Chapter 54.3. Meeting at the Sea God's Pavilion
One needed to realize that the person in the reclining chair was Shrek Academy’s real boss. At the same time, he was also Xian Lin’er and Yan Shaozhe’s teacher. This man was the Master of the Sea God’s Pavilion; his word was absolute within the academy. Even old veterans like Elder Lin and Elder Xuan were lower than him in seniority. There hadn’t been a single person that had dared to object to his decisions in the past.
Xian Lin’er couldn’t bear it anymore and said, “Teacher! It doesn’t matter whether it’s our Soul Tool Department or the Martial Soul Department; the more one studies a subject, the more energy one needs to reach a higher level in it. Studying in both departments at the same time will have a negative impact on the student! He’ll have a broader range of knowledge, but he won’t be an expert in either of them. Isn’t this the same as wasting his talent?”
The Master of the Sea God’s Pavilion faintly smiled, then said, “Why are you so sure that he won’t be able to study both subjects properly? Actually, all of you have made a mistake. All of you think that the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department’s fundamentals are opposed to each other. However, let me ask you a question: Can either of your departments do without soulforce or martial souls? The only difference between the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department lies in the methods used to attack and defend oneself; their fundamentals are still the same. Thus, you don’t really need to think about this that much.”
“Lin’er. If you truly hope for Huo Yuhao to become a first-class soul engineer, you must realize that he’ll also have to become a first-class martial soul master as a prerequisite. How will he create and control powerful soul tools without enough soulforce if he doesn’t? At the same time, the rate at which his soulforce increases will drop drastically once he gets past Rank 30, due to the fact that he possesses an Ultimate martial soul. Thus, if he lacks a proper technique from the Martial Soul Department to cultivate his Ultimate martial soul, won’t his growth be impacted?
“Shaozhe, the same goes for you. As you can see, Huo Yuhao is extremely talented at creating soul tools. He can create powerful weapons to protect himself because of this. A soul master won’t become strong in just a year or two, but at the same time, you can’t truly stay by his side all the time, right? When you encounter something dangerous, relying on yourself to survive is the best option. This being the case, why don’t you let him become a soul engineer too? Besides, our Shrek Academy currently lacks a first-class soul engineer.
Now then, I’ve decided to let this child cultivate in both schools and to treat him as a special existence inside of the academy. You shouldn’t force the child to choose. Rather, you should create a comfortable environment within the academy in order to let him cultivate in peace. All of you have ignored an important fact: What’re Huo Yuhao’s thoughts? After all, he’s only twelve years old. If you pressure him too much, it’ll only have a negative impact on his future growth.
“The best thing to do—at least for now—is to leave things the way they are. Let him keep studying as he was before. The two departments will spend an equal amount of resources on him. As for the future, we’re not really in a rush. If he continues to receive excellent marks in both departments’ tests, then we’ll have truly trained an exceptional ‘monster’: An Ultimate Soldier that’s close to perfection!”
Once they heard the Master of the Sea God’s Pavilion, all of the veterans nodded one after another. Their complexions became much better as well.
Xian Lin’er said, “Teacher, what should we do if Huo Yuahao’s grades start dropping?”