Astonishing Attention to Detail

Meanwhile, inside the Rose Hotel.

Qin Moyu looked at the mountain of Gold Soul Coins and casually raised a hand. A ring-shaped storage Soul Tool silently appeared in his palm.

In the era of Soul Land I, Soul Tool technology was extremely underdeveloped, and the forging techniques for many high-level Soul Tools had long been lost.

Storage Soul Tools in particular had an exceptionally high production threshold. The few that remained in the world were rare treasures hoarded by major sects, things ordinary Spirit Masters might never see in their entire lives.

But to Qin Moyu, who possessed Equivalent Exchange Technology, a treasure like a storage Soul Tool was hardly worth mentioning.

Relying on the vast, boundless dark matter within the Dark Plane Dimension, he could refine a storage Soul Tool in an instant if he wished.

Still, he knew where to draw the line and would not recklessly abuse dark matter.

The Dark Plane Dimension was immeasurably vast. No one could know whether other advanced civilizations lurked within it.

Prying into the Dark Plane Dimension too freely could very well expose his cosmic coordinates, and what followed would be a vicious elbow from the Dark Forest Law...

The storage Soul Tool lit up with a soft, pearly-white glow.

In the blink of an eye, the mountainous pile of Gold Soul Coins vanished completely, leaving behind no trace at all.

This sudden sight instantly jolted the women watching the Diary Copy back to their senses. Everyone froze.

Soul Land II Xiao Xiao: "Wait! Was that... a storage Soul Tool?!"

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "How strange. Why was there a wild storage Soul Tool there? And its storage space looked pretty large too?"

As everyone was still baffled, Qin Moyu's thoughts shifted slightly, and he updated the diary.

[Good thing I noticed the storage Soul Tool in the corner while tracing back time. Its structure was simple, so making one was fairly easy...]

The women in the Diary Copy: "???"

Was there really a storage Soul Tool in that shabby little room just now?

Soul Land II Xu Jiujiu: "A storage Soul Tool? Was there really one in that replay?"

Soul Land II Xiao Xiao: "I was too busy watching the gold forging and the two craftsmen talking. I never noticed a storage Soul Tool hidden there."

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "If Brother Mo Yu said it was there, then it was definitely there! There's no way he could be wrong!"

Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "???"

Soul Land II Ice Empress: "I see. What was replayed was not merely an image, but a complete and genuine historical scene."

Soul Land II Ice Empress: "But... he could finish analyzing such a structurally complex storage Soul Tool in just a few seconds?"

Soul Land II Snow Empress: "It was just something he did in passing. Mind your own business when it comes to geniuses."

Soul Land II Ice Empress: "Fine. Now I truly understand how terrifying the Divine Core is. As Qin Moyu put it, this is what the Herrscher of Reason is like..."

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "His attention to detail is astonishing. We were all busy watching the drama, and only he noticed those details."

Soul Land I Jiang Zhu: "So much money... now he really is rich enough to rival a nation..."

[Being rich makes a man feel light. The old ancestors really were right—money gives men courage.]

[Next, I'll purchase some Whale Rubber and fuse the God-bestowed Spirit Ring as soon as possible.]

[But since I'm already at the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City, I might as well stop by Shrek Academy and confirm the current timeline of Douluo Continent.]

Qin Moyu casually stopped a random passerby, handed over a Gold Soul Coin, and asked him to lead the way to Shrek Academy.

One Gold Soul Coin was enough to cover several months of living expenses for an ordinary family. The passerby was immediately overjoyed and earnestly led the way.

The road was desolate and rugged, far from human habitation. After circling along mountain paths for quite some time, Qin Moyu finally found an utterly ordinary little village.

Before him stood a dilapidated academy gate. The wooden arch looked ready to collapse, while the old, cobweb-covered sign barely revealed the five words: "Shrek Academy."

Beside it hung a green portrait resembling the head of a humanoid monster. It looked both bizarre and ridiculous—AI could have drawn something better.

The entire Shrek Academy was overgrown with weeds. It had long been abandoned, so deserted that not even a single rat remained.

[As expected of Shrek Academy. When I read the novel before, I only knew it was remote. Seeing it in person, I now know it's this run-down. Anyone who didn't know better would think this was a garbage collection station.]

[When it comes to being stingy, no one on Douluo Continent can beat you, Flender. Especially during the All-Continent Spirit Master Elite Tournament—you even put advertisements on the students' uniforms!]

[You're a dignified Soul Sage, yet the academy you run is this shabby and impoverished. Fine, whatever. But your annual recruitment scheme is downright deceitful too.]

[Whenever students came to register, the ten Gold Soul Coin registration fee was nonrefundable regardless of whether they passed. If any parents objected or resisted, the recruitment teacher would directly reveal his Soul Emperor cultivation...]

[You specifically arranged for a six-ringed Soul Emperor to serve as a recruitment teacher. Looks like Flender was at least self-aware enough to know this was immoral.]

[But then again, he could have just robbed you directly, yet he still let you experience the registration process. He really... I'm crying.]

Soul Land I Huo Wu: "This is an academy? Are you sure it isn't a bandit gang that turned over a new leaf?"

Soul Land I Liu Erlong: "...There should be some other reason."

Soul Land I Ye Lingling: "Normal academies only charge tuition after enrollment. What kind of procedure is charging a separate registration fee? And ten Gold Soul Coins right from the start—this is such a scam!"

Soul Land I Liu Erlong: "...The registration fee most likely came with a talent testing method. They weren't just taking money at random."

Soul Land I Shui Yue'er: "This is an academy? It looks like some primitive jungle camp. Where does it resemble an academy at all?"

Soul Land I Liu Erlong: "...It must be so dilapidated because the students and teachers all moved away. It only became like this after no one maintained it for a long time."

Soul Land I Shui Bing'er: "Sister, don't talk nonsense. In my opinion, Headmaster Flender probably deliberately chose this place to save money, so he wouldn't need to spend anything on building a simulated cultivation environment..."

Soul Land I Shui Yue'er: "Damn, why didn't you say so earlier!"

Soul Land I Liu Erlong: "..."

She gave up...

As a former member of the Golden Iron Triangle, Liu Erlong had no choice but to speak up and make excuses for Flender.

If Flender had once been involved in banditry, then wouldn't she, as a member of the Golden Iron Triangle, be branded a bandit as well?

Yet no matter how she spoke up, her words could not reach the public's hearts. Prejudice in people's hearts was like a mountain; no matter how hard she tried, she could not change everyone's opinion...