The Home Was Raided in a Moment of Inattention

Life at the academy was always dull and tedious, but for Tang Yin, the various knowledge regarding the world of spirit masters was exactly what he needed right now.

Although he was well-versed in the plot, knew the locations of various opportunities across the Douluo Continent, and was deeply familiar with the secrets of the spirit master world, these were all macro-level concepts.

To put it simply, he knew that Blue Silver Grass needed to follow a path of life, but as for how to walk that path or which spirit beasts needed to be hunted to obtain spirit rings, he was completely in the dark.

Therefore, he had to thoroughly understand the knowledge related to various spirit beasts in the spirit master world to prepare for the unified spirit ring hunting expedition organized by the academy in the near future.

Of course, he had also prepared a backup plan; if the academy teachers' standards were too poor, he and Tang Sanmei would have no choice but to spend money to hire a spirit hunting group.

However, Tang Yin dared not easily entrust his safety to an unfamiliar spirit hunting group. By comparison, selecting the spirit beast himself and then offering a bounty for a group to capture it was safer.

Although it would cost more money, it was worth it for the safety. While the original work mentioned that Tang Hao was protecting them from the shadows, who knew if Tang Hao was there twenty-four hours a day? What if he wasn't?

"Brother, are you going to the library again for the rest of the time?" As soon as class ended, Tang Sanmei leaned in close.

"En." Tang Yin nodded. Although they could continue to meditate to absorb spirit power even after hitting a bottleneck, the efficiency was quite low, so it was better to learn more about spirit beasts.

The teachers in class only ever spoke about common knowledge; to gain a deep understanding, one still needed to settle down in the library.

"Is that 'Two-B' Wu asking you to back her up again?"

Speaking of this, Tang Yin felt a bit wistful. Even though she was Tang Sanmei, the relationship between Xiao Wu and Tang Sanmei had inevitably grown intimate, to the point where Tang Sanmei would occasionally abandon her brother to sleep with Xiao Wu.

This gave Tang Yin a feeling that "a daughter grown up cannot be kept at home."

"Yes, it's that person the lower-grade students call Boss Xiao. That guy is truly hateful; he actually said he wanted Sister Er Wu to be his pet." At this, Tang Sanmei's face showed disgust, but then she tilted her head in confusion as if thinking of something.

"Brother, why do you always call Sister Er Wu 'Two-B' Wu? By the way, what does 'Two-B' mean?"

"Your Sister Er Wu must have asked you to ask me that, right!" Tang Yin gave a disdainful smile, but still explained: "It just means she's very impressive. I'm praising her for being an impressive Xiao Wu."

"Then I'll come to keep you company after I finish dealing with things with Sister Er Wu." Tang Sanmei stared at Tang Yin's face with some suspicion.

Seeing his expression was gentle and carried a hint of sincerity, she believed him nine-tenths of the way. Deciding not to dwell on it further, she greeted him and turned toward the academy plaza.

Although the academy encouraged sparring between students, it was restricted to the plaza and supervised by teachers at all times to prevent any accidents.

Seeing his sister leave, Tang Yin entered the academy library as usual and took a summary of common continental spirit beasts from the shelf to browse.

"After all, this is just a primary spirit master academy in a remote small town; the foundation is still a bit lacking!" After flipping through it for a while, Tang Yin sighed inwardly.

However, he supposed it was normal. The Douluo Continent was still in the era of feudal empires, and monopolizing knowledge was the nature of the nobility.

This brought to mind the Martial Soul Hall. Although the Martial Soul Hall provided free spirit awakening for commoners to win them over and discover potential spirit masters to strengthen their influence, one should judge by actions rather than intentions; the Martial Soul Hall did indeed provide commoners with a path to becoming spirit masters.

Moreover, the subsidies for low-level spirit masters were the result of a tug-of-war between the Martial Soul Hall and the Empire.

Why was it that even though the Empire provided the funding, the Martial Soul Hall was responsible for the distribution?

The reason was simple. To use an analogy: if a region suffered a disaster and a non-governmental organization replaced the government's functions, overstepping its authority, what would that imply?

The current situation between the Martial Soul Hall and the Empire was much the same, except that neither side wanted to tear off the mask of civility just yet.

That was why there was this compromise—the Empire provided the funds, and the Martial Soul Hall was responsible for distribution—a method both sides could barely accept.

His thoughts drifted quite far, and by the time Tang Yin snapped back to reality, it was already past dinner time.

Great, no dinner tonight!

Putting down the summary of common spirit beasts he had finished reading while multitasking, Tang Yin felt a bit irritable.

He had taken things for granted before, thinking it was extremely stupid for Tang Hao to tacitly allow Tang San to take that waste Yu Xiaogang as a master in the original work. But now, it seemed this might have been a compromise Tang Hao had to make at the time.

Tang Hao himself was a pure brute; in his youth, he likely relied on the guidance of clan elders to cultivate. His own theoretical knowledge was a mess, let alone his ability to teach others—this was the reality for the vast majority of spirit masters today.

And because he was wanted by the Martial Soul Hall, Tang Hao could not send Tang San to the academies of those major powers. As for bringing Tang San back to the clan, that was even more impossible. After weighing his options, there really was only this "theoretical master," Yu Xiaogang.

If you ignored his "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul" nonsense and his inferior character, Yu Xiaogang could indeed be called a walking encyclopedia.

He had not only read through the collections of the Martial Soul Hall, the top power on the continent, but as the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader, he had naturally absorbed that knowledge base as well.

In a sense, he was indeed suitable to be an introductory teacher who read from the book for low-level spirit masters.

Of course, that was on the condition that he acted as a mere porter of knowledge, rather than preaching his set of "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul."

This could be seen from how Tang San was able to recite information about various spirit beasts like a treasure in the original work; without bias, this was indeed Yu Xiaogang's credit.

"Perhaps I could make contact with Yu Xiaogang and see if I can trick some notes or books out of him."

Thinking of this, Tang Yin returned the book to the shelf, suddenly feeling as if he had forgotten something.

"Right, why hasn't Sanmei come over yet?"

Tang Yin suddenly realized that nearly an entire afternoon had passed, and Tang Sanmei had promised to come find him once she finished dealing with Xiao Wu's business.

"Nothing should have happened, right?"

Tang Yin muttered to himself. They were just a few students; even if Tang Sanmei hadn't obtained a spirit ring to break through level ten like in the original work, she certainly wouldn't run into any trouble relying on her own cultivation techniques and hidden weapons.

With this thought, Tang Yin first took a stroll around the academy plaza and found nothing, then headed toward the dormitory, where he happened to run into Wang Sheng and his group just returning from the cafeteria.

"Where did my sister and Xiao Wu go?" Seeing that although the group had slight bruises on their faces, they were still laughing and talking, he felt a bit more at ease and asked Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng, who had been boasting about his heroic performance today, stiffened upon hearing the voice.

"Boss Tang." Straightening his posture, Wang Sheng acted like a student suddenly called upon by a teacher, and the others also reined in their smiles, looking solemn.

If there was one person these dormitory residents feared most, it wasn't that lawless Sister Xiao Wu who was always shouting about fighting.

It was not that Tang Sanmei, who appeared delicate and fragile before Tang Yin but turned cold, taciturn, and ruthless the moment she left his side.

Instead, it was the Tang Yin before them, who greeted everyone with a smile and treated others with a warmth that felt like a spring breeze.

They did not know the reason for this feeling; they only knew that although Tang Yin's strength was formidable, it was still slightly inferior to Xiao Wu and Tang Sanmei.

Therefore, it was not a matter of strength, but of temperament.

The feeling Tang Yin gave them was not at all like that of a child; his entire being exuded a composure and dignity that belonged to an adult.

"We aren't sure either. We only know that after we defeated Xiao Laoda and his group of upperclassmen, the Dean suddenly appeared on the plaza with Grandmaster to find Tang Sanmei, and then Big Sister Xiao Wu followed them."

"Grandmaster?" Tang Yin's heart skipped a beat. He naturally understood who these people were referring to; or rather, anyone who had stayed at Nuoding Academy for a few days would know the name Grandmaster.

What surprised him was that even though he had disrupted the plot of the chance encounter at the gate from the original work, Grandmaster had still managed to find Sanmei through the Dean.

I let my guard down and got my base raided! Tang Yin's eyes darkened, but his expression soon softened.

"Very well. The Tang Sanmei of today is no longer the ignorant Tang San from the original work who could be easily swayed by a few words from Yu Xiaogang."