It's Not That I Won't Say, It's Just the Way of the World

Oscar's face darkened the moment he heard the name Grandmaster.

Within his Inner Scene, he had seen the true face of this Grandmaster clearly.

He wanted to take him as a disciple?

Does he even deserve to?

"Come, follow me to see the Dean."

Oscar pulled Ma Hongjun across the academy and pushed open the door to the headmaster's office.

A fragrance of tea drifted from within. Oscar looked up to see Zhao Wuji, Flender, and Shao Xin sitting around a table, each holding a cup.

The tea aroma was emanating from those three cups.

"Little Ao, you're back? Did Hongjun tell you just now about Grandmaster wanting to take you as his disciple?"

Seeing Oscar enter, Flender's face wore a hint of joy.

"Let's put that aside for now. The plan for Sky Net has been finalized. Dai Mubai will be heading toward Suotuo City later, so we can consider recruiting him into Shrek Academy. If his character and other aspects meet the requirements of Sky Net after studying the Classic of the Supreme Response, we can let Sky Net choose to absorb him."

"Hmm, I know about this; Li Jianqiu has already written to inform me." Flender nodded slightly. "Now, let's talk about the matter regarding Grandmaster."

Shao Xin and Zhao Wuji's expressions were not great, but they both held their teacups without speaking.

"I know what your purpose is in wanting me to apprentice under Yu Xiaogang," Oscar nodded slightly. "You want me to learn enough theoretical knowledge from him to supplement the foundation that Sky Net currently lacks."

Flender nodded slightly; Oscar had become increasingly outstanding over these past two years.

He had originally thought Oscar would resist, especially since, with a powerful intelligence system like Sky Net, those sordid affairs of Yu Xiaogang from years ago had long since been investigated clearly.

Even Flender felt it was beneath him to associate with such a person!

What kind of man was this? He deceived ignorant young girls, then shamelessly sought out the next target, and even begged the very girl he had ruined to help him obtain files from Martial Soul Hall.

Moreover, as Sky Net's investigation grew more detailed, he discovered that Yu Xiaogang had obtained quite a bit of information from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

With such information, could Yu Xiaogang really not have researched the mutated spirits of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan from the past?

Could he really not have guessed that Liu Erlong was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?

A Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon mutating into something like Luo Sanpao might be unique, but there should have been plenty of examples of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirits mutating into something like Liu Erlong's, right? At the very least, she shouldn't have been the only example, right?

Zhao Wuji had an even deeper understanding of Grandmaster's "character"!

He hadn't written to Boss Flender in so long, yet he suddenly started contacting him recently—was it not because the reputation of the Shrek Academy in Suotuo City had reached his ears?

Had he heard the news of Oscar's overwhelming dominance?

Now that he sees Oscar is a genius and wants to swoop in to reap the rewards, does Yu Xiaogang have no shame at all!

But both men had to admit that although Yu Xiaogang was a problematic person, his theoretical knowledge, aside from the parts he made up himself, all came from Martial Soul Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

For Sky Net, these things were far too important.

Therefore, having the master-disciple pair of Shao Xin and Oscar endure this temporarily, letting Oscar apprentice under Yu Xiaogang to extract the knowledge from those files, was an extremely important decision for both Shrek and Sky Net.

Shao Xin gripped his teacup with a bit of force before looking up, forcing a smile that looked worse than crying.

Shao Xin only had one disciple, Oscar! He was truly unwilling!

But he understood deeply that his own theoretical knowledge was nothing compared to what Grandmaster had obtained. Perhaps only by letting go could Sky Net have better development!

And only then could Oscar achieve better development!

Oscar's gaze lingered on Shao Xin for a long time before he turned to look at Flender.

"Since my master is also here, let's settle this matter today..."

Oscar said softly. Shao Xin lowered his head quickly, his face turning ashen in an instant.

He didn't intend to listen to the rest; he stood up with his teacup and walked toward the door.

"Grandmaster possesses a great deal of knowledge regarding spirit beasts and understands many growth paths for Spirit Masters..."

Shao Xin opened the door, one foot already stepping out.

Did his disciple really want these things so much? Perhaps he would have a better future; his back hunched even lower. Over these two years of being together, he hadn't just treated Oscar as a disciple; he had come to view him as his own son. The feeling now was as if he were watching his own son become someone else's!

His heart trembled, feeling as if a small blade were slicing back and forth across it.

"But don't forget what our goal is. If our ambitions and paths differ, why bother with him?"

Shao Xin's ears twitched. Feeling that something wasn't right, he clutched his teacup and hurried back to sit beside Zhao Wuji.

Oscar had to have a good talk with his foster father about this today. Although Uncle Li was a good man brought in by Flender, Yu Xiaogang was a different story.

Even if he were to hear his foster father tell him to apprentice under him, without the intention of pulling him into Sky Net, Oscar still felt nauseated.

Flender stopped him and took a sip of tea.

"I repaid his favor long ago; I owe him nothing.

Besides, he is actually quite decent to his own people, and he also wants to prove his theories.

If you apprentice under him, he will wholeheartedly assist you in building a solid foundation to charge toward the peak of Spirit Masters, which will at least save you from taking many detours.

I will not choose to let you sacrifice your future just because of Sky Net."

Oscar shook his head slightly and looked at Flender.

"Actually, there's no need for this. Don't forget that Sky Net is still investigating Tang San. This guy is Yu Xiaogang's disciple, and considering Yu Xiaogang's current cultivation level, he will inevitably have Tang San enter Shrek Academy when the time comes for Tang San to hunt higher-level spirit beasts for his advancement."

"By then, he will certainly follow him in as well."

"Although, given his character, he surely wouldn't be willing to give us so much information for free, there will always be ways once he's here."

"There's no need to resort to methods like me becoming his apprentice just to steal his information."

"Even though I don't care about my reputation, this matter is ultimately despicable. If I were to do that, I would truly be no different from Yu Xiaogang."

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin nodded slightly. As the mastermind behind this plan, Flender felt even more ashamed.

"Sigh..." Flender let out a sigh, "Then let's leave it at that for now, and we'll think of other ways later."

Ma Hongjun had been listening from the side, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

He had said it, hadn't he? How could someone with no talent, no virtue, and no ability deserve to be his senior brother's teacher?

The words his senior brother said today were truly cool; that's exactly how it should be!

What kind of morality is there in stealing knowledge from behind someone's back? It should be exchanged openly and honestly!

He wants his disciple to attend Shrek Academy and help him hunt spirit beasts? It's not that simple. Even if you're looking for hired muscle, you still have to pay a protection fee. Does he really take us for total suckers?!