Standing to the side, Xu Tianhao took in everything.
Listening to Yan Shaozhe's words, he sneered repeatedly in his heart and couldn't help but scoff.
He remembered the plot trajectory of the original work very clearly.
In the original work, relying on his protagonist halo, Huo Yuhao, under the guise of being an exchange student, stole all the various spirit tool technologies that Mingde Hall had painstakingly researched for years.
He stole everything in sight, and in the end, he even forcibly lured away Xuan Ziwen, who had extremely high talent for spirit tools among the younger generation of Mingde Hall. This plot was simply absurd to the extreme!
Who was Xuan Ziwen?
He was a top talent in the field of war-type spirit tools at Mingde Hall, dealing with the most cutting-edge and sophisticated spirit tool technology on the continent every day.
His vision and understanding were already at the pinnacle of the continent.
Yet in the end, he was actually attracted by the backward technology of Huo Yuhao's so-called Tang Sect Hidden Weapons combined with spirit tools.
And he resolutely abandoned his bright future at Mingde Hall to leave with Huo Yuhao?!
It was clear that Mingde Hall possessed true high-tech spirit tool technology, technology that led the era.
Yet he was captivated by some atavistic concept of combining cold weapons with spirit tools. This logic was simply not worth commenting on.
At the end of the day, it was just a plot forcibly arranged by a certain author.
Looking back at the original work, the treatment of The Hongchen Siblings when they went to Shrek Academy for further studies was even more mind-boggling.
The original work didn't mention a single word about the training treatment of The Hongchen Siblings at Shrek.
Furthermore, Meng Hongchen's Spirit clearly had a fatal poison hazard, which was the biggest obstacle on her cultivation path.
Yet in the end, it was never mentioned that anyone helped her solve this problem, and no one knew whether the poison was ever resolved.
The Hongchen Siblings spent years in vain at Shrek Academy, wasting years of time.
Yet after returning, they still had to rely on taking drugs and eating heavenly treasures to improve their cultivation?!
Several years of advanced studies, and they learned absolutely nothing, not even a bit of the core essence of Spirit cultivation?!!
And when people from the Sun Moon Empire took drugs, it was called overdrawing potential, but when your Shrek people took drugs, it was called accelerating improvement?
This plot was equally absurd to the extreme.
You have to know, how stunning was the talent of The Hongchen Siblings?
At such a young age, they had already mastered a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill. If it weren't for the deliberate weakening and suppression by a certain "Three".
With their talent, once they reached the Spirit Saint level, relying on the powerful might of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they would probably be enough to go head-to-head with a Titled Douluo.
Even the cheat-enabled Huo Yuhao was only at the five-ring level at that time.
Yet they were still treated like trash on the side of the road; it was simply absurd!
But now, everything is different.
With the proposal of this exchange student program five years in advance, those absurd plots in the original work were destined not to happen again.
Whether or not The Hongchen Siblings would go to Shrek for further studies was a matter for later.
But as long as the Shrek students dared to step into Mingde Hall, Xu Tianhao had already made up his mind that he would definitely teach these self-important Shrek students a lesson.
Let them know that the technology of Mingde Hall was absolutely not something they could just steal if they wanted to.
So what if the exchange student program was started five years early?
This time, there was no protagonist cheat for Huo Yuhao, and no forced assistance from the dog author.
He would like to see what else Shrek Academy could use to steal the core technology of Mingde Hall.
With the meager and backward spirit tool technology of Shrek Academy today, plus a group of Spirit Masters with mediocre spirit tool talent,
even if they came to Mingde Hall, what they could learn would ultimately be limited.
In the original work, the author forcibly enabled cheats, allowing Huo Yuhao to almost bridge the thousands-year technological gap between Shrek and Mingde Hall in just a few short years.
In reality, this was simply a fantasy.
The accumulation of spirit tool technology required the research of countless generations, countless experiments, and the piling up of countless resources.
How could a gap of thousands of years be caught up with in just a few years?
Without the protagonist halo, Shrek wanting to take advantage of this exchange was simply wishful thinking.
A cold light flashed in the depths of Xu Tianhao's eyes. He watched Yan Shaozhe quietly, having already made full preparations in his heart.
The conversation between Yan Shaozhe and Kong Deming continued.
The two sides launched a new round of probing and consultation around issues such as the details of the exchange students, the number of people, the duration, and resource sharing.
Finally, under the coordination of both sides, it was determined that this first exchange student program would last for three years, starting in two years, with ten people.
While the students from both sides would receive equal treatment at the other's academy, appropriate convenience could be given.
After all, Shrek's people were definitely not as familiar with spirit tools as the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and vice versa.
However, because this was the first cooperation between the two sides, both sides were considered to have compromised significantly.
After finalizing the exchange student program, a look of relief appeared on Yan Shaozhe's face.
This was a task assigned to him by Mu En, and before coming, Yan Shaozhe had actually prepared to make some sacrifices.
But he didn't expect this matter to go so smoothly.
It's just that Yan Shaozhe didn't expect that Xu Tianhao already had plans in mind for this so-called exchange student program.
With Xu Tianhao as a variable, it was impossible for the Sun Moon side to suffer any losses this time.
As for the people from Shrek Academy, it would be good enough if they weren't killed directly.
Yan Shaozhe stood up and bowed respectfully to Kong Deming: "Since the matter has been settled, this junior will take his leave."
After finishing his words, Yan Shaozhe did not intend to stay and turned to leave.
But with Xu Tianhao's prior reminder, how could Kong Deming easily let Yan Shaozhe go?
"Wait a moment." Kong Deming and Xu Tianhao exchanged a quiet glance and called out to Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe looked at Kong Deming: "Does the senior have any further instructions?"
Kong Deming smiled indifferently and said: "For many years, you are the first outsider to enter Mingde Hall."
"As the Empire's highest spirit tool institution, my Mingde Hall is not a place where anyone can come and go as they please."
"How about this, leave behind a Spirit Bone of the fifty-thousand-year level or higher, and that will be your ticket to enter Mingde Hall."
"Ti-ticket?!" Yan Shaozhe looked at Kong Deming, dumbfounded.
He never imagined that this mysterious and terrifying powerhouse would actually make such a request.
This was clearly naked extortion!
And, this ticket was way too expensive.
However... was it really expensive?
How could the current Yan Shaozhe know that in the original work, when Jing Hongchen went to the Sea Gods Pavilion, he was directly extorted for a top-tier defensive ninth-level spirit tool!
Now, Kong Deming only asked for a mere Spirit Bone of the fifty-thousand-year level or higher.
He didn't even ask for a hundred-thousand-year level Spirit Bone; he was already being merciful enough.
Otherwise, according to Xu Tianhao's words, a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone would definitely be gone, and maybe he would have had to swindle something else too.
Thinking of this, Kong Deming couldn't help but look at this obedient disciple again, revealing a helpless expression.