Not long after Su Yu finished his discussion with Hu Qiusheng, the instructor arrived. Su Yu resumed his act as a good student, listening attentively to every word spoken by the instructor. Inwardly, however, he was busy thinking about all sorts of things, such as his recent lack of money. He wondered if he could continue getting the academy benefits.1

Since he was already the top ranked new student in the top 100, that should be the equivalent of getting first place during the monthly examination. That should earn him 10 merit points, right? As the class monitor, he was still entitled to 5 merit points per month. And as a high-high student, he had a monthly stipend of 3 merit points.4

He was currently ranked 29th in the top 100. He was previously ranked 24th, but his rank had changed due to the movement of other students in the ranking. Nevertheless, his rank was still high enough to receive an additional 10 merit points.1

According to his calculation, he should be entitled to 28 merit points from the academy. But a certain asshole had cancelled his monthly stipend, so he wondered...0