After a long while, Duoqing Douluo gently closed his eyes and said, "Establishing military bases in other countries, assisting their development, even providing high level military support. Such actions are treason, Aiding the Enemy."
"Moreover, now that it involves the Holy Spirit Cult and evil soul masters, Shrek Academy bears an inescapable responsibility. It Cannot Escape Blame."
In any case, the fact that Shrek and Xingluo had cooperated could not be hidden. Moreover, as a former military member, he could not go Against His Conscience and say Shrek was innocent.
Upon hearing this, Pan Wen nodded inwardly.
He did not Avoid the Topic nor directly Shift Blame. It seemed Duoqing Douluo had not forgotten his time in the military.
Thinking this, Pan Wen subtly changed his stance for the next question. "Then, Your Majesty Duoqing, what kind of punishment do you think Shrek Academy should receive?"
Duoqing Douluo's tone was indifferent. "Is this not a matter for the Federation Council to discuss? I Cannot Decide."
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The Douluo Federation's dealings with Xingluo might not have involved only Shrek Academy. After all, Xingluo's ancestors were once part of the Douluo Continent. Some Xingluo families also had countless connections with families within the Douluo Federation. This could be seen from the fact that there was still a branch of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect here.
But some things Could Not Be Brought to Light. Once they were, the Federation must be given an explanation.
Duoqing Douluo was very clear about these unspoken rules. Punishment from the Federation was certainly unavoidable. But given the current tension between Shrek Academy and the Federation, with a reason to attack, he could not predict how far the Federation would go.
Duoqing Douluo sighed inwardly.
Although Shrek Academy's influence in the Federation could be considered deep rooted, Paper Cannot Wrap Fire. Once the conflict ignited, it would only escalate.
Pan Wen was relatively satisfied with Duoqing Douluo's answer.
At least Duoqing Douluo acknowledged Shrek's fault. Whether he wanted to ease relations between the two sides or had other thoughts, as long as he was not firmly opposed to Federation decisions, there was a possibility of winning him over.
However, he imagined that on such a major issue of right and wrong, there would not be too many Hardheaded people like Light and Dark Douluo in Shrek, would there?
Thinking about this, Pan Wen suddenly felt less confident.
If possible, he certainly wanted to use relatively mild means to resolve the ten thousand year problem of Shrek Academy before the Federation. After all, if they truly Came to Blows, the Federation's losses would be considerable.
But intuition told him that when it truly came time to Cast Shrek Academy into the dust of history, there would probably be no shortage of opponents. Even if the Federation had a fully legitimate this time.
Shaking his head inwardly, Pan Wen stopped thinking about it. "Since Your Majesty Duoqing has no other opinions, I will truthfully report the ins and outs of this matter."
Duoqing Douluo nodded silently.
...
With the Dawn Society issue "resolved," the Douluo delegation's most important task in Xingluo was various learning activities to understand Xingluo's strength.
The Xingluo tournament was also one of the channels to understand the strength of the Xingluo Federation's new generation.
Of course, the same was true for the Xingluo Federation. They also wanted to use this tournament to see what differences existed between them and the Douluo Federation.
But the results made the expressions of the Xingluo spectators not very good.
"That Xie Xie has won another match. He now has ten consecutive wins. He is only fourteen years old. Is the gap between us and Douluo among the same generation this large?"
"Not only that. Have you noticed the strength and ages of those Douluo Federation children? They are mostly under fifteen, all at around the Soul Ancestor level."
"And they also have battle armor. That Tang Wulin earlier even defeated one of our One Word Battle Armor Masters."
"A Soul Ancestor able to wear a full set of battle armor. I do not know what is going on with his body. He is truly a freak."
The more some Xingluo spectators discussed, the more they felt they had lost face.
It was bad enough that a Soul King around twenty could not beat a Soul Ancestor. Even wearing battle armor, they were defeated. What was the point of watching this tournament?
"I think there is no point in continuing this tournament. I heard that on the Douluo Federation side, there is also a fourteen year old Soul Emperor and Two Word Battle Armor Master who has not even played. Even if someone could beat these children, what would it prove?"
An elderly Xingluo sighed.
They had bought tickets to watch the Xingluo younger generation crush the Douluo Federation. Not to watch how inferior they were to the Douluo Federation.
Damn it. Refund the money.
Listening to The buzz from the spectator stands, Ye Xinglan in the lounge curled her lip disdainfully.
Facing a group of them around fifteen years old, Xingluo had actually sent battle armor masters around twenty years old. And they still wanted them to save face for them?
Hmph. In your dreams.
"However, by now, this tournament is indeed very boring."
After all, facing someone far older than themselves and losing, no normal person would feel defeated.
Xingluo would not fight them within the same age group. This had caused the tournament to have now simply become a place for them to Show Off Their Strength, constantly slapping Xingluo in the face and incurring Public Wrath. They were even beginning to find it a bit tiresome.
This was quite different from the scene they had initially imagined, where they would uphold the Federation's prestige in another country and showcase the elegance of the Federation's younger generation.
"And the most important reason."
Ye Xinglan's gaze lingered on Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao for a moment.
Naturally, it was these two. Even though Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena were not competing, the attention focused on them had not diminished.
With these two as Anchors and the focus of discussion, they felt no pressure, but also not much sense of honor in upholding the Federation's face.
While Ye Xinglan's thoughts were drifting, a series of beeps from a soul communicator sounded. She raised an eyebrow and took out her soul communicator.
She glanced at it. It was the academy's teacher.
She answered.
"Teacher Shen Yi, is there something wrong?"
"Xinglan. Is anyone in Xingluo giving you a hard time?"
Ye Xinglan found this somewhat strange. "No. Teacher, you do not need to worry about our safety. Senior Duoqing is with us."
"Heh heh."
An Awkward Laugh came from the other end. Shen Yi's voice was somewhat hoarse. "My memory is failing. But you should not be careless just because someone is watching over you. You and your companions must listen carefully to the delegation's arrangements. Do not get involved in dangerous things."
"By the way, this diplomatic mission is a good opportunity for you to build good relations with Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena. They are the future Power Holders of the Spirit Transmission Tower. Building good relations with them will benefit you."
Words that did not sound like something Shen Yi would say kept coming from the other end of the soul communicator, leaving Ye Xinglan puzzled.
"Has the impact already begun to spread?" Huo Yuhao noticed the commotion on Ye Xinglan's side and thought to himself.
Then, their time to leave the Xingluo Continent was not far off.
After all, for such a major matter, Pan Wen's report alone was insufficient. Without Physical Evidence and Witnesses presented, many crimes could not be determined. Some people would not Give Up.
So he was not worried about not being on the Douluo Federation at the most critical moment.
The only thing that concerned him was the Holy Spirit Cult's actions on the Douluo Continent.
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