Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 3 Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei

On the first day of the new semester, Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing woke up early. After a quick wash, they went straight to their freshman class to register.

Lin Chen, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, walked along the road with Zhou Mingxing. In his past life, when he read fantasy novels, the male protagonists often had a blade of grass in their mouths. Now that he had transmigrated, he wanted to experience the joy of being the male protagonist himself. But not long after, the real male protagonist arrived.

Not only the male lead, but the female lead also came.

"Good morning, Lin Chen." Huo Gua's voice came from behind Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing.

The two stopped and looked back, only to see Huo Gua and Wang Dong standing side by side.

"Lin Chen, let me introduce you. This is my roommate, Wang Dong. Wang Dong, this is Lin Chen, who borrowed our cleaning tools a few days ago. He lives next door to us." Huo Yuhao first introduced Wang Dong to Lin Chen, and then introduced Lin Chen to Wang Dong.

"Hello, my name is Lin Chen. This is my roommate, Zhou Mingxing. Um, he's a bit socially awkward." Lin Chen spoke first to Wang Dong to avoid an awkward atmosphere.

"Wang Dong," Wang Dong said expressionlessly.

"Lin Chen, are you also going to Class One to report?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"Yes," Lin Chen nodded in reply.

Lin Chen was somewhat reluctant at the thought of going to Class 1, after all, it was Zhou Yi, that old hag, who would be the homeroom teacher.

"Then we can go together," Huo Yuhao said.

'It seems this chosen one suffered a lot as a child. I only helped him with a small favor, and he's already greeting me?' Lin Chen looked at Huo Gua, thinking, 'Or maybe it's because I'm a transmigrator?'

However, he felt awkward refusing, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."

Seeing Zhou Mingxing already cowering behind him, trembling with fear, Lin Chen was instantly furious. He slapped Zhou Mingxing on the back and said fiercely, "Come on, what are you spacing out for!"

The latter then caught up.

"Lin Chen, what is your martial soul?" Huo Gua asked Lin Chen as they walked.

"...The Seven Kill Sword," Lin Chen replied calmly.

"What?" Wang Dong exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong, puzzled.

"I'm truly impressed. You've never even heard of the Seven Kill Sword. Legend has it that ten thousand years ago, during the era of the Sea God Tang San, there was a Title Douluo on the continent with the Seven Kill Sword martial soul, who later perished in the Battle of Jialing Pass. But I've heard that he was once hailed as the number one attack Douluo on the continent, possessing extremely formidable strength. It's said that the Seven Kill Sword is comparable to the Clear Sky Hammer, a weapon martial soul with ultimate offensive power. I never imagined that you would possess the Seven Kill Sword martial soul."

The last sentence was clearly directed at Lin Chen.

Before Lin Chen could speak, the arrogant second-generation genius continued, "If there's a chance, we can have a spar."

For some reason, Wang Dong always wanted to have a showdown with Lin Chen using the Clear Sky Hammer.

Hearing this, Lin Chen rolled his eyes inwardly. 'You just want to know which is stronger, my Seven Kill Sword or your Clear Sky Hammer, right?'

But he was too embarrassed to refuse, so he nodded.

The four continued walking and soon arrived at the classroom of the first freshman class.

After entering the classroom, Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing found seats at the back, while Huo Gua and Wang Dong found seats in the middle.

This made Lin Chen feel like he had returned to his high school days in his previous life, sitting in the back row.

I don't need to elaborate on the abilities of the people sitting in the back row of the class.

Just as Lin Chen was lost in thought, a little girl's voice came from inside: "Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao, and her name is Lin Xiaolei. What are your names?"

Lin Chen looked up and suddenly, the two girls at the table in front of him turned around at the same time. One was a petite and pretty little girl, and the other had a beautiful oval face. It was the former who was speaking.

"Hello, my name is Lin Chen, and this is Zhou Mingxing. It's a pleasure to be classmates with you," Lin Chen replied politely.

In his previous life, when reading the original novel, Lin Chen really liked the little girl Xiao Xiao. However, this little girl was obsessed with looks, and in the original novel, she liked Wang Dong from the very beginning.

Just like now...

"Zhou, Zhou?" Xiao Xiao waved in front of Zhou Mingxing, which made Zhou Mingxing shrink even tighter.

Seeing this scene, Lin Chen's lips twitched, and he coughed twice: "Ahem, the celebrity has had some unpleasant experiences, so he's a bit socially awkward. Please don't mind him."

Xiao Xiao gave a somewhat unhappy "Oh," and then asked Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, do you know what kind of person our homeroom teacher is?"

Mentioning Zhou Yi, Lin Chen felt a surge of irritation. "I don't know either. I heard she's an old witch. Shh, she's coming."

After saying that, Lin Chen sat up straight and stopped talking. Although he despised Zhou Yi, he didn't have the power to change anything at the moment.

As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, Zhou Yi, with her white hair and wrinkled skin, walked into the classroom, stood on the podium, and her hoarse voice rang out: "Quiet."

With the oppressive aura of the Soul Emperor, all the Shrek Academy freshmen in Class One fell silent.

"My name is Zhou Yi, and I'm your homeroom teacher. In my class, no trash can pass the assessment. I'm training monsters, not useless people."

Well, Lin Chen finally met the real-life Zhou Yi. Lin Chen strongly disagreed with what Zhou Yi said, and could even be said to be disgusted by it. Even though the woman in front of him was a great beauty, Lin Chen still couldn't stand her.

A teacher is one who imparts knowledge, instructs in skills, and resolves doubts.

If someone is a genius, why would they need you to teach them? Aren't they seeking knowledge because they have shortcomings?

Lin Chen glanced at the little girl Xiao Xiao, who was sitting upright and looking at Zhou Yi. Her restless little hands betrayed her nervousness.

"Those who have been in a fight during the registration period, please stand up."

Without a doubt, just like in the original story, only Huo Gua and Wang Dong stood up.

Immediately afterward, Lin Chen heard Zhou Yi's god-like assessment yet again: "Only two? What a bunch of useless trash. Don't you know that those who are afraid to cause trouble are mediocre?"

Is someone who's afraid to cause trouble incompetent?

What kind of insane quotes are these?

If you go out and cause trouble, and you offend someone with a powerful background, you might not even know how you died.

It's true that might makes right, but you can't just cause trouble.

"Now, everyone except Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, run one hundred laps around Shrek Square. Anyone who doesn't finish will be expelled."

"What?"

"What kind of rule is that?"

"Teacher, I'm not having it! Why do we have to go running even though we didn't fight?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi sneered and directly revealed her spirit ring: "Because I said it, if you're not convinced, you can get lost."

"A ten-thousand-year soul ring, a six-ring Soul Emperor!" the students exclaimed in surprise.

"Just a reminder, you only have one hour. Anyone who doesn't finish running one hundred laps will be expelled."

Everyone then hurriedly ran out of the classroom.

Lin Chen, long before Zhou Yi even activated her soul rings, had already dragged his good roommates, Xiao Xiao, and Lin Xiaolei to run laps, and didn't even withstand the pressure of the Soul Emperor.

Running in Shrek Square, Lin Chen thought to himself, if he weren't a time traveler and didn't have a God's-eye view, he probably would have the same mentality as his classmates.

Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing ran at a steady pace, neither taking the lead nor falling behind the running group. You know, the worst thing about this kind of long-distance running is to exhaust your energy, unless you are like Wang Dong who has been eating countless rare and precious herbs since childhood.

Sisters Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei, like Lin Chen, also joined the running group.

An hour passed quietly. Unsurprisingly, only our "poor" Huo Yuhao was left struggling in the square, and was eventually "carried away" by Wang Dong.

……

Another day has passed in a blur.

The next day, Lin Chen attended classes as usual, followed by physical training in the afternoon.

Although Lin Chen despised Zhou Yi in his heart, her husband was Fan Yu, so Zhou Yi's teachings on the theory of soul tools were very correct, and Lin Chen was happy to learn.

During the afternoon physical training, Huo Yuhao inspired the entire freshman class with his perseverance and was elected as the class monitor.

Over the past two days, Lin Chen has become quite familiar with the two sisters, Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei.

After finishing his classes for the day and saying goodbye to the Xiao sisters, Lin Chen returned to his dormitory and rode his soul-guided vehicle to sell milk tea.

Lin Chen had prepared the soul-guided vehicle and some materials beforehand. When he first arrived at Shrek Academy, he had 40,000 gold soul coins, but after buying the soul-guided vehicle and materials, he only had a little over 20,000 gold soul coins left.

At this moment, there's no need to say anything; the word "poor" perfectly encapsulates Lin Chen's current predicament.

Twenty thousand gold soul coins are enough for an ordinary person to live on for a lifetime, but for a soul master, it's just a drop in the ocean, far from enough. The cultivation resources needed in the future will require an astronomical number of gold soul coins, so it's best to earn money as soon as possible.

Lin Chen in his previous life was the same; while others traveled the world after finishing their college entrance exams, he delivered food to earn money. It was the consciousness from Earth that influenced his actions in the fantasy world.

Half an hour later, Lin Chen arrived at the main road outside the east gate of Shrek City.

After setting up the signboard and preparing the ingredients, Lin Chen began making milk tea.

(End of this chapter)