Oscar's Scheme! Ma Hongjun's Kidney Deficiency!

Oscar's Scheme! Ma Hongjun's Kidney Deficiency!

The moment Oscar entered the Cafeteria.

He saw the two meal trays in Zhu Zhuqing's hands and immediately panicked!!

He rushed over in a frenzy and snatched them away.

"Leave all of Lan-ge's cleaning duties at the academy to me!"

"And yours too, sister-in-law. Leave them all to me!"

"If I'm not around, just put them by the dishwashing sink."

Zhu Zhuqing gave a slight nod.

She picked up Ning Rongrong's tray as well and stacked it onto Oscar's arms.

Then she pulled Ning Rongrong outside.

Oscar did not mind at all. He grinned at Zhuge Lan.

He did not even bother eating before going to wash the trays.

He was exceedingly attentive.

Ma Hongjun walked over and tentatively held out his tray.

"Get lost!" Oscar kicked him away.

"Hey! Seriously?" Ma Hongjun said unhappily. "We grew up together, and you've never washed my tray before. What's with this?"

"What the hell do you know!"

Oscar glanced at Zhuge Lan and made sure he had left.

Only then did he lower his voice—

"Lan-ge has so many good things on him. Even if he lets a tiny bit slip through his fingers, it'll be enough to benefit me endlessly."

"Take Spiral Nine Shadows, for example. If someone from your Power Attack System learned it, wouldn't your combat power improve by quite a lot?"

"This is called an investment!"

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Ma Hongjun slapped his palm!

Right!

Zhu Zhuqing could learn Spiral Nine Shadows, so why couldn't he—

"No, wait!" Ma Hongjun came to his senses. "Zhu Zhuqing is Zhuge's woman. Why should we get to learn it?"

Oscar bared his teeth, looking as though he hated iron for not becoming steel.

"If you can't reach Spiral Nine Shadows, can't you go for something one tier lower?"

"Didn't Lan-ge say his family had so many Cultivation Methods that they even built a Library Pavilion to store them?"

"Not to mention anything else, even the inferior version of that physique-strengthening formula increased my limit by 3,200 years."

"Zhu Zhuqing's increased by a full 6,660 years!"

"Think it over yourself."

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Holy shit!

His soul ring limit had increased by 6,660 years?

That was way too insane, wasn't it?

Ma Hongjun's mind was opened to a whole new path, and he ran out in a flash.

He caught up with Zhuge Lan.

"Lan-ge, is there anything this little brother can help you with?" he asked eagerly.

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The string of Emotional Value notifications left Zhuge Lan dumbfounded.

He had not even done anything to this guy. Why was he so excited?

"Tell me first, what's going on with you?" Zhuge Lan asked directly.

Ma Hongjun slapped his forehead, only realizing it afterward.

His eager approach had been a little too obvious.

But he did not know how to beat around the bush.

So he simply said bluntly, "I want that physique-strengthening medicine too. Lan-ge, what do you think? Could you make a batch for me?"

Zhuge Lan understood.

Sure enough, no one got up early without profit.

But Ma Hongjun was dirt poor. He had neither Zhu Zhuqing's beauty nor Oscar's talent.

He was lazy and lecherous as well, leaving his foundation unstable.

In the original story, Tang San gave him Immortal Herbs and a beast core, and he had even ridden the coattails of the Sea God Nine Trials' rewards.

Yet he still failed to inherit a First Level God position in the end, becoming a Second Level God who could not bring anyone to the Divine Realm.

He could only watch Bai Chenxiang grow old and die.

He was not worth investing in.

Still, he could be kept on the hook to farm some Emotional Value.

"I don't have any herbs on hand right now," Zhuge Lan said casually. "Let's see how you perform first."

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"Sure!" Ma Hongjun smiled ingratiatingly. "From now on, I'll definitely follow Lan-ge's lead in everything!"

Zhuge Lan nodded slightly, taking it as agreement.

—One more laborer!

When they arrived at the training ground.

Zhu Zhuqing was whispering with Ning Rongrong. The moment she saw Zhuge Lan appear, an Emotional Value +2333 popped up.

What had they been talking about?

But one thing was certain: Zhu Zhuqing was helping him flirt with girls.

So he did not go over.

When Ma Hongjun spotted Tang San and Xiao Wu, his eyes rolled.

"Lan-ge, I'll go chat with Tang San."

He scampered over eagerly.

After only a few words.

Tang San's face darkened, and he firmly shook his head.

Xiao Wu looked equally displeased.

Ma Hongjun left awkwardly, though he nearly rolled his eyes into the sky.

When he came before Zhuge Lan, he began pouring out his grievances without needing to be asked.

"This Xiao San is way too stingy!"

"I only asked whether I could cultivate his Cultivation Method, and he immediately turned on me?"

"It's not like I was asking for it for free!"

Huh!

No wonder they gave you that look.

Wasn't that asking Little punk for his life?

And Ma Hongjun.

Did he seriously have no clue at all?

You had clashed with them just yesterday, and today you went to ask for their Cultivation Method.

Wasn't that delivering yourself to be beaten?

Still, such brainless behavior fit Ma Hongjun's style perfectly.

Zhuge Lan could not be bothered to comment.

After a while.

Dai Mubai and Oscar arrived together.

Oscar trotted over eagerly, but unlike Ma Hongjun, he was not so rash. Instead, he cheerfully explained common knowledge related to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dai Mubai stood to one side in silence.

An occasional Emotional Value notification popped up.

After Zhu Zhuqing finished talking with Ning Rongrong, they stood on either side of Zhuge Lan.

Tang San and Xiao Wu on the other side also unconsciously moved closer.

Vaguely.

Among Shrek's team of eight, Zhuge Lan had become the center.

Several minutes later.

Zhao Wuji approached with a stern face, walking rather awkwardly.

The moment he saw Zhuge Lan.

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Zhao Wuji's feelings toward Zhuge Lan were a mixture of love and hate.

There was no need to explain the love. Every teacher liked good students.

As for the hate—

He had made him have diarrhea in public. Didn't he have any pride?

Originally, he had been determined not to lead the team.

Until he heard that even Flender had knelt before Zhuge Lan.

Only then did he feel somewhat better.

—This student had at least spared him some dignity. His own luck had simply been bad.

"I won't say much more."

Zhao Wuji kept a straight face as he said—

"This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest is to help Oscar obtain his third soul ring."

"Before we encounter a Thousand-Year Soul Beast or a five-thousand-year soul beast, I will not make a move."

"Everyone, run forward!"

He took the lead and sprinted off.

He still could not put aside his pride.

Zhuge Lan was the first to run after him, with the others following close behind.

On top of the teaching building.

Flender watched the group, which clearly had Zhuge Lan as its core.

He shook his head helplessly.

"Xiao Gang, if you want Xiao San to command the team, you'll have to rely on yourself."

Suotuo City was very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.

When Shrek Academy had chosen its location, it must have taken soul ring hunting into consideration.

With Oscar's Recovery Sausage and Ning Rongrong's speed-boosting support.

In just one day.

The eight of them covered nearly five hundred kilometers.

Before night fell, they reached a small town a hundred kilometers from the Star Dou Great Forest.

Only then did Zhao Wuji stop.

He glanced over the group.

Zhuge Lan was the most relaxed, with only a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.

Even that.

Was because Ning Rongrong had exhausted herself halfway through and grabbed the hem of Zhuge Lan's clothes to borrow his momentum.

Tang San was in slightly worse condition.

With the Mysterious Heaven Skill restoring him and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track for travel, he was still far ahead of everyone else.

During the latter half, he had even given Xiao Wu a bit of help, leaving her in somewhat better condition as well.

Zhu Zhuqing, who had ranked last the previous time, was now third.

The beginner-level Spiral Nine Shadows had taught her the correct running posture.

Combined with the boost from a physique strengthened by 6,660 years, she could even turn around and run all the way back to the academy.

As for Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, all three were in terrible shape.

Dai Mubai's rank was originally high enough that he should not have been so bedraggled.

But Oscar had been continuously making Recovery Sausages, which greatly drained both his Soul Power and physical strength.

So Dai Mubai had taken the initiative to pull Oscar along and keep him from falling behind.

As for Ma Hongjun.

He was simply weak.

That made Zhao Wuji frown.

Although Oscar and Ning Rongrong had relied somewhat on outside help, they were Support System Soul Masters. It was only natural for the team to look after them.

But Ma Hongjun, as a Power Attack System Soul Master, how could you be this weak?

This little fatty may become the team's weak link.

Ning Rongrong has been properly taken care of by Zhuge.

Could the little fatty end up becoming a substitute in the end?