Chapter 201: Just a Bunch of Ungrateful Wretches! Fortune and Misfortune Go Hand in Hand!
"Twelve years old?!"
When they heard that Lin Qingmo and the others were all twelve years old, the three education committee members exclaimed in unison, sucking in a sharp breath.
The shock on their faces was instantly replaced by ecstasy, a joy that almost overflowed from their eyes.
At such an age, to have such cultivation—geniuses!
These were all geniuses!
Meng Shenji hurried forward, cupping his hands repeatedly toward Lin Qingmo, his waist bending nearly to ninety degrees.
His voice trembled with excitement, almost breaking. "Accept! We must accept them!"
"For all of you to join our Heaven Dou Royal Academy is the academy's great fortune!"
"We will definitely arrange the best resources for everyone, the best detached courtyards, and all treatments will follow the academy's highest standards! No, they will exceed the standards!"
He was practically overjoyed inside.
A huge profit!
An absolute windfall!
Originally, after Yu Tianheng and the others left the academy, the Royal Fighting Team had fallen apart. They were worried that in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, Heaven Dou Royal Academy would become the laughingstock of the entire continent.
Yet, in the blink of an eye, Poison Douluo had delivered such a group of monsters!
A twelve-year-old Rank 47 Soul Ancestor and this theory-defying soul ring configuration!
The young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and a twelve-year-old Soul Elder.
In this tournament, Heaven Dou Royal Academy might really be able to compete for the championship!
Meng Shenji let out a long breath, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
He quickly added, "Right! Students, our Royal Fighting Team is the seeded team prepared for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. With your talent, you can absolutely join the team and become its members!
His mind was calculating rapidly.
He had to pull these kids into the team!
With them, the Royal Fighting Team's strength would definitely rise.
The vacancies left by Yu Tianheng and the others could be perfectly filled.
Dugu Yan tilted her head upon hearing this, her brows slightly furrowing.
She asked, "That's not right. Wasn't the Royal Fighting Team already full before?"
"Although I was planning to let Qingmo and the others join, why are you all so eager to invite them?"
A trace of suspicion arose in her heart.
Something is wrong; something is very wrong.
These three old men had always been extremely strict about team selection. Why were they suddenly so proactive today?
Has something big happened?
When Meng Shenji and the others heard this, the joy on their faces instantly faded, replaced once again by anger and helplessness.
Meng Shenji let out a heavy sigh and slammed his fist onto the table.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Don't even mention it. Less than three hours before you arrived, Qin Ming and that group of brats who like Yu Tianheng just left!"
Bai Baoshan added indignantly, his tone full of anger.
"Qin Ming, our academy invested so many resources to cultivate him into a Soul Emperor, made him the lead teacher of the Royal Fighting Team, and gave him the highest authority."
"And what did he do? He submitted his resignation directly, saying he wanted to leave the academy and return to Shrek as a teacher!
Zhi Lin also spoke coldly, his voice full of disappointment. "And Yu Tianheng. We treated him as the core of the team and poured all our resources into him. Not only did he leave himself, but he even took the Shi brothers and Osler with him!"
"Four main team members, gone just like that. The Royal Fighting Team has lost half its strength!"
The more Meng Shenji spoke, the angrier he became, his chest heaving violently.
"We did not treat them poorly. We gave them the best platform and the best resources."
"And yet they left just like that, completely disregarding the academy's interests. Utterly ungrateful!"
"That's why you saw our ugly expressions when you came in just now."
The fire in his heart was about to erupt.
If Dugu Bo hadn't brought these children, they would truly have suffered a disastrous setback this time.
"...This…"
Lin Qingmo and the others all revealed strange expressions upon hearing this.
"It must be those people from Shrek stirring things up—a bunch of crooked-minded fellows. When the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam goes crooked."
Ning Rongrong curled her lips into a mocking smile.
She felt disdain in her heart.
Yu Tianheng abandoned his position as captain, giving up the core seat at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Truly foolish.
Lin Qingmo didn't even need to guess to know it was Yu Xiaogang's doing.
Most likely, using his identity as Yu Tianheng's trusted uncle, Yu Xiaogang had incited and guided him to leave Heaven Dou Academy.
After that, Yu Tianheng would most likely appear in the Shrek team.
Only someone as lacking in judgment as Yu Tianheng would be fooled so completely by Yu Xiaogang's empty promises.
Then again, Yu Xiaogang's childish "sit in rows and share fruit" game left such a deep impression on Yu Tianheng that he would never forget it.
That alone said everything.
Ignoring the broad, open road and instead stepping into the muddy pit of that shabby Shrek.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy had truly raised a bunch of ungrateful wretches.
"It must be that fake grandmaster Yu Xiaogang causing trouble again. He's the worst one in Shrek."
Xiao Wu pouted, puffing up her cheeks.
She was full of indignation.
That bad guy Yu Xiaogang!
Before, he targeted and slandered Ah Qing, saying there was something wrong with him.
And now he was poaching from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It was too much.
"Their leaving is just as well."
A hint of amusement surfaced in Lin Qingmo's heart.
It saved him the trouble of dealing with the Royal Fighting Team members himself.
Now the vacant positions could be given to his own people, saving him quite a bit of effort.
As for Shrek?
Yu Xiaogang wanted to rely on poached members to make a name for himself in the Continental Soul Master Tournament.
That would depend on whether he agreed or not.
At this moment,
Dugu Bo's gaze shifted between Lin Qingmo and Dugu Yan.
His thoughts immediately became active.
The Royal Fighting Team's lead teacher, Qin Ming, had left. Wasn't this the perfect opportunity for him to step forward?
If this old man were to become the team's lead teacher, wouldn't he be able to follow the Young Master openly?
He could protect the Young Master's safety at all times and also build some presence in front of him.
And Yan Yan was also in the team. It's killing two birds with one stone.
If the Young Master were willing to resolve Yan Yan's toxin problem completely, that would be even better!
This opportunity had practically been delivered into his hands!
"Ahem."
Dugu Bo cleared his throat, interrupting the three men's complaints.
He spoke leisurely. "Enough. Isn't it just a lack of a lead teacher? This old man can reluctantly take on the role of the Royal Fighting Team's lead teacher for the time being. What do you think?"
As soon as the words fell, the entire room fell into silence once again.
Meng Shenji and the others froze on the spot, unable to react for a long time.
They thought they had misheard.
"Po… Poison Douluo, Your Excellency, what… what did you say?"
Meng Shenji asked carefully, his voice trembling.
"You're willing… to be the lead teacher of the Royal Fighting Team?"
His mind exploded on the spot!
A Titled Douluo becoming a team's lead teacher!
Apart from Spirit Hall Academy, what other academy on the entire continent could boast such prestige?
This was like a massive stroke of fortune falling straight onto their heads!
End of Chapter
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