Cen Yu just thought Bai Jinyu would say that it was fine and that she wouldn't punish him since it was his first time, but the next second he saw her expression change immediately—

"But the necessary punishments should not be omitted."

He clasped his hands together, looking completely selfless. "The student council just happens to be short of someone to run errands." He looked at Cen Yu. "This job shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

"..." What else could he say?

After all, everyone knows that the student council has all the power.

Moreover, it was Bai Jinyu who personally announced the punishment. Cen Yu knew that if his relationship with Li Chonghe had been any better, the punishment he received would definitely not have been like this.

He guessed that it was because his relationship with Li Chonghe was so bad, and the words he had said to Li Chonghe during the last close combat class had probably reached the ears of the student council president, which was why he was given such a mild punishment.

The punishment for Cen Yu has been announced.

He waved for the other person to leave... but just as Cen Yu opened the office door, preparing to leave, Bai Jinyu suddenly said—

"The Second Prince will also participate in your competition this time."

The Imperial Military Academy has repeatedly stated that there is absolutely no distinction of class or status within the academy. Bai Jinyu's address to the Second Prince was not out of respect. Considering that the other party was from the First Prince's faction, it was almost an open mockery.

—A sarcastic remark that can't find fault.

"Li Chonghe is participating too?" Cen Yu asked, puzzled. "What could a Beta like him possibly do?"

Bai Jinyu's smile widened, clearly pleased with Cen Yu's reaction.

“Watch your words, Cen Yu,” Bai Jinyu said hypocritically. “He is your senior and also the esteemed Second Prince. You shouldn’t be so rude to him.”

Heh, Cen Yu thought to himself, Bai Jinyu is such a hypocrite.

"Isn't the Second Prince a Beta?" Cen Yu said matter-of-factly.

"Besides, there's no Second Prince on campus."

Bai Jinyu listened with increasing satisfaction, but felt even more regretful that Cen Yu was actually a low-level Alpha. If the other party were of a higher level or from a better family, he could have made him his servant.

—What a pity, a low-level, small family of Alphas.

Bai Jinyu listened with satisfaction to Cen Yu's further slander of Li Chonghe before casually saying, "He didn't participate in the competition last year."

His words explained why Li Chonghe suddenly participated in this competition.

Cen Yu had no recollection of this, since the novel was written from Chi Jiazhen's perspective, starting with his entry into the Cen family. Everything before that was just background and not specifically mentioned.

"He deserted?"

Bai Jinyu inwardly lamented Cen Yu's low rank before saying, "The Second Prince was injured last year and is on the royal family's vacation planet."

He remained in that position, sitting behind his desk, his uniform almost perfectly wrinkle-free. He was actually surprised that Cen Yu didn't know about this, "The Zerg suddenly attacked the royal family's vacation planet last summer."

Despite being protected by countless elite troops, several princes were still injured to varying degrees.

Among them, the eldest prince, who was an Alpha, was the most seriously injured. Perhaps because the Betas themselves posed little threat, the Zerg did not focus their attention on Li Chonghe.

That being said, the other party still suffered serious injuries requiring entry into the medical pod, while the unfortunate eldest prince remains unconscious and shows no signs of waking up.

As a supporter of the eldest prince, Bai Jinyu naturally did not want to see this situation happen.

Aside from the princes, the most ambitious member of the royal family right now is probably Li Chonghe's Omega sister. But the old emperor is a standard Alpha, a conservative old man, and of course he would never allow an Omega to inherit the throne.

Bai Jinyu was worried that Li Chonghe would really target the eldest prince, and also worried that the old emperor would support someone else.

He had recently heard that Li Chonghe and his Omega sister seemed to be plotting something.

But none of this is suitable to say to Cen Yu...

Bai Jinyu simply recounted what happened last year, and then looked at Cen Yu.

"..." Cen Yu knew that this meant the other party was waiting for him to speak.

However, he did not intend to speak.

Are you kidding me? What does royal infighting have to do with a cannon fodder scumbag like him?!

“He’s really unlucky,” Cen Yu said dismissively.

Bai Jinyu was somewhat annoyed that Cen Yu was so slow-witted, but if he spoke directly, he would inevitably give others something to criticize, so he could only hint indirectly, "I heard that among the contestants this time, there is Wen Xi and an Alpha who is good at fighting. The Second Prince is really unlucky. If it were last year, he might have had a better chance of winning."

His words seemed to imply genuine regret that Li Chonghe was unlucky.

Having finally recovered from his injury, he participated in this competition, only to encounter Wen Xi and such a powerful Alpha.

But Cen Yu understood what he wanted to say—

Bai Jinyu hopes Li Chonghe will lose.

He hoped that Cen Yu could directly trip up Li Chonghe.

Even though everyone knows that the imperial family never considers a successor other than an Alpha, Bai Jinyu still hopes that Li Chonghe will lose.

After all, a Beta who can lose to lower-grade students in intra-school competitions is hardly a qualified ruler.

“Then he’s really unlucky.” Cen Yu continued to dodge the question. “Although Wen Xihe comes from a poor background, he’s a formidable fighter.”

"Haha, Li Chonghe is going to be in trouble."

"..." Bai Jinyu frowned inwardly.

He didn't know if Cen Yu was pretending to be stupid or if he was really stupid, but considering the other party's usual words and actions, he felt that it was more likely that he was really stupid.

never mind.

He thought that he really couldn't rely on Cen Yu for this matter.

Seeing that her hints had no effect, Bai Jinyu was too lazy to continue arguing with him and simply waved her hand, indicating that he could leave.

...

As Cen Yu left Bai Jinyu's office, she saw three other people waiting outside.

His gaze lingered on Wen Xihe for a second, and he roughly understood why Bai Jinyu only hinted that she was targeting Li Chonghe.

After all, Wen Xihe is a poor Alpha. In some ways, he and Li Chonghe, who are of high status but are Betas, are on the same side.

As for Lan Yao and Sang Huaizhou, both come from noble families and naturally have their own considerations. Bai Jinyu will not easily test them.

The only one who's pitiful is probably Jiang Yan... Cen Yu thought, but Jiang Yan is a mecha pilot, and he's about to join the Fifth Legion, so he guessed that Bai Jinyu wouldn't be too harsh on him.

"Wen Xihe".

The vice president seemed to have received Bai Jinyu's message. He looked at Wen Xihe standing there and said, "The president wants you to come in."