DD2—Chapter 19: Abstract Shrek
"Your Highness, he is only eleven years old this year and is still a child," Juzi said helplessly.
"Children are good. A young person is easier to control than an older one," Xu Tianran replied, a smile appearing on his face. "Juzi, you can get along well with him. Although I have ninth-level soul engineers under my command, the more talented soul engineers there are, the better. Perhaps in the future, he will have the opportunity to become the leader of the Beast King-level soul engineer group."
"As you wish, Your Highness," Juzi said respectfully.
"Yes." Xu Tianran nodded in satisfaction and then added, "After I finish discussing things with the leader of the Holy Spirit Church, you can go find Huo Yuhao. Don't worry, I still have several level-nine soul engineers lurking in the shadows to protect me, so nothing will go wrong."
"Your Highness, do you want to cooperate further with the leader of the Holy Spirit Church?" Juzi was a little surprised. She knew that Xu Tianran brought her out today specifically to contact other people, but she didn't expect it to be the leader of the Holy Spirit Church again.
"Of course! I need the Holy Spirit Church to increase its support for me. No matter the cost, that Death God Douluo must stand on my side! After all, if Death God Douluo stands with me, it means Dragon Emperor Douluo will also be on my side! With the support of the two Ultimate Douluo, my plan can be more effectively implemented," Xu Tianran declared.
"Your Highness, further cooperation with the Holy Spirit Church is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. However, I believe that with your wisdom, you must have a perfect plan," Juzi said.
"That's right. Don't worry; everything is under my control," Xu Tianran replied with high spirits.
"My opinion is that it's not as good as the Treasure Gathering Pavilion in Shrek City! After all, it is just a treasure appreciation auction held by the Chamber of Commerce. It can't be compared with the Treasure Gathering Pavilion treasure appreciation auction held by Shrek Academy."
Huo Yuhao was somewhat speechless. He had been searching for a while, but the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm did not provide any clues. It didn't matter if he didn't find a bargain; after all, the chances were very small. He could accept failure; at worst, he could slowly look for opportunities to find a bargain.
But at this so-called treasure appreciation meeting, he didn't even see a five-thousand-year-old soul bone. Although he couldn't afford it even if he saw it, this also indirectly showed that the Yalan Chamber of Commerce did not seem to attach enough importance to this treasure appreciation meeting.
"That's not right. Logically speaking, the Chamber of Commerce's annual treasure-hunting event should be held grandly. It's impossible that all the good stuff has been taken away by powerful people in advance! Hiss, there's no chance for us to pick up bargains. Do they have better vision than Brother Tianmeng?"
Huo Yuhao felt a little heavy-hearted. He feared he might return empty-handed from the treasure-hunting event held by the Yalan Chamber of Commerce.
To be honest, the Douluo World is indeed a vast realm of the powerful and wealthy. This is true whether it is Shrek Academy or the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
After all, in the original novel, Huo Yuhao was bullied by the powerful people in Mingdu. He was only brought back with the help of Juzi and the appearance of Jing Hongchen.
However, in this regard, Shrek Academy felt more abstract.
To give a simple example, the teacher Zhou Yi can find all kinds of reasons to expel students.
But the problem is, that most of the students who were expelled by Zhou Yi didn't do anything harmful. At most, they were lazy when running or talking back to Zhou Yi.
This kind of behavior is very common among ordinary students. After all, adolescents commonly have minor issues, and at most, they can be punished according to school rules.
However, these students made Zhou Yi unhappy. If Zhou Yi was unhappy, then she would expel them directly.
It is very difficult to get into Shrek Academy, but with just one word from Zhou Yi, the futures of these students were ruined.
However, Dai Huabin, from the Duke of the White Tiger's family, hired someone to kill Huo Yuhao, and nothing happened. Later, Dai Huabin was able to represent Shrek Academy in the competition under the leadership of Wang Qiu'er.
He believed that although Ma Xiaotao accidentally killed someone and left no murderer alive, with Shrek's abilities, they would certainly be able to find out that it was Dai Huabin who ordered it. After all, Shrek is filled with strong individuals and has a very dense network of relationships.
But Shrek Academy didn't say a word.
It is outrageous that lazy and talkative students are expelled from college while students who hire killers can still represent the academy in competitions and safeguard its eternal glory.
Later in the original novel, Huo Yuhao became Mu En's student, and his status greatly improved. However, Shrek Academy still did not punish Dai Huabin.
Could it be that Shrek Academy didn't take action against Dai Huabin simply for the sake of the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion? Does Duke White Tiger have such a great reputation?
As expected, it is the number one soul master academy on the continent, where one needs a letter of recommendation from the city lord to gain admission. The stance is indeed different. It is simply a pure aristocratic academy. What kind of person is Mu En's student? He is just a beggar from the Sea God Pavilion. Does he have the title of Star Luo Empire? No? That's unfamiliar!
Our Shrek Academy is incredibly abstract.
Ordinary students have no background and can be expelled at will, while descendants of famous families have strong backgrounds and can never be expelled, even if they hire killers and violate the rules!
As expected of that adult, he used simple contrast techniques to allude to some unfair phenomena. His insights were so profound that even Huo Yuhao gasped. He felt he had become one of the main culprits of global warming!
Just as Huo Yuhao was walking and pondering Shrek's abstract cases, the voice of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly said, "Yuhao, stop for a moment and turn around to look at the store on your left. We can find a bargain this time. I dare say that you humans will make a mistake about this item. Only a soul beast like me, who has lived for a long time, can recognize it."
Huo Yuhao stopped and felt delighted. He followed Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's guidance and walked towards the shop on the left.
Although Tianmeng did not dare to be too arrogant, his attainments in the use of mental power were much stronger than Huo Yuhao's at this moment. It was a silkworm-shaped radar.
Soon, Huo Yuhao entered the shop. He took a quick look and found that all the goods were displayed on tables, and each item was protected by a crystal cover. Under the cover was a wooden sign indicating the price of the item.
"Sir, what would you like to buy?" A middle-aged man in white approached and looked at Huo Yuhao with a smile.
Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said, "I'll just take a look."
"Well, if you like anything, you can call me directly." The middle-aged man left tactfully. He understood that some customers preferred to browse without assistance, so he would naturally respect their wishes.
"Brother Tianmeng, what should we do next?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"Keep moving forward," said Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Huo Yuhao continued to move according to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's instructions. After a while, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice came again, "Okay, stop. It's on the first platform to your right. Remember, you must buy it as soon as possible!"
(End of this chapter)