faced with a reporter's inquiry: "I don't even dare to mention the school to my family. I have always been a source of pride for my whole family to be able to enter this school. ”

This typical pressure permeates every corner of Jiuyou Academy.

Since 1990, when Professor Yao Xiaomi, as the dean of Jiuyou College, the total number of students in Jiuyou has been growing rapidly at an average rate of 10% per year – setting a record for the entire First University. More than half of those points come from 'elite' students, where there is a hidden law: exams are everywhere.

Just like the danger of encountering evil demons in the Silent River not long ago, for the students of Jiuyou Academy, it was just a special exam.

"The spell we learned in our first Charms class was 'Kudzu Tired', and I remember Professor Yao even summoned a three- or four-meter-tall gorilla as our sparring partner. ”

In the face of the reporter's interview, a freshman named Zheng Qing of Jiuyou Academy appeared very positive - he was one of the freshmen who hunted the evil demon this time, and the hunting team he formed was the champion of the 'Academy Cup' rookie hunting competition last semester. But he is more widely known for his title of "World" of the Grand Arcana (many doubts about the "World" title of the "World" of the 11th edition of this newspaper in the "Focus" column of the 11th edition).

In the interview, the reporter found that in the face of death, the boy named Zheng Qing did not have any awe for life in his eyes, but only the excitement of being rewarded. It was only when a reporter asked about the forbidden experiments being conducted by some of his mentors that the freshman became unusually silent.

Journalists can understand this silence.

According to the Betatown Post, there is an 'unspoken rule' at Jiuyou Academy: any student who publishes unofficially confirmed information in the public media may be deducted a certain amount of credit. It is in this way that the management of the relevant faculties stifles the students' freedom of expression.

And for the students of Jiuyou Academy, nothing is more important than credits.

This is especially true for Zheng Qing, who has the status of a public-funded student and many titles.

The desire of students at this college to chase credits is astonishing. In order to gain praise from their professors, they often spend all night immersed themselves in the lab or library. There are also special "study interest groups" in the club federation, and those who do well in exams are called "top students" - they are respected as good hunters.

This unbridled diligence is related to the families of the students of the Nine Beings Academy, most of whom come from the Bai Ding families of the mortal world. Due to the uncontrolled examination admission model of the Nine Colleges Academy, many tricksters who had never been exposed to advanced magical knowledge also signed up for the exams, trying to blend in with this long-established magical university.

Last year, more than 15,000 candidates took the Nine Academies' "Higher Wizarding School Global Unified Examination" — the equivalent of Alpha Academy's aptitude test — but fewer than 150 were admitted, with an acceptance rate of less than 1 percent. The magic fluctuations caused by the exam were so frequent that the International Department of Magical Security Affairs had to set up an Emergency Rapid Response Office to deal with these troubles.

Even passing the entrance exam did not reduce the competitive pressure.

In an institution where exams determine everything, every new student who steps through the school will have a credit card to check their accumulated credits at any time. From the beginning of enrollment to the time of graduation and leaving school – not having enough credits can seriously affect a student's campus life. Compared with Alpha College's emphasis on the guidance and development of students' talents, this system that simply emphasizes exams is undoubtedly stifling students' nature.

And in this suffocating environment, every successful venture attracts great attention from the students. They see these adventures as a shortcut to earning credits, without the slightest consideration of the harm or even the threat of death that comes with failing the adventure.

"Even if the students (of the Nine Colleges) admit the difference in bloodline and talent, their options are limited. Zhou Buchu, a retired sociology professor at Jiuyou College, told the Beta Post: "So they can only continue to struggle." ”

According to a special report in the College Daily published by the Student Union of Jiuyou Academy, the academy's management is happy to encourage ways to earn credits, such as hunting demons, as a harmless outlet for students who are essentially 'enslaved'. The academy (management) is clearly supporting these hunts that go beyond the requirements of the school syllabus - more students will earn points and win rewards through channels other than Jiuyou. This particular kind of guidance is one of the more subtle ways of 'enslavement'.

"The college (management) doesn't like students to show off their blood or talent," Professor Zhou Buchu shook his head and sighed, "This is a kind of trampling on the principles of the college." Correspondingly, showing off achievements or risk-taking results is more acceptable to everyone. ”

Rigid education methods, dangerous teaching content, and harsh examination systems not only suppressed the nature and freedom of students, but also cultivated a large number of registered wizards who disregarded life. But under the cover of the gorgeous results of Jiuyou Academy, these risks are like shadows in the sun, which are deliberately ignored.

"I heard that you can get credit for interviewing with you?" By the time the reporter finished the interview, these brave young people were already looking forward to the rewards on the credit list.