[6G Sky Wing: His strength couldn't match his ambition, and his creepiness practically spilled off the screen. He relied entirely on blasting purple flames in a fight, with zero tactics. The moment he saw a new beauty, he "swallowed his drool." When Dai Mubai warned him, his first reaction was, "You're trying to steal her from me?" His mind was full of nothing but sex.]
Qian Renxue couldn't help joining in with her own comment.
[Fire-Breathing Dragon: A breakup shows a man's true character. He wouldn't leave that Cuihua girl alone and had no manners whatsoever. A man like that is trash!]
Liu Erlong's fiery temper flared up again.
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: All right, all right, don't get worked up, everyone. That was only an appetizer. Let's watch the second clip.]
Ye Qiong placated everyone and sent out the second video.
[ Ding! Group Owner "Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero" uploaded a video file: Shrek's First Lesson: The Greedy Dean's Class]
In the video, everyone went to the academy cafeteria for breakfast. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had already arrived, and before long, a bleary-eyed Oscar showed up, yawning with a sausage in his hand.
Then a sturdy, middle-aged man in his fifties walked over. His face was shaped like the sole of a shoe, and he wore black-rimmed crystal glasses. Even with his eyes closed, he looked sly.
Oscar in the video immediately stood up straight and introduced him. "This is our dean, the founder of Shrek Academy, Four-Eyed Cat Eagle Flender, a seventy-eight-level Soul Saint."
[First Cute Bunny: Wow! The dean looks so distinctive. His face is shaped like the sole of a shoe!]
Flender walked up to them, his voice hoarse. "This year has gone quite well. We've gained four more little monsters. Later, each of you will pay one hundred gold coins to Teacher Li, who's in charge of finances."
Then he looked at Dai Mubai. "Mubai, tell them the academy rules later. The rest of you can go back and rest, and get yourselves into the best condition. Today's first lesson starts tonight."
After a pause, he looked at Oscar and Ning Rongrong. "You two are the exception. Come with me."
The two followed Flender to the training grounds. Flender began, "You're both support-type Soul Masters. On the battlefield, you need companions to protect you if you want to survive, and the ability to run away is essential. That requires stamina. Your lesson today is to run twenty laps around the entire village. If you haven't finished before lunch, you don't get to eat. You may use your Martial Souls to help. Now, get going!"
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: ???]
Ning Rongrong was completely dumbfounded.
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Run twenty laps? Are you kidding me? Each lap is at least three kilometers. Twenty laps is sixty kilometers! Is he trying to kill us?!]
[I Am Not Yanzi: Hahahaha, Rongrong, you're in for a world of suffering!]
[Begonia Blossoms: Poor Rongrong. I feel for her for one second.]
In the video, Ning Rongrong was already panting after running for a short while. She couldn't help asking Oscar beside her, "Oscar, just how long is one lap?"
Oscar gave a wry smile. "I told you when we set out. This is an impossible task. But don't worry. If we two support-type Soul Masters stick together, do you really think we'll go hungry?"
As he spoke, a fragrant sausage appeared in his hand in a flash of light. He held it out as if showing off a treasure. "I Have a Big Sausage! My sausage's First Soul Ring skill restores you. It promotes the healing of injuries and restores stamina. With it backing us up, forget twenty laps—even two hundred won't scare us!"
Ning Rongrong gave him a strange look, then suddenly said, "I've got two thick slices of bread, too. Eat your own head."
As she spoke, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda appeared at once. She gave herself an agility boost, her speed suddenly increased, and she quickly ran ahead.
Oscar stood frozen in place. The sausage in his hand didn't look so appetizing anymore.
[First Cute Bunny: Pfft! Rongrong's so badass!]
[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: Hahaha, Oscar's quite the character too.]
[Most Beautiful Pope: Hmph. This crude physical training has no technical value whatsoever. A support-type Soul Master's core strengths are mental power and control over Soul Power. Physical fitness alone is only the most basic element. Using this as a "lesson" only proves that this dean's understanding of support-type Soul Masters remains at the most superficial level.]
Bibi Dong was full of disdain for Flender's teaching methods.
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: It's time for another scathing review! This dean Flender is just a stingy, shrewd merchant hiding behind the facade of an "educator"!]
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: He's stingy to the bone. The academy is dirt poor, yet he still charges tuition. His teaching method is "leave them to fend for themselves and let them get beaten up," which he calls "teaching according to their abilities." In reality, he's just too lazy to teach systematically.]
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: This kind of physical punishment does almost nothing to help support-type Soul Masters grow. It only feeds his sense of authority as dean. It's a classic case of "ineffective, self-congratulatory teaching."]
[Ding! +130 Emotion Points from 6G Sky Wing for agreement]
[Ding! +170 Emotion Points from Fire-Breathing Dragon for disdain]
[Ding! +200 Emotion Points from Pagoda Suppresses River Demon for feeling wronged]
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Boohoo, I don't want to run laps!]
[First Cute Bunny: Don't be scared, Rongrong. We'll join you when the time comes!]
[No Petting Cats: Mm.]
[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Don't rush. The best part is still to come. Rongrong, running laps is just the beginning.]
Ye Qiong said mysteriously, then sent out the third video.
[Ding! Group Owner "Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero" uploaded a video file: <Shrek's First Lesson: The Birth of the Little Demoness>]
In the video, evening arrived, and Flender summoned everyone to the training grounds.
Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing were all ready and full of energy. Only Oscar and Ning Rongrong looked exhausted.
Flender's gaze fell on them. "Oscar, did you finish your twenty laps?"
Oscar coughed and nodded. "Dean, I finished."
Flender snorted. "I asked whether both of you finished, not just you."
Oscar turned to look at Ning Rongrong, whose eyes were full of innocence.
Oscar gritted his teeth and said through clenched teeth, "Yes, we both finished."
Flender gave a sly smile. "Very good. I admire your spirit of looking out for your friend. Since that's the case, go run another twenty laps. Let me see just how deep your friendship runs. I've already sealed your Soul Power, so don't try to undo it. Go."
Oscar turned away with a bitter expression and started running. Flender then turned to Ning Rongrong. "Tell me, did you complete the lesson I assigned this morning?"
Ning Rongrong honestly shook her head. "I didn't. The distance was too long, and I was hungry. I couldn't keep going."
"So you went to Suotuo City by yourself, ate a big meal, and wandered around the commercial district. Then you only just came back and found Oscar, right?" Flender's voice turned cold.
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. "Were you spying on me?"
Flender's expression grew even colder. "As the dean, I'm responsible for every student in the academy. If Oscar lied because he couldn't bear to let you be punished, that might be understandable. But your mistakes are unforgivable. You left the academy without permission, refused to follow the academy's arrangements, and made a senior student lie for you. Not one of those is something an outstanding Soul Master should do. If this were a battlefield, there would be only one outcome for you: court-martial and execution."
Yet Ning Rongrong wasn't afraid in the least. The corners of her mouth lifted in a mocking smile. "This isn't a battlefield. It's just an academy."
"Flender, who do you think you are? You're nothing but a mere Soul Saint."
"Want to kick me out? It won't be that easy. I advise you to leave me alone. Otherwise, the consequences will be more than you can handle."
In the video, Ning Rongrong's spoiled, arrogant image as a little demoness was on full display.
[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: ...]
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