After a long while.
Zhao Wuji came running over with a man who looked to be around fifty by his side.
The man was powerfully built, with a distinctly shaped face. His chin jutted forward somewhat, his cheekbones were broad, his face was flat, and he had a slightly hooked nose.
He wore black-rimmed crystal glasses, yet gave off a somewhat shrewd and sly impression.
This man was Flender, the founder of Shrek Academy.
Flender the Four-Eyed Cat Owl, a level seventy-six Soul Saint.
(Like Zhao Wuji, he was two levels lower despite being four years younger.)
At this moment, having learned that Lin An possessed a Black Soul Ring at only six years old, Flender had hurried out as well.
What a joke!
Flender understood better than Zhao Wuji just how important these two adorable children were to Shrek Academy.
No!
To put it more dramatically, these two little ones were practically Shrek Academy's hope.
The reason was simple!
Flender knew his own situation well, and he was fully aware of Shrek Academy's current circumstances.
Because of his own insistence, Shrek Academy received virtually no support from the state, and had collected very little in tuition fees.
If Dai Mubai had not happened to arrive, Shrek Academy would probably have shut down in another two years at most.
After all...
For an academy that specifically required geniuses, leaving aside the matter of funding, student recruitment alone was a massive pitfall.
The reason was simple!
Every faction wanted geniuses.
Yet geniuses had plenty of factions to choose from.
And no matter which one it was, Shrek would certainly only be an alternative choice.
If Shrek Academy had any advantage worth mentioning, there was probably only one.
Shrek Academy never restricted where its students went afterward.
Unlike Spirit Hall academies and