Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

Shrek Academy, East Gate, entrance.

As the largest academy in the world, Shrek Academy has strict internal management. Apart from teachers, students, and staff, parents and even tourists are strictly prohibited from entering the academy. However, the requirements at the city gate are not so strict.

The easiest money to make in the world is always the money of a Soul Master. Although there are no longer subsidies from the Spirit Hall and the state, Soul Masters still earn money much more easily than ordinary people. Most of the students who can be admitted to Shrek Academy are either rich or noble. Therefore, the gate of Shrek Academy is always crowded with merchants, including many students from Shrek Academy.

After all, while there are few impoverished students who can support themselves, they do exist.

Initially, Tuoba Wukong also planned to do business at the entrance of Shrek Academy. Tuoba Wukong left his family on his own a long time ago. Without the support of his family, he could survive on his own with his skill in soul guidance technology, but he was far from wealthy. It was already difficult to buy metal to make and research soul guidance devices. In addition, as his strength increased in the future, the amount of money he would invest in soul guidance technology would only increase.

However, after inquiring around, I learned that most of the vendors here are in the service industry, mainly related to food, drink, and entertainment, and the atmosphere is very lively. Tuoba Wukong's soul tool, on the other hand, seemed particularly out of place in this environment.

However, Shrek City does have industries that sell soul tools, and Tuoba Wukong plans to take a look when he has free time. As for now, his past accumulation is enough for his cultivation and living expenses, and Tuoba Wukong does not intend to waste his precious time on this.

He'll be able to earn more once he's stronger.

Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall was located not far from the entrance of Shrek Academy City, occupying a small section of the main road. It was fully equipped with a food cart and a grill. When the two arrived, Huo Yuhao had just finished grilling the last two fish.

"Hey class monitor, do you still have any grilled fish?" Tuoba Wukong, with Tu Nan Bupo by his side, looked around and asked.

Huo Yuhao was a rather thin boy, less than 1.6 meters tall. His skin and complexion looked good, but he didn't have much flesh under his skin, making him look somewhat malnourished. Among the freshmen of the same age at Shrek Academy, he was considered relatively thin. But Tuoba Wukong didn't know that this person would become a legendary figure in the future.

Huo Yuhao also recognized Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nanbupo. Not only were their names longer than everyone else's, but they were also compound surnames. Moreover, Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nanbupo had excellent physical qualities and their physiques were outstanding among the freshmen of Class 1, Grade 1 at Shrek Academy, making them hard to forget.

Huo Yuhao was a little embarrassed and said shyly, "Tuoba classmate, Tu Nan classmate, I'm sorry, all the grilled fish I prepared today have been sold out. These two are the ones we were planning to keep for ourselves. How about I share them with you? Since we're all classmates, I'll sell them to you at cost price, two copper coins..."

"No, this is for us to eat!" Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, Wang Dong stood up protectively, with grease still on his lips, and spread his arms to block Huo Yuhao.

"Wang Dong, it's okay, I'm not hungry. We're all classmates." Huo Yuhao tugged at Wang Dong.

"What's wrong, classmate? You've been busy all afternoon and haven't even eaten anything yet," Wang Dong grumbled discontentedly.

"Looks like we won't be able to eat Class Monitor Huo's grilled fish today. It's okay, we can come earlier next time. Class Monitor, Wang Dong, goodbye. Tu Nan, let's go to other stalls and see what else we can eat." Seeing this, Tuoba Wukong didn't press the matter. He smiled and left Huo Yuhao's stall with Tu Nan and Bu Po. There were still many food stalls outside Shrek Academy at this time.

After the two left, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but look at Wang Dong and scolded, "Wang Dong, how could you talk about others like that? We're all classmates, we'll see each other all the time. They're just two fish. I've already eaten, I'm not hungry, it's okay to give them to them."

Huo Yuhao actually felt a sense of sympathy for Tuoba Wukong, who was also a specially recruited student.

"What classmate? Who knows if he can even stay? Besides, he's a special recruit from the Soul Guidance Department, he has nothing to do with you. I just can't stand his arrogant attitude. He's clearly a good-for-nothing without even a Soul Ring. I don't know how Shrek Academy could admit a student like that." Wang Dong muttered. He was a proud person, so he was more sensitive than anyone else to the arrogance in Tuoba Wukong's eyes when facing others, which made him even more disgusted with Tuoba Wukong.

Hearing Wang Dong's almost sarcastic words, Huo Yuhao's expression darkened, and he angrily said, "Wang Dong, I'm only a level twelve Soul Master now. In your eyes, am I just a piece of trash? Then why are you still staying with me?"

"No, Yuhao, that's not what I meant. How can he be compared to you? Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, please forgive me this time, okay..." Seeing Huo Yuhao's increasingly gloomy face, Wang Dong grabbed Huo Yuhao's arm with a displeased expression and said in a coquettish tone.

Huo Yuhao said seriously, "Wang Dong, maybe you have great talent, but everyone got into Shrek Academy based on their own abilities. Nobody is a waste. If there really is someone who is a waste, it's not Tuoba Wukong who got into Shrek Academy based on his talent in soul tools, but me who got in because of my Tang Sect affiliation. Do you understand?"

"Alright, alright, I know. All you ever say is grand principles. Are you going to eat or not? If not, I'll eat." Wang Dong stuck out his tongue and pointed at the two large grilled fish on Huo Yuhao's grill.

"You eat it..." Huo Yuhao said helplessly.

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"That Wang Dong is very strange." After Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nanbupo left Huo Yuhao's stall, Tu Nanbupo suddenly spoke up.

Tuoba Wukong smiled and said, "What's so strange about it? Didn't she reveal her martial soul yesterday, on her first day of school? The Goddess of Light Butterfly. I don't know what her parents and the teachers at Shrek Academy were thinking, insisting on letting a girl live with a grown man..."

"Wang Dong is a girl?" Tu Nan Bu Po asked in surprise.

Tuoba Wukong said speechlessly, "Don't any of you take martial spirit knowledge seriously? The Goddess of Light Butterfly is known as one of the most beautiful martial spirits on the continent, and its owners are all girls without exception."

Tu Nan Bupo said in a muffled voice, "There's a lot I need to learn. I really don't know anything about the Martial Soul, the Goddess of Light Butterfly. But why would a girl dress up as a boy? Putting aside the fact that a girl's reputation might be affected by being with a boy, there must be inconveniences for a girl living with a boy, right?"

Tuoba Wukong shrugged. "Who cares? I'm not her parents, why should I worry about these things? Alright, Tu Nan, what do you want to eat? It's a pity, I heard Huo Yuhao's barbecue is amazing, we won't be able to enjoy it this time."

Tu Nan Bu Po said, "If you want to eat, I can catch a few live fish and ask Huo Yuhao to grill them for us..."

Tuoba Wukong suddenly looked at Tu Nanbupo and couldn't help but laugh. "Hehehe, Tu Nan, you look like a well-behaved guy, but you're not exactly a peaceful one. Tell me, have you been eyeing the fish in Sea God Lake for a long time?"

Tu Nan Bu Po paused for a moment, then said, "I was talking about the fish in the moat outside the city. What are you thinking, Tuoba? Sea God Lake is the sacred ground of Shrek Academy. You can't catch the fish there, can you?"

Tuoba Wukong said nonchalantly, "The water in the moat is nowhere near as clear as the Sea God Lake, and the fish raised there are far inferior to those in the Sea God Lake. Besides, there's no explicit rule against us catching fish from the Sea God Lake. If the law doesn't prohibit it, then we can do it."

Shrek Academy's school rules do not explicitly prohibit catching fish and shrimp in Seagod Lake. However, no Shrek Academy teacher would ever imagine that someone would covet the plump, white fish kept in Seagod Lake. After all, Seagod Lake separates Shrek Academy from the outside world and is one of the symbols of Shrek Academy. What foolish student would think of stealing fish from Seagod Lake?

"But it's late today. Let's go catch fish in Sea God Lake and have an outdoor picnic when we have time later. But we have to invite Huo Yuhao. I heard that his grilled fish skills are unparalleled." Tuoba Wukong still couldn't forget Huo Yuhao's grilled fish. After all, when he read this story, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish had won over everyone in the book who ate it. Tuoba Wukong couldn't help but be quite curious.

Tuoba Wukong and Tu Nan Bupo ultimately didn't get to eat grilled fish. Instead, they randomly ordered some barbecue at a barbecue stall, paired with a beer with the aroma of fresh malt. This gave Tuoba Wukong a feeling of returning to his previous life, to the days when he and his good buddies would eat skewers and drink beer at a night market stall.

Tuoba Wukong knew very well that he could not go back. Even if he became a saint and ascended to godhood in the future, he might not be able to find his way home in the vast world.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two returned to their dormitory. Just as they arrived at the dormitory entrance, they encountered a teacher from Shrek Academy.

"Which of you is Tuoba Wukong?" the teacher asked, looking at the two of them.

"Yes, teacher. What can I do for you?" Tuoba Wukong asked.

The Shrek Academy teacher glanced at Tuoba Wukong, tossed him a package, turned and left, saying, "This is your compensation from above. The items are ordered. I'm leaving."

compensation?

Tuoba Wukong entered the dormitory, opened the package with a puzzled look, and found a token, a porcelain bottle and a letter inside.

Tuoba Wukong opened the letter, which was from Qian Duoduo. The token and porcelain bottle were the compensation Shrek Academy had given him this time.

Holding the token, he rushed to the Soul Beast Zone, where he could apply to the teachers there to help him find a suitable Soul Beast, regardless of its age. He had three chances to use it, one more than Qian Duoduo had promised.

Inside the porcelain bottle were three priceless pills, the Xuan Shui Pills, a secret recipe from the Xuanming Sect of the East Sea.