Chapter 40: Honorary Reward for Class S

Half a month had passed since the defense battle. Just as everyone thought that this matter had passed, it did not end so easily.

After the Emperor of St. Vincent knew of this matter, he directly ordered the higher-ups of the Shadow Guard to investigate this matter.

There were a total of 12 Shadow Guard teams, half of them responsible for the safety of the members of the royal family and the important ministers, while the other side was the core strength of the empire.

These six teams were all in the Empire’s Special Operations Team. Each team was led by a Paladin leader or a Holy Mage.

One of them quickly arrived at the Empire’s border and investigated the entire battlefield.

They discovered the traces of the World Destruction Association.

Then, they published an arrest warrant for the three assailants who wanted to disrupt the battlefield and kill the Emperor’s daughter..

After all of this was over, Senforia’s father gave the Empire’s Magic Academy a special honor and reward.

Therefore, this matter dragged on for half a month.

Half a month later, Mark received a message from his homeroom teacher, Arnold, asking him to arrive at the academy in the afternoon to participate in the school’s celebratory feast.

After receiving the news, Mark immediately stood up. After washing up, he changed into a clean school uniform and prepared to call the others.

As soon as he reached the door, the four of them appeared.

Nelson immediately raised his hand and shouted, “Hey! Mark, what are you waiting for? We’ve been waiting for you for a long time!”

Looking at them, Mark smiled and said, “I’ve kept you waiting!”

“Let’s go!”

The five of them arrived at the field.

At this moment, the entire field was filled with students. Seeing them walk over, everyone immediately made way for them.

Arnold, the homeroom teacher who had been waiting for a long time, immediately walked over.

After approaching, he first checked their attire. It was neat and tidy, so he led them to the speech platform that had been prepared long ago.

In front of all the students in the academy, he told them all about their defensive battle.

With that, the Academy Head walked over from the backstage with a few people. They held various equipment and medals in their hands.

The Academy Head walked up the stage and greeted the five of them, then walked to the podium.

“Many problems occurred during the defense of Portland this time!”

“But with everyone’s efforts, a calamity-level beast tide was completely resolved!”

“All the students who participated had worked hard. No one gave in to fear and retreated. This makes me very happy!”

“Especially the team from Class S led by Mark!”

“I think everyone has heard of it!”

“They played a critical role in this defense battle!”

“This time, not only will the academy reward them…”

“At the same time, the Chief Mage of the Empire has arrived at the scene today!”

With that, a very serious-looking middle-aged man walked up. He praised the few people at the microphone.

At the same time, he pointed out their shortcomings and warned everyone to act according to their limits.

As a student, one had to ensure their own safety first.

Then, he turned around and awarded the Hero Medal from the Empire to the five people on the stage!

The Chief Mage then came to Mark’s side.

He observed and realized that this person was 70% similar to a familiar man in his mind.

Seeing the other party’s confused expression, Mark softly asked, “Sir! Is there something on my face?”

He quickly raised his hand and explained, “No, I just felt some familiarity from you.”

“These are your rewards!”

After saying that, he handed the reward and the Medal of Honor to Mark.

After the award ceremony ended, the Academy Head gave him a simple greeting and left with the teachers.

After they left, the night banquet of the Magic Academy officially began. All the students raised their glasses to celebrate.

Mark took a brief look at the prize. An extraordinary longsword with sharpness that could be felt even before it was unsheathed and a very light body armor.

In addition, there was a Hero’s Medal from the Empire.

Turning his head, Mark swept his eyes across and found that the other four obtained something special too. They were basically customized according to the individual.

The five of them looked at each other and walked into the dormitory with the rewards.

Such a crowded banquet did not suit their character at all. Therefore, after the five of them left the stage, they went to their respective dorms without returning.

After returning to his room, Mark unsheathed the longsword in his hand. It was cold under the faint light.

“What a good weapon!” He touched the sword and could feel the complicated patterns on it.

“It’s also a high-level magic inscription sword!”

As Mark’s light and dark attribute magic continued to infuse into the sword, the sword began to glow with two colors.

Sheathing it, Mark was very satisfied with this weapon!

The other reward was inner armor that was as thin as paper. Mark used his hand to press it and found that he could not break it with his maximum strength.

“It’s really sturdy!”

“With this inner armor, I’ll have another life-saving trump card in the future!”

While he was checking his equipment, there was a knock on the door in the backyard.

At first, Mark thought it was Senforia, but when he thought about it, it could not be her.

This was because from the beginning of the school term until now, Senforia had been very respectful. She would not have climbed into his backyard.

Puzzled, he opened the back door and found the Academy Head and Chief Mage standing outside.

“Please come in!” After they entered, Mark quickly made two cups of tea.

“I’m sorry, I haven’t lived in this house for many days. I’m still not familiar with this place!”

Hearing this, the Academy Head laughed.

The Chief Mage beside him still had a straight face as he said, “You have a very similar personality to your father!”

“We were students in the same class!”

“At that time, he had been living in a high-end school apartment. However, by the time he graduated, he had not even used all the equipment in the room!”

Hearing this, Mark was very surprised. He did not expect that the Empire’s Chief Mage was actually his father’s classmate.

“Don’t bother with that. Sit down!”

“The main reason I came to find you is to ask you about the few who teleported you far away!”

“I can tell you their identities now!”

“All three of them are the Destruction Knights of the World Destruction Association!”