The Director of Discipline
As dawn breaks over the island, a slightly salty sea breeze rustles through the treetops.
Yesterday, in front of the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, Yu Xiaogang was slapped, and after being slapped, she spun in the air and fell asleep on the ground.
Fortunately, considering Bibi Dong's status as Top-Tier Seven Trials, and with the High Priest's intervention, even if the others loathed this clown who had only passed the White Level One Trial, the Sea Soul Master had no choice but to swallow his pride and accept it, welcoming the group into the Seahorse City Lord's Mansion for accommodation.
On the bed in the bedroom, Yu Xiaogang rubbed her cheek, which had been healed by the healing-type Soul Master, her heart filled with resentment.
After Tang San a god in his previous life, these Sea Soul Master came to the mainland, and every single one of them treated him with utmost respect, addressing him as the Teacher of Gods.
Now, having only been reborn, he was slapped hard by a mere gatekeeper lackey.
Do you know how much damage this big beating will do to him, who's at level 29?
Just as she was gritting her teeth in frustration, Yu Xiaogang groggily opened her eyes and tried to get up, but she almost fainted.
Around the bed, four faces stood in a neat circle, their inquisitive gazes fixed on him.
Brother Jie, Brother Wei, Brother Billy, and Brother Jiao saw him wake up, they all simultaneously flashed a set of white teeth.
Yu Xiaogang suddenly shrank back into the covers. "Four of you... what are you doing so early in the morning?"
Brother Jie leaned down slightly, adopting a friendly smile:
"You're awake? The treatment was a success; you're a girl now!"
Yu Xiaogang was startled and instinctively reached into the blankets.
He was relieved to find that the caterpillar was still alive.
"Don't scare people like that so early in the morning."
"Hey, we were so scared last night because you were sleeping so soundly. Besides, it was bound to happen sooner or later."
Yu Xiaogang sensed something was wrong and asked, "What do you mean?"
Brother Jie exchanged glances and burst into joyful laughter.
Brother Jie helped Yu Xiaogang up from the bed. "Don't worry about such details."
"Last night, we brothers discussed this carefully. You see, you always called us 'Dean of Studies' in the research lab, which sounded so distant, didn't it? The word 'Dean' was completely unnecessary. From today onwards, you can just call us 'Director.'"
Yu Xiaogang's face stiffened. She understood the implication and tried to struggle, "This... this isn't appropriate, is it?"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Brother Jie took out a glowing Image Recording Stone from his Storage Soul Tool and tossed it in his hand.
Brother Wei, Brother Billy, and Brother Jiao each took out a piece of Viagra and started performing a three-person juggling act in front of Yu Xiaogang, taking turns tossing it.
Cold sweat trickled down Yu Xiaogang's forehead.
Finally, amidst immense humiliation, he managed to squeeze out a barely audible voice:
"Director, Chief..."
"Ah! That's more like it! As expected of Grandwet of theory, that voice really hits the nail on the head."
Brother Jie laughed heartily, and vigorously rubbed Yu Xiaogang's sexy buzz cut twice with his big hand.
To escape the suffocating atmosphere as quickly as possible, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly changed the subject:
"Director, I have now seen through the true nature of Sea God Island. His Holiness the Pope sent us here to engage in a war of words; a direct confrontation is obviously not advisable. We should dismantle this place from a strategic perspective."
"Oh? Tell me about it." Brother Jie and the others looked at him with great interest.
Yu Xiaogang rolled off the bed, put her hands behind her back, and adopted the air of Grandwet:
"Gods are the gathering place of the people. The Sea God is revered and worshipped on this island. We should take drastic measures to eliminate their influence."
"Start with the common people at the very bottom. Using my Grandwet theories, I will turn them against me and undermine their faith. Once the will of the common people is fully awakened, Sea God Island will be left with only a few lone commanders, at which point it will collapse on its own."
Brother Jie exchanged glances, their faces revealing meaningful expressions.
"Excellent! Let's go. According to the information we've gathered, the city lord of the Sea Witch City is the only woman among the major city lords. She should be easier to talk to. Even if we fail, we can still manage to negotiate. Let's go to the Sea Witch City now and see how you persuade them with reason."
Half an hour later.
The group crossed the roundabout and arrived at the Sea Witch City.
Sea God Island has only seven cities, each with a population of over a thousand, all of whom are fanatical believers in Sea God.
On such a closed island, which is almost like a cult brainwashing environment, information travels as fast as the wind.
Yesterday, Yu Xiaogang's scandal of publicly insulting the Sea God and being sent flying during the White Level One Trial in front of the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar has spread throughout the entire island in just one night.
Notices were posted in the city early on, with a rough sketch of Yu Xiaogang's portrait on them.
Yu Xiaogang glanced over and suddenly noticed the notice poster on the wall.
He paused, then smugly raised his hand to stroke his short hair, chuckling to himself with a ruddy complexion.
"Huh? My Grandwet name has spread all over Sea God Island overnight? It seems that my invincible reputation for Grandwet can't be hidden at all."
Yu Xiaogang said to Bibi Dong and the others, "You all just wait here and watch what this Grandwet does."
Flender, who was following behind, peeked at the words on the notice and his eyelids twitched. Just as he was about to reach out and grab him, Yu Xiaogang was already floating on air and walked to the most crowded place in the city.
Yu Xiaogang twice and said loudly, "Fellow islanders of Sea God Island, please hear what this Grandwet has to say."
Upon hearing this shout, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the man with the crew cut with surprise and uncertainty.
The next moment, a young man saw Yu Xiaogang's face clearly, pointed at him angrily, and shouted:
"Isn't this the shameless clown who insulted Lord Sea God yesterday?"
"Damn heretic! The Lord Sea God has protected Sea God Island for ten thousand years. Who do you think you are, to dare to point fingers here?"
"Beat him! Throw this arrogant buzz cut guy out of here!"
People started shouting and cursing, and several young Sea Soul Master even Martial Soul Possession, unleashing a barrage of water droplets and water arrows at Yu Xiaogang.
These attacks were mostly playful and cathartic; the young Soul Master who launched them had low Soul Power and did not cause any fatalities, so the damage was minimal, but the insults were extremely strong.
Startled by the sudden attack, Yu Xiaogang covered her head and ran around frantically, shouting angrily, "You scoundrels! You're all a bunch of unreasonable scoundrels!"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang being beaten, Bibi Dong quickly rushed in front of Yu Xiaogang, her Soul Power surging around her, blocking all the attacks coming at her.
Seeing her beloved humiliated, Liu Erlong was furious and wanted to step forward to retaliate, but Flender quickly grabbed her back.
"Sister Erlong, calm down. This is Sea God Island, their territory. We must not start a fight."
"Hehehe... Guests from afar are always welcome. Why should you, my esteemed guests, be angry? Could this city lord please grant us this favor and let it go?"
A clear, bell-like laugh drifted on the breeze.
Amidst the rippling blue waves, a girl with a fish tail as her lower body floats above the spray.
The newcomer appeared to be a delicate young girl, but was actually much older than she looked. She was the Sea Witch Douluo, the Sacred Pillar Guardian, and also known as the Sea Witch. She possessed a unique ability to read minds.
The Sea Witch Douluo's beautiful eyes shifted slightly, her gaze landing on Yu Xiaogang, and she covered her lips with a soft laugh:
"This must be the short-haired guy who insulted Lord Sea God yesterday. Why don't you show everyone what great wisdom you're hiding in your heart?"
She released her Martial Soul, lightly touching her short flute to her lips, and the melodious flute music rippled in the wind.