On the way back, Zong Yan's gaze toward Alkaid couldn't help but carry an added measure of reverence.
A professor of the first level at the academy is not a role just anyone is qualified to hold.
One must at least attain a high evaluation in a certain sub-profession to be called a professor.
Such people, even without being professors, could prosper through their professional skills alone.
For the vast majority of people, professors are the highest-ranking individuals they could ever encounter in their lives.
Particularly Professor Lin Sen, who also happened to be a senior professor capable of leading an important research project.
Above that rank are the special-grade professors, who are essentially the backbone of an entire academic discipline within an academy.
And if one were to continue climbing higher...
They would be crowned with a master-level title.
Like Master Artifact Refiner, Alchemy Master, Array Master, and so on.
