The academy provided every student with a plane ticket, scattering them to destinations all across the country.
As for the 120th place... they were dumped directly at the northernmost point of Northern Plains, while the 119th place was dropped onto Southern Island, left to figure out on their own how to cross the ocean.
Their cell phones, ID cards, and money were all confiscated, with the promise that they would be returned upon arrival.
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