"Alas." Xue Nianbing sighed helplessly. "Dean, don't make things difficult for yourself. With my talent, if I don't have a quiet and satisfactory environment, my cultivation may be affected."
Yan Shaozhe: "..."
When it came to putting on an act, you were better at it than me.
You were deliberately using your status as a 'monster genius' to threaten me, weren't you? Yet this dean just so happened... to fall for it.
"Ahem." Yan Shaozhe raised a fist to his mouth and coughed lightly. "This dean gave it some careful thought. There seems to be a place in the Dormitory Area that meets your requirements, over by the teachers' Dormitory Building. You can move there when the time comes."
"Then thank you, Dean Yan. Let me tell you my second request."
Xue Nianbing said with a smile.
Yan Shaozhe's face darkened slightly, and his hands clasped behind his back involuntarily clenched into fists.
Still, he forced out a smile and said "gently," "Nianbing, go ahead."
"I need the Shrek Academy Soul Tool Department's materials. More precisely, all the materials on Soul Tools from Rank One to Rank Eight."
Xue Nianbing's expression remained calm, as did his voice.
"What!"
Yan Shaozhe's voice abruptly rose, and all the elegance, amiability, and composure vanished from his face.
His gaze gradually sharpened as he asked sternly, "Nianbing, I would like to know why."
Although he looked down on Soul Tools in his heart, these things were Academy secrets. How could they be handed over to an outsider so casually?
If Xue Nianbing were certain to become a member of Shrek Academy in the future, there would be no problem at all. But he was not, so this had to be carefully considered.
Facing Yan Shaozhe's change in attitude, Xue Nianbing smiled slightly. "I'm rather