Shrek Academy, Freshman Dormitory Building.
Huo Yuhao pushed open the door with exquisite wood grain, and a faint fragrance greeted him; there was none of the musty smell of something sealed for a long time that he had imagined.
He walked in cautiously, his eyes full of wonder and restraint.
Inside the dormitory, the light was bright and soft.
A large, soft bed was placed in the corner, covered with neat, brand-new white sheets that felt excellent to the touch; he didn't know what kind of high-grade fabric it was made of.
Next to it was a simply designed desk, and the matching chair looked very comfortable.
In the independent bathroom, there was also a sofa, and a hanging lamp that looked very high-grade.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the edge of the desk; the tactile sensation from his fingertips made him feel a bit dazed.
"This... this is too luxurious, right?"
Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, his eyes shining with an incredible light.
"Even in the White Tiger Dukes Mansion, the room that woman lives in... I'm afraid it's nothing more than this, right?"
"Even... the facilities here are even more advanced."
For Huo Yuhao, who had been subjected to cold looks and neglect since childhood and could only live in a drafty woodshed, this place was simply heaven!
He took a deep breath, a heartfelt smile appearing on his face.
"Being able to enter this school... is really great!"
"Mm, indeed not bad!"
In his mind, the lazy voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm also sounded at the right time.
"This environment, even Brother Tianmeng thinks it's comfortable."
"Yuhao, it seems you've really struck gold this time!"
Huo Yuhao nodded vigorously.
"Alright, alright, stop sighing with emotion for now."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to have remembered something, and its voice became a bit urgent.
"Quick! Hurry up and take out that storage soul tool of yours to see!"
"The one that Teacher Shen Yi gave you!"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao also reacted and quickly untied the exquisite silver metal ring from his waist.
That was what Teacher Shen Yi handed to him personally when he was just finishing his enrollment procedures.
She said that every freshman who passed the entrance examination could receive such an "enrollment gift package".
Huo Yuhao was stunned at the time. Although he knew that storage soul tools existed, he never expected that this school would give one to everyone, and... each one had a capacity of one thousand cubic meters, which was quite precious even in the outside world.
But this academy was something else; they actually treated it as a giveaway, one for each person?
This was too generous!
"I heard there are also start-of-school gifts for freshmen inside..."
With an excited mood, Huo Yuhao followed the method Teacher Shen Yi taught him and injected a trace of spirit power into it.
Buzz—
A flash of silver light.
Several things appeared out of thin air on the desk.
Three sets of school uniforms.
Two exquisite small jade bottles.
A black, rock-like mantou.
And a heavy-looking bag filled with gold coins.
"This... this is..."
"Gold coins?!"
Huo Yuhao was stunned.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in the sea of consciousness was also dumbfounded. Using its mental force to sweep over, it immediately knew the exact amount: a full ten thousand gold coins!
"My goodness! Does this school have a mine?"
"Giving freshmen storage soul tools is one thing, but they actually directly gave ten thousand gold coins?!"
Huo Yuhao's hands were trembling slightly; these ten thousand gold coins were definitely a huge sum of money for him.
However, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's attention quickly shifted from the gold coins to that black thing.
"Eh? What is this?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said with some disgust.
"A black steamed bun?"
"Why does this school still issue this kind of thing? It looks like coal, hard as a rock, and it doesn't look tasty at all."
"Could it be that they want to test your teeth?"
Huo Yuhao also curiously picked up the black steamed bun.
It was indeed very hard, and it had a faint fishy smell of the sea.
But he didn't show any disgust; instead, he said seriously:
"Brother Tianmeng, don't say that."
"Since the academy issued it as a freshman gift, there must be a reason."
"This is definitely not an ordinary black steamed bun; there must be something special about it!"
Hearing this, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm couldn't help but tease.
"Yo ho?"
"It's only been a few minutes since you entered the school gate, and you're already defending this school?"
"It seems you little guy have been completely bought over by this school!"
Huo Yuhao blushed, but he didn't refute.
Just then, his gaze suddenly swept to a neatly folded note left in the corner of the table.
It had fallen out together when he took the things out just now.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly picked it up and unfolded it to look.
It was densely packed with introductions to these few items.
When he saw the first line of words clearly, Huo Yuhao's eyes widened instantly.
"Mystic Water Pill?!"
Huo Yuhao exclaimed, his voice slightly off-key because of excitement.
"Brother Tianmeng! Look! This is a Mystic Water Pill!"
"It is said that this kind of pill can wash the marrow and cut the bones, and most importantly... it can improve a Spirit Master's innate spirit power!"
Huo Yuhao's innate spirit power was only level one, which had always been his pain.
Even with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's million-year soul ring, this shortcoming was still restricting his cultivation speed.
And this Mystic Water Pill was simply sending charcoal in snowy weather; it was the treasure he dreamed of most right now!
"Oh? It can even improve innate spirit power?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was also interested.
"That is indeed a good thing, very useful to you!"
Huo Yuhao suppressed his excitement and continued reading.
The second line introduced the pill in the other jade bottle.
"Spirit Ascension Pill..."
Huo Yuhao muttered.
"After taking it, it can directly increase a Spirit Master's spirit power by one level, and has no side effects. It is suitable for Spirit Masters below level thirty. The increase in spirit power can allow a level thirty Spirit Master to directly break through to level thirty-one..."
"It's just a pity that this kind of pill has overbearing effects, and a Spirit Master can only take it once in their life."
Although he felt a bit regretful that he could only eat it once, this still made Huo Yuhao feel incomparably shocked.
"These two pills, if placed in an outside auction house, would definitely be priceless treasures!"
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, his eyes becoming heated.
"But... the academy actually gave them to us as ordinary freshman gifts..."
At this moment, he had a brand-new understanding of the strength and foundation of this academy.
With a more reverent mood, Huo Yuhao cast his gaze on the last item, the black steamed bun that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm despised.
Since the first two were such precious treasures, how could this black mantou that could be placed with them be ordinary?
Sure enough.
The last line of the introduction on the note solved this mystery.
[Deep Sea Demon Whale black steamed bun: Refined by secret methods from the meat of a special Demon Whale living in the deep sea below three thousand meters, it contains extremely vast blood and energy, has extremely high nutritional value, and has a huge nourishing effect on a Spirit Master's physique.]
"Deep Sea Demon Whale meat?!"
Huo Yuhao was completely dumbfounded.
Deep sea below three thousand meters?
A place that even a Titled Douluo might not dare to easily set foot in!
And this academy could actually get ingredients from there and even make them into mantou for students?
This was simply a divine method!
"Hiss—"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm also gasped.
"This school... has some tricks!"
"Even able to catch a Deep Sea Demon Whale to make mantou? Even Brother is a bit impressed by them!"
Huo Yuhao held the black steamed bun, feeling the surging energy contained within, and a surge of indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.
"Thank you for everything this academy has given me..."
"I, Huo Yuhao, swear that I will definitely work twice as hard to cultivate, and will absolutely not live up to the academy's cultivation!"
...
Meanwhile, in the Dean's Office.
Lin Feng, who was closing his eyes to rest, heard the system's notification sound in his mind again.
[Ding!]
[Detected that key character Huo Yuhao's recognition of shrek academy is a monster academy has increased significantly!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a reward: Artificial soul spirit!]
[Reward details:]
[Hundred-year soul spirit: 10,000!]
[Thousand-year soul spirit: 10,000!]
[Ten-thousand-year soul spirit: 1,000!]
Previously there was only the Spirit Ascension Platform, now it's good, the soul spirits are also ready. With so many artificial soul spirits, it's enough.
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5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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