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Mu En showed his attitude towards Xuan Zi with his actions. He had no intention of explaining to Yan Shaozhe. He glanced at him and said:
"If Shaozhe has a more suitable candidate, or if you are willing to put aside the affairs of the martial spirit system, you can also bring it up and we can discuss it again."
Yan Shaozhe raised his right hand like lightning, and Cai Meir and the old man who advised Xuanzi not to leave followed suit.
They suddenly felt that it was a good idea to let young people take on more responsibilities, as they were all working hard for the college.
Seeing this, Mu En sighed secretly in his heart, and then said: "Next topic, this accident, the regular team was almost wiped out. I think this is enough to sound the alarm for us. We must strengthen the protection of students and let go of our rejection of soul guides."
"Lin'er."
Xian Lin'er stood up, "Mr. Mu, I'm here."
Mu En said in a deep voice: "I have made the decision today. After the Sea God Pavilion meeting, your Soul Guidance Department and Martial Soul Guidance Department will work together to tailor-make at least one flying soul guide and one defensive soul guide for each inner courtyard disciple. Anyone who objects will leave the academy."
"Yes." Xian Lin'er agreed happily.
Yan Shaozhe frowned and asked tentatively: "Teacher, should we consider this again?"
Mu En glared and said angrily, "We have lost many good children. Beibei and the others are in pain, and I am in pain. This matter has been settled. If you object again, you will no longer be the dean."
"The money for this batch of soul guides should be paid by your martial soul department to the soul guide department, and no default is allowed."
The diehards in the Martial Soul Department are deeply entrenched. After Xuan Zi was dismissed from his position today, Mu En was about to seize the opportunity to enhance the voice of the Soul Guidance Department, but that was all he could do.
As Xuanzi is the strongest man in Shrek in the future, it makes no sense for him to give up the position of elder. If he does, it may make this old glutton drink and eat meat with peace of mind, and he may become completely depressed and degenerate.
In the final analysis, as long as there is no second level 98 combat power in Shrek, Mu En will not do anything to Xuan Zi. Removing him from his specific position and preventing him from harming the inner courtyard disciples is the limit.
He was about to die, and it was impossible for him to destroy Shrek's second fighting force before his death; but the general trend was gradually changing, and if he did not force this group of people to change their attitude towards soul guides, Shrek's future would be dark.
Shrek is facing internal and external troubles. If Xuanzi is not moved, he will be the biggest internal trouble, causing harm to students from time to time, and is also the biggest pillar of the opposition to soul guides. But if he is moved, Shrek will be even more powerless in the face of external troubles.
There is no other way but to choose the lesser of two evils, lift it high and let it drop gently.
Yan Shaozhe was so frightened by the angry Mu En that he was speechless. Cai Meier quickly changed the subject: "Our Wuhun Department will definitely cooperate in this matter. Then, Mr. Mu, how are we going to deal with this round of competition?"
Cai Meier pondered and said, "Among the current disciples in the inner courtyard, there are only two who meet the requirements to participate in the competition. Their abilities are naturally not as good as those of the regular team, but they are both elites of Shrek. With Ling Luochen who will recover later, maybe... they can guarantee a place in the top eight."
As soon as the words fell, an old man blew his beard and glared: "Ridiculous, we Shrek have carried the glory of the championship for ten thousand years, and a mere top eight is not a joke? I think it's better to withdraw from the competition."
An old man shook his head in objection: "Withdrawing from the competition is even more wrong. Wouldn't this tell all the academies in the four empires that after the accident at Shrek, we don't even have a team that can fight?"
"That's right. We at Shrek can't afford to lose this person. Even if we can't win the championship, we still have to fight hard on the field and not let anyone look down on us."
"I agree with this idea. I would rather fall on the field than retreat without a fight and hand over the championship to theSun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy or any other academy!"
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The veterans argued endlessly, and gradually reached a consensus: do not withdraw from the competition, and at least strive for a top four position.
At this time, Xuan Zi said in a low voice: "Everyone, before I took the children back to Shrek, I asked someone to tell the Xingluo Empire that they should facilitate the competition."
As soon as the words fell, the noisy Poseidon Pavilion suddenly became quiet, and the elders and deans' eyes lit up, and they understood what he meant.
To facilitate this is to engage in shady dealings.
An elder smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's right. The children sacrificed their lives in the Mingdou Mountains to fight bandits. This is how the Xingluo Empire should be."
At this time, Yan Shaozhe took the opportunity to speak: "Teacher, fellow elders, I actually think that our Shrek may not be completely hopeless."
"Don't forget, there is a Soul Emperor among the students under the age of 20 in our inner courtyard. Her strength is second to none among her peers in our academy and even in the entire continent."
Old Song frowned and said, "Are you talking about Xiaotao? But her evil fire..."
"Her evil fire has been suppressed to some extent. Although it has not been eradicated, she will have no problem fighting normally." Yan Shaozhe gave the elders a reassurance and continued:
"If it doesn't work, we can ask that Soul Douluo teacher to go to Xingluo City with Xiaotao to deal with emergencies."
"Xiao Tao has expressed to me her intention to represent the academy a long time ago. I believe she has the determination and ability to defend the honor of our Shrek. I also ask the elders to give her a chance to redeem herself." "Everyone, I'm not speaking for my own disciple. I don't want to see her get into trouble any more than you do. But the honor of Shrek is more important than anything else..."
Yan Shaozhe spoke from his own experience, and the elders gradually showed expressions of approval on their faces. Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo said nothing, but tacitly agreed in their hearts.
Mu En sighed in his heart again, and said leisurely: "We have suffered too much loss this time. I think we don't need to be obsessed with winning or losing. It is better to use this competition as an opportunity to train our new generation of talented students of Shrek."
"There's no need to send reinforcements. I think we should let the kids in the reserve team give it a try. Beibei and Caitou asked to participate after they woke up. Let them go. Luochen can also go after he recovers."
Yan Shaozhe said in surprise: "Teacher, if we do this, won't they have no reserve team? And considering their strength, it would be too much for them to go..."
"The reserve team is not a problem! Aren't there a group of talented students in the second year of the outer courtyard? Just pick seven from them!"
Mu En slowly stood up from the recliner, and his experienced eyes looked around at every face one by one: "You should know that the most important thing for Shrek is not the championship and glory. Does losing a championship mean that Shrek is no longer the best academy in the world? How is that possible!"
"Compared to these honors, honing new talents is the most important thing. I think Shrek has been too deeply kidnapped by the honor of the championship in recent years, and has lost sight of the main goal. Losing a game may not be a bad thing. It can make Shrek wake up."
"I've made up my mind, let's do it."
There was silence in the Poseidon Pavilion. Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe and others all had unwilling looks on their faces, but they did not dare to challenge Mu Lao's authority.
Although the Holy Dragon of Light is old, he also has great authority.
However, at this moment, a voice that no one expected suddenly sounded.
"Mr. Mu, I disagree with your decision not to send reinforcements. I suggest that the academy send reinforcements."
Everyone looked in surprise at the voice, and the person who spoke was Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan stood up, facing Mu En's questioning eyes, and said slowly: "Mr. Mu, I have participated in the competition, and I know how strong other colleges are."
"Luo Chen was unable to play in the first half, and only some Soul Masters and Soul Sect members were able to play. It is no exaggeration to say that it is almost impossible for this team to make it out of the round-robin tournament."
"Even if they do, they will be covered in bruises. The pressure of failing to defend their title is not something that kids under fifteen can handle. It's good that you want to train the soldiers, but you can't put so much pressure on them. It will crush them."
"If they don't have reinforcements, they will have no choice but to risk their lives in a desperate battle with powerful teams led by Soul Kings or even Soul Emperors. That tragic scene won't be much better than what happened to Gong Yangmo and his men."
"Everyone knows that a team like them cannot win the championship. If they lose, they will even be left with a lifelong shadow and a training nightmare, which will have a huge negative impact on their future."
"We have already lost one generation of the Shrek Seven Devils. Are we going to lose the second or even third generation? Excuse me, Elder Mu, instead of letting these children who are destined to lose participate in the competition, it would be better for you to withdraw directly. This is the best way to protect them."
"If we want to participate, I beg you to send reinforcements. Luo Chen alone cannot bear the pressure of the annihilation of the main team. She is already seriously injured, and we cannot let her fight alone on the field. That is not a pressure she can bear. Please."
After saying that, Zhang Lexuan was about to stand up and bow.
"Why..."
The gentle light soul power helped Zhang Lexuan up, and Mu En's sigh revealed deep relief and some helplessness.
My child, it would have been great if you had been born fifty years earlier.
"Okay, then you should prepare yourself well. Once Beibei and the others have recovered for a while, you can go to Xingluo City with Xuanzi."
"Take Xiao Tao with you. I believe you can control her hot temper. Safety is the most important thing. If you can't win a place, then you can't win it. As someone who has been through this, you should comfort them. That's it..."
Yan Shaozhe was overjoyed and immediately thanked Mu En for his approval on behalf of Ma Xiaotao.
He knew very well that if Mu En refused to agree, it would be useless even if he persuaded all the elders.
He was also very happy that at this time, Zhang Lexuan, who had been an unknown person for a long time, would actually speak for him at the critical moment. It turned out that the direct descendants of their martial soul system were the most useful, and it was right for Elder Mu to let her temporarily replace Elder Xuan's position.
It seems that I need to mention other students more when I speak in the future, so that the teacher will pay attention.
The meeting at Poseidon Pavilion was adjourned. Mu En watched Zhang Lexuan and Xuan Zi go to look for Ma Xiaotao who was under house arrest. He sent a message to Zhuang Lao to tell him that he had something to do and left. He closed his eyelids slightly and disappeared from the spot with his chair.
"The Sea God Pavilion is incompetent. Xiaoyao, oh Xiaoyao, I never thought that after more than a hundred years, the last person I can trust is still you. I don't want to think about the right and wrong of the past anymore. I hope you can live up to my final trust and protect my last bloodline and hope for me..."