After a day of rest, the second day came, and everyone was full of energy.
The reason the hotels in Soto City were so crowded was that many people were here to register for Shrek Academy!
According to Shrek itself, students who graduate from there can basically earn the title of Barak Kingdom's elite.
Well, as for others...
Right now, it seemed only Tang San's class was enrolling.
But actually, besides Tang San's class, Qin Ming, the teacher of Yu Tianheng from Tiandou Royal Academy, was also a Shrek graduate.
He was known as the youngest Soul Emperor.
Well, no one really took that record seriously.
Later, many books were destroyed.
But for now, Shrek had an unusual appeal to the public.
After all, Shrek was an academy that didn't care about your background — only your talent.
The standards were high, but in the world of Douluo Continent, the requirements were actually quite low.
No one cared where you came from.
Among all the academies on the continent, only Liu Erlong's Blue Tyrant Academy and Tianshui Academy (one of the five elemental academies) accepted commoners.
But Blue Tyrant Academy didn't have standards as high as Shrek, so the top students there were people like Tailong.
Tianshui Academy's standards were higher than Shrek's — they required water-type soul masters who were also women, and these women had to be beautiful.
It fit the style of a fantasy world ruled by a daughter country.
Though the number of students meeting this was low.
Although Shrek couldn't compare to Blue Tyrant or Tianshui Academies, it was still a top academy in the Barak Kingdom.
So today, Shrek's enrollment was crowded.
But most people were just going through the motions.
The harsh truth was that Shrek's Flanders was short on money again.
So he tricked people into paying tuition fees.
There were many people at Shrek today, including seven powerful fighters.
Four of the seven monsters were recruited during this enrollment wave, and the other three — Oscar and Ma Hongjun — were discovered earlier by Flanders.
Flanders had found them when they awakened their martial spirits.
Before this year's main group came, the only true Shrek student was Dai Mubai.
The huge crowd and the hot weather made everything feel like a big steam pot, evaporating everyone's energy.
Still, many people just paid the money and left.
Shrek's standards were very strict.
Although the staff could see a person's soul power instantly, they still made them pay before politely asking them to leave.
The tuition was high — ten gold soul coins!
After collecting the money, Shao Xin, the strict teacher responsible for checks, would coldly ask people to leave.
This attitude matched the academy where Dai Mubai studied.
With this speed, the long line soon reached the end.
Now it was time for the real protagonists.
"Hoohoo! Miss, look how prepared I am!"
Cu Chulainn held an umbrella, casting a shadow in the hot summer sun, and carried water with him.
He said this to Zhu Zhuqing like he was showing off.
Although Zhu Zhuqing was tall and proud among her peers, she was still a little shorter than Cu Chulainn.
"You don't have to call me Miss. Just call me Zhuqing from now on."
Maybe from shyness or the heat, Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks blushed cutely.
"Hehe, um, okay, Zhuqing, here, drink some water!"
Cu Chulainn was clearly happy with the new name and handed her the water eagerly.
Zhu Zhuqing accepted and drank directly.
In this sweltering weather, a sip of cool water was very refreshing.
Zhu Zhuqing was also aware of Cu Chulainn's presence, especially after what happened yesterday and today.
For convenience and due to a sudden impulse, Zhu Zhuqing hadn't brought many things.
She only wore a simple set of clothes, brought a change of clothes, and some money to escape Xingluo City.
Compared with Dai Mubai, who had planned for years and had plenty of money, Zhu Zhuqing didn't bring much.
Plus, with Cu Chulainn around, she didn't feel the heat at all.
With Cu Chulainn's help yesterday, his status in her heart had clearly risen.
The team approached Zhu Zhuqing.
She passed the assessment and entered Shrek Academy.
However, since Dai Mubai and the twins had gone to find a battlefield yesterday, Dai Mubai didn't come today.
His pride was still shattered from the blow.
Behind Zhu Zhuqing stood Cu Chulainn.
"Come on, give me the money!" Shao Xin said without any politeness.
Cu Chulainn threw a purse to him.
Shao Xin weighed it, and the coins made a crisp metallic sound.
"Now, let me check your soul power and age!"
Shao Xin said.
Behind Cu Chulainn, three yellow and purple soul rings appeared.
Shao Xin didn't care and squeezed Cu Chulainn's hand.
"Well, thirteen years old, soul master!"
Shao Xin thought to himself.
"Go in!"
He raised the green light, and Cu Chulainn and Zhu Zhuqing passed smoothly.
Inside, there were only a few people — Tang San and Xiao Wu.
"Third brother, look, it's the two from yesterday!" Xiao Wu pulled Tang San's sleeve.
Tang San noticed Zhu Zhuqing and Cu Chulainn too.
He didn't think much about Zhu Zhuqing — no one was worth noticing.
But Cu Chulainn was different.
Cu Chulainn easily defeated Dai Mubai, and judging by his appearance, he was also enrolled in Shrek.
Tang San remembered Shrek's admission standards, so he knew Cu Chulainn wasn't very old.
For Tang San, Cu Chulainn was someone worth befriending!
What Tang San didn't know was that right behind Zhu Zhuqing was Shirou Emiya — someone Tang San didn't want to see.
"I'm sorry, Onii-chan, I slept too late yesterday and missed everyone," the cute Illya said, touching her head and apologizing shyly.
"It's okay, Illya, we just arrived. Are you tired? Do
you want Basaka and me to carry you?" Shirou Emiya asked kindly, not caring about anything else.
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