"Since the academy is destined to close, why not take a gamble?"
"So I made a bet with Xin, the teacher of Heart of Fire Academy. Tomorrow, the Shrek Team will have a life-or-death battle with their Heart of Fire Academy. If they win, Shrek will probably cease to exist, but if we win, the academy will be revived, and we can also gain three or four Little freaks to complete our team, and obtain a large amount of gold coins."
"Not only will Heart of Fire Academy compensate us with ten thousand gold coins, but this time I also asked Manager Ao to help plan this special duel event. If we win, we can also get a 20% cut of the event ticket sales, which is a considerable income."
After speaking, Grandmaster stood with his hands behind his back, head held high, ready to receive everyone's adoration.
As expected, Tang San was thoughtful: "So, Teacher, this month you wanted us to stand out and win in individual and 2v2 Spirit Master duels with as much flair as possible, all to accumulate more popularity for our team, and then make a big profit in this team battle agreed upon with Heart of Fire Academy?"
"Xiaogang, it really is you. You're so good at making money!"
Hearing about making a big profit, Flender's eyes lit up.
However, his mood quickly sank again: "But we have to win first, Xiaogang. Do you really have absolute confidence in winning?"
"Dean Flender, your Shrek Team can even beat my Royal Fight Team, and you're still afraid of this Heart of Fire Academy team?"
Qin Ming was somewhat disbelieving. The Royal Fight Team he led was not a weak team; its members were hidden talents, yet they still narrowly lost to Shrek.
"Qin Ming, you don't understand. The students of this Heart of Fire Academy are taught very well. You'll see tomorrow." Flender said.
"Hmph."
Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly: "Individual strength is individual strength. Even if his individual students are well-taught, so what? If a support doesn't properly play support but instead learns defense, they might perform well in a solo duel, but in a team battle, that's putting the cart before the horse, being penny wise and pound foolish."
"Team battles require cooperation and tacit agreement. This is Heart of Fire Academy's disadvantage."
"What's more, our advantage has grown even bigger now."
"Grown bigger? How so?" The Shrek members were a bit confused, and even Tang San was somewhat puzzled.
"Originally, because we only had five Little freaks, we had to spend a lot of money to hire two older Spirit Elders to join us and adapt to each other. But they ultimately couldn't meet the standard of a freak, nor were they academy-approved students, which held back our team. Our chances of winning were only about fifty percent."
"But now, our chances of winning have risen to seventy, or even eighty percent!" Yu Xiaogang looked at Qin Ming:
"This is a heaven-sent opportunity."
"Qin Ming, you are also a student of Shrek, aren't you?"
"Qin Ming, now is the time for you to repay the academy's kindness in educating you. We need your help for the Shrek Team."
Qin Ming was stunned: "Ah? Me?"