Chapter 90: Cultivating Qin Ming to be a future Titled Douluo?
On the podium, the handsome and capable Teacher Qin Ming was passionately explaining the importance of the mimicked cultivation environment for Spirit Master Cultivation.
His theories were solid, and his words were lively. He truly deserved the title of Gold Medal Instructor, hailed as the future hope of the academy.
Meanwhile, Lin Yuan continued writing in his diary.
[Speaking of which, I think I mentioned before that there were two people I most wanted to meet at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.]
[One is His Highness the Crown Prince Qian Renxue, who cross-dresses as a man and has a melodramatic background; the other is Teacher Qin Ming right in front of me.]
[What a pity, last time I was too busy complaining about Qian Renxue's complicated family drama that I forgot about Qin Ming.]
[No choice. Compared to the mysterious operation of "Angel God falling for a mortal enemy," Qin Ming's affairs are truly insignificant, hahaha!]
...Heaven Dou City, in the Crown Princes Mansion Study Room.
Qian Renxue, who was originally reviewing Memorials, instantly felt several black lines drop down her forehead when she read this.
"Lin Yuan!!"
"How many days has it been? Are you going to keep repeatedly flogging the corpse of this matter?"
"Does This Crown Prince not deserve Face?"
Qian Renxue gritted her silver teeth, her handsome Face filled with shame and indignation.
"And here I thought I went out of my way to support you on your enrollment day, even giving you my Personal Token!"
"Is this how you repay me?"
"And you still talk about me in your diary?"
"Hmph! Ungrateful fellow!"
[To be fair, Qin Ming is indeed a talent.]
[In the original work, he was hailed as the second youngest Genius on the continent to reach the Spirit Emperor level.]
[It is precisely because of this terrifying talent that Heaven Dou Royal Academy treats him with such courtesy, even allocating resources regardless of the cost.]
[They allowed him, a commoner Spirit Master with no background, to establish a foothold in a place teeming with nobles, and even serve as the leader of the Royal Fighting Team (Heaven Dou First Team) in the future.]
[You must understand, this is Heaven Dou Royal Academy!]
[Here, if you casually drop a brick, you might hit the Son of an Earl or the Daughter of a Marquis.]
[Given Qin Ming's commoner background, even if his strength meets the standard and he receives an Honorary Viscount or Baron title granted by the Empire, in the eyes of true old-money nobles, he is still just a "wage slave."]
[But why does the Academy High Command, including the three Committee Members, regard him so highly?]
[You have to realize, leading the Royal Fighting Team could easily be done by a more senior Instructor. After all, this is an honor; if the Royal Fighting Team achieves good results, the Instructor will definitely share in the benefits.]
[The composition of the Royal Fighting Team at that time was quite good: Captain Yu Tianheng, Vice Captain Dugu Yan, and members Ye Lengleng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Yu Feng, and Oscar.]
[This lineup is only weaker than Spirit Hall, Star Luo Team, and Heaven Water Team. Against Divine Wind Academy and Cang Hui Academy, they actually have a chance to win, making them a definite Top Four Seed.]
As soon as these words came out, Dugu Yan and Ye Lengleng were stunned.
The people Lin Yuan mentioned were all popular figures in the academy, and they were all in Heaven Dou Class One.
However, Dugu Yan was somewhat unconvinced.
Being told they were inferior to Spirit Hall was fine, and being inferior to Star Luo Team was bearable, but how could they be inferior to the Four Element Academies?
Furthermore, according to Lin Yuan, even the small Cang Hui Academy had a chance to defeat them!
That's impossible!
Dugu Yan absolutely could not imagine losing to Cang Hui Academy.
But Lin Yuan wouldn't explain it to her.
After all, Dugu Yan didn't know that Spirit Hall, Star Luo Team, and even Heaven Water Team all possessed Martial Soul Fusion Skills!
The Royal Fighting Team, however, did not have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, making them unable to unleash combat power beyond their own strength.
Although Cang Hui Academy's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill was weaker than a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Seven Asura Illusion Realm specifically targeted mental force.
Not a single person on the Royal Fighting Team could withstand it.
The reason he said they had a chance to beat Cang Hui was that if the two teams faced off, the Royal Fighting Team would likely be wary of the Seven Asura Illusion Realm and prevent Cang Hui Academy from easily using it.
It was fortunate that the Royal Fighting Team didn't need to participate in the Preliminary Rounds; otherwise, if they met Cang Hui Academy in the preliminaries and lost, they would lose a tremendous amount of Face.
[Therefore, the purpose of their high regard for him is actually very simple and very realistic.]
[That is, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family is severely lacking in people, or rather, severely lacking in high-tier combat power!]
[Looking at the current Heaven Dou Imperial Family, they don't even have a single Titled Douluo who truly belongs to them and is stationed there!]
[Although Dugu Bo, that Old Poison, holds the title of Guest Elder, he is only temporarily supporting the Imperial Family because of the life-saving favor Prince Xue Xing did for him years ago.]
[To put it plainly, he is repaying a favor.]
[A favor is something that is used up each time it is repaid. Dugu Bo is eccentric and cannot be considered an "insider" of the Imperial Family.]
[As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which has always supported the Imperial Family?]
[Needless to say, that is purely a relationship of mutual interest and cooperation.]
[If the Imperial Family were to fall, Ning Fengzhi would take his Sect and run faster than anyone.]
[Within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family itself, the current strongest individual is most likely Chief Meng Shenji, the head of the three Committee Members.]
[But Meng Shenji is already Rank 86, advanced in age, with declining Qi and blood. Whether he can Break through to Rank 90 Titled Douluo in this lifetime is truly hard to say.]
[Therefore, Emperor Xue Ye is very anxious!]
[He urgently needs to Cultivate a Titled Douluo who is truly loyal to the Imperial Family and was nurtured by the Imperial Family themselves!]
[And Qin Ming, who is young, exceptionally talented, and has a clean background (commoner origin), is the best "Development System" prospect in their eyes!]
[Furthermore, during the Preliminary Rounds of the future All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament, he even publicly promised to directly bestow a noble title upon anyone who advanced!]
[This caused a huge uproar at the time; even Spirit Hall's Platinum Bishop Salas was visibly displeased.]
[Because this was an act of "poaching talent!"]
[After all, advanced academies like the Five Great Elemental Academies, although located within the Empire's territory, are fundamentally independent.]
[After graduation, students can choose to stay at the academy, join the military, or join Spirit Hall.]
[Emperor Xue Ye's approach of "exchanging noble titles for talent" actually feels like preemptive poaching.]
[Honestly, the attitude of Emperor Xue Ye, this old man, towards talent is quite decent, unlike that annoying idiot Xue Beng.]
[Perhaps he's become more open-minded with age, or perhaps he was simply desperate, but I didn't see the kind of disgusting arrogance in him that characterizes other old-money nobles.]
Seeing this, a hint of agreement flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes.
Although she was an Undercover Agent, she had to admit that her Cheap "Imperial Father" indeed possessed the imperial bearing necessary for recruiting talent...