An Encounter with Flender

After traveling by carriage for nearly three days, we left Nuoding City and arrived in the Balak Kingdom.

"Suotuo City is just ahead."

The Dancing Winter Rabbit, a type of Soul Beast, does not only exist in the Northern Forest. It is only found in large numbers in the Northern Forest near the Extreme North, and there are individuals that are over seven hundred years old.

To travel from the Fasinuo Province to the northern part of the Heaven Dou Empire, one must pass through several kingdoms and duchies, and change carriages several times along the way.

Under normal circumstances, excluding factors such as weather and unexpected events encountered along the way, it would take at least half a month.

Suotuo City is one of the main cities in the Balak Kingdom, and it has Soul Fighting Arena. Bu Yi plans to change his carriage here.

"Is it that complicated?"

This was also Romantina's first time traveling so far. She usually just visited Nuoding City and a few nearby cities, so there was no need for her to go to such trouble.

"When you go on long journeys in the future, especially to hunt the Soul Beast you want, you will have to go through this."

Bu Yi shared her experience with Zhou Qing and the others, "If you become Soul Emperor in the future, no, as long as you become Soul King, with abundant Soul Power, you won't need a carriage, and your travel speed will be greatly increased."

"In addition, if we want to reach our destination faster, we need to raise some Ten-Year Soul Beast horses with a gentle temperament, which can travel a thousand miles a day."

As they were talking, the carriage had already arrived at the city gate of Suotuo City.

Compared to Nuoding City, Suotuo City's city gates are larger, over thirty meters high and about twenty meters thick, and the guards at the gates are equipped with more sophisticated armor and weapons.

The group got off the vehicle, paid the city entrance fee, and walked in, while the coachman drove the vehicle back.

After entering the city, Bu Yi didn't waste any time. He led Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Romantina to the post station at the northern city gate to hire a new carriage.

"You've come at just the right time. There's only one carriage left at the North City Post Station. Let me take you there," the postman said with a beaming smile, inviting them to the carriage area.

"Etc!"

Just a few steps later, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties walked in from outside. He had a very distinctive appearance: his chin protruded slightly forward, his cheekbones were wide, his face was flat, and he had a slightly hooked nose. He wore a pair of black-rimmed crystal glasses with square lenses.

Overall, the first impression one gets is that they are cunning and treacherous.

The middle-aged man was accompanied by two children, one older and one younger.

The older child was seven or eight years old, with a neat short haircut, but with an exaggerated beard around his chin, making him look quite mature.

Moreover, after seeing Romantina and Bu Yi, this guy stared intently at their chests with his flirtatious eyes without blinking.

The other child looked to be only six years old, but he was as fat as a ball. He had naturally dark red hair, which he styled in a middle part, giving him a rather artistic look.

These three people are...

Zhou Qing already had a guess about the identities of these three people.

"Dean Flender!"

Just as expected!

The courier called out the other person's identity, confirming Zhou Qing's suspicions.

The courier, all smiles, asked, "What brings you here?"

It wasn't because the courier was also a graduate of the Shrek Academy, but because he knew Flender was a Soul Saint and was just flattering him.

"Haha, I met a genius in a small village a couple of months ago Innate Spirit Power Level Nine, and after two months of training, he has reached level ten. I have taken him in as my personal disciple and am preparing to take him to the volcanic and desert areas in the south of the continent to hunt Soul Beast."

Flender said with a hint of pride, "The carriages at the other three post stations have already been rented out, so we can only try our luck here... Ah, that's the bad thing about big cities. There are only a few post stations, but there are so many merchants and travelers coming and going."

With Flender's Soul Saint-level strength, flying to the Extreme South Volcano and Wild Desert of the Douluo Continent shouldn't be a problem; he just needs to bring more supplies.

But Ma Hongjun is only six years old. If he were to be carried along by Flender, he probably wouldn't be able to handle it!

Therefore, horse-drawn carriages were an essential means of transportation!

"That's really unfortunate, these guests arrived before you."

The courier was somewhat hesitant, but still leaned towards Flender, saying to Bu Yi, "Gentlemen, why don't you give the carriage to these three? This Dean Flender is Soul Saint!"

Soul Saint!?

Bu Yi was startled; she dared not confront such an important figure.

But before she could speak, Flender waved his hand and said, "What are you saying? It's as if I'm bullying people with my strength!"

The courier sheepishly stepped aside.

Afterwards, Flender sized up Bu Yi, Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, and the others. His gaze lingered on Zhou Qing and Tang San for a few seconds before he clicked his tongue in amazement. "You two are only about six or seven years old, right? You've developed so fast, your height is comparable to that of an ordinary adult. Heh, in a way, you're monsters. It's just a pity that I can't sense any Soul Power fluctuations on you. You don't have any talent for cultivation, do you?"

"Hello, Dean Flender."

Zhou Qing took the lead Bu Yi said, "Thank you for your compliment, but we don't want to give you the car."

Bu Yi's heart was in her throat. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she chose to believe Zhou Qing.

Seeing this, Flender adjusted his glasses, slightly surprised.

I initially thought this woman, nearing thirty, was the leader...

He had only intended to use these two children, who were developing too fast, as a topic to launch into a long and persuasive argument, trying to convince her to willingly give up the carriage to him.

After all, the academy was short of funds, especially since his good friend Yu Xiaogang had come to him for help a few days ago, so he had to be even more frugal.

After leaving Nuoding Academy, Yu Xiaogang, concerned about his reputation, did not immediately go to Suotuo City. It was only when he was almost out of money that he had no choice but to go to the Shrek Academy.

Originally, Flender planned to take Ma Hongjun to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a fire-attribute Soul Beast, but Yu Xiaogang suggested that they go to the Extreme South Volcano or the Wild Desert to hunt a Soul Beast called the Blazing Firebird, so that Ma Hongjun's talent of the Evil Fire Phoenix could be fully brought into play.

In order to ensure that his valued disciple could obtain the best Soul Skill, and out of trust in Yu Xiaogang, Flender prepared to set off for the Extreme South Volcano.

Unexpectedly, the leader of these four people was not the woman in her thirties, but a six-year-old boy!

"Ox!"

Oscar gasped and gave Zhou Qing a thumbs up: b(￣▽￣)d

Ma Hongjun also revealed a lewd smile.

Both were of humble origins, and both came from small villages. They might not have experienced matters between men and women firsthand, but they certainly knew a lot about them.

After all, houses in rural villages have poor sound insulation.

Zhou Qing ignored the two boys who already possessed the talent of being "clowns," and only glanced at Romantina. He was surprised to find that she had no interest in the two precocious boys at all. He remained calm, but a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Tell me your conditions. How will you give us the carriage?" Flender casually placed his hand on his Waist Pouch, hoping the other party wouldn't make an exorbitant demand.