Director Liu faced the others and said with a relaxed expression, "Not long ago, I heard from a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had taken the slots for the Heaven Dou Second Team."
"In other words, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will field two exceptionally powerful teams in this tournament. Naturally, the Imperial Family is happy to see this. For the sake of those two teams, do you think the academy will tighten its discipline?"
The teachers exchanged glances, then all nodded in agreement.
The corruption at Heaven Dou Royal Academy stemmed from the Imperial Family's declining grip on power. During his years on the throne, Xue Ye had tightened control over noble titles. Apart from Grand Duke Lei Zhen, the empire had granted no one a title in all those years.
With inheriting noble titles becoming more difficult and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe rising to prominence, the Imperial Family's control over the empire had gradually strengthened.
In the past, the Imperial Family had had no attention to spare for the academy. Now, however, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect joining, correcting the academy's entrenched abuses would likely soon be put on the agenda.
Of course, speculation alone was not enough to reassure the teachers about Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Director Liu smiled mysteriously, looked out the window, and said with a hearty laugh, "Guess who the Imperial Fighting Team's new supervising teacher is?"
The teachers exchanged glances. None of them had paid attention to the matter.
Director Liu spoke in a ringing voice. "It's Lei Meng, Grand Duke Lei Zhen's legitimate son. After Grand Duke Lei Zhen's elevation, the empire handed his former ducal title directly to Lei Meng to inherit, to draw the Lei Clan firmly to its side."
"Duke