Xuan Zi Thinks Yan Shaozhe is Outrageous

Wanting to reclaim resources used for compensation without giving the other party anything in return—not even allowing them to retain their honorary titles—was a stretch.

Even Xuan Zi found Yan Shaozhe's line of thinking outrageous!

But upon second thought, it made sense for Shaozhe to think this way.

As the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, he naturally had to consider the big picture.

If there were no resources, he would simply have to find a way to divert them from elsewhere.

"It's all the fault of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. If they hadn't stirred up this mess, how could we be short on resources? How could there be so many headaches?"

Xuan Zi pulled the wine gourd from his waist and took a massive gulp, his mood only growing more stifled with every drink.

He then retrieved a chicken leg from his Storage Soul Tool and devoured it in a few quick bites.

Only then did his mood improve slightly.

Yan Shaozhe stood to the side, not interrupting, waiting quietly to see if Elder Xuan had any brilliant ideas or solutions.

"Wait!"

"Shaozhe, you just said the Heaven Spirit Empire is going to cut back on the resources they trade with us."

"On what grounds? We had an agreement; we're paying for them, not stealing them. They can't just decide not to provide them."

"No, I'm going to go have a word with them!"

Fed and watered, Xuan Zi suddenly felt his intelligence had reclaimed the high ground.

Isn't it just a lack of resources?

Wouldn't solving that problem fix everything?

If they couldn't afford to provoke the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, surely they could still bully the Heaven Spirit Empire?

Besides, this time he would have a legitimate excuse; they were the ones who breached the contract first.

"Elder Xuan, you don't say—how did I not realize that was the crux of the problem?"

"I'll have to trouble you to make a trip and negotiate with them. Perhaps this whole matter can be resolved just like that."

Yan Shaozhe immediately put on an expression of sudden realization, his eyes brightening.

Regardless of anything else, as long as Elder Xuan made a trip to the Heaven Spirit Empire, he could at least recoup a portion of the losses.

"Rest assured, a small matter that can be solved by me making a trip is as easy as it gets!"

Xuan Zi patted his chest, guaranteeing success.

Then, his figure flickered and he vanished from the spot.

After Elder Xuan left, Yan Shaozhe fell into deep thought once again.

It was true that utilizing Elder Xuan could recover some losses and ensure the Heaven Spirit Empire continued to provide low-priced resources annually, but wasn't all of this supposed to be a given?

Shrek Academy had sacrificed so much to resist the Sun Moon Empire, to maintain the balance of the continent, and to eradicate Evil Soul Masters; wasn't it only natural for them to provide some cheap resources?

The losses could be partially recovered, but Yan Shaozhe still felt unreconciled.

As for whether Shrek Academy was actually lacking these resources, they naturally were not.

Yan Shaozhe simply felt bitter about the loss!

He had now completely categorized Ning Que, Ye Guyi, and their ilk as outsiders to Shrek.

The thought of them taking advantage of Shrek even a little bit made Yan Shaozhe feel deeply uncomfortable.

"It seems this selection tournament needs to be rearranged."

After pondering for a while, Yan Shaozhe decided to take action.

He found the Outer Court Director, Du Weilun, and assigned him a task.

Although Du Weilun didn't quite understand, he felt that Yan Shaozhe was right, so he convened a meeting.

Every teacher from the Outer Court participated, with the exception of Mu Jin.

"You are all aware of what happened a while ago."

"Although our academy didn't suffer any losses, I am still very angry."

"The people from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect actually dared to provoke the honor of our Shrek Academy. I believe we must teach them a lesson."

"I have called you here to assign you a task: when the assessment tournament begins, instruct your students to prioritize the elimination of all students associated with the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect."

"Can you do it!"

Du Weilun spoke in a low voice, conveying Yan Shaozhe's orders.

Although Shrek Academy had paid out massive compensation, these ordinary teachers were kept in the dark.

Thus, Yan Shaozhe shifted the pretext from "financial loss" to "the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect provoking the honor of Shrek Academy."

Once the honor of Shrek was mentioned, most of the teachers were in full agreement.

In their view, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect had indeed gone too far, and they deserved to be punished.

The ten-thousand-year honor of Shrek would not be desecrated.

"Director Du, this is inappropriate!"

"Regardless of anything else, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect is the sect of the Nine-Colored Goddess, and both she and the ancestor Tang San are deities..."

An outer courtyard teacher felt that targeting a group of children in this manner would not only fail to uphold the ten-thousand-year glory of Shrek Academy, but would instead tarnish it.

"You are fired. Pack your things and leave!"

Before the other party could finish speaking, Du Weilun spoke in a deep voice, his tone filled with cold indifference.

"I..."

The teacher wanted to say more, but after seeing the mood of everyone present, he had no choice but to swallow the rest of his words.

With such a precedent set, the remaining teachers, even if they felt it was somewhat improper in their hearts, ultimately chose to keep their mouths shut.

"Director Du, we will resolutely execute your orders!"

"The ten-thousand-year glory of Shrek must not be profaned!"

Among the outer courtyard teachers, Zhou Yi was the most enthusiastic in cheering them on.

During the freshman assessment tournament, she had lost significant face in front of Mu Jin due to the betrayal of three students, and she had even lost her wager.

She had long been looking for a way to regain her dignity.

Now, that opportunity had finally arrived.

From the fact that Mu Jin hadn't been notified of the meeting, she knew that Mu Jin was destined to suffer regardless of the outcome.

Yan Shaozhe had already made the arrangements on the academy's side.

They only needed to wait quietly for Elder Xuan to bring back good news.

Having finished these tasks, Yan Shaozhe felt somewhat more at ease.

Ten days later, Xuan Zi returned.

Already disheveled, he was now even more bedraggled and impossible to look at.

"Elder Xuan, what on earth happened?"

Upon receiving Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe rushed forward to ask immediately.

"Damn it, the people of the Heaven Spirit Empire are simply insane. Not only did they refuse to listen to my advice, but they turned around and threatened to break ties with us, threatening our Shrek Academy."

"As if I would indulge them!"

"I just took a little action and smashed half of their imperial palace!"

As he spoke, Xuan Zi took another swig of wine, clearly not taking the matter to heart.

The imperial protector of the Heaven Spirit Empire was merely a level 97 Title Douluo.

So what if he joined forces with other Title Douluos?

Wasn't he still defeated by me, and didn't I still escape back here?

"How could this be?"

Upon learning this news, Yan Shaozhe felt a massive headache coming on.

He was so angry he could cry!

He never imagined that simply sending Elder Xuan on a trip would result in such a massive disaster.

"No, this matter must absolutely not reach the ears of the teachers!"

The first thing Yan Shaozhe thought of was not how to resolve the situation, but how to cover it up.