Chapter 267
This is tantamount to lighting a lamp next to a powder keg!
Dai Mubai immediately turned to her, his attitude equally respectful.
"Regarding the course schedule, if I may be so bold, Shrek Academy's courses are probably the most unreliable... uh, I mean the most flexible and unpredictable on the continent."
Dai Mubai explained in detail:
"First of all, we have too few students, while the faculty, including Dean Flander, Vice Dean Zhao Wuji, Teacher Shao Xin, Teacher Lu Qibin, Teacher Li Yusong, and some other miscellaneous teachers, who are more like villagers than students."
"Because the teaching staff is relatively 'abundant' and the students are very different, the academy does not set a fixed schedule for academic and practical courses like ordinary academies do."
"The course arrangement is determined by the corresponding teacher on the spot based on the student's current status, the problems encountered, and the areas that need to be strengthened."
"Perhaps this morning, Teacher Shao Xin noticed that Oscar's control over his soul power was unstable, so he immediately called him away for individual training."
"In the afternoon, Dean Flander felt it was necessary to train everyone's wilderness survival skills, so he simply threw everyone out to the outskirts of the Soul Beast Forest. Or perhaps Teacher Zhao felt I'd been slacking off lately, so he personally went to give me some pointers..."
Dai Mubai shrugged, his tone tinged with deep helplessness.
"Therefore, no one can know in advance what class they will have tomorrow."
After hearing Dai Mubai say this, Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing were both speechless.
This college is truly indescribable!
There are no facilities at all.
As for the so-called teaching staff, to be honest, people with the talent of Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun could be taught individually in any academy if they wanted to.
Therefore, Shrek Academy is a completely unregulated and unreliable academy.
They only recruit geniuses?
Sometimes, Lin Xia didn't even know how to complain. Where did Flander get his courage from?
The key point is that Flanders actually recruited so many people.
To this, Lin Xia could only say, awesome!
Just as Lin Xia was internally complaining, Flander appeared in the cafeteria.
"Oh! Everyone's here? Looks like Mu Bai has pretty much finished introducing things to you?"
Flander pushed up his signature crystal glasses, his eyes gleaming behind the lenses, and walked in with a formulaic smile on his face.
His gaze lingered on Lin Xia for a moment, filled with deep apprehension and a complex mix of ingratiation, before sweeping over Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
"Now that all the new students have arrived, that's perfect."
Flanders clapped his hands, his smile appearing exceptionally amiable.
"To help everyone integrate into the Shrek atmosphere more quickly, today's first lesson will begin tonight."
"Also, Ning Rongrong and Oscar, come with me after you finish eating!"
Lin Xia became interested upon hearing this, wondering if Flander was going to use PUA tactics on Ning Rongrong again and brainwash her.
Just as Lin Xia's lips curled into a playful smile, preparing to speak, Flander seemed to have completed his notification task. With his hands behind his back, he casually turned to leave the cafeteria.
"Dean Flander."
Lin Xia's calm voice rang out, not loud, but clearly penetrating the slightly oppressive air in the cafeteria, successfully making Flander's steps freeze in place.
Flander stiffened almost imperceptibly, slowly turned around, his face plastered with his signature shrewd smile, and pushed up his crystal glasses.
"Lord Lin, is there anything else?"
Lin Xia stood up with unhurried movements, brushing off non-existent dust from her clothes. A perfectly measured hint of "interest" crossed her face as she looked directly into Flander's eyes behind his glasses, as if she were truly a new student filled with curiosity about the unique teaching method.
"I was quite intrigued by Dai Mubai's introduction of some of the academy's... unique concepts. I heard that Dean Flander will be personally giving lessons to Oscar and Ning Rongrong, both students from the support department?"
Lin Xia paused slightly, her tone calm yet carrying an undeniable air of authority.
"I'd also like to go and see. I'd like to observe how the renowned Dean of Shrek Academy teaches support-type Soul Masters. I imagine it must be unique and incredibly beneficial. I wonder if the Dean would be so kind as an auditor to let me witness your teaching methods?"
Flander's smile instantly froze, and his lips twitched uncontrollably a few times.
Should Lin Xia be left to watch?
This is tantamount to lighting a lamp next to a powder keg!
His teaching methods, which involved both manipulation and coercion, might have worked to fool Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun on ordinary days, but what about when he tried to use them on this unfathomable young city lord with a terrifying background?
His little schemes probably couldn't even escape Lin Xia's notice!
reject?
Does he dare?
This is someone who can crush a Soul Saint with a flick of his wrist, and who commands respect even from the Pope of the Spirit Hall!
Flander didn't even dare to think about the consequences of making him unhappy.
"……Ha ha."
Flanders chuckled dryly, trying his best to maintain the dean's dignity and composure.
"Lord Lin, you flatter me. My teaching skills are nothing special; they are merely some simple, albeit somewhat crude, methods tailored to individual students. It is an honor for the academy that you would deign to offer guidance and instruction! Of course, of course! As long as Lord Lin does not find them simple and dry, you are welcome to listen in at any time."
Flanders practically gritted his teeth as he said those words.
"That's good."
Lin Xia smiled slightly, but that smile sent a chill down Flander's spine.
Everyone finished breakfast with their own thoughts.
Apart from Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun, who was seriously injured and unconscious, the others—Lin Xia, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Dai Mubai—followed Flander to the relatively open square outside the village.
The morning sunlight shone down, but it couldn't dispel the restlessness and pressure in Flander's heart at that moment.
Flander stood in front of the group, his gaze sweeping over the nervous and apprehensive Oscar, the seemingly calm but uneasy Ning Rongrong, the respectful Dai Mubai, the aloof and composed Zhu Zhuqing, and finally settling on Lin Xia.
Lin Xia stood there casually, her hands behind her back, looking at him calmly, with even a faint smile on her lips, as if she were just an interested bystander.
This invisible pressure made it hard for Flander to breathe.
He cleared his throat, trying to focus his attention on Oscar and Ning Rongrong, and began his standard opening remarks.
"Oscar, Ning Rongrong, step forward."
He deliberately made his voice steady and powerful, trying to regain some control.
"As new students at Shrek Academy, you need to understand the teaching methods here. We instill the monster mentality here and cultivate monsters. Both of you are support-type Soul Masters."
Flanders paused, his gaze sweeping over the two men as if making some kind of assessment.
"Oscar has a food-type martial soul, while Ning Rongrong has the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a top-tier auxiliary weapon-type martial soul on the continent. With different martial souls, their cultivation methods will inevitably be very different."
"In the Douluo Continent, there are almost no two martial souls that are exactly the same. So you need to understand one thing: what the academy will teach you is not how to cultivate a martial soul—that is determined by your sect or your own talent and foundation."
"What we will teach you is how to use your Martial Soul! How to better preserve yourselves and more effectively support your comrades in the ever-changing and perilous battles of the future!" (End of Chapter)