Chapter 139: Quota (Extra Chapter for Alliance Master ‘Open Door Delivery’) (Fourth Update)

“Holy crap, really?”

Rhine and the others’ eyes lit up instantly as they excitedly asked.

Su Ming was also pleasantly surprised. He was just wondering how to make money, and his luck was incredibly good; someone brought him a pillow just as he was feeling sleepy.

“Of course it’s real! Would I lie to you? Hurry up and get dressed!”

Mia asked exasperatedly.

Su Ming and the others immediately scrambled to change their clothes.

A moment later, Su Ming had gathered all the students in the class.

They followed Mia in a hurry, rushing towards the Comprehensive Building.

“Teacher, for such an important competition, can we really get a spot? After all, we’re only first-years.”

Su Ming asked with some concern.

Normally, for such leagues, the academy would send upper-year students to participate.

“This league is different from previous ones. It’s a competition of the entire academy’s comprehensive strength, so first to fourth-years all have fixed participation quotas. Therefore, you can also sign up.”

Mia explained simply.

“Then fifth-years aren’t participating?”

Su Ming asked curiously.

“Fifth-year students are basically not on campus. It’s impossible for them to travel all the way back, so they won’t participate in the competition.”

Mia explained simply.

Royal Court Academy is a bit different from other schools. After the second year, if you can’t pass the grade exam, you can graduate directly. Therefore, the higher the grade, the fewer students there are.

Basically, by the time students reach their fifth year, they are already serving in the military or working in various important departments.

“I see.”

Su Ming replied, suddenly understanding.

“Teacher, how many people will participate this time, and what are the competition rules?”

Elu and the others asked excitedly.

“You can check the campus network or the Star Cluster Forum; the rules are all published there. This competition is very popular; people all over the Federation are paying attention.”

Mia was too lazy to explain the rules to them and simply told everyone to look it up themselves.

Upon hearing Mia’s words, Zhang Yi and the others all pulled out their phones and started looking up the rules of the Three School League as they walked.

Soon, Zhang Yi found the rules announcement and began to read it aloud.

“First-years have 5,000 participation spots, second-years have 4,000 spots, third-years have 1,000 spots, fourth-years have a fixed 3 spots, and fifth-years have 0 people.”

Zhang Yi read from his phone.

“Damn, why do first-years have so many spots?”

Rhine asked in surprise.

“Having many spots is useless. The main thing is how many the Mecha Department can get.”

Su Ming said calmly.

“Let me see. The first-year Mecha Department is limited to 1,000 people!”

Zhang Yi looked closely at the detailed rules and said.

“We have a total of 25 classes in first-year, and even with the special training class, that’s only 26 classes, which is 1,300 people. With 1,000 spots, we’re definitely fine, no need to panic.”

Rhine did a rough calculation, and the worry in his heart immediately subsided.

“Mm.”

Su Ming nodded in agreement. With the Mecha Department getting so many spots, normal registration should not be a problem.

At this moment, Comprehensive Building No. 1, which was usually deserted, was now packed with students.

Director Chen Zhu, who was in charge of registration, simply decided not to work inside the building. He brought some tables and chairs with the teachers and set up registration in the open space downstairs.

The entire registration area was surrounded by a dense crowd of students.

At the forefront, a tall, thin young man with a somewhat arrogant expression was negotiating with Director Chen Zhu.

“Director, just put all of us down.”

“That’s right, who else besides us could be qualified?”

Students around him echoed in agreement.

“No, Krestro!”

Chen Zhu replied with a stern face to the students clamoring to register.

“Why not?”

Krestro asked with a gloomy expression.

“The number of spots is fixed. If all of you get them, how will others register? Moreover, this league is no small matter; it concerns our school’s reputation and is also directly related to you. We absolutely cannot lose, so the strongest people must participate.”

Chen Zhu said resolutely.

In fact, what Director Chen Zhu said was not an exaggeration at all. This competition truly held extraordinary significance for both the school and the students. If they lost, they would not only become a laughingstock, but the value of their graduation certificates would also shrink.

“If you say so, then it’s even more imperative that we first-year veterans participate. Who else besides us could be qualified?”

Krestro said confidently.

Just then, the first-year new students, the special training class, and students from Class 1, Class 2, and so on, rushed over. Su Ming and the others followed behind them.

However, when they arrived at the registration area, seeing so many students gathered there, they were immediately stunned.

“What’s going on? Why are there so many people? Do we have this many students in first-year?”

Rhine asked in astonishment.

“These aren’t our school’s students, are they? Many aren’t wearing school uniforms, and I’ve never seen them before.”

Elu and the others were also very confused.

Mia yawned and explained to Su Ming and the others.

“They are from our school. These people are all first-year veterans.”

“Ah, veterans? Usually, you can’t even see one person all day, so why did so many suddenly appear?”

Rhine was a bit bewildered upon hearing Mia’s words.

Su Ming, however, frowned and asked.

“Teacher, even if they are first-year veterans, the number isn’t right, is it? There are at least two or three thousand people gathered here.”

“Hehe, I forgot to tell you something. The Royal Court Academy’s grade exams are very flexible in terms of time. You can apply three months after enrollment, and you must take it no later than one year, but if you fail each time, you can postpone it for one year. First-year examinees have three chances, which means these veterans might have been at the school for almost three years at most.”

Mia explained with a chuckle.

“Three years?”

Su Ming and the others were also a bit speechless.

At this moment, they finally understood that Royal Court Academy’s recent criticisms were truly not unfounded. To retain so many veterans, and how many school resources would these veterans squander?

At this point, Rhine couldn’t help but complain.

“How can they be so shameless, staying in school for so long?”

“Why not? Although their talent isn’t great, as long as they stay for 3 years, even if they don’t graduate, they’ll be better than graduates from regular schools when they go out. After all, even a pig would become a master after staying at Royal Court Academy for 3 years.”

Mia had long been accustomed to it.

“Teacher, what do we do now? With so many veterans surrounding us, even signing up seems difficult.”

An Qi asked worriedly.

“Watch the show!”

A mischievous smile appeared on Mia’s face.

At this moment, a young man from the special training class, with a slanted fringe and a face full of acne, led his classmates towards the surrounded registration area.

“Excuse me, please make way for us to form a queue. Don’t block the entire path.”