At this, Ao Yin remained calm, merely rubbing the tip of his nose as understanding dawned on him.
He was all too familiar with the owners of those three voices.
They were precisely the three men who had rashly tried to stop Sword Douluo when he passed through the skies above the Heaven Dou Empire.
Back then, the three had joined forces to unleash their pressure against Jian Chenxin, only to be injured and forced into a miserable retreat by a stray wisp of Sword Qi from him.
When they had parted moments ago, Ning Rongrong and he had bowed before everyone and called out, "Grandpa Jian."
The three men had been standing close by and must have seen it all clearly.
With such a direct and intimate relationship, anyone in their right mind could have seen through it at once.
Clearly.
The three Education Committee members had given the entire Shrek group exceptional treatment as honored guests solely out of respect for Sword Douluo.
Having figured that out, Flender beside him immediately understood as well, realization flashing through his eyes.
So that was it!
As expected of a Titled Douluo standing at the very peak of the continent. Just a trace of goodwill was enough to make Royal Douluo Academy set aside all airs and treat them with such courtesy.
On the other side, although Prince Xue Beng harbored ten thousand grievances, resentment, and frustrations, he could only force every bit of his rage back down. He did not dare utter another word of nonsense.
His status was noble—he was the Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire—but within Heaven Dou Royal Academy, his authority was far inferior to that of the three men before him.
These three were the core authorities of the Royal Douluo Academy Education Committee,