Is the Lord of Shrek City Schrödinger?

In the end, the third and fourth batches of grilled fish were finished as well. Everyone naturally devoted themselves wholeheartedly to enjoying the feast.

Laughter spread across the grassland. However, they were clearly discussing things that had happened within the academy, so Huo Yuhao could only listen for fun. It was the thought that counted, after all.

After talking for a while, everyone had gotten to know one another to some extent.

Huo Yuhao did not explain much about his background.

After dousing the firewood with water, Huo Yuhao washed up by the stream. When he turned around, he saw that Zhang Lexuan and the others had already put on their Flying Soul Tools.

"Come on, Little Yuhao. Big Sis will take you flying." Ma Xiaotao extended a finger and beckoned him over.

That sounded a little strange.

What a weird thing to say, Huo Yuhao grumbled inwardly. He hurried over. Compared with walking all the way to Shrek City, he would much rather fly there. It would save time, too.

Ma Xiaotao came up behind Huo Yuhao and held him beneath the armpits with both hands. "Senior Sister, we can set off."

Zhang Lexuan nodded, though she felt somewhat puzzled. She had originally been responsible for taking him flying, but Ma Xiaotao had taken the task upon herself. That girl had never been this enthusiastic on ordinary days.

"Set off."

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

Soon, everyone activated their Soul Power together, setting the Flying Soul Tools into motion. Gradually, the ground grew farther and farther away within Huo Yuhao's field of vision, and his view suddenly broadened immeasurably.

The long stream wound through the woods, the vast grassland spread out in lush green, and the undulating terrain was all laid out before his eyes.

But before Huo Yuhao could become too immersed in the wonder of flight, he suddenly felt himself wrapped in a powerful surge of Soul Power. He turned his head and saw Zhang Lexuan smile and nod at him. "The flight ahead will be uncomfortable. I'm protecting you with my Soul Power. Enjoy the flight."

"Little Brother Huo, flying feels great!" Yao Haoxuan said cheerfully.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone soared into the sky under Zhang Lexuan's lead and flew toward the distance.

The Soul Power of the Seven people was released and combined in midair, forming a protective layer. This not only reduced their Soul Power consumption but also increased their speed.

Gradually, their speed grew faster and faster. Perhaps because he was protected by Soul Power, Huo Yuhao could clearly look down at the earth from the sky, taking in all the beautiful scenery.

Within the golden wheat fields, waves rippled in the wind. At that moment, the wind was no longer invisible; it had taken on a form of its own.

The terraced land was planted with large numbers of fruit trees, their branches laden with fruit that reflected the harvest.

Countless horse-drawn carriages and merchant caravans moved along the Official Road extending in all directions, crawling forward like ants.

In the scattered villages surrounding them, cooking smoke rose into the air. Every house stood beneath the shade of a large tree, and sometimes groups of people could be seen sitting together, apparently chatting.

High mountains swept past beneath their feet, while flocks of birds flew alongside them. Sunlight shimmered brilliantly across the winding, rugged rivers and the thick, heavy earth.

Everything was presented before his eyes.

The more he looked, the more immersed Huo Yuhao became. In his previous life, he had lived only eighteen years, spending every day struggling to survive. He had never seen such beautiful scenery. He had never expected to see it in this life instead.

So this is what an eagle sees when it flies.

It truly felt like looking down upon heaven and earth and seeing all the mountains at a glance.

Other than amazement, Huo Yuhao had no other emotion to express.

But he failed to notice that Ma Xiaotao, who was carrying him through the air, had a strange look in her eyes.

It was the look of someone gazing at herself as a child.

They said nothing along the way. Everything was in their eyes.

They also stopped to rest midway, mainly to replenish their Soul Power. Finally, when the sky had turned a dusky yellow in the afternoon, an enormous city appeared within Huo Yuhao's view.

It was a city second only to Star Luo City in his memories.

Endless city walls surrounded the city, while its buildings were scattered throughout like stars on a chessboard. From the sky, the city resembled a ferocious beast crouching on the ground.

After becoming accustomed to modern cities, seeing buildings filled with an ancient flavor gave him a unique sense of interest.

But suddenly, Huo Yuhao felt his body begin to descend. Just as he was wondering about it, Ma Xiaotao's crisp yet icy voice rang out. "Within ten li of Shrek City, no one is allowed to use a Flying Soul Tool without reporting in advance. Otherwise, the City Defense Army will treat them as an invading enemy and wipe them out."

Huo Yuhao's brows twitched. This rule seemed to have appeared in the Original Work, but it wasn't important, so I don't remember it clearly.

In the end, they descended several kilometers from Shrek City, landing on an Official Road.

"All right, we'll enter through the south gate," Zhang Lexuan said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

They could treat it as a stroll, anyway.

However, at that moment, a question that had troubled Huo Yuhao for many years surfaced in his mind. He looked toward Zhang Lexuan. "Sister Lexuan, I have a question. Could you help me answer it?"

Zhang Lexuan stopped and turned around curiously. "What question?"

The others also stopped and looked toward Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao scratched his head and asked, "Sister Lexuan, is the Lord of Shrek City called Schrödinger?"

"Hm?" Zhang Lexuan froze.

It was not only Zhang Lexuan. The others were dumbfounded as well.

Who is Schrödinger?

Huo Yuhao looked at everyone, his eyes filled with a desire for truth. He remembered that in the Original Work, it had first said that Shrek City had no lord, then immediately said that the lord was called Shi Xing.

Put plainly, whenever the plot needed him, the lord appeared. When there was no plot, the lord went offstage to rest. His main role was being a tool.

Most importantly, there was a student named Shi Xing at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy.

Hah, Xuan Zi is secretly a Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult.

So you, Shi Xing, with your thick brows and big eyes, are also a hidden "reserve energy source" of the Sun Moon Empire.

Shrek truly is a whole family of "loyal martyrs."

After Zhang Lexuan recovered, she smiled and explained, "You must have remembered the wrong person. Shrek City does have a lord. His name is Shi Xing, and he is a ninety-third-ranked Titled Douluo with tremendous strength. He also graduated from Shrek Academy in the past, so he can be considered our Senior."

"Looks like I got it wrong. Sorry," Huo Yuhao said apologetically.

"It's all right." Zhang Lexuan smiled gently.

The group chatted casually as they followed the Official Road toward Shrek South Gate.

As they walked, Ma Xiaotao continued explaining various things about Shrek to Huo Yuhao.

Although Huo Yuhao already knew most of it, he still learned some things that had never been recorded in the Original Work.

When they arrived at the south gate, the first thing that entered their eyes was the broad, clean avenue, wide enough for eight carriages to travel abreast. Many people moved along the avenue, mostly merchant caravans, and the noisy voices began spreading from the city gate.

The sound of horse hooves echoed along the road, clip-clopping.

As they advanced, they saw large numbers of dark Soul Cannons covering the tall, sturdy city walls. The black muzzles, combined with the mottled walls marked by the passage of time, created an atmosphere of grim slaughter. At the same time, at least two hundred fully armed City Defense Army soldiers constantly patrolled atop the walls. The city gate stood open, and entering required only a simple inspection.

Huo Yuhao wanted to ask Zhang Lexuan another question.

He remembered the Original Work saying that Shrek Academy had no private army. So what were these people doing? Had they come here to work as daily-wage security guards?

What? You say the private army belongs to Shrek City? What does that have to do with my Shrek Academy?

Fine, fine... whatever you say.

Returning to reality, Huo Yuhao saw that the others were still waiting in line for inspection. Zhang Lexuan, however, directly took out a token and showed it to a City Defense Army soldier standing guard on the other side. Under the soldier's reverent gaze, they were instantly granted passage.

Amid the envious gazes of the others, Huo Yuhao and the group entered Shrek City with ease.

As for Shrek City's appearance, I incorporated some of the anime's design elements.