"Dean, but that is against the rules." Even though he was shocked by the situation, Charles regained his composure and questioned calmly.
Cumulative merits were the sum of all merit points a cadet gained in the three years.
There were Nine officer ranks.
The higher the cumulative merits, the better your direct enlistment.
For geniuses like Charles, they'd directly skip the bottom ranks and start from the middle.
Even then, their rate of promotion would be high.
In the dark, they had the connections, talent and strength.
On the bright side, they had the cumulative merits—the justification that they deserved to be treated better than other new officers.
Cancelling cumulative merit points was just absurd and unheard of.
So not just Charles, everyone in the room was baffled by Evander's remarks.
Evander raised an eyebrow and glanced at the faction heads.