Day Three [I]

The third day of the Trials had begun. It was the day Luke was back in action, as were other students who had rested on the second day after a tiresome first day.

There were six and a half days in total for the Trials, so the third day was assumed to be the halfway point. This induced urgency in the minds of the students, because it felt like the Trials were coming to an end too fast. The third day would be as saturated as the first.

There was something every student believed: whatever your points are after the third day, multiply them by two, and that would be your final score.

This logic is because the third day is the halfway point, as mentioned.

If Luke applied the logic to his points, he would finish with 500,000 points. But he hadn't even begun Day 3 yet, and he didn't do much on Day 2.

So, Luke's goal was a million points.