Still Have to Pay!

Although Flender was Soul Saint, he was also from a commoner background and knew the hardships of commoners and Commoner Soul Master. Therefore, he was quite patient when facing Zhou Qing and the others.

If Zhou Qing and the others were elegantly dressed nobles, or students from other Advanced Academy, then Flender would have adopted a different attitude: either he would turn around and leave without saying a word, or he would try to provoke them, causing them to lose their temper and make the first move... In that case, if they retaliated, the moral high ground would be on their side.

The party that struck first was definitely in the wrong.

This principle also applies to the Douluo Continent!

Flender's behavior was also a way of influencing Ma Hongjun and Oscar through his own example, thus passing on his own way of dealing with people.

This is how Shrek's will is passed down!

"I'm sorry, Dean Flender, we also have important matters to attend to. If we give you the carriage, we don't know when we will be able to leave Suotuo City." Zhou Qing noticed Flender's subtle actions and naturally realized that the other party thought that he would ask them to spend money, so he couldn't help but smile.

It was this smile that made Flender lose face. He coughed and said in a deep voice, "Little brat, what do you want? My disciple obtaining his Soul Ring is the most important thing! How about I give you ten Gold Soul Coin and let us have the carriage?"

"The dean actually gave money?" Ma Hongjun asked Oscar in a low voice. "Isn't he supposed to be very stingy? And he even told us that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre. Why are they willing to back down now? Judging from their clothes, they don't seem to be nobles or wealthy people."

"What do you know?"

Oscar, who Shrek Academy before Ma Hongjun, knew more about the school and said smugly, "The dean is quite polite to commoners and Commoner Soul Master. He won't take action unless they are unreasonable. However, when it comes to money, the dean won't follow the rules... Right now, he probably just wants to get you to hunt Soul Beast as soon as possible and doesn't want to get entangled with them too much."

Although the two little ones were whispering, everyone present, except for the courier who was a little further away, was Soul Master.

I heard it clearly.

Flender turned around and glared fiercely at Oscar and Ma Hongjun, scaring the two into quickly shutting their mouths, giving an embarrassed smile, and daring not to say anything more.

Don't judge a book by its cover!

Tang San nodded secretly, thinking that although Flender had a lewd and cunning face, he wasn't a bad person at heart, and he was quite reasonable, not directly using his Soul Saint strength to suppress them.

As for the point that "those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre"... it contradicts the general principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and Tang San does not agree with it. He even feels that such people are inseparable from causing trouble and are easily ostracized.

Moreover, this Soul Saint seems rather stingy?

However, overall, this Soul Saint was a decent person. If we didn't not know when the next carriage would arrive, it wouldn't be unreasonable to give them a break.

"We're going to the Northern Forest to hunt Soul Beast," Zhou Qing said.

"Your Soul Power has reached level ten?"

Flender was startled and narrowed his eyes, trying to sense Zhou Qing's presence, but he still couldn't detect even the slightest fluctuation of Soul Power.

If what this kid says is true, then his control over Soul Power is extremely precise! A genius!

[Young age, commoner background, reached level ten at six years old, Innate Soul Power at least level nine!]

Thinking of this, Flender turned his gaze to Tang San again.

Without a doubt!

He couldn't sense Tang San's Soul Power fluctuations either.

The remaining two, Romantina and Bu Yi, showed more obvious fluctuations in their Soul Power.

Flender couldn't help but feel a fondness for their talent and wanted to recruit them into the Shrek Academy. Before Zhou Qing could answer, he extended an invitation. "Have you joined a junior academy? If not, come to my Shrek Academy, which is Advanced Academy!"

"Advanced Academy!?"

Tang San exclaimed in surprise, but considering that Flender was a Soul Saint, it seemed reasonable that this person was the dean of an Advanced Academy.

"That's right! And it's Advanced Academy that's renowned throughout the entire continent!"

Flender's lips curled into a smug smile. "In the past fourteen years, Shrek Academy has enrolled forty-two students, but only fourteen have successfully graduated. The most outstanding one among them has already become an elder of the Spirit Hall!"

Bu Yi's mouth dropped open. "An elder of the Spirit Hall?"

Romantina also made an "O" shape with her mouth.

Tang San wasn't fooled—

As everyone knows, to be able to serve as an elder of the Spirit Hall, one's Soul Power Level must be at least level 91, that is, Titled Douluo.

The youngest known Titled Douluo on the mainland is Tang Hao, who is forty-four years old.

A Soul Master starts school at age six, spends six years in the primary academy and three years in the intermediate academy, and is already fifteen years old.

If this fifteen-year-old boy or girl joined Shrek Academy at its inception, then, counting these fourteen years, he would be only twenty-nine years old.

Shrek Academy produced a 29-year-old Titled Douluo?

The cow has already flown into the sky!

Zhou Qing's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't expose him. After all, bragging wasn't illegal, and any Soul Master with a slightly normal mind wouldn't believe such an exaggeration. "Dean Flender's kindness, but we have already joined Nuoding Academy."

"Nuoding Academy? Never even heard of it. It's definitely not as famous as my Shrek Academy!" Flender deliberately stirred up trouble, wanting to provoke Zhou Qing and guide him to a match against Ma Hongjun, hoping to impress him and get him to the Shrek Academy.

Although Zhou Qing's physical development was relatively fast, Flender thought that after two months of his training, Ma Hongjun's combat skills far surpassed those of ordinary people his age, and defeating him would not be difficult.

Given their age, they are definitely attending a junior college, so dropping out would be easy.

However, Zhou Qing nodded slightly and said, "It is indeed not very famous. Nuoding Academy is just a junior academy with an area of only nearly 100 acres. It is definitely not as good as your academy."

Flender's eyelids twitched as he listened. After all, Shrek Academy was located in a small village south of Suotuo City. Even if we take a larger view and include the area where students could move around, that is, the entire village and the farmland, the area covered by Shrek Academy was indeed more than a hundred acres, or even close to a thousand acres!

But can it be calculated like this?

Shrek Academy isn't even as big as a junior academy!

However, what Flender cared about more was that the kid opposite him spoke with a hint of a smile in his tone, as if he knew about the Shrek Academy.

[Damn it! This kid Taunt!]

Flender was somewhat annoyed, but also a little excited—as a shrewd businessman, he found a resemblance between himself and the young man in front of him.

But this wasn't his shop, nor was it Shrek Academy's territory, so he couldn't act recklessly. He could only patiently ask, "Are you really not considering transferring schools? Because Shrek Academy has many teachers and few students, we can provide one-on-one tutoring, with the lowest level being Soul Emperor."

"Oh~"

Zhou Qing drew out the word, then changed the subject, asking, "You want a carriage, right?"

"Forehead···"

Flender couldn't understand why the topic had shifted to the carriage, but he nodded nonetheless and said, "Yes, but are you really not considering it?"

Zhou Qing already understood Flender's general personality, so he didn't want to argue with him any further and said, "If you want a carriage, ten Gold Soul Coin aren't enough."

Flender: "..."

Well, all that talking was for nothing! I still have to pay!

However, he is so greedy at such a young age—

Just like him!

Live life with clarity!