After a moment, following a burst of hurried footsteps, Qin Ming quickly stepped inside with a cheerful expression.
"Dean Flender, you're finally here. I've anxiously awaited you!"
While speaking, he hastily stepped forward to give Flender and the other Shrek Academy teachers his salute.
Flender pulled him up, smiling:
"Don't be so overly courteous, as for arriving, later we will still be relying on you to get along. Have you arranged things on this end?"
Qin Ming hurriedly nodded,
"Don't worry dean, I've arranged it already. I've notified Heaven Dou Academy's senior staff to greet you, they're exceptionally happy to have the teachers join, although they're not convinced the juniors are actually so powerful. But the children from Emperor Team also attested to it. There are no problems. Like this, all the teachers and juniors have travelled far, for today why don't you first rest, I'll give everyone places to stay. Tomorrow I'll bring you to meet the senior staff. We'll consider this matter decided."
Flender was very satisfied with Qin Ming's arrangements. Qin Ming immediately brought them to a courtyard on the west side of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's main campus, here everything was already arranged cleanly and neatly. Not only did each person have their own room, but there was also a big parlor, all the articles for daily use were brand new, the whole courtyard was like its own world, everything was far better than at Shrek Academy.
Not only were the teachers satisfied, the Shrek Seven Devils were also pleasantly surprised, thinking to themselves that this senior Qin Ming's ability to handle matters was truly powerful. Everything was arranged so appropriately.
With everything arranged to their satisfaction, everyone gathered in the parlor. Qin Ming sat next to Flender, earnestly asking the teachers:
"I hope all the teachers and juniors satisfied? After I returned to the Academy to arrange this matter, I looked around and found this to be the best location. Leaving the courtyard you can see the mountain scenery outside, and moreover you can see the lake below. From this side there's a road that leads directly to the foot of the mountain, leaving for Heaven Dou City is also very convenient."
Zhao Wuji smiled:
"Qin Ming, you're really quite something. You've arranged things very well."
Qin Ming said:
"It's no more than I should. The time is getting late. Originally I wanted to invite all the teachers and juniors to Heaven Dou City to find a good place to hold a welcoming dinner and wash off the dust, but at this time of night, we can casually eat something in the Academy. Once tomorrow's matters are settled, I think the Academy will specially entertain all the teachers."
Flender said:
"Qin Ming, you know we don't care much for worldly ceremonies, you don't have to go to any trouble."
Qin Ming looked at Flender,his eyes colored with heartfelt emotion,
"Dean Flender, without you and all the other teachers, there wouldn't be a Qin Ming today. This time I finally have the opportunity to reciprocate, how couldn't I do it with all my heart?"
The dinner was even more sumptuous than imagined. Although it was hastily arranged, Qin Ming had still done his utmost to have the best dishes prepared for everyone, and by the time the meal was finished the stars hung high overhead.
The Shrek Academy members had travelled hard for several days to arrive here and, all somewhat tired, each retired to their rooms.
After an eventless night, on the next morning, Tang San had just finished cultivating his Purple Demon Eye when Qin Ming arrived, even having the Academy specially engage a chef to bring steaming hot breakfast dishes.
"Little San, you're up so early?"
Qin Ming just saw Tang San jump down from the roof, and smiling went to meet him.
Tang San laughed, saying:
"Senior, you're also up very early!"
Qin Ming clapped Tang San's shoulder, saying:
"Among you Shrek Seven Devils, you gave me the deepest impression. I don't know how you have cultivated this ability at such a young age. You are more outstanding than I was in those days."
Hearing Qin Ming's compliments, Tang San somewhat embarrassed said:
"Senior is too kind."
Qin Ming resolutely said:
"I'm speaking from the heart. I've been at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy for a few years, and there aren't a lot of students with outstanding talent. Like Yu Tian-Heng and Dugu Yan, who are both exceptionally talented. But, compared to you they lack a characteristic quality. You gave me the deepest impression, and it's not even because of your variation Blue Silver Grass spirit, but rather your calm mind. That spirit battle with Tian-Heng's Emperor Team, rather than saying they lost to you all in strength, it should be said they lost to your intelligence and local battle control ability. In time, you will definitely become one of the world's top control system Spirit Masters."
Pausing, Qin Ming's gaze became scorching hot,
"Being able to let teammates display their full strength is already the one requirement for a control system Spirit Master, but being able to control the circumstances of the battlefield, winning from a position of weakness, that is the potential of a first rate control system Spirit Master. You are Grandmaster's disciple, and while I can by far not be compared to Grandmaster's instruction, what I can teach you is the word 'confidence'. Whatever the situation, when you confront the enemy always maintain belief in victory, then, you will be able to display the greatest level of your strength."
Saying this, Qin Ming once again patted Tang San's shoulder,
"Junior brother, make the effort. To tell the truth, I truly want to see, when you are thirty years old, just what level you are able to reach. I believe you will definitely surpass mine."
Shrek Academy's members got out of bed one after another, as everyone ate breakfast, Qin Ming introduced them to the staff structure of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy in simple terms.
Heaven Dou Imperial Academy sorted all the students into three administrative level. Students who had just entered the Academy or had strength below the twenty fifth rank were level one, dubbed the Tiny Heaven level, the level with twenty fifth to thirtieth rank was the Reaching Heaven level, thirtieth rank and above subsequently entered the highest Heaven Dou level. Like the Emperor Team's seven members were all well known figure of the Heaven Dou level, and yesterday at the foot of the mountain the Shrek Academy group encountered those Tiny Heaven level students.
The teachers were sorted into levels the same as students, only the requirements were even higher. Spirit power reaching the fortieth rank was the general admittance threshold for Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and all advanced Spirit Master academy teachers. At Heaven Dou Academy, teachers over fortieth rank and under fiftieth rank were Tiny Heaven level teachers. Within the fiftieth to sixtieth ranks, they were Reaching Heaven level teachers, surpassing sixtieth rank, they were Heaven Dou level teachers. Sun Buyu they met yesterday was a fifty third rank Reaching Heaven level teacher, and Qin Ming had just recently become a Heaven Dou level teacher.
Since Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was affiliated with Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family, the dean was nominally the present Heaven Dou Empire's emperor, consequently, within the Academy there was no office of dean. As a result the highest seniority fell to the three strongest Heaven Dou teachers who formed a board of education, the senior staff Qin Ming had mentioned were them.
The majority of the Academy's affairs was handled by the board of education, only for some important matters were instructions from the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial household required.
Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family attached extreme importance to the Academy, although the Heaven Dou Emperor was too busy to attend personally, he would commonly also assign an imperial family member to take responsibility for affairs on the Academy's side. For some important decisions, the board of education also had to ask for instructions.
The present Heaven Dou Academy's board of education three chief teachers were all over eightieth rank Spirit Douluo, teachers with exceedingly robust strength. There were more than eight Heaven Dou level teachers, extremely rare in the entire Heaven Dou Empire.
Listening to Qin Ming, Flender smiled:
"Then you're saying we will also be the same as Heaven Dou level teachers?"
Qin Ming smiled:
"But of course. Heaven Dou level teachers have a very high standing at the Academy, commonly only teaching Heaven Dou level students. And Heaven Dou level students only account for a tenth of all the students. The education work is exceptionally relaxed, but the payment is very high. Besides the Academy taking responsibility for everything required to live in the Academy, each month there is a remuneration of three thousand gold spirit coins. If there are special circumstances, there will still be other income as well."
"Three thousand? Really extravagant."
Flender was still used to being the dean, although he was extremely concerned with the issue of income, he never had the cheek to ask. Right now hearing Qin Ming mention the figure 'three thousand', he couldn't help but be greatly satisfied, the smile on his face widening even more. His satisfaction with this Heaven Dou Imperial Academy naturally also rose sharply.
"Qin Ming, lead the way. We'll go see those three board of education seniors."
"Yes."
Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's board of education was located at the heart of the main campus, in the entire main campus, it was the largest building. Although it was still a single story construction, it was still ten meters at its highest point, giving somewhat of a Spirit Hall feeling.
Being newcomers, whether it was the Shrek Academy teachers or the Shrek Seven Devils, they were all led here by Qin Ming. Regardless of the good conditions, this was after all not Shrek Academy, not considered their place, naturally they couldn't be as unconstrained as before.
Although Flender all along had a smiling expression, after so many years of freedom, in his heart he was still somewhat bitter. While Shrek Academy was small, he was still its dean. While Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was even better, it still didn't have that kind of familiarity like home.
However, Flender's mood very quickly eased a lot. As their party entered the gate to the board of education's courtyard, the three elders already waited there since earlier.
Although the three elders simply stood there, they gave people a kind of exceedingly strange feeling, as if they were the core of this Heaven Dou Academy's main campus, and even of the whole Academy. Even if they wore gently smiling expressions, they were still unable to hide that special temperament that belonged to great powers.
The three elders were all attired in black robes, on which were embroidered some fantastic designs in golden thread. This kind of robe wasn't exclusive to them, but rather were received from Spirit Hall by eightieth rank and over Spirit Douluo title Spirit Masters, custom made formal robes representing their status. Second only to Title Douluo's red ceremonial robes.