Oscar's Sausages

Bai Ge turned around and smiled at the registration teacher. Then, one yellow and two purple Soul Rings—three rings utterly beyond ordinary comprehension—appeared. A cry of astonishment immediately came from behind him.

Bai Ge looked toward the sound and saw a blue-clad youth and a pink-clad girl.

How should he put it? Their appearances were closer to how they looked in the anime and somewhat different from the novel's descriptions.

Still, Tang San in the anime was undeniably more handsome.

Finally, there was another girl dressed in black, her expression cold and aloof. She was presumably Zhu Zhuqing.

Bai Ge withdrew his Soul Rings and leisurely followed Dai Mubai into the academy.

His appearance and height had already proven his age.

Dai Mubai led them to an open area.

The candidates who had passed the preliminary test were lined up ahead. Distinct Soul Power fluctuations made the air tremble irregularly.

Dai Mubai pointed at the candidates ahead and said to Bai Ge, "You'll take the second test here. The teacher will tell you what to do."

With that, Dai Mubai left.

Bai Ge recalled the plot and guessed that Dai Mubai had gone to find Zhu Zhuqing.

Come to think of it, how could Dai Mubai possibly fail to recognize his own fiancée?

Unless Zhu Zhuqing had still been young when Dai Mubai ran away, and the two had never met, so neither knew what the other looked like.

Or perhaps Zhu Zhuqing had grown up and her appearance had changed.

That was not strange. According to the original plot, Dai Mubai was now fifteen, while Zhu Zhuqing was twelve.

But Dai Mubai should have run away when he was twelve or thirteen. As a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, he barely had the ability to protect himself.

Zhu Zhuqing, only ten or perhaps even nine years old, had remained in Star Luo.

Dai Mubai's thinking had been simple. Once he ran away, after a few years, his engagement with Zhu Zhuqing would naturally be annulled.

Then, even if someone had to die, only he would die. Zhu Zhuqing would not be implicated.

After all, the brutal competition among Star Luo's royal heirs concerned only the royal family.

The Zhu family had only become tied to the royal family because of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing—if Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing broke off their engagement and severed their ties...

Then even if Dai Mubai lost, Zhu Zhuqing might still survive.

If that was the case, it could explain why Dai Mubai, the generous, bold, and loyal Boss Dai from the original work, had done something as unreliable as abandoning his fiancée and running away in the early stages.

Unfortunately, Dai Mubai had still underestimated the attraction that a Martial Soul Fusion Skill held for both parties.

To put it simply, if one of two people possessing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill met with trouble, the other would never live alone.

It was like Bai Ge. When he gave treasures such as the Mebius Breath wristguard and the Great Revitalizing Pill to Qian Renxue, Qian Renxue neither doubted him nor asked where they had come from.

That unconditional trust between them was absolute.

Although the compatibility between Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing was not one hundred percent, and they could not reach the level Bai Ge and Qian Renxue had.

They still instinctively felt goodwill toward each other and could even vaguely sense each other's true thoughts.

Just as Bai Ge was reminiscing, a voice rang out.

"Selling sausages, selling sausages.

Take a look, have a look, don't miss out as you pass by.

Oscar Brand Sausages—delicious, fragrant, and sweet. Cheap prices and generous portions.

Only five Copper Coins each.

Eat an Oscar Brand Sausage, and you'll definitely have an easier time passing the entrance exam."

Tang San and Xiao Wu turned to look. Not far to the side, someone was pushing a cart and calling out his wares.

Waves of meaty aroma drifted from the cart, and some students waiting in line had already gone over to buy some.

The person standing behind the cart wore simple gray clothes and had neat short hair, a face full of bushy beard, and large peach-blossom eyes. His gaze wandered about, specifically settling on the girls among the examinees.

Tang San said to Xiao Wu, "There are still a few people ahead of us, and you didn't eat much for breakfast. Do you want a sausage?"

Xiao Wu tilted her head. "It smells pretty good. Let's give it a try."

Tang San nodded, told Xiao Wu to wait in line here, and walked toward the cart.

Ning Rongrong could not help wanting one too, but Bai Ge stopped her. "Those sausages are all made of Soul Power. In other words, that guy is a food-type Soul Master. Who knows what kind of Soul Incantation he had to recite to make them.

I have little cakes here. Eat some of those first!"

"Okay." Ning Rongrong obediently nodded.

Bai Ge could directly buy ordinary foods like cola and cake from the system with Gold Soul Coins.

As for more advanced things, such as cultivation techniques, pills, and godheads, he could only obtain them through the system's random rewards or exchange points earned through daily check-ins and changing the plot.

For example, when he confirmed his relationship with Qian Renxue, the system had rewarded him with five thousand points.

But just a Light-attribute Lower Godhead from "Coiling Dragon" cost one hundred thousand points.

It might seem expensive, but the system had processed it so that it could completely fit one's soul and would not affect future increases in strength.

Still, Bai Ge estimated that if he helped Qian Renxue successfully seize the Heaven Dou throne, he should have enough points.

At that time, Qian Renxue could become a god directly and no longer be constrained by the Angel God's divine position or this world.

Back to the matter at hand, the moment Oscar saw Tang San approach, he enthusiastically said, "Want a sausage?

Oscar Brand Sausages, quality guaranteed."

Tang San smiled. "Uncle, please give me two."

The vendor's expression suddenly stiffened. "Y-you, what did you call me?"

Tang San was also stunned. "I called you uncle. Is there a problem?"

The vendor smiled bitterly. "Of course there's a problem, and it's a big one. Brother, I'm only fourteen this year, yet you called me uncle?"

"Uh... you're only fourteen?" Tang San stared at the person before him in shock.

The vendor said firmly, "That's right. My name is Oscar, I'm fourteen this year, and I'm a first-year student at Shrek Academy.

You can't call me uncle just because my facial hair is a little thick, can you?"

Tang San looked at Oscar's face full of thick beard and was speechless for a moment.

"You really are only fourteen?" Tang San could not help asking.

Oscar nodded. "Of course. I'm a student here at the academy. Ask anyone, and they'll tell you I'm fourteen."

Oscar took two bamboo skewers from his cart and threaded two sausages onto them, each a full ten centimeters long. The sausages had been roasting over the charcoal brazier on the cart, giving off a rich aroma.

Tang San took out a Silver Coin and handed it to him. "Senior, I'm truly sorry. I was rude just now."

Oscar smiled. "It's fine. Just visit my Sausage Vendor more often in the future."

Tang San readily agreed, "No problem."

"Tang San, what are you doing?" Dai Mubai walked over with the final student to register—the cold girl he had stared at for so long earlier.