Shocking the Entire Audience

Early the next morning.

Ning Rongrong greeted Zhang Nan from under the covers. Just as she got up to get dressed and report to Shrek Academy, Zhang Nan wrapped an arm around her from behind and pulled her back.

"Mmm... mmm..."

Not long after.

Ning Rongrong's chanting, just like the night before, rang out once more from the Heavenly Suite.

After half an hour of intense exchange, Zhang Nan got dressed and let out a breath of stale air, feeling utterly refreshed. Ning Rongrong also put on her clothes and sat before the room's mirror, combing her lovely hair.

Ring, ring, ring!

The doorbell rang.

Zhang Nan opened the door and found a hotel attendant standing outside with a tray in hand.

"Hello, sir. Since you are staying in our highest-tier Heavenly Suite, you are entitled to complimentary breakfast. This is breakfast for the two of you!" The attendant placed the food on the table and left.

"That's it? This is supposed to be a high-end couples' hotel. Isn't this a little pathetic?"

Zhang Nan opened it and found nothing but two steamed buns, a plate of vegetables, and two bowls of plain rice porridge. It was absurdly simple.

Could this replenish the vital fluid he had expended inside Ning Rongrong last night and this morning?

Obviously not!

So Zhang Nan opened the System Panel, entered the [System Shop], and selected the [Food] category, which included [Breakfast], [Lunch], [Dinner], and [Western Cuisine].

There were also the seven major cuisines, such as [Cantonese Cuisine], [Sichuan Cuisine], and the other five, as well as [Traditional Desserts], [Western Pastries]... and more...

There were far too many to count.

Compared with [Lunch] and [Dinner], [Breakfast] was much cheaper. With more than eight thousand Gold Soul Coins, Zhang Nan did not even need to hesitate when ordering.

In the [Breakfast] section, Zhang Nan ordered a basket of soup dumplings for 20 Gold Soul Coins, two portions of fried eggs at 5 Gold Soul Coins each, two cartons of breakfast milk at 5 Gold Soul Coins each, and two light dishes at 30 Gold Soul Coins each, spending a total of 100 Gold Soul Coins.

"Wow, that smells so good!"

After combing her hair, Ning Rongrong had barely reached the table when she caught a rich aroma. It was coming from the soup dumplings.

"How does it taste?"

"Mhm, it's delicious!"

The soup burst forth with every bite, while the meat filling was fragrant without being greasy. Even Zhang Nan, who had always considered the system a shameless profiteer, felt that it was delicious and worth the price.

After breakfast.

Ning Rongrong was going to report to Shrek Academy today. Zhang Nan had also received word from the Five Tiger Generals that Yu Xiaogang lived within Shrek Academy, so he could take Ning Rongrong to register and give him a good beating while he was at it.

Before long, Zhang Nan and Ning Rongrong arrived outside Shrek Academy.

"Come on, I'll take you inside!"

"Huh? Without an admission certificate, we can't get in, can we?"

When Ning Rongrong heard that Zhang Nan wanted to take her into the academy, she was deeply shocked. Shrek Academy had strict rules and was like a closed school; aside from teachers and students, it was difficult for anyone else to enter.

"It's fine, what are you afraid of..."

"Hubby!"

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Before Zhang Nan could finish speaking, a familiar voice rang out.

Following the voice, Zhang Nan saw Xiao Wu standing not far behind him and waving at him. Ning Rongrong also turned around and spotted Xiao Wu.

Zhang Nan had only been joking with Xiao Wu last time, yet she had actually remembered that nickname.

"It really is him!"

After confirming that he was the person she had met in the Star Dou Great Forest that day, Xiao Wu was overjoyed and skipped over to Zhang Nan.

"Xiao Wu? You're here to enroll at Shrek Academy too?"

Since Xiao Wu was also one of the Shrek Seven Monsters, Zhang Nan was not surprised at all that she had come here to enroll.

"Yeah! You're here to enroll too, right? Perfect, we can go together!"

Xiao Wu beamed happily after running into someone she knew. Then she noticed the tall and slender Ning Rongrong beside him and asked, "Hubby, who is this?"

"This is my girlfriend, Ning Rongrong!"

"This is Xiao Wu!"

Zhang Nan simply introduced them. In any case, both of them were destined to join his harem, and neither of them understood what those labels truly meant.

"Hello, Xiao Wu!"

"Hello! Can I call you Sister Rongrong?"

"Of course... hehe..."

The three of them arrived at the entrance of Shrek Academy and found Flander and Zhao Wuji recruiting students there.

Unlike usual, Zhao Wuji was much more subdued today. He no longer shouted at the applicants who failed the assessment.

While Flander was looking up at the line in the distance, he spotted Zhang Nan and the other two approaching. He nudged Zhao Wuji beside him, and when Zhao Wuji saw that Zhang Nan had arrived, cold sweat streamed down his back.

The sight of being surrounded by five Title Douluo with Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings yesterday, followed by a brutal beating, remained vividly etched in his mind. His injuries would not fully heal for another week.

When Zhang Nan saw the enrollment line stretching endlessly, with over a hundred people waiting, he simply decided not to queue.

"Hold on!"

While Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu stood there in utter confusion, Zhang Nan walked straight up to Flander and Zhao Wuji.

"Give me two admission certificates!"

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The jaws of many people in line, as well as those who had already been eliminated, nearly dropped to the ground in shock.

"Who's this guy? He's got some nerve."

"No idea. It's one thing not to queue, but he isn't even releasing his Martial Soul. Forget releasing his Martial Soul, he isn't even testing his soul power. Forget testing his soul power, and he's demanding admission certificates the moment he opens his mouth? How dare he?"

"Hahaha... I bet he got up too early and forgot to wash his face!"

"Instructor Zhao has a terrible temper. Just wait for him to get chewed out, hahaha..."

"If they actually give him an admission certificate, I'll eat shit right here!"

Some people recovered from their shock and began whispering among themselves, while others burst out laughing at Zhang Nan's outrageous behavior.

Just as everyone waited to see Zhang Nan make a fool of himself, something that left them utterly dumbfounded happened.

"T-two, right? H-here... here are your admission certificates!"

Zhao Wuji hurriedly took out two admission certificates, things they could only dream of obtaining, from the table in front of him. Then he stood up and respectfully handed them to Zhang Nan.

Even Flander, the academy dean, stood up. He did not sit back down until he had watched Zhang Nan leave.

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"Holy shit, that actually worked?"

"Damn, that's ridiculous... If I'd known, I would've just demanded an admission certificate with confidence too!"

"Stop bragging. Why don't you try asking for one? I heard the instructor handing out those admission certificates is a Soul Sage above level seventy. If you're not afraid of dying, go ahead and try!"

"Quit being jealous. That guy just now had Twin Martial Souls!"

"What? Twin Martial Souls? Seriously?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. His left hand had a black box, though I don't know what kind of Martial Soul it was. But his right hand had a leopard-type beast Martial Soul..."

"Holy fuck..."