"Shrek City is still too small to withstand the devastation of war, isn't it?"
Tang Lan's final rhetorical question made Yan Shaozhe's eyes widen completely, as though all the fog before him had been swept away in an instant.
Those words shocked Yan Shaozhe at first, before his expression gradually turned solemn and silent.
He knew perfectly well what Tang Lan meant, but some matters were not so simple as merely saying them aloud.
As the saying went, move one hair and the whole body was affected. If Shrek City truly acted as Tang Lan had suggested, tens of thousands of people would be drawn into it.
By then, lives would be lost everywhere, and the common people would be left homeless.
Even as the dean of Shrek Academy, he could not make such a major decision on his own.
"There is simply too much that needs to be weighed and sacrificed!"
"It seems that once I return, I will need to convene a voting meeting of Shrek Academy's upper leadership."
"I am formally informing you now that student Tang Lan will also have one vote. Wait for my notice!"
"All right, it's getting late. I should be leaving as well!"
After speaking, Yan Shaozhe slowly rose to his feet and headed out of the courtyard.
Tang Lan wanted to stand and see him off, but Yan Shaozhe stopped him with a wave of his hand.
Watching Yan Shaozhe's somewhat desolate and lonely figure beneath the setting sun, Tang Lan remained silent as well.
As Shrek Academy's public leader, perhaps only Yan Shaozhe himself could truly feel the pressure he had to bear when facing such decisions.
That was precisely what proved Yan Shaozhe was a competent and responsible dean.
Under the night sky, Tang Lan drank the wine in