Shadows of the Deep Space-Chapter 138: The Slot (Additional Update for Alliance Leader ’Open the Door to Receive the Delivery’) (4th Update)

Chapter 138: Chapter 138: The Slot (Additional Update for Alliance Leader ’Open the Door to Receive the Delivery’) (4th Update)

"Damn, really?"

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

Su Ming was also very surprised, as he was just wondering how to make some money. His luck was incredibly good, someone brought him a pillow just as he was dozing off.

"Of course it’s true, do you think I’d lie to you? Come on, get up and call people!"

Mia asked impatiently.

Su Ming and the rest immediately scrambled to get dressed.

...

A short while later, Su Ming had gathered all of his classmates.

They followed Mia in a rush, heading towards the comprehensive building.

"Teacher, with such an important competition, can we get a spot to participate? After all, we’re only freshmen,"

Su Ming asked, somewhat concerned.

Normally for such competitions, the academy would send upperclassmen to fight.

"This competition is different from the usual ones. It’s about the comprehensive strength of the entire academy, so grades one to four all have a fixed number of spots to compete, so you guys can sign up too,"

Mia explained briefly.

"Don’t the fifth-graders participate?"

Su Ming asked, very curious.

"The fifth-grade students are basically not in school; they can’t possibly come back from thousands of miles away to participate, so they don’t compete,"

Mia explained simply.

Imperial Court Academy was different from other schools. After the second year, if students failed the yearly exam, they could graduate directly. Therefore, the higher the grade, the fewer the students.

Basically, by the fifth grade, students were already serving in the military or working in various important departments.

"I see."

Su Ming understood and responded.

"Teacher, how many people are participating this time, and what are the rules of the competition?"

Allu and others asked excitedly.

"You can check the campus network or the Star Cluster Forum; the rules have been posted there. This competition is very hot, everyone in the Federation is paying attention,"

Mia said, too lazy to explain the rules, directing everyone to check for themselves.

Hearing Mia’s words, Zhang Yi and the others took out their phones, looking up the rules of the tri-school competition as they walked.

Soon, Zhang Yi found the rules and read them out.

"Five thousand spots for the first grade, four thousand for the second grade, a thousand for the third grade, and three fixed spots for the fourth grade, zero for the fifth grade,"

Zhang Yi read from his phone.

"Damn, why does the first grade have so many spots?"

Rhein exclaimed in surprise.

"It doesn’t matter how many spots there are, what matters is how many the Mecha Department can get,"

Su Ming said calmly. freёnovelkiss.com

"Let’s see, the Mecha Department is limited to 1000 people for the first grade!"

Zhang Yi carefully read the details.

"We have a total of 25 classes in the first grade. Even if we add the special training class, that’s 26 classes, which means 1300 people. With 1000 spots, there’s no need to panic. We’re set,"

Rhein roughly calculated and immediately felt relieved.

"Mhm."

Su Ming nodded in agreement. With so many spots allocated to the Mecha Department, signing up normally shouldn’t be a problem.

...

At this moment, the number one comprehensive building had changed from its usual emptiness to a sea of students.

And Director Chen Zhu, in charge of the competition registrations, simply stopped working in the building. He brought some teachers, set up a few tables and chairs, and conducted registrations on the open ground downstairs.

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

A tall and thin youth with a somewhat arrogant expression was negotiating with Director Chen Zhu at the front.

"Director, just put us all down on the list."

"Yeah, who else could be more suited than us if not us?"

The students beside him chimed in one after another.

"No, Cresto!"

Chen Zhu kept a stern face and replied to the students clamoring for registration.

"Why not?"

Cresto asked with a sullen expression.

"The number of spots is fixed. With so many of you, if we give them all to you, what about the others? Moreover, this competition is no small matter; it concerns the reputation of our school and is closely related to you guys too. We cannot afford to lose, so we must have the strongest participants,"

Chen Zhu stated emphatically.

Indeed, what Director Chen Zhu said was no exaggeration; the competition was of extraordinary significance to both the school and the students. Losing would not only be embarrassing but would also diminish the value of their diplomas.

"If that’s the case, then it has to be us, the senior first-year students. Who else could be more qualified than us?"

Cresto confidently said.

And just then, the new special training class students, as well as students from class one, class two, etc., rushed over in a hurry, with Su Ming and others following behind them.

However, when they arrived at the registration spot and saw the crowd of students, they were taken aback.

"What’s going on, why are there so many people? Do we have this many students in the first grade?"

Rhein asked, astonished.

"These aren’t students from our school, are they? Many of them aren’t wearing uniforms, and I’ve never seen them before,"

Allu and others were also very puzzled.

Mia yawned and explained to Su Ming and the others.

"They are from our school, this bunch are older first-year students."

"Huh, older students? We hardly see anyone during half a day, so why have so many suddenly sprung up?"

Rhein was a bit baffled upon hearing Mia’s words.

Su Ming then asked with a frown.

"Teacher, even if they are older first-year students, the number doesn’t add up? There must be at least two to three thousand people gathered here."

"Hehe, I forgot to mention something to you. The grade exams at Imperial Court Academy are very flexible. You can apply after three months of admission, and you must take them after no more than a year. However, every time you fail, you can delay for a year, and first-year students get three chances. This means, these older students could have been here for almost three years,"

Mia explained with a smile.

"Three years?"

Su Ming and the others were a bit speechless.

At that moment, they finally understood why Imperial Court Academy had been criticized in recent years—keeping so many older students and the resources they must be squandering.

Rhein couldn’t help but complain.

"Do they have no shame, staying at the school for so long?"

"Why would they be ashamed? Although their talents may not be great, as long as they stick around for three years, even if they can’t graduate, they’ll still be more impressive than graduates from regular schools. After all, even a pig becomes refined after spending three years at Imperial Court Academy,"

Mia was already accustomed to this.

"Teacher, what do we do now? With so many older students around, even signing up is in jeopardy,"

Angel asked with concern.

"Watch the show!"

A sly smile appeared on Mia’s face.

At this moment, a youth with slanting bangs and acne all over his face, leading his classmates, approached the crowded registration spot.

"Excuse me, please make way, let us have a path to line up; don’t block the way completely."