In the starry sky, Ye Xuan rode his sword, with Qin Guan by his side!
This time, their destination was the Little Guan Universe.
The Guanxuan Academy was growing larger, but its internal issues were also increasing in number and scale. This trip was to establish a new main campus, which would serve as the foundation for governing the entire academy.
Qin Guan suddenly said, “Our current model has branch campuses governing various local universes and worlds, with each financially independent. This model has benefits but also drawbacks! The benefit is that the main campus saves effort and resources. The drawback is that, over time, they’ll gradually slip from the main campus’s control. If the main campus weakens, these branches will surely cause trouble, paying lip service while acting against us, or even rebelling outright and leaving the academy. When that happens, our unified Guanxuan Universe will fracture into countless smaller universes!”
Ye Xuan asked, “What do you mean?”
Qin Guan smiled. “Centralized authority!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Reduce the branches’ power?”
Qin Guan nodded. “Branches can no longer have deans. There can only ever be one dean, at the main campus. Branches can have a head scholar, but this scholar must be appointed by the main campus. Additionally, two deputy scholars can be set under them, also appointed by the main campus!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “That’s a good plan. This way, the branches must follow the main campus’s orders!”
Qin Guan nodded slightly. “Moreover, some branches in smaller places are unnecessary. Those can be disbanded. One major universe, one academy!”
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. “Wouldn’t that be too few?”
Qin Guan looked at him. “Not at all! We must allow other forces to exist! The Guanxuan Academy isn’t a feudal empire; we can’t dominate everything. We must allow other forces to exist. Of course, the order of a world must be set by our academy, and as long as they follow our order, they can exist!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Qin Guan continued, “If we dominate everything and allow no other forces, there’s only one way: wipe out all forces except the academy!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “That won’t do!”
Qin Guan nodded. “Our goal is to make the universe better. A hundred schools blooming together is better.”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Indeed!”
Qin Guan smiled faintly and continued, “If the academy keeps improving, those forces will actively seek to join us. Even if they don’t, they’ll want their people to join! Simply put, the academy is a leading example. We need to be strict but also benevolent. Governing the universe requires half ruthlessness, half kindness!”
Ye Xuan said, “I’m more worried about internal academy issues!”
Corruption!
After seeing the Dao Gate’s corruption, he was genuinely concerned!
He knew that human nature could be incredibly greedy, often without limits!
Qin Guan shook her head. “We can’t completely eliminate such things! That’s human nature. No one can eradicate greed from the world! We can only restrain it, and that’s through law!”
She paused, then continued, “Individuals pursue survival and reproduction. Greed, self-interest, selfishness… these are facets of human nature. Thus, the world has morality, which restrains individual nature to achieve harmony and prosperity for the group. But not everyone has morality. That’s when we need law, the moral baseline to maintain the group’s existence. Simply put, law is the minimum guarantee of human nature. It knows everyone has dirty thoughts, and thinking is fine, but acting on them isn’t. If you dare act, you must face punishment.”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “So, we must establish a complete legal system!”
Qin Guan nodded. “Yes! Miss Ding is already working on it. Once a draft is ready, we’ll gather again, discuss, and finalize it.”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. “Good!”
Qin Guan smiled. “But I must remind you, nothing is perfect. Even if the academy becomes a new order, problems will arise in the future. All we can do is address them bit by bit!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Naturally!”
Qin Guan added, “We need more talent, all kinds. So, I’ve started recruiting across the universe in the academy’s name. Simply put, we’re hiring. Anyone with talent, any kind, can apply to the academy.”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Any applicants?”
Qin Guan nodded. “Lots! After all, we offer a lot!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily.
Qin Guan glanced around and said softly, “Honestly, I don’t know what the universe will be like if we keep going like this!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “As long as it doesn’t get worse!”
Qin Guan laughed. “True!”
Ye Xuan suddenly shook his head with a smile. “I just realized, since founding the academy, I’ve barely done anything. I’m a terribly unfit dean!”
Qin Guan shook her head. “Without you, the academy would’ve vanished long ago! Do you really think the Master of the Great Dao Pen’s Dao Gate order would tolerate our academy openly rebelling?”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Qin Guan continued, “Your existence is the foundation of the academy’s existence.”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Regardless, you all have contributed the most.”
He knew that without Qin Guan and Qingqiu, the academy wouldn’t have been established!
Qin Guan smiled, then said, “By the way! I’m rebuilding a force called Sky Net!”
Ye Xuan was surprised. “Sky Net?”
Qin Guan nodded. “Yes! An intelligence agency! The previous one isn’t sufficient anymore, so I want to build a new one, like a net covering the entire universe!”
Ye Xuan asked, “Who’s the intelligence chief?”
Qin Guan smiled. “I’m with you!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Great!”
Indeed, he needed such an intelligence agency, or managing the academy in the future would be tough!
Of course, this agency had to be managed well, or it could become a terrifying entity!
Qin Guan suddenly said, “Of course, I need money now!”
Money!
Ye Xuan’s expression froze!
Qin Guan looked at him, silent.
Ye Xuan smiled bitterly. “I don’t actually have much!”
Qin Guan said seriously, “You provide the money, we provide the effort. Fair, right?”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Qin Guan extended her right hand. “I know you’ve had quite a haul recently. Give it all to me! Of course, I won’t take everything. You can keep some for spending!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “Can I keep a bit more?”
Qin Guan blinked. “Give it all to me first!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
In the end, Ye Xuan handed over the storage ring!
No choice. The academy’s establishment needed a lot of money, and his money wasn’t doing much in his hands!
But he didn’t give it all, keeping ten billion Dao crystals for himself!
Thinking of this, Ye Xuan was quite pleased.
After receiving the ring, Qin Guan was overjoyed!
She hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to have earned so much in such a short time.
It was a lot!
Thinking this, Qin Guan glanced at Ye Xuan. It seemed she should let this guy roam free for a while…
About an hour later, Ye Xuan and Qin Guan arrived at the Little Guan Universe!
Upon arriving, Ye Xuan was stunned. The spiritual energy here was incredibly abundant!
Moreover, this universe had no other living beings, a pristine, untouched cosmos!
Ye Xuan looked at Qin Guan, who smiled. “This universe was once destroyed. After billions of years, it began to recover, and now it’s just revived. We’re lucky because this place is vast and has many unique spiritual veins!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “We need to move fast, or many will want this place!”
Qin Guan smiled. “My people have already secured it. Now, we need to send some powerhouses to guard it!”
Ye Xuan nodded. Just as he was about to speak, a loud laugh came from the distant sky. “Haha… a brand-new universe!”
Ye Xuan and Qin Guan looked up. In the distance, a middle-aged man approached through the air!
He noticed them too, frowning. “Who are you?”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “Guanxuan Universe, Ye Xuan, Qin Guan!”
Guanxuan Universe!
The man’s expression was calm. “Never heard of it!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then smiled. “We discovered this place first!”
The man sneered. “Interesting. You think finding it first makes it yours? Don’t you know divine treasures belong to the strong?”
Ye Xuan glanced at him. “Words or fists, you choose!”
The man waved his sleeve, a powerful aura surging forth. He pointed at Ye Xuan, laughing. “A mere Order Realm kid dares to be arrogant before me? Laughable! Let me tell you, killing you would be bullying the weak, a disgrace! Call your dad out, I’ll teach his son a lesson!”
“You want to teach my son a lesson?”
Beside them, space-time suddenly cracked open. A man in a green robe stepped out slowly, accompanied by a woman in a purple dress.
Ye Xuan: “…”
