The reason Ma Hongjun had such thoughts
was that he did not want to join Spirit Hall's side,
nor did he want to become a worker for Tang San's family in the future.
Then it was necessary to make Shrek Academy independent.
But becoming independent was not so easy.
Whether it was the future Spirit Hall
or Tang San's side,
neither would allow a force to exist outside their control.
Just like back then,
Spirit Hall had started the war.
But in the beginning,
did everyone truly want to be dragged into that war?
The answer was definitely no.
It was impossible for everyone to want to oppose Spirit Hall
or join Tang San's side.
But there was no choice.
If they joined neither side,
they would be jointly exterminated by both.
That was only normal.
In such circumstances,
unless one possessed astonishing strength,
they would be swallowed without even a scrap of bone left.
Ma Hongjun's side already had peak-level strength.
But they could not rely on Sister Irene alone!
Therefore,
it was also necessary to recruit more people.
In truth, Ma Hongjun had never thought much about this before.
This idea had only come to him after meeting Dugu Bo.
His growth required time,
and forming a force also required time.
Then he would handle both at once. He had already thought it through.
Did he not need to sign in?
And signing in required him to reach certain places.
That way,
while signing in,
he could also have those people join Shrek Academy.
For example, the Five Elements Academy.
No, the Four Element Academies.
They had excellent candidates.
Of course, Ma Hongjun was referring to the exceptionally talented students within the Four Element Academies.
Although Ma Hongjun did not quite agree with Flender's other theories,
the principle