Afternoon.
Cheng Han arrived at the Sixth Outpost and saw an old acquaintance—Yan Dongting, the Vice Principal of Fifteen Middle School.
Several other students stood nearby, listening to his lecture.
The moment Cheng Han entered, Yan Dongting's expression changed instantly.
His old face had originally been stern.
Now, it was brimming with smiles.
Not only that, Yan Dongting even gave him a thumbs-up. "Good lad! Well done!"
Cheng Han modestly replied out of habit, "You flatter me."
Yan Dongting smiled broadly. "I heard some news from the Patrol Department. Headquarters has an extremely high opinion of Fifteen Middle School. None of the other schools can compare to ours."
Cheng Han gave an "Oh," his expression calm.
The other students all secretly glanced at Cheng Han.
They knew perfectly well that this so-called "extremely high opinion of Fifteen Middle School" really meant "a high opinion of Cheng Han." After all, their only contribution had been guarding the outpost gate. Headquarters would never consider that praiseworthy.
Yan Dongting went on enthusiastically, "Some of the promising stars from the other schools, such as Yao Mingxuan from First Middle School, Xi Qing from Third Middle School, and Sheng Shi Cheng from Eighth Middle School, haven't performed much better than rookies. They're nowhere near as dazzling as you."
Cheng Han found it rather strange.
I had plotted against powerhouses among the Heretical God Believers and even wrestled with official Mystic Adepts. Yet in the end, I was being compared to a bunch of middle school students.
At the same time, he felt he had gotten a bit of a raw deal.
Gu Jinglong had originally said that as long as he helped Fifteen Middle School take first place in the citywide middle school competition, he would receive an additional three Gold Coins. His contribution had