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Chapter 82 – The Dean's Wisdom!
Although judging by her displayed strength, Gu Yuena wasn't as powerful as him, but the way she handled herself with such ease and poise was clearly beyond what an ordinary Spirit Master of her rank should be capable of.
"Huo Yuhao and I had both only been able to surpass our early-stage limits because of our rebirth, so what about her?"
Excluding the possibility that she had also been reborn, Tang San's frown deepened.
Could she be one of those prodigies discovered and cultivated by Huo Yuhao?
In the rest area.
Xu Sanshi was clutching Bei Bei by the neck, face twisted with indignation, shaking him violently while shouting in frustration:
"I knew it! I knew you deliberately went to pick a fight with your junior brother! Is this why I got humiliated so badly? Did you know all along and set me up!?"
"Cough… cough… I really didn't know!"
Bei Bei spread his hands innocently. "I went to him for other reasons. Besides, aren't you always whining that no one can break through your defenses? Didn't getting beaten just now suit you perfectly?"
"That's not the same at all!"
Recalling the nightmare he had just endured, Xu Sanshi's body shivered unconsciously. Angrily, he shot back:
"I nearly… nearly died just now!"
He instinctively glanced at the two who had suddenly embraced after speaking only a few words, his voice faltering slightly:
"I… I can't help feeling… are those two a couple?"
At first glance, he hadn't thought so. It was only after Gu Yuena, having beaten him, turned without a backward glance to seek out Huo Yuhao that he sensed something unusual.
"Not really."
Bei Bei shook his head slowly. Then, he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Lexuan, who was chatting with Xian Lin'er and Du Weilun, letting out a soft sigh.
"But we do need to put in more effort." {T/N: What a great fetish. Are you really that desperate to put a cuckhold tag on you?}
Xu Sanshi blinked in confusion. "Effort? What effort?"
Bei Bei cast him a mysterious sidelong glance. "Because someone still hasn't woken up to reality."
"What do you mean?"
Xu Sanshi was even more confused. "You mean me?"
"You guess."
Through the assessment, the rest was no longer a concern for Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena. They only needed to wait for Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er to approach them with offers.
After bidding farewell to Zhang Lexuan and the others, they walked out toward the Spirit Arena's outskirts.
Soon, they saw two beautiful figures waiting at the entrance.
"Sister Xiao Ya, Nannan, why aren't you leaving yet?"
Hearing the voice, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan instinctively turned. Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, their faces immediately brightened.
"We wanted to see how you two were on the first day of the academy, so Nannan and I thought we'd celebrate with a meal together."
"We were planning to visit you at the freshman teaching building after class anyway, but we heard the announcement and came straight to the arena."
Jiang Nannan, having understood Tang Ya's intentions, spoke with a hint of helplessness.
"Xiao Ya, didn't we agree that I would treat this time?"
Tang Ya tried to deflect, not wanting her friend to spend money.
"Oh, come on, we're all so close now, it's all the same."
Seeing Tang Ya sheepishly scratch her head, Jiang Nannan huffed in mild exasperation.
"No, we agreed! Besides, you've helped my family so much; treating you to a meal is nothing."
Knowing her stubborn roommate well, Tang Ya had no choice but to fall silent and turned to Huo Yuhao, waiting for him to make the decision.
Looking at Jiang Nannan's expectant face, Huo Yuhao hesitated briefly before smiling and nodding.
"Alright. Considering all the meals I've already mooched, this one won't hurt. Thanks, Nannan."
Since Jiang Wanjun's recovery, Jiang Nannan no longer needed to spend all her earnings on her mother's treatment. Though still frugal, Huo Yuhao could now clearly feel the improvement in their quality of life. A meal was no big deal.
Jiang Nannan smiled again.
"Let's go then. Let's check outside the academy for some good food."
Although the academy cafeteria wasn't bad, it lacked tables and chairs!
Meals couldn't be taken away, and to the senior students of outer academies, taking someone to eat in the cafeteria was akin to sending them to prison. Who would invite someone to stand and eat?
It was sheer torture.
Huo Yuhao even began considering asking the cafeteria for ingredients later so he could cook for himself.
After all, the energy efficiency of the food he cooked was higher. The academy's chefs were skilled, but Huo Yuhao felt that much of the ingredients' innate energy was wasted during cooking.
Previously, he wouldn't have minded much since his body couldn't absorb everything anyway.
But with the Sin of Gluttony, every bit of nutritional value mattered.
Another reason: the food he made suited Gu Yuena and Tang Ya's tastes better.
Seeing Gu Yuena frown while eating the cafeteria food and then ask him for an ice pop always made him want to laugh.
The Dean's Office of the Battle Spirit Department.
Knock, knock, knock—
Yan Shaozhe, who had just returned to the academy, frowned upon hearing the knock. For some reason, he felt a premonition of trouble.
"Come in."
Creak—
The door opened, and as if confirming his uneasy feeling, Du Weilun's urgent voice rang out before even stepping in:
"Dean, you've returned! Something's gone wrong!"
"Again?"
Yan Shaozhe's expression turned grim. "Not the freshmen again, I hope?"
Du Weilun's face flushed with embarrassment. "Zhang Lexuan suddenly applied today for Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena to take a pre-assigned candidate assessment. By the time I realized, the inner academy had already approved it."
"A pre-assigned assessment?"
Yan Shaozhe instinctively asked, "What was the content? Did they pass?"
Du Weilun nodded. "It was one-on-one battles against Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. They won effortlessly. Most importantly, Dean Xian of the Spirit Guidance Department came immediately upon hearing the news and personally witnessed their assessments."
At this point, it was obvious what Xian Lin'er would do next: she wanted to snatch them.
"This is going to be troublesome."
Hearing Yan Shaozhe mutter this, Du Weilun lowered his head, full of self-reproach. "I'm sorry, Dean. This happened due to my negligence."
But Yan Shaozhe, ever shrewd, only glanced at him lightly before retracting his gaze.
"Don't worry. This isn't your fault. Now we need to think about how to retain these two geniuses in the Battle Spirit Department."
Zhang Lexuan's application had certainly gone through the inner academy leadership. Du Weilun, as an outer academy Director, could not intervene.
And as for Xian Lin'er—her fiery temper would be unstoppable even with him present.
Since it had happened, the only solution was to make amends. Yan Shaozhe was not one to dwell on regret.
Seeing Yan Shaozhe unbothered, Du Weilun let out a small sigh of relief and slowly spoke.
"Actually, here's what Zhang Lexuan said about this…"
After repeating her words, Yan Shaozhe raised an eyebrow with a sigh.
"So she wants the Battle Spirit Department and Spirit Guidance Department to compete for talent? She's really dedicated to that boy!"
He recalled that the previous evening, during a meeting at the Sea God Pavilion, Huo Yuhao had rescued Zhang Lexuan in the Star Dou Great Forest, even publicly insulting Elder Xuan.
Yan Shaozhe's eyes lit up. "Did Dean Xian agree to Zhang Lexuan's proposal?"
"Yes."
Du Weilun nodded cautiously. "Dean Xian wants you to pick a time to meet the two freshmen together. Recruitment, each by their own merits."
"By merit, huh? Well, that makes things easier."
A sly smile appeared on Yan Shaozhe's lips. "Tell me everything about Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena's assessments, especially how Dean Xian reacted."
"Yes, Dean."
Though unsure of Yan Shaozhe's intentions, Du Weilun recounted the entire process.
When Yan Shaozhe heard that Xian Lin'er seemed more interested in Huo Yuhao, he glanced down at the student files, a smile growing across his face.
"Eyes as a Martial Spirit, no wonder she's so attentive. Fine, let her have him."
"Huh?"
Du Weilun was stunned, thinking the dean had lost his mind. He quickly warned him:
"Dean, although Huo Yuhao is only a Spirit Grandmaster, he's a monster with first and second thousand-year rings. From his assessment, his strength isn't weak. We can't—"
Yan Shaozhe waved him off. "I know Huo Yuhao is a rare genius, but without Gu Yuena, I would fight tooth and nail to keep him. But among the freshmen, there are not only Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao, but also Tang San."
"If we don't give up Huo Yuhao, the Spirit Guidance Department will go after Gu Yuena or Tang San."
"To recruit all three, we'd have to offer three conditions as good as theirs. That's a cost the Battle Spirit Department can't bear."
Du Weilun understood immediately.
If the Spirit Guidance Department offered a 90,000-year Spirit Bone, the Battle Spirit Department had to offer 100,000 to compete. For three, that's 3 Spirit Bones at 100,000 years—too much to afford. They had to give up one.
The chosen one to forfeit? Huo Yuhao. {T/N: Lol... Gu Yuena will also go with him}
"Among them, Tang San has twin Martial Spirit, the strongest in combat; Gu Yuena has three millennium rings, the highest cultivation. Huo Yuhao's Martial Spirit is body type, but neither his combat strength nor his cultivation is outstanding. And Dean Xian values him highly. Focusing on him would only lead to costly battles with the Spirit Guidance Department."
"I understand."
Seeing Yan Shaozhe's confident expression, Du Weilun nodded.
"But Dean, Huo Yuhao is still a rare genius. Aren't we giving him away too easily?"
"Not at all. Here's my plan."
Yan Shaozhe's eyes gleamed.
"Since Dean Xian said each competes by their merits, then we'll make it fairer. We'll call Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Tang San together and recruit them alongside the Spirit Guidance Department. In front of Huo Yuhao, we'll offer Gu Yuena and Tang San top-tier conditions."
"After all, if the conditions offered by the Spirit Guidance Department are not as good as our Battle Spirit Department's, even if Huo Yuhao joins them, he'll definitely have some reservations. Xian Lin'er wouldn't be unaware of this. In fact, to make Huo Yuhao feel valued, she might even offer him much higher conditions than we do."
As he said this, a confident smile, as if he had planned everything perfectly, appeared on Yan Shaozhe's lips.
"Making the Spirit Guidance Department bleed money for a student inferior to Gu Yuena and Tang San, we're not at a loss."
Du Weilun stared wide-eyed. What a devilish scheme!
Yet he couldn't help but admire:
"The Dean is wise!"
(End of Chapter)