In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

I see you!

As two clear voices rang out simultaneously, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's expressions became increasingly ferocious. The surrounding environment began to collapse, with a blood-red sky and only black and white buildings. The faint smell of blood made Huo Yuhao somewhat uneasy.

Huo Yuhao came to his senses and saw that... Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had disappeared at some point, and the surrounding scenery had changed once again. Everything had returned to normal, as if the scene that had just collapsed had never happened.

"Shrek...Academy?"

Looking at the small village in front of him, and the five gilded characters "Shrek Academy" on the plaque at the village entrance, Huo Yuhao slowly lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

However, Huo Yuhao quickly realized that the Shrek Academy in front of him should be the version from the Soto City era. But... he didn't understand. According to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, the so-called illusion was just a way to provide him with a comfort zone, so that he would get lost in it and not be able to distinguish between reality and illusion.

But now... where is the comfort zone anymore? This kind of crazy plot will only make me hate staying here even more, right?

Just then, Huo Yuhao vaguely saw that there seemed to be a note pasted on the wooden stake supporting the signboard not far ahead.

Huo Yuhao subconsciously stepped forward and finally saw the handwriting on the note.

[1. Do not look at what you should not see, do not say what you should not say, and do not listen to what you should not hear (Do not look at what is improper, do not speak what is improper, do not listen to what is improper)]

Second, Tang San is easily angered; do not try to provoke him, and especially do not befriend him.

Thirdly, what a master says is always correct; don't try to correct them.

[IV. Dean Flander is a principled person. Protecting the trainees from harm is his duty. You can seek his help if you encounter difficulties.]

[5. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has been destroyed. Never mention anything about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in front of Ning Rongrong.]

[VI. There is a spy from the Spirit Hall within Shrek Academy. Please find and kill him/her.]

[7. If you are an undercover agent, you do not need to follow rules 3, 5, and 6.]

Huo Yuhao memorized all seven rules, but before he could carefully consider their meaning, a clear, cold female voice suddenly entered his ears.

"You must be Huo Yuhao, the new student. Hello, my name is Zhu Zhuqing. Welcome to Shrek Academy."

Huo Yuhao then looked up and saw that the leather-clad girl in front of him had extended her right hand. He quickly grabbed her delicate hand and symbolically shook it a few times.

"Come with me, I'll show you around the college and help you find a dorm room."

Zhu Zhuqing waved her hand, then turned around and stepped into the gate of Shrek Academy (Village).

Huo Yuhao hurriedly set off and followed closely behind Zhu Zhuqing.

The moment the two stepped into the village, the scene before them changed once again. The once cloudless sky was now filled with many pale purple clouds. Upon closer inspection, it was not hard to see that these clouds were like a large energy shield, completely isolating Shrek Academy from the outside world.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to ask about the pale purple aura, he suddenly felt a strange palpitation surge into his heart, as if he were about to die at any moment.

Huo Yuhao quickly dismissed his original idea, stopped thinking about those irrelevant things, and obediently followed behind Zhu Zhuqing.

He then understood what those rules at the village entrance really meant: disobeying them meant certain death.

Don't say things you shouldn't say.

"This is the canteen. Villagers come to cook for us in the morning, noon and night. If you want to eat at other times, you have to cook for yourself. Shrek Academy does not encourage eating out."

"Look, do you see that over there? That's the playground. We call it the assembly point. The academy's courses aren't fixed. Whenever there's a schedule, the dean or a master will ring that broken bowl over there. When we hear the bell, we have to go to the assembly point immediately."

After a brief stroll, Zhu Zhuqing led Huo Yuhao to the boys' dormitory.

Zhu Zhu stood with one hand on her hip, pointed at the door of a house, and shouted, "Dai Mubai, another new junior has arrived. Hurry up and come out to arrange a dormitory for him."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao looked at Zhu Zhuqing with surprise. Having lived in the God Realm for 20,000 years, he was naturally very clear about the story of the original Shrek Seven Devils.

During their time in Soto City, the relationship between Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing was extremely strained. Just now, Zhu Zhuqing addressed Dai Mubai by his given name, making it almost impossible for the plot to involve him arranging a dormitory for the new junior.

Is this implying something?

Zhu Zhuqing seemed to sense Huo Yuhao's unfriendly gaze, so she quickly turned to the side and said with a smile, "Junior, what's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Ah this...

Huo Yuhao finally realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly scratched his head and said in a feigned shyness, "Senior Sister Zhuqing, you are so beautiful that I couldn't help but take a few more glances."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao deliberately acted shy and lowered his head with a look of shame.

Just then, the sound of a door opening suddenly rang out. Huo Yuhao slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw... a disheveled blond man wearing pajamas walking out of the house.

This is... Dai Mubai? How come he looks so disheveled?

"Another new junior?"

Dai Mubai strode up to Huo Yuhao, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "My previous roommate just moved out, so you'll be sharing a dorm room with me."

After saying that, Dai Mubai didn't care whether Huo Yuhao agreed or not, grabbed his wrist and dragged him into the house.

The moment Huo Yuhao stepped into the house, he was hit by an extremely strong smell of rust. If he hadn't blocked his sense of smell immediately, he probably would have vomited up his dinner from the night before.

"Don't think about changing dorms. Every dorm is the same. You'll get used to it."

Dai Mubai glanced at Huo Yuhao discreetly, then collapsed onto the bed and began to snore.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Sleeping during the day?

Is this still the Soul Master Academy?

What do Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's unusual behavior mean?

Furthermore, what is the extremely strong smell of rust in the room telling us?

What kind of story is hidden behind the rules?

Wait, a story?

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao subconsciously glanced in the direction of the village entrance, his previously confused eyes becoming clearer.

Since he didn't know what to do, why not start with the seven known rules? Of these seven rules, the only viable target was the undercover agent; perhaps the undercover agent could provide some additional intelligence. (End of Chapter)