The middle-aged man was not standing far from where Dai Mubai and the others had spoken just now.
But because the trees blocked the view, and since it was already late, none of them noticed his presence without paying special attention.
However, none of that was important. What mattered was that the conversation the students had just now had been completely heard by him.
He seemed quite approving of Dai Mubai's actions, but while he slowly nodded, there was also a trace of heavy contemplation in his eyes.
"What mistake did Xiao San make in this operation that made Flender so furious and also made his companions unable to truly accept him?
I originally wanted to let you rest a bit longer, but it seems that won't do now, Boss Fu."
Thinking this, the middle-aged man walked out of the forest toward Flender's office. He had already been at Shrek Academy for three days.
It could be said that as soon as Flender and Zhao Wuji left with the students, he arrived right afterward and happened to be seen by Shao Xin.
After confirming that he was the person Flender was waiting for, Shao Xin arranged a place for him to stay and let him wander freely around the campus.
So he knew the location of Flender's office very clearly.Or rather, aside from that large, sturdy building covering a wide area, he had already become familiar with everything else in Shrek Academy.
Leaving the matter of the middle-aged man aside for the moment—
Back at the dorm, Oscar and Oscin first gave Cowen a proper bath, then tossed themselves into a large medicine-bath tub to take a hot soak.
Oscin was alright, but Oscar felt that after that tense night in the Star Dou Forest, he wouldn't recover without at least an entire day.
Seeing his younger brother soaking in the bath while already eating hamburgers and beginning to meditate, Oscar felt a bit depressed.
Why was his brother's mentality so good? That night, among the six students in the camp, Oscin was the only one who slept so soundly.
Even Zhao Wuji's loud voice didn't wake him. If Oscin didn't care about Tang San or Xiao Wu, that was one thing.
But clearly, Oscin cared a lot about Tang San and Xiao Wu.When Xiao Wu returned, he was the one who thought she must be starving after not eating the whole night and prepared food for her.
When Tang San changed, he was the first to react and hold Xiao Wu back. His calm explanation and patience needed no further mention.
And he handled all the logistical issues everyone else accidentally overlooked, ensuring everyone ate delicious food even under such tense circumstances.
If Oscin's good mentality only showed in these aspects, Oscar wouldn't have felt so troubled.
After all, since they were little, Oscin could always make life more comfortable and organized, so Oscar was used to it.
What Oscar truly cared about was that Oscin's good mentality seemed to be his greatest talent.Because of this talent, most of Oscar's life had been spent walking on the road his younger brother had already paved.
Oscar wasn't jealous—what was there to be jealous of about one's own twin brother?He just felt that as an older brother, he seemed unable to give his brother proper support.
First, a good mentality allowed Oscin to keep his state stable at the highest possible average.Another name for this stability was: reliability.
In daily life, this meant Oscin could always complete his tasks in his best condition whenever the team needed him, never messing up. The teachers trusted his judgement as well.
This had already become the norm.Oscar realized that to some extent, he, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun had already become accustomed to relying on Oscin when encountering difficulties.
Secondly, this good mentality seemed to keep Oscin full of curiosity and eager to explore new possibilities.
He would always try to see if there were better ways to handle things.Oscar had asked Oscin how he came up with so many ideas. Oscin's explanation was: "I'm lazy, I want something once-and-for-all."
For example, regarding soul power cultivation, Oscin felt that the method Flender gave was too slow, so he experimented and found a better version.
It was thanks to this more efficient version that Oscar had the soul power level he had now.
As a Food-type Martial Soul, which was difficult to cultivate, and being one year younger than Dai Mubai, he still had only a two-level difference from him.This made Oscar very proud.
Although, admittedly, part of it was Dai Mubai's own fault—
Dai Mubai, competitive and unwilling to give up soul tool crafting at first, spent a large amount of time on it, greatly slowing down his cultivation progress.
It wasn't until Oscin's soul power was about to catch up to him that Dai Mubai finally "came to his senses," focused on what he was good at, and gave up on becoming a Soul Tool Master.
Not only cultivation—Oscin also had his own ideas regarding soul skills, and after experimenting successfully, Oscar, also a Food-type Martial Soul user, naturally benefited.
On the Douluo Continent, people seemed to default to the idea that soul skills were simply released by channeling soul power through soul rings.Few people considered that soul skills actually had different ways of being released.
Even if someone did alter a soul skill's release method, it was usually some Battle-Soul-Master's small techniques summarized through constant combat—nothing systematic.
Compared to them, Food-type Soul Masters who didn't fight much had seemingly fixed release methods for their soul skills.
But Oscin was the one who broke this perception.Oscar still remembered Oscin's behavior after obtaining his first soul ring.
Just on the first attempt at using his soul skill, Oscin discovered that if he infused more soul power into the hamburger when releasing it, the duration of its effect could be extended to two days.
Afterwards, he kept trying to see whether the release of soul skills had more potential.
Thus, after compression, food whose effect remained unchanged but whose size became small enough to eat in one bite appeared.
Additionally, a soul incantation did not necessarily produce only one food item. With enough proficiency, it was entirely possible to produce more than one at a time.
Now, Oscar could produce two sausages at once, while Oscin—unsurprisingly—was still stronger, able to produce three hamburgers at once.
Finally, Oscin made food no longer limited to appearing in one's hand.It could appear anywhere within one meter of the body, including directly inside the mouth.
This greatly reduced the time a Soul Engineer needed to fully equip themselves and enter combat mode in sudden encounters.
After all, mechas and Soul-Guided Armor were not like the Dou Armor described in certain records that could merge into the body.
Soul Engineers—especially those with Food-type or Auxiliary-type Martial Souls—were still very fragile before completing their armoring.The faster they armed themselves, the safer they were.
The more Oscar recalled Oscin's accomplishments over the years, the more he felt that he might as well continue lying flat and let his brother carry him.
Though a little embarrassing, he was already used to it—and he couldn't see any area where he could surpass Oscin for now.
"At worst, I'll just work hard to win Ning Rongrong over and let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect be my backing."Thinking this, Oscar's thoughts unknowingly drifted somewhere strange.
"Huh? What am I even thinking?!"Realizing something, Oscar quickly shook his head, throwing the thought out of his mind.
Flowers bloom in two branches, each tells its own story.Now, let's look at the situation on Flender's side.
In the dean's office, both Flender and Zhao Wuji were present. They didn't intend to delay—they wanted to review the students' recorded performance during the first half of their journey in the Star Dou Great Forest.
But before starting, Zhao Wuji couldn't help asking:
"Flender, what kind of bull roar could make the Forest King, the Titan Giant Ape, leave?
Xiao Wu being able to escape—I still find it unbelievable."
Flender just prepared to shake his head to indicate he didn't know, when a very familiar voice to Flender sounded from outside the door:
"That bull roar should have been the sound of the Sky Blue Bull Python."
The sudden voice made Zhao Wuji tense, but Flender was overjoyed.He stood up and welcomed the owner of the voice into the room.
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