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Chapter 152 The Inner Court and the Shrek Inspection Team
Chapter 152 The Inner Court and the Shrek Inspection Team
Dai Hao, who had been stationed on the northwestern border of the Star Luo Empire for many years, was not unaware of his family's affairs. In addition, the Duchess, knowing that she could not keep it a secret, allowed her family's secret guards to go to the military camp to report the news. The actions of the Dai brothers were bound to reach Dai Hao's ears.
Today was a bright and sunny day, and Dai Hao, as usual, got up early to practice a set of military exercises.
The tall, blond man stood outside his military tent, stretching his body. Every punch and kick was methodical, powerful, domineering, and imposing. His strong body moved with such force that each movement created a gust of wind. The cold pride and aura of killing intent emanating from a soldier were vividly displayed in this set of military exercises.
At that moment, a White Tiger guard knelt on one knee, awaiting the questioning from Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger.
After the marshal guarding the frontier finished his drills, the White Tiger Guard, who had been waiting for a long time, finally heard Dai Hao's order.
"What is it? Speak quickly!"
"Yes, Master Yuan! A letter from the Duke's mansion is requested to be opened by you personally!" With that, the White Tiger Guard presented the letter with both hands.
Dai Hao took the letter, opened it, and quickly skimmed through its contents. The more he read, the worse his expression became, and the veins on his forehead bulged more and more menacingly. In the end, he was so angry that he instantly crushed the letter into ashes.
"Those two bastards!" Dai Hao couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out a string of curses.
The White Tiger Guard who came to deliver the message was completely dumbfounded. He didn't dare to utter a sound and kept his head down, not daring to move.
What happened to the Marshal? Why is he so angry? Don't let this drag me into it!
"Shi Xingwen! Call Du Leisi over; I have something important to discuss with him!"
"Yes, Marshal!"
At dawn, a group of people slowly walked out of the main gate of Shrek Academy, which was shrouded in a layer of morning mist. Judging from their age, they should be Shrek students, but they were not wearing school uniforms, but rather their everyday clothes.
These people are the Shrek Seven Devils and reserve team members who are about to go to Xingluo City to participate in the competition. In addition to these people, there are also Wang Yan, Zhang Lexuan and Yan Shaozhe.
Not long after they stepped out of the main gate, the group stopped.
Yan Shaozhe stood in the center and said in a deep voice, "We're not far from the academy, so I have to say something beforehand. Yuhao and the little guys in the reserve team, especially you, you must listen carefully."
Yan Shaozhe's expression was extremely serious. He scanned the room and said, "Whether you are selected to become a regular member of Shrek Academy or a member of the reserve team, once you obtain these identities, it means that you will almost certainly enter the Inner Academy in the future. Every Inner Academy disciple needs to complete one extremely dangerous mission after another to earn cultivation resources and graduation points. Many people will lose their lives in this process."
"Some of these missions involve corrupt nobles and officials, some involve small-scale beast tides threatening the safety of villagers, and some may even involve ruthless evil spirit masters. These dangers are something every inner court disciple must face, because the greater the power, the heavier the responsibility! Shrek Academy has maintained its position as the holy land of spirit masters on the continent for ten thousand years because the academy understands the principle that 'with great power comes great responsibility.'"
"So I hope you understand this. Danger is unavoidable. Once you choose to complete the mission, you will inevitably face mortal danger. So I'll be upfront about this: if you feel you can't shoulder this responsibility and don't want to risk your lives, you can turn back to the academy now. I can guarantee you can graduate smoothly from the outer academy, but you'll miss out on the inner academy. I hope you'll carefully consider your choice. After all, life is only once, and everyone understands if you don't want to take risks."
Zhang Lexuan stepped forward and walked to Yan Shaozhe's side, saying in a deep voice, "Fellow juniors, the tasks Dean Yan mentioned are all part of the inner court disciples' journey, and there is absolutely no way to avoid them. I hope you all think this through. Furthermore, I'd like to add some explanation for Dean Yan: all inner court disciples belong to the Shrek Academy's Supervisory Group, and all tasks are issued by the Supervisory Group. The Supervisory Group does not pay for any tasks; it only provides inner court disciples with the necessary GPA and honor certificates for graduation. These will be the only proof that you can successfully remain in the inner court until graduation. Therefore, attempting to bypass the tasks to graduate is simply impossible and involves your life and safety. I urge you all to choose carefully."
Yan Shaozhe and Zhang Lexuan's words were icy, almost devoid of any emotional manipulation, chilling to the extreme. Yet, none of the inner court disciples expressed any dissatisfaction; on the contrary, they considered it perfectly natural. Because they all knew just how valuable the honorary certificate from the Shrek Academy's Supervisory Group truly was!
Don't think that this small reward is something you should be obsessed with. If you think that way, you're missing the point. The academy won't interfere with what you earn during a mission; if you put it in your pocket, it's yours!
Accumulating a certain number of points through tasks will increase your membership level in the Treasure Hunt Club, allowing you to purchase common cultivation resources at cost price from the various merchant guilds under the academy. This doesn't even include the extremely high level of recognition from various forces across the continent...
There are simply too many hidden benefits and opportunities to list!
How many fools can get into the inner courtyard? Most of them are scions of prestigious families, and frankly, they enter the inner courtyard for this very reason!
Of the seven in the reserve team, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were already designated core disciples of the academy, Ning Tian came from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, Wang Dong'er came from the Haotian School, and Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were not commoners either. The only one who might not understand these intricacies was Jiang Nannan.
But this girl is also notoriously stubborn...
So why even ask about the result?
When Yan Shaozhe asked for the result, everyone unanimously nodded and said they would stay.
Yan Shaozhe was satisfied with the result and nodded, saying, "Alright, since you've all agreed to stay, before heading to Xingluo City, go with Le Xuan and the others to complete a surveillance mission. Le Xuan will be in full charge of leading the team this time, with Wang Yan assisting. I'll leave you here."
Huo Yuhao scratched his head and asked, "Uncle Yan, aren't you coming with us?"
Yan Shaozhe said irritably, "If I go with them, who will handle all that stuff in the Martial Soul Department? You're going to replace me?"
"I can't do it! I can't do it! I can't do your job!"
"Hmph! You talk too much, you brat!"
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