"Your grades were excellent, but the awards ceremony and graduation ceremony ended a month ago. I can't call everyone back to hold another ceremony, can I?
There's no precedent for that. Everyone has already scattered to different guilds for internships, and some have even entered new Game Worlds.
Calling them all back now isn't realistic, so let it go. Take your reward and leave."
Seeing the Necromancer wearing an expression as though he were acting in Gu Xi's best interests, Gu Xi's face darkened as well.
"What, are you trying to pocket what I'm entitled to?"
"No, I'm just telling you that this can't be handled. We can't drag all the students back here, can we?"
As the Necromancer explained himself, a trace of smugness flashed through his eyes.
He had his reasons for doing this.
As the graduation adviser for this class, he knew the situation of the graduating students very well.
The top graduate of this class was the son of the Vice Guild Master of Bailian City's third guild. To secure that top spot for his son, the man had put in a great deal of effort.
Naturally, that Vice Guild Master had also reached an agreement with Minggu Bone Wind Academy, increasing the rewards for the top graduate.
It could be said that this year's top-graduate reward was the best Minggu Bone Wind had offered in fifty years. Furthermore, this year's top graduate had been signed by This City's third guild, the Steel Ghost Claw Group, with the first overall draft pick.
Making them come back and do it all over again now would be a slap in the Steel Ghost Claw Group's face.
So, the Necromancer had an idea and immediately came up with this excuse.
At the same time, he was pleased with his