Flender led Chen Ming into his office.
Then, stingy as he was, he gritted his teeth and took out the good tea he had treasured for many years. He brewed it for Chen Ming himself, then came to his side with a face full of admiration.
"Elder Chen, I've read your legendary Douluo Heart Method countless times. Every time I read it, I gain new thoughts and insights. The more I study it, the more I feel that Elder Chen's wisdom is beyond imagination."
"I've seen your portrait many times before. I always wanted to meet you in person. I never thought you would actually come to our Shrek today. This is truly Shrek's great honor."
"Please forgive this remote place and our simple buildings. We only have a little plain tea…"
Flender was greedy for money, that was true.
But he also had one very clear trait.
He loved talent.
Flender was a Spirit Master with no background. He had reached today purely because he had good talent and a sharp mind.
When he traveled the continent in his youth, he had heard Yu Xiaogang's so-called title as a theoretical grandmaster, and because of that, he had developed a good impression of him.
After the three of them traveled together and formed the Golden Iron Triangle, Flender valued Yu Xiaogang more and more.
Many of Shrek's teaching ideas had also come from the way Yu Xiaogang spoke and thought back then.
Flender loved talent. He was strange, yes, but he was using his own way to do what he believed was right.
As a Spirit Saint with no background, he had gathered a group of people, including Zhao Wuji, and brought them to this small village to build Shrek Academy.
If he were really only after money, then with his current cultivation, he could become an honored guest in either the Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Luo Empire.
He could gain a noble title and his own land.
Status, money—any of those would be hundreds of times better than staying in this small village.
But Flender had a dream.
He wanted to build the best academy.
And so, this strange place called Shrek appeared.
You could say Flender was weird.
But you could not say he had no dream.
When he saw Chen Ming, Flender looked as if he had seen his own father. He treated Chen Ming with deep respect.
After all, Flender believed Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Spirit Masters were correct, but most other people did not.
But the Douluo Heart Method was something everyone agreed was correct and impossible to surpass.
Yu Xiaogang called himself a theoretical grandmaster, but only a few people accepted that title.
Chen Ming, however, was now known across the entire Douluo Continent as a grandmaster of Spirit Master studies. He was the greatest talent and top researcher in Spirit Master cultivation in ten thousand years.
Looking at Flender bowing and flattering him, Chen Ming felt rather strange for a moment.
After all, from the beginning, he had never planned to build a good relationship with Shrek.
At most, he had planned to watch from the side, then stop Ning Rongrong from joining Shrek. That was all.
If things went badly and they clashed, he might even have to find a way to deal with Shrek.
But Chen Ming had never imagined that the moment Flender heard his name, he would turn into a bootlicker on the spot.
Facing Chen Ming, Flender carefully and respectfully brought up several questions he had always had.
To Chen Ming, these questions were not deep. In fact, with the knowledge Spirit Masters had already gathered before, they could be answered.
But for Flender, who had come from a rough background, these were difficult problems that might take him years, or even decades, to solve on his own.
Chen Ming explained Flender's questions in simple, easy-to-understand words. He also expanded on them, explaining why things worked that way and going deeper into the core ideas behind them.
Seeing Chen Ming answer problems that had troubled him for years so easily, Flender became even more respectful. His back bent lower, and he served Chen Ming tea like an attendant. His face was full of admiration.
It was only because Flender had no real treasures here. Otherwise, he would have wanted to offer everything he owned.
"Elder Chen truly deserves to be called the greatest genius in ten thousand years. Hearing your words is better than studying for ten years."
"Elder Chen, there are also some Spirit Masters in Shrek who are held back by a lack of knowledge. May I bring them here to ask you for advice?"
"If you are unwilling, then forget it. I absolutely don't… don't mean anything else!"
If the others in Shrek Academy saw Flender like this, they probably would not believe this was their usual cunning and proud dean.
Chen Ming nodded slightly.
"That's fine. As long as they aren't especially deep questions, it won't be troublesome. If there's anything they don't understand, they can ask me while I'm here. Meeting by chance is still fate."
"Thank you for giving us face, Elder Chen."
Flender's eyes lit up. He quickly bowed to Chen Ming, then left the office.
After that, he called over all the experts still inside Shrek Academy.
Star Luo Chess Spirit Emperor, Lu Qibin.
Dragon Pattern Staff Spirit Emperor, Li Yusong.
Sweet Pea Spirit Saint, Shao Xin.
Vigorous Vajra Bear Spirit Saint, Zhao Wuji.
Three Spirit Saints and two Spirit Emperors.
Control system, assault system, support system, agility system—among the five main Spirit Master types, they had four. As for defense, Zhao Wuji could also fill that role.
It had to be said, Shrek Academy's strength was quite good.
The four people Flender dragged over were all confused. They had no idea what had gotten into him.
But when they heard Flender say that the legendary Chen Ming, the creator of the new cultivation method, had come to Shrek Academy as a guest, all four of them immediately became excited.
They quickly fixed their appearance, then followed Flender to the office with great care.
Seeing Chen Ming sitting in the main seat, Zhao Wuji froze for a moment.
Then he quietly sighed in relief.
Good thing I didn't do anything bad, and I didn't make myself look too terrible. If I left a bad impression in front of someone like this, that would really be a huge problem.
Chen Ming stood up and cupped his fists to them.
The five people from Shrek immediately cupped their fists back with respect.
With Flender's introduction, they each began to introduce their identity and Martial Soul.
Chen Ming nodded slightly and showed goodwill.
Facing Chen Ming's attitude, the people of Shrek Academy did not feel anything wrong at all.
Instead, they felt this was exactly how Chen Ming should act.
With no background, he had relied on his own talent to become a famous genius known across the world. He had gained the favor of top experts and become an honored guest even the emperors of the two great empires had to respect.
For a genius like this to have only this much pride was already far too humble.
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