Chapter 137

The three of them followed the outer wall of Shrek Academy all the way to the North Gate.

As one of the most prosperous cities in the central region of the Douluo Continent, Shrek City was at its liveliest in the evening.

The moment he entered the city gate, Huo Yuhao was startled by the clamor crashing over him. People entering and leaving the city were packed into a mass beneath the gatehouse, and as far as the eye could see, there were heads everywhere.

Lanterns hung outside the shops on both sides of the street. Clerks stood on the thresholds shouting their wares. Hawkers selling candied hawthorn, steamed buns, cosmetics—every kind of voice blended together, so noisy it was like someone beating gongs beside his ears.

"So many people!" Huo Yuhao exclaimed, his mouth falling open.

Xue Lingyun walked at the front. Turning sideways to let a handcart piled with goods pass, he said in a quiet but clear voice, "Shrek City is one of the continent's most prosperous economic centers. It has a population of several million, nearly rivaling the imperial capitals of the major empires."

Huo Yuhao nodded as he looked around uncontrollably. He had grown up on the outskirts of the Duke's Mansion, and the most prosperous place he had ever visited was the outer city of White Tiger City. The crowds there had already felt packed to him, but compared to this place, it was nothing.

After entering the city and walking along the main street for about a quarter of an hour, the view ahead suddenly opened up. A massive building appeared at the end of the street. It had four floors and stood more than twenty meters tall, its exterior resplendent in gold and jade, gleaming with a weighty golden radiance beneath the