You Really Have Made Me Suffer

While the outside world was discussing Chen Feng, the Grandmaster returned to the Hotel where he was staying at the Academy.

"Hey, Xiao Gang, you're back." Flender waved and greeted the Grandmaster as he entered.

How is the situation this time?

"I didn't see anyone." The Grandmaster shook his head, and seeing everyone gathered around the long table, asked, "Are you having a victory celebration?"

"Yes, we've been waiting for you. The children were all exhausted yesterday, and they woke up quite late, so we moved the celebration to today," Flender said.

Seeing that the Grandmaster's expression wasn't good, Liu Erlong couldn't help but say, "Xiao Gang, if you didn't see her, you didn't see her. It's not like you care about her anyway."

"I didn't... Never mind, let's begin the banquet." Knowing that Bibi Dong's matter was difficult to explain, the Grandmaster did not continue on this topic.

The Hotel was chosen by the Spirit Hall as the accommodation for the participating Academy, so it was naturally of a high standard. Soon, a series of sumptuous dishes were served.

"By the way, who's paying this time?" the Grandmaster asked casually, glancing at the dishes on the table.

Flender cleared his throat and pointed at Zhao Wuji, "This meal will be paid for by Young Master Zhao!"

"Boss Fu, have some decency! You've made a fortune advertising with kids, and so many kids are watching. How dare you exploit me?" Zhao Wuji was speechless.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked at Flender. Even with Flender's thick skin, he was too embarrassed to suggest that Zhao Wuji pay the bill again.

"I'll buy it, I'll buy it, okay?" Flender's face showed a clear expression of pain.

"Then we'd better eat more; we don't get many chances to take advantage of the teacher." Ma Hongjun chuckled.

"You little rascal, you finally managed to lose weight, don't go back to eating it all up," Flender said irritably.

"When you can eat delicious food, your figure doesn't matter at all," Ma Hongjun said, raising his wine glass.

Cheers, everyone.

Cheers! Xn

Everyone raised their glasses, stood up, clinked glasses, and started chugging.

After a hearty drink, Flender put down his glass and said, "Children, congratulations on winning the championship of this Spirit Master Tournament! Your performance in the competition was outstanding. I hereby declare that you are officially graduating! You will always be the pride of the Academy!"

Everyone applauded, and the recognition from their teachers made the boys and girls very happy.

"Speaking of which, what are your plans after graduation?" Zhao Wuji asked curiously.

Chen Feng spoke first, "I wonder if the Academy is still looking for teaching assistants?"

"Teaching assistant?" Flender was taken aback at first, then began to think.

He pondered for a moment and said, "It seems a bit of a waste to have you as a teaching assistant, Xiao Feng. Originally, my plan was to train you all and then retire, but after taking over Erlong's Blue Tyrant Academy, I was worried that just retiring like this would ruin the Academy. However, with you here, Xiao Feng Xiao Feng, there might be a way to have the best of both worlds. It all depends on whether you're willing."

"What do you mean, Dean?" Chen Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I think you could give the position of vice dean a try, but you'll need to give me a plan for the future of the Academy," Flender said seriously.

The Grandmaster listened and nodded. "With your abilities, Xiao Feng, you can certainly take on the responsibility of the Academy. If you're willing, this will also make it easier for you to do what you want. It's foreseeable that the future belongs to you young people, and our ideas may gradually become outdated."

"I also think Xiao Feng good candidate," said Liu Erlong, the founder of the Academy, with a smile.

Chen Feng stroked his chin, lost in thought. He had originally only wanted to get a teaching assistant position so that he could promote his ideas in the Academy and cultivate more new-era Soul Master.

Then he would slowly climb the ranks until he naturally took over Flender ' position.

However, Flender seemed ready to quit, and neither the Grandmaster nor Liu Erlong objected.

Good heavens, how come I suddenly have a yellow robe on me?

You guys have really put me in a lot of trouble. jpg

Since Flender was being so polite, Chen Feng didn't want to stand on ceremony any longer. He thought for a moment and said, "I do have some ideas about the Academy's future plans."

Although this matter is not in his current plans, it is simply a matter of taking a bigger step. With Chen Feng's current Prestige, it is unlikely to cause any serious problems.

"Tell me about it." Flender's face showed interest, as did the others.

"I want to build a new campus," Chen Feng said slowly.

The table fell silent immediately after these words were spoken.

After a few seconds, Flender finally showed a surprised expression.

"Ah?"

Isn't your future plan a bit too far-fetched?

"Explain in more detail." The Grandmaster's expression became serious.

Chen Feng smiled. "It's actually quite simple. The Academy's current location isn't convenient. The inconvenience lies in the lack of large Soul Beast Gathering Place nearby, and we—"

He glanced at his companions and continued, "----The path we're taking requires a large Soul Beast Gathering Place as a foundation."

Because they were currently outside, and in a place arranged by the Spirit Hall, Chen Feng didn't explain things too clearly.

But most people understood what Chen Feng was saying, and even those who didn't understand after thinking about it a bit more realized what he meant.

The Soul Ring Expansion Method is the technique currently being used by the team members.

This technique requires cooperation with Soul Beast instead of hunting them as before, which means Sunset Forest is no longer capable of fulfilling its responsibilities.

The best way to cooperate is to establish a long-term relationship, which is the only way to build trust. The short-term transaction methods that Chen Feng and his team used before were just expedient measures.

If you want it to last, you naturally need to find a Soul Beast Gathering Place. You need to lay a good foundation from the beginning.

If the foundation is crooked, the road will become increasingly difficult to travel.

This is why Chen Feng wants to build a new campus.

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up. "How about the original Shrek site? It's quite close to the Star Dou Great Forest."

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Before Chen Feng could speak, Flender waved his hand, "The original Shrek site won't work."

The Grandmaster glanced at Liu Erlong and nodded slightly. "It is indeed not very suitable."

"Why is it inappropriate?" Zhao Wuji, somewhat puzzled.

Liu Erlong was also a little confused. "Your original location seems quite nice, even though it's a small village. But that's because there wasn't enough funding. With proper development, what's wrong with it being a good new campus?"

Flender hesitated, but the Grandmaster spoke directly, "We decided to go to Erlong's place so that the children could qualify for the Spirit Master Tournament and have better facilities to train in. If we go back after the Spirit Master Tournament, what would we become?"

Those who need people should move forward, and those who don't should move backward?

Liu Erlong finally understood and chuckled, "Hey, why are we talking about these things? I don't mind, so why should you? Besides, I'll be with you."

The Grandmaster shook his head. "This isn't a good solution; we should choose another place."

Flender agreed, "That's right. The reason the Academy changed its name in the first place was because I didn't want people to think that Blue Tyrant Academy had been swallowed up. Now, of course, we won't go back, and besides, it really wasn't a good place."

"You guys... sigh... you're so thoughtful." Liu Erlong knew that Flender and the Grandmaster were looking out for her feelings, and she felt both helpless and touched.

Indeed, if Flender and the others were to return to their original place, even if Liu Erlong harbored no resentment, the original teachers of the Blue Tyrant Academy would most likely have objections.

So you guys just came here to steal a spot in the competition, used us, and then ran away? Still thinking about your Shrek academy?

You came all the way from out of town to Heaven Dou City begging for food, and we kindly took you in, and this is how you get treated?

What new campus? So, they've gotten rich and are now abandoning us?

Human nature is complex. If the new campus is built on the original Shrek site, things will change. Who knows what others will say behind your back?

Liu Erlong's reputation will be somewhat damaged in the end, and besides, that place is indeed not a very good place.

"The original Shrek campus won't work. It's located near Suotuo City, which is the second most important city in the Suotuo City Balak Kingdom after the capital. Establishing a new campus there would inevitably be some limitations," Chen Feng stated his opinion.

The Grandmaster and Flender opposed returning because of emotional reasons, while Chen Feng opposed it because of practical reasons, feeling that the place was not suitable for development.

If Shrek Academy in Douluo Dalu 2 could develop into a Shrek City, then Chen Feng believed this new campus wouldn't be much different. Building a city in a vital part of a nation's territory—wasn't that just asking for trouble?

"Besides, that place is a bit too close to here..." Chen Feng tapped the table lightly.

He wasn't quite able to accurately grasp Bibi Dong's mental state, so it was best to stay away from the Spirit Hall.

"Alright, never mind." Zhao Wuji scratched his head and retracted his suggestion.

"Xiao Feng, where do you think would be suitable?" Flender asked.

"A slightly remote location would be better, such as Winter City. The area around the Extreme North is sparsely populated, so you can easily set up a campus by simply staking out a piece of land."

"Another place is the northern part of the Star Dou Great Forest, which is some distance from Longxing City. It's also a very nice place," Chen Feng said, sharing his thoughts.

Both places have the advantage of being close to large Soul Beast Gathering Place and located in border areas, not major transportation routes, making it easy to develop good inter-beast relationships, since Chen Feng has beast lines in both places.

Moreover, it will not be subject to interference or restrictions from any country.

However, both places have their own problems.

"The Soul Beast in the Extreme North have too few attributes. Unless we build a single-attribute campus, it's not suitable." Unexpectedly, Gu Yue Ling spoke up at this moment.

She has always been a quiet member of the team, more of a listener, so her remarks this time were somewhat unexpected.

But no one thought much of it, because they agreed with Gu Yue Ling's opinion and didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.

Chen Feng glanced at Gu Yue Ling, then looked away and said, "The northern region of the Star Dou Great Forest also has its drawbacks. It's too close to the Star Dou Great Forest and lacks a strategic buffer. If a large-scale event of Soul Beast venturing out occurs, it will be very troublesome."

In fact, this place was the location of the Shrek Academy during the Douluo Dalu 2 Zhuan. The location was indeed good, but it was prone to being attacked by Soul Beast.

After all, even family members can have conflicts, let alone humans and Soul Beast who are not as close as family. Even if Chen Feng develops the Ring Expansion Method, it is hard to guarantee that the two races will not have disagreements.

When humans and Soul Beast start fighting over something, that place will be the first to be affected.

"But overall, this place is still the most suitable," Chen Feng concluded.

"It's unlikely that Soul Beast would venture out in large numbers; this has rarely happened in the past," Xiao Wu said.

"But it's not unprecedented; if it happened, it would indeed be troublesome." The Grandmaster stroked his chin.

"Not all Soul Beast are crazy. There's always a reason why they leave their perfectly good homes and rush out," Gu Yue Ling said calmly.

The Grandmaster recalled the relevant records he had seen and remained noncommittal, "Perhaps."

"Let's leave it here for now. We'll discuss the rest when we get back," Chen Feng said, ending the conversation.

This isn't my territory, so it's not appropriate to discuss anything more in-depth. Let's just leave it at that.

"Speaking of which, what are you guys planning to do?" Flender looked at the others.

"Then I'll definitely work for Bro Feng," Ma Hongjun said without hesitation. "Bro Feng, you must need manpower, right?"

"Of course, it would be best if you all came to help," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Then it's settled. I'll be free after graduation, so I can follow Xiao Feng and make something of myself." Dai Mubai slammed his hand on the table.

"Me too! Me too!" Bai Chenxiang raised her hand, and the others followed suit.

"Building a new campus requires funding and manpower; I'll coordinate that." Ning Rongrong smiled at Chen Feng, then raised an eyebrow at Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips, about to say something, when Chen Feng spoke up, "Zhu Zhuqing, the Academy needs an armed team for field operations, no, a team. Would you be willing to lead this team?"

"Of course I'm willing." Zhu Zhuqing nodded without hesitation.

Zhao Wuji was listening nearby, sensed something was amiss. "Why does the Academy need armed field support?"

"It's a field operations team," Chen Feng corrected earnestly.

"Never mind the fieldwork, the question is why do we need this?" Zhao Wuji was puzzled; he had a feeling that Chen Feng was planning something big.

"Let's drink, let's drink." Chen Feng raised his glass.

He harbored a deep-seated dream: to eliminate the major drawbacks of the Martial Soul Bloodline Inheritance.

But he dared not speak of this dream, because it would be uprooting those Soul Master families, and even his current companions might turn against him because of it.

This is why field support equipment is needed.

Without a firm grip on the knife handle, this kind of thing will remain just a dream.