Chapter Three: Rewarding an Entire Planet!!!

Hua Yun was taken aback—wasn't this just freeloading, claiming credit in the end? Even so, the rules forbade any substitutions! Indeed, the school regulations were absurdly strict.

“Dean, what if I don’t succeed for a long time? Won’t Yun Yun just be stuck waiting forever?” Chen Jiao Jiao asked anxiously. “Yun Yun can’t afford to waste that much time.”

The dean, a very responsible figure, immediately understood what she was referring to and was aware of Hua Yun’s family situation. “Hua Yun, the college can extend your eligibility for ordinary student treatment to ten years.”

Hua Yun nodded gratefully. “Thank you, Dean!”

She couldn’t help but glance again at the email. Wait a moment!

Her eyes widened. “Dean, is it true that a constructed barren star can be awarded to the builder as a graduation prize?”

“That’s correct,” Hui Yuan smiled gently. “But Hua Yun, please look closely once more.” The girl had shown no particular emotion when she drew the barren star; Hui Yuan had thought she might be stunned.

--Assessment Criteria:

General public rating: E; professional rating: E; pass grade; rewarded with 500,000 star coins.

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General public rating: S; professional rating: S; the barren star itself is granted as a reward to the student, along with 100 million star coins.

“S?” Hua Yun was dumbfounded.

“That’s right,” Hui Yuan confirmed. “Both ratings reaching S is unprecedented so far, but the rewards for constructing barren stars are indeed generous—even the lowest tier grants 500,000 star coins. Keep in mind, most graduation projects at best only reach that level.”

Hua Yun hurriedly searched online. Only the main planet of the Alliance’s top university had achieved an S in public rating, and even its professional rating was far from S. So this reward was practically a pipe dream.

“Who on earth made such an outrageous rule?” Hua Yun exclaimed. “It’s like dangling a carrot just out of reach to make the donkey work harder! But this carrot isn’t just unreachable—it’s practically in the sky!”

Indeed, the college had painted a vast, tantalizing prospect: owning a double-S rated planet! Yet that prize was as hard as stone—no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t chew through it.

Hui Yuan glanced at Hua Yun and was silent for a moment. “No matter who made the rule, it must exist for a reason.”

“Dean, I want to ask—if I follow your method, will the reward still be mine?” Hua Yun couldn’t help but inquire.

“You needn’t worry about that,” Hui Yuan replied thoughtfully. “We will evaluate your actual contributions and adjust the reward accordingly. After joining a team, the assessment is based on contribution, so if we gave the original reward outright, some would feel unfair.”

“Of course, if you have your own ideas, feel free to propose them.” After all, this evaluation system was quite harsh for graduating students.

“Teacher, Dean, if I want to claim all the rewards, what can the school realistically do to help me? What support can it provide?” Owning a planet—a prize of such magnitude—was unimaginable, especially in an era when even buying a house was difficult.

Though the challenge was enormous, Hua Yun still wanted to try. For her, it was not entirely impossible.

“If that’s the case,” Hui Yuan said, “the school can only provide the resources you need and theoretical guidance. The practical execution must be conceived and carried out by you. The school’s role is to clarify doubts.”

Hua Yun understood the dean’s words. Essentially, if she followed the original path, she would be part of a team and must obey its decisions. But if she acted independently, the school would only supply necessary resources and offer guidance.

“Yun Yun, why are you asking this? You don’t mean to—” Chen Jiao Jiao couldn’t help but interrupt. She knew her friend was a top student and worked hard, but building a planet alone was absolutely impossible.

“That’s exactly what I want to try,” Hua Yun nodded determinedly.