"Teacher Wang, can we talk alone?"
After Shrek's first "Shrek Spirit" class ended, Xiao Hongchen and others left, and then he alone stopped Wang Yan, who was packing up the lesson plans.
"Oh? Xiao Hongchen, was there something I didn't explain clearly just now?"
Wang Yan pushed up his glasses, packed the lesson plan into his briefcase, and put it in his arms.
Xiao Hongchen shook his head: "No, I don't care whether I agree with what you just said, but at least I understand it."
Wang Yan didn't pay attention to Xiao Hongchen's words, which were obviously a roundabout way to express his negative attitude towards Shrek, and smiled tolerantly.
Xiao Hongchen continued: "I am somewhat curious about Shrek's history and characteristics. The information collected in the Sun and Moon Empire was often biased and was based on one family's opinions. After coming to Shrek, I hope to Get some perspective from Shrek’s perspective in your mouth.”
"Oh?" Wang Yan had a look of interest in his eyes.
"If you listen to one side, you will be dark, and if you listen to both, you will be enlightened. When you say this, I am actually a little curious about what the Sun and Moon Empire thinks of us, Shrek. As for Shrek's history and some situations... I will tell you some about it in the following courses. "
Xiao Hongchen, who had already changed into the uniform of Shrek Academy, shook his head: "I don't want to wait that long, and your courses may not be able to cover what I'm really interested in."
"Are you in such a hurry... Just ask, I will try my best to answer them to the best of my ability. But regarding some of Shrek's questions, maybe it would be better for you to ask the elders. They are older and more knowledgeable."
Xiao Hongchen's face showed a hint of a smile: "No, Teacher Wang, after meeting you as the team leader on the field, we asked someone to collect some information about you. We know that you are in history. Lake Academy is also a teacher who is very accomplished in theoretical research. I will look through the literature for Shrek's clichés, and what I am most interested in are some of your personal unique insights."
"This...is ridiculous."
"Then let's talk while walking?"
"That's fine."
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On the shore of Poseidon Lake, in the dormitory area of Poseidon Island, Lin Xi took a bunch of keys from Yan Shaozhe's hand. After hearing the latter's next story, her Adam's apple moved slightly, and she increasingly felt that she had underestimated the challenge of this trip.
"Lin Xi, this will be your residence for the next three years."
Lin Xi looked at the brand-new furniture inside. Even if his eyesight could not identify the specific source of the materials used, he could at least tell that they were extremely expensive and precious.
Of course, they are cherished enough, such as the wide wooden bed in the room. Although it is not as luxurious as using golden tree branches to polish Huo Gua's wheelchair in the original work, and the wood consumption of the bed is much greater than that of the wheelchair, Shrek also really used it. Prepared with great sincerity, a certain forest area of rare trees in the core area of the Star Dou Forest suffered a disaster.
It was also a good thing that the one hundred thousand year spirit beast who was the master of that forest area was out hunting and was not at home. Otherwise, if he hadn't jumped out to stop Mr. Su from cutting down the tree, Shrek might have found an extra hundred thousand year spirit bone along the way...
Although Shrek has an agreement with Di Tian and other ferocious beasts, which prohibits indiscriminate hunting and killing of soul beasts, and cannot take the initiative to attack hundred thousand year soul beasts, but Shrek's old man just went to cut down two trees, if he doesn't even do this It would be too much to accept it!
Although the Star Dou Forest belongs to the spirit beasts, it also belongs to Shrek.
Although the decoration in the room does not look luxurious, anyone who has done collections and decorations knows that truly top-notch interior decoration does not necessarily mean splendid and splendid. Even customers who are tired of looking at gold and silver often prefer solemn and elegant decoration. That kind of...
The top-level lake view room in front of you, where you can see Poseidon Lake when you look up, is even beyond Lin Xi's previous imagination.
"Dean Yan, this... this won't work. It's too extravagant and wasteful. I feel so ashamed and I don't dare to live there!"
"Don't think too much. This room is only vacated by the inner courtyard students who have graduated from school. It will just be assigned to you when you come. Your companions will also have rooms with a similar layout."
Yan Shaozhe said with a smile, but Lin Xi's mind instantly recalled a sentence that Huo Yuhao mentioned inadvertently when he was chatting with him.
"Senior Lin Xi, I wonder if they will provide you with an international student dormitory with internal facilities that are different from those of ordinary students when you go to Shrek for exchange this time?"
Thinking of this, Lin Xi bravely asked: "But, it's not like other people's furniture is as...precious as the one in this room, right?"
Yan Shaozhe's expression remained unchanged and he continued to explain in a calm voice: "There are no two identical leaves in the world, and Shrek cannot have identical dormitories. After thousands of years of inheritance, even the newly constructed outer courtyard dormitory has experienced at least several Ten masters, not to mention the dormitory area on Poseidon Island represents the inheritance of the inner courtyard and has a longer history, so a hundred masters is considered a small number."
"With so many students moving in one after another, they will naturally arrange the dormitory accordingly according to their own preferences. It is normal for the furniture and interiors to be different, but it is impossible for them to be exactly the same. So don't worry too much, I will assign you this dormitory. It just happened that because the last host graduated, when the dormitories were assigned to you exchange students, you happened to be drawn into this room."
Hearing what Yan Shaozhe said, Lin Xi immediately realized that Huo Yuhao's guess was indeed correct...
Seeing that Lin Xi still looked worried, Yan Shaozhe smiled and said: "I told you not to think too much. Of course there are differences, but this is just a better dormitory on Poseidon Island. It is far from the best. Some inner courtyard students The value of the furniture used is much higher than this, but Shrek's inner court disciples are away all year round. You will have the opportunity to communicate with them more in the future. Once you are familiar with it, you won't make such blind guesses when you visit other people's dormitories. "
"really?"
"certainly!"
Anyway, there are so many dormitories on Poseidon Island, and most people can't stay in the college for three months a year. How can there be so many dormitories for you to inspect...
Yan Shaozhe patted Lin Xi on the shoulder and continued to persuade:
"Okay, classmate Lin Xi, don't think so much. If you have the opportunity to move to Poseidon Pavilion in the future, you will know that the layout of this kind of dormitory is very sparse and ordinary. Don't underestimate Shrek's heritage accumulated over thousands of years. ."
Seeing that he seemed to have no right to refuse, Lin Xi finally accepted the key and moved into this dormitory under Yan Shaozhe's persuasion. He decided to go quickly at night to see how the dormitories of other exchange students were doing.
This time it was really difficult to ride a tiger. The conditions that Shrek gave him were much better than when he was at the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. In addition to being a little unaccustomed to not having so many convenient soul guidance devices, Lin Xi admitted that she was inevitably a little bit uneasy. heartbeat.
Unfortunately, he knew that his nonsense about the ultimate ice was completely fake. The longer he stayed in Shrek, the greater the danger. He wished he could end the exchange activities tomorrow and run back to Mingdu. If he stayed for one more day, he would lose his life. risks of.
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"Teacher Wang, I would like to ask you, how did Shrek first establish its reputation as the 'No. 1 Academy in the Mainland'? Today, Shrek is the only academy where celebrities and powerful people from the three countries compete to send their descendants to study. , although we don’t have specific data there, it is estimated that Shrek has at least monopolized 70% of the talented heirs of the powerful families in the Three Kingdoms.”
"Everything has a process, and Shrek's name did not fall from the sky... Oh, this seems to be true, but why on earth are the dignitaries of the Three Kingdoms rushing to give their children to Shrek? For thousands of years When Shrek first emerged, it seems that there were many academies in the two empires with very high standards, at least not much worse than Shrek, right?"
By the Poseidon Lake, Wang Yan couldn't help but laugh when he listened to Xiao Hongchen's questions as he walked beside him:
"Well... as you said, 'falling from the sky' is the foundation of Shrek's ten thousand years of fame. The undisputed fact is that Shrek has taught seven real gods, and over the past ten thousand years, other academies on the mainland have added Even in ten thousand years, this golden signboard will probably still be unshakable. This is Shrek’s biggest attraction."
"As for how Shrek first rose up that you are curious about... let me assume that you are asking about the time after Tang San's ancestor became a god ten thousand years ago. In fact, it is very simple. The Sun and Moon Empire has not experienced the martial arts war ten thousand years ago. In the era when the Soul Palace was at its peak, perhaps there was a lack of awareness of the power of the once powerful force in the continent. It is difficult to understand by just relying on imagination that the first Shrek Seven Devils ascended to become gods, Tang San's ancestors fought against the two gods of the Soul Palace, and the The ability to turn the tide when the situation on the mainland was in critical danger had a shocking effect on the people of that era."
"Shrek used his scarce resources at the time to actually educate seven true god-level peerless experts! This is more useful than any advertisements and flattery. Some great nobles may still maintain their status in their own countries due to historical inheritance. The inertia of studying in the Royal Academy, but there are countless small and medium-sized nobles below who can no longer restrain their desire for powerful power and are almost scrambling to send their heirs to Shrek Academy."
Xiao Hongchen turned his attention to the golden tree that had grown into a towering tree and listened silently, while Wang Yan continued to explain:
"At that time, the first generation of Shrek's Seven Devils did not immediately ascend to the God Realm after defeating the Spirit Hall, but stayed on the mainland for some time. Shrek's originally scarce resources were under their care and the continuous influx of tuition and fees. The donations quickly became abundant. Although the top martial arts spirits were almost controlled by the big nobles, the base of the small and medium nobles was much larger than them. It is normal for one or two to occasionally have amazing talents and hard work. ”
"As a student who studied at Shrek became a titled Douluo, he took advantage of the remaining power of the Seven Monsters to become gods, further solidifying Shrek's reputation as the 'No. 1 Academy in the Mainland'. I won't go into details about the rest of the story. , once such a virtuous cycle starts, it is difficult to interrupt. Today, even the great nobles who were once too proud of their status and were unwilling to attend Shrek Academy have already given up their status."
"I won't mention the sects with their own inheritance, but the families that rely on the country's title inheritance. The White Tiger Duke's Palace should be considered the highest status among them. You also know Dai Huabin. In fact, he has another brother who has already entered In the inner courtyard, even the Duke of White Tiger sent his two sons to Shrek. In terms of training soul masters, no academy’s record can be compared with Shrek. In fact, even Emperor Xingluo once went to Shrek incognito. How many members of the royal family of the Three Kingdoms have changed their names and identities to study at Shrek just to save face? It’s really hard to tell.”
"Actually, what's the point of this? Star crown, swan, snow lotus... once the royal family's inherited martial arts are revealed, everyone will know where they come from. This is nothing more than hiding their names and deceiving themselves."
Xiao Hongchen said softly, "That's it." A glimmer of light reappeared in his eyes that had been in a trance, and he turned to Wang Yan and asked:
"But I think Shrek's success is basically due to the top talent of the students and the resources piled up with money? Even if they are trained in another academy, their own achievements may not be worse, but the feeling to the world is that their Is it the same as Shrek’s main credit for his cultivation?”
"It's not that Shrek City has created those soul masters with powerful martial arts, but their choices have in turn created Shrek's reputation! Whichever college they are willing to go to will be the number one college in the mainland, even if This college doesn’t even have a teacher!”
"In the class just now, you said that there are no useless martial spirits, only useless soul masters... But Shrek's admissions standard seems to be to reach level 15 before the age of twelve, and it also requires letters of recommendation from the city masters of at least three major empire cities. Only in order to be able to study, it is already destined that the students who enroll in Shrek cannot be useless, Shrek himself does not seem to be a practitioner of this sentence? "
Wang Yan slowly shook his head:
"This is boring. In the final analysis, education, in addition to the students' own efforts, mainly depends on three points: the students' talents, the faculty of the college, and the accumulation of resources you mentioned."
"Although the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy does not require letters of recommendation, you also have basic requirements for soul power and multiple rounds of soul guidance tool talent testing and elimination for the students who enter the school. You and Shrek are just mutually exclusive. Aren't you also focused on Have you lost most of the high-quality students and the most abundant resources of the Sun and Moon Empire?"
"There is no college that doesn't want to have the best students. Why should Shrek be asked to deliberately waste precious resources on cultivating less talented students in order to prove his teaching ability? As long as his talent meets Shrek's minimum admission requirements, Shrek is always willing to give him a chance to prove himself through hard work."
Xiao Hongchen thought for a moment and argued:
"But your recommendation letter system is fundamentally unnecessary! Even if a student's talent meets Shrek's requirements, they may still be stuck in this link, let alone the so-called 'opportunity to prove themselves through acquired hard work'!" "
Wang Yan shrugged: "I don't deny this, but Shrek Academy is here and cannot be moved away. We must also take appropriate care of the feelings of the three empires. After all, although Shrek does not have a motherland, the students do. Shrek's purpose has always been to cultivate the best talents for each country. Some appropriate compromises are inevitable, right? After all, no one can live in a vacuum."
"Also, what you said to me is a bit over the line. You are the grandson of the Hongchen Hall Master and you can fire off firecrackers as you like, but you have to consider that I am just a young teacher doing theoretical research in the outer courtyard. Until now, I am nothing more than a teacher. I'm just a Soul King, so there are things I can't comment on. If you have any opinions on the major policies of those colleges, go to Dean Yan or Mr. Xuan, they can talk to you."
Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but laugh a few times, which made Wang Yan couldn't help laughing. But after he finished laughing, Xiao Hongchen continued:
"Teacher Wang, there is a big difference between soul guides and martial soul cultivation. Wuhun cultivation places too much emphasis on bloodline inheritance. Although soul guides also require innate talent, acquired efforts can also play a vital role. Its effect can greatly increase the upper limit of attainments in soul masters! In comparison, the upper limit of soul masters is basically locked by martial spirits and soul rings. Don’t you think there are still some opportunities to change your destiny. A soul master, is the world of soul masters much more desperate?"
Wang Yan glanced at Xiao Hongchen with interest: "What you said is partially correct. Although I don't know much about soul masters, personal efforts can play a more obvious role in the progress of soul masters than soul masters. It’s a fact even Shrek admits.”
"But in essence, we still cannot escape the triple shackles of talent, teachers, and resources, and the discussion we just discussed can only be established under the premise that the resource supply is basically sufficient. You said that the upper limit of a soul master is almost locked by martial souls and soul rings. Death, but soul power is inexhaustible at any time and at any time. If you can't get a ten-thousand-year soul ring, you can make do with a thousand-year soul ring. Even if there is no one to teach you, a soul master will be able to reach his upper limit sooner or later as long as he practices hard. ."
"However, have you ever considered that this does not apply to soul masters at all. To improve their abilities, soul masters must practice with a lot of metals. Soul power is at least free, but metals must be purchased with money. Rare metals The price is extremely expensive, and children from ordinary families will never have a chance to go further without the support of the academy or various forces. From the perspective of resource monopoly, for children from ordinary families, isn't it possible that the world of soul masters is no better than that of soul masters? There is no more hope?"
"You are the grandson of the Hongchen Hall Master, born with a golden key in your mouth, so in your eyes, 'ensuring an adequate supply of resources' is a very natural thing. But in fact, if there are no other forces to provide resource support, it is purely wild , the upper limit of a soul master is basically nailed to the fourth level. Is it possible for a soul master to become a fourth-level soul master through self-study? I’m afraid it’s very difficult even for the second level. Low-level soul tools can’t be sold at a high price. How to collect enough metal? Too many people get stuck just by letting themselves practice this level.”
Xiao Hongchen squatted down, picked up a stone by the lake, weighed it in his hands, thought about what Wang Yan just said for a while, and slowly shook his head:
"But you yourself have admitted that, on the premise that resources are basically guaranteed, the chance of a soul master changing his destiny through his own efforts is much greater than that of a soul master."
Wang Yan paused slightly and adjusted the frame: "Yes, but these are just 'ifs', but what is the reality? As long as the soul master talent can be fully cultivated, this situation is too ideal. , regardless of the price of rare metals, you and I both understand that it is impossible to benefit everyone with the opportunity to show their talent."
"Just now we started from the perspective of cultivation and improvement, so now let's talk about potential. The martial soul itself basically determines the upper limit of a soul master. There is almost no need for any identification and trial and error costs, and its future potential can be known at a glance. But soul mentors are different. The process of identifying a person's talent on a soul guide will inevitably consume a lot of metal. How many people can afford such expenses? How many forces and organizations are patient enough to let newcomers consume huge amounts of metal? Measure your spending and slowly reveal your potential?”
Wang Yan shook his head as he spoke. This was an idea he had never shared with other teachers. Today, it was rare that Xiao Hongchen took the initiative to start a conversation and accidentally poured out all his thoughts.
After listening to Wang Yan's explanation, Xiao Hongchen laughed again, threw the stones in his hand towards the lake, and made a string of water floats:
"No, Teacher Wang, since the Three Kingdoms and Shrek do not allow any soul master with a powerful martial soul to waste his talent outside, then why do you think that the Sun and Moon Empire will allow the talent of young people to use soul tools to be wasted?"
"I can't guarantee that there will be more, but the metal resources of the Sun and Moon Empire are rich enough to give people who are new to the soul mentor path ample opportunities for trial and error. As long as they show a certain amount of talent, they will get it in any regular force. Corresponding training will at least support him to become a fourth-level soul master - this is the threshold for the backbone of soul masters, and the cost is relatively acceptable."
"Perhaps your judgment that the Sun-Moon Empire cannot give all soul masters sufficient opportunities for trial and error is based on the prices of rare metals in Shrek City, but you may have forgotten that most of the rare metal veins are distributed in In the Sun and Moon Empire, the rare metals that can appear in Shrek City are basically smuggled, and after many price increases, a price increase of five times is considered conservative."
"But in the Sun and Moon Empire, although the more common and low-level rare metals are controlled, they are not expensive. Society also has a huge demand for soul mentors. The existing stock of soul mentors is far from enough, so there is no need for low-level soul mentors. Mentors are also more tolerant. After all, the prerequisite for becoming a soul mentor is to first become a soul master, and soul mentors are rarer existences than soul masters."
"The Sun Moon Empire cannot compare with Shrek in terms of training soul masters, but it has always been willing to allocate funds for the training of soul masters. This is not an accident, but the result of the joint action of the national will and the practical needs of various organizations."
After Xiao Hongchen said this, he turned to look at Wang Yan.
Wang Yan was startled, then smiled and said: "This is indeed a blind spot that I didn't pay much attention to before. I took it for granted. After all, Shrek's teachers basically never leave Shrek City, and I already travel quite frequently. Teacher Zhou basically never left Shrek after becoming a teacher..."
"Teacher Zhou?"
"Oh, you will directly enter the inner courtyard to study in the future, so you don't know her. If you are interested, just ask someone else, 'Teacher Bawanghua'."
Wang Yan clamped his briefcase tightly: "In short, although Shrek's every move affects the situation of the entire continent, due to the work content and scope of daily activities, teachers' vision is generally limited to Shrek City. I am not immune to this social circle. However, I have gained a lot from communicating with you today. There are indeed some things that I lacked understanding of before sitting in Shrek City."
Xiao Hongchen then said: "Communicating with you has also broadened my horizons. Before setting off, someone recommended you to me, saying that you are one of the most visionary and knowledgeable teachers in Shrek Academy. I haven't seen that on the field before. , although I only had a brief chat with you today, I am sure that you are indeed worthy of your reputation!"
"Where, after all, I am just a theoretical teacher from the outer college. If I am as powerful as you praise me, I should be in Poseidon Pavilion now. It was quite interesting to chat with you today, and it also gave me some knowledge, but I still have to go home and make dinner. Some of the ingredients should go bad after today, so I won’t talk to you anymore. If you are interested, you can come back to me in the future."
"Teacher Wang, you will not be limited to just a teacher from Shrek's Foreign College forever!"
"Haha, I'll take your word for it."
(End of chapter)
