"Hehe, I'm not in particularly good shape, so I won't be appearing at this Sea God Pavilion Meeting. Don't be too surprised."
Mu En's voice echoed throughout the meeting room. "Everyone, what do you think we should do? All I can say is that the Academy did nurture Chen Ping, but his contributions to the Academy have long since far exceeded what it gave him. No one objects to that statement, do they?"
The Elders fell silent for a moment. The Academy had indeed given Chen Ping considerable resources, but however considerable they were, could they compare to the map of mining areas Chen Ping had brought back from the Auspicious Beast's memories? Could they compare to the New-Style Flying Soul Tool and its matching Battle Armor?
There was also that ringful of rare metals whose worth even "priceless" could not describe, along with the methods for refining Thousand Refinement, Spirit Forging, and Melt Forging metals.
Compared to these, the Academy's meager resources were little more than a bit of fun.
It was only because Mu En had tossed Chen Ping a Hundred Thousand Year Hell Frenzy Dragon Skull without another word after his return a couple of days ago that Elders like them could bring themselves to chat with him.
Had they not even given Chen Ping a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, they would probably have felt uncomfortable all over just sitting with him.
Mu En's voice continued, "Now he wants to give such precious research to the Academy as well. Honestly, none of us could bring ourselves to say we should simply take research this precious for nothing, could we?"
Everyone nodded instinctively.
But what else could the Academy give Chen Ping now?
What Chen Ping lacked now were Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and immortal medicinal