“Do you freshmen want to participate in some activities outside of class hours?”

“What kind of activities?” Yuan Hanshuang, now back with a plate of roast chicken, asked.

“Oh, so it’s junior sister Yuan.” Seeing her, Xiao Hua’s eyes lit up.

Making the same mistake twice is not in his nature.

As the owner of mechanical Manifestation, Xiao Hua had quietly infiltrated the Silver Star forum with his steel bird, thoroughly checking the basic information of this year’s Silver Star freshmen. He wouldn’t miss out on this potential fourth-tier newcomer.

“Let’s skip the relationship-building,” Yuan Hanshuang said, breaking off a chicken leg. “Tell us, what kind of activities does the academy have?”

“Oh, our Silver Star Academy has plenty of extracurricular activities, such as various student societies. We’re currently recruiting forum moderators. Of course, the most important thing is the selection tournament for each department’s chief.”

The Chief Selection Tournament was a familiar term to everyone, given it was a tradition among the seven advanced academies. Even Yuan Hanshuang showed a bit of interest, looking up from her plate.

Successfully capturing their attention, Xiao Hua felt pleased and cleared his throat. “Our school is divided into six major departments: close combat , agility, ranged, defense, support, and control. Every semester, we have an open selection within each department, choosing the top ten positions from department chief to the tenth seat.”

“The academy Chairman is then selected from the six department chiefs. The Chairman is the face and representative of our academy, symbolizing the honor of the entire institution. It’s a supremely prestigious position!”

“All that you’re saying is just empty talk. Are there any practical benefits?” Yuan Hanshuang asked.

“Of course, there are plenty of benefits!” Xiao Hua didn’t expect his junior sister to be so hard to impress. “Department chiefs get to stay in the White Tower specially built for them by our academy. It has top-notch facilities, single rooms, 24-hour butler service, and even an internal small restaurant. They can order meals at three in the morning, and someone will deliver it. As for the academy chairman, they transcend the limitations of a student. They not only enjoy better training resources but can also participate in the approval and dismissal of professors. They even have the authority to assess student credits. A signature from a president carries significant weight.”

“Oh, I see now. So, your goal here is.”

Hearing this, Yuan Hanshuang instantly lost interest.

She picked up her fork and teased her creamy pasta. “You want to invest in us and graduate sooner, right?”

“Junior sister, you understand me too well!” Xiao Hua teared up. “It’s been ten years, and how many ten years does one have in a lifetime!”

The power of the academy Chairman is immense, essentially serving as the invisible principal within the institution.

At the beginning, he failed to graduate because he offended the president ten years ago. Along the way, several mentors encountered trouble, he got injured during an internship, and ended up lying in the hospital for three years. Various reasons converged, creating the legend that he hadn’t graduated from Silver Star Academy in ten years.

To graduate sooner, Xiao Hua would come every year to socialize and make connections with outstanding freshmen.

In case he could do a favor, invest in good luck, and secure the position of academy Chairman, he might be able to graduate sooner, right?

Yuan Hanshuang lowered her head, focusing on her noodles. “Well, you’ve picked the wrong person. I’m not very interested in this.”

The two-person dormitory at Silver Star was sufficient for Yuan Hanshuang.

As for services like a butler or late-night meals, since the young lady moved in, her quality of life had significantly improved. Since she could enjoy free meals and drinks, why would she want to spend money?

Xiao Hua exclaimed, “Don’t say that!”

He began enthusiastically endorsing the honor of Silver Star again.

However, the two lackeys seemed intrigued by the idea of meal delivery at the White Tower.

After all, the boys’ dormitory was an old building, while the girls’ dormitory, constructed in the past two years, surpassed it in various aspects. On Ke Junda’s first day of sleeping on the bed, his feet hit the bed board, and he had to widen it himself.

Yuan Hanshuang naturally encouraged this; if the lackeys worked hard and became chiefs, they could filially support her. Why not?

After a few hours, the students, full and satisfied, began to leave.

The butler, accompanied by the cafeteria manager, hurriedly approached. “Your Highness, this is tonight’s bill.”

“Send it directly to the financial office at my residence.”

Xuan Yuansheng took the pen, glanced without really looking, and directly signed his name with extravagant strokes.

The cafeteria manager and the butler exchanged a glance. After the manager left, the butler hesitated. “Your Highness, tonight’s expenditure totals five hundred thousand star coins.”

“How much?” Xuan Yuansheng was startled, unable to believe his ears.

“Five hundred thousand star coins.”

This cost far exceeded what he and the butler had imagined.

The menu tonight was personally handled by the butler and should not have exceeded two hundred thousand, yet the final expense was more than double that amount. Moreover, the expenditure wasn’t concentrated on the quality of ingredients but on their consumption.

“How is that possible? With this price, you could probably host a state banquet in the central hall of the Imperial Palace.”

Xuan Yuansheng picked up the bill and examined it. It showed a consumption of 180,000 for cooked food and 320,000 for advanced nutrient solutions. Clearly, it added up to five hundred thousand, not a penny more or less.

“This amount, if reported to the finance department, may not be appropriate.”

The butler diplomatically advised, “Your Highness, considering your current situation, it might not be wise to face allegations.”

The quarterly pocket money for imperial heirs is limited, all recorded and publicly disclosed in the upper and lower houses. If someone exceeds the limit too much, they could face criticism from taxpayers and even land on the hot search of the Star Network.

If people were to know that the little prince spent five hundred thousand star coins on a single meal, the support rate that the imperial princess had finally stabilized might plummet again.

“Forget it.” Xuan Yuansheng rubbed his temples. “Charge this amount to my personal account.”

As an imperial prince, Xuan Yuansheng certainly had enough money. It’s just that this amount could be reimbursed, and he had to reluctantly spend his own pocket money.

“By the way, don’t let Mother know about this.”

Thinking of this, Xuan Yuansheng’s voice suddenly lowered, “I don’t want her to be disappointed in me.”

Not going through the finance department but the princess’s residence, this unexpectedly high expense would still be recorded and filed. Even if not publicly disclosed, the imperial princess has always cared about public sentiment and wouldn’t allow her own child to indulge in such extravagance. If she found out, it would undoubtedly lead to another round of admonishments.

Xuan Yuansheng was fearless. He could be a playboy, a slacker, but he couldn’t let his mother know.

The butler reassured, “Understood, Your Highness.”

“But how can a single meal cost five hundred thousand? Did they make a mistake in the calculations?”

Xuan Yuansheng picked up the bill, not wanting to believe it, and examined it line by line, “Moreover, the expenditure on cooked food is less than that on nutrient solutions. Do Silver Star students prefer drinking nutrient solutions? That seems unlikely.”

“No, Your Highness, the tens of thousands spent on nutrient solutions were all consumed by one student.”

The butler complained with a touch of sorrow, “It’s that girl with black hair and twin ponytails!”

Xuanyuan Sheng: “???”

Author’s Note:

Butler: It’s her, it’s her, it’s her!

Shuang Shuang: *Burp*, so full.