Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 33 The Old Witch

Poseidon Lake is indeed very large. Following the lakeside path southward, it took almost fifteen minutes before turning west. After another fifteen minutes, the path began to narrow, and a wide rectangular plaza came into view. A sign for Shrek Plaza also appeared nearby.

Behind Shrek Square stood rows of tall school buildings, each a different color, primarily white, yellow, purple, and black. Looking further north from Shrek Square, one could see a cluster of gray school buildings.

Beibei pointed to the teaching building corridor on the other side of the square: "The colors of the teaching buildings represent different grades, which are distinguished according to the colors of the spirit rings."

"White represents the freshman teaching building, which is like the lowest-level ten-year spirit ring in spirit rings. Yellow represents the teaching buildings for the second and third years of the outer academy, and purple represents the teaching buildings for the fourth and fifth years. Black represents the teaching building for the sixth year. Being able to walk out of the black teaching building means you can already get your graduation certificate from the outer academy."

"Those gray teaching buildings in the distance belong to the Soul Guidance Department. In terms of area, the Soul Guidance Department occupies about one-third of the main teaching area, while the Martial Soul Department occupies two-thirds. In addition to these teaching buildings at the front, there are many other specific teaching areas behind them, such as the Soul Battle Arena, the Examination Area, the Dormitory Area, the Teacher's Office Area, and so on."

The white freshman teaching building is located on the southernmost side and is closest to the lakeside path. Huo Yuhao and his two companions walked along the south side of Shrek Square and arrived at this teaching building.

Because it was the time for new student enrollment, the new student teaching building was particularly lively, with some new students who had passed the assessment registering and reporting for duty here.

Huo Yuhao observed from a distance, quickly noting down the specific enrollment procedures for new students. He was somewhat surprised to find that Shrek Academy's tuition for one academic year was a whopping ten gold soul coins, not including food expenses. Furthermore, tuition was non-refundable if a student failed the entrance exam and withdrew midway through the semester.

After registering, new students receive a dormitory key, two sets of school uniforms, and a white new student badge. Huo Yuhao memorized all the procedures that he would encounter in the future.

During the visit, Huo Yuhao selectively told Bei Bei and Tang Ya about his situation. When Huo Yuhao said that he was already an eleventh-level soul master who had obtained his first soul ring at the age of nine, and that he had no sect or family ties, the two of them clearly showed more interest.

"Xiao Yuhao, if you're short on funds, remember to register your Soul Master status at the school's office. With this identity certificate, you can receive one gold soul coin from your respective imperial treasury every year."

"Once you successfully enroll next year or the year after, you can pay more attention to the various competitions in the college. There are prize money for winning awards. With your talent, it shouldn't be difficult to earn more to cover your tuition and living expenses."

Tang Ya's words are definitely valuable for ordinary freshmen, but Huo Yuhao had already made up his mind from the beginning to earn enough money to cover his living expenses for the next ten or even twenty years before entering school, and then devote himself to the cultivation of a Soul Master and the study of Soul Guidance Technology. Therefore, for Huo Yuhao, the way Tang Ya recommended was too slow.

"Sister Xiaoya, um, I can grill fish, and the grilled fish tastes really good. For the next two years, I'll probably be helping my mom sell grilled fish outside the school to earn tuition fees, and then I'll participate in the school's special recruitment for Soul Masters. Actually, I'm already a Level 1 Soul Master."

Huo Yuhao scratched his head, looked at Tang Ya seriously, and his tone was clearly proud when he said that he was a Soul Master.

Beibei smiled and said, "I was wondering why you were so confident visiting our school at only nine years old. I didn't expect you to already be a Level One Soul Master. When you come to the school at eleven, it should go very smoothly for you to participate in the special recruitment for Soul Masters."

Bei Bei was very understanding and didn't ask Huo Yuhao why he didn't choose to directly enroll in the Martial Soul Department and then join the Soul Guidance Department after the first freshman assessment.

Given the talent Huo Xiaodi has shown, reaching level 15 in soul power before the age of 12 is definitely not a problem. However, Huo Yuhao also said that he and his mother came to Shrek Academy early because they wanted to earn tuition fees by relying on their family's grilled fish skills.

How could a family that has to squeeze out ten gold soul coins a year by the skin of their teeth possibly have a recommendation letter from a city lord?

Of course, Bei Bei also recognized Huo Yuhao's talent quite a bit, and even had the idea of ​​bringing him into the Tang Sect. Huo Yuhao was impeccable in terms of age, aptitude, and the ratio of his first spirit ring.

But Huo Yuhao himself said that he wanted to rely on his own abilities to participate in the academy's special recruitment of soul masters.

If she couldn't help much with the enrollment process, Bei Bei would feel embarrassed to force the other party into the Tang Clan's camp. At most, she would keep a close eye on this young Huo's movements and try to recruit him after he enrolled.

Of course, there was another very important reason why Bei Bei didn't try to recruit Huo Yuhao: Tang Ya's suddenly dejected look when Huo Yuhao proudly declared himself a first-level Soul Master.

Bei Bei was well aware that the decline of the Tang Sect was inextricably linked to soul tools, as well as Tang Ya's aversion to soul tools. Therefore, even if he really wanted to recruit this little brother Huo into the Tang Sect, he would have to wait for an opportunity to discuss it carefully with Tang Ya before making a decision.

Huo Yuhao was naturally unaware of the intricacies involved. The reason he said this was because Bei Bei had previously mentioned the special recruitment policy for Soul Masters, so he took the opportunity to express that he would choose the special recruitment policy for Soul Masters.

It's fair to say that if Beibei hadn't told him about this school policy, he might have really had to find a way to get a recommendation letter from the city lord, or join a sect to gain admission.

Huo Yuhao turned his gaze to the bulletin board. He always paid close attention to such important places where a lot of information was published. Unfortunately, the bulletin board during the freshman enrollment season usually did not contain announcements of various activities, competitions, or policies. Instead, it only contained information about class assignments.

Class 1, Grade 4, homeroom teacher: Wang Yan. Class 2, Grade 5, homeroom teacher: [Name missing].

Class 1, Grade 2, Homeroom Teacher: Zhou Yi. Class 2, Grade 2, Homeroom Teacher: Zhou Yi.

Class 1 of freshmen, homeroom teacher.

"Wow, is Zhou Yi, that old witch, going to wreak havoc on Class 1 again this year? The students in Class 1 are so pitiful."

Tang Ya followed Huo Yuhao's gaze and immediately sighed when she saw that the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 2 was a teacher named Zhou Yi. Her eyes even carried a kind of pity that Huo Yuhao could not understand.

(End of this chapter)