Chapter 276: King Family (Second update, requesting all)

In the Accommodation Area, the Flamingo and the Light Bird picked up promotional brochures and distributed them to the Instructors and students they encountered.

In the Storage Area, the Emperor Crocodile stood at the entrance of the Credit Exchange, with the Treasure-Seeking Mouse standing on its head, its claws barely gripping a promotional brochure; the students could only helplessly take a brochure, fearing they might provoke the Emperor Crocodile's dissatisfaction.

In the Administrative District, the Principal's office!

Instructor Lu Qian entered with a frown and placed a promotional brochure in front of Vice Principal Xu.

Instructor Lu Qian said with a stern face, "Wenhua, you say this Li Zhangsheng doesn't focus on improving his strength, but instead goes around the campus distributing these promotional brochures. If this continues, it might damage our Academy's image and reputation. Do you think we should stop him?"

Vice Principal Xu looked up at Instructor Lu Qian; the two were not far apart in age, and decades ago, they were both students at Yuanling Academy, with Vice Principal Xu even being Instructor Lu Qian's senior.

"Lu Qian, have you forgotten that you were the same way decades ago! Back then, you rented a shop in the Market District and called us over every day to support you or help you promote it, making us annoyed beyond measure. What difference is there between you then and Li Zhangsheng now!"

Instructor Lu Qian wore a look of being unable to laugh or cry; reminded by Vice Principal Xu, he also remembered that such an incident had indeed occurred back then.

However, Instructor Lu Qian still said, "I'm just worried he's spreading his energy too thin!"

"I heard from my grandson that this auction house is a business he bought. Besides, given his family background, if he manages this auction house well, it might not be a bad thing for him!"

"Furthermore, our Academy has no rule against distributing promotional brochures; this is a promotional method within the rules. Moreover, he is a student we value, so we can just turn a blind eye!"

Vice Principal Xu spread out the promotional brochure and began to read it nonchalantly.

"Fine, fine, fine, I can't win an argument against you anyway!" Instructor Lu Qian felt bitter inside; he had always been the one playing the 'bad cop'.

As for the 'good cop' role, it naturally fell to Vice Principal Xu, which is why Vice Principal Xu had always given people a sense of being upright and noble.

"By the way, is there any news recently about Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood and the Li Fire Parasol Tree?"

Instructor Lu Qian spread his hands and sighed, saying, "Don't even think about Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood; it's not sold on the outside at all. As for purification? Although we have mastered the method of purification, the efficiency of purification hasn't even reached 1%, and most importantly, there are too few Spirit Beasts that possess the Three-Legged Golden Crow Bloodline."

"As for the Li Fire Parasol Tree, I heard recently that the Liu Family obtained one. I also tried to contact the Liu Family, but those arrogant fellows wouldn't even give us a chance to negotiate!"

"There's no help for it; the Liu Family is, after all, a King Family. Even though the King of their family has already fallen, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse!"

"How about this: I will personally lead the team for this Academy Exchange Tournament, and when the time comes, I'll pay a visit to the Liu Family. Even if I have to cast aside this old face, I must achieve our goal; at the very least, I must extract some Li Fire Essence!"

"Principal, is it worth it?"

"It is worth it! If Instructor Ning hadn't sacrificed herself back then, the Elite Students of Yuanling Academy would have certainly been wiped out. If it weren't for those few surviving Elite Students fighting desperately, we would have long since fallen out of the ranks of the Four Great Academies! Say no more, there is no room for negotiation on this!"

Vice Principal Xu's expression was very serious, and Instructor Lu Qian could only shake his head helplessly; he had just been testing Vice Principal Xu's reaction to prepare for the plans ahead.

At this moment, Vice Principal Xu exclaimed in surprise: "Eh, this Low-grade Chema Mushroom, judging by its shape, it should be Instructor Ning's. How absurd! Even if she wants to support a student, she shouldn't take such a precious item to be sold on consignment!"

"Why don't you bid for it? Doesn't the Liu Family have a few Stronger whose lifespans are running short? Perhaps we can use the Low-grade Chema Mushroom to exchange for the Li Fire Parasol Tree!"

"That is indeed a good idea!"

Vice Principal Xu nodded; for Stronger whose lifespans were short, a treasure like the Low-grade Chema Mushroom was almost their lifeline.

At this moment, Instructor Lu Qian seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "By the way, there is another piece of bad news: Fourth-year student Liu Jinmeng of Huating Academy has already advanced to the Fourth Rank!"

Instructor Lu Qian was also the Information Department Director of Yuanling Academy, though on the surface, Yuanling Academy did not have this position.

Last year, Huating Academy was third among the Four Great Academies, with strength not much greater than Yuanling Academy, but now Huating Academy possessed two Fourth Rank students, already surpassing Yuanling Academy in number.

This was indeed bad news, because Huating Academy could also be considered one of their competitors. Fortunately, according to the rules of the Academy Exchange Tournament, the Four Great Academies from the previous session would not meet until the Four-Strong Tournament.

Vice Principal Xu crossed his hands and asked, "What about Yecheng Academy?"

Compared to Huating Academy, Yecheng Academy was Yuanling Academy's most critical opponent. The match schedule for the Academy Exchange Tournament had been released not long ago, and Yecheng Academy and Yuanling Academy were placed in the same group. If Yuanling Academy wanted to maintain its status as one of the Four Great Academies, it had to defeat Yecheng Academy in the same group.

"Yecheng Academy is currently under martial law; we can barely get any information!"

"Investigate, you must collect as much information as possible on the participating members of Yecheng Academy!"

"Yes! Then I will head back first!"

After finishing, Instructor Lu Qian left the Principal's office.

As the sun set, Li Zhangsheng sat on a patch of grass with eight Demon Pets lying around him. They had finished distributing all the promotional brochures; as for the results, that would depend on the auction two days later.

Li Zhangsheng endured his exhaustion and carefully massaged his Demon Pets to relieve their fatigue.

At this time, Kailan was lying on the round and plump belly of the fat one, already fast asleep; the Day's front limbs were still trembling, the result of bowing too much; the Night was limp all over, having squeezed into glass bottles too many times; the Flamingo, the Light Bird, and the Treasure-Seeking Mouse were all panting heavily, as they had also exhausted all their strength.

Apart from these six Demon Pets that looked completely exhausted, Aixi, the Emperor Crocodile, and the fat one were in much better condition. Aixi only intimidated others occasionally and spent most of the time resting; the Emperor Crocodile's situation was similar to Aixi's; the fat one only needed to keep an eye on the promotional brochures.

"Thank you all for your hard work; I'll treat you to a big meal tonight!"

Since the Demon Pets were so hardworking, Li Zhangsheng naturally had to show his appreciation.

Upon hearing about a big meal, the happiest were the fat one and the Treasure-Seeking Mouse; these were two foodies—the former just needed to fill its stomach, while the latter liked exquisite and delicious food.

After resting for a while, Li Zhangsheng carefully placed Kailan into the large pocket of his jacket. To take care of Kailan, Li Zhangsheng had slightly modified his first-year student uniform, enlarging the jacket pocket several times to make it convenient for Kailan to hang inside.

Afterwards, Li Zhangsheng picked up the two kittens, as they, like Kailan, liked to stay outside.

After recalling the other Demon Pets, Li Zhangsheng set off on the road back.

Under the setting sun, Li Zhangsheng's shadow was cast onto the flat road, stretching very, very long.

(End of chapter)