"Didn't he say that he had negotiated with the other party and promised that there would be no more beast stampedes? How could this be? "
"With so many spirit beasts and saint beasts surrounding us, there's no way we can stop them!"
"We are doomed!"
"This is probably the greatest crisis the Master Teacher Academy has faced since its founding. It is even greater than the crisis Principal Mo Liuzhen faced four thousand years ago …"
After a long time, everyone finally spoke in a hoarse voice.
With so many saint beasts and spirit beasts swarming out from their nest, even if the Master Teacher Academy managed to emerge victorious, it would be a pyrrhic victory!
Of the hundred thousand students, less than a third would survive.
If that were to happen, history would surely be written!
It was just a moment ago that the Master Teacher Academy had confidently declared that there would be no more beast stampedes, and such a situation had already occurred. Even if the new principal succeeded in his inauguration, he would be nothing more than a laughingstock to the entire world!
"From the previous performance, it can be seen that Zhang Shi is indeed capable. However, there's nothing anyone can do in such a situation. He can only blame himself for being unlucky!"
One of the emperors said.
"Indeed! No matter what he does, no matter how he tries to minimize the casualties … it will be futile! With so many spirit beasts surrounding him during his inauguration ceremony, no matter what he does, he will become the greatest failure of the Master Teacher Academy! "
Zhu Yi shook his head as he looked at Zhang Xuan on the stage with sympathy in his eyes.
Through the previous incident, he couldn't help but feel a little impressed by the young principal. However, it was a pity that fate made a fool out of him. No matter how talented a genius was, there was nothing he could do in the face of so many saint beasts and spirit beasts.
Just as Zhu Yi was pondering how the other party would resolve this problem, a commotion suddenly broke out in the surroundings. Everyone's breathing hastened, as if something big had happened.
"What's wrong?" Frowning, Zhu Yi turned to Yu Shenqing and asked.
"Take a look for yourself!" With a pale face, the emperor of Hongyuan Empire pointed upward.
"Look at what?"
Taken aback, Zhu Yi hurriedly raised his head, and with a single glance, his eyes narrowed in astonishment. His body stiffened, and his throat went dry. "W-what … is that?"
He wasn't the only one who reacted in such a manner. In an instant, all of the teachers and students in the academy fell completely silent, as if they had seen a ghost.
Zhao Bingxu also raised his head, and unknowingly, the saint beasts and spirit beasts in the sky had already changed their formation. From afar, they were actually forming a row of massive words that blotted out the sun, extending for several dozen li. It was a majestic sight!
The words were like dragons flying and phoenixes dancing in the air. They were drawn with silver hooks and iron strokes, as if they were left behind by a painter. They had a special charm.
"Congratulations to Master for becoming the principal of the Master Teacher Academy. You have made great contributions to the Master Teacher Academy, and your name will go down in history … Are they not here to cause trouble? Are they here to congratulate him? "
After reading the words on the paper, Chu Yi's voice was hollow and his entire body was numb.
He had thought that with so many spirit beasts and saint beasts surrounding them, they would surely launch a ferocious assault on them or make use of this opportunity to demand some benefits from them. Yet, who could have thought that not only did they not do such a thing, they even formed a wall to congratulate them?
What's going on?
Hong long!
While Zhu Yi was still perplexed, the three kings of the Cloudmist Ridge suddenly clasped their fists and bowed deeply to Zhang Xuan. "Green Bamboo Earth Dragon, White-eared Beast, and Steelscale Beast congratulate Master on becoming the principal of the Master Teacher Academy. We have specially prepared 103,200 jin of Cloudmist Flower Tea as a congratulatory gift!"
Huala!
Right after those words were spoken, thirty Half-Saint aerial spirit beasts flew over. Each of their claws held a massive box, and they slowly placed it on the stage before opening it up.
Weng!
Immediately, the fragrance of the tea filled the air. Clouds of colorful mist rose from the box, illuminating the entire platform like a dream, like a fairyland.
"This is …"
Yu Shenqing's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and his lips trembled in shock. "Supreme Cloudmist Flower Tea?"
"Cloudmist Flower Tea? The kind that you gave us? "
Zhu Yi asked.
As the emperor of a neighboring empire, he had enjoyed the Cloudmist Flower Tea as well, but it was extremely rare. Even with his esteemed status, he had only tasted it a few times.
Even so, the taste and texture were still unforgettable to him.
Just the thought of it made him salivate.
"The kind that I gave you?"
Yu Shenqing shook his head. "You are thinking too much. The tea that I gave you is only of the lowest tier. Compared to this, it can't even compare to trash!"
"Not even as good as trash?"
The faces of Zhu Yi and the emperors of the other empires immediately turned livid.
"Don't misunderstand. It's not that I want to give you the lowest tier tea, but even our royal palace doesn't have such high tier Cloudmist Flower Tea!"
Seeing their expressions, Yu Shenqing knew that they had misunderstood his intentions, so he hurriedly explained.
"You don't have it?" The emperors were taken aback.
Even the most authoritative figure in the Hongyuan Empire didn't have something like this?
"Every single stalk of Cloudmist Flower Tea has lived for at least two hundred years. After which, it has been tempered by the Earth Vein Spirit Essence and roasted for three whole years before it reaches maturity … The tea leaves of our royal palace don't exceed three years, and they are of the lowest tier …"
Yu Shenqing smiled bitterly.
Even though they were both Cloudmist Flower Tea, the one that the other party took out was a true tea. The one that they had was probably inferior to even the roots of the grass.
"Even your royal palace doesn't have such valuable tea leaves, and these saint beasts actually gave you a hundred thousand jin as a congratulatory gift?"
Zhu Yi and the other emperors glanced at one another, and they couldn't find the words to express their shock.
They were well aware of the price of the Cloudmist Flower Tea. Even the most ordinary one that Yu Shenqing spoke of was priceless!
To give away a hundred thousand jin as a congratulatory gift …
Wasn't this a little too extravagant?
Before he could recover from his shock, a hearty laughter sounded once more, causing the entire academy to reverberate intensely.
"The Scarlet Blaze Lion, Steelback Bear, and Tigerhead Beast also congratulate Master on becoming the principal of the Master Teacher Academy. We have prepared thirty chests of saint and saint herbs as a congratulatory gift!"
Huala!
Following which, ten Scarlet Blaze Lions, ten Steelback Bears, and ten Tigerhead Beasts walked up to Zhang Xuan. Each of them carried a two-meter square chest on their backs, and they placed it on the stage. Opening the chests, a medicinal fragrance immediately gushed into Zhang Xuan's nostrils.
"These are … Lucent Flower Saint Herb, Redleaf Saint Herb, Rainbow Chrysanthemum Saint Herb … Even the entire Physician Academy wouldn't be able to find so many saint herbs!"
"Not just the Physician Academy, there are also Greenleaf Flower Root, Drifting Fragrance Leaf, Woodwhisker Spirit Grass … These spirit herbs are so rare that I suspect that even the Great Herb King of Hongyuan Empire doesn't have them!"
"Look, isn't that the Thousand Gold Flower? Back then, I spent ten years traversing through twenty Tier-1 Empires, but I wasn't able to find a single one. Yet … there are actually more than half of them here? "
"Exquisite Heart Devouring Grass? When this medicinal herb is brewed into fine wine, it can leave one intoxicated and forgetful of the person they love the most … It is incredibly rare. When I was young, I spent three years searching for it in order to forget about my feelings, but I only managed to find a three-month-old stalk. Yet, all of these … are several hundred years old? "
…
Seeing the various medicinal herbs in the chests, the master teachers from the Apothecary School and Physician School were on the verge of going insane.
Every single one of these medicinal herbs was incredibly valuable. Yet, the other party took out thirty chests of them, and every single one of them was of sufficient age …
To use them as a congratulatory gift …
Did he really empty the entire Cloudmist Ridge?
"Steelfang Wolf, Greennose Elephant, and Crimson Inferno Ape congratulate Master on becoming the principal of the Master Teacher Academy. We have prepared thirty chests of various ores as a congratulatory gift!"
Huala!
Before they could fully digest the shock of thirty chests of saint and saint herbs, the final three kings stepped forward and announced with deep voices.
Hong long long!
The ten Steelfang Wolves, ten Greennose Elephants, and ten Crimson Inferno Apes also walked up to the stage and opened the chests on their backs one by one.
Weng!
Spiritual energy gushed into the surroundings, and a myriad of colors shone from the chests.
All kinds of rare ores and treasures that many had never seen before appeared before everyone's eyes.
"This should be … Greenstreak Metal, right? It's said that this metal is even more resilient than Darksteel. When forged into a weapon, there is a natural greenstreak on the surface of the weapon, making it incomparably sharp and impervious to even the slightest droplet of blood … Countless people dream of obtaining a tael of it, but this chest should weigh at least several dozen tons, right? "
"I saw the Bloodprint Ore. Using it to coat a weapon, even the hardest metal will be melted into liquid … Back then, I went to the Blacksmith Guild to purchase it, but due to my low rank, I wasn't qualified to do so … Yet, they gave Zhang Shi an entire chest?"
"Those are Adamantine Ores. As long as they are carved properly, they can be turned into the most beautiful diamonds … Even if they aren't as valuable as the other ores, there's no need to give him an entire chest of them!"
"Could those be Snowmelt Ores? Given that the Snowmelt Ores innately possess yin attribute energy, it can allow cultivators of the yin attribute to achieve twice the results with half the effort … "
…
As soon as those ores appeared, all of the master teachers in the Blacksmith School went into a frenzy.
As blacksmiths, they were familiar with all kinds of ores and knew how valuable they were. The thirty chests of ores before them were worth far more than the entire Master Teacher Academy or even the royal family of the Hongyuan Empire!
Yet, they were willing to give it to Zhang Shi as a congratulatory gift for him becoming the principal of the Master Teacher Academy!
"Zhu Chenqing, didn't you say that the Master Teacher Academy signed some kind of unfair agreement, and our Master Teacher Academy had to pay a hefty compensation in order to convince the spirit beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge to retreat?"
"Indeed. Even if we flip the entire Master Teacher Academy upside down, we still won't be able to fork out so many ores!"
"More importantly … they are the Master Teacher Academy!"
…
The students who had just stood up swiftly turned their gazes toward Zhu Chenqing.
Previously, this fellow had said that the Master Teacher Academy had to pay a hefty compensation in order to ensure the succession of a new master teacher, thus humiliating the Master Teacher Academy … That was why they had stepped forward to voice their doubts.
But … the sight before them was that not only did the saint beasts of the Cloudmist Ridge not want anything from the Master Teacher Academy, they even offered such valuable gifts!
Upon seeing this, no matter how foolish they were, it was clear that the compensation and humiliating the Master Teacher Academy were lies …
"H-how could I have known?"
With a trembling body, Zhu Chenqing felt so stifled that he was on the verge of tears.
Going to the other party's lair to negotiate, anyone would have thought that it was because the other party was in a disadvantageous position, and the content of the negotiation was bound to be humiliating …
Who could have thought that the negotiation would be so grand and lofty?
It would drive one insane …
The heck!
Is this really a negotiation? Not a robbery?
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