Therefore, many of the current professors at Azure Jade and Mystic Radiance are naturally Dean Bai's classmates.
Upon hearing Xie Ming mention being in the same year, Wen Jing's expression shifted slightly. "If you and the teacher are also in the same year, then you also..."
I initially thought Xie Ming would give a negative answer, but the opposite was true:
"I was the first person she punched."
Wen Jing: "..."
Although his expression was one of regret, what was with that subtly proud tone?
"We've gotten off-topic." Xie Ming changed the subject. "How have you been feeling taking classes at Azure Jade these past few days?"
"It's hard to judge," Wen Jing couldn't help but shake his head.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Xie Ming showed that unsurprised expression again.
"Because the teaching assistant teaches, the professor doesn't teach."
Wen Jing frowned as he recalled what he had seen over the past few days, "If that's the case, why not just have the teaching assistants teach the classes individually?"
"Yes, that's the question our faction is asking, and it's the question we want to change."
Xie Ming's expression also turned serious. He looked at Wen Jing and said, "Talking about factional struggles always sounds too abstract, so I didn't tell you any of this before you came. There's nothing better than experiencing it firsthand."
" The Wilderness Body Talent Theory means that in the core and top-level areas of the Federation, especially in key areas like academies, how high one can go depends on rank, not professional ability."
"Some people reach high positions in the industry because of their high level of Wilderness Body but lack of specialization, while others, due to insufficient level, have their career ceiling limited no matter how well they perform in a certain field."
"For example, Louisa used to be a teaching assistant at Azure Jade; it was your teacher who personally recruited her to Ocher Soil."
"She can teach Advanced Energy Amplification Method. In other academies, this course is taught by professors, but because Louisa is a D-level Awakened, she cannot be promoted to professor and is stuck at the instructor level."
"Take Saerjia, for example, whom you met today..." Xie Ming paused, "What kind of class did he teach again?"
Wen Jing replied, " Prism Shield."
"Ha!" Xie Ming couldn't help but laugh, "If he had made any progress in Energy Shield, he wouldn't have been unable to defend against your teacher's face-to-face attacks back then."
Wen Jing imagined Saerjia being beaten to a pulp by Dean Bai and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Among professors and researchers like Saerjia, there are many incompetent idiots who, besides being good at scamming funding, dump all the work on their subordinates, while truly talented people are buried..."
At this point, Xie Ming composed himself and shook his head. "Let's leave aside combat techniques and secret skills; there are clearly many talented scientists among ordinary people, yet they aren't recognized."
Upon Wen Jing, Wen Jing immediately thought of Xu Yin, a folk scientist who studied insects, whom he had met before.
From the moment of awakening, the idea that a person's future achievements are determined by their potential in the Wilderness Body has become the mainstream social value and has become increasingly ingrained over time.
In fact, this can be glimpsed from the environment of School District Planet back then.
Once you've passed the threshold of awakening, the next threshold is the threshold of awakening level.
However, the level of the Wilderness Body does not represent all of a person's talents, which has led to the widespread situation in the Federation of some high-level Awakened receiving salaries without actually working. The real 'professors' in those courses are actually the teaching assistants who mainly give lectures.
In a normal social structure, even if such a phenomenon exists, it would be corruption caused by resource disparities, and it wouldn't be so rampant that students have become accustomed to it.
The main reason is that this group, whose virtue does not match their position, still possesses formidable military power.
"However, your situation has given us a good opportunity to change things," Xie Ming said, changing the subject.
Wen Jing became interested. "What opportunity?"
"The plan is for me to send a letter on behalf of the college to Azure Jade to raise questions, and then escalate the matter to the level of both colleges, taking it to the Education Committee."
Saerjia's situation is not an isolated case. It involves the interests of conservatives. To launch an attack, there must be a sufficient reason. Wen Jing, as the champion of the Freshman League and an exchange student who came to Azure Jade from Ocher Soil, has the weight to become the fuse of the incident.
"Then, I still want to ask you in advance if you're confident--"
"To become the most crucial link in this chain, the 'touchstone' for testing Federation professors?"
*
Upon receiving the notification, Saerjia connected with Dean Fu's communication system and tried to defend himself:
"It's just a small matter, she didn't do anything wrong, why is it causing such a fuss with the Education Committee?"
Dean Fu's voice remained unwavering. "The current situation is that Ocher Soil has already sent a letter. Your performance in the classroom recording is untenable. If you think you're innocent, then defend yourself in the committee meeting."
"I..." Saerjia knew Dean Fu Fu's rigid personality, and his tone softened. "There's no need to make a scene like this. At worst, I'll give that student some compensation privately. Dean, you know this is just a personal matter between Bai Xiao and me."
Dean Fu paused slightly. "Are you sure you want to treat this as a personal grudge against Bai Xiao?"
"You know her personality. Since you're going to characterize this as a personal grudge, and Bai Xiao isn't here right now, when she comes back and wants to 'settle' things with you privately, the academy won't stand up for you."
Upon hearing this, Saerjia seemed to realize something, and his expression suddenly turned grim.
"No, it's not a personal grudge!"
He closed his eyes and started acting like a rogue. "But what else do you want from me? I'm a professor at Azure Jade, after all. Does the academy expect me to bow down and apologize to a student from Ocher Soil?"
"Wouldn't that confirm the matter and further damage the academy's reputation?"
These words seemed to finally resonate with Dean Fu. After a moment's thought, he said, "Then you'll have to find a way to prove yourself on the committee."
"I'm fine."
After listening to Xie Ming's plan, Wen Jing nodded in agreement.
Seeing her so readily agree, Xie Ming couldn't help but add, "You'd better think this through. Whether you succeed or not, you'll offend quite a few B- and C-level Awakened."
"According to the teacher, just becoming her student has already offended quite a few A-level students."
Wen Jing didn't care about it at all, and even made a joke, "It's just a little bit of hardship now."
"..." Xie Ming was speechless, but he had to admit that what she said made sense.
"The question is, will they agree?" Wen Jing continued.
"Don't worry, this involves factional infighting. Since someone has suffered losses, someone else will reap the benefits—those are our supporters."
Xie Ming gave a somewhat mysterious smile, "And we have connections in this matter."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jing nodded thoughtfully.
*
The Education Committee convened in an online virtual conference room to specifically address the dispute between the Red Earth Academy and Azure Jade Academy.
Among the thousands of virtual seats present, Dean Ailin, Dean Fu, and Xie Ming were all listed, all as committee members.
The senior members of each college are naturally members of the Education Committee. The difference lies in the varying influence of different members and the number of people who vote in decision-making.
The two sides, who had come with great momentum, began their debate.
"Regarding this incident, if Azure Jade Academy claims it was Professor Saerjia's 'special teaching' method, based on the classroom videos provided by Azure Jade and feedback from the students involved, we did not see Professor Saerjia engaging in any actual teaching activities."
" Professor Saerjia is an active B-level Awakened; we cannot dismiss his abilities based on his performance in just one class."
"Then how can we prove his teaching ability?"
"That's naturally the graduation pass rate."
"No way, his classes are basically taught by teaching assistants! A lot of classes at Azure Jade are like that, aren't they!"
"Nonsense. High-level Awakened are usually very busy. What's wrong with the professor instructing the teaching assistant first, and then the teaching assistant teaching the students?"
As the debate progressed, the issue shifted from the Azure Jade Academy's alleged bullying of the Red Earth Academy to the professors' teaching abilities, touching upon sensitive core problems.
The professorship at the college is not just a simple title; it involves many interests and is a frequent point of contention among the three factions, which has led to numerous controversies.
"Nonsense, I've seen many professors teach combat techniques that they themselves haven't even properly studied."
Do you think course review is useless?
Isn't that so?
The advantages of virtual seminars are fully demonstrated here: no matter how heated the argument gets, no one can actually take action, and those who don't want to listen can simply mute the speaker.
Finally, after much debate, a compromise was proposed that left no room for argument from any faction, including both the Ocher Soil and Azure Jade academies.
"Since we're assessing teaching ability, we need an uncontroversial solution!"
"Strength speaks for itself!"
"The individual is granted the Wen Jing to assess the level of the instructors of the courses they study during their exchange program, specifically regarding the combat techniques or secret skills they are taught."
"If someone has taught for many years but their skill level is still inferior to hers, their professorship should be directly downgraded to advisor, while their teaching assistant should be promoted to their original position."
The reformist proposal was passed with a high number of votes.
Even if conservatives feel this punishment is too harsh, they cannot offer a valid rebuttal—because the foundation of conservatives' belief in talent is the supremacy of ability.
Furthermore, the lower-level Awakened, who constitute the largest number of Awakened individuals, also need to be appeased.
You're a professor, and you can't even outperform your students in your own courses? Then it's no wonder your teaching was revoked!
This student can only study for three months.
Faced with such 'concessions and leniency' from the Azure Jade Academy, even Wen Jing, with his reputation as a genius, would find it difficult to refute them.
Thus, the matter was settled.