Jing Hongchen's merciless diagnosis in the testing area was like a boulder cast into a deep pool.
The news spread at an astonishing speed.
In less than half an hour, Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, the dean and vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, hurried to the scene.
As the two entered the testing area, they heard Jing Hongchen's cold conclusions, one after another:
"...What you lack isn't equipment. It's understanding."
Qian Duoduo's gaze lingered on Jing Hongchen's face for a moment before sweeping across the outdated devices that had been criticized into worthlessness.
Finally, it settled on Xia Ming's silent face.
He did not hesitate in the slightest.
"Change it."
One word, firm and final.
Qian Duoduo stepped forward and stood before Jing Hongchen.
The eyes that usually carried a hint of shrewd calculation now blazed with an almost fanatical light.
"Elder Jing, every problem you saw and pointed out can be changed." His voice was not loud, but every word was clear.
"The equipment, the procedures, the standards, even the entire Soul Guidance Department's teaching system...
"As long as you say the word, Shrek's Soul Guidance Department will follow your rules from this day onward."
A sharp gleam flickered in his eyes.
The Soul Guidance Department had finally gained a real heavyweight!
Qian Duoduo roared inwardly.
He knew all too well that across the Three Continent Empires, not to mention Level Nine Soul Engineers, even those who could reach Level Eight were few and far between.
And those so-called "Level Eight Soul Engineers" among them would probably barely qualify as Level Seven and a half under the Sun Moon Empire's ranking system.
As for their group of primitive Soul Engineers, who had spent decades fumbling through the dark and barely established this Soul Guidance Department—
In Jing