"Let me arrange for a child to study at the Passion Research Academy?"
It was nearly 11 p.m., and Roman's desk was covered with coffee cans.
He stared at the message Gu Yuena had sent on the magic network.
Although Huo Yuhao had told him not to rush and to reduce his workload so he could rest,
Roman wasn't used to going to bed early.
Both King Solomon and Roman seemed to be working like madmen, and the word "rest" was a foreign concept to him.
Now, someone suddenly telling him to rest made him feel very uncomfortable.
"Let me see what they look like."
"Someone who can get the Silver Dragon King, the ruler of soul beasts, to personally send a message to arrange enrollment should be easy to identify."
"Which one in the core area could it be?"
Roman clicked on the picture Gu Yuena had sent, examined it carefully, and quickly compared it with the various beings in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Then he straightened up, feeling quite surprised.
"Golden hair, red eyes, core area, high status..."
"Is this the Emperor Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?!" "
They actually dared to release an Emperor Beast from the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest?!
Aren't they afraid of encountering any danger?"
"No! The other party's identity is special, let's ask the boss first."
Roman quickly pulled up Huo Yuhao's contact information, his fingers trembling on the faintly glowing magic network screen, skillfully typing out a string of text.
『My Favorite Meryl』: "Boss! Big news!"
"Miss Gu Yuena wants to arrange for an Emperor Beast to enter the Passion Research Academy, should we agree?"
Huo Yuhao was currently on the streets of Xilu City, preparing to go home to find Su Tong, when he suddenly saw Roman's message.
'Level 8 Gale': "Oh?"
"Na'er arranged this?"
"Looks like the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest agreed."
"Then there's nothing else. You can arrange it yourself."
"I have urgent business."
"There's one more thing. It's so late, why aren't you resting yet? Young man, you need to pay attention to your sleep.
Staying up late every day is bad for your skin.
Be careful of endocrine disorders and hair loss."
"If you just can't fall asleep, just turn on a video call.
The Huo's Sleep Method will guarantee you a baby-like sleep."
"You're my number one general! Don't die suddenly."
"Otherwise, I'll have to find a way to go to the Underworld to retrieve you."
'My Favorite Meryl': "Boss, is your Huo's Sleep Method legal?"
"It's not Tsukuyomi, is it?"
'Level 8 Gale': "..."
"Just tell me if it works or not?"
Roman smiled and closed the chat box with Huo Yuhao. He would rather stay up a little later than use Tsukuyomi to induce sleep.
"Sigh, this is throwing a difficult problem at me."
"The Imperial Beast can't be assigned casually. If something happens to it, it would be a diplomatic incident."
"Siru City isn't prepared to face a beast tide."
"I want to see how to arrange her…"
Roman stared at the blonde girl in the picture, somewhat lost in thought, twirling a pen between his fingers.
"Since we're already here, math is a must."
"It's a specialty subject in Xilu City, the foundation of soul tools."
"Forget it, let's just put her in the elite class at the Passion Research Academy."
"The learning atmosphere there is good, ten hours of study a day, plus three hours of cultivation instruction, and the teachers are very responsible."
"Moreover, there are a lot of defensive and detection soul tools around, so safety is guaranteed."
Roman nodded, feeling that his arrangement was quite good, and immediately contacted Gu Yuena, saying:
"Miss Gu Yuena, I plan to put that child in the elite class at the Passion Research Academy."
"The elite class schedule is as follows: Morning: Math, Math, Soul Tool Analysis, Soul Tool Analysis, Afternoon..."
"What do you think? If there are no problems, you can provide me with her name and some age information, and I'll make the arrangements for her."
Gu Yuena was currently resting her cheek on her hand, her gaze gentle as she watched the three-eyed golden lion wolfing down its food in front of her, while Di Tian sat next to the auspicious beast drinking tea.
Since the Crimson King and Bear King established contact with the human world, many novel drinks from the human world have also entered the core area.
Compared to the cola that most beast kings love to drink, Di Tian still prefers tea from the human world.
Perhaps it's because he's getting older, but he's developed a fondness for things that are bittersweet.
Gu Yuena received a message from Roman, clicked on it, and after understanding the situation, nodded in satisfaction, thinking,
"Roman is a good guy; he'll really help when needed."
"I remember the elite class at the Passion Research Academy is incredibly difficult to get into; countless people would kill for it."
"I heard Shrek Academy is hoping to send exchange students to the elite class at the Passion Research Academy."
"By the way, it seems the Auspicious Beast doesn't have its own name yet, right?"
Gu Yuena loosened her hand that was supporting her cheek, her voice lacking its usual aloofness.
She also liked this junior, the Auspicious Beast.
"Little Auspicious Beast, which character do you like best?"
The blonde girl was stunned by Gu Yuena's words.
Her cheeks puffed out like balloons, filled with food, like a starving ghost reincarnated.
She swallowed all the food in her mouth in one gulp, thought for a moment, and said,
"Autumn."
"Because I love autumn the most.
Every autumn, the scenery in the core area is very beautiful, and all the spirit-type soul beasts in the mixed circle will stay at home, making them easy to catch."
Gu Yuena's eyes showed understanding as she said to the auspicious beast,
"Autumn."
"Don't you still have your own name?"
"I'll give you one."
"How about you take my surname and be called Gu Qiu'er?"
The three-eyed golden lion's bright red eyes widened slightly, and a joyful expression appeared on its face as it said,
"Really?"
"Okay!"
"From now on, this young lady will be called Gu Qiu'er!"
Di Tian drank tea beside her, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Actually, if Gu Yuena hadn't given the auspicious beast a name today, Di Tian had planned to give it one anyway.
But since Gu Yuena had already chosen one, he didn't need to put in any more effort, and the auspicious beast seemed to like the name very much.
Gu Yuena nodded slightly, then opened the magic network and sent a message to Roman in front of Gu Qiu'er.
Gu Yue: "Her name is Gu Qiu'er, she is 15 years old, she lives in the Star Dou Great Forest, and she is a member of my family."
"Do you need any more specific information?"
Roman, far away in the Passion Building, smiled helplessly at the information.
Actually, just a name was enough; he'd make up the details later.
'My Favorite Meryl': "It's alright. Is she next to you?"
"I'm sending you the document. Let her sign it herself.
She can go to school in Xilu City the day after tomorrow."
"The 'Voluntary Principles of Education and Training'"
Gu Yuena opened the document. It was long, and she was too lazy to read it, so she skipped to the last page.
She was about to sign the voluntary form for Gu Qiu'er when she paused, realizing it was inappropriate. It was better for the person to sign it.
"Qiu'er, take a look at this document, and then sign it yourself."
Gu Qiu'er was eating a skewer of grilled meat.
Her bright red eyes glanced at the document on the screen, and then her fingers moved casually.
Soon, her fingers moved slower and slower, as if encountering great resistance.
The grilled meat she was holding fell into the plate in front of her, and her eyes widened.
Seeing Gu Qiu'er's expression, Di Tian became interested and turned to look at the document.
Di Tian: "Thumbs up!"
Upon seeing the contents of the document, the smile on Di Tian's face was harder to suppress than AK's.
"Hold it in, don't laugh!"
"But how can I hold back something so funny?!"
According to the law of conservation of smiles, Gu Qiu'er's smile vanished, and her bright red eyes dimmed.
"This, this, is this right?"
"Master, Master Sister, this must be a joke, right?"
"Hehe, you're so humorous."
Looking at Gu Yuena's serious expression, Gu Qiu'er swallowed and said:
"This is a joke, right?"
"Quack!!"
"No!"
"What a joke?!"
"Ten hours a day?!
And three hours of cultivation?"
"How can humans be so perverted?
Treating students like soul beasts?"
"Di Tian, save me!"
"I don't want to go to the human world! I want to go home!"
Di Tian was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see the auspicious beast's sad face, so he turned to look at the streets of Shrek City.
Seeing Gu Qiu'er's seemingly life-or-death state, Gu Yuena frowned and said,
"Qiu'er, this is all for your own good."
"If you don't study hard, you'll be left behind by the times."
Di Tian and I almost led the Soul Beast race into the abyss because we were lagging behind the times."
"As a young member of the Soul Beast race, you must work hard! Learn more advanced human knowledge."
"To contribute to the future development of the Soul Beast race."
"Which child your age isn't studying in school?"
The elite class at the Passionate Research Academy has the world's top education and the most advanced knowledge."
"Many people would kill to get in."
Di Tian nodded in agreement, saying,
"That's right, Master is right."
"I think so too."
Gu Qiu'er was numb. She looked up at Di Tian and Gu Yuena, really wanting to ask if they were even thinking straight.
She, an Imperial Beast, a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast—though not exactly ten thousand years old, at least several thousand.
Which human was her age?
However, that wasn't the point right now.
Gu Qiu'er's mind raced as she looked at the document in front of her, and suddenly an idea struck her.
"This, this is a voluntary form!"
"I'm not going!"
"I'm not going!"
Gu Yuena smiled kindly at Gu Qiu'er and said,
"Oh, this."
"I've already voluntarily signed for you."
"You just need to sign it, go through the process, it doesn't matter if it's your own name or not."
"Di Tian can sign it for you too, after all, he's also your guardian."
Hearing this, Di Tian perked up immediately, smiled, and gracefully prepared to sign for Gu Qiu'er.
Gu Qiu'er hurriedly grabbed Di Tian's arm that was about to reach out and said,
"No?"
"Isn't this a voluntary form?"
"How can you voluntarily sign it?"
"You have no sportsmanship!"
"Is there any justice in this world?"
Di Tian lowered his arm, his voice steady and deep.
"Auspicious Beast, no, now I should call you Qiu'er."
"This is how the world is."
"Congratulations, you've witnessed the darkness of the world the moment you arrived in the human world."
"Sign."
"This is your last bit of dignity."
"No one here can save you."
Gu Qiu'er realized she had nowhere to retreat; this time, she was truly doomed.
Her arm trembled, and her delicate white fingers gently signed the humiliating document on the last line.
Gu Qiu'er gave Di Tian a deep look, vowing that if Di Tian ever fell seriously ill in the future, she would be the first to agree to donate her soul ring and soul bone!
(End of Chapter)
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