Jing Hongchen's face suddenly froze.
The thing he was most worried about happened.
He always prided himself on ensuring that everyone was doing their job and that no one was left out, but he actually missed out on such an alternative and extraordinary genius in the academy.
He had long wanted to conduct a comprehensive survey in the academy to see if there were any geniuses who had been missed or not utilized in this huge academy with tens of thousands of students.
This operation, which should have been carried out several months ago, was interrupted by the increasingly severe and cold atmosphere in Mingdu and has been delayed until now.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he demoted and promoted people crazily, causing instability in the court and panic in the Royal Academy. It was only recently that things finally stabilized.
If Ji Juechen had deliberately not hunted for soul rings before and was just a twenty-year-old Soul Master, he would undoubtedly not be in his sight. However, the civilian genius whom he had misjudged and missed was picked up by that guy Li Zhong, and Jing Hongchen felt a little embarrassed.
This opponent's fighting skills and ability to judge people were extremely high, which made Jing Hongchen feel an unprecedented sense of threat.
"Dean Hongchen? Do you think Ji Juechen should be included in the main team?" The annoying lackey was buzzing in his ear again.
Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes and suppressed his emotions calmly: "You can go now. I will consider this matter."
The staff member who brought Ji Juechen here smiled and agreed, "There's one more important thing Vice President Li asked me to tell you. Vice President Li Zhong has submitted a memorial requesting His Majesty to personally visit the academy to review the teams competing in the Xingluo Competition."
The muscles at the corners of Jing Hongchen's eyes couldn't stop twitching. Was he not even avoiding people?
He tried his best to suppress his strangeness, stared at the fourth-level soul master, and forced a smile: "I understand."
The latter nodded and bowed, then quickly slipped away.
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Within two days, the Royal Soul Instructor Academy received advance notice of the Holy Emperor's arrival.
The Sun and Moon Royal Academy was an institution built and maintained with direct funding from the royal family. From top to bottom, all faculty and staff salaries, allowances and subsidies were paid by the emperor.
Even if Jing Hongchen was angry with the new emperor, he did not dare to show it openly and had to greet him silently.
This is the first time that the new emperor has visited his royal academy since he ascended the throne, which is of extraordinary significance.
The college leadership, including Jing Hongchen, originally wanted to make it more grand and hold a large-scale review and inspection speech.
In the end, it was rejected by the Imperial Study of the West Pavilion. His Majesty the Emperor did not want to waste money and take up the students' precious time. He only visited the main team and reserve players who were about to go to the competition, and tried his best to talk to them one by one.
The leadership of the Royal Academy can be simplified to just the president and vice president.
When the emperor spoke, the Royal Academy dared not disobey.
It's still the Soul Guide Square, the center stage.
The players of the two regular and reserve teams were lined up in two neat rows, and most of them were looking eagerly towards the main entrance of the square.
For many people of common origin, the emperor of the empire is the sky and the sun. They have been bathed in the emperor's grace since birth. Almost everything in their life and study is bestowed by the emperor. Without the schools and dormitories built with funds from His Majesty the Emperor, how could they exist?
So how can I not be grateful?
This is the opinion of most of the team members, including the captain Ma Rulong.
The reserve team captain Xiao Hongchen and his sister Meng Hongchen did not have such strong feelings of gratitude, but they were equally excited in their hearts. They had not grown up yet and had not experienced the intrigue and political struggles like their grandfather. They were still pure and happy children.
Being in an ivory tower-like college.
Compared with these team members who had been selected a long time ago, the two new members, Ye Guyi and Ji Juechen, were more emotional. One was not originally from the Sun-Moon Empire, and the other had only swords in his mind and heart. They didn't know that their fate had changed secretly, but they didn't reject the idea of meeting the emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire.
I heard that the new emperor came to power through his own strength and is truly the most talented person in the royal family.
The royal family of the Sun-Moon Empire truly relied on iron and blood to fight for their power; even if the superiors in such a situation cannot be supported and admired by everyone, at least their abilities will be recognized in their hearts.
When the figure in the bright yellow robe appeared, everyone who was staring at him was a little surprised. His Majesty actually came here by himself.
Xu Tianran stepped into the Royal Academy, which he had only visited a few times in his previous life.
In his previous life, he neglected this academy and instead had a perverted liking for Shrek.
I even thought about conquering Shrek one day and moving the name of the Royal Academy there.
Thinking about it now, such an idea seems so ridiculous.
You don't cherish what you have, but you love a place that doesn't even look down on you.
In his previous life, Mingdu was destroyed, and many ninth-level soul guide shells were detonated under the Mingde Hall. The Royal Soul Guide Academy was also destroyed in the disaster. Those students in the academy who admired and respected him so much died as a result. However, he not only did not blame Shrek's hypocritical and righteous executioners, but instead angrily scolded and blamed Jing Hongchen, the old minister who made the academy strong.
It's ridiculous to think that it's Jing Hongchen's fault.
Looking back now, Xu Tianran only felt silent. Perhaps it was because his soul had been wandering for decades, and he had weighed many things over and over again thousands of times, so his personality became much clearer and calmer.
Jing Hongchen is a man of great ability and should be given an important position; however, before giving him an important position, he still needs to make him feel the majesty and inviolability of imperial power. After all, his personality is different from Ye Yulin's, and he is an ambitious politician.
But at the same time, he would also bestow the favor of the magical grass, allowing him to become a true tenth-level soul mentor like Kong Deming, and become a capable general of the empire.
In this competition, many geniuses of the empire who died because of Shrek must survive. He will also bombard the entire Shrek City in the future to let those untouchables get a taste of their own medicine.
Xu Tianran walked to the center of the platform. Under the excited gazes of Ma Rulong and other soul masters, he approached with a smile. Some soul masters of common origin were about to kneel down, but he extended his hand to help them up. "No need."
"No need to kneel. You are all the empire's top talents, heroes about to go to war. You are the reason I can speak with my head held high before the royal families and masters of various nations."
"The future of the empire does not lie with me alone, but with the millions of outstanding soul masters like you who are down-to-earth and striving forward. If I make you all kneel down, while those parasites who sit back and reap the benefits stand strutting their stuff, how can I face my ancestors?"
"Remember, from now on, any young student above the fifth level of Soul Master will not have to kneel before anyone."
Xu Tianran turned to the attendant from the Imperial Academy who was always by his side and said sternly, "This sentence must be recorded and distributed to all ministries and provinces!"
Like all the young soul masters, Qijilang was inexplicably moved by the emperor's words.
His body trembled as he nodded quickly.
It is not easy to be moved, but it depends on who does what. If a benevolent emperor says in front of you that you are the confidence that allows him to stand up against other countries, you are not allowed to kneel down in the future. You must stand up straight and walk forward, carrying the hope of the empire as far as possible.
I'm afraid that unless you are a heartless person, you will feel touched.