"These girls really are too rowdy..." A female teacher, still retaining her charm, thoughtfully wiped the lipstick marks off Zhao Chen's face with a handkerchief and straightened his clothes.

It seemed normal at first, but Zhao Chen gradually felt that the teacher was getting a bit too close.

Especially, why was she straightening the area around his butt? Were there some strange marks there too?

"Ahem... it's understandable. Young people admire heroes.

Student Zhao Chen's feat makes him a hero of our academy!" Vice-Dean Hong stepped forward and praised.

This finally made the enthusiastic female teacher let go of Zhao Chen and step aside, though she still looked him over with eyes like silk.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen exchanged a few polite pleasantries.

At this moment, the elderly Dean Qin walked over. He looked at Zhao Chen and gave a deep bow. "Student Zhao Chen, as the Dean of North Star Academy, I want to thank you for saving the teachers and students of the Two Academies.

As a father, I want to thank you for saving the daughter of this useless father. Thank you!"

Dean Qin's daughter was that team leader, Teacher Qin.

Following Dean Qin's bow, the surrounding teachers also bowed deeply.

Among them were those who had argued in the Dean's office about whether or not to send a rescue.

Zhao Chen wasn't in the mood to condemn their past thoughts; after all, everyone is different. They had acted from the perspective of the academy's interests, which wasn't inherently wrong.

If Zhao Chen didn't have the T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser, it would have been impossible to rescue the teachers and students from the Zerg's desperate situation.

If Zhao Wan'er hadn't been among them, and if not for the system rewards, he wouldn't have risked going either.

"I only did what I could," Zhao Chen said indifferently.

"Student Zhao Chen, we are planning to arrange a victory banquet for you! Additionally, there is a scholarship of 300,000 star coins. I see that your Starship hasn't been repaired yet.

Our academy Starport will repair your Starship for free!" Vice-Dean Hong said enthusiastically from the side.

"Anything else is fine, but forget the victory banquet." Zhao Chen declined. Not long ago, he had just attended a "special" victory banquet.

"I see... Since Student Zhao Chen is unwilling, then we won't hold it." Vice-Dean Hong was stunned for a moment, while inwardly admiring Zhao Chen.

Not chasing fame or fortune—what a truly good kid.

"However, I have some other matters I'd like to discuss with the Dean and Vice-Dean," Zhao Chen said.

"Speak. Your business is the academy's business!" Dean Qin said.

Zhao Chen spoke directly, "I wonder if this rescue operation counts toward my assessment credits?"

As soon as he said this, the teachers present were all dumbfounded.

Assessment credits?

Such an important event was, in Zhao Chen's eyes, just a matter of assessment credits?

"If it counts as assessment credits, we could certainly let Student Zhao Chen skip a grade. But this... Student Zhao Chen, you just skipped a grade this year. Would skipping another one affect your studies?" Vice-Dean Hong asked with some concern.

Zhao Chen smiled and asked back, "Vice-Dean Hong, do you think there's anything left for me to learn?"

This student is so arrogant, so confident!

But thinking about his performance in this rescue operation, there really was nothing to nitpick. The academy had nothing left to teach him.

He dared to pilot a T3 Interstellar Warship against a million-strong Zerg swarm without fear!

"In terms of theoretical knowledge, there really isn't much left to teach Student Zhao Chen. If Student Zhao Chen wants to skip a grade, I can directly count this rescue operation as triple the assessment credits for the Fifth Year.

I'll immediately arrange for you to enter the Sixth Year, and you can graduate directly this July." Dean Qin looked at Zhao Chen and gave his promise.

He knew that this young man was no ordinary person; North Star Academy couldn't hold such a great deity.

What he lacked was more practical combat experience, which the academy could no longer provide.

Zhao Chen was delighted. This way, his annual mission for this year could be considered settled.

"Thank you, Dean!" Zhao Chen expressed his gratitude.

After a few more pleasantries, the crowd dispersed. Zhao Chen and Zhao Wan'er slipped back to the T3 Blizzard.

Zhao Chen didn't dare stay in the academy for long. After that terrifying scene earlier, who knew what "horrible" things might happen if he wandered around the campus.

【Student: Zhao Chen

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Age: 21

Identity: Lord of North Wind Star Sector · Owl Dragon Star System (Viscount)

Grade: Sixth Year

Department: Captain Department

Class: Sixth Year, Class One】

Zhao Chen received the notification of his student status adjustment. He looked teasingly at Zhao Wan'er beside him and poked her head. "Come on, let's hear you call me'Senior'!"

"Yes, Senior. You're so popular, Senior. With so many fangirls surrounding you, even the beautiful teachers are attracted to you." Zhao Wan'er looked at Zhao Chen sarcastically, finally gave him a roll of her eyes, and returned to North Star Academy herself.

Zhao Chen didn't dare go back to the academy, but she still had some things to handle.

Zhao Chen was taken aback.

This girl is acting so strange, almost like she's jealous.

Forget it for now.

He had settled things with North Star Academy; now he had to handle some other matters.

Going to the Reef Starfield to pick up the Dwarves was a must, it was just a matter of when.

That trip would take over a month.

Before that, Zhao Chen had to arrange a few things.

Zhao Chen first sent a message to an account, then returned to his captain's quarters and waited at his desk.

Soon, there was a reply, including a link to a holographic video network room.

Zhao Chen clicked the link, and in an instant, everything around him changed. It was as if he were standing on a beach.

Sitting opposite him was a woman who had clearly been waiting for a long time. She was obviously suppressing her excitement, her eyes filled with excitement and nervousness as she looked at Zhao Chen.

"I wonder what business you have contacting me so hurriedly this time?" Li [N O V E L I G H T] Yaqi looked curiously at the masked man before her.

She had been busy with the expansion of the Starship factory and was in a meeting.

Nowadays, she had to attend three to five meetings a day. She basically only got four or five hours of rest, keeping her spinning like a top.

But because of the communication from that special account, she pushed aside all her work without a second thought, returned to her office, and entered this holographic communication 'room.'

In fact, she had been thinking about this man for the past few days because a certain matter had left her very uneasy.

"You should know about the rescue of the teachers and students from the Two Academies, right?" Zhao Chen looked at her with a smile.

Li Yaqi was stunned. She feigned surprise and said, "Oh! You mean that matter. I know about it. I heard that the student from North Star Academy was even taken in as a grandson-in-law by Governor Chu."

"You're clear on that person's identity, aren't you?" Zhao Chen asked again.

Li Yaqi shook her head, pretending not to know. "He seems to be good friends with my brother, but I'm not too sure about anything else."

Actually, it was precisely because of the T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser.

Li Yaqi was basically ninety-nine percent certain of the masked man's identity, but because of his previous warning, she didn't dare to rashly tear through that veil.

And just then, the man in front of her did something that surprised her.

He took off the mask from his face!