EROS [Zerg]

"Would any female insect really be so foolish as to give all her star coins to Ka, and then still marry him?"

"Of course, they are not only willing, but they will also be eager to marry you."

"I don't want to marry such a stupid female insect. The offspring of such a silly female would definitely be very unintelligent." Kam sighed after saying this.

"Why is it so hard to be a male insect? Luckily, Eros isn't that kind of stupid insect."

Sylvain decided to shut up.

Thanks to his photographic memory, Eros achieved good grades in all subjects at the academy. Except for the Procreation course, which angered the instructor on the very first day and which he consistently passed with a C, Eros consistently achieved A grades in all other subjects.

Alai was indignant, saying that the instructor, Basen, was holding a grudge, and that Eros was not eligible to participate in this year's scholarship selection just because he got a C in this subject.

Eros accepted it all calmly; he had no reproductive cavity, so no matter how much he studied reproduction, he couldn't use it.

While Instructor Basen might have turned a blind eye and given any other female insect a grade of B or higher, Eros had left such a bad impression on him that giving a female insect without a reproductive cavity a passing grade was already more than fair.

Eros showed Alai the class rescheduling application he had taken from the drawer.

"You want to request a class rescheduling?" Alai asked, somewhat surprised. "You want to request that the Reproduction class be replaced with the Mech Combat class, which is usually taught to students in the Beginner Star class?"

“Yes.” Eros nodded: “Students in the Star Class have to purchase their own mechs for the mech combat course, but students in the Beginner Star Class use a virtual battlefield for their mech combat course.”

"So you're going to attend classes with a bunch of underage female insects?"

"Yes, if it gets approved, I should still be able to participate in this year's scholarship selection."

“But more than half a semester has already passed. Can you catch up?” Alai hesitated. “The instructors in classes other than the Comet Class are very strict about students’ grades.”

"You've never taken a mecha training course before, what if you fail?"

“Ara, have some faith in me.” Eros put his hand on Ara’s shoulder. “Professor Brandt, when he was teaching me how to repair machinery, also let me practice piloting mechs in the simulation training ground.”

Eros doesn't like to boast, but he's already doing matching exercises with other trainees in the egg pod in Brandt's office.

However, just to be on the safe side, Eros didn't want to make any absolute statements: "If I don't change my classes, I definitely won't be able to apply for a scholarship this year. If I change my classes, I might still have a chance."

"The registration fees for the military mechanic employment qualification exam and the Imperial Insect Star Military Mechanics Competition are not low."

All of Eros's star coins combined were barely enough to cover the registration fees for the two exams and competitions.

However, his life will become very difficult afterward, and he may not even be able to afford next year's tuition.

If he wins this scholarship, his life will be a little easier for him during this period.

Alai shrugged and leaned against the bookshelf: "Alright, then I'll give you some trust. If you get bullied to tears by those little female insects from the Beginner's Class, remember to come back and ask me to settle the score for you, hahaha."

"We're about the same size, are we asking you to come over so we can round it up and get bullied together?" Eros chuckled softly.

"Screw you!"

"Hahaha."

In the afternoon, Eros submitted the completed class rescheduling application to Principal Joseph's office.

At that moment, Principal Joseph happened to have some free time and was sitting in his office flipping through a book on tactical strategy analysis.

Principal Joseph was somewhat surprised when he saw the application submitted by Eros: "Are you sure you want to change the Reproduction Course to the Mech Combat Course?"

"Yes, Principal, I believe I have a certain foundation in mecha combat, so after switching to this course, I should be able to catch up with the teaching progress of the beginner class instructors very quickly."

"However, the graduation requirement for the mecha combat course is to complete the beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses before graduation. In other words, if you choose the learning content of the beginner star class mecha combat course, you must choose and obtain passing grades in the star class and celestial star class mecha combat courses during your next few years at the academy."

"If you can't do that, you might not graduate. It's not an easy thing to do."

Eros remained silent for a moment, not expecting such a requirement to be included when choosing the mecha training course for the Beginner Star Class.

But after a moment's consideration, Eros nodded: "Headmaster, I still prefer to choose this option."

"Are you sure you've made up your mind?" Principal Joseph glanced at Eros again. "A class rescheduling application can only be approved once a year. I've approved it this time, and there's no going back."

“I’ve made up my mind. I will finish my studies on time,” Eros nodded firmly.

Principal Joseph nodded, and after Eros signed his name on the application, he stamped his seal on Eros's application.

"After you go to the academic affairs office to modify your class information, remember to bring a copy of this application form to the Junior Star Class for registration."

“Thank you very much for your reminder, Principal Joseph.” Eros bowed slightly to the principal sitting at his desk and left the principal’s office.

On his way to register for the "Initial Aspiration Class," Russia looked at the red stamp on the photocopy of his application form with a hint of helplessness in his expression.

“If I were to take an intermediate course in mech combat, that would be a huge expense.” Eros knew he couldn’t afford to buy a mech, so he planned to save up money and rent mechs from other female insects who owned them.

Although the idea was simple, Eros knew that it would be difficult to implement in practice.

After all, mechs are very expensive, and the female insects who own them cherish their mechs very much. How could they possibly be willing to rent them out?

However, the most important thing right now is to pass the military mechanic qualification exam and then try to get this year's scholarship.

The scholarships at the First Military Academy of the Insect Star Empire are divided into three tiers. The first tier offers a full 30,000 Star Coins, but there is only one spot available.

The second tier of scholarships offers 8,000 Star Coins, with a total of five slots available.

The third tier of scholarships offers 5,000 Star Coins, with a total of ten slots available.

Only the top 16 students in the college based on their academic performance are eligible for this scholarship.

Eros's goal is the third-tier scholarship. If he gets it, he can pay for the next semester's tuition himself by spending some more star coins, so he won't have to bother Commander Enel to pay for it for him anymore.