Chapter 205: Perplexed (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Master Xianyu Xianzhe) (Fifth Update)

The students from Royal Court Academy present cheered enthusiastically.

However, the students from the other two academies couldn’t smile. Two hundred billion of the three hundred billion federal currency came from them, essentially serving as a dowry.

At this moment, the hearts of the Vice Principals leading Azure Sky Academy and Amunx Academy were faintly aching.

Soon, Fleck, amidst the warm applause, walked off the stage with the trophy and check.

Okins raised his hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down, and calmly stated,

“Now, we will present the individual outstanding awards for this league. First up is the First Prize!”

Upon hearing this, students from all three schools present fixed their gaze on Okins, not daring to blink.

Su Ming’s heart also tightened. The prize money for the First Prize was very generous, and it would be wonderful if he could win it.

“The winner of the First Prize is Miss Irelia!”

Okins announced in a deep voice.

Clap clap~

Many Royal Court Academy students applauded, excitedly shouting,

“It’s Irelia Senior!”

However, Aquia and others were a bit surprised, discussing quietly,

“It’s not Junior Su Ming.”

“Yeah, I thought it would be him?”

Su Ming, however, didn’t feel surprised; his mood was very calm. After all, Artificial Intelligence – Ceres hosted this competition, so the judging would certainly be fair.

At this moment, Irelia walked onto the podium amidst enthusiastic applause, arriving before Okins.

“In this league, Miss Irelia received a rating of 98 points, winning the First Prize. Let us congratulate her!”

Okins waved his hand, and a virtual screen appeared behind him, displaying the breakdown of Irelia’s score.

Su Ming looked at Irelia’s evaluation score and immediately understood why he couldn’t win the First Prize.

It was truly as they had said before: as long as she won and the commander made no mistakes, she would stably get first place. Because she not only had a commander evaluation score, but all the combat personnel below her, including himself, had a portion of their evaluation scores attributed to her, as it was all considered her commanding Credit.

Of course, being a commander wasn’t that easy. While all subordinates’ merits were indeed credited to her, if the competition was lost or the war failed, the commander would be the first to be punished.

At best, she would be demoted; at worst, she might even be executed.

At this moment, Okins handed the honorary trophy and prize check to Irelia.

Irelia respectfully accepted them, then turned to all the Royal Court Academy students and solemnly declared,

“To all my juniors, I am very happy to stand on this award stage and receive the immense honor of the First Prize. However, this honor does not solely belong to me, but was achieved through everyone’s unity. Therefore, I officially fulfill my promise: the 3 billion prize money will be equally divided among everyone!”

“Long live Senior!”

For a moment, all the Royal Court Academy students present shouted excitedly.

Students from Amunx Academy and Azure Sky Academy looked at this scene with expressions of envy. 3 billion divided among ten thousand people meant each person could receive at least 300,000 federal currency. With a little more saving, they could even buy their own first-generation mecha.

Irelia bowed to everyone, then stepped down from the award stage.

At this moment, Okins spoke in a deep voice,

“Now, we will present the Second Prize!”

Suddenly, the noisy auditorium quieted down, and everyone’s gaze converged on Okins. Their eyes were filled with anticipation, especially Timmy and the others.

With Royal Court Academy winning, they truly didn’t have much hope for the First Prize. However, if ranked by performance scores, there was still some hope for the Second Prize, especially for Timmy, the commander.

“The winner of this Second Prize is Su Ming!”

Okins announced directly.

Instantly, most of the students present were stunned, especially those from Azure Sky Academy, who discussed in bewilderment,

“Su Ming? Who’s that?”

“Never heard of him? Is there such a person among the upper-grade students of Royal Court Academy?”

At this moment, Rhine and others reacted, excitedly shouting to Su Ming,

“Holy crap, Class Leader, you got the Second Prize!”

“Class Leader, you won an award!”

Even Mia covered her mouth in disbelief, almost laughing.

At this moment, Su Ming calmly rose from his seat and walked towards the award stage.

Whoosh!

Immediately, all eyes fell on Su Ming.

“Isn’t that a first-year freshman?”

“No way, a first-year getting the Second Prize?”

“Is that real or fake?”

Everyone discussed animatedly.

At this moment, when the reporters present heard that Su Ming was a first-year, they frantically pressed their camera shutters!

Click!

Flashlights continuously lit up!

This was all news, eye-catching news. They had even thought of the headlines: A Genius Emerges, The Hope of the Future!

While everyone was discussing, Irelia and Begfins stood up and led the applause.

Clap clap!

For a moment, all the students of Royal Court Academy enthusiastically applauded.

Su Ming couldn’t help but turn to look at Irelia and Begfins. Both nodded at Su Ming, showing their sincere recognition.

At this moment, Timmy from Amunx Academy and Colonel Dilken also stood up and applauded!

Students from Amunx Academy also applauded, while those from Azure Sky Academy were somewhat bewildered.

A first-year freshman getting the Second Prize, it was understandable for Royal Court Academy students to applaud, but Amunx students also followed suit. What exactly did this guy do?

Of course, it wasn’t just the people from Azure Sky Academy who were baffled. Vice Principal Fleck of Royal Court Academy, looking at Su Ming walking onto the stage, also showed a very surprised expression on his aged face.

He clearly remembered the names of all the first-year internal students. But there was no name ‘Su Ming’ in his memory, which meant this Su Ming was from an external school.

For a first-year external student to win the league’s Second Prize was simply incredible, and the key was that Begfins and others recognized him greatly.

Fleck immediately noted down the name Su Ming. After the awards ceremony, he needed to ask his students about him.

At this moment, Su Ming walked onto the award stage and arrived before Okins. Okins said in a deep voice,

“Su Ming performed exceptionally well in this league, securing the Second Prize with an evaluation score of 95 points. Let us congratulate him!”

Clap clap!

The applause in the venue immediately grew even more enthusiastic.

Fleck then handed the Second Prize crystal trophy and prize check to Su Ming.

“Thank you.”

Su Ming gratefully accepted them, then turned and bowed to everyone, walking down.

When he returned to his seat, Rhine and others eagerly crowded around, excitedly saying,

“Quick, let us see the trophy and prize money.”

Su Ming smiled and handed them the items to look at.

“Wow, this trophy is so exquisite!”

“What’s so good about that? 1 billion federal currency, I wouldn’t even dare to dream of that.”

“Look at your petty ambition.”

Rhine and others carefully looked at the trophy and check, their faces filled with envy.

At this moment, they heard Okins announce,

“The winner of the Third Prize is Mr. Begfins. Let us welcome him with warm applause.”

Clap clap!

Enthusiastic applause once again resounded throughout the venue.

“Sigh! No chance! The top three prizes were all taken by Royal Court Academy students.”

“No choice, they’re just strong.”

“Yeah, but there’s one thing I don’t understand: how did a first-year freshman get the Second Prize?”

“I’m puzzled too.”

The students from Azure Sky Academy discussed with dark expressions.

Su Ming and the others looked towards the award stage. After Begfins politely accepted the trophy and prize money, he turned to everyone and said with a smile,

“Everyone, I won’t say any more unnecessary words. The prize money will be equally divided among everyone. Thank you for your cooperation and support. It is my honor to fight alongside you. I look forward to fighting alongside you on the battlefield in the future!”

“Thank you, Senior!”

“We also look forward to fighting alongside you!”

Many Royal Court Academy students shouted excitedly.

Begfins then elegantly walked down from the award stage.

Okins cleared his throat and said seriously,

“Next are the 100 Excellence Awards and 1000 Outstanding Participation Awards. Due to the large number of people, we will not have students come up one by one. The names of all award recipients will be projected, and certificates will be delivered to you by special personnel.”

As Okins’ words fell, the virtual projection image refreshed, and names appeared one by one.

At this moment, many students in the auditorium erupted, shouting excitedly,

“Look, I got an Outstanding Participation Award!”

“I got an Excellence Award!”

At this moment, Rhine and a few others also shouted excitedly,

“I also won an award, an Outstanding Participation Award!”

Upon hearing Rhine and the others’ shouts, Su Ming looked at the projection and scanned the list of names.

He found that several classmates in his class received Outstanding Participation Awards. And Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue also received Excellence Awards. Overall, it was really quite good.

Mia was almost beaming, seeing several students in her class win awards; this was all money!

Soon, all award certificates were delivered to the hands of all award recipients.

Okins raised his hand and said,

“Everyone quiet down!”

Upon hearing Okins’ words, everyone stopped talking, and the scene quickly quieted down.

“The awards for the Three School League have been presented. However, winning or losing the competition is only one aspect and not the most important. The most important thing is friendship. This Three School League allowed everyone to interact, and I believe many of you have formed deep friendships during this league.”

Okins said grandiosely.

“Yes, that’s right! Friendship first, competition second!”

Many Royal Court Academy students shouted cheerfully.

Students from Azure Sky Academy and Amunx Academy, meanwhile, discussed in low voices,

“That sounds really good. If they had lost, I wonder if they’d be able to say that?”

“Exactly.”

“If I had won, I’d say it even better than them.”

At this moment, Okins paid no attention to the discussions of the small number of people. He said with a smile,

“To show our unity and friendship, please all go to the central area of the Lord’s Mansion. Everyone will take a group photo there!”

“Okay!”

Vice Principal Fleck led the applause in agreement.

Representatives from the other two academies could only acquiesce. Although they were very annoyed, they still had to save face.