"So, my dear sister Tingyun, what is the matter that you've called me over for?"
Having just arrived in Shrek City only to hear that the matter had already been resolved, Bai Mo looked at Tingyun speechlessly, having assumed he was being summoned for a fight.
"Don't be so impatient, Benefactor~ Allow this little woman to keep you in suspense for a moment. I wonder how much you know about this continent's premier academy?"
Tingyun's honeyed voice rang in the ears of both Bai Mo and Wu Qingyao.
Wu Qingyao felt goosebumps rise on her skin, while Bai Mo was so tempted that he wished he could make the author skip ahead ten years in the blink of an eye.
"Shrek Academy, you mean? It has produced many geniuses, but it has also wasted many. What about it?"
"Oh my~ What this little woman wants to ask is your evaluation of Shrek Academy~"
"Decadent, arrogant." Bai Mo paused for a moment before slowly spitting out the two words.
"Is that your answer, Benefactor? Then, have you ever considered taking this decadent, arrogant power and... replacing... it?"
Tingyun's emerald eyes held a smile, staring at Bai Mo with a gaze as fluid and clear as water.
"Negative! I don't have the spare time for that. As long as they don't come looking for trouble with me, I couldn't care less about them."
Bai Mo crossed his hands in an 'X' gesture and said dismissively.
"Hmm~ This little woman understands your thoughts now, Benefactor~" Tingyun covered half her face with her fan.
"So, stop keeping me in suspense. I don't understand your cryptic riddles, so just tell me what you want me to do!"
"This little woman wants to move the headquarters of the Minghuo Chamber of Commerce to Shrek City, and I would like to invite you, Benefactor, to stand as my backing!"
Tingyun lowered her paper fan, revealing her fair, delicate oval face, and said to Bai Mo with a grin.
"Then I suppose I'll have to stay here for a while longer." Bai Mo said thoughtfully.
"No need for that! We can just talk to Shrek and have them watch over it!" Student Wu Qingyao raised her hand to share her opinion.
Bai Mo and Tingyun exchanged a strange look, unable to help but chuckle.
"Sister Wu, the Tang Sect is already under the watch of Shrek Academy!"
Hearing Bai Mo say this, Wu Qingyao scratched her head and fell silent.
Bai Mo rubbed his chin in contemplation.
It was obvious that Tingyun seemed to have suffered some grievances in Shrek, which was why she wanted to move Minghuo here. Of course, the geographical location of Shrek City was indeed excellent, and having a headquarters here would be very profitable.
That was, provided that Minghuo could successfully expand. On that point, Bai Mo still trusted this 'old fox' who looked all smiles and laughter but was actually a hundred years old.
Furthermore, Tingyun's previous questions, which seemed to be asking for his opinion on Shrek, were actually testing his attitude toward the academy.
If Bai Mo had liked Shrek, Tingyun would likely have chosen to swallow her grievances and endure them.
"Fine, let's do it. Besides, with the Simulated Universe, it's all the same to me wherever I am. It's a good chance to back Sister Tingyun! Plus, I also want to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to see if I can have some unexpected gains."
"This little woman has troubled you again, Benefactor~ Please follow me, Benefactor and Miss Wu; I have already made arrangements for your accommodations~"
"Let's go. I still need to enter the Simulated Universe later to have a word with Aunt Ning!"
As the master of the Emperor Scepter, Bai Mo did not need a login device and could enter the internal space anytime, anywhere.
With Bai Mo having collected the souls of several near-death soul beasts over the past two years, the interior of the True Number World appeared much more prosperous.
Of course, soul beasts that were near death on the Douluo Continent would not fully recover their souls even in the True Number World. This was a bottom line Bai Mo had set.
It was just that the rate at which their souls dissipated was slower here.
Bai Mo took a brief look at the True Number World and then stopped paying attention.
Before Little Black Tower could solve the problem of how to breed true life within the True Number World, it could only be considered a small garden.
Afterward, Bai Mo entered the Simulated Universe, which had been modified by Little Black Tower.
Emerging from the starting point, five towering spires reaching into the clouds were visible to the naked eye.
Their colors were white, yellow, purple, black, and red, respectively.
These five spires were also called the Trial Tower by Bai Mo; the colors represented the difficulty, and the levels represented the rank.
Over the past two years, Bai Mo, Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and some direct descendants of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect who entered via login devices had all been beaten up in these towers.
Of course, those direct descendants only believed this place was an ancient training Soul Tool discovered by the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
The permissions Bai Mo granted to ordinary login devices only allowed access to this area.
Moving further ahead, past these five high towers, Bai Mo arrived in front of a crystal palace.
The name of the crystal palace had also been designated by Little Black Tower as [Bai Mo's Crystal Palace]. Apparently, Ms. Little Black Tower had seen through Bai Mo's true nature.
Bai Mo entered the crystal palace and found Ning Tian on the bed, playing Snow Bros with Wu Feng.
Well, Bai Mo had also asked Little Black Tower to help develop a few games as a pastime for when he was bored.
Otherwise, relying on Bai Mo's talent and the full support of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, the time it took for him to break through to level 20 would have been two months earlier.
It was precisely because of these games that Wu Feng and Ning Tian had become somewhat idle; one was at level 18, and the other at level 16.
Useless little redhead, all she knows is playing games all day!
"You two seem to be having a great time!"
"Ah! Bai Mo, where did you go! Aunt Ning said you went out with Mom, why didn't you call me!"
An enraged Wu Feng slammed her head into Bai Mo's stomach, knocking him flat onto the ground.
Ning Tian paused the game first, then asked the prone Bai Mo with concern:
"What's wrong? Did something happen that forced you to enter the Simulated Universe so suddenly?"
Bai Mo pushed Wu Feng's head aside and sat up:
"It's nothing. I have to stay over there for a while, so I can only talk to you guys from here. Remember to tell Aunt Ning!"
"Really? You're not coming back?" Wu Feng's bright, wide eyes stared at Bai Mo. Was she actually a little happy about it?
"You brat!"
Bai Mo fiercely pinched and kneaded both of Wu Feng's soft cheeks.
Wu Feng pouted and let out muffled noises, her legs kicking restlessly at Bai Mo from beneath her short skirt.
Bai Mo felt truly conflicted. He had originally thought that in the original work, Wu Feng only liked Ning Tian because there was no one in her world more outstanding than her. She simply had no other choice!
Bai Mo had even believed that with his own excellence, combined with the companionship he had provided over the years and, most importantly, his own good looks, he could definitely set Wu Feng straight.
Wu Feng hadn't let him down, either; she was usually very dependent on and close to Bai Mo, treating him completely differently than she did other boys.
So much so that Bai Mo hadn't paid attention when, the first time Wu Feng saw him sleeping while hugging Qian Renxue's leg, she had come over to hug the other one.
So much so that Bai Mo hadn't paid attention when, just after he pulled Little Black Tower, Wu Feng always liked to chase her around asking boring questions.
So much so that Bai Mo hadn't paid attention when, just after he pulled Tingyun, Wu Feng had actually lunged straight into her arms and shouted, "Fox Sister smells so good~~."
So much so that...
So much so that...
"You brat, Wu Feng, you just want to have it all regardless of gender, don't you!"
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