Sausage Specialty

"Brother, snap out of it!"

Zhao Xuan helplessly patted Dai Mubai on the shoulder. They could not even see her shadow anymore, so what was he looking back for?

"Brother, I won't hide it from you. That girl gave me a very special feeling." Dai Mubai turned back, a serious look on his handsome face.

"What's so special about her? She's just prettier than most. If you want to hit on her, just say so."

Zhao Xuan snorted. Brother, that excuse was way too lousy.

Xiao Wu could not help speaking up from the side. "You just want to prey on girls, don't you?"

Dai Mubai frowned. "What do you know? That girl's aura is very similar to mine. It feels like we complement each other. If possible, her Martial Soul could very well complement mine. We might even be able to form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Do you know what a Martial Soul Fusion Skill is?!"

Xiao Wu curled her lips. "Of course I do. It's not like I never heard Grandmaster talk about it."

"I can't be bothered arguing with you. I'm going out to take a look. Just go to the teacher ahead." Dai Mubai seemed genuinely concerned. He stopped wasting words on Xiao Wu and hurried toward the village entrance.

Hermione watched Dai Mubai's retreating figure and asked in surprise, "Could he be telling the truth?"

"How could it be so easy to encounter a Martial Soul that complements your own? He's definitely just making excuses." Xiao Wu waved her hand, her face full of disbelief.

Once they entered the village, they saw that every building was made of wood. Simple and plain were the most fitting words to describe this place.

On an open patch of land not far away, the youths who had passed the first test were gathered together. That was probably where the second test would take place.

Before the group could head over, a cry of hawking came from beside them, followed by a waft of fragrance.

"Selling sausages! Fresh sausages! Come take a look! Don't miss out as you pass by! Oscar-brand sausages, delicious and sweet! Cheap and filling! Only five copper coins each! Eat an Oscar-brand sausage, and you'll definitely have an easier time passing the entrance exam!"

A figure pushed a somewhat shabby cart out from around the corner of a house. The soft, limp voice rang out again and again, and together with the enticing aroma, it drew quite a few students over.

"They even sell grilled sausages here?" Everyone was somewhat surprised. They had not expected someone to bring business to such a remote village.

As it happened, after traveling so far, they were all a little hungry. At Xiao Wu's suggestion, they slowly walked toward the stall.

The stall owner was a bearded uncle with neatly trimmed short hair, dressed in gray. His sparkling peach-blossom eyes darted around everywhere.

Only then did they realize in surprise that such a soft, limp voice had come from the mouth of this uncle.

"Uncle, four sausages." After the crowd around the stall owner dispersed, Tang San stepped forward and spoke.

The stall owner sighed helplessly. "How many times do I have to say it? Could you stop calling me uncle? I'm only fourteen."

"Fourteen?!" Xiao Wu poked her head out from behind Tang San and looked the stall owner up and down in astonishment.

The stall owner's eyes instantly lit up when he saw Xiao Wu. Then his gaze shifted slightly, and when he spotted Hermione farther back, his eyes shone even brighter, like light bulbs.

Zhao Xuan gave two dry coughs and stared at the stall owner with an unfriendly expression.

The stall owner came back to his senses, scratched his head, and laughed awkwardly. "Haha, sorry about that! I've been in the academy too long. Forget beautiful girls—I've barely even seen a sow. Suddenly seeing two beautiful girls, I couldn't help losing my composure. Please forgive me, please forgive me."

"So you're a student of this academy." Hermione seemed to have noticed something and asked tentatively.

"That's right. My name is Oscar, and I'm a student here. If you enroll, I suppose I'll count as your senior." The stall owner raised his brows and flashed what he believed was a handsome smile, though it looked rather sleazy to everyone else.

"Then how did you grow into this when you're only fourteen?" Xiao Wu asked curiously, her eyes wide. If they had not heard his voice, they would never have believed Oscar's claim.

Oscar spread his hands helplessly. "Can't be helped. I was born with thick body hair. If I don't groom it for a few days, I end up like this. After a while, I just couldn't be bothered maintaining it anymore."

"So, how about a sausage?" Oscar asked expectantly.

The group exchanged glances. This monster academy truly lived up to its name.

"Then we'll have—" Tang San had not finished speaking when Dai Mubai's voice came from the side.

"Wait!"

Everyone turned around to see Dai Mubai striding over. Behind him followed the black-clad girl they had seen earlier.

"Oscar, how many times have I told you? You're not allowed to sell sausages in the academy!" Dai Mubai stormed over furiously and launched into a tirade at Oscar.

"Boss Dai... want one?" Oscar's expression stiffened as he asked weakly.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with these sausages?" Tang San looked at Oscar warily, confused.

Could they be poisoned? If they were poisoned, there was no way he wouldn't be able to smell it.

To his surprise, Dai Mubai's expression turned strange. He said to Oscar, "Oscar, make a sausage."

Oscar's expression immediately became awkward. "Boss Dai, at least give me some face in front of the junior students. Otherwise, they'll hold a grudge against me."

Boss Dai's face turned cold. "Cut the nonsense."

Oscar had no choice. After carefully glancing at the people in front of him, he raised his right hand and said in his distinctive soft, limp voice, "I, your father, have a big sausage."

"..."

As they watched the Soul Ring rise beneath Oscar's feet and the sausage slowly appear in his hand, the scene fell silent for a moment.

"This... this is a Martial Soul?!" Zhao Xuan's eye twitched. There were Martial Souls that could be eaten?

"It's actually the rare Food System Martial Soul." Tang San stared at Oscar in surprise.

As for the two girls, their expressions stiffened. Looking at the steaming grilled sausage before them, they suddenly felt like vomiting.

"What a disgusting Martial Soul." Xiao Wu glared at Oscar in embarrassment and anger.

Oscar hurriedly explained, "I can't help it either. It's not like I can control the Soul Incantation."

"Disgusting!" Hermione shot Oscar a fierce glare and left indignantly. Even the black-clad girl frowned and silently departed.

Seeing the looks in the eyes of the beautiful girls he had finally encountered, Oscar felt like crying. He could only gaze at Dai Mubai resentfully.

But Dai Mubai was unmoved. He merely warned, "If I see you selling sausages in the academy again, I'll tear off the sausage below you."

Oscar's expression turned even more bitter. Zhao Xuan looked at Oscar with a smile. This brother's Martial Soul had quite the future.

The group turned and left, while Oscar's sigh sounded behind them. "Such good sausages. Why does no one eat them?"

His voice gradually faded, followed by a series of chewing sounds. When they turned back, they saw Oscar eating them himself.

Zhao Xuan said with amusement, "This monster academy really lives up to its name."

Dai Mubai laughed as well. Perhaps feeling that he had not given Oscar any face earlier, he began praising him now. "Although Oscar's Soul Incantation is disgusting, his Martial Soul is actually very powerful. It's a top-tier Food System Martial Soul, and he even possesses the never-before-seen Food System Innate Full Soul Power!"

"Innate Full Soul Power?" Zhao Xuan and Tang San exchanged a glance. They were surprised, but not particularly shaken. Though it was rare for a Food System Martial Soul, the two of them possessed Twin Martial Souls.

Shrek Academy's second test measured Soul Power Level. Since all of them had Soul Power Levels above twenty-five, they were exempted from the next two tests and allowed to proceed to the final test.

To their surprise, the black-clad girl behind them received the same exemption, as did the girl they had encountered at the beginning.

Once they saw the girl's face clearly, it came as no surprise that she truly was a beautiful girl.

The group of six passed the third and fourth tests and arrived at the final checkpoint.