Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

He wore a huge metal shoulder pad on his left shoulder, a rope wrapped around his left wrist, and metal combat boots on his feet. Overall, he gave off a very fierce feeling and an invisible sense of oppression.

"Zhao Wuji?"

Upon seeing this incredibly familiar figure, Chen Luo almost blurted it out, but thankfully his reason controlled his mouth, allowing him to force himself to calm down.

"My name is Yu Xiaogang, and I'm here to see Dean Flander." Chen Luo didn't want to waste any words and went straight to the point.

Zhao Wuji had already walked over and looked Chen Luo up and down: "Yu Xiaogang? Why does that name sound so familiar?"

As Chen Luo got closer, he felt the oppressive aura emanating from Zhao Wuji intensify. The feeling that Zhao Wuji could blow you up with a single punch made Chen Luo unconsciously feel apprehensive.

"Of course I'm familiar with it; I say that name every day."

A slightly deep voice sounded behind Chen Luo. Chen Luo turned around and saw a tall, middle-aged man walking towards him.

Short black hair with three patches of white hair extending backward from the top of the forehead and the temples.

He wore gray-white hexagonal half-rimmed glasses, and a strand of gray-white straight hair hung down to his left eye.

He was wearing a brown robe and gray-black trousers, black leather gloves, and a gold ring on the index finger of his left hand.

It was Flanders!

Chen Luo only needed to exchange a glance with Flander to feel a mix of emotions: joy, excitement, regret, and apology... Yu Xiaogang's memories directly disrupted Chen Luo's emotions.

"haven't seen you for a long time……"

Chen Luo spoke with some difficulty. He had a lot to say, but in the end, he could only utter these four words, which contained all his complex emotions.

Flander slapped Chen Luo hard on the shoulder, his eyes already red: "I thought you'd never see me again in this lifetime!"

Chen Luo naturally opened his arms, followed by an excited embrace between the brothers.

Zhao Wuji stood awkwardly to the side, feeling superfluous for the first time.

Shrek Academy, second floor of the office building.

Okay, actually it's just the second floor of that dilapidated wooden house.

Chen Luo stood by the window, sipping his hot tea, while Flander casually leaned back in his chair and asked with a smile, "So, what brings you here?"

After venting his emotions about reuniting with old friends, Flander gave Chen Luo and Zhao Wuji a brief introduction before getting straight to the point.

To avoid further embarrassment, Zhao Wuji had already fled.

Seeing Flander's directness, Chen Luo didn't bother with any more pleasantries and simply said, "I want to buy this academy."

"Ok?"

It seemed that Flanders had anticipated all sorts of things, but this was something he hadn't expected, which made him look surprised and puzzled.

Chen Luo gave the answer he had prepared in his mind: "I believe you have seen that I have changed a lot, mainly because I took on a disciple. He has given me hope for life again, and I want to do something for him."

Flanders was initially surprised, but quickly regained his composure. He picked up the hot tea on the table and brought it to his lips, but whether it was because the tea was too hot and he lost his appetite, or for some other reason, he steadily put it back on the table.

"From this moment forward, you are the Dean of Shrek Academy!"

"I don't know what you're thinking. If you want the academy to tell me directly, then do it. Why did you use the word 'buy'? Are you insulting our friendship? It hasn't been that long, has it? And we're already so estranged?"

Chen Luo smiled: "This is your hard work, I can't just take it for nothing."

Flander stroked his beard: "Then one gold soul coin will do."

"Your determination to stick to something once you've made a decision hasn't changed at all over the years."

"Stop arguing with me! Just give me one gold soul coin, and Shrek Academy will be yours, Yu Xiaogang!"

Seeing Flander's serious expression, Chen Luo stopped being coy and handed Flander a gold soul coin.

After accepting the money, Flander finally smiled with satisfaction. He was usually cunning and profit-driven, but he was only happy to do a losing business deal with his old friend.

Adjusting his glasses, Flander's eyes held a hint of anticipation: "I'm very curious about what kind of genius would make you decide to become his teacher, and to be so dedicated to him, even to the point of buying an academy for him, although the two things don't seem to have much to do with each other."

"You'll be able to see Dean Flander soon!" Chen Luo said with a smile.

Flander waved his hand gently: "Now you are the Dean of Shrek Academy!"

Chen Luo laughed and said, "I only bought Shrek Academy, I didn't say I wanted to be the dean. There is only one dean of Shrek Academy, and that is you."

"What... are you playing at?" Flander was completely confused.

Chen Luo said, "There are some necessary formalities that need to be followed. If you think it's too complicated, you don't have to figure it out. You just need to know..."

"In the future, the two of us will build Shrek Academy into the most prestigious Soul Master Academy!"

Chapter 24 Academy Panel

[Rank A Mission - Owning an Academy - Completed, 100% Completion Rate, Mission Reward: Academy Panel!!!]

After Chen Luo and Flander reached a deal, a notification indicating that the mission was complete rang in Chen Luo's mind.

Chen Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the system notification, but then his attention was drawn to the mission reward academy panel.

"Academy panel?"

Chen Luo was surprised: "The system doesn't really want me to turn Shrek Academy into the most top-tier Soul Master Academy, does it?"

"I was just kidding, bro!"

Even though others can't see the system panel, it's not very pleasant to suddenly stare at it blankly, especially when you're meeting with friends.

So Chen Luo had no choice but to suppress his inner impulse, and his expression on the surface did not change much.

“It’s still early, Xiao Gang, let me take you for a walk around the academy first,” Flander suggested.

Chen Luo nodded gently: "Okay."

Under Flander's guidance, Chen Luo explored every corner of Shrek Academy and gained a deeper understanding of the academy through Flander's explanations.

Time flew by, and after Chen Luo and Flander had walked around the academy, it was already evening.

Dinner was eaten in the college cafeteria. Flanders must have given special instructions, because such a simple cafeteria had prepared a large and very sumptuous meal.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Flander took Chen Luo to his lodgings.

"Xiao Gang, you can stay here tonight. The conditions here are a bit tough, but please make do for now. I believe that the academy will improve under your leadership soon!"

"it is good."

Flander led Chen Luo to the dormitory area of ​​Shrek Academy, found the largest wooden house among the few available, and went inside.

The cabin has only one room, but it is very spacious and fully furnished with all the furniture and items needed for living, without giving people a feeling of crowding.

The room showed obvious signs of tidying up, and looked very clean and tidy overall. Apart from the main structure being a bit old, everything else was quite nice.

At least in this mountain village, it absolutely deserves the word "luxury".

“It’s getting late, let’s discuss how to make the academy even better tomorrow,” Flander said with a smile.

Chen Luo smiled and said, "Yes."

As he was leaving, Flander adjusted his glasses, stared at Chen Luo for a while, and said seriously, "I have to say, you haven't changed at all, you even look more energetic and handsome than before!"

"I've always been this way, you're just realizing it now."

"Haha, your unparalleled confidence hasn't changed at all... That's great."

"Actually, I've changed quite a lot."

Flanders paused for a moment, then nodded without saying anything more.

"Then you should get some rest. I'm leaving now. I live in the office building, so feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything."

Flanders gently patted Chen Luo on the shoulder and then left.

Chen Luo poured himself a glass of water, took a couple of sips, went to the window, and gazed in the direction Flander had left by the moonlight. He thought to himself, "Why does Flander seem a little cautious towards me? Is he afraid I'll run away?"

The closer you are to an old friend, the more you have to talk. Of course, there is also another extreme: having nothing to say. You may have the urge to say everything, but you just can't open your mouth and may even feel a little awkward.

Flanders was probably not in the latter situation. He seemed to have a lot to say, and that kind of undisguised excitement couldn't be faked. He was just trying hard to restrain himself.

Since they met in the afternoon, Chen Luo and Flander have talked a lot, but it all revolved around the academy, with almost no mention of the past.

After finishing his water, Chen Luo lay down on the bed. Feeling the soft comfort of the bedding, he relaxed completely: "Finally, I can check the academy panel."

With a thought, Chen Luo immediately saw the academy panel appear before his eyes—

Shrek Academy

Category: Advanced Soul Master Academy

Level: C.

Deans: Yu Xiaogang and Flander.

Vice Dean: Zhao Wuji.

Teachers: Shao Xin, Lu Qibin, Li Yusong.

Trainees: Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar.

Infrastructure level: F.

Number of simulated training environments: 0.

Available assets: 107 Gold Soul Coins, 2 Silver Soul Coins, and 1 Bronze Soul Coins.

All information on the academy panel has a more detailed interface. For example, by viewing the information of a person, you can obtain the person's martial spirit and soul power level.

By viewing the infrastructure, you can get a complete map of the college, including the distribution of buildings, and it will even show that the land used by the college is rented, which is very comprehensive.

The academy's grounds are all rented, and the buildings on them are mostly dilapidated wooden huts, so it's no wonder that the infrastructure is of a low standard.

The reason why the academy has a C-level is probably because of the teachers. Ordinary advanced soul master academies don't have such a luxurious configuration. The number of teachers may be small, but their quality is definitely up to standard.

"I wonder if the completion rate of the A-level task of owning an academy will be affected by the quality of the academy. If it is affected by that, then I have completely made the right bet."

"Although I already have over 100,000 gold soul coins, it's difficult to buy even a decent junior soul master academy with that amount of money, let alone a senior soul master academy, especially one of Shrek Academy's caliber. Thanks to Yu Xiaogang's friendship with Flander, I got Shrek Academy for just one gold soul coin. It couldn't be more comfortable!"

"Now that the academy panel has appeared, I guess my new mission will definitely revolve around Shrek Academy..."

Chen Luo opened the mission panel, and as expected, the new mission was exactly as he had anticipated—

[Rank D Mission: Upgrade the academy's infrastructure by three levels.]

[Task Description: To build an excellent Soul Master Academy, you must first create a comfortable academy environment. Your current academy environment is far too poor; please improve it!]