Flender the Money-Grubber

In Shrek Academy, after Dean Flender read the letter Ning Fengzhi had written, he fell silent for a long time.

Two sect disciples from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had joined, and they had even given a large sponsorship fee. It was indeed a good thing for the academy.

But these two sect disciples were far from simple. Ning Rongrong was Ning Fengzhi's only daughter, and absolutely nothing could be allowed to go wrong with her. Although Ning Fengzhi said in the letter that she could be safely allowed to train, Flender understood even more clearly that someone like her absolutely could not suffer any harm at Shrek Academy.

As for the other student, Yang Xiong, Ning Fengzhi said to just train him normally as a student. But because his martial soul was special and he had his own ideas about cultivation, they were not to interfere with his personal privacy.

Flender was an old hand in the soul master world, so naturally he could hear the meaning behind Ning Fengzhi's words. Especially after he had asked Zhao Wuji about what happened during the assessment, this Yang Xiong not only had a strange martial soul, even his physical condition was somewhat abnormal. From the looks of it, it might involve some secrets of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Especially when the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had so many disciples, yet they had arranged for only one boy and one girl to come study here, and without any attendants accompanying them at that. The purpose behind it went without saying.

On the field, after Yang Xiong had run more than ten laps around the entire village, he finally felt that his body had gotten some exercise.

However, at that moment, someone in the academy was fighting. Only when Yang Xiong drew closer did he discover that a fatty was actually lying on the ground, looking rather miserable, while the one who had made the move was Xiao Wu, who had arrived yesterday.

Yang Xiong was speechless for a moment. Ma Hongjun had actually been taught a lesson on the very first day, and by Xiao Wu at that. It really was disappointing.

Among everyone in Shrek, the one Yang Xiong truly looked down on was Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun possessed the top-grade Beast Martial Soul Fire Phoenix, and his Innate Soul Power Level was also very high. It could be said that his talent was excellent. Especially in terms of explosive power, theoretically speaking, he should have been the strongest in all of Shrek Academy.

Unfortunately, this person had been led astray since childhood. Although he had the Evil Fire of the Fire Phoenix in his body, it was not as if there was no way to resolve it. Yet Ma Hongjun vented it through intercourse between men and women, completely straying down the wrong path.

One had to know that in Ma Hongjun's situation, if his will had been strong enough and he had trained his body hard from childhood, the Evil Fire could also have been brought under control, and might even have made him stronger.

Unfortunately, Ma Hongjun's mentality just happened to be the worst among the Shrek Seven. If not for the fact that he had used the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, he probably would have become the ancestor of the first Evil Soul Masters.

After everyone horsed around for a while, they went together to Shrek's dining hall. Looking at the food, Yang Xiong was rendered speechless again. Soul master cultivation required replenishing large amounts of energy, and simple fare was completely unsuitable for a soul master's growth, especially when twelve years old was exactly the age for growing.

In the dining hall, all of the Shrek Eight had gathered. Even Oscar, who had slept rather late, had rushed over. However, judging from Oscar and Ma Hongjun's eyes, they were basically drifting toward the beautiful girls.

Soon, it was time for their first class. Everyone came to the field. Standing there was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat gloomy. He should have been around fifty years old, only his face was flat and his chin protruded slightly forward. Especially with a pair of square crystal glasses on, he did not look like a teacher, but rather a profiteer.

Tang San and Xiao Wu were full of astonishment. However, after Dai Mubai introduced him, this person turned out to be Shrek Academy's dean, Flender. His martial soul was the Four-Eyed Cat Owl, and he was a top-tier Level 78 Soul Saint.

After everyone stood in a line, Flender finally nodded. "This year is quite good. We have five more little monsters. I am Flender, the dean of Shrek Academy. Welcome. In a bit, each of you will go pay one hundred Gold Soul Coins for tuition."

"Mubai, explain our school's rules to them. After that, each of you go back and rest, and adjust your bodies to their best condition. Your first class will take place tonight."

"Oscar, Ning Rongrong, step out. The two of you are Support System Soul Masters. Let me ask you, do you know what is most important for a Support System Soul Master?"

Oscar and Ning Rongrong looked at each other when they heard this, clearly not understanding what Flender meant.

Flender continued, "Support Tool Soul Masters are the first to be attacked on the battlefield. Only by preserving your own lives can you support your teammates, so staying alive is the most important thing for you. The two of you will run twenty laps around the village. You must finish before noon. Otherwise, you don't need to eat lunch."

Oscar had no choice but to start running out. Ning Rongrong glanced at everyone, then helplessly followed Oscar and ran out as well.

At this moment, Yang Xiong also spoke. "Dean, may I build a separate dormitory in the academy? My personal cultivation may be rather troublesome."

Flender's mouth turned cold. "Having you live together is to cultivate your feelings for each other, and also to let you understand the hardships of soul masters. You can't make yourself special."

Yang Xiong suddenly remembered Flender's personality and hurriedly said, "Dean, what I mean is that I will sponsor the academy with ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, and you allow me to expand the school dormitories. That way, everyone will have their own activity space too."

Flender's eyes seemed to light up, but he immediately coughed. "That is acceptable. Soul masters do indeed need independent cultivation environments. However, besides the ten thousand Gold Soul Coins sponsored to the academy, you must hire people to build a room for everyone. Go directly to finance to pay the sponsorship fee later."

Yang Xiong hurriedly nodded. "All right, Dean. I'll go to the village later and hire people to build the rooms."

In fact, Yang Xiong had always found it a little strange. Judging from Tang San's cultivation, he should have been completely out of place with the others. Besides meditation, Tang San also had to cultivate Tang Sect techniques. If he lived together with others, would he really not be discovered? Would the others really not be curious?

Yang Xiong went straight to Finance Teacher Li and paid ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. While he was at it, he gave five hundred Gold Soul Coins and asked Teacher Li to arrange the matter of building the rooms. Someone in finance would understand how to build houses better than he did.

And Teacher Li was Li Yuesong, the same elder whose martial soul was the Dragon Pattern Staff during enrollment. He was also a Soul Emperor expert.

The strength of Shrek Academy's teachers was indeed quite good. Dean Flender was a Level 78 Soul Saint, and Vice Dean Zhao Wuji was a Level 76 Soul Saint.

There were also three other teachers, namely Shao Xing, Li Yuesong, and Lu Qibin.

Shao Xing, a Level 71 Food-Type Soul Saint, martial soul Sugar Bean.

Li Yuesong, a Level 63 Attack System Soul Emperor, martial soul Dragon Pattern Staff.

Lu Qibin, a Level 66 Control System Soul Emperor, martial soul Star Chess.

And the four teachers of Shrek Academy were precisely the proctors for the four assessment stages during enrollment back then. Flender was rather good at using people; basically, everyone was made to play to their strengths.

After Yang Xiong finished with finance, he immediately went to find Zhao Wuji. Zhao Wuji was responsible for combat guidance, and his combat experience was extremely rich. Only teachers like these could put him under combat pressure, thereby truly tempering him.

A Body Martial Soul needed constant tempering and constant battle to grow stronger. This was one of the reasons Yang Xiong was willing to come to Shrek.