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A year later, in the Flower Spirit Realm, a house with a natural atmosphere stood quietly in the center of the huge flower garden.
Slowly, the door of the house opened, and Jiang Wanyu walked out in a rather loose black gown, exuding a casual and calm demeanor.
A year ago, he had been outspoken, but now he was reserved. Just like his retreat into the Flower Spirit Realm, the outside world's discussions about him had gradually calmed down. After looking around, he glanced at the flower garden he had trimmed, a sense of accomplishment swelling in his chest.
Unlike when he first entered the Flower Spirit Realm, the garden now contained many new varieties, the result of his continuous collection over the past few days. This was not only because the environment was perfect for growing flowers, but also because it was related to the third of the Flower God's seven red-level tests:
Comprehend the hundreds of flowers and let the years be fragrant. Appreciate each flower, understand its qualities, allow time to settle, and integrate them into your heart.
Jiang Wanyu had been carrying out this assessment for a long time. His state of mind had made great progress, and even his mental strength had improved significantly!
In reality, this progress was considered slow. The vitality of the world in the Flower Spirit Realm fed back into the flowers, making it unsuitable for personal cultivation at a fast pace. If the energy supply of the world's vitality became insufficient, the flowers would develop poorly at best and wither at worst. This was unacceptable, so he would return to the Nature Academy to practice whenever he was not taking the divine test.
Fortunately, God helps those who work hard. Even while balancing the divine test and his cultivation, he had broken through to the 68th level of soul power!
He came to a newly developed area near the center of the flower garden. This was the last batch of seeds. He squatted down and carefully examined the growth of each flower.
"Yes, it worked!" he murmured, feeling a sense of satisfaction as he looked at the various flowers with their tender green buds rising.
At this point, all the seeds obtainable on Douluo Continent had reproduced in his flower garden. There were even a few unique pieces among them, all purchased from major auction houses. It could be said that everything that existed on Douluo Continent could almost be found in the Flower Spirit Realm, but what existed in the Flower Spirit Realm might not be found on Douluo Continent.
"Now that I've arranged the flowers, it's time for me to set off!"
Jiang Wanyu looked back at the sea of flowers and then returned to the School of Natural History. The place he returned to was his familiar, exclusive quiet room. After leaving the room, he went straight to the vice president's office building on his right.
Dugu Bo was seated inside.
During this year, the academy had made great progress. The vice president positions were held by Dugu Bo and Meng Shu, who sat on his left and right. The entire Nature Academy had now expanded to more than twenty times the size of the original Exotic Beast Academy!
They already had their first batch of students and were beginning to recruit the second. Thanks to the wide range of subjects covered by the School of Natural Sciences and its good reputation, it attracted many students, including geniuses with soul power levels of eight or nine.
At first, Dugu Bo spent a lot of time on this. After all, he wasn't particularly skilled at these things, but he was still happy about it. The more and stronger the students were, the more stable the Natural Academy would be, and it would eventually stand tall on the Douluo Continent!
Moreover, as the academy got on track and work was distributed, Dugu Bo was able to return to his leisurely state. For instance, when Jiang Wanyu saw him, he was playing Go with Meng Shu, looking as relaxed as could be!
"Hey, why is the dean here? Do you want to play a few games with us?" Dugu Bo said with a smile. He would only call him "the dean" when he was joking, as he was still annoyed that Jiang Wanyu had become a hands-off boss after becoming dean.
"Don't tease me, old poisoner. We're all the vice president's men, but we are still the same."
"So what? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be the vice president!" Dugu Bo waved his hand, picked up the flower tea beside him, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Haha, you two." Meng Shu shook his head and said nothing, then pressed the last chess piece. "Vice President Dugu, you lose."
"No, Old Meng, you… ahem, Jiang kid, you must have something to talk about. Tell us now!" Seeing that he had lost again, Dugu Bo was upset, but he couldn't afford to give up since he had so little of the flower tea Jiang Wanyu had given him. He had to change the subject.
"I'm fine. I just want to tell you that I'm going out for a while, to the Far North. While I'm away, you two will need to take care of the academy for me."
"This time I'll be gone for three years at most, or two years at least."
"Don't worry about this. Nothing normally goes wrong when you're not around, so it's the same whether you're here or not. Don't worry." Dugu Bo patted his chest and agreed without paying any attention to Jiang Wanyu's slightly gloomy expression.
"Remember to increase the purchase of whale glue and mix it with other items. Use it to focus on training the talented people who care about the academy."
"And Old Poison, since it doesn't matter whether I'm here or not, fine! I'll have someone send you some tea later. Senior Meng Shu will get 20 kilograms of scented tea, but as for you, you only get 10 kilograms!"
With that, he turned and left without waiting for Dugu Bo to say anything.
Dugu Bo didn't react for a moment. Only after Jiang Wanyu had walked away did he chase after him, shouting, "Hey, hey, hey, Jiang kid, stop! I was wrong, ten kilograms really isn't enough. How about eighteen? Fifteen will do if that doesn't work!"
Meng Shu watched Dugu Bo get farther and farther away, comfortably took a pound of scented tea beside him, picked up the teapot, and leisurely left Dugu Bo's office building.
"What a nice day today!"
The next day, Jiang Wanyu prepared to leave alone in a carriage. Last night, Dugu Bo had taken away five kilograms of scented tea again. Jiang Wanyu couldn't do anything about it—the old poisonous creature kept following him and wouldn't let him leave. It was truly a hassle to deal with him!
Of course, they liked it so much because it was produced in the Flower Spirit Realm and the output was limited. These scented teas were not only delicious but also had many benefits, so Dugu Bo naturally couldn't bear to give them up.
"Jiang boy, you better come back soon. The flower tea you gave me won't last long!"
"Wanyu, have a safe trip!"
"Wanyu, you must come back soon. Zhuqing and I will miss you!"
"Xiao Yu, be safe, we'll be waiting for your return!"
"Dean, come back soon!"
Looking at the large group of people who had come to see them off, Jiang Wanyu greeted them one by one with a smile. The carriage then slowly drove away until it disappeared on the horizon. Only then did the people from the School of Natural Sciences return to the school.
The group consisted of more than ten people, all Titled Douluo, who all had their own things to do. Except for Jiang Wanyu, there was no one else for whom so many would go out of their way to see off!