Founding Ceremony
"Old Lin, since you have no more doubts, then I'll tell you why that Dou Zong from the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family came to our Jia Nan Academy."
At this point, First Elder Su Qian paused for a moment, clearly organizing his thoughts.
Xiao Lin remained silent, simply listening attentively.
Just as First Elder Su Qian said, after resolving all his doubts about the relationship between the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, he naturally needed to know what his next task was.
"Firstly, that Dou Zong from the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family has come to invite our Jia Nan Academy to send a representative to their Founding Ceremony."
"Founding Ceremony?"
Xiao Lin was once again puzzled by this term used by First Elder Su Qian.
"Yes, it's the Founding Ceremony of the Heavenly Serpent Empire to celebrate its 800th anniversary! This is a grand event for the Heavenly Serpent Empire! Most of the forces with Dou Zong across the entire Northwest Continent have received their invitations."
Our Jia Nan Academy is no exception, which is why I wanted you to make the trip.
At this moment, First Elder Su Qian explained to Xiao Lin what the Founding Ceremony was.
"So that's how it is. Only those with forces possessing Dou Zong are invited by the Heavenly Serpent Empire? But I didn't expect the Heavenly Serpent Empire to have been established for 800 years! Truly a long-lived nation!"
Thinking about the future fate of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family, Xiao Lin suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.
After all, in Xiao Lin's view, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this should be the last glorious moment for the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family!
As for why Xiao Lin said the Heavenly Serpent Empire was long-lived, it's actually quite simple.
Eight hundred years is indeed a considerable period for a country.
Have you not seen how many of the unified dynasties in Xiao Lin's previous life lasted for 800 years?
It's important to know that, unlike Xiao Lin's previous life, the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family Heavenly Serpent Empire had held real power for 800 years!
In Xiao Lin's view, this was something that the unified dynasties of his previous life could never have done.
Therefore, 800 years of real power rule is certainly considered a long lifespan.
In fact, none of the countries like the Jia Ma Empire, the Cloud Empire, and the Falling Goose Empire have existed for more than 400 years.
The Heavenly Serpent Empire has been established for 800 years!
After ruling for so long, the Heavenly Serpent Empire has naturally become the dominant power in the entire Northwest Continent.
Then, Xiao Lin nodded and asked again, "First Elder, I think the purpose of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family's Dou Zong coming to our Jia Nan Academy is not just to invite us to participate in the Founding Ceremony, is it?"
After all, such an invitation wouldn't warrant the intervention of an Imperial Family Dou Zong!
From the very first thing First Elder Su Qian recounted, Xiao Lin sensed something was amiss.
This invitation, and the person sent, must be of extremely high status!
Normally, for such an invitation, the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family could easily send just one person.
Even if one wanted to be on the serious side, sending out at most one Dou Wang would be the maximum.
However, the fact that the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family skipped the Dou Emperor and directly sent Dou Zong expert is very problematic!
It should be understood that even if the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family has several Dou Zong, that number could never exceed a handful.
For such a rare Dou Zong to send out invitations to other forces, no one would believe there wasn't something fishy going on!
"That's right. Although the Founding Ceremony seems grand, it's actually just a minor event. The reason that Imperial Family Dou Zong from the Heavenly Serpent Empire came to our Jia Nan Academy is mainly for the second matter!"
At this point, First Elder Su Qian's expression also turned serious.
Honestly, if the things the other party asked him to do weren't so insignificant, and if the benefits offered weren't so obvious, he probably would have refused outright.
After all, Jia Nan Academy is one of the two super powers in the Northwest Continent, alongside the Heavenly Serpent Empire.
However, Jia Nan Academy is, after all, an academic institution, which is clearly different from the Heavenly Serpent Empire.
This dictates that Jia Nan Academy must maintain absolute fairness and impartiality in many matters.
Otherwise, why would Jia Nan Academy attract so many students?
Even many descendants of families in Central Plains were attracted here.
It's fair to say that a single Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower wouldn't have this capability.
It mainly relied on the good reputation of the Jia Nan Academy.
Frankly speaking, if Jia Nan Academy liked to meddle in various power struggles, it wouldn't have achieved its current status in the Northwest Continent.
Before Xiao Lin could ask any questions, First Elder Su Qian spoke up again.
"The second thing is that the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family hopes that Jia Nan Academy will support them during the Founding Ceremony."
At this point, First Elder Su Qian once again showed a conflicted expression.
"Uh, to support them? I'm sorry, First Elder, I didn't understand what you meant."
Despite being an old man, Elder Su Qian was spouting out terms that made Xiao Lin's eyes light up at the mere mention of them. Xiao Lin felt like he was being completely baffled by First Elder Su Qian.
"It means exactly what it says. According to the Dou Zong of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family, it means that when their Heavenly Serpent Empire holds its Founding Ceremony, they might encounter some people with ulterior motives who might try to disrupt things."
What he needs from us is simply to stand up and firmly support the Imperial Family at that time.
Of course, the Dou Zong from the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family also said that if they were to fight each other, Jia Nan Academy could choose to stand by and watch.
In his words, all we need to do is show support for their Imperial Family.
In First Elder Su Qian's view, this was indeed a deal that was profitable in the slightest.
It's just shouting slogans; there's no need to actually take action. Isn't it just a trivial matter?
"Oh? Such a good thing? What can the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family offer us?"
After listening to what First Elder Su Qian had to say, Xiao Lin thought it was indeed a minor matter.
However, even if they just shout slogans, it already violates some of the principles of the Jia Nan Academy.
Normally, Jia Nan Academy shouldn't have agreed to this.
But judging from First Elder Su Qian's expression, it was clear that he was tempted.
This brings us to the question: what benefits did the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family promise to the Jia Nan Academy?
After all, ordinary benefits won't be enough to sway Jia Nan Academy!
"Besides the basic three grade Tier 7 Medicinal Pill and ten grade Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, they also allowed Jia Nan Academy to recruit students within the Heavenly Serpent Empire in the future."
At this moment, First Elder Su Qian also revealed a benefit that left Xiao Lin speechless.
The effort and the reward are absolutely disproportionate!
No wonder even the First Elder Su Qian, was tempted.