“So, does anyone have anything to add?...” Frederic scanned the audience to make sure they had finished everything.
“Cough...” Alexander coughed to get everyone's attention. " I have a question."
" What is it?."
“How much will the financial prize be for second place?”
“We decided it would be ten thousand coins.”
“Hmm...” Alexander leaned back on the chair and fell into deep thought
He was silent for a full minute while everyone waited for him to speak
“Do you have anything to say?” Frederic urged him to speak
"Well...I don't know how to say it..." Alexander averted his eyes
"...." Why are you so hesitant?
The instructors began to feel annoyed by Alexander's hesitation
“Just say it...” Frederic said impatiently
"I don't think the reward is satisfactory." Alexander said frankly
“Are you saying that this amount is not enough?”
" exactly..."
"It's ten thousand coins. What more do you want?"
“The winner of first place will receive a potion that helps him rise in level. This potion is very precious and worth a fortune, while second place will receive only ten thousand coins. It is as if you are saying that we only care about first place and do not care about the rest of the positions.” Alexander presented his ideas
“...” The audience fell into deep thought
Alexander's ideas were logical
The third-level potion was manufactured by experts working under the imperial family only and was prohibited from being circulated outside the supervision of the imperial authorities. Even if you have millions of coins, you will not be able to buy them, and this precious potion will be given as a reward for first place
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Second place will receive a small financial prize compared to the value of the first place prize
The difference between first and second place was too great
This will definitely cause some discomfort, as Alexander said, because the students taking this test will feel that the academy only cares about first place.
“You should increase the reward value to motivate students more and make the test more competitive.”
“The reward is still large though...” Frederic didn’t know if increasing the reward was the right thing
“Of course it is a tempting reward for some people, but let's be honest most of the students in the academy are from rich noble families, a mere ten thousand coins won't be enough to motivate them to reach their highest potential.”
“...” the instructors whispered, but they seemed convinced by his argument
“How much money will make students motivated to realize their full potential?”
"Let's see...half a million coins...I think." Alexander answered hesitantly
The instructors took a cold breath
This was an amount equal to their salary for two years of work
But Alexander requests that they put such an amount as a reward for second place
“That's too much…” Frederic immediately refused
"Well, I think you're right. How about two hundred thousand currencies?" Alexander made another suggestion
Frederic fell into deep thought while Alexander and the instructors waited for his decision
Frederic returned his gaze to Alexander. “One hundred and fifty thousand coins.”
“Deal...” Alexander answered enthusiastically
"...." Why are you so excited?
The instructors sensed something was wrong but couldn't put their hands on it
" is there anything else?." Although Frederic's question seemed to be directed to everyone, he was specifically looking at Alexander
“This...” Alexander scratched his cheek hesitantly
“...” How many changes does this boy need to make in order to be satisfied?
Alexander looked at the dwarf in charge of the project. “I read in one of the paragraphs in these papers that participants can bring any weapon they want into that virtual world.”
"That's right..." The dwarf replied in his harsh voice. “Swords, daggers, spears...”
"Explosives?..."
" Yes?..."
"I'm asking if I can bring explosives into the virtual world."
“...” The dwarf did not answer immediately and looked blankly at Alexander
Alexander noticed that the dwarf did not understand what he was saying exactly. “I use different types of weapons, including small explosives. Will the virtual reality device be able to copy them and transfer them to the virtual world?”
"No...I don't think there's a problem with that." The dwarf replied with obvious hesitation
Has the academy started teaching students how to use explosives?... The dwarf thought as he looked at the instructors strangely
The academy did not teach us such things before
“Good...” Alexander got up and looked at Frederic. "I have nothing else to say."
“In this case, the meeting is over.” Frederic disappeared from his seat while the rest of the instructors and technicians got up to leave
Alexander was trying to suppress his happiness
He was able to achieve his goal of increasing the reward value
He was worried that the reward would not be large, but now this problem has been solved
All he has to do now is win second place
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“You want to join the Chemistry Club?!” Ner looked at Lily in disbelief
" Yes..."
" but why?." Ner did not hide her doubt
“I recently discovered that I am interested in studying chemistry.” Lily replied with a smile
"...." Am I supposed to believe this?
“Will Alexander accept you to join the club? Leonora asked
"This…" Lily was unsure
She and Alexander are enemies. Therefore, it would not be surprising if he rejected it
But he had accepted Ner, why would he reject her?
Leonora noticed Lily's hesitation
Leonora's eyes became sharp, this was her chance to get closer to Lily. "I think I can convince Alexander to accept you join the club."
"Really?..." Lily's eyes lit up
“Of course…” Leonora nodded emphatically. “He will not refuse any of my requests.”
“You are amazing, Miss Leonora.”
“There is no need to use honorifics. Only Leonora will suffice.”
“Hehe, in that case thank you, Leonora.”
In fact, Leonora was the happiest, because she would be able to gain the trust of Lily, who would owe her a favor
She is becoming more and more certain that the decision to join this club is the right thing
“...” Ner looked at Leonora strangely
Didn't Leonora realize yet that Alexander had a deep hatred for girls with pink hair?