Although leaders promoted locally often inspired less confidence than those parachuted in from above, why was it that, when the critical moment truly came, locally promoted candidates still had to be used?
Chen Ping's performance on this trip off Sea God Island to select the next Reserve Team members from the Outer Court for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament illustrated the situation perfectly.
As an Outer Court local, he did not need to follow formal paperwork procedures to get things done there, such as first coordinating with Yan Shaozhe, having Yan Shaozhe pass down instructions, and finally going around in a huge circle just to obtain the statistics on the Outer Court's promising prospects over the past few years.
The moment he arrived at the Outer Court, he went straight to Du Weilun, its dean of students, and obtained detailed information on the students in these grades in the time it took to drink a cup of tea. The efficiency was almost frightening.
By the time he left Du Weilun's office to find Wang Yan and Mu Jin, who were currently teaching the other classes in this year's cohort, Chen Ping already had the candidates for both Reserve Teams in mind.
Yes, two Reserve Teams. This was also Mu En's intention. Since the Sun Moon Empire insisted on stirring up trouble and introducing a tournament format that allowed sects to compete, the Academy did not mind turning their scheme to its own advantage and sending an extra Reserve Team to broaden their horizons in the process.
Classes were already in session, and the Outer Court seemed very quiet. Most students were attending classes inside the Academy, though that did not mean no one was outside.
At that moment, a class in Shrek Square was having a practical lesson in