"Hmm?"
Peng Si and Maddy looked at each other in astonishment.
It wasn't unheard of for a vice dean or even the dean to personally mentor students. After all, as senior academy officials, they had originally been extremely accomplished mentors themselves. Peng Si, for example, had been a Divine Craftsman mentor and had trained quite a few big shots. One of the current Ten Great Divine Craftsmen was his student.
However, people at their level were usually already important elders or even clan leaders. Besides contributing academic papers to the academy, they had to manage clan affairs and use their own immense seniority to balance the interests of the various Great Clans within the academy. They were often too busy to handle everything, so they rarely took on students anymore.
Bode himself was a perfect example. He was both the vice dean of the Martial Arts Academy and the First Elder of the Sorisson Clan. He was an extremely busy big shot in his daily life, as could be seen from his thinning hair.
A person like that was actually saying he would personally mentor newborns?
Looking at their astonished expressions, Bode coughed lightly and said with a smile, "That stinking brat from my clan joined the Council of Elders this year. He can take over most of my duties, so I'll have a little more free time. Squeezing out some time to mentor a few students shouldn't be a problem. But let me make this clear first: there can't be too many slots. Ten is the limit."
"Hey, Bode, what are you saying?" Peng Si immediately beamed. "I'm already grateful that you're willing to help. How could I ask for more?"
Although Bode was the vice dean of the Martial Arts Department, he came from a Divine Craftsman clan,