Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 149, Page 166: Registration Fee Will Not Be Refunded

As soon as Flanders announced the results, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"What? You made us wait this long just to announce our elimination?"

"No way! Why should my son and I have to wait from morning till night to hear that my son has been eliminated?"

"My son has two hundred-year-old spirit rings, why should he be eliminated?"

"Give me my money back! Since I'm eliminated, give me my money back! Give me back my ten gold soul coins!" At this moment, a burly Vaishya reached out to grab the money box and take his registration fee. The others were also eager to do the same, as their registration fees were stored in that box.

Just as everyone was about to swarm forward and grab his money, Flander pushed up his glasses and gave Zhao Wuji a look. Zhao Wuji understood, grabbed the man's hand, and forcefully flung him away.

The burly man was thrown face-first into the dirt. He was furious and activated his martial spirit. A phantom image of a silverback gorilla appeared behind him, with four spirit rings—white, yellow, yellow, and yellow—surrounding him.

The man pounded his chest with his fist and punched Zhao Wuji.

Seeing the spirit rings around the man, Zhao Wuji smiled confidently. He activated his martial spirit, the Mighty Vajra Bear, which roared behind him. The six spirit rings were yellow, purple, and black, the most perfect configuration for a spirit master. The strength of a level 62 spirit emperor was fully displayed. Zhao Wuji took the man's fist with one hand, twisted it hard, and broke the man's arm. The man let out a scream.

Zhao Wuji tossed the man aside like trash, then grinned menacingly at the others who tried to rob him: "Anyone who's not afraid of death, come and try. This is what will happen to you."

Zhao Wuji's threat immediately silenced everyone. After all, they were Vaishyas. Although they had innate soul power and could become soul masters, how many of them were truly qualified and lacked the foundation to reach the pinnacle? Zhao Wuji's soul ring configuration and soul power level were enough to intimidate everyone present.

"Alright, what are you still looking at? If you're eliminated, get out of here," Zhao Wuji said.

“But at least return our ten gold soul coins,” said an elderly Vaishya.

“Yes, yes, these ten gold soul coins are our family’s savings of several years,” another Vaishya said.

The eliminated Vaishyas were unwilling to let their money go to waste, so they began to play the emotional card.

Zhao Wuji scratched his ear and said, "What? What ten gold soul coins? I don't understand what you're talking about?"

Flanders stood up and said to the group, “My fellow villagers, it’s written very clearly on this recruitment sign, aren’t you going to look at it?”

After speaking, he pointed to the enrollment plaque, which read: Shrek Academy Enrollment Requirements: Age 12 and under, and Soul Power Level 20 or above.

His hand then moved to a small line of text below this paragraph: Shrek Academy tuition is 10 gold soul coins. Tuition is non-refundable regardless of whether the martial soul is passed. The text was so small that it was almost invisible without careful reading. "Shrek is a monster, an extremely strange existence even among soul beasts. The meaning of Shrek Academy is 'Monster Academy,' meaning we only accept monsters, not ordinary people. Those over thirteen years of age or whose soul power is below level 21 will not be accepted."

“Didn’t you carefully read Shrek Academy’s admission requirements when you came to register? We’ve already reminded you on the notice that tuition fees are non-refundable regardless of the outcome after registration,” Flander said.

Upon hearing this, some of these people felt both pained and helpless, and had no choice but to give up the registration fee and leave dejectedly.

Some stayed put, staring longingly at the money box.

"Please, these 10 gold soul coins are very important to our family. We borrowed them from all over the place so that our child could go to school."

"We're not registering anymore. We just beg you to return this money to us. I'll kowtow to you in gratitude."

Ten gold soul coins are nothing to Brahmins and Kshatriyas, sometimes costing only as much as a small dessert after a meal. But for someone who has just risen from the Shudra class to the Vaishya class, it is a considerable sum of money, and no one wants to lose it for nothing.

Seeing that these people were still unwilling to leave and were still begging, Flander didn't say anything but gestured to Zhao Wuji with his eyes. Zhao Wuji revealed a sinister smile, grabbed a stick, and said, "You don't want to leave, huh?"

He charged into the crowd with his roller, not even activating his martial spirit, but directly using his powerful physical strength to lash out at everyone, from elderly men in their sixties and seventies to children as young as twelve or thirteen. No one was spared, and the Vaishyas howled and scattered in all directions.

There was nothing they could do but swallow the bitter pill of losing ten gold soul coins; as for reporting it to the authorities, that was out of the question.

The teachers at Shrek Academy are all Soul Kings and Soul Emperors. Any one of them would be a giant in the poor and remote Barak Kingdom.

It can be said that as long as they are willing to pledge allegiance to the royal family, they can immediately obtain a title and become a Kshatriya. If they dare to report to the authorities, the government will immediately use them to curry favor with these Shrek teachers.

So, through this recruitment fair, Flander happily recruited a few monsters with decent talent, and also took the opportunity to kill a bunch of treacherous villains, earning a considerable income.

Of course, such a deceptive trick is destined to be short-lived. Although people's wishful thinking kicks in, every year there are still a few fools who want to try their luck at Shrek Academy.

Fortunately, the far-sighted Flander, in addition to opening a school, also used the money to acquire businesses to keep Shrek Academy running. Of course, in the process, he inevitably resorted to some deceitful and fraudulent means to seek profits.

The students who were successfully admitted did not think that Shrek Academy's actions were wrong. On the contrary, they thought that Shrek Academy was right to do so. After all, I am not an ordinary person, I am a monster, and how can a monster be compared with those ordinary people?
Shrek successfully instilled a deep sense of superiority in its recruits, making them revel in it, genuinely believe they are monsters, and uphold this reputation.

Of course, these successfully admitted Vaishyas were unaware that many pitfalls awaited them within Shrek Academy.

(End of this chapter)