After Zhou Yi was supported by other teachers and left, the atmosphere in the plaza suddenly relaxed. The students watching the commotion gradually dispersed, but the discussions didn't stop. Many people looked back as they walked, their eyes filled with wonder as they looked at Furina.
Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong trotted over to Furina's side.
"My god, Furina, you're just too amazing!" Xiao Xiao's eyes were bright, her face full of admiration. "To actually think of the trick of playing pathetic and shouting for help! Zhou Yi's face turned green with rage, and she even spat blood at the end! This is the first time in my life I've seen a teacher get so angry at a student!"
Wang Dong curled his lip, looking Furina up and down with a somewhat complex tone: "You're quite the actress. That look earlier, like you were about to cry from fear—even I almost believed it."
Furina smiled and brushed off non-existent dust from her clothes: "I know a thing or two. Honestly, if she hadn't kept looking for trouble with me, I wouldn't have wanted to make it like this. Originally, if she just did her job as a teacher and I did mine as a student, it would've been fine for us to mind our own business. I could have even given her some advice to help improve her teaching. But since she insisted on putting on airs to suppress people, I could only cooperate and play the 'weak' female student."
Wang Dong raised an eyebrow: "I thought you were going to go head-to-head with her in a fight. Looking at your posture before, once your spirit rings lit up, I was ready to watch a battle of Spirit Emperors."
Huo Yuhao also nodded in agreement: "Yeah, Sister Furina, I was ready to step in and help just now. But thinking about it carefully, even if a fight really broke out, you probably wouldn't lose. With Mademoiselle Crabaletta and the other two as helpers, if it really came to blows, Teacher Zhou might not have fared well."
He had always had a sort of blind confidence in Furina. After all, since they met, the methods and trump cards Furina displayed had been endless.
Furina waved her hand: "Alright, stop flattering me. Going head-to-head is the stupidest way. If I won, I wouldn't be able to explain it to the academy, and I might really have to pack my bags and leave; if I lost, it would be even worse. Why use force for something that can be solved with words?"
She changed the subject, a smile appearing on her face: "However, today's business went quite smoothly, and I'm in a good mood. How about this, I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."
Xiao Xiao's and Wang Dong's eyes lit up.
But Huo Yuhao showed a helpless expression: "Sister Furina, you say 'treat everyone to dinner,' but the person doing the cooking is me. What's that about? Doesn't that make it me treating everyone to dinner?"
Furina blinked, pressed her hands together, and made a playful expression: "Ehe!"
Looking at her intentionally acting cute, Huo Yuhao could only shake his head with a bitter smile: "Fine, fine, I'll do it. Anyway, I'm not used to the food in the Shrek Cafeteria. We'll treat it as a celebration—celebrating Sister Furina making a big scene on the first day of school and establishing a firm foothold in the academy."
Xiao Xiao complained from the side: "Does this count as establishing a foothold? I feel like you've poked a hornet's nest, and there will be even more trouble in the future."
Wang Dong didn't care: "I think it's good. At least after this commotion, any teacher who wants to casually threaten people with expulsion will have to think twice. What Furina did today practically vented the frustrations of all the freshmen."
When he said this, he actually felt quite a bit of admiration in his heart. Becoming a temporary teacher on the first day of school, critiquing the homeroom teacher's theories, and finally being able to use such a nearly rogue method to counterattack, forcing a Spirit Emperor teacher to spit blood and leave—this was simply not something an ordinary student could do.
Furina appeared too composed throughout the entire process, as if everything was within her plan. This couldn't help but make him think of how Furina looked when she called herself the "Pope of the Water God Cult"; that aura of controlling the situation indeed had a bit of a "Godly" flavor.
Wang Dong suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Huo Yuhao: "By the way, is your cooking really that good? How come I haven't heard of it before?"
He and Huo Yuhao had known each other for less than a day. Although they had fought and reconciled, he didn't know much about Huo Yuhao yet. From observation, Huo Yuhao was almost a Cultivation fanatic; aside from buying breakfast in the morning, he spent the rest of his time Cultivating. But in the afternoon's practical combat class, the command and cooperation skills Huo Yuhao displayed were quite excellent, clearly not the type who only knew how to bury his head in training.
If Wang Dong had asked directly, Huo Yuhao would have told him: back at the Axis Cult, he often competed in the rebuilt Soul Arena within the cult. He had fought many duels, group battles, and pure spirit tool battles, winning more than he lost.
Combat command is a mandatory course for control system Spirit Masters, so of course he had to learn it. Moreover, he always wanted to be of help to Furina, so he put effort into all aspects. spirit tools and Martial Souls were his main focus, but he hadn't neglected other abilities.
It was just that regarding spirit tools, the highest-level Soul Engineer in the Axis Cult had barely reached Rank 7, and their level was still a bit worse than a Soul Engineer of the same rank from the Sun Moon Empire. His subsequent learning would mostly rely on his own exploration.
Hearing Wang Dong's question, Huo Yuhao nodded confidently: "Of course it's good. This cooking skill, besides mental force and spirit tools, is one of the things I'm best at."
Xiao Xiao nodded frantically from the side: "Exactly, exactly! Wang Dong, you haven't tasted the food Huo Yuhao makes; that flavor is simply divine! I'm telling you, even the chefs in those great noble households couldn't make such delicious dishes! If Huo Yuhao doesn't become a Spirit Master in the future and becomes a chef instead, he'll definitely become a Divine Chef famous throughout the continent!"
Huo Yuhao was a bit embarrassed by the praise and scratched his head: "You flatter me. But compared to being a chef, I still want to become the strongest Spirit Master. Just like those Seniors ten thousand years ago, to become a god."
As he spoke, he glanced at Furina and added: "Together with Sister Furina."
Wang Dong shrugged: "With your and Furina's spirit ring configurations, Spirit Abilitys, and talent, becoming a god shouldn't be hard. Although I'm not as good as you guys right now, as long as I work hard, I'll catch up sooner or later."
Xiao Xiao chimed in with a giggle: "Then you guys work hard to become gods early, and then take me along for the ride! Ehe!"
Furina smiled and poked Xiao Xiao's forehead: "Taking you along is fine, but you have to work hard yourself. Cultivate well and don't waste your talent."
"I know, I know, I'll definitely work hard!" Xiao Xiao patted her chest and promised.
As the few of them were talking, a voice calling out came from not far away.
"Furina! Huo Yuhao!"
Turning to look, they saw Tang Ya pulling Bei Bei as they walked toward them. Tang Ya looked excited, while Bei Bei followed behind with a gentle smile on his face.
Tang Ya walked up quickly, her gaze sweeping over Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong: "Hello! Are these two your classmates?"
Furina nodded: "Yes, classmates and also friends. This is Xiao Xiao, and this is Wang Dong."
Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong greeted them politely: "Hello, Senior Sister. Hello, Senior Brother."
Tang Ya introduced herself straightforwardly: "Hello, I'm Tang Ya, the current Sect Leader of the Tang Sect. This is my boyfriend, and also the only current member of the Tang Sect, Bei Bei."
Bei Bei nodded to the two of them as a greeting and then asked: "What are you all planning to do?"
"We're just about to go eat," Furina said. "Do you want to join us? But let's get this straight first: we can't let Huo Yuhao do all the work alone; everyone has to lend a hand."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ya's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! Definitely joining! Don't worry, we'll definitely help!"
As she spoke, she even unconsciously swallowed her saliva, clearly remembering Huo Yuhao's cooking skills.
------------------------
I've posted 40+ chapters in advance on Patreon.
Webnovel updates will still be daily, as usual.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
[email protected]/DaoistRoeoNQ
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"