"This is Shrek Academy? It looks much bigger than Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."
Meng Hongchen looked around the scenery of Shrek Academy with some curiosity. Her pink and white long skirt appeared agile and charming under the sunlight's embellishment.
Standing beside Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen silently observed everything around him. The arrogance deep in his eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by a thoughtful expression.
Yan Shaozhe walked at the very front. He seemed not to be paying attention to the young man and woman, but in reality, he had been observing their every move.
Jing Hongchen's sudden visit had caught Shrek Academy completely off guard. However, after discussions among the elders of the Sea Gods Pavilion, they unanimously agreed to the exchange student request proposed by Jing Hongchen.
Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would each send three people for exchange study, and this exchange period would last until before the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Tournament.
For Shrek Academy, this was definitely a very good opportunity—a chance to better understand and learn the spirit tool technology of the Sun Moon Empire.
Even though Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would certainly be highly vigilant towards the exchange students sent from Shrek Academy to study spirit tool technology, such an opportunity was still rare.
This was why all the elders of the Sea Gods Pavilion voted unanimously to pass this resolution and quickly determined the candidates.
They were Fan Yu, Shrek Academy's youngest Eighth-Rank Soul Engineer and the most promising candidate to advance to Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer; He Caitou, Fan Yu's Disciple; and an outstanding Inner Court student from Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department.
As for the students sent by Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy... Yan Shaozhe narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced subtly at Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
Only two.
Perhaps the third person was not in the open but hidden, specifically responsible for protecting the safety of the young man and woman.
Yan Shaozhe could sense a strange and powerful aura within Shrek City, conservatively estimated to be at least an Eighth-Rank Soul Engineer.
Viewed this way, the origins of this young man and woman were truly not simple...
Then, did Jing Hongchen proactively propose the exchange student plan because of these two people?
Besides having talent as Soul Engineers, these two people's Spirit talent should also not be low, which is why Jing Hongchen sent them to Shrek Academy—after all, Shrek Academy's teaching in the aspect of Spirits could be called second on the continent, and no other academy or force dared to claim first.
Yan Shaozhe felt he had seen through the truth, but in reality, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had no such intentions at all.
Meng Hongchen was purely attracted by Ao Yao, while Xiao Hongchen was forced by necessity, only following his sister to Shrek Academy.
However, Xiao Hongchen acted very carefree. Since he had already arrived at Shrek Academy, he had to gain something. Otherwise, his presence here would only waste his time.
He had originally planned to hide his Spirit talent, but at Shrek Academy, his talent seemed hard to conceal...
Seeing that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were still curiously observing the surrounding buildings and facilities, Yan Shaozhe smiled slightly and took the initiative to introduce, "Shrek Academy is divided into the Inner Court and the Outer Court. The teaching resources of the Inner Court are relatively better, but considering your ages, we will temporarily not arrange you in the Inner Court."
"However, while studying at Shrek Academy, if you can meet the standards for the Inner Court, you can advance to the Inner Court at any time and enjoy the teaching resources and treatment of Inner Court students."
"As for now... I will arrange you in the fourth year of the Outer Court. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, the corner of Xiao Hongchen's mouth twitched, and a hint of mockery seemed to appear in his eyes.
Fourth year of the Outer Court... How could the Dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department say such a thing!
Even if Mingde Hall and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy were fully on guard against the students Shrek Academy sent, they would never be so petty!
Is the Inner Court that great?
Since you are unwilling to arrange for me to study in the Inner Court, I will deliberately defy you and rely on my own ability to test into your Inner Court!
Different from the emotions stirring inside Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen showed little reaction.
The Outer Court and Inner Court made virtually no difference to her, as she wasn't here for that purpose anyway. On the contrary, the Outer Court might be better for her.
After all, Ao Yao was a student in the Outer Court. If she wanted to have more contact with Ao Yao, the Outer Court was definitely a better choice.
If she really entered the Inner Court, the people from Shrek Academy might be monitoring them in secret, which would be detrimental to her plans.
"We have no objections."
Xiao Hongchen responded calmly, his gaze falling upon the Battle Arena not far away.
Sensing Xiao Hongchen's gaze, Yan Shaozhe explained with a gentle smile, "That is the Outer Court's Battle Arena. Students can freely engage in soul battles there to hone their practical combat awareness. If you are interested, you can also try it out."
"Now, I will take you to the Dean's Office to register."
Saying that, Yan Shaozhe led the two to the teaching building, registered them as fourth-year students of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, and also helped them collect two sets of school uniforms.
The reason he didn't register them for the Soul Tool Department was purely because Yan Shaozhe was self-aware—these two were top students from Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. If he sent them to the Soul Tool Department for a visit and exchange, he would definitely be laughed at.
Moreover, Yan Shaozhe also had his own little scheme.
Only by arranging Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen in the Martial Soul Department could they truly feel the strength of Shrek Academy's students.
The geniuses of your Sun Moon Empire are nothing in the eyes of our Shrek Academy!
At least Yan Shaozhe did not believe that the two great Twin Stars of the Outer Court's Martial Soul Department, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, would be inferior to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
"What you see now is your dormitory. Both the male and female dormitories at Shrek Academy are two people to a room. Also, your arrival was rather sudden, and we didn't have time to prepare, so we can only ask you to bear with it and share a room with a student from Shrek Academy."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen frowned slightly, a look of resistance appearing on his face.
Sharing a room with others... He was very unaccustomed to it.
But this was Shrek Academy after all, so Xiao Hongchen didn't say much, merely nodding plainly.
As for Meng Hongchen...
She had long been lost in thought and hadn't noticed what Yan Shaozhe was saying.
A wave of excitement faintly rose in Meng Hongchen's heart—after wasting so much time, she could finally see Ao Yao, and finally know how handsome Ao Yao truly was!
Ao Yao... I'm coming!