August always flies by. Amidst the chirping of cicadas, September arrived. Whether in his past life or this one, this season is always the start of the school year.
Shrek Academy is no exception; they've begun enrolling new students.
Huo Yuhao glanced at the date in his office at the Passion Headquarters, a slight smile playing on his lips, a barely perceptible glint in his dark eyes.
"Na'er, come to the office."
Huo Yuhao sent a message to Gu Yuena through the magic network. Since Adam had repeatedly determined that Gu Yuena's mental state was harmless, Huo Yuhao had felt reassured.
He began to confidently assign her various tasks, and she demonstrated exceptional execution skills, handling even the most complex tasks with ease.
Since Tianmeng Ice Silkworm focused her energy on the magic network, Huo Yuhao had been troubled by the mountain of calculation files.
Fortunately, Gu Yuena had arrived, and Huo Yuhao simply gave her all the unimportant calculation files, which she seemed happy to handle.
Because of her outstanding work ability, which put the other enthusiastic members to shame, Huo Yuhao felt he had to show his appreciation, so he promoted Gu Yuena to his assistant secretary.
She was mainly responsible for handling some administrative matters for him, making her Huo Yuhao's current chosen third asset.
Similarly, Huo Yuhao also discovered during this time that Gu Yuena seemed to have ulterior motives towards the enthusiastic group.
This foolish dragon's thoughts were completely exposed on her face, repeatedly testing whether he had any intention of stepping down.
But it was fine; if she didn't have any ulterior motives, Huo Yuhao wouldn't dare use her.
At this moment, Gu Yuena, wearing a yellow construction hat, was inspecting the construction site at the south gate of Xilu City with an enthusiastic cadre.
Due to the large influx of civilians and soul masters into Xilu City, the city was somewhat overcrowded.
To solve this problem, Huo Yuhao decided to expand Xilu City to the south.
Under Huo Yuhao's orders, a large number of earth-attribute soul masters and soul tools were dispatched to the south gate and began work at a feverish pace.
Gu Yuena was sent to inspect the construction site; her mental strength was explosive, and she could basically spot any problems at a glance.
"What's wrong, Secretary?"
The enthusiastic cadre in front looked at Gu Yuena with a puzzled expression when she suddenly stopped.
He hadn't paid much attention to this leader at first, but his attitude had changed later, because the leader was truly capable, immediately identifying many problems on the construction site.
Gu Yuena had seen the message on the magic network, and she had gotten used to Huo Yuhao's way of addressing her over the past two weeks.
"The boss wants to see me."
"These marked problems must be dealt with promptly; don't let them drag on."
The enthusiastic cadre took the design drawings from Gu Yuena, bowed to her, and then led the surrounding soul masters to immediately eliminate the problems.
Gu Yuena headed straight for the Passion headquarters.
"Creak~"
The office door opened, and Gu Yuena appeared before Huo Yuhao, saying,
"Boss, what can I do for you?"
Huo Yuhao gestured for her to sit in the chair opposite him, then poured her a cup of tea, saying,
"Shrek Academy is about to start its new school year."
"Several eligible children from Xilu City will be going there this year."
"The city lord's recommendation letters are already prepared, and you know them."
"They are Bai E, Feng Jin, Ti Bao, and Maidemus."
"Oh, and Xia Die too. I didn't want her to go initially; her martial soul is somewhat unique."
"But after thinking about it, I decided to let her go. Because of these children's special circumstances, I plan to arrange for a few people to accompany them to Shrek City."
"While ensuring their safety, we will also expand Passion's influence within Shrek City."
After speaking, Huo Yuhao looked at Gu Yuena with his dark eyes. Gu Yuena met his gaze thoughtfully.
"Boss, you want to arrange for me to go?"
Huo Yuhao nodded, then said,
"You, Roman, and I will all be going."
"Shrek City is different from other cities; I need to check it out."
"And there's something I want to observe."
Gu Yuena nodded and said,
"Okay, when do we leave?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at the time and said to Gu Yuena,
"Now is fine."
"Let's go, let's go to the orphanage to find the children first."
...
"Little Enemy? Is Little White still not ready?"
Tibo, along with Medmos, Feng Jin, and Xia Die, were waiting for Bai E in the open space in front of the orphanage.
Medmos crossed his arms and looked at the dormitory building, saying,
"Coming."
Bai E, carrying large and small bags, ran down from the dormitory building, waving to the group with a smile.
"Everyone! I'm here!"
Bai E jogged up to Medmos. Feng Jin glanced at Bai E's attire, her green eyes losing their luster.
Because Bai E was wearing a yellow top and purple pants, he stood out in the sunlight.
Upon seeing this, Medemos couldn't help but complain,
"Are you going to the circus dressed like that?"
"Can't you dress more normally?"
Bai'er retorted immediately,
"This outfit is perfectly fine; Brother Huo dresses like this too."
Medemos clearly didn't want to continue arguing with Bai'er, slapping his forehead and saying,
"Whatever."
Soon, the roar of an engine came from the orphanage's underground parking garage. Roman drove up to the group in a jeep, saying,
"Get in."
"Uncle Roman is about to take you to school."
"But we need to wait for two people first."
Bai'er and the others opened the car door with practiced ease and got into their seats. Medemos, sitting next to Bai'er, was pressed against the door by his luggage.
A frown appeared on his forehead as he said to Bai'er,
"Why did you bring so much stuff?"
"Sirulu City is only forty kilometers from Shrek City."
"It'll only take you an hour to walk there."
Bai E said apologetically, placing the luggage on his head,
"Sorry, but it's better to be prepared."
Just as they were talking, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena appeared at the orphanage gate and went to the jeep.
"Brother Huo?!"
"Father?"
The group was quite surprised to see Huo Yuhao.
Bai E and Tibao waved happily to Huo Yuhao, and Medmos nodded in acknowledgment.
Xia Die's indifferent and delicate face also showed surprise, and her body began to sway slightly.
"Brother Huo and Yuebao?!"
"Are you here to see us off too?"
Feng Jin was very happy, her tone particularly lively.
Gu Yuena nodded and said,
"Yes, I will also be working in Shrek City later."
Feng Jin's green eyes shone with excitement.
"Great!"
"We can still go shopping with Yuebao next time."
Roman stuck his head out the window and said to Huo Yuhao,
"The busy man is finally here. Get in the car, we're leaving."
Xia Die immediately opened the car door for Huo Yuhao, her amethyst eyes looking at him expectantly. Huo Yuhao smiled and sat down next to her, patting her head.
Xia Die looked very pleased, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of Huo Yuhao's clothes.
Gu Yuena was sandwiched between Feng Jin and Xia Die, Feng Jin chatting excitedly with Gu Yuena.
"I wonder what Shrek Academy is like?"
"What kind of good food is there? What are the teachers like?"
"When we get there, we must take a shower first and explore the campus properly."
Hearing Feng Jin's words, Huo Yuhao held back his laughter.
Soon she would find out what it was like there.
The accommodations at the Xilu City Orphanage were not an exaggeration for Huo Yuhao; they were truly ten times better than Shrek Academy!
Gu Yuena's mental energy was very sensitive; she sensed her boss was about to laugh and looked at him with a hint of confusion.
Huo Yuhao suppressed a laugh and said, "You'll see when we get there."
"And Roman! Don't you know where the accelerator is? Hurry up and drive!"
Roman started the jeep with the key, glancing helplessly at Huo Yuhao in the rearview mirror.
"Got it!"
"Let's go!"
Soon, the jeep sped out of the orphanage and drove along the main road of Xilu City, heading towards Shrek City.
Along the road to Shrek City, many carriages could be seen, their decorations indicating the wealth and status of their occupants.
Only a few people carried meager belongings, walking towards Shrek City.
These were the new students who were to join Shrek Academy.
Gu Yuena looked out the window with curiosity at the scenery. She was also quite curious about Shrek City, after all, the Magic Network said it was the number one city on the continent.
She wondered how it compared to Xilu City.
Huo Yuhao gently stroked Xia Die's head, smoothing her hair.
Initially, Huo Yuhao didn't plan to send her to Shrek Academy, fearing her spirit might be mistaken for an evil spirit master.
However, he considered that while Xia Die's spirit was death, it lacked any evil or corrupting aura, and with the city lord of Xilu City's enthusiastic endorsement, she shouldn't be labeled an evil spirit master.
Furthermore, Gu Yuena would be going with her; given her relationship with Xia Die and Feng Jin, she couldn't stand by and watch them be bullied.
In Gu Yuena's eyes, Feng Jin and Xia Die were not only her friends but also descendants of the Dragon Clan!
Gu Yuena wasn't some chicken-leg Douluo!
If anyone dared to harm Feng Jin and the others under her nose, she would be the one (thumbs up).
If Gu Yuena let them escape, she would be the one (thumbs down)!
If others knew that the mighty Silver Dragon King couldn't even protect her own descendants, she wouldn't be fit to stay in the Douluo Continent.
Actually, Gu Yuena had some doubts lately. Some time ago, she clearly sensed a divine power from the God Realm scanning her and lingering for a long time.
That divine power belonged to the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction.
Gu Yuena was prepared to fight to the death, only to find that her opponent completely ignored her,
turning their attention directly to Bai E, who was injured during training.
Gu Yuena's spiritual power clearly sensed the power of the Goddess of Life healing Bai E, and the God of Destruction was probably giving Bai E special treatment in a dream.
She herself was being completely ignored. Finally, the Goddess of Life gently stroked Gu Yuena with her remaining divine power, healing some of her injuries.
The God of Destruction used his remaining divine power to gather a ball of information, which Gu Yuena pondered for several days before deciding to accept.
She discovered that the information contained various legacies of the Dragon Clan from the past.
Although not complete, it was definitely something belonging to the Dragon Clan.
Gu Yuena was confused. According to her understanding of the Dragon God War, these God Kings should have killed her.
Why weren't the God of Destruction and the God of Life doing that, but instead helping her?
The Goddess of Life's touch at that time clearly carried a sense of longing, like seeing an old friend.
From that day on, Gu Yuena began to enthusiastically search for information about the Dragon God War, even offering high prices on the magic network.
She was somewhat inexperienced, even naive.
But she wasn't stupid; she easily realized that her understanding of the divine realm seemed to contain some errors.
At least life and destruction weren't hostile to her; in fact, they could be considered benevolent.
(End of Chapter)
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