Absurd Shrek

"Your Highness, he's only eleven this year. He's still a child," Ju Zi said helplessly.

"A child? A child is good. Someone young is easier to control than someone older.

Ju Zi, you can build a good relationship with him. While I have no shortage of Rank 9 Soul Engineers under my command, the more genius Soul Engineers like him, the better. Perhaps in the future, he may have a chance to become the commander of a Beast King Tier Soul Guiding Master Group." A faint smile appeared on Xu Tianran's face.

"Yes, Crown Prince." Ju Zi replied respectfully.

"Mhm." Xu Tianran nodded in satisfaction, then said, "After I finish discussing matters with the Holy Spirit Church Master, go find Huo Yuhao. Don't worry, I have several Rank 9 Soul Engineers hidden in the shadows to protect us. Nothing will go wrong."

"Your Highness, are you going to further cooperate with the Holy Spirit Church Master?" Ju Zi was somewhat surprised. She knew that Xu Tianran had specifically brought her out today to meet others, but she had not expected it to be the Holy Spirit Church Master again.

"Of course. I need the Holy Spirit Church to increase its support for me. No matter the price, that Death God Douluo must stand on my side!

After all, if the Death God Douluo stands with me, that means the Dragon Emperor Douluo will stand with me as well! Only with the support of two Limit Douluo can my plans be carried out more effectively," Xu Tianran said.

"Your Highness, further cooperation with the Holy Spirit Church is no different from seeking a tiger's skin. Still, I believe that with your wisdom, you must already have a foolproof plan," Ju Zi said.

"Exactly. Rest assured, everything is under my control," Xu Tianran said spiritedly.

"My verdict is that it can't compare to the Treasure Pavilion in Shrek City! In the end, it's only a Treasure Appreciating Fair hosted by a merchant guild. It simply can't compare to the Treasure Pavilion fair organized by Shrek Academy."

Huo Yuhao was rather speechless. He had been looking around for a while, yet Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had not given him a single hint. It would have been fine if he failed to find any overlooked treasures—after all, the odds of finding one were slim. He could accept failure; at worst, he could slowly look for another opportunity.

But at this so-called Treasure Appreciating Fair, he had not even seen a single five-thousand-year soul bone. Though he could not afford one even if he did see it, this still showed from another angle that the Yalan Merchant Guild did not seem to place much importance on this fair.

"That's not right. Logically speaking, a merchant guild's annual Treasure Appreciating Fair should be held with more grandeur. Don't tell me all the good stuff was snapped up beforehand by people with power and influence? Tsk, are they really not leaving even a single chance to pick up a bargain? Is their eye better than Brother Sky Dream's?"

Huo Yuhao felt somewhat heavy-hearted. He felt that he might return empty-handed from the Treasure Appreciating Fair held by the Yalan Merchant Guild.

To be honest, the Douluo World really was a world dominated by the powerful and privileged. Whether at Shrek Academy or the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, it was actually the same.

After all, Huo Gua in the original story had also been oppressed by the powerful and privileged at Sun Moon back then. In the end, Ju Zi had to call for help, and Jing Hongchen had to appear before he could be taken back.

However, in this regard, Shrek Academy was even more absurd.

The simplest example was that a teacher named Zhou Yi could find all sorts of reasons to expel students.

But the problem was that most of the students expelled by Zhou Yi had not done anything heinous. At most, they slacked off while running or talked back to Zhou Yi.

Such things were actually very common among ordinary students. After all, teenagers going through puberty generally had some minor issues. At most, they only needed to be punished according to school rules.

But these people displeased Zhou Yi. And if Zhou Yi was displeased, they would be expelled on the spot.

Shrek Academy was actually very difficult to get into, yet with a single sentence from Zhou Yi, these people's futures were ruined.

But Dai Huabin of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion hired killers to murder Huo Gua, and nothing happened to him. Later, Dai Huabin could even participate in a competition on behalf of Shrek Academy under Wang Qiu'er's leadership.

He believed that although Ma Xiaotao had accidentally killed people and left none of the killers alive, Shrek Academy would definitely have been able to discover that Dai Huabin was behind it. After all, Shrek was packed with powerful experts and had an extremely dense network of connections.

Yet Shrek Academy did not say a single damn thing.

Students who slacked off or talked back were expelled, while students who hired killers to commit murder could still compete on behalf of the academy and uphold its ten-thousand-year glory. It was utterly ridiculous.

Later, Huo Gua in the original story even became Mu En's student, greatly raising his status, yet Shrek Academy still did not punish Dai Huabin.

Could it be that Shrek Academy did not dare touch Dai Huabin because of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion? Did the White Tiger Duke really have that much influence?

As expected of the Continent's Number One Soul Master Academy, where one needed a city lord's letter of recommendation just to enroll. Its stance was indeed different. It was practically a pure aristocratic academy. What was Mu En's student worth? Some stinking beggar from the Sea God Pavilion. Did he have a Star Luo noble title? No? Then who even knew him!

Our Shrek Academy was truly absurd.

Ordinary students without backgrounds could be expelled at will, while descendants of prestigious families with powerful backgrounds absolutely could not be expelled, even if they hired killers to murder people and broke the rules!

Worthy of that great man indeed. With a simple method of contrast, he implied certain injustices. Even Huo Yuhao had to suck in a sharp breath at the depth of his thought, becoming one of the chief culprits behind global warming!

Just as Huo Yuhao walked along while pondering Shrek's absurd examples, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly rang out. "Yuhao, stop for a moment. Turn around and look at the shop on your left. This time, we can pick up a bargain. I dare say that you humans will definitely misidentify this thing. Only a soul beast like me, one that has lived for a long time, can recognize it."

Huo Yuhao stopped, delighted. Following Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's instructions, he headed toward the shop on his left.

Though Tian Meng did not dare act too arrogantly, its attainments in using Spiritual Power were far stronger than Huo Yuhao's current abilities. It was basically a caterpillar-shaped radar.

Very soon, Huo Yuhao entered the shop. He casually looked around and found that all the goods were placed on individual stands. Each item was protected by a crystal cover, with a wooden plaque beneath it listing its price.

"Customer, what would you like to buy?" A middle-aged man dressed in white came forward, looking at Huo Yuhao with a smile.

Huo Yuhao waved his hand. "I'm just looking around."

"Very well. If you take an interest in anything, just call for me." The middle-aged man tactfully left. He knew that some customers did not like having someone beside them while they browsed, so naturally he would not go against their wishes.

"Brother Sky Dream, where do I go next?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"Keep walking forward," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said.

Following Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's instructions, Huo Yuhao continued onward. A moment later, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice sounded again. "All right, stop. It's on the first stand to your right. Remember, buy it as quickly as possible!"