Chapter 491 Officially Joining Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy, Flander's office.
"Boss Flander, this is a letter from Mo."
Zhao Wuji entered without a word. He saw Flander sprawled on a recliner, a cup of tea in his hand, looking quite relaxed.
"Old Zhao, why are you so hasty?"
Flander muttered, putting down his teacup and slowly rising to take the letter from Zhao Wuji.
As Flander took the envelope, Zhao Wuji complained, "Boss Flander, you've become even lazier since you broke through to Title Douluo! You've completely washed your hands of the business."
"Ah! Isn't that what the capable do?"
Flander's eyes were downcast, looking lazy. However, when Flander's gaze fell on the contents of the envelope, his eyes widened immediately, and he couldn't help but complain.
"That kid Mo's got me busy again."
He handed the letter to Zhao Wuji, glancing at him helplessly. "You just said I was doing nothing. Look, that kid Mo's got me something to do."
"Oh!" A playful smile appeared on Zhao Wuji's face. He snatched the letter from Zhao Wuji's hand, glanced at its contents, and then burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Old devil Flander, that kid Mo's found you a good job!"
His playful expression faded as he said this, "It's just communicating with the Kingdom of Barak… those guys, heh!"
"Alright." Flander patted Zhao Wuji's shoulder, sighed, and said, "This can settle things from back then. I'll go see His Majesty later."
"That kid Mo mentioned buying property here..."
Zhao Wuji looked at Flander, a hint of suspicion in his eyes, "What are you planning to do? You're not going to make me do it, are you?"
The words were barely out of his mouth when Zhao Wuji regretted them. He saw a glint of shrewdness in Flander's eyes. This eagerness to take on the task made Zhao Wuji want to slap himself a few times.
"Old Zhao, you're absolutely right. I'll leave this to you." Flander interrupted Zhao Wuji, gesturing for him to finish. "But I have to meet His Majesty. Besides, this matter likely involves the Empire and the Kingdom, so it can't be taken lightly. And I might not have time to buy property for those three families, so…"
"Enough."
Before Flander could finish, Zhao Wuji cut him off with a disdainful remark. "If someone else heard this, they might actually be fooled."
"However…" Zhao Wuji paused, looking at Flander's shameless expression. "I could buy the property myself, but I don't have the extra money to do it for them first. So, old man Flander, since they're joining Shrek Academy, shouldn't you come up with the money first?"
"Ahem!"
The moment Zhao Wuji mentioned "money," Flander immediately became serious. "Old Zhao, talking about money hurts feelings…"
"Heh, talking about feelings hurts money!"
Knowing Flander's stinginess, Zhao Wuji didn't even need to hear him finish speaking to know what he was thinking. So, he immediately shut Flander down again.
Then, he said helplessly, "I'm telling you, Flander, it's like someone borrowing from you. It's not like they won't pay you back, it's just that you have to pay first."
Under Zhao Wuji's persuasion, Flander finally agreed to part with his money. And he even said with a look of being taken advantage of.
"Sigh! Let the finance department get the money."
Seeing this, Zhao Wuji glanced at the contents of the letter again and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Because the letter said that if they were willing to help them purchase property in advance, Jin Sanqian and the others would have to pay an extra 30% in gold soul coins. This amount was not small for the academy.
Flander was completely getting a good deal and then acting innocent.
The next second, just as Flander was about to meet Emperor Xueye, Zhao Wuji suddenly said, "By the way, Boss Flander, Mo mentioned in his letter that after the inner academy is built, some highly talented students will be selected to enter it. What do you think…"
"Oh dear."
Flander waved his hand, then activated his martial soul, spread his cat-owl wings, and left with the words, "Leave this to Grandmaster," before soaring into the sky. Soon, he disappeared from sight…
A few days later, Xuan Mo had already returned to Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong, the Shenger siblings, Oscar and the others, as well as Jin Sanqian, Wilda, and Ryder.
After letting Shenger and Xian Yun'er disperse, he led Ryder and the other two to Flander's office.
"Bang!"
Xuan Mo slammed his hand on the door, flung it open, and roared.
"Dean, we're back!"
"Alright, alright, no need to shout so loudly."
Flander picked at his ear and complained, "Can't you be a little gentler, you brat? Just like Old Zhao."
Then he looked at Ning Rongrong, "Rongrong, if your guy breaks my office door, you'll have to pay for it."
Ning Rongrong hugged Xuan Mo's arm and chuckled.
"Don't worry, Dean. If Mo really breaks the door, I'll definitely sell him and use the money to pay you back."
"Hahaha! Come on."
Flander waved his hand with a laugh, "You really want to?"
At the same time, as Flander spoke, he turned his gaze to Ryder and the other two, and his eyes lit up.
"Oh! Brother Ryder, long time no see."
Flander stood up and greeted Ryder, who had spent a year at Shrek Academy. After greeting him, he turned his gaze to Jin Sanqian and Wilda.
"You must be Jin Sanqian and Wilda. Welcome, welcome! Welcome to Shrek Academy!"
Jin Sanqian and Wilda quickly thanked him upon seeing him.
However, Flander's gaze made them somewhat uncomfortable. Especially since Xuanmo had told them about Dean Flander's personality on the way back—stingy, greedy, a complete miser.
So, Jin Sanqian quickly handed over a gold card.
The instant he handed it over, Jin Sanqian felt a gentle breeze, and the card was in Flander's hand. At that moment, Flander's attention was completely drawn to the gold card.
Xuanmo, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar exchanged a glance and slapped themselves on the forehead.
Finally, Xuanmo stepped forward, breaking the slightly awkward atmosphere.
(End of Chapter)