"Though it may be somewhat inappropriate to say this, I understand that Your Majesty and Your Grace are both men who put the safety of the Star Luo Empire and the Douluo Continent first," Huo Yuhao said with a slight nod. "And my goal is to preserve Shrek Academy's ten thousand years of glory. Our interests do not conflict."
"Personally, I hope to see Senior Dai Yueheng return to our Shrek Academy Team before we face our opponents in the next match. But I also know that this is asking far too much, so I will leave the decision entirely to Your Majesty, Your Grace, and Senior Yueheng himself."
Xu Jiawei sighed softly and nodded. "Yuhao, I understand what you mean. My sworn brother and I will give this matter careful consideration. Rest assured, Shrek Academy will not fall here!"
A shadow flashed through Dai Hao's eyes at Xu Jiawei's words. Though Xu Jiawei had not said it outright, his true meaning was already plain: for the Star Luo Empire and the entire Douluo Continent, he, White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, had to sacrifice his son Dai Huabin!
Dai Yueheng, standing beside them, was inwardly delighted. With Xu Jiawei's support, this matter would likely be as certain as a nail driven into a board.
"Your Majesty, I noticed that you even invited the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team to this court banquet?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"That's right. At the Starlight Auction House, it was the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy who originally won the bid for that hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo. The brother and sister on their reserve team, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, are the grandson and granddaughter of Jing Hongchen, the current Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Hall Master."
"Because the Hundred-Thousand-Year