Shmoop introduces the new students to the rules and regulations of the academy. He explains that each student has a unique student card with a name, a record of their circumstances, and a contribution point, which is a monetary reward for teaching resources. In addition, the academy adopts an "elimination system" in which the last five students who pass the test each year are expelled from the school. If students want to spend their time at the academy comfortably, he says, they can do so, but they need to pay for all of the courses. In order to become a "battle armor master," students need to learn how to make their own battle armor. They can also choose between mecha forging, mecha repair, or mecha designer, but the most difficult one is mecha manufacturing. In this way, the students can create their own armor. The captain explains that he is a level four blacksmith, and he can forge first grade metal from thousands of refinements. He wants to exchange these refinements for one year's worth of food.