People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

Having lived three lives as a human, the great God King Huo has developed a lot of bad habits, among which... the most prominent one is that he can't stand others being better than him. Seeing others living more comfortably than him is more painful than killing him.

After thinking for a long time, Huo Yuhao still couldn't come up with any good countermeasures, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Divine weapons didn't matter. He had his brother Tianmeng to accompany him, which was a blessing that could not be exchanged for any number of divine weapons.

Huo Yuhao could only comfort himself in this way, forcing himself to convince himself that Ning Peiya was only in power temporarily. When the two twelfth-order god-killing soul-guided missiles from the Eternal Heaven destroyed the inner city of Shrek in the future, Ning Peiya, who had lost Yun Ming’s protection... could she really defend that artifact?

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and immediately set out to restore the mess in the room to its original state. Seeing that the room was tidy again, he walked out of the dormitory door with satisfaction.

Without a collective fighting spirit, the members of Huo Yuhao's group would rarely see each other. Everyone was busy with their own training. Everyone's martial spirit was different, and the elective courses they took were also very different. What would they do if there was nothing important to do and they got together every day?
Huo Yuhao’s main courses were cultivation, forging, and making connections. Cultivation was easy, as he had the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to support him, and having lived three lives as a human, he had never had to worry about anything. His main focus was forging and making connections.

At this point in time... he doesn't need to make too many connections. He just needs to build good relationships with those who survived the catastrophe in the original time and space.

The only remaining task is forging.

After Huo Yuhao left the dormitory, he ate some dried meat to replenish his energy, and then headed straight to the Forging Association in Shrek’s inner city.

As soon as he walked into the gate of the Forging Association, Huo Yuhao saw a burly man with short fiery red hair who was seriously receiving a group of... unfamiliar faces.

Huo Yuhao naturally recognized the burly man with short fiery red hair. He was the president of the Forging Association of Shrek Academy, or the inner city of Shrek—Fiery Dragon Douluo Feng Wuyu.

As a representative of the blacksmiths, although Feng Wu Yu does not have the title of elder of the Sea God Pavilion, he is qualified to participate in the Sea God Pavilion meetings and has the power to vote.

Feng Wu Yu’s status in Shrek Academy was no lower than Cai Yue’er’s, but he was obsessed with forging and laying the foundation for himself to become a master craftsman, and seldom asked about the internal affairs of Shrek Academy.

The only person who could be received by Feng Wu Yu was a blacksmith representative from a certain force, but that force would definitely not be the Tang Sect!
The Tang Sect and the Sea God Pavilion are of the same origin, so there is no need to go through these cumbersome procedures.

So which forces do these blacksmiths come from? The Spiritual Pagoda? The Five Great Families? The Body Sect? Or some unknown small forces?
Huo Yuhao's face darkened, and he quickly walked to the guard standing guard at the door and stuffed a small bottle of spiritual tea into his pocket. "Brother Chen, do you know which faction the group of blacksmiths that President Feng is receiving are from?"

Although the times are developing and the mainland can already simulate the environment of the Far North, the output of spiritual tea has increased significantly, but the price has remained high.

As a resource for cultivation, the price of spiritual tea is absolutely value-preserving, and its size is small, making it perfect as a medium for making friends.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's sincerity, the guard named Chen hurriedly explained, "Brother Huo, don't you know? Just last night, the Xingluo Empire's envoys arrived at the port outside Tianhai City. This morning, the Xingluo royal family's representatives went to Mingdu, and the Xingluo Royal Academy's representatives came to visit our Shrek Academy."

Xingluo Royal Academy? Shouldn't it be Monster Academy?
And...it was quite surprising that the Xingluo Empire did not treat Shrek Academy with state etiquette.

If you think about it carefully, the Star Luo Empire's visit to Shrek Academy with such an attitude is really a helpless move. After all, the Sea God Pavilion and the Spirit Pagoda have different ideas, and now they have started a cold war. Both sides are digging up each other's dirt. Maybe at any time, a fight will break out. As a force sandwiched between the two camps, the Star Luo Empire must at least not do anything to favor Shrek Academy on the surface.

Chen leaned over to Huo Yuhao's ear and said mysteriously, "Brother Huo... I heard from the adults that there will be a forging exchange meeting soon, where the forgers from Shrek Academy and Xingluo Royal Academy will have a friendly match. With your forging talent, you should be able to be selected, right?"

"If there is only one representative from Shrek Academy, then I will definitely not be selected. If there are two or even more representatives, then I still have a chance to represent Shrek Academy in this friendly match."

Huo Yuhao was no longer the arrogant man he used to be. He knew very well that a powerful dragon could not defeat a local snake. As long as it was a field that Ning Peiya was good at, let alone the fact that Huo Yuhao had touched the threshold of fusion forging (sixth-level blacksmith), even if he had already become a sixth-level blacksmith, he might not be able to steal Ning Peiya's limelight.

It doesn't matter whether you are in the limelight or not. The forging industry is mostly theoretical. As long as you have enough strength and master some skills, it is only a matter of time to become an eight-star saint craftsman. What is there to show off?
Just when Huo Yuhao was daydreaming, the soul guide communicator worn on his left wrist suddenly rang with a pleasant ringtone.

Tang Wulin is making a video call to you...

Huo Yuhao frowned and clicked confirm without hesitation.

Tang Wulin's slightly hurried voice then reached his ears. "Brother Hao, where are you now? Teacher Shen is looking for you. It seems that he wants us to attend some...forger exchange meeting?"

“Forgers’ Exchange Meeting?” Huo Yuhao said thoughtfully, “Wulin, what does Teacher Shen mean? Will the participants of this forgers’ exchange meeting be just the two of us, or will all the forgers in Grade 1, Class 1 go?”

Tang Wulin said in bewilderment, "I'm not sure about this. Teacher Shen said that the exchange competition seems to be a best-of-five format. Shrek Academy should select five people to participate."

"Um...Brother Hao, come over first. I'll be waiting for you in the large conference room on the first floor of the office building. Teacher Shen will lead us to the Blacksmith Association in Shrek's inner city in a while."

After saying that, Tang Wulin unilaterally hung up the video call.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Well, he has to go back to the office building in the outer courtyard. What is going on?

Even though he complained, Huo Yuhao still suppressed his restless heart and went to the office building in the outer courtyard obediently.

If you want to represent Shrek Academy as an envoy to the Star Luo Empire, you must not cause any trouble, and you must not show any rebellious attitude. Just be obedient. (End of this chapter)