"Hall Master Jing, the Spirit Pagoda is indeed very interested in Soul Tools. The exchange student program is certainly a fine idea, but the Spirit Pagoda has no plans for that at present."
After taking a sip of tea, Xia Liang answered. He was very familiar with the exchange student program Jing Hongchen had mentioned.
In the original story, Shrek had agreed to the exchange student program because it wanted to spy on the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool technology. But the Spirit Pagoda had no use for that technology.
Besides, what kind of place was the Sun Moon Empire? Xia Liang knew it especially well. To put it bluntly, it was a base for evil Soul Masters.
Sending ordinary staff over for simple work might have been fine, but if they sent important Spirit Pagoda students there for exchange studies, given the relationship between the two sides, they would definitely die.
"Since that is the case, then forget it."
Seeing Xia Liang's firm stance, Jing Hongchen could only abandon the idea and turn to another matter.
"Our Sun Moon Empire greatly admires the Spirit Pagoda. Might the Spirit Pagoda consider expanding into the Sun Moon Empire in the future?"
Exchange students were one thing, but the Spirit Pagoda was another. If he could persuade the Spirit Pagoda to build a branch tower in the Sun Moon Empire, Jing Hongchen's trip would not have been in vain.
"The Sun Moon Empire is far away, and we do not know much about it. Besides, Hall Master Jing knows that things have become somewhat chaotic lately. The Spirit Pagoda is, after all, based in the Heaven Dou Empire."
There was a hint of refusal in Xia Liang's tone.
"This..."
Jing Hongchen was somewhat at a loss for words. Xia Liang was telling