After proposing the bet, Flender added one more sentence.
"Of course, if you don't wish to bet, that is also fine!"
When he said this, Flender felt nervous and uneasy. If Yun Ming truly refused, the money he cherished like his own Life would slip away from him!
Right now, Flender only hoped his judgment was correct and that Yun Ming was someone who didn't lack money.
Furthermore, based on the information he had gathered from Zhao Wuji, Yun Ming was a very arrogant person—or rather, someone extremely confident in himself—who would not fear challenges or wagers. This was the basis for everything Flender had done so far.
Hearing that Flender wanted to bet again, Yun Ming asked with interest.
"What do you want to bet on this time?"
Hearing Yun Ming's inquiry, Flender breathed a sigh of relief. Asking about the bet meant he was still interested. Thinking of the content of his wager, Flender became incredibly confident.
"Let's bet on the amount of time you spend attending classes during your one-month stay at our Shrek Academy!"
"If your class attendance exceeds half of our total teaching time, I win. If it doesn't exceed half, you win!"
"For this month, you won't be counted as a student of our Shrek Academy, and your schedule will be entirely up to you!"
Flender was confident he could win the bet because his sworn brother, his dearest friend, and the Great Master of the Soul Master World's Martial Soul theory from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, Yu Xiaogang, had already written to him saying he wanted to come and work with his old friend, arriving in ten days.
Flender believed that with Yu Xiaogang's profound knowledge, he would certainly be able to convince the super genius before him and keep him at Shrek Academy. As for Yun Ming intentionally skipping classes, Flender felt that wouldn't happen; he still had the eye for judging people. As long as Yun Ming attended more than half the time, would he really leave Shrek Academy after that?!!
Hearing Flender so confident, Yun Ming found it a bit strange. Knowing his background in a great soul master family, he still dared to bet on this—was their soul master education really that excellent? This was interesting! After a moment of thought, Yun Ming spoke up.
"Fine, I accept this bet!"
Although Flender's judgment about Yun Ming was correct—Yun Ming indeed didn't lack money and didn't fear challenges—not fearing them didn't mean he had to accept. What truly prompted Yun Ming to agree was the content of the bet itself.
Yun Ming had his own requirements for Shrek; he needed to understand Shrek Academy to unseal the memories of that person in his mind. However, the unverified information he had gathered so far wasn't enough. Hearing is false, seeing is believing; he had to go and see for himself regardless. Since he was going anyway, he might as well take the bet.
Moreover, Yun Ming had learned a new piece of information: was this Shrek Academy really that skilled at soul master education? Yun Ming expressed his anticipation for this.
But how could a bet only have one side putting up a stake! Yun Ming continued to ask.
"However..."
"If I lose, I have to pay money, but what about if you lose?!!"
Hearing Yun Ming bring up the stakes, Flender felt conflicted. As a stingy Cat Eagle, he only wanted to be a freeloader who never spent a cent. Even though he felt his chances of winning were high, wasn't there still a possibility of losing?
But without a stake, the bet couldn't be established, and he was reluctant to let go of the living signboard right in front of him. After thinking for a long time, Flender couldn't come up with a stake he was willing to part with, so he finally had to ask Yun Ming.
"What do you want?"
Looking at the stingy Flender before him, a sense of inexplicable anger suddenly rose in Yun Ming's heart, as if he felt that someone of this caliber had no business being the Dean of Shrek! A feeling of shame to be associated with this person lingered in Yun Ming's mind.
Then, Yun Ming struck at Flender's weak point and said.
"If you lose, you pay me fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins. If your academy's courses can't satisfy me, making you pay this much for wasting a month is fair enough!"
Hearing Yun Ming's cold words, Flender felt terrible; his Achilles' heel had been grabbed!
Flender instinctively wanted to refuse, but thinking of Shrek's current situation and seeing the youth before him who could bring hope to Shrek, Flender decided to gamble big. It was only fifty thousand, right? At worst, he would just give up his coffin money.
Dean Flender was still doing his best for the development of Shrek Academy; the fact that Shrek Academy was developing poorly was simply because his ability was lacking, not because he wasn't putting in the effort!
"Fine!" Flender forced himself to agree to Yun Ming's heart-piercing demand.
Hearing Flender agree, Yun Ming finalized it.
"Then that's settled! When do you start classes?"
Recently, it was the start-of-term period for all major soul master academies, and since Yun Ming had never attended school outside, he wasn't very clear on the specific dates.
Seeing that things were basically settled, Flender let out a long breath, though he still felt a bit uneasy in his heart!
"Three days from now!"
Yun Ming nodded upon hearing this, indicating he understood. Then, out of courtesy, he extended an invitation to Flender.
"Would you like to have breakfast together?"
When Flender heard he could get a free meal, and at a high-end Hotel at that, he was ten thousand times willing. The unease in his heart vanished instantly, and he said with a feigned air of seriousness.
"Since that is the case, then I shall impose upon you!"
Yun Ming: "..."
But it didn't matter; it was just a meal. The two of them then headed toward the hotel restaurant.
And so, after many years, Flender once again ate such an expensive breakfast. Looking at the highly nutritious and delicious food Yun Ming ordered, Flender suddenly remembered the glorious years when their Golden Iron Triangle roamed the Soul Master World together.
Although Flender was stingy back then, he had a partner who loved to literally throw money around whenever she had nothing to do: Liu Erlong!
As a woman who could give away an entire academy, one could imagine how wealthy she was. That period not only brought him spiritual happiness (woof woof woof), but also material satisfaction.
Seeing Flender's retaliatory eating like a starving ghost, the entire restaurant was dumbfounded. Yun Ming also regretted it a little; it wasn't about the money, it was just a bit embarrassing!
Afterward, Yun Ming ordered another portion to be sent to his room and quickly bid farewell to Flender.
After parting with Flender, Yun Ming returned to his room, eating breakfast while thinking about what had just happened.
Three days later, following what Flender had said, Yun Ming walked along the south gate of Suotuo City, passing the large farmlands on both sides of the official road. After walking for a long time, he finally saw a village with about a hundred households. The village was surrounded by a wooden fence, seemingly to guard against wild beasts. Moreover, quite a few people were gathered at the village entrance at this moment.
Seeing this scene, Yun Ming understood in his heart: he had arrived!
However, upon actually seeing such a bizarre academy, Yun Ming's anticipation for its supposed expertise in Soul Master education suddenly diminished significantly!
At the entrance of the village sat a table, and behind it sat an old man in his sixties. Hanging on the wooden archway at the village entrance was a somewhat dilapidated plaque, upon which five simple characters were written: Shrek Academy. Before these five characters was a green icon that looked like the head of a monster. It was green and somewhat cute. The old man behind the table also wore a similar green circular badge on his chest. It must be the badge of Shrek Academy.
Yun Ming walked to the back of the line and quickly sensed three youngsters in the queue with Soul Power fluctuations exceeding level 25, two of whom were even at level 29. Although they couldn't compare to Yun Ming, according to the standards of the Breaking Clan, these two would be considered top-tier geniuses even stronger than Yang Yi!
Could it be that this Shrek Academy actually has something to offer? Yun Ming couldn't help but wonder; otherwise, how could one explain these three individuals!
ps: There isn't much plot involving Shrek, and he won't even go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls. In the next arc after Shrek Academy, Yun Ming will meet Ya Li, and his memories will fully return.
Seeking monthly tickets, seeking recommendations.
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