"What I mean is..."
"Displaying Heaven Dou Royal Academy's strength doesn't mean we actually have to compete in the Heaven Dou Division."
"We could send out the Second Team made up of those noble children, then have our first team play a friendly against them. Just show off their Martial Souls and Soul Rings."
Meng Shenji kept his eyes on Xue Qinghe's face as he spoke.
He was afraid His Highness the Crown Prince would refuse.
Flender narrowed his eyes, a sly, wicked grin on his face. "Your Highness, what you need to prove is that your decision wasn't wrong. We don't necessarily have to win the Heaven Dou Division."
"On the contrary."
"Wouldn't sending those noble children out let His Majesty see the gap between our Shrek Academy and the former Heaven Dou Royal Academy for himself?"
At Flender's words,
the Three Faculty Members looked embarrassed.
He meant to slap the former Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the face.
Although the Three Faculty Members knew the academy's previous students had been poor in quality, putting them on display before the entire Heaven Dou Empire division... would still sting a little.
Fortunately,
they could use Prince Xue Xing's former management as an excuse.
It had nothing to do with them.
Instead, the rise in Heaven Dou Academy's quality after Crown Prince Xue Qinghe took over would help them regain some face.
"Mm."
In the end, Xue Qinghe nodded, agreeing with the four of them.
"But I have one condition."
"A friendly is a friendly, but when the first team takes the stage, Lu Ning mustn't even reveal his Martial Soul. He's the trump card I'm saving for Spirit Hall. We can also set a trap then and give that Grandmaster a bitter cup to swallow!"
Inside the wooden cabin.