" Education Committee Member Meng, I don't quite understand why the academy seems to be taking this exchange competition so seriously. Isn't it just a regular competition? Why is it so intense? You even instructed me to tell Jun Yi and Dugu Yan that they can freely challenge students from other academies to Soul Fighting. What does that mean?"
Qin Ming asked Meng Shenji, puzzled, because when they discussed the exchange competition, he could clearly sense that the other teachers, including those from the Education Commission, seemed to be under a lot of pressure.
Upon hearing this, Bai Baoshan sighed and explained to Qin Ming, " Qin Ming, you haven't been at our academy for long, so it's normal that you don't know some things. Although our Heaven Dou Royal Academy is nominally the number one academy in Heaven Dou, our results in the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament were not satisfactory, especially last time, when we were eliminated in the first round."
Zhi Lin Education Committee member continued, "Therefore, many colleges have issued a joint statement, attempting to use public pressure to force our college to relinquish its seeding quota."
After hearing their explanations, Qin Ming instantly understood what this exchange competition truly represented. No wonder the three Education Committee wanted Dugu Yan, who possessed the cultivation of Soul King, to participate in the individual competition; it was to showcase the strength of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to other academies.
"Not only that, the royal family is also putting a lot of pressure on us. If we can't get into the top four or above in this All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, I'm afraid our academy will really have to give up this spot." Meng Shenji sighed and said.
"I wonder when that absurd rule of only accepting nobles will be broken," Zhi Lin sighed as well.
Qin Ming, however, had a good attitude. "The three education committee members don't need to be so pessimistic. I believe this rule will definitely be abolished in the future. After all, His Your Highness Qinghe loves his people like his own children and treats nobles and commoners equally. I believe he can definitely change this situation."
Qin Ming's reassurance was effective, and the three education committee members also believed that Xue Qinghe had such plans.
"Yes, I trust Your Highness Qinghe."
Meng Shenji perked up and said, "Judging by the time, the other students should be arriving soon. Teacher Qin Ming, why don't you come with us to greet them this time?"
"Dean, I'm just a new teacher, is this appropriate?"
Qin Ming hesitated for a moment, after all, this kind of thing was usually done by the more senior teachers in the academy, and it didn't seem appropriate for a new teacher like him.
" Teacher Qin, you are different from those teachers who just coast along and get into the academy through connections. You are young, idealistic, and ambitious. The academy needs young people like you, and you are the only one who got into the academy based on your own abilities. Zhi Lin, Baoshan, and I all have high hopes for you."
Meng Shenji greatly admired Qin Ming; otherwise, he wouldn't have directly assigned a teacher who had only been there for less than half a year to instruct the Heaven Dou Team One. This indirectly shows that the three instructors intended to cultivate Qin Ming as the next generation of instructors for the academy, since teachers with such outstanding talent and responsibility as Qin Ming are extremely rare in Heaven Dou.
"Thank you for your trust, Education Commission. Qin Ming will certainly live up to your expectations."
Qin Ming bowed to the three education commissioners to express his gratitude for their high regard for him.
"Haha, let's wait at the college gate. We still need to observe proper etiquette."
Bai Baoshan patted Qin Ming on the shoulder with a smile, and walked out of the Education Commission office together with Zhi Lin and Meng Shenji, with Qin Ming following closely behind.
In Jun Yi's room in the male dormitory of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were sitting in the lobby drinking tea and chatting.
The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is more open than the Spirit Hall Academy. The boys' and girls' dormitories are in the same building, and the academy encourages students to interact more.
" Jun Yi, why are you taking so long to change your clothes? Lingling and I have been waiting for you for ages," Dugu Yan called out to the bedroom.
"Okay, Sister Yanyan, the main problem is that none of these school uniforms fit quite well, so I'll have to try them on one by one."
After saying that, Jun Yi opened the bedroom door and came out, wearing a pale yellow Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniform that didn't look very good on him, making him look a little awkward.
"Why are your pants cropped? They look so weird. Haha." Dugu Yan said, pointing at Jun Yi's pant leg.
"There's nothing I can do. I've tried on all these clothes, and only this one fits somewhat. The others look even more ridiculous."
Jun Yi spread his hands helplessly and replied that he had only been at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a short time and hadn't had time to order school uniforms yet. He was currently wearing one that Dugu Yan had borrowed from someone else.
"There's nothing I can do. You just arrived at the academy to register. It'll do be alright," Dugu Yan said, covering her face with a smile.
"Mmm." Ye Lingling nodded in agreement.
Jun Yi also started setting up, "Let's leave it at that for now. After we've finished serving this group of students, I'll ask the other students if they have any suitable options."
Dugu Yan stood up and said, "Okay, let's go to the academy gate first. Teacher Qin and the others should have arrived by now."
"Um."
Ye Lingling also stood up, took Dugu Yan's hand, and left the dormitory with him, with Jun Yi following behind them.
When the three arrived at the academy gate, they saw a teacher wearing a bright red school uniform with gold patterns catching up with three education committee members. Behind the teacher were about ten students, all wearing the same bright red school uniform, but without the gold patterns.
"I'm sorry, Education Commissioner, Teacher Qin, I'm late." Jun Yi stepped forward and bowed to the three of them.
Meng Shenji didn't blame Jun Yi; instead, he introduced him to the teacher beside him.
"It's alright, you're not late. Let me introduce you. This is Huo Yao, the dean of Huo Yao Blazing Fire Academy."
"Hello, Dean Huoyao, I am Jun Yi." Jun Yi greeted him with Huo Yao.
"So you're the legendary genius Jun Yi, known for his exceptional talent and hailed as the 'Savior of Heaven Dou '? You are indeed handsome and dashing," Huo Yao praised Jun Yi with a smile.
"It's just a rumor. Jun Yi is just an ordinary Soul Master. His achievements today are simply due to good luck," Jun Yi said politely.
"You're the legendary Jun Yi? You look so-so, and don't seem that strong. I want to challenge you to Soul Fighting."
Jun Yi looked up and saw a very beautiful girl with long, dark red, wavy hair that reached her waist. She had a fair face, delicate features, and a pair of large eyes that shimmered with a faint silver light.
The crimson team uniform suited her perfectly, and paired with her dark red long hair, she was as eye-catching as a flame. She was tall and had an extremely well-proportioned figure. A faint smile always graced her face, and a faint red glow seemed to emanate from her body.
"Is this Huo Wu? She's quite pretty. How come such a beautiful girl like her is so into fighting and killing?"
(End of this chapter)