After leaving the Lord's Mansion, Zhu Ziyang said to Qian Lingyi, "Yi Yi, it seems we can't go to your house for now. I need to return to the Academy."
"Mm-hmm! I understand!" Qian Lingyi nodded and said obediently, "Then let's go back to the Academy first. Your matter is quite important."
"Okay, thank you for your understanding!" Zhu Ziyang smiled and then said.
Qian Lingyi showed a brilliant smile and did not speak.
The two embarked on the road back to Shrek Academy. The Yuntian Plan is actually a grand plan composed of multiple smaller plans, and the establishment of Tian Yuan Academy is one of the most important among them.
The Academy system of Douluo Continent is actually very incomplete and fragmented. All Academies are local in nature, except for Shrek Academy and the Four Great Royal Academies. Every town has its own junior Academy, every large city has its own intermediate Academy, and every main city has its own advanced Academy. Whether these Academies are established or not depends entirely on the local officials and nobles.
In the administrative systems of the Empires, there is no specialized department to manage Spirit Master Academies. Except for the Royal Academies, the Spirit Master Academies actually controlled by the Empires are probably only a few Academies established in their respective Imperial Capitals. The Empires did not firmly control the right to education, which is why individual Academies can transcend the power system by virtue of their super strength and heritage.
Shrek Academy's Tian Yuan Academy plan is actually to start by controlling the junior Spirit Master Academies in various places, gradually encompassing the entire Continent under Shrek Academy's Tian Yuan Pavilion. Tian Yuan Academy gets its name from this.
Junior Spirit Master Academies are the Spirit Master institutions least valued by local nobles and Sects, but junior Spirit Master Academies are the most worthwhile Spirit Master institutions to operate and control. After all, cultivating talents from a young age and expanding the source of talents is the correct way for an Empire or force to last for a long time.
After all, whether it is noble families or Sects, their disciples do not need to attend junior Spirit Master Academies. They only need to directly attend intermediate Spirit Master Academies, then enter advanced Spirit Master Academies, and then participate in the Pan-continental Elite Soul Master Competition to gain an opportunity to become famous.
Junior Spirit Master Academies actually serve commoner Spirit Masters. So, normally, the environment and teaching level of junior Spirit Master Academies are very poor. There are probably no more than ten junior Academies like Anyang Junior Academy on the entire Continent.
In Shrek Academy's plan, by establishing Tian Yuan Academies in various towns, reducing tuition fees for junior Academies, recruiting more commoner students, and leveraging the consolidation of educational power to control the right to Spirit awakening, they can lay the most solid foundation among the commoner Spirit Master class. On one hand, they provide normal education for commoner Spirit Masters, improving the overall quality of Spirit Master development. On the other hand, they spread Shrek Academy's philosophy and benevolence, firmly locking the largest number of commoner Spirit Masters on Douluo Continent onto Shrek Academy's chariot.
This is a long-term plan that requires at least thirty, or even fifty years, to operate and arrange. For other forces, this might be one or even two generations, but for the elders of Shrek Academy's Tian Yuan Pavilion, time is the least valuable resource.
Zhu Ziyang returned to Shrek Academy and immediately found Xuan Zi, informing him of the preliminary agreement he had reached with Hong Zhen.
After listening to Zhu Ziyang's words, Xuan Zi immediately showed a joyful expression and said, "Ziyang, you've really helped a lot. For the site selection of this first Tian Yuan Academy, the old guys were almost fighting. Now it's good, I see how they can still argue. No place can be more suitable than Anyang Junior Academy, which nurtured you!"
"Then, Elder Xuan, is this matter settled?" Zhu Ziyang was very surprised, but still asked with a smile.
"Settled, settled!" Xuan Zi waved his hand and said, "I'll convene a Tian Yuan Pavilion meeting right away to start arranging the personnel and resource preparations for the establishment of the first Tian Yuan Academy in Anyang!"
"Alright, then I'll be leaving!" Zhu Ziyang said, then immediately bid farewell and left.
Xuan Zi looked at Zhu Ziyang's departing back and muttered softly, "Brat, grow up quickly. This old man is so tired!"
Zhu Ziyang couldn't hear Xuan Zi's grumbling. After leaving the Tian Yuan Pavilion, he returned to his home in Shrek City and told his parents about his trip back to Anyang City. Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying, besides sighing and feeling wistful, only had hopes for the future. It's worth mentioning that Zhu Ziguang is five years old and will be able to awaken his Spirit next year.
Returning to the Academy from Shrek City, Zhu Ziyang met two unexpected people: Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
"It's you!" Xiao Hongchen was still the same, both arrogant and cold. When he saw Zhu Ziyang, after a brief moment of surprise and hesitation, his face returned to normal, and he said in a cold voice.
"Long time no see, Big Brother!" Meng Hongchen was also still the same. When she saw Zhu Ziyang, she immediately showed a lovesick smile and called out affectionately.
"I really didn't expect that the exchange students from Sun Moon Academy would be the two of you." Zhu Ziyang was both surprised and not surprised, a smile appearing on his face as he spoke.
"Hmph! If my grandfather hadn't insisted I come, I wouldn't have!" Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly and said.
"My brother wants to enhance his Spirit development, so Grandpa just asked, and he agreed!" Meng Hongchen was very good at exposing him, saying with a giggle.
"Meng!" Xiao Hongchen's face instantly changed. He looked at his somewhat unfamiliar younger sister with a stunned expression and called out.
"Alright, Brother! Making friends means treating each other with sincerity!" Meng Hongchen said with a matter-of-fact expression, "Big Brother, have you eaten? I'd like to treat you to a meal, may I?"
"Tsk! Lovesick Meng!" Xiao Hongchen saw his sister's behavior and immediately twisted his mouth in anger, saying with great dissatisfaction.
"Eat? Yes, I can!" Zhu Ziyang looked at the siblings' expressions and couldn't help but laugh, then said, "As for treating, there's no need. This is my home ground after all, so I should be treating you."
"Great, great!" Meng Hongchen said with a silly smile, "Then, Big Brother, where should we eat?"
"The Inner Courtyard cafeteria, where else would we go?" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, "The best restaurant in Shrek City is the Inner Courtyard cafeteria, that's a known fact!"
"Ah, this!" A hint of disappointment appeared on Meng Hongchen's face, but it quickly vanished, and she smiled again, saying, "That's fine too, I also think the food in the Inner Courtyard cafeteria smells delicious."
"Meng, you didn't say that yesterday!" Xiao Hongchen widened his eyes and said in surprise.
"Shut up!" Meng Hongchen turned and stomped on Xiao Hongchen's foot, then smiled at Zhu Ziyang again and said, "Big Brother, let's go!"
"Mm, let's go!" Zhu Ziyang walked towards the cafeteria, with an excited Meng Hongchen pulling a reluctant Xiao Hongchen, following behind Zhu Ziyang.
Upon arriving at the cafeteria, as it was mealtime, most of the disciples were dining. When they saw Zhu Ziyang walk in, they all smiled and greeted him, but when they saw the Hongchen siblings following behind Zhu Ziyang, they all unnaturally put away their smiles.
After all, they had been adversaries for thousands of years. It was already good that there was no sarcasm, so how could one expect these Inner Courtyard Disciples to smile at the Hongchen siblings, these two from the Sun Moon Empire? It must be said that Shrek Academy still needs to strengthen its work in terms of inclusivity.
Perhaps, when Inner Courtyard Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan reigns over the Sun Moon Empire, the Inner Courtyard Disciples will treat people from the Sun Moon Empire equally, but for now, it's a bit difficult.
The Hongchen siblings were not the kind of people who cared about worldly opinions. They were already accustomed to the attitudes of these Inner Courtyard Disciples. When they first arrived, they had already fought with a few students from the Star Luo Empire, so they felt no fear in their hearts.
"Please, sit!" Zhu Ziyang gestured to the Hongchen siblings, and he also sat down.
Meng Hongchen wanted to sit in the seat next to Zhu Ziyang, but unfortunately, a pretty blonde girl got there first, sitting down directly, then intimately hugging Zhu Ziyang's arm and provocatively saying, "Hey, newcomer, don't you understand first come, first served?"
"Huh? Who are you? Big Brother invited us siblings to eat, what does it have to do with you?" Meng Hongchen was provoked. She was not a well-behaved or honest child to begin with, and she immediately bristled, angrily saying, "If you know what's good for you, get lost quickly, otherwise, this young lady will beat you into a pig's head!"
"Tsk!" The blonde girl was naturally Qian Lingyi. She said disdainfully, "You? Do you have that strength?"
"You..." Meng Hongchen's aura had already begun to surge. Zhu Ziyang had no doubt that if he didn't speak, this girl really might start a fight in the cafeteria.
So, he reached out and pulled Meng Hongchen's arm, saying, "Don't be angry, where you sit doesn't matter, does it? Sit across from me, I think your brother would be very happy."
"Oh! Great, great!" Meng Hongchen's anger instantly vanished. Seeing Zhu Ziyang holding her arm, her pretty face flushed, and she said shyly.
"You too, always trying to snatch everything!" Zhu Ziyang turned to criticize Qian Lingyi, reaching out and flicking her delicate nose, saying.
"Hehe! I just wanted to tease this little sister!" Qian Lingyi was already accustomed to Zhu Ziyang's intimate gestures and said with a giggle.
Little did she know, their intimate actions made Meng Hongchen across from them almost grind her teeth, exploding with envy!