"Forget it."
"I'm too lazy to say more to you."
Jiang Nannan knew she was wasting her breath again, so she immediately ignored Xu Sanshi, her beautiful eyes turning back to Shen Fan, awaiting his reply.
"To have such a beautiful girl like you team up with me, I can't think of any reason to refuse."
Shen Fan chuckled inwardly, not forgetting to praise her.
"Then it's settled."
"Uh."
"There's one more thing we need to agree on beforehand."
"Your strength is too great; that Spirit Elder with the White Tiger Spirit was severely injured and knocked unconscious by your punch within just one second of the fight starting. My combat power definitely can't compare to yours. For fairness, of the gold coins we earn from teaming up and winning, I'll only take one-tenth of the profit."
Jiang Nannan loved money, but she wasn't the type to be insatiably greedy.
"Alright, we'll do as you say."
Shen Fan didn't object. The first step had been successfully taken, and he didn't want to argue with Jiang Nannan over such a matter, lest complications arise.
"How about we form a seven-person team instead?"
"That way, we can fight one more team Spirit battle every day."
Seeing that he couldn't stop Jiang Nannan and Shen Fan from teaming up, Xu Sanshi felt depressed and probed unwillingly.
"No need."
Before Shen Fan could speak, Jiang Nannan refused first.
"Alright."
Xu Sanshi was well aware of Jiang Nannan's temper and knew that continuing to talk wouldn't change her decision. So, he secretly glanced at Shen Fan, whom he couldn't see through, and began to ponder a plan to get rid of Shen Fan.
"Shen Fan."
"Do you want to join Shrek Academy?"
At this moment, Mù Jǐn suddenly asked.
"Join Shrek Academy?"
Shen Fan was momentarily stunned by this sudden question.
"Yes."
Mù Jǐn nodded.
"Don't you need a recommendation letter from the City Lord to apply for Shrek Academy?"
"I don't have one."
This was the most speechless aspect of Shrek in the Douluo Two Era to Shen Fan.
"A recommendation letter is simple; I can handle it for you."
"To be honest, the combat power you displayed in that Spirit battle against Dai Huabin, which was like bullying a weaker opponent, even gave me the feeling that even a Spirit King would fall in one move before you."
"You could say you are the strongest Spirit Ancestor I have ever seen."
"Although I am just an ordinary teacher of the Academy and cannot make any promises to you in the name of the Academy, I believe that with your unrivaled combat power among peers, as long as you are willing to join Shrek Academy, you will definitely receive the Academy's full cultivation. Within twenty years, you will surely become one of the decision-makers of Shrek Academy."
Mù Jǐn said.
"I'll consider it."
"Thank you, Teacher Mù Jǐn, for your high regard."
Shen Fan smiled kindly at Mù Jǐn.
"That's good."
"This decision could be a lifelong matter."
"It truly should be carefully considered."
Mù Jǐn returned the smile.
In fact, through Shen Fan's diary, she knew that Shen Fan didn't have much good impression of Shrek Academy in the Douluo Two Era. However, as a teacher of Shrek, if she saw a good seedling and had no reaction, it clearly didn't conform to Shrek's consistent style. To prevent Shen Fan from suspecting anything later, she still invited Shen Fan to join Shrek Academy, even knowing it might be futile, just to fill this loophole in advance.
"Alright."
"It's getting late now, let's go eat first."
"Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya."
"Would you two like to come along?"
Shen Fan then invited Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya.
"You can just call me Nannan."
"Of course, I want to go with you all. After dinner, I still want to eat the roasted fish Yuhao makes."
Neither girl refused.
"Teacher Xiaoya, you haven't even started dinner yet and you're already thinking about eating roasted fish. Aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
Huo Yuhao was clearly in a good mood at this moment and, uncharacteristically, joked.
"Little Yuhao, I think you're asking for a beating."
Hearing this, Tang Ya's pretty face puffed up with anger, and she chased after Huo Yuhao, flailing her arms, which made the others present unable to help but join in the teasing.
Next, the group left the entrance of the Spirit Battle Arena amidst laughter and playful banter. They then ate and drank at the most upscale hotel in Shrek City until around seven in the evening, before walking out of the VIP room, still chatting and laughing.
At this point, Tang Ya, who was walking in front, saw Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei drinking outside the hotel's main entrance.
"Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, why are you two here?"
Tang Ya asked irritably.
With the existence of the diary, Tang Ya had already regarded Bei Bei as a stranger. However, at the reminder of several close sisters in Shrek Academy, she hadn't completely fallen out with Bei Bei, maintaining a lukewarm relationship.
"I came to find you for dinner, but I didn't see you."
"Later, when I was looking for you, I happened to see Xu Sanshi sneaking behind you all, so I came with him."
Bei Bei explained.
"Who the hell was sneaking?"
"I was openly following Nannan to protect her, alright?"
"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak."
Betrayed by Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, who had just run to Jiang Nannan's side to fawn over her, immediately retorted discontentedly.
"Do I not know you two?"
"Birds of a feather."
"You two can argue slowly."
"I'm going to help Yuhao set up his roasted fish stall."
With that, Tang Ya prepared to leave.
However, just then, not far from the hotel entrance, sounds of a woman and a child crying could be heard.
"Spirit Emperor sir."
"My family sold everything we could, only gathering thirty-one gold coins. Please, have mercy and help my child awaken her Spirit."
"I'm kneeling before you."
The woman said, pulling her daughter to kneel before an elderly Spirit Master.
"Alas."
"It's not that I don't want to help you."
"It's mainly that your money really isn't enough."
"One hundred gold coins to awaken a Spirit, this is a rule tacitly agreed upon by all Spirit Masters."
"If I were to charge you thirty-one gold coins today and help your child awaken her Spirit, and someone else found out, I would definitely be in trouble."
This elderly Spirit Master seemed like a decent person. He didn't rudely drive away the mother and daughter in front of him but spoke earnestly, explaining why he couldn't help.
"Without Spirit Hall, all sorts of monsters and demons have truly emerged."
"Just helping someone awaken a Spirit, and they demand one hundred gold coins. And if someone wants to help others awaken their Spirit at a lower price, it's not even allowed."
Seeing this scene, Shen Fan was filled with disdain.
"Spirit Hall?"
"Why do you bring up this evil force that has disappeared from Douluo Continent for ten thousand years?"
Hearing the words "Spirit Hall," Bei Bei's usually gentle expression tightened, and he frowned, scrutinizing Shen Fan.
"Evil force?"
"A force that represented commoners."
"A force that helped people awaken their Spirits for free."
"A force that suppressed Evil Soul Masters so they dared not show their faces."
"In your mouth, it became an evil force."
"Are you perhaps out of your mind?"
Shen Fan retorted impolitely.
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