Distribute Resources, Change Dorms. The Butterfly Effect

Dai Huabin pointed at the resources on the table and turned to look at Xiao Xiao.

"Xiao Xiao, for the medicinal pills in the porcelain bottle, start with a medicinal bath tonight to expand your meridians, then use a gentle method to consume the Whale Rubber to assist your cultivation after some time."

"Once you reach level twenty, we will head to the Star Dou Great Forest together to help you secure the best possible second soul ring."

Upon hearing about the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, Wang Dong'er's eyes lit up instantly, her powder-blue hair swaying with the motion as she patted her chest firmly.

"Leave it to me! This young lady has been looking for a chance to stretch her muscles; meditating in the academy every day is making my bones rust."

Wang Dong'er lifted her chin slightly, that familiar air of haughtiness emerging once more.

She had always been confident in the combat capabilities of her Radiant Goddess Butterfly, and she was harboring a drive to prove to Dai Huabin that she was no worse than that big tiger.

Cui Yajie brushed back her long pink hair and smilingly hooked her arm through Xiao Xiao's.

"Sounds good. Since the three of us are teaming up for the freshman assessment, it's a good thing to practice our coordination with some soul beasts in advance. Besides, with the monitor and Lulu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill as a safety net, we don't have to worry about a thing."

Zhu Lu stood by Dai Huabin's side, remaining silent, only nodding slightly.

She saw the current situation with perfect clarity. These three girls were all geniuses that Huabin intended to recruit.

Wang Dong'er's second soul ring was a thousand-year purple one; her background was undoubtedly unfathomable, certainly not inferior to the White Tiger Duke Mansion of the Star Luo Empire.

Xiao Xiao was a rare possessor of Twin Martial Souls with infinite future potential.

Cui Yajie was a close friend of hers, and her abilities were quite practical within a team.

Gathering all these talented and powerful individuals into his own camp—this was the way Dai Huabin operated these days.

"Remember, Whale Rubber is a potent supplement. Pay attention to the rhythm of absorption when you take it; don't be greedy and bite off more than you can chew."

Dai Huabin gave a few careful instructions.

At the mention of Whale Rubber, Zhu Lu's face flushed quietly.

She knew all too well what other special "side effects" this thing had besides strengthening one's physique.

Zhu Lu took half a step forward, pressing her body close to Dai Huabin, and stood on her tiptoes to lean into his ear, her warm breath brushing against the boy's earlobe.

"Huabin, when we take this Whale Rubber... could we go outside the dormitory?" Zhu Lu's voice was as thin as a mosquito's.

Dai Huabin turned his head, looking at his fiancée's crimson earlobes, and flicked her clean forehead with a backhand motion.

"Alright, you little lecherous cat," Dai Huabin replied in a low voice.

Zhu Lu was mortified and reached out to give Dai Huabin a pinch on his lower back, which only earned her a soft chuckle from him.

After distributing the resources, Dai Huabin did something that afternoon that left the Outer Academy stunned.

He ran straight to the Academic Affairs Office to find Du Weilun.

Relying on his absolute strength as a level thirty-three Soul Elder, combined with the stunning performance of his mutated Twin-Winged Hell White Tiger, Dai Huabin managed to talk Du Weilun around.

The justification was solid: he and Zhu Lu had been betrothed since childhood and were possessors of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with an extremely high compatibility rate; living together would facilitate soul resonance and dual cultivation at any time, significantly increasing their cultivation speed.

With the focus of Dean Yan Shaozhe in mind, Du Weilun signed off with a flourish, granting special permission for Zhu Lu to move into Dai Huabin's single dormitory.

Although Shrek Academy had strict rules, it had always granted privileges to true genius monsters.

Once Zhu Lu moved out, Cui Yajie, the extroverted fox-type girl, was unwilling to live in a single room alone.

She simply rolled up her bedding and moved directly into the room shared by Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.

Although the dormitory for two only had two beds, the three girls pushed them together to create one massive sleeping platform.

Night fell over the fourth floor of the girls' dormitory.

The three girls in loose pajamas rolled into a ball on the bed, a scene of infinite spring charm.

"Hey, what do you guys think our monitor is really like?" Cui Yajie asked, her words slurred as she applied a seaweed face mask.

Wang Dong'er, who was hugging a carrot-shaped pillow, rolled her eyes at the question.

"Arrogant! Conceited! Self-important!"

Wang Dong'er threw out three words in a row and punched the pillow indignantly.

"You didn't see that smug look on his face, acting like he's the best in the world. Buying people off with Whale Rubber, insisting on fighting twenty people at once. I think he's just begging for a beating!"

Xiao Xiao's petite frame was curled up under the covers, only her head poking out as she whispered a rebuttal:

"But... the monitor is really amazing. That day at the Soul Fighting Arena, he took all those attacks head-on just to protect Lulu. If a boy were willing to protect me like that, I would be moved to tears."

"That's his fiancée, of course he has to protect her."

Wang Dong'er curled her lip, but her mind couldn't help but recall the steady, powerful embrace of Dai Huabin when she was knocked back by Xu Sanshi at the East Gate night market yesterday.

Damn it, that guy's chest was actually quite solid.

Wang Dong'er quickly shook her head, trying to cast out this strange thought.

"Dong'er, when are you going to stop being so hypocritical?"

Cui Yajie peeled off her mask and sat up.

"I don't think the monitor is simple at all. With that temperament, that ruthlessness, and the cunning he showed when calculating against Ning Tian, Lulu definitely won't lose out by following him."

"Who cares? I'll definitely be stronger than him in the future!" Wang Dong'er huffed, turning away to pretend she was asleep.

Outside the window, the moonlight was bright and clear; the nightly chats between the three girls had almost become an essential daily ritual.

Refining the Whale Rubber had also brought the three girls closer together.

However, due to some of Dai Huabin's interference and the resulting chain reactions, the atmosphere at Shrek Academy had become somewhat subtle over the past few days.

Huo Yuhao, who should have been strolling by Sea God Lake, hadn't set foot in that place at all.

Every day, apart from diligently practicing his Mysterious Heaven Skill in the dormitory, he would unfailingly head to East Gate Snack Street to set up his stall and sell grilled fish.

With the variable of Huo Yuhao removed, Ma Xiaotao, the senior sister in the Inner Academy suffering from the backlash of her evil fire, ultimately failed to control the rampaging flames within her.

Ma Xiaotao lost control halfway, and the terrifying, high-temperature phoenix flames directly left an unlucky passing freshman severely injured.

The academy's upper echelons reacted extremely quickly; Yan Shaozhe personally stepped in to suppress Ma Xiaotao and swiftly sealed off all information regarding the incident.

The students of the Outer Academy only knew that a freshman had withdrawn due to an accidental injury, with no inkling of the truth behind it.

Dai Huabin naturally heard some whispers, but he had absolutely no intention of joining in the commotion.

He currently lacked the Ultimate Ice of Huo Yuhao's Million-Year Ice Silkworm, and his cultivation was only at the thirty-something rank; running off to make contact with a rampaging Ma Xiaotao would be no different from seeking death.

Chasing after opportunities without the strength to back it up was something only an idiot would do.

Besides, thinking that a mere two Soul Ascension Pills could lure Dai Huabin into a dangerous situation? That was nothing but a joke!

Time slipped away rapidly amidst this day-after-day cycle of cultivation and adjustment.

One month later.