Chapter 18

Shilaike Academy is located in a small village not far from the south gate of Suo Tuo City.

Not mentioning how good or bad this academy's level is, just looking at this location, you know it's absolutely a makeshift operation.

It's just relying on hype, not accepting geniuses, only taking monsters' reputation, which can attract some clueless young soul masters.

Whether it's the teachers' teaching level or the resources they can provide, both are terribly poor.

However, after Luo Ye and Zhu Zhuqing arrived here, the gate of Shilaike Academy still had a line of over a hundred people.

Those who can meet Shilaike Academy's admission requirements can be said to be few and far between, but the vast majority think that a village college's admissions might not be too strict, and maybe they'll have a chance to get in.

It's a pity that students holding this idea are destined to be disappointed.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the ramshackle wooden archway, with the words 'Shilaike Academy' written in large characters, and felt a sudden disappointment, speaking softly.

"Luo Ye, I now feel even more that Shilaike Academy is not worthy of you."

Actually, after seeing Dai Mubai hugging a pair of twins and going to a hotel yesterday, Zhu Zhuqing had already lost heart; whether she came to Shilaike or not made no difference to her.

Zhu Zhuqing even considered proactively suggesting to Luo Ye that they go to the Spirit Hall, so he wouldn't be delayed at Shilaike Academy.

It was only after seeing Luo Ye write in the Diary that he wanted to try taking Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong along that she abandoned that idea.

Otherwise, she would probably already be on the way to the Spirit Hall with Luo Ye right now.

Even though she was mentally prepared, after seeing the true state of Shilaike Academy, Zhu Zhuqing was still speechless.

No wonder Dai Mubai went crazy like that yesterday.

Back in the Star Luo Empire, Dai Weis had been suppressing him, but now in this so-called Shilaike Academy, he had become a coveted prize; accustomed to being flattered, Dai Mubai naturally grew arrogant.

Facing Zhu Zhuqing's complaints, Luo Ye instead remained calm, as if he had truly experienced this before, and turned to comfort her.

"It's fine; we can go in and have a look. If we really feel it's unsuitable later, we can simply withdraw."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded and wanted to say more, but suddenly an argument came from ahead.

Zhu Zhuqing and Luo Ye both looked up and saw a father and son arguing with Shilaike Academy's admissions teacher.

"Why won't you refund the application fee? We haven't even entered your institute; you just touched my son's wrist, said his age exceeded the limit, and now you want to keep our fee?"

"That's ten gold soul coins! You're clearly just trying to swindle money!"

This voice caused quite a stir; everyone looked forward, wanting to know what Shilaike Academy would do.

Luo Ye frowned at the scene and immediately wrote it down in the Diary.

【As expected, it's just like in my previous life; these guys from Shilaike Academy seem unable to live, merely touching a student's bone and using age excess as an excuse to reject them, and not refunding the application fee as high as ten gold soul coins.】

【In my previous life, from the moment I saw this scene, my impression of Shilaike Academy became very poor; especially after learning about the conduct of its teachers and students, it further solidified my idea to quit.】

【Their so-called motto says that not daring to cause trouble makes you mediocre; in other words, isn't it just teaching students how to bully the weak and fear the strong?】

【They openly humiliate the weak, yet in front of the strong they dare not say a word; what kind of trash is qualified to be an academy teacher?】

【I never expected that after being reborn, I would have to force myself to endure this disgust and stay here.】

【There's nothing more to say; once I find a way to convince Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, I will definitely leave this foul academy as soon as possible.】

Zhu Zhuqing finally understood why Luo Ye left Shilaike Academy in his previous life.

It's not that he thinks Shilaike Academy is unworthy of him; rather, in his view, he and the people of Shilaike Academy have different paths and cannot work together, they are not on the same road.

Not to mention Luo Ye, even Zhu Zhuqing feels that Shilaike Academy has gone too far.

Ten gold soul coins mean nothing to someone from a great family, but for a commoner soul master, it is absolutely a huge sum.

As a result, Shilaike Academy actually swallowed that huge sum outright?

The facts prove that Shilaike indeed intended to swallow that money.

Facing the father and son's malicious demand for a refund, the admissions teacher said nonchalantly.

"Dai Mubai, someone wants to demand the application fee; handle it."

Dai Mubai heard this, stepped out from the side, looking extremely listless, no longer having yesterday's arrogance.

However, this listlessness was only relative; facing the father and son demanding a refund, Dai Mubai didn't waste words, directly mobilizing his soul power and releasing three soul rings.

"Getting your application fee back is simple; just beat me, and I'll refund it in full."

Facing Dai Mubai's threat, the father and son were angry but dared not speak; after hesitating a moment, they still gave up demanding the fee and turned to leave.

Their experience also reminded the people queuing behind; one after another, students left, and in the blink of an eye only a dozen or so remained.

Knowing full well how shady Shilaike Academy is, they didn't want their ten gold soul coin application fee to be lost like a meat-filled bun thrown at a dog—gone forever.

The crowd dispersed, and Dai Mubai also saw Luo Ye and Zhu Zhuqing behind him.

Upon discovering Luo Ye looking at him with a half-smile, Dai Mubai's face instantly turned pale; he subconsciously stepped back a few steps, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Dai Mubai, what are you doing?"

The admissions teacher asked, full of confusion.

Dai Mubai's body trembled at the words, and he shook his head.

"Nothing, nothing."

The admissions teacher didn't take it to heart, continued interviewing the next student, leaving Dai Mubai standing where he was.

Yesterday he was hit by Luo Ye's soul impact, and even now he still feels a bit dazed, with a constant buzzing in his head.

Especially Luo Ye's three red hundred-thousand-year soul rings made Dai Mubai doubt his life.

After returning to Shilaike Academy today, he specially asked Flandre, and Flandre's reply was that if he felt ill, he should see a doctor.

A Soul Elder would wish to have three hundred-thousand-year soul rings; even in a dream they couldn't dream of something so absurd.

Dai Mubai didn't say much about this either; in fact he also realized that Luo Ye's three hundred-thousand-year soul rings are definitely fake, likely related to his soul skill.

If given another chance, he would certainly not perform so poorly.

Thinking this, Dai Mubai gave Luo Ye a deep look, resolved to properly examine this guy's true strength later.

(End of chapter)