After watching the auction that had shaken him so deeply, Huo Yuhao no longer had much interest in staying here. Besides, it was nearly time for school to start. There was no reason to remain. He should leave this sad place.
As for the various sights he had seen, he still could not make sense of them. For now, it was enough to remember them. There would be plenty of chances for him to grow up in the future, and by then he would more or less be able to understand. Huo Yuhao chose to follow the railway tracks. That way, he could take in the scenery along the route and watch the Soul Guidance Trains racing past. He was extremely interested in that.
What boy didn't love a torrent of steel when he was young? Even though it was not on the way, and logically the shortest route was to quickly cross the mountain range separating the Sun Moon Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, Huo Yuhao's interest still mattered more. Spending a little extra time was no big deal. At worst, he would be late. Throughout the history of soul masters, there had been plenty of things that caused delays.
With so many important matters cropping up, Shrek Academy could not possibly handle them one by one. It could only express understanding and concern. Surely it could not expel students outright. The most obvious example was, what if war broke out? You could not demand that a clan send its children away at a time like that. If something happened, who would take responsibility? They were all the top future prospects of their clans.
At most, a few participation points would be deducted. However, Huo Yuhao still could not break the rules right now. That was because he