As he spoke, the old man trembled as he rose to his feet and unloaded basket after basket of rice himself.
The manager merely rolled his eyes at the old man's words, too lazy to step forward and help.
He silently watched the man in his sixties carry the rice basket by basket.
The grain was then moved into the logistics room for Shrek Academy's students and teachers to use.
What no one noticed was that a palm-sized bear cub quietly poked its head out from the pile of grain.
It let out a lazy yawn but did not continue deeper inside.
It simply left the pile of grain without a sound.
The little bear silently lay in the shadows nearby, as though it had blended into its surroundings.
After seeing the bear cub leave, the old man's gaze silently swept in that direction.
Then, smiling, he secretly glanced at the logistics manager sitting there.
A flash of savagery and killing intent flickered through his eyes.
As two days quietly passed, the matter of Li Qingming's impending trial did not cause much of a stir within Shrek Academy.
After all, the death of one student had no particularly direct bearing on the interests of most teachers and students.
However, another sudden major event completely turned Shrek Academy and even several great empires upside down.
It began when someone unexpectedly discovered a Divine Elixir deep within the Extreme Northern Snowfield.
Rumor had it that this Divine Elixir had been painstakingly refined from dozens of exceptionally precious Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Herbs, and its value was simply beyond estimation.
More importantly, it had been personally appraised by a Titled Douluo of the Star Luo Empire, who confirmed that its effects were extraordinary.
As soon as the news spread, all sides had been eager