"Whew!"
"You said you couldn’t give a speech, but didn’t you do a great job?"
Vice Principal Fleck was grinning from ear to ear.
"Don’t call me for this kind of event next time."
Su Ming said helplessly.
"You’re still young, don’t shy away from trouble. In your youth, you should be high-spirited and a bit proud."
Fleck said to Su Ming with a smile.
"Alright."
Su Ming smiled and continued listening to the speech.
....
More than two hours later.
All the guests who returned to the school had finished their speeches.
At this moment, Vice Principal Maffin walked to the center of the podium and smiled at everyone.
"Thank you all for your wonderful sharing. Imperial Court Academy is proud of you. I believe that in the near future, all the freshmen present will also grow strong. Imperial Court Academy will, like a mother, care for all its students."
Clap clap!
The audience once again burst into applause.
Seeing the right moment, Vice Principal Maffin motioned for everyone to stop and continued the speech.
"Next, we come to the final donation segment. We ask all the guests to lend a helping hand to support Imperial Court Academy. On behalf of the academy, I sincerely thank you!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ming turned to Fleck and with a twitching mouth asked.
"There’s a donation too?"
"Of course, it’s an old tradition. Did you think the Federation’s funding alone would suffice? But don’t worry, I know making money is not easy for you; just a token donation is enough."
Fleck replied with a chuckle.
"Ha ha."
Su Ming wore a disbelief expression, thinking his Mecha was the best, and the juniors had just applauded wildly during his speech.
When it’s time to donate, if he only gives a little, wouldn’t it be like slapping his own face? How could he continue at his alma mater otherwise?
There was a heated response from the audience at this time.
"It’s our honor to contribute to our alma mater!"
"That’s right!"
...
"Thank you all so much for your support. Now, let the donation ceremony officially begin."
Maffin directly announced.
At this point, Begfin stood up, walked to the podium, and elegantly addressed everyone.
"As the student council president, I should lead by example in donating. I’ll set the mark at 1 billion!"
Instantly, a large virtual screen appeared behind Begfin, displaying a donation of 1 billion.
"Wow!"
Many juniors and freshmen exclaimed in surprise.
Su Ming gave a spectacular look towards Begfin, thinking this guy must be a plant. This was way over the top.
For many of the lower-level officers, it was alright to donate less, but leaders like Kaina and Long Jing felt they couldn’t donate less.
After Begfin finished donating, he walked down the podium with a smile.
At this moment, Major General Li Lie directly stood up, walked to the podium, and solemnly said to everyone.
"I donate 1.5 billion!"
The audience released another exclamation.
NovelBin
"I donate 2 billion!"
"I donate 2.2 billion!"
...
At this point, other leaders were not willing to be outdone and went up to shout, each more loudly than the last.
Su Ming’s face turned green; he thought Begfin was already too much, but these people were even more over the top, not treating money as money.
"I donate 3 billion!"
At this moment, Major General Kaina also walked up to the podium and shouted domineeringly.
Clap clap!
The audience burst into enthusiastic applause, discussing excitedly.
"As expected of Senior Kaina!"
...
Listening to the donation amounts, Su Ming’s mouth twitched continuously. He only had a little over 3 billion himself, and some of the money was Mia’s.
"No way, I have to get up there first."
Seeing the situation was not right, Su Ming wanted to go up and donate first.
However, just at that moment, Long Jing took the lead, stood up, strode to the podium, and elegantly said to everyone in a loud voice.
"It’s rare to return to my alma mater, naturally, I want to contribute my modest strength. I donate 5 billion Federation Coins!"
With those words, the entire room was in an uproar!
"5 billion Federation Coins!"
"Did I hear that right!"
"As expected of the young master of the Dragon Pattern Group, Senior Long Jing is indeed impressive."
....
Hearing Long Jing’s donation amount, Su Ming felt numb all over.
These people were seriously over-the-top, each more ridiculous than the last.
Suddenly, Su Ming also started to worry about how much he should donate.
In fact, Su Ming was very willing to donate more. Imperial Court Academy was genuinely good to its students, opening doors to many conveniences.
Not to mention anything else, just the return procedures during group graduation, the school did everything to facilitate their entry.
Plus, he had received a lot of care from graduates of Imperial Court Academy, such as General Sigurd.
But unfortunately, he was short of funds, and even if he wanted to donate more, he couldn’t.
Buzz!
At this moment, Su Ming’s wristband suddenly vibrated, and a message popped up.
Su Ming instinctively glanced down, his pupils immediately shrank.
"Dear Mr. Su Ming, your account has been credited with 432.2 billion Federation Coins, with transfer remarks: 10% mineral revenue from Insect Star (excluding biological benefits), no materials from the Federation, and all settled in currency; we ask for your understanding."
Su Ming took a deep breath, suppressing his excited heart, and murmured.
"It seems my luck has been incredible lately."
He then stood up and walked towards the podium.
Instantly, countless eyes fell on Su Ming.
"Look, Senior Su Ming is heading up."
"How much do you think he’ll donate?"
"No idea, but it won’t be a small amount for sure. Among all the seniors and alumni present, he’s the most impressive!"
"I think so too."
...
Soon, amidst the discussions, Su Ming walked onto the podium.
Every eye in the audience focused on Su Ming.
Long Jing looked at Su Ming, who was taking the stage, his brows furrowed, feeling immense pressure.