"Yes."
Flender sighed.
"We want to take these children onto that stage and let them win a championship. It would fulfill the dream we had in our youth."
Qin Ming frowned slightly at that. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke bluntly.
"Dean, since you mentioned the tournament, there's a practical issue I have to remind you about."
"What?"
"Eligibility."
Qin Ming gave a bitter smile.
"The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is jointly hosted by the royal families of the two great empires and Spirit Hall. Participating academies must be officially registered advanced Spirit Master Academies within an empire."
"And Shrek Academy... because you've always refused to accept those official restrictions, so..."
Flender froze.
He slapped his forehead, only then remembering that.
Shrek had always been a "diploma mill," without even proper accreditation. Where would it get eligibility to compete?
"Then... what do we do?"
Zhao Wuji was dumbfounded as well.
"Are these little monsters going to get eliminated before they even take the field?"
Seeing the two teachers worry, Qin Ming took a deep breath and revealed another purpose of his visit.
"Dean, Teacher Zhao, I actually have a suggestion."
"Although Heaven Dou Royal Academy has abundant resources, its noble students have developed poor habits in recent years, and there are very few with outstanding talent. While I did train the Huangdou Team, it's still far from enough to win the tournament."
"If... I mean, if."
Qin Ming looked earnestly at Flender.
"Would you be willing to bring your younger schoolmates and several teachers to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
"What? Live under someone else's roof?" Flender frowned, instinctively wanting to refuse.
"It wouldn't be living under someone else's roof. It would be borrowing their resources to achieve your goals."
Qin Ming hurriedly explained.
"Heaven Dou