After organizing the items, Therese distributed the daily necessities prepared by the academy to the students.

Besides two sets of winter uniforms per person, there were also some simple survival tools. With the students’ abilities, surviving here would not be a problem.

After all, the standard for entering the Imperial Academy was at least Tier 2. After nearly two semesters of training, and having gone through a practical training session involving a beastman invasion, even the first-year students had reached at least Tier 3. Not to mention that these students were all from the first-year Class 1, and were originally top-ranked students. Most of them had also already surpassed Tier 4, and the outstanding ones among them, such as Litte, Lianca, and Laina, were at least at Tier 6 or above.

And as for the second-year Class 1, there was even less to say. Most of the students were at Tier 5, and Orson, Olivia, Elsa, Manuel, and others basically had Tier 7 or above strength by now.

One hundred experts above Tier 4 would begin their own practical training in the vast snowfields of Lapland.

It is worth mentioning that this practical training did not encourage large-scale grouping, especially in the case of relatively scarce resources in the snowfield. A larger group often meant less resource allocation per unit area.

Five days later.

The convoy arrived at the last outpost north of Karelia, on the border between the Duchy of Lucia and the autonomous region of Lapland. After passing through here, the students’ practical training would officially begin.

There were not many travelers passing through here normally. They were mostly merchants dealing in fur, and the scale was not large. With over a hundred people arriving at once, the outpost was a bit overwhelmed and could only temporarily gather everyone in the main hall.

Litte sat beside a fireplace in the hall, warming her hands by the fire.

Although the cold resistance of the Imperial Academy’s winter uniform was decent, it was still somewhat thin against the extremely harsh climate of the Lapland snowfield.

Laina, who was sitting beside Litte, was different.

She directly brought her fluffy tail behind her to the front and hugged it for warmth.

At times like this, a tail was warmer than a scarf or cotton cloth.

Lianca, sitting on the side, looked enviously at Laina’s tail. The latter also noticed her gaze and swished her tail.

“Sister Lianca, do you want to touch it?”

“Mm,” Lianca nodded, then gently touched the other party’s tail. After rubbing it a few times, she let go.

“I really envy you, Student Laina,” Lianca said this.

Therese stood among the students, watching everyone busy themselves. The thought of the cruel reality she was about to announce couldn’t help but make her feel a surge of pleasure.

The limited space of the outpost meant limited supplies. The students would face their first challenge.

Competing for limited resources with others.

Just as she was thinking this, a sound suddenly came from outside the door.

She walked out of the outpost hall and looked at the large caravan at the entrance, her heart startled.

She had clearly calculated that no caravan would pass through here these days. Why was something unusual happening at this time?

“Hello, is this the outpost?” the leader of the caravan saw Therese walk out and asked politely.

“Ah... yes. May I ask who you are...?”

“We are from the Lison Trading Company. We are here to take over the fur business in this area these days. We have already spoken with the person in charge of the outpost. From today onwards, the fur business in Lapland will be bought out by the Lison Trading Company, and the management rights of the outpost will also be entirely handled by the Lison Trading Company.” The other party said this, looking at the surrounding environment.

“Mm, this is a good place. It’s just that the outpost is a bit small, not enough to hold our supplies. You few, unload the goods, then contact logistics and expand this outpost.”

...

Several hours later, Therese looked at the few wooden houses that had appeared out of nowhere, and twitched her mouth.

“Is the Lison Trading Company that efficient at doing things? They just scouted the location a few hours ago, and now the houses are already built.”

She couldn’t help but complain.

Although the houses were the simplest wooden houses, and the other party had used the power of mages, it had still brought a huge shock to Therese.

“There’s nothing we can do. After all, our Lison Trading Company is now one of the leading trading companies in the Empire. Business certainly needs to expand in all aspects. You’ll get used to it later,” the person in charge of the trading company said with a smile.

“Of course, these are just temporary outposts. Later, this place will be expanded and built larger with better materials.”

And at this moment, the scenario of insufficient supplies and the need for everyone to compete, which was part of Therese’s original plan, was no longer going to happen.

Because the supplies the Lison Trading Company had prepared here were more than enough for everyone to “have more than they could handle.”

“Teacher, may I ask if our practical training mission can officially begin now?”

At this moment, Orson also came to Therese’s side and asked with a smile.

Therese saw Orson’s smile and immediately knew that she had definitely been outsmarted by Orson. She glared at Orson ill-temperedly, then nodded.

“I will be staying here at this outpost during this time waiting for you. You inform them that if anyone can’t endure it, they can voluntarily return to the outpost. However, once they return to the outpost for supplies or to seek assistance, it will be considered the end of their practical training.”

“I understand,” Orson nodded, then returned to the outpost.

Therese glanced at the temporary outpost before her and could only walk in helplessly.

Never mind. It was much better than having to squeeze into that shabby outpost.

...

After Orson informed the students that the practical training had begun and explained the relevant rules, he went to the person in charge of the Lison Trading Company outpost.

“Is that Young Master Orson? We have already prepared the items you need. Is there anything else you require?” The person in charge clearly knew Orson was coming and bowed to him respectfully.

Orson shook his head.

“It’s alright. Thank you for your hard work. You had to travel because of my sudden idea.”

“It’s alright. The fur trade itself is one of the most valuable trades in the Duchy of Lucia. We were going to enter this industry sooner or later.”

Yes, the reason the Lison Trading Company came here to establish an outpost in advance this time was because they had received instructions from Orson.

Orson had sent a letter to the person in charge of the Lison Trading Company in the Duchy of Lucia. The other party naturally knew Orson’s status in the Lison Trading Company and naturally dared not be negligent, quickly making arrangements.

This could also be considered a counterattack by Orson against Therese.

After all, after Therese had played a trick on him before, Olivia had been quite expressive around Orson’s waist when she returned.

Although she hadn’t actually done anything, Orson also held a bit of a grudge.

Based on his understanding, Therese’s unpleasant personality would definitely tamper with the supplies at the starting point. So Orson simply waved his hand and summoned the caravan.

As expected, after seeing Therese’s expression, which was like she had swallowed a fly, Orson couldn’t help but feel smug.

This time, he had turned the tables.

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