After four days of travel, Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong arrived in Suotuo City in the morning.
Ning Rongrong’s first priority was to find Shrek Academy.
With only one day left before enrollment, they had to locate it today to know where to go tomorrow.
“Rongrong, is it possible the academy is outside the city?” Ning Tianchen smiled.
“Impossible,” Ning Rongrong shook her head.
“I heard Shrek Academy has immense potential and incredible teachers.
Why would such an academy be outside the city?”
Shrek Academy indeed had incredible teachers.
Three Soul Sages and two Soul Emperors teaching three students—it was overkill.
But potential?
They were practically bankrupt.
“Their admission criteria are ridiculously harsh.
How many people can meet them?
Think about it, Rongrong.
Among our clan’s inner and outer disciples, how many reached level twenty-one before age thirteen?”
Ning Rongrong pondered this.
Aside from Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had the most disciples.
Every year, over thirty disciples entered the special training camp.
Almost all of them reached level twenty-one before thirteen.
For regular disciples, only a handful achieved this.
That meant the continent’s top clan only produced around forty eligible candidates per year.
Level twenty-one was just the threshold; there were three more tests.
Those who weren’t guaranteed a pass into the final test rarely made it through the first two.
Ning Rongrong gasped, covering her mouth.
“Does that mean Shrek Academy barely has any students?”
Ning Tianchen nodded.
“So, the rumors you heard were highly exaggerated.”
Ning Rongrong sighed.
But since they were here, they couldn’t just turn back without taking a look.
…
Locating Shrek Academy wasn’t hard.
Many parents had brought their children to Suotuo City for enrollment.
They got the address from a parent, who added, “I think that rundown place is just a test for us.
Their real campus must be somewhere else.”
Ning Rongrong’s eyes lit up, finding an excuse to defend the academy.
“Brother Tianchen, maybe Shrek Academy is just a branch of an advanced academy used specifically to train geniuses.”
“I hope so,” Ning Tianchen shrugged.
He knew exactly what Shrek Academy was like, but Ning Rongrong was clinging to her fantasies.
Only seeing it with her own eyes would shatter them.
Ning Tianchen had done his research and knew Suotuo City well.
It was the granary of the Barak Kingdom and the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had a massive commercial presence here, including a procurement office.
The clan deacon in charge of grain acquisition was currently in the city.
“To avoid getting caught and dragged back, we shouldn’t wander around the city too much for the next few months.”
Ning Rongrong nodded absentmindedly, then pointed at a hotel sign nearby.
“Brother Tianchen, this hotel looks nice.
Let’s stay here.”
Ning Tianchen looked up and saw the sign: “Rose Hotel.”
“Seriously?
I can’t escape this plotline?” Ning Tianchen complained internally.
He didn’t know the exact timeline of Tang San and Dai Mubai’s clash.
It would be awkward if they ran into Dai Mubai.
However, because of the enrollment season and the presence of several intermediate academies in the city, hotels were fully booked.
These “couples” hotels were probably the only ones with vacancies.
They entered the hotel.
“Are you sure you want two rooms?” the receptionist asked.
Although their relationship had progressed, they were still young; sharing a room wasn’t appropriate.
Upon confirming, the receptionist looked troubled.
“Our rooms are huge, enough for both of you.
We only have two rooms left.
Given how crowded the city is, could you just take one and leave the other for someone else?”
While they were deciding, another couple rushed in and booked a room.
That settled it—only one room was left.
If they didn’t take it, they’d sleep on the streets.
Ning Tianchen paid for it immediately.
“Your room is the ‘Pink Sea of Flowers’.
It’s one of our largest suites, at the end of the third-floor hallway,” the receptionist said, handing them the key.
As they walked upstairs, a tall, handsome youth with broad shoulders walked down, holding a glamorous woman by the waist.
The youth had long blonde hair and eerie deep blue double-pupiled eyes.
“Dai Mubai?” Ning Tianchen recognized him.
According to the novel, shouldn’t he be with the twins right now?
Wait, was this guy playing with one woman in the morning, and the twins in the afternoon?
Suotuo City’s Young Master Dai lived up to his reputation.
His time management skills were unmatched.
They brushed past each other without Dai Mubai noticing them.
Arriving at the “Pink Sea of Flowers,” Ning Tianchen unlocked the door.
When they stepped inside, the interior decor left them both stunned.