After hearing such an exorbitant price, half of the students who originally wanted to order food silently returned to their seats.

The chef didn't mind this scene.

He still smiled as he swiped the funds from the teachers and students paying for their orders; his smile was incredibly bright.

"Thank you for your patronage." The chef's beaming face, in the eyes of the Two Academies' teachers and students, was that of a blatant profiteer.

"That... one steamed bun is enough for me..." An elderly professor walked over, pointing to the cheapest steamed bun, which only cost three star coins.

And because this old professor came from Heaven's Glory Academy, according to the ordering rules just mentioned, he needed to pay three times the price.

Just as the old professor opened his electronic ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ account, preparing to pay.

The Starship crew member holding the card swiper silently withdrew it.

The old professor looked at him in confusion.

"We won't charge you; your order has already been arranged," the female Starship crew member replied.

"No charge... why?" The old professor looked at the female Starship crew member in confusion.

The female Starship crew member smiled and said, "You are Professor Jiang, aren't you? During your research project at Heaven's Glory Academy, you developed a medical agent, but you didn't charge any patent fees for this technology.

Instead, you publicly disclosed this medical technology for free.

The Empire also awarded you a bonus in star coins, which you entirely donated to the Red Cross Society.

Our Commander said that when you order food here, we won't charge you a single cent."

After speaking, the female Starship crew member took an apple from a nearby dining cart and handed it to the old professor: "The meal will take a while; please have an apple first to tide you over.

Also, sitting on the ground might be uncomfortable, so we've arranged a chair and a hot towel for you. You can sit here and rest while waiting for your meal."

Old Professor Jiang took the apple, his expression somewhat lost, and a glint of moisture appeared in his eyes.

The surrounding teachers and students of the Two Academies were all surprised, never expecting that this old professor, who had been unremarkable throughout their journey, had such a story.

They originally thought he was just a team doctor responsible for the medical health of teachers and students.

Even a large portion of the teachers and students at Heaven's Glory Academy didn't know this old professor had this story.

"Thank you... thank you..." Old Professor Jiang kept thanking them, smiling as he bit into the apple, sincerely saying, "It's so sweet..."

This scene left many teachers and students from the Two Academies, who had originally been complaining about the Commander, with mixed feelings.

"This old professor actually has such a past; I had no idea," Zhao Wan'er said in surprise, looking at the old professor who was being carefully arranged into a chair by the Starship crew member to rest.

Teacher Qin sighed beside her and said, "I've heard about Old Professor Jiang's matter.

The patent for that medical technology was actually very valuable; it could reduce the mortality rate of wounded soldiers on the battlefield by 20%, and it was more cost-effective than most medical agents at the time.

Heaven's Glory Academy wanted Old Professor Jiang to control this technology patent and authorize the Academy to operate it. That way, they could not only make a lot of money but also take the opportunity to build connections, establish networks, and enhance the reputation of Tianyao Noble Starship Military Academy.

But Old Professor Jiang was headstrong and resolutely chose to disclose the technology.

Old Professor Jiang's original words were: 'If this were Starship technology, he would give it to the Academy, but this is medical technology for saving lives and helping the injured, and it should not be used to make money! At least he wouldn't do so!'

Although Old Professor Jiang received commendation from the Empire at the time, Heaven's Glory Academy secretly blacklisted him, no longer providing him with laboratories and experimental funds. His classes were gradually stopped for various reasons, and even his deeds were unknown to many teachers and students.

Now, he only serves as a physician in the student medical office at Heaven's Glory Academy.

Old Professor Jiang is a talent; our North Star also tried to recruit him.

But Old Professor Jiang is very stubborn. He said that Heaven's Glory Academy nurtured him, and no matter how Heaven's Glory Academy treated him, he would not leave Heaven's Glory Academy.

He is one of the few people my father respects.

I didn't expect Student Zhao Chen to know this past event."

Hearing Teacher Qin recount this story, everyone was somewhat surprised by Student Zhao Chen's actions.

After this old professor, several other professors and mentors successively received similar treatment.

During this time, some students from Heaven's Glory Academy quietly walked up to the North Star Academy students, whispering something.

Subsequently, some North Star Academy students hesitantly returned to the dining counter, preparing to order food.

At this moment, the chef seemingly casually said again, "Oh, one more thing. The food you order can only be eaten by yourself; sharing with others is not allowed.

At the same time, you can pay for others, but you cannot order for others.

If we find out, you will bear the consequences!"

The simple four words 'bear the consequences' made those North Star Academy students lower their heads and silently return to their original seats.

Seeing this, Su Lan and the others guessed the reason.

It must be that some Heaven's Glory Academy students were unwilling to pay three times or even ten times the price; so they wanted to rely on North Star Academy students, who could buy food at the original price, to 'purchase on their behalf.'

"I... why am I paying thirty times! I'm just a student from Heaven's Glory Academy, that should only be three times the price!" At this moment, a Heaven's Glory Academy student, who couldn't bear the hunger any longer, ordered food and saw his bill amount to over a thousand star coins, his face changing drastically.

"Because you are not only a student from Heaven's Glory Academy, but you also said some unpleasant things here just now," the chef said with a cold face.

"I... I didn't say anything! What evidence do you have that I did!" The boy shouted loudly.

The chef raised his hand, and a holographic projection window appeared, playing the scene from the hangar, with the man in front of him as the main character.

"That man is too vulgar! How rude to a count's son! Crude!..."

The boy's words were played back verbatim.

This left the boy speechless.

"Do you still want to order food?" The chef looked at him expressionlessly.

"These... I don't want them... just give me... a bread..." The boy said with a bitter face, paying an 'exorbitant price' of one hundred fifty star coins for bread that originally cost only five star coins.

At this moment, the student whom the chef had previously told, 'he should be grateful he is a North Star Academy student,' suddenly realized.

If it weren't for his identity, he would have had to pay not ten times, but a full thirty times!

At this moment, he even had a pleasant expression, feeling that ten times the price was not unacceptable.

Just then, another voice rang out, attracting everyone's attention.

"Wait! Why is ours 100 times!" Zhou Min, with gauze wrapped around his shoulder, and another pale-faced young man, saw the price they had to pay, their expressions changing drastically.

Both of them had ordered meals that originally cost one hundred star coins, but the displayed price was a full ten thousand star coins!

The chef smiled at the two in front of him: "Because that's the price for the two of you."