Tasks in the Gender-Bent Douluo Universe

"It's fine. What could possibly happen to us?"

Liu Yuan glanced at the sky,

and found that it was already past noon.

So he asked Xiao Xiao. After learning that she had not eaten lunch either, he invited her to go with him.

However, Liu Yuan found it somewhat curious that Xiao Xiao treated Huo Yuhao a little differently.

How should he put it?

She seemed unusually concerned about him.

Could it be because of that grilled fish in the forest? One grilled fish was practically a bottle of "aphrodisiac."

Liu Yuan thought to himself.

Before long, they arrived at the cafeteria reserved for first-years. But the sight before them... damn!

"Why aren't there any tables or chairs?"

Looking at the empty space before her, Xiao Xiao pursed her lips, her face full of astonishment.

You could call it stingy,

but surely an academy this large would not stoop that low.

"Big Brother, this Shrek..."

Like Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao was dumbfounded.

But when he turned around, he found that Liu Yuan was no longer beside him.

Looking carefully, he saw that Liu Yuan had already gone to the most expensive ordering window.

"...Hey, sorry to trouble you. I'll have these."

Very quickly, Liu Yuan returned with a tray of food in his hands.

"Xiao Xiao, let's go over..."

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to call Xiao Xiao over, another New Student who had apparently heard their earlier astonishment over the lack of tables and chairs approached them with familiar ease.

"Hey—you two don't know, do you?"

"Actually, the academy cafeteria has no tables or chairs so we can finish dinner faster and spend more time cultivating."

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao: "..."

What was this guy babbling about?

Oh! He was explaining why there were no tables or chairs.

But they did not want to know anymore.

Yet Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao were both thin-skinned and not very good at refusing "well-meaning" people, so they could only force themselves to listen until the fellow finally finished to his heart's content.

"Now you understand, right?"

Huo Yuhao nodded stiffly.

"Uh... thank you. We understand."

Once the two of them had somewhat painfully escaped that New Student, they happened to meet Liu Yuan's gaze. He had been watching from the side and nearly laughed out loud. "Yo, the science lesson's over?"

"Big Brother..."

Seeing the deep resentment in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Liu Yuan waved his hands repeatedly. "Alright, alright. I won't tease you anymore."

With a casual wave, three sets of tables and chairs instantly solidified into existence. As he set down the three prepared meals, he said, "If the academy doesn't provide tables and chairs, bring your own. Come on, sit down. Eat quickly..."

Xiao Xiao glanced around and looked a little troubled.

"Big Brother Liu, is this really okay?" Although she asked that, she had already sat down.

"What's the problem?"

Liu Yuan did not care in the slightest. "Shrek Academy's ridiculous practices aren't limited to this. The dormitory toilets, the cafeteria tables and chairs... do you dare say all of that is for Soul Masters' cultivation?"

By that New Student's logic just now,

it was nothing more than, "Once I'm through the gates, scholars will naturally argue the scriptures for me."

If he became the Sea God Pavilion Master someday,

all of this would have to change!

Drastically!

The double rooms could stay, but the dorms needed private bathrooms; the cafeteria needed tables and chairs... not a single piece of basic infrastructure could be left out.

And some of Shrek Academy's other things as well...

All that rotten garbage should have been swept into the trash heap long ago.

After lunch,

the three of them did not linger outside for long.

When they returned to the dormitory building, they found that Mu En had already left. Once inside their room, each of them began cultivating.

Huo Yuhao especially,

had low Innate Soul Power. Even with Liu Yuan's help, which had probably raised his talent from innate level one to around innate level four, that was still far from enough if he wanted to establish himself at Shrek Academy.

"This kid..."

Liu Yuan, sitting cross-legged on his bed, shifted his gaze slightly.

It looked like he needed to get a few Mystic Water Pills for him.

He had not done so before mainly because such things were valuable but unavailable. The moment they appeared, every major faction snapped them up.

As for why he had not obtained them from another Douluo Multiverse...

All he could say was that, among the tasks he had been able to accept and complete so far, either the platform deemed their value mismatched with that of Mystic Water Pills, or he had never encountered a universe with Mystic Water Pills.

But things were different now.

There was a ready-made channel within Shrek Academy—

Xu Sanshi!

However, Liu Yuan was not in a hurry.

With a thought, he brought up the platform panel.

He had not yet checked today's tasks. There had been too much to do today: registering in the morning, completing enrollment, cleaning up the dormitory, dealing with trouble... only now did he have some free time.

He glanced at the [Order Acceptance Zone].

Hmm...

There was not a single one he could complete.

So, familiar with the process, he tapped refresh.

There was one on the first refresh, but the reward was too low, so he passed;

there was none on the second, so he refreshed again;

until the third refresh...

Liu Yuan's eyes suddenly widened, his face filled with astonishment.

What the hell!

A Douluo Universe like this actually existed?!

Wait! If it was a multiverse... then perhaps it was not that strange.

Liu Yuan quickly regained his previous calm. Still, this task... was rather interesting.

[Task Four (Gender-Bent Lovestruck Tang Shan): ① Help me deal with the Man Faced Demon Spider, around four thousand years old, blocking my way (valid time: 3 minutes); Reward: Innate Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline (cannot be changed) ② Help me rescue Young Master Wu, who was taken away by the Forest King (valid time: 30 minutes); Reward: Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul (can be changed) (You may choose either task or accept multiple tasks)]

"Interesting..."

Gender-bent, lovestruck, Tang Shan...

When those words were not put together, he could only understand two of them,

but once combined, they became unbelievably interesting!

Liu Yuan suppressed his laughter and shifted his gaze away from that nickname.

Instead, he focused on the choice between one task or multiple tasks.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

He wanted to accept them all.

But his strength was clearly insufficient for the second small task. The only one he could complete was the first. And the reward for that first task truly satisfied him.

Innate Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline!

Although he did not know the difference between innate and acquired, Liu Yuan was certain that if he could obtain this Bloodline Power and absorb it, his Source Willow Martial Soul would undergo a complete transformation.

Its wood attribute, already close to the limit, would break through directly! Even its life attribute would be greatly enhanced!

After all, those were the Blue Silver Emperor's two strongest attributes.

This deal was simply too worthwhile!

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, Liu Yuan tapped [Accept]. The next second, his body was enveloped in multicolored light.

As for Huo Yuhao still being in the dormitory...

Liu Yuan knew that the platform would handle it properly.

[ Ding! Life-form fluctuations detected nearby. Activating concealment mode and blurring cognition... processing complete. ]

Immediately afterward, Liu Yuan's bed was empty.

Yet neither Huo Yuhao nor the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his mind noticed Liu Yuan's disappearance.