A Day for the Assistant and the Teacher!

Mu En continued, "When he explained how to use it earlier, I examined the core formation. There really are no backdoors. Be careful not to damage it during research. It will still be useful in the future."

"Yes!" Xian Lin'er accepted the thin piece of metal with both hands, her eyes shining as though she had found the greatest treasure in the world.

For all these years, Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department had been chasing after Mingde Hall. They had not even dismantled more than a few Class 9 Soul Tools.

Today, they had received nine Class 9 Soul Tools in one go, one of which had even been personally crafted by Jing Hongchen. It was simply a pie falling from the sky...

No, it was gold raining directly from the heavens.

She carefully placed Hongchen's Protection into a specially made storage case, her face brimming with enthusiasm.

Qian Duoduo rubbed his hands together at the side, grinning from ear to ear. "Elder Mu, this grand gift is enough to keep our Soul Guidance Department busy for years."

"Once we dismantle and decipher part of the core formation's circuitry, Shrek's independent research capabilities will rise by another level... We won't have to rely solely on buying Mingde Hall's secondhand goods anymore."

Elder Mu waved a hand. "Go get to work."

Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo bowed and took their leave. As they turned, the two exchanged a glance. Both understood... they would have to work overtime when they got back.

As their footsteps faded into the distance, the second floor of the Sea God Pavilion fell quiet once more.

The pulse of the Golden Tree came from deep within the walls, beating steadily, one throb after another.

Lin Ciyan rose to his feet and walked before Mu En. He did