He lives on another planet and is majoring in Earth Science.

The spotlight in the auditorium shone on Principal Kitos, and a spherical microphone slowly rose from beneath his feet.

"Students, please be quiet."

The entire venue fell silent immediately.

All eyes were on Principal Kitos.

Delulu sighed, "What's coming is coming, meow."

She rarely felt a sense of powerlessness over things, and it was because she was short of money.

Everyone sighed, and the entire venue became deathly silent.

Principal Kitos looked around and smiled slightly with his three mouths open.

"The reason for today's school-wide assembly is to award this year's Kitos Scholarships."

The whole place was in an uproar.

"Isn't the school going to close down? How come it still has money to give out scholarships?"

"That means it won't go bankrupt!"

Delulu was momentarily dazed. She tugged at Milia and asked, "Did I hear that right, meow? Today's the day to hand out scholarships, meow?"

Milia laughed, excitedly squeezing Delulu's arm: "That's right! Scholarships will be awarded, and the school will be fine!"

The entire stadium erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Principal Kitos smiled broadly: "The students really love me!"

He then started announcing names from the third prize winners.

The ground beneath the winners' feet transformed into a drone that slowly rose and arrived at the center of the venue.

Individuals gathered together, forming a circular tower.

Delulu pondered, "Why hasn't the school gone out of business, meow? Could it be that Li Ji succeeded, meow?"

Shark Baby grinned foolishly: "I knew it, Li Ji would definitely be fine."

Milia smiled and cupped her face in her hands: "As expected of him."

The students were talking a lot.

"I never imagined it was Li Ji who saved the school. They should definitely erect a statue in his honor!"

"Do you think the school will give strong support to Earth Sciences because of this? We might have several openings for faculty positions."

Upon hearing this, He Ping, the Water Man, was bubbling all over: "That's great! This gives me a better chance to stay. Li Ji actually suppressed my bad luck buff."

Delulu shook her head frantically, interrupting everyone's conversation.

"I think it's unrealistic, meow. Knowing my mom as I do, no one can convince her about this, meow. Maybe the principal resolved it through other channels, so you guys shouldn't be too optimistic, meow."

Upon hearing this, everyone's high spirits instantly diminished considerably.

After the announcement of the third-prize winners, the entire circular tower project was more than halfway complete.

The principal began announcing the winners of the second prize.

Delulu frowned as she looked at the students on the tower.

"Did they just mention Lee Ki's name, meow?"

"No."

Milia stared at Delulu with a mischievous grin: "Class monitor, you seem to care a lot about Li Ji?"

While counting heads, Delulu immediately withdrew her finger and looked away: "Who cares, meow! I hate Lee Ki the most, meow."

"Then why do you care whether he won an award or not?"

"I just feel—", Delulu didn't know how to explain, so she could only act crazy to ease the awkwardness, "Meow meow meow meow!"

The principal's voice came from the speakers: "Babudas, Lee—"

Delulu's ears twitched.

"—Li Kui, Song Jiang..."

Milia looked at Delulu with a mischievous grin: "You don't care about Li Ji, so why are you so excited when you hear the name 'Li'?"

Dailulu stubbornly insisted, "I'm not excited, meow! My ears just feel uncomfortable, meow."

The principal's voice continued, "Li Bukai, you..." Dailulu's ears twitched again.

"I got caught!"

Faced with Milia's questioning, Delulu's heart pounded, and she simply started screaming wildly, "Meow meow meow meow~"

"Squad leader, your outburst won't help. Don't avoid this issue."

"Meow meow meow~"

"First prize, Dailulu..."

The ground beneath Delulu's feet loosened, and she flew to the central circular tower, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

She hovered in mid-air, listening to the noise around her, looking around the crowded venue, searching for Li Ji's figure.

She quickly scanned the crowd of award winners, but there was no sign of Li Ji.

Li Ji also submitted his application materials. She had checked them and found that although Li Ji's GPA was a little low, his academic achievements were good and he should have a chance to win an award.

Now we just need to see if he's on the list of first-prize winners.

-

At this moment, Li Ji had just broken out of the storm belt.

He was overjoyed and wanted to send the good news of his victory to his friends, but first he saw the notice for the school assembly.

"What's going on? Why is there a school-wide assembly at this critical juncture? Could it be that Dailulu's mother tricked me and didn't cancel the withdrawal of investment as agreed? I should go back and check the situation first."

-

Inside the venue, the circular human tower composed of award-winning students is almost complete.

Once all the first-prize winners have come up on stage, the entire tower will complete its circular loop.

The remaining prize is the most coveted award – the Grand Prize.

The winners will rise above all the students, forming the jewel at the top of that tower.

This is the most popular project every year, and there are often open betting sessions where people place their bets on which student will become Milver University's star.

This year's scholarship awards were suddenly presented earlier than scheduled, forcing online betting platforms to open urgently, with everyone rushing to place bets.

Shark asked excitedly, "Do you think I'll get the grand prize?"

"Absolutely impossible."

Tongtongtong asked, "What about me?"

Lahula joked, "If the school were to award a 'Coward Award,' you might have a chance. But compared to that guy in the biology department who bred quantum mosquitoes, you're still a step behind. That guy's quantum mosquitoes can become quantum superposition states, they only exist when you observe them, and they also have optical camouflage, meaning you only know there's a mosquito when it bites you."

"That explains why I always seem to get bumps and bruises for no reason."

"That's because the metal sheet is worn out. Who are you betting on?"

Xia Pupu said, "I submitted my paper to Mido from the Physics Department. He published three papers in top journals this semester and also obtained seven patents. I feel like he's the one."

As soon as he finished speaking, the principal announced the first prize winner: "Mi Duo from the Physics Department."

Shrimp Puff covered its head: "Oh no, I've lost 5 Alliance Coins."

Shark Baby raised his hand and suggested, "Why don't you guys vote for Lee Ki with me?"

Lahu frowned: "Li Ji? That's unlikely, isn't it? He discovered the lizardmen, which is indeed a good result, but it's only published in a top journal. Mido, as a top-tier department like physics, can't even get awards for so many of its achievements, how could it possibly be given to Li Ji?"

"I voted!"

"I'll vote for my idol too!"

Milia, the Seafood Brothers, and others readily agreed to Shark Baby's suggestion.

Rahula's compound eyes widened: "Didn't you hear what I said?"

"I followed suit too."

He Ping, the water man, pressed a button on the communicator.

"He Ping, you should be the most rational one!"

He Ping smiled: "If Li Ji can persuade Dai Lulu's mother and save the school, he will definitely get the top scholarship."

"But Delulu said he couldn't do it!" (End of Chapter)