Book 14: Chapter 3: Travel Companion, Part 1
The designated area announced at 9:00 AM was area E6.
I arrived a bit slower than I had for the last area, as I received a 5-point reward notification for coming in second place.
And at 1:00 PM, after the two-hour break, the third designated area was area F7.
Even though I started a bit off to the southwest, my success streak continued, racking up an additional 5 points for another second-place finish.
Most of the Tasks that showed up along the way required at least two people to participate. I felt pretty sure that a fair number of students went to them too, something I was grateful for as someone who moved alone.
I had gotten 23 points so far today, for a total of 26 when combined with the 3 I earned yesterday.
While this was certainly good progress, a group of three would have at least 18 points as long as they had been steadily piling up Arrival Bonuses. Even though I was on a hot streak, the difference was almost negligible.
If I lost pace even slightly, I’d begin falling behind again. I may have gotten second place twice, but put another way, that just meant that I had missed out on first place twice. There may very well be some unknown, powerful opponent who had the same Table.
For the time being, I decided to head back to area E6 and wait for a Task that I could participate in to appear.