It had to be said that the system's rewards suited his current circumstances quite well.
System, how many fragments do I need? You're not going to pull something like twenty-eight, sixty-eight, or two hundred and eighty-eight, are you?! Li Changsheng asked cautiously in his mind.
[Five will suffice.]
The system's answer let Li Changsheng breathe a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it was not like skin fragments, or he really would have started swearing.
As the system distributed the rewards, a trace of warmth welled up in Li Changsheng's dantian, and his Soul Power increased a little.
"Changsheng? What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. Keep all of these. You're the dean, after all. Some things are better left for you to handle!"
"Of course, though I feel like you're more of a dean than I am. After all, you were the one who got all these things."
Flender's tone carried a hidden meaning, but Li Changsheng said nothing more and simply walked back to the office building with him.
Once inside the office, Li Changsheng plopped down on the sofa. Flender stood beside him and poured him some tea before sitting down opposite him, and the two began sipping tea across from each other.
"Oh? Flender, these tea leaves are pretty good. So fragrant!"
After taking a small sip, Li Changsheng's eyes lit up. He had never drunk tea this fragrant at Nuoding Academy. Even the dean's tea had been a notch below this.
"Ahem! Really? I don't think so. Maybe it just suits your tastes."
Flender nearly choked on his mouthful of tea, but seeing how much Li Changsheng enjoyed it, he kept smiling.
"You're drinking too fast. Tea needs to be swirled slowly. If your heart gets impatient, won't the flavor scatter?"
Watching Flender drink his tea, Li Changsheng felt a little embarrassed for him. This old fellow looked like someone who drank tea every day, so how had he managed to choke on it?
The two chatted back and forth, and the afternoon passed just like that.
That evening, after finishing dinner, the two headed toward the training field.
Night was approaching, but the sunset's glow still lingered on the horizon.
"Oh? Everyone's here?"
Looking at the students standing neatly in a row before him, Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Flender stood beneath a large tree off to the side, watching Li Changsheng teach. He was also rather curious about what kind of lessons his old friend would conduct.
According to Flender's own plan, he might have sent the seven Little Monsters to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena for a thrilling Soul Fighting match.
"Yesterday, your Dean Flender showed me the relevant data. To be honest, I think you have a great deal of room for improvement!"
As Li Changsheng spoke, he beckoned Tang San over to his side.
"This is my disciple, Tang San. His Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, but through his control over Soul Power and his understanding of Soul Skills, he developed a Self-Created Soul Skill, Blue Silver Thread Pull."
"Hehe, it's all thanks to Teacher's excellent guidance!"
Li Changsheng smiled faintly at Tang San, but the next moment, he shook his head and continued, "Each of you has your own shortcomings. Xiao Wu has no ranged offensive capabilities, Zhu Zhuqing's strength may be lacking, Ning Rongrong needs to switch between her enhancements, and Dai Mubai, your means of attack are too limited, among other issues."
"But Self-Created Soul Skills can make up for these shortcomings and even take your combat strength a step further!"
Li Changsheng's voice was not loud, but it stirred ripples in the heart of everyone present.
Even Flender, standing off to the side, was no exception.
He had not expected Changsheng to thoroughly understand these students in a single night.
After all, they had spent the whole day chatting and discussing cultivation. Li Changsheng could practically be said to have spent the entire day with him.
Did that not mean he had figured everything out in just one night?
Tang San and the others had similar thoughts. They had not expected Teacher Changsheng to already be able to point out some of their shortcomings.
Li Changsheng's thinking was simple, too. He wanted everyone to learn those Self-Created Soul Skills from the comic as soon as possible.
Grandmaster's understanding needed little modification. He only had to put it to use!
"Then, Teacher Changsheng, what about mine?"
The one who spoke was Oscar, whose face held a hint of embarrassment.
"Oh? Tell me, Little Ao. What do you need to do?"
Li Changsheng did not answer. Instead, he turned the question back on him. This put Oscar in a difficult position, because from beginning to end, he had only thought the problem was that his tofu smelled too bad.
"Well-is it because my tender tofu smells too bad?"
Li Changsheng shook his head.
"My soul incantation is too girly?"
He shook his head again.
"Teacher Changsheng, please tell me. I really can't think of anything."
Oscar looked nervously at Li Changsheng, his eyes full of seriousness.
Seeing his expression, Li Changsheng stopped keeping him in suspense. He raised a hand and pointed at Oscar. "The things you mentioned earlier can all count as shortcomings, but those are only everyday situations. Think about it. What if you were in battle?"
"Your enemies won't give you a chance to make food. They'll try every possible means to stop you."
"And that applies not only to you, but to Ning Rongrong as well."
The soul incantation for Oscar's first Soul Skill was "Cute, fragrant, tender tofu." Making a specific gesture and reciting the soul incantation could make his tofu's enhancements more effective.
Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, had one issue: she could not switch her enhancements in time. If she gave Tang San "strength," she might have to remove Tang San's "strength" before giving Dai Mubai "speed."
If she could divide her attention, handling two or even more tasks at once, she would be able to give different enhancements to different teammates.
After explaining all this, Li Changsheng patted Tang San's shoulder again. "Little San, take out what I asked you to prepare earlier and hand it out."
"Yes, Teacher!"
Tang San nodded earnestly, then flicked several books out of Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, suspending each with Blue Silver Grass.
"These are my books on theory. They haven't been published. Little San and Xiao Wu have already finished studying them, and I need the rest of you to study them as well!"
Everyone took the books, and the words "Complete Compendium of Soul Beast and Soul Ring Theory" came into view.
Compared with their wall-thick state a few years ago, this time Li Changsheng had asked the system to split them into several volumes, making them somewhat easier to study.
Grrr-
"Uh, Teacher Changsheng, I-"
"Take it. There's meat and bread inside."
The moment that hungry stomach growled, Li Changsheng knew it was Ma Hongjun without even looking and tossed a small basket straight over.
Ma Hongjun caught the basket. It was actually packed full of bread, chicken drumsticks, and other delicious food!
"Teacher Changsheng, you're incredible!!"
Ma Hongjun's shout made all the students present burst out laughing. This little fatty really was lively.
Watching the scene from beneath the tree, Flender also smiled in satisfaction.
Changsheng truly is an extraordinary talent!
He even prepared food for Hongjun ahead of time? And by the look of it, it's just the right amount to deal with his Evil Fire!