A Young Prodigy in Soul Tool Research

Jiang Qingtong nodded, somewhat surprised. All she needed to do was study at Shrek Academy; as for who taught her, she did not care. After all, she just needed to invest in Steal on her tech tree and steal top-tier Martial Souls.

But she had not expected Shrek Academy to directly assign the dean and vice dean of the Martial Soul Department as her teachers!

Was it Dragon God Douluo Mu En's decision?

He should know that her status in Mingde Hall was anything but ordinary, right?

What boldness!

The Dormitory Teacher hurried over to Cai Meier and Jiang Qingtong. "Dean Cai, the Freshmen dormitories are already full. However, there's an empty spot in an upperclassman dormitory. We can arrange for this student to stay there. What do you think?"

"Qingtong, what do you think?" Cai Meier did not decide outright. She looked to Jiang Qingtong and asked for her opinion.

She remembered Mu En's instructions clearly. They had to make Jiang Qingtong feel even more warmth and care at Shrek Academy than she had at Mingde Hall. Only then could they win her heart for Shrek!

Jiang Qingtong nodded. "I have no objections."

The student dormitories of Shrek Academy's Outer Court were double rooms. The upperclassmen were still in class at this hour, so the dormitory was empty. Before entering, Jiang Qingtong glanced at the nameplate on the door.

"Jiang Nannan..."

Her roommate was Jiang Nannan?

"You can rest here for now. I'll bring your uniform and ID card over later," Cai Meier said gently to Jiang Qingtong.

Her attitude greatly surprised the Dormitory Teacher beside them, making her curious about Jiang Qingtong's identity.

After everyone left, Jiang Qingtong lay down on her bed and stretched lazily.

Jiang Nannan did not return to the dormitory until evening. When she saw the door left slightly ajar, she immediately frowned. She carefully pushed it open and saw a silver-haired girl lying on the bed that had originally been empty.

"Who are you?" Jiang Nannan asked in a low voice.

Jiang Qingtong opened her eyes and sat up. Looking at Jiang Nannan standing by the door, she got up and greeted her. "Hello, Senior. I'm Jiang Qingtong, a Freshman who just enrolled! There wasn't any room left in the Freshmen dormitories, so I was assigned to live with you."

After hearing Jiang Qingtong's words, Jiang Nannan fell silent for a moment. "Welcome..."

Although she said so, Jiang Nannan did not look as though she welcomed Jiang Qingtong at all. After what had happened before, Jiang Nannan instinctively kept her distance from everyone.

Jiang Qingtong did not try to approach her either, nor did she imprint Jiang Nannan's Martial Soul. The Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul was not particularly powerful. Jiang Nannan had entered Shrek Academy through her own abilities.

Sun Moon Empire, Mingde Hall.

Inside the research institute, Jiang Shengyu tossed aside his pen, stretched, and shouted, "Time to get off work!"

"Kid, what do you mean, get off work?" the researchers who were actually working nearby shouted upon hearing him.

Jiang Shengyu grinned. "I'm not officially on staff! Besides, I'm still young and growing, so I can't exhaust myself. It's different for you seniors. The capable should do more work!"

Xuan Ziwen, who had come to pick Jiang Shengyu up, heard the exchange as soon as he entered. Helplessly, he said, "Junior Brother, if you hadn't won them over with so many research projects, you would've been beaten up long ago."

Over the years, Jiang Shengyu had constantly proposed all kinds of Soul Tool concepts, covering both civilian and military applications. The researchers of Mingde Hall greatly admired him for it.

By now, Jiang Shengyu had become the acknowledged young prodigy of Soul Tool research, guiding the research directions of a large number of researchers. Otherwise, he really would have been beaten for saying something like that.

Jiang Shengyu walked over to Xuan Ziwen and asked, "Senior Brother, did you need something?"

"Old Hong has returned. He also brought back a boy. I heard... he's your cousin?" Xuan Ziwen paused briefly near the end, his expression turning slightly strange as he continued.

"Yuhao!" Jiang Shengyu laughed when he heard that. "That's right, he's my cousin!"

Xuan Ziwen nodded. "All right, come with me. Don't keep them waiting too long."

Huo Yuhao and Old Hong were currently in Mingde Hall's reception room. Ever since entering the Sun Moon Empire, Huo Yuhao had been stunned again and again along the way.

Broad roads stretched in every direction, linking the major cities of the Sun Moon Empire. "Cars" that Huo Yuhao had never seen before sped along them, moving without needing horses to pull them!

After entering the Sun Moon Empire, Old Hong and Huo Yuhao had also switched from a horse-drawn carriage to this marvelous means of transportation. They had traveled all the way from the border to Bright Capital along the broad roads known as highways.

Old Hong merely smiled and told him, "All of this is Shengyu's doing. The countless ingenious ideas he came up with in just six years turned the Sun Moon Empire into what it is today."

After arriving in Bright Capital, this first capital city in the history of Douluo Continent without city walls gave him an even greater shock!

A city could actually be built like this!

Without city walls, how could it defend itself?

Huo Yuhao felt as though his entire worldview had been violently shaken.

Jiang Shengyu and Xuan Ziwen arrived at the reception room, and Huo Yuhao recognized him at once. There was no other reason—their faces were nearly identical to Jiang Qingtong's, not to mention that unmistakable silver hair and golden eyes.

"C-Cousin?" Huo Yuhao called out tentatively.

Jiang Shengyu waved a hand. "Yuhao, don't be so reserved! We're family!"

Hearing that, Huo Yuhao smiled.

He did not know about the connection between Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong. Seeing Jiang Shengyu's reaction now, he became even more certain that what Jiang Qingtong had said about their mothers' relationship was true.

Seeing this, Old Hong added, "I delivered him safely. It's getting late, and I still need to report to Soul Hall. Ziwen, Shengyu, I'll be going first!"

"Take care, Old Hong!" Xuan Ziwen cupped his hands in farewell.

Jiang Shengyu waved with a teasing smile. "Thanks, Old Hong. I'll get you a promotion and a raise someday!"

Old Hong shook his head helplessly. "You brat..."

Xuan Ziwen glanced at Huo Yuhao and added, "I won't disturb the two of you brothers while you reunite. Junior Brother, come find me if you need anything."

"Mm!" Jiang Shengyu nodded.

Jiang Shengyu sat across from Huo Yuhao. Looking at Huo Yuhao's thin frame, he sighed after a long while. "You've suffered, Cousin! We only just learned about Aunt Huo. If not for the changes in our family, we should have come sooner..."

"Cousin, don't dwell on it!"

Huo Yuhao hurriedly reassured him. "This isn't your fault! It's all the Duchess's fault!"

Jiang Shengyu continued, "And the White Tiger Duke! A dignified duke who did not even know he had another son—he is utterly unworthy of being a father!"

"Exactly! He isn't worthy of being a father at all! That's why I took my mother's surname. I refuse to acknowledge him as my father!" Huo Yuhao said in a low voice. At this moment, all he felt toward the Duke's Mansion family was hatred.