Douluo Continent: Become stronger by stealing Tang San's luck

Only Tang Lan and a group of male students remained, heading west.

"Wang Dong, what's wrong? Your face is all red."

Tang Lan turned her head and saw Wang Dong looking at Xiao Xiao in the distance. After she looked away, her face turned slightly red, so she smiled.

"Ah, I, I'm fine!"

"I just feel a little uncomfortable. I'll probably take a shower when I get back and then get a good night's sleep."

Wang Dong reacted somewhat flusteredly, but still tried to explain calmly.

"It's good that you're alright! If you need anything, just come to my yard and find me. After all, I have plenty of empty rooms there."

After Tang Lan finished speaking, she stopped teasing Wang Dong and turned to walk steadily toward her residence.

From then on, everyone parted ways and returned to their own places of residence.

Shrek Academy now occupies a vast area, and the academy has expanded its enrollment significantly compared to before.

However, they still manage to ensure that each student is assigned an independent courtyard.

However, due to differences in strength and status, the courtyards of inner court students and their instructors/deans are larger.

The courtyard where Tang Lan was located was at the level of an elder of Shrek Academy.

It was personally approved by Master Xuan recently. It's a beautiful place nestled against the mountains and beside the water. There are no other courtyards around, making it a nice, secluded spot.

However, this time, Tang Lan's courtyard welcomed a rare guest.

This person was Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Academy. He was in charge of most of the affairs of Shrek Academy.

"Oh? You're back! How was your day? Did you have fun?"

Yan Shaozhe withdrew his gaze from the setting sun and turned to Tang Lan with a smile.

"The dean must have come to see me today because he has something important to tell me!"

Tang Lan didn't stand on ceremony and sat down opposite Yan Shaozhe, pouring herself a cup of fragrant tea.

If any students were here at this moment, they would be extremely surprised.

A dean waited for a long time in the students' courtyard, a treatment that had never occurred before in all these years.

Of course, Tang Lan's identity and strength are also a special exception.

In this way, everything becomes so reasonable, without the slightest impropriety.

"This time, our Shrek Academy has had some friction with several titled Douluo from different forces."

"It's not just about your situation, it's about other things as well."

"This proves that the major empires are becoming increasingly wary of Shrek City and are no longer as lenient and indifferent as before."

"You know, back then we declared that we would never interfere in outside affairs."

At this point, Yan Shaozhe picked up his teacup again and slowly began to sip.

After a long pause, he spoke again: "But things are different now. Shrek Academy, and even Shrek City, is becoming increasingly powerful, and they are beginning to feel uneasy."

"It's just that because of your appearance, things that would have taken some time to erupt have been brought forward a lot."

Tang Lan listened quietly throughout, without offering any of her own opinions.

After staring at each other for a long time without saying anything more, he nodded and said, "I had already noticed that before!"

"Although they sent many Title Douluos to deal with me, another group went to gather intelligence on Shrek City."

"You mean that if Shrek City continues to grow stronger, the major empires might send troops to attack Shrek City?"

Tang Lan wasn't stupid; with a little thought, she could naturally make these connections.

This is probably what Yan Shaozhe is worried about.

"That's right, it's not a matter of how many possibilities there are, but something that will inevitably happen in the future."

"However, your appearance not only disrupted our situation, but also affected their plans and judgments regarding Shrek Academy."

"This may be a good thing, or it may be a bad thing, but it doesn't seem to matter that much anymore."

“I’m here to hear your thoughts. I know you don’t belong to any faction; you’re a free-spirited and extremely ambitious genius.”

Yan Shaozhe praised Tang Lan without reservation or hesitation.

This made Tang Lan feel a little uncomfortable, so she shrugged and chose to continue listening.

Then Yan Shaozhe said, "What do you think Shrek Academy should do in the face of this situation? If you were the dean of this academy, what would you choose?"

Perhaps this is the real purpose of Yan Shaozhe's trip here.

He wanted to hear the thoughts of Tang Lan, the strongest genius in Shrek Academy's history, who was very likely to become a god in the future.

It seems there's also an intention to make Tang Lan a core decision-maker for Shrek Academy in the future.

Tang Lan pondered for a moment before speaking: "Shrek Academy has only two choices: to develop discreetly and wait for the future to unfold."

Tang Lan only said the first half of the sentence, but remained silent for a long time before saying the second half.

This prompted Yan Shaozhe to urge, "So, what's the second option?"

"Take the initiative and quickly strengthen your own power and sphere of influence before they can react."

"Strive to acquire more strategic buffer zones in order to be able to wage a protracted war against the enemy without falling behind." (End of Chapter)

Chapter 903 Xianlin'er's Invitation

What they wanted to learn was the teaching method of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy.

We strive to cultivate a group of powerful Soul Masters and Title Douluos in the future.

In many extreme situations, level nine soul masters are so weak that they have almost no chance of winning when they encounter a titled Douluo soul master in close combat.

The war between the Sun Moon Continent and this continent back then was caused by the alliance of the titled Douluo of the three great empires.

They then formed a special forces team composed entirely of titled Douluo, and forcibly entered the Sun Moon Empire's palace, forcing the emperor to sign a ceasefire agreement.

For many years, the two sides have appeared to be at peace on the surface.

But only the key figures involved can truly understand it.

Peace and stability depend on the two sides being roughly equal in strength.

When one side's strength increases rapidly while the other side's strength decreases instead of increasing, war will break out again.

Although the Sun Moon Empire came with its own agenda, they were also aware of Shrek Academy's objectives.

This means that both parties can learn from each other's strengths in a way that is acceptable to everyone.

As for how much one can actually learn, that depends on each person's abilities.

This time, not only students from the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy came, but Shrek Academy also sent some students.

Earlier, the instructors from Shrek Academy had approached Tang Lan, asking if he wanted to visit the Royal Soul Master Academy on the Sun Moon Continent.

However, what she received was Tang Lan's ruthless rejection.

Tang Lan's extremely calm voice suggested that he didn't take the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy seriously at all.

There's no need to waste time on them.

The welcoming ceremony lasted for two full hours before it finally came to a complete end.

Except for a few trainees who stayed behind to clean up the site, the rest of the trainees have left one after another.

"Tang Lan, bring these little ones with you and come with me!"

Just then, Xian Lin'er's voice suddenly came from not far away, and Qian Duoduo was standing next to her.

Both of them had a worried look on their faces, as if they had something on their minds.

But seeing Tang Lan and the others, they still tried their best to put on a smile.

Huo Yuhao and the others followed Tang Lan forward and politely greeted the two deans.

"Okay, come with us. Some of the rules in the inner courtyard may need to be adjusted."

"You are all now considered formal inner court disciples, so it's natural that we need to learn about you beforehand."

"And Yuhao, this time you will have to come back to the Soul Guidance Department with us so that we can let you familiarize yourself with some of the equipment in the Soul Guidance Department."

When Xian Lin'er looked at Huo Yuhao, her expression softened even more.

In her view, Huo Yuhao was the future of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, and she had to nurture him properly this time.

"Tang Lan, now that the inner courtyard matters are finished, would you like to come with us to the Soul Guidance Department?"

Xian Lin'er slowed down after taking only a few steps, then smiled and extended an invitation to Tang Lan.

"What, is the Dean planning to make some high-level soul tools specifically for me?"

Tang Lan asked with a smile, in a half-joking tone.

"Well, that's not impossible, but as you know, the level and power of our soul tools are far inferior to those of the Sun Moon Continent, as long as you don't mind."

"Yes, our Soul Guidance Department is really lacking in little monsters like you who are strong in individual combat. Our instructor is very excited to tailor-make a set of Soul Guidance Devices for you."

Qian Duoduo, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but chime in.

However, these words were not just casual remarks from Qian Duoduo, because Tang Lan could see that the guy's face was truly filled with an undisguised excitement.

"Well, I'm willing to go, but the two deans have to agree to one condition!"

However, Tang Lan did not refuse immediately, but instead made a request with a smile.

Upon hearing this, both Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo stopped in their tracks at the same time.

They originally thought Tang Lan wouldn't agree, but they didn't expect that this matter would actually have a chance.

They weren't afraid of Tang Lan making demands, but they were afraid that Tang Lan had no interest in the Soul Guidance System at all.

After all, Tang Lan had clearly stated before that she wasn't very interested in soul tools.

"What are your requirements? Tell me!"

Xian Lin'er took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, before speaking.

Qian Duoduo, who was standing to the side, nodded, indicating that Tang Lan didn't need to worry about anything else.