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Chapter 50: Well, It's Just Ugly
🕑 Added 2025-03-07 06:33:00 +0000 UTC“Dangdangdang…!!!”
Outside the cafeteria, there was a sudden clanging sound.
Everyone just finished their meal. Dai Mubai heard it and said, “This is the bell that the dean rang to summon us. Let’s go. We need to gather at the playground.”
When the five people arrived at the playground, Zhu Zhuqing, who had left the cafeteria earlier, was already there.
Several people gathered forward, stood in a row, and waited silently.
After a while, a middle-aged man walked over from the other direction of the playground.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were stunned when they saw this person. He looked to be about fifty years old, with a sturdy body and a distinctive face. His chin protruded forward, his cheekbones were wide, his face was flat, and he had a slightly hooked nose. If one had to describe him in one way, one could only say that his face looked a bit like the sole of a shoe.
Although his eyes were closed, he looked a bit cunning. He wore a pair of black-framed crystal glasses with a rigid square frame.
Ning Rongrong was surprised and asked, “Is this person the dean of the academy?”
Oscar, who was trying to pick up girls nearby, answered enthusiastically, “Yes, this is our dean, the founder of Shrek Academy, the four-eyed owl Flanders. He is a level 78 Soul Saint. He is even more powerful than Teacher Zhao. He also has a flying beast martial spirit. It is quite rare among combat soul masters. Fatty is his direct disciple.”
“The spirit is a cat-owl, and the appearance does fit the image of a cat-owl…” After hearing this, Ning Rongrong couldn’t help but look at Ma Hongjun’s fat and wretched appearance again, and shook her head inwardly. Isn’t it said that like master, like disciple? Why is the master consistent in appearance and inside, but the disciple is so weird? Who would believe this guy if you said he was a phoenix?
There is no doubt that Flanders’ appearance is the most typical one influenced by his martial spirit, and therefore he looks… ugly, not ugly. He is just a little strange, not handsome, and it is difficult for women to have admiration for him… well, he is just ugly.
Soon, Flanders walked in front of the six students and stopped. Then he focused on the three new students, each one more powerful than the other. He couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. After all, the students he had accepted in the past basically had no background. Unlike the three in front of him… each one had a stronger background than the other. If he didn’t handle it well, Shrek might face a catastrophe.
So, he made up his mind. He had to be very careful in the following teaching and try to grasp the right degree. He must not really do anything bad to these three little guys. Otherwise, it would be terrible.
“Ahem.”
He coughed lightly, and then said, “This year is great, we have three more little monsters. I, Flanders, the dean of Shrek Academy, welcome you on behalf of the academy. Later, each of you will hand over 100 gold coins to Mr. Li, who is in charge of finance. Mu Bai.”
“Dean.”
Dai Mubai took a step forward. Having been tricked by Flanders, he respected him very much, even with a bit of admiration.
Flanders said, “Three more junior students are here. You will tell them the rules of the academy later. Then go back and rest, and try to restore your condition to the best level. The first class of the day will start in the evening. Oscar, you and Ning Rongrong are exceptions. You two follow me.”
Oscar’s face suddenly fell, and he reluctantly walked to Flanders to salute. When he saw Ning Rongrong approaching him, his face became better.
Flanders waved his hand and said, “The others can go and rest. Remember, get yourself into the best condition before dark. Don’t blame me for not reminding you. The teaching in this academy is different from other places. You may even face danger.”
Zhu Zhuqing walked away without looking back, and Dai Mubai did not chase after her this time. Ma Hongjun was not walking very fast at all, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Tang San was not in a hurry to leave. He wanted to see how the dean in front of him taught. Oscar and Ning Rongrong’s martial spirits were both auxiliary, which should be the reason why they did not attend the evening classes. But what made Tang San very curious was why the teaching was conducted at night?
Flanders didn’t care about him staying here, and said to Oscar and Ning Rongrong: “Everyone has his own way of cultivation. Different martial souls have different ways of cultivation. In Douluo Continent, there are almost no martial souls that are exactly the same, so what the academy wants to teach you is not how to cultivate martial souls, but how to use martial souls, how to better preserve yourself and assist your comrades in future battles.”
Tang San felt that Flanders’ words were somewhat familiar, and after careful consideration, the master seemed to have said something similar, but the master’s words were more detailed than Flanders’.
Oscar didn’t mention it for now, but Ning Rongrong looked like she agreed with it and waited for him to continue.
Flanders continued, “Both of you are auxiliary spirit masters. One of you is for attribute addition, and the other is for food-type martial spirit. Spirit masters like you need the protection of your companions, whether on the battlefield or in normal times. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to survive. Oscar, tell me, as an auxiliary spirit master, how can you better protect yourself on the battlefield?”
Oscar said without hesitation: “Try to hide behind your companions as much as possible and use all available terrain and buildings around you to avoid risks. Stay away from dangerous areas as much as possible.”
Flanders nodded and said, “That’s right. But there’s one thing you didn’t say. As an auxiliary spirit master, running away is a necessary quality. An auxiliary spirit master who can’t run away is not a good spirit master. And what does running away require? It requires physical strength. Although as a spirit master, you have your own spirit power to assist you, and your physical fitness is stronger than that of ordinary people. However, the enemy you may face is the opponent’s combat spirit master. Therefore, as an auxiliary spirit master, you also need to exercise your physical strength. At the critical moment, maybe if you run one more step, you can survive.”
Oscar knew Flanders very well. Listening to the dean in front of him speaking so righteously, he smiled bitterly in his heart. It’s over. He can’t escape today.
Sure enough, after a long speech, Flanders nodded to Oscar and Ning Rongrong and said, “Your lesson today is physical training. From now on, run around the entire village twenty times. If you haven’t run back before lunch, you don’t have to eat lunch. You can use your own martial arts to assist. Now, let’s go. Oscar will lead the way.”
“Yes.” Ning Rongrong agreed and ran out without hesitation. Oscar looked at Flanders with some resentment and then followed her.
Although the village where Shrek Academy is located is not big, Oscar understands that the whole village that Flanders refers to includes the farmland in the village. One circle is at least three kilometers away. Twenty circles is a very scary number.
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[Author's Note]: I feel like I shouldn’t have written Shrek. I was afraid of being criticized for being water, but I also wanted to write something new, but I ended up not being able to please anyone, and I couldn’t control the plot, and it became a mess. I’d better get rid of this plot as soon as possible, and then let the protagonist go and do things happily.
