"Professor, you're being unreasonable. These are resources I earned myself," Song Jie argued.
Now it was their turn to have a headache!
Song Jie was absolutely right!
They were at a loss!
They had only themselves to blame for siding with Old Deng back then!!
Now they regretted it!
They had no idea how to persuade him, so they could only turn pleading eyes toward Dean Xiao.
Song Jie complained, "Actually, as you can see, I have two Summoned Beasts. They cost a lot to raise. I could afford to keep one, but I have two, and these resources probably aren't even enough to fill their teeth."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. The Summoning Element really was the most expensive magic element to cultivate.
But if they actually gave Song Jie the resources, they'd be traitors to their own departments!
They looked to Dean Xiao again, hoping he'd speak up for them old-timers.
"Fine. You've all seen Song Jie's current situation. He really does need resources."
Dean Xiao continued, "But this is a major matter. Song Jie, how about this?"
"You'll definitely receive the resources you earned, but not all at once. We'll give them to you in installments."
"After all, if you received all these resources at once, I'd worry you'd have nothing to do and lose the drive a student should have to improve."
"Besides, even if you received all these resources to cultivate, you'd still need time to consolidate and absorb them. You can't just chase progress blindly; you need to build a solid foundation."
"You'll be doing the department heads a favor, and you can rest assured that I'll make sure they give you the resources that are rightfully yours."
Hearing that, Song Jie thought Dean Xiao's words were very persuasive. He really was an old