Seeing the atmosphere ease, Mu En continued leisurely, "From now on, every Shrek Inner Court student must collect a set of soul tools from the Soul Tool Department, including the Invincible Golden Body and a full complement of close-range and long-range equipment. Lin'er, you will oversee this. Anyone unwilling to wear them will be expelled from the Inner Court!"
"..."
Everyone present fell silent at his words.
Most of the pavilion elders belonged to the martial soul faction, but once Mu En spoke, none would argue further-except Yan Shaozhe...
The Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department had always been at odds. As the current dean of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe naturally sought every opportunity to suppress this newly rising faction.
Now that the Soul Tool Department was openly riding roughshod over him, he naturally refused to accept it.
But this was Mu En, so he could only choose his words with utmost care. "Elder Mu, the Martial Soul Department embodies Shrek's ten thousand years of honor, whereas soul tool technology originated in the Sun Moon Empire. Would equipping everyone not also deal a blow to the morale of the Shrek Inner Court?"
Then came the familiar line: "I personally have no objection, but whether the Inner Court students can accept it..."
"..."
"Heh. Using the Inner Court students to pressure me?" Mu En opened one eye and gave Yan Shaozhe a sidelong glance.
"Your student would never dare..."
"You may all leave." Mu En waved a hand. He simply felt worn out. This student of his could not take in a single bit of his painstaking efforts.
Shrek's ten thousand years of honor? What was that worth before those reclusive clans and powerful court nobles? Not a damn thing!
*Looking at it from their side, could