Super Spender

Chapter 848: 842: This is His Highness (Part 1)_1

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In the span of three days, the entire school seemed transformed, bustling with a festive atmosphere. Many students were even discussing the event. “Luna Starfield, is it always like this when anyone takes their graduation exams?” Finn Lewis asked, somewhat puzzled.

“No, Your Highness, it’s only like this when someone from the royal family graduates,” Luna Starfield replied succinctly.@@@@

“Okay,” Finn conceded, now understanding. It didn’t surprise him, considering that in any given year, having just a handful of students graduate from the noble academy was quite an achievement.

Finn felt his worldview shatter. Damn it, a concert or some other social gathering, that he could understand—it was a form of entertainment needed by the masses. But could someone tell him since when people gathered to watch an exam? And why were there so many spectators? What, did everyone suddenly have nothing better to do?

Oh, right, they actually had nothing better to do. These folks indeed had too much time on their hands. A rare event like this would naturally attract an audience eager to see what the fuss was all about. Finn wouldn’t have minded if it were someone else’s exam being spectated, but when he was the center of attention, it bothered him greatly. However, there was nothing he could do about it, as it seemed to be a tradition of this noble academy.

Whether it was an official tradition, Finn didn’t know, but it was certainly one among the students. Almost the entire student body had shown up, and that wasn’t even the half of it. The entire school had been specially decorated, looking as though it was ready for a festival.

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Besides, the protection and enhancement provided by the internal Kaemiya Protective Suit was a formidable shield for Finn’s body and a significant aid in overcoming challenges.

After exchanging pleasantries with Shaoning Locke and the others, Finn finally met with Oswald Wren. However, Oswald spoke in a resigned whisper, “If you want to avoid embarrassment, I think you’d be better off abandoning the examination. Nobody has ever passed in such a short time.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll pass. What I wanted to say is, if possible, you should take the exam too. Graduate, and regardless of whether you have duties within your family, you’d at least have some personal funds. You can learn to do business,” Finn casually suggested.

Oswald Wren looked at Finn with an odd expression, sizing him up before speaking incredulously, “Are you kidding me? Do business? Aside from taking over family business, you want me to get involved in commerce? A member of the royal family, conducting trade like common merchants?”

Oswald’s response left Finn speechless. Damn, so that was the mindset holding them back. No wonder he thought the Federation folks were a bit daft, just loafing around in the academy, living off their families’ resources. With such abundant resources, despite the Federation’s wealth of information making it challenging to profit from business, how would you know if you never tried? Not only were they too scared to try, but they also harbored such disdain for the idea.

“Believe me, even if you have to lower your royal stature a bit, having something in your head, knowing a little more than those utterly useless nobodies, is always better. That’s all I have to say; the rest is for you to consider,” Finn said, his voice even.

If what Jasmine Davis had told him was true—and while Finn didn’t know the exact timing—the impending events wouldn’t take long to unfold. One might think a century might not seem too brief in a society like the Galactic Federation, where lifespans were significantly longer. But to some who were desperate, it was already not short enough.

Having witnessed firsthand how fanatical religious organizations on Earth could be, Finn understood the terrifying power of zealots. The energy they could unleash was enough to instill fear. Else, how could it be that, despite the East China Tech being far behind and American technology being more advanced, what was the outcome? Had they eradicated a few extremist groups? Perhaps they destroyed one or two, but many simply reemerged under new guises.