The Battle Queen They Blindly Kicked Out (Joanna) novel Chapter 440

Chapter 440 The Advisor She Chose

“Today, two years later, Divine and Demonic Academy is proud to have had you.

“Congratulations, Joanna. You have graduated.

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“You have received the system title Distinguished Graduate of Divine and Demonic Academy (Mythic-grade)

“Distinguished Graduate of Divine and Demonic Academy (Mythic-grade): When equipped, grants plus 10 bonus levels and plus 100,000 to all attributes.

“Note This title also raises your social standing. When you apply for positions within the Space Alliance, you will understand just how valuable it is. After all, in the entire Space Alliance, only one school awards a Mythic-grade title upon graduation.”

And that was not all. There was another notice.

“Divine and Demonic Academy NoticeIn view of Joanna’s exceptional performance and record- breaking current level, Divine and Demonic Academy is granting you direct admission to the doctoral program as a special exception. You may choose any advisor and begin doctoral research immediately.”

Joanna was now level 68.

The graduation level for a master’s degree was 60. The annual benchmark was five levels, and the higher one climbed, the harder each level became to gain.

Joanna’s level already exceeded the master’s graduation requirement by eight full levels.

In fact, even the year-end review for a first-year doctoral student only required level 65. So at this point, having Joanna skip ahead was perfectly reasonable.

And besides, doctoral students mainly worked under their advisors and could draw from Space Alliance project funding. It was pocket change to Joanna, of course,

But who could say no to a guaranteed livelihood?

Joanna certainly did. She accepted the direct doctoral admission immediately.

The next step was choosing an advisor.

Her communicator and friend channels exploded.

“Joanna, I’ve already received your doctoral application on my side. You graduated from Comprehensive Studies anyway. Why not join my team? I guarantee you’ll keep your place at

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the front line.” Laurence came shamelessly fishing.

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Before this, after Helen had taken down Alonzo and Joshua from Public Dungeon Studies and Strategy Team Dungeon Studies, both men had simply been reassigned elsewhere. Only Laurence had remained, trembling his way through the role of department chair for Comprehensive Studies. And Joanna had never once bothered speaking to him.

Now he wanted to be her doctoral advisor?

Dream on.

The new heads of Public Dungeon Studies and Strategy Team Dungeon Studies also sent their invitations in quick succession.

“Joanna, the Public Dungeon Department needs a powerhouse like you. I know you’re busy too. If you become my doctoral student, you can go wherever you want. I won’t interfere at all.”

“Joanna, Strategy Team Dungeon Studies still needs your dungeon guides. Or how about picking up a few more degrees? Don’t worry, I won’t meddle with your work. Your guides will always have you listed as first author.”

And it was not just those two departments. Other department heads sent messages as well.

“Joanna, you’re a true all-rounder. Paranormal Dungeon Studies deals most directly with rules, anomalies, and grotesque creatures. It’s the field closest to the evil gods. You need more experience there, especially since some evil gods can’t be killed by brute force alone.”

“Joanna, people should challenge their weaknesses. Survival Dungeon Studies welcomes guarantee this will expose you to hardships you’ve never faced before. Also, your plant research could become an independent project, and I would strongly support it.”

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“Joanna, I admire your Resurrection Temple project immensely. If I become

your doctoral advisor, I can file for supporting projects under it. You would control the entire topic. I’d do the grunt work. The research results would all be yours. Just let me put my name on it.”

These would-be advisors sounded almost pitiful. Some were practically begging,

Who wouldn’t want Joanna as a student?

Before this, Helen had been powerful, but she had only been a summoning-track faculty member, not a department chair and not even an assistant chair.

Most of these doctoral advisors had never thought much of Helen. In their eyes, she had lacked the kind of status and institutional power that mattered.

There was even a rumor going around. That Helen’s advance to Mythic grade this time had been helped by Joanna’s shocking feat at the end of the Decennial Tournament of Prodigies.

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Helen had ridden Joanna’s wave. And if any of them became Joanna’s advisor, then nine years from now, at the next Decennial Tournament of Prodigies, maybe they could ride that wave

too.

That was a chance to ascend to godhood. Who wouldn’t want it?

So under the careful maneuvering of all those chairs and deputy chairs, Joanna had been moved straight past the master’s program and admitted directly into the doctoral track.

Why?

Because Helen didn’t have doctoral advisor qualifications.

That was right. Helen had become a god, but she still was not qualified to supervise doctoral students. She was only qualified to supervise master’s students.

The department leadership had played the rules perfectly. That meant Joanna could not choose Helen. She had to choose someone else.

Just as all of them were quietly making their own calculations, an advisor with absolute authority reached out to Joanna.

“Joanna, do you want to slaughter a god?”

Joanna’s eyebrows rose in surprise.

The sender was Saul, the principal of Divine and Demonic Academy.

A true heavyweight. One of the real powerhouses who spent long stretches stationed on the Divine Battlefield.

“Become my student. I’ll take you god-hunting.”

Now that was a research project. A very big one.

This time, Joanna didn’t hesitate. She submitted her advisor selection immediately-to Saul, principal of the Divine and Demonic Academy.

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