[La La La La] Susu was busy humming as his consciousness swept through the digital network. Glancing at the various codes that were sweeping at him, he lazily set up a firewall, blocking them to a standstill. [Tsk.] He clicked his non-existent tongue in boredom. Aren't they tired of this cat-and-mouse chase? Well, if they aren't, why not give them a job to do since they have a lot of leisure time on their hands? Millions of code numbers instantly sprang up in front of him, changing characters every second. …. At the federation's cybersecurity headquarters, a shrill alarm rang throughout the whole building. “Damn it, we've been breached! Back to your post, everyone!” “F*ck. How did he discover our tracks? I thought we were careful enough.” One of the hackers rapidly typed on the virtual screen in front of him, trying to stop the bug from infiltrating. But no matter how fast his speed was, the attacks kept coming relentlessly. “Damn it. It's over! It's all over!” “What the hell are you shouting about? Start backing up the files now!” The leader roared out. Who knows if the person on the other end has a malicious intention and will wipe out the data in their system? Hence, to minimize the damage, they should start backing up the important data.“Okay.” Everyone immediately jumped into action. Unable to do anything about the intruder, they could only try to salvage the essential files. The person on the other side had always been aloof, turning a blind eye to all of their probing. But who would have thought that he would suddenly attack them out of the blue? With the damage done, they would surely receive a lot of scolding from their superior. --- [Peace at last.] Susu smiled when he saw the jumping numbers become still. He then checked his energy storage bank, only to see that it had decreased by a fraction. His mood instantly became down. [Host is going to nag at me if she knows that I have been playing around again. Let's go check the daily revenue and see if I would be lucky to get some cores today.] His consciousness instantly swept through the millions of data, infiltrating into Creamery creamer security system. Since the company's firewall was created by him, there was no alarm sound as he passed through the boundary. Thus, the programmers who were on duty had no idea that someone had just infiltrated the system and copied out some data. Susu began to look through the series of figures he had just copied out. [Huh?] His voice was one of shock and confusion when he read through the report. How come there's only 100000 left in the company's account? Even if there were a surge in the number of competitors, the daily revenue shouldn't be less than a billion. What went wrong? Could it be that there's a bug somewhere? Susu began to check the cash inflow and outflow one by one. Not long after, he soon found out where the abnormality had stemmed from. An hour ago, there was a big withdrawal transaction that was made to Mike's personal account. Susu instantly brought up Mike's account statement and saw that he had also received a big transaction from the Creamery Creamer virtual net store. Although he couldn't tell what was happening, he felt that the whole situation looked fishy. Wanting to find out the answer, his other consciousness began to report to Sylvia, who was currently in class. [Host, your uncle just made a big financial withdrawal from the company account and the virtual store. Could there be an emergency at the company that requires such a massive fund?] Sylvia, who was being grouped by Reece into a team, heard the question. ‘Uhm, have you checked the company's projects?’ [Yes. Everything seems fine apart from the large withdrawal made. Could it be that your uncle wants to delve into a new sector?] ‘Maybe.’ As a business greenhorn, Sylvia had no idea about the affairs involved in starting up a new company. With Mike managing everything, there's no need for her to be worried. As for the huge withdrawal that was reported, she guessed Mike must have had a need for it and didn't put it to mind. Seeing that Sylvia wasn't worried, Susu soon put away the thoughts in his heart. He was just unhappy that he wouldn't be getting some cores soon. “So, that's all.” Reece, who had finished grouping the students, began to instruct, “Make sure to know who your team members are and communicate actively with each other. Remember, the performance of each one of you will affect how many points your team gets. So, get to know each other’s skills, as you will be teaming up in the wilds together.” “Yes.” The students chorused. “Alright. I will leave the class so that you can all prepare for tomorrow's outing. Good luck and stay safe.” He climbed down the podium and left the class. As soon as he was gone, the class burst into murmuring, with each student walking to the team they were grouped into. Sylvia was paired up with two boys and a girl. “Captain.” The three of them walked over to her and greeted her with a smile. “Captain?” She was surprised at the title they addressed her with. Seeing Sylvia's surprised look, one of the boys explained, “The three of us decided to elect you as the team leader since we feel that you're much more capable for the role.” “Yes, Captain, please take care of us from now on.” The other boy also chimes in. As for the girl, she was quite shy, but she also nodded her head, looking at Sylvia with bright eyes. Hearing that this was a decision made among themselves, Sylvia didn't reject being made the team leader. “Okay. Let's introduce our names and our skills. I will start first. My name is Sylvia. My contract beast is an A-rank beast king with the power ability to manipulate the wind.” The trio's eyes lit up with deep admiration as they heard Sylvia introduce her contract beast. “Wow, the captain is so powerful. With you alone, our team will definitely come first in the hunt.”“Alright. Enough of the flattery, and introduce yourself.” “Ehm-ehm.” The boy cleared his throat and began. “My name is Waylon. My contract beast is a C-rank Raging Bull. As for my ability, it's focused on defense.” The other boy also introduces himself: “My name is Trey. My contract beast is a D-rank flame lion cub. As for my flame ability, it's not that strong since my contact beast is still in its cub phase. But don't worry, I won't bring the team down. I will try my best to improve my strength.” He said with a determined look. “Uhm, I'm Siobhan. My contract beast is a treasure-hunting rabbit. Its basic ability is to find treasure. However, it's still an E-rank beast, so its treasure-finding ability is not yet strong.” The treasure-hunting rabbit is a popular beast among girls. Hearing the two-word treasure hunting, the skill seems mind-blowing, right? Unfortunately, raising a treasure-hunting rabbit is quite strenuous, as they require huge amounts of resources to level up. Besides that, these beasts also have a fatal weakness, which is their defense. In a scenario of the wilds, where danger lurks around, the treasure-hunting rabbit would be the first to die if they were attacked. So, mercenaries dare not use them. Who would want to splurge a huge number of resources on a beast only to watch it die in seconds? Definitely no one. Hence, these cute little beasts could only serve as cute pets for the girls. Listening to their introduction, Sylvia nodded. “Okay. For tomorrow's outing, you guys should prepare some bottles of nutrient solution, compressed biscuits, water, and a few outdoor gear items. This way, we won't suffer in the harshness of the wilderness.”Although the school had said that there would be experts watching over them in the shadows, they seemed to intentionally skip over their housing and food conditions. Reece never mentioned anything about this either. Which can only mean one thing. Students are left to fend for their food and housing. “Wow, you are so cool, Captain!” The three praised Sylvia's thinking. “That's right. In such a harsh condition as the wilds, food and housing are clearly the most important. Why didn't I think of that from the start?” Their distance wasn't that big, so the other team leaders heard what Sylvia said. They started to instruct their teammates to pack up some food. “Only pack a little of what you can carry.” Sylvia felt that she should remind them. None of the students has a space capsule, so carrying a huge load would be a burden in the case of an emergency where they need to run. “Yes. Do you hear that? Make sure to pack only the important things.” The class again was filled with the noise of the students.