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Now that they've left Shrek City, although Tang Hao might still be paying attention, he certainly doesn't have as much power as Ah Yin could mobilize with the help of the Golden Tree.
Of this group, the ones he needed to be most wary of were Gu Yue and Na'er, or perhaps Tang San's divine consciousness within Tang Wulin's body. Besides them, Cai Yue'er? What was she?
Hmm, thinking about it now, his trip to the Star Luo Continent doesn't seem so pleasant after all! After all, he still had to be wary of three people!
Nan Fusheng pondered for a moment, then decisively decided to stop thinking about it and seal his cultivation. After all, he could unseal it at any time if he wanted to. He didn't want to expose himself to Tang Wulin and the others so soon.
Don't ask, it's all for fun! Such an interesting thing wouldn't be fun if the truth were revealed too early. Besides, he wants to accumulate more power; he won't consider revealing his true colors until he has the strength to crush the top players.
Three full days passed before Nan Fusheng received the news that everyone had arrived and the Star Luo Continent delegation was about to depart to return to the Star Luo Continent.
The group from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy arrived here the day after Nan Fusheng and his group arrived at the hotel.
After all, the people from the Star Luo Continent who came for exchanges were not just the few people in the delegation. So even though the delegation members had already checked into the hotel, they still had to wait for the people who were going to other parts of the Federation for exchanges.
The first floor of Tianhai Hotel was packed with people.
The delegation from Star Luo Continent to Douluo Continent this time numbered over a thousand people, all elites from various industries. The number of Douluo Continent's return visitors was equally large; the lobby of the Tianhai Hotel, already quite spacious, was still packed with people.
stare--
The group from Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the thirteen from Shrek Academy stood silently in a corner of the hotel, waiting. The Federation's special liaison officer had already visited Ao Hongchen and Cai Yue'er.
Ao Hongchen remained expressionless, and Cai Yue'er also wore a cold expression. The two did not exchange many words, but simply stood in their respective academy locations.
Ao Hongchen's arrogance stemmed from his status as a powerful figure. After all, he was a Limit Douluo and the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. In terms of status, strength, and age, he was a senior. If anyone should be greeting someone, it should be Cai Yue'er who greeted him first.
However, judging from the other person's demeanor, they didn't seem like they would greet him proactively, so he naturally wouldn't do anything to fawn over them. Besides, this wasn't a live broadcast in front of the entire Federation, so he didn't need to put on a show of friendliness.
On the other hand, Cai Yue'er felt the same way. The loss to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was a thorn in her side. Asking her to get along with them was a joke.
The age-old feud between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is no joke. Whether they're from Shrek City or Mingdu, the two sides have disliked each other for a long time.
Expecting her to put on a good face for Ao Hongchen? Is that a joke? Shrek Academy is the number one academy on the continent. Compared to people from other academies, they naturally have a sense of superiority.
If both team leaders were in this state, then the teachers leading the teams were naturally in no better condition. Dang Hongchen and Wu Changkong also stood in their respective positions with cold faces, not looking at each other.
However, while the older man was quite composed, the students on both sides were quite different.
Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, Xie Xie, and Le Zhengyu stared at their opponents with fierce determination. They hadn't forgotten the grudge from last time! The students of Shrek Academy were never afraid of challenges.
"Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre"—this is one of the educational philosophies of their college.
Na'er and Gu Yue looked at Lu Fa with puzzled and complicated expressions. Why did this person have Behemoth blood? Who exactly was he?
The students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy also looked back defiantly. Among them, Long Chen stared at Tang Wulin with a look of dissatisfaction. He still didn't understand why he had been defeated by Tang Wulin back then.
Even though the people from the academy explained to her later that it was because Tang Wulin's bloodline was too powerful, it severely suppressed his Bright Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
But after thinking it over again, Long Chen found it hard to accept this reason. He wanted to test Tang Wulin's bloodline again to see just how powerful it really was.
Chapter 311 An Ordinary Federal Secretary
And she's actually in Shrek Academy's team?
Long Chen turned his gaze to the Shrek Academy team. When he saw Na'er and Fors, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes, followed by a look of fear. He still hadn't completely forgotten the fear of being instantly killed.
Xue Liushuang and Weng Daimin showed the same reaction, after all, they too had been decisively defeated by Fors. Even now, the memory of that sharp, eight-elemental holy sword sent chills down their spines.
However, the thought of Captain Lu Fa behind them straightened their backs again. Even if the sky fell, there were tall people to hold it up. Even if a fight broke out, they would only need to deal with the others.
Of course, although the two sides were on the verge of conflict, it was only limited to their aura and eye contact. Now was the day the exchange group was about to depart, and they wouldn't make a fool of themselves at this time and give the people of Star Luo Continent a spectacle.
Lufa walked towards Fors and nodded to her, "Long time no see."
"Hmm? It's not that long, only about a year," Fors replied nonchalantly.
"Brother Lufa, do you know this sister?" Zui Hongchen asked immediately as he watched Lufa talking to Fors.
As a native of Mingdu, she also had a very low opinion of Shrek Academy, and looking at Fors's appearance, even she couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.
She had also watched Fors's competition at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Faced with such a beautiful girl who was unparalleled in both appearance and strength, Zui Hongchen's alarm bells immediately rang.
"Yes, we were classmates in the intermediate academy, and we even grew up together." Lu Fa, unaware of Zui Hongchen's ulterior motives, answered truthfully.
That makes sense. After all, they were created by Nan Fusheng and have only been around for a few years. Moreover, they spent the first three years of their lives in Tianhai City. It wouldn't be wrong to say that they grew up together.
"Eh?"
Upon hearing Lu Fa's words, the members of the Seven Stars of Glory looked over in surprise. Even they didn't know that Fors and Lu Fa came from the same academy; only the higher-ups in the academy knew.
"They actually know each other?"
Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy, Yue Zhengyu nudged Yuanen Yehui and asked.
"I don't know." Yuan Enhui shook her head; she truly didn't know.
On Shrek Academy's side, apart from the elders of the Sea God Pavilion and a few people like Tang Wulin who knew that Lu Fa might have a good relationship with Fors, the rest of the people really didn't know.
"So, what brings you here?" Fors asked Lufa calmly.
"It's nothing, just saying hello." Lufa shook his head. He was just coming over to say hello and make it clear in advance that he and Fors were on good terms, so as to avoid any trouble later.
Then, Lu Fa nodded to Nan Fusheng and Xu Xiaoyan as well, since they had met once before.
After Lufa took the initiative to greet them, the team members on both sides no longer disliked each other as much as before. After all, the strongest members seemed to have a good relationship, so they would also restrain their tempers appropriately.
Yes, only for students.
"Hello, my name is Yue Zhengyu, nice to meet you." Seeing that the atmosphere seemed less tense than before, Yue Zhengyu immediately stepped forward to talk to Lu Fa and extended his hand in a friendly manner.
Le Zhengyu wasn't particularly fond of Shrek Academy at first, after all, his family was a high-ranking member of the Southern Federal Military, and it could be said that the entire Southern Federal Army was almost entirely controlled by their Angel family.
Given the relationship between Shrek Academy and the Federation, although their family was not anti-Shrek, they were not fond of Shrek Academy either; it was just a normal business relationship.
Therefore, influenced by his family, Le Zhengyu initially didn't think much of Shrek Academy. He came here only to comply with his family's requirements, make friends with geniuses, and recruit future subordinates.
However, after enrolling in Shrek Academy, he gradually came to like the school and thus harbored some hostility towards Lu Fa and the others who defeated him.
However, besides being a member of Shrek Academy, he was also a member of the Angel Family. Even he didn't want to offend Lu Fa, such a promising talent for craftsmanship.
Putting aside the possibility that Lu Fa might become a divine craftsman in the future, he is now a genuine holy craftsman! You should know that even in their Angel family, there is at most only one seventh-level holy craftsman.
No matter how you look at it, Lu Fa is someone with a bright future, so if possible, he doesn't want to offend Lu Fa too much, since he might need Lu Fa's help in the future when he needs a four-word battle armor.
(P.S.: In the original novel, Yue Zhengyu faces pressure from his family to rebuild Shrek Academy, even seeking help from his grandfather. This part of the plot is really hard to understand; he's clearly a member of the military, yet he always identifies himself as someone from Shrek Academy.)
"Yes, Lu Fa." Faced with Le Zhengyu's gesture of goodwill, Lu Fa did not ignore him. Instead, he extended his hand and shook hands with him in a friendly manner.
Then Lu Fa turned and left. After all, judging from the way Shrek Academy looked, they didn't seem to be welcoming him. Didn't they see Ye Xinglan staring at him with a resentful expression?
Moreover, the tense atmosphere they had just created had already attracted a lot of attention, and he had no interest in being a monkey for others to see.
The hall was getting more and more crowded, but it was relatively orderly thanks to the official organization.
At that moment, a loud voice resounded throughout the entire hall through the soul-guided loudspeaker.
"Hello everyone, I am Pan Wen, the Secretary General of the Federation. I will be leading this exchange activity to the Star Luo Continent. In a moment, please have the Star Luo Continent delegation count the number of people and set off first, boarding Soul Guidance Buses numbered one to twenty-five."
Then it's our turn; we'll board buses numbered 26 to 52. Now, each department will take a headcount.
Organizing a large group of people always becomes more complicated, so it all depends on the organizer's capabilities. It must be said that the Federation's organizational skills are very strong; the two delegations, totaling over two thousand people, left the Tianhai Hotel in an orderly manner and boarded the buses.
The soul guide bus slowly left the hotel under the command and leadership of the specialized mecha escort team and headed straight for the dock.
It was not far from the hotel to the pier. When the sea appeared in their sight, two giant ships also appeared in their sight.
Every ship that could be seen had at least five decks. The ships were all metallic and had cannons with clearly visible soul-guided weapons mounted on them.
The ocean is no peaceful place. According to the Federation's estimates, the number of soul beasts in the ocean is at least fifty times that on land. Of course, that was in the past.
Since land-based spirit beasts were on the verge of extinction, humans have turned their attention to the sea, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of sea spirit beasts. Even so, sea spirit beasts are still the most numerous spirit beasts existing on the Douluo Continent.
Only such massive ships, with their formidable offensive and defensive capabilities, could undertake long-distance sea voyages. Of course, the value of each of these ships was astronomical.
The Star Luo Continent's mission here this time also serves to demonstrate their formidable military power. Of course, in terms of technological development, it will still take them a long time to catch up with the Federation.
People disembarked and boarded the ships one after another. Somewhat surprisingly, the two giant ships weren't carrying separate delegations from the Star Luo Continent and the Douluo Continent, but rather a mixed fleet. Each ship carried people from both sides simultaneously. The order had already been arranged.
It is said that this is for the purpose of communication.
If they were just ordinary exchange personnel, they wouldn't attract much attention within such a large mission.
However, both Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy hold significant positions within the Federation, so when arranging for them to board the ship...
"Hello Dean Hongchen, hello Elder Cai." Federal Secretary-General Pan Wen personally came to the two deans and respectfully greeted them.
Pan Wen was a middle-aged man of medium build, who looked to be in his fifties. He was balding and had an ordinary appearance, with nothing particularly special about him.
However, this person is hailed as a rising star in federal politics and is said to be a potential contender for the next speaker.
Well, according to Nan Fusheng's intelligence network, Secretary-General Pan Wen's grandfather was the previous speaker, his grandmother was a member of the Sea God family, to which Han Hai Douluo Chen Xinjie belonged, his father was a high-ranking official in the Federal Military, and his mother was also a member of the Federal Congress.
Aside from all of the above, Secretary-General Pan Wen is really quite ordinary. Everything he has is the result of his own hard work.
"Hello, Secretary-General Pan," Elder Cai greeted him casually. Shrek Academy had never had a particularly close relationship with the Federation.
"Hmm." Ao Hongchen nodded lightly, acknowledging Pan Wen's response.
Pan Wen smiled and said, "Deans, it's like this. To facilitate communication between the two sides, we've arranged for your two academies to be housed on the Star Luo ocean liner on the Star Luo Continent."
Also boarding the ship with you are members of the Star Luo Royal Academy of the Star Luo Empire on the Star Luo Continent. They have previously visited the mainland for exchanges. They also hope to exchange and learn from you during this long voyage to the Star Luo Continent.
Ao Hongchen stroked his beard and said, "Well, since they want to spar, we don't mind, as long as they can accept defeat."
The air fell silent for a moment after he said that.