Beibei was instantly stunned.
"Really?"
Huo Yuhao emphasized:
"But I won't be joining the Tang Sect."
"It's fine, that's enough!"
Beibei interrupted him, his voice filled with excitement.
The Tang Sect was currently in ruins, lacking funds, space, resources, and reputation... it could almost be said that nothing was in good shape.
But if you were to ask Beibei what the Tang Sect needed most at this stage, he would undoubtedly answer "talent."
No matter how much money they had or how grand their facade, a sect with only two people couldn't be considered a true sect. To develop the Tang Sect, what he needed most were talented individuals from all walks of life.
He didn't need the other party to actually join the Tang Sect; providing some help like Huo Yuhao was enough. Only by establishing an initial reputation could the Tang Sect truly begin to develop.
In terms of talent, Huo Yuhao was the greatest in the history of the three original Douluo kingdoms. In terms of importance, he had only been enrolled for a month and was already being fast-tracked by two deans of the Soul Tool Department for a spot among the Shrek Seven Monsters. Someone like him would be at least a top-tier Rank 8 Soul Engineer in the future, and it wasn't even impossible for him to become the first Rank 9 Soul Engineer in the three original Douluo kingdoms.
Building a good relationship with him would definitely be entirely beneficial to the Tang Sect with no downsides.
Actually, Beibei originally didn't need to be so humble, after all, he had a very formidable old man in his family.
But just a few years ago, he had a huge argument with him over Tang Ya and even moved out of the Sea God Pavilion to the outer court because of it.
Now, his food, clothing, and travel all depended on himself, let alone asking the other party for help.
In this situation, Huo Yuhao's willingness to help the Tang Sect was truly a timely assistance in their moment of need.
Seeing the good atmosphere among the three, Fan Yu smiled with satisfaction. He cleared his throat, drawing their attention.
"Ahem, excuse me for interrupting. The reason I called the three of you together this time, besides wanting you to get to know each other, is also to let you familiarize yourselves with each other's abilities."
Beibei and Xu Sanshi were old acquaintances and knew each other inside out, but they knew nothing about Huo Yuhao.
The three of them were core members of the next generation of the Shrek Seven Monsters and would represent Shrek Academy in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. It was necessary to deepen their understanding of each other.
Naturally, none of the three had any objections to this.
Xu Sanshi suddenly slapped his palm and laughed heartily:
"Alright, I don't know much about Soul Engineers. Seeing how you guys are hyping this kid up, it's perfect to personally test the strength of this genius Soul Engineer."
Beibei rolled his eyes at him.
"Being so serious with a junior three or four years younger than you, Xu Sanshi, do you have any shame?"
Xu Sanshi's face instantly turned red, but he couldn't find any words to retort.
It was truly because Beibei and Fan Yu had praised Huo Yuhao too highly, and Huo Yuhao himself was chatting and laughing with Beibei, so he subconsciously treated this kid as someone on his level.
Fan Yu chuckled:
"Beibei, don't underestimate Yuhao either. If the two of you don't use your trump cards, you might not be much stronger than him."
"Oh?"
Beibei and Xu Sanshi's gazes immediately became serious.
They all knew Fan Yu and had some understanding of his personality.
As far as they knew, this uncle wasn't someone who liked to boast.
The two exchanged a look, then smiled at Huo Yuhao together.
"Let's go, we'll go to the Soul Fighting Zone to have a match and see exactly how strong this junior is."
Looking at their excited smiles, Huo Yuhao felt a bit helpless.
It seemed the rest of the day wouldn't be easy.
...
On the other side, inside the Sea God Pavilion, the Dean of the Soul Tool Department, Xian Lin'er, was staring out the window in a daze.
Qian Duoduo asked with concern from the side:
"Lin'er, what are you thinking about?"
Xian Lin'er said faintly:
"I'm thinking about that child Yuhao."
Qian Duoduo was a little surprised.
"I didn't expect you to care about him so much."
Although Xian Lin'er was the Dean of the Soul Tool Department, a position even higher than Qian Duoduo's, in the field of soul tools, it was actually the lower-cultivation Qian Duoduo who was more skilled. Therefore, most of the management work for the Soul Tool Department was handled by Qian Duoduo.
All along, Xian Lin'er had adopted a semi-hands-off attitude towards the Soul Tool Department's work, unconditionally supporting whatever Qian Duoduo did as long as it wasn't too outrageous.
Qian Duoduo could understand this, after all, he knew that Xian Lin'er came to the Soul Tool Department not out of a love for soul tools, but simply to annoy a certain Dean of the Soul Master Department.
It was precisely because Qian Duoduo understood Xian Lin'er's temper that he was surprised by her strong interest in this first-year student, Huo Yuhao.
Xian Lin'er said coldly:
"Because he can be said to be our last chance. If we miss him, we might never have the possibility of competing with the Soul Master Department again."
Qian Duoduo was stunned for a moment.
"You mean?"
Xian Lin'er clenched her fists, a cold light flashing in her eyes.
"Duoduo, having been the Dean of the Soul Tool Department for so many years, you and I are the clearest about the academy's attitude towards the Soul Tool Department. In fact, within the entire Sea God Pavilion, less than a fifth of the elders are biased towards us. If it weren't for Elder Mu's strong support all along, our situation would be even more miserable than it is now."
"...Mm."
Qian Duoduo's expression darkened.
Just as Xian Lin'er said, although the Soul Tool Department and the Soul Master Department were listed as the two major factions of Shrek Academy, anyone with a little inside knowledge could understand the actual situation.
This situation had only been achieved after decades of significant help given to the Soul Tool Department by Sea God Pavilion Master Mu En.
Over these years, the two of them had worked diligently, finally managing to make the Soul Tool Department show a little improvement.
Just two years ago, Fan Yu, combining the experience of his predecessors, finally succeeded in researching the fixed soul tool cannon shells, which were rumored to be the most terrifying soul tools of their level from the Sun Moon Empire. This directly led to the Soul Tool Department entering a period of rapid development, thus promoting the birth of the Ultimate Soldier project.
If not for this, they wouldn't even have had the qualifications to propose the Ultimate Soldier project.
Xian Lin'er gritted her teeth and said:
"So we absolutely cannot miss this opportunity. The Ultimate Soldier project must succeed! Not only must it succeed, but it must achieve results far beyond expectations! Elder Mu told me a while ago that his time is running out. We can no longer rely on the old man. We must quickly establish ourselves in the academy on our own!"
"Mm!"
Qian Duoduo was infected by Xian Lin'er's momentum and nodded forcefully.
From Xian Lin'er's words, he even felt an aura of 'succeed or die trying'.
Just then, the room door was suddenly opened, and an old woman said to the two:
"Lin'er, Duoduo, the elders have all arrived."
The two exchanged a glance and stood up together.
"Alright, we'll be right there."
A Sea God Pavilion meeting that would decide the fate of Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department began.