Blue Silver Grass Strategy (Douluo Dalu Fiction)

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As the moon gradually brightened over Eastern Sky, a colossal creature appeared at the end of Ling Yi's line of sight.

The capital of the Waterwood Principality, Wood Plant City.

Ling Yi and company were fortunate; it was not yet time for the city gates to close. Their carriage passed through the East Gate without incident, blending in with the scattered groups of people entering and leaving the city.

As a vassal principality with a territory only the size of the smallest province of the Tian Dou Empire, the capital was naturally not very large.

A city wall over thirty meters high would have been a formidable fortress in Ling Yi's previous life, but on the Douluo Continent, where superhuman powers were commonplace, such a height was merely average.

Still, as the capital of a nation, it had its due grandeur.

To say nothing of the Soul Temple, which had established a main hall here on par with the capitals of the Balak Kingdom and the Silvius Kingdom, second only to the holy halls in the capitals of the two great empires.

Anything above that would be the Papal Hall in Soul City, which was incomparable.

As Ling Yi inquired about the location of the main hall in Wood Plant City from Ethan Pike and received a response, the carriage arrived at a roadside on Sunrise Street in the eastern part of the city.

"Young master, we've arrived at the academy," the Pike family's carriage driver called out gently to the carriage.

"Hmm," Ethan Pike pursed his lips, his gaze sweeping over Lillian and Anne, whose faces were somewhat stiff, and Ling Yi, who looked curious. He said softly, "We're here, let's get out of the carriage—"

Lillian and Anne did not respond, only nodding.

Ling Yi, on the other hand, smiled brightly and said, "Sure, sure~"

None of them had brought much luggage. Besides the bundle on Ling Yi's back and a thin bedroll hanging from the back of the carriage, the three members of the Pike family each carried a small handbag, giving them a carefree and unburdened appearance.

After getting off the carriage, Ling Yi glanced around, passing over the closed shops on both sides of the road and focusing his gaze on a gatehouse about a hundred meters away at the end of the street.

Bathed in the moonlight from the half-moon above, Ling Yi's keen eyesight allowed him to read the large characters on the gate: Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy!

A regular child might have asked Ethan Pike why they didn't drive the carriage all the way to the gate but stopped a hundred meters away. However, Ling Yi, mimicking Zhang Lei's occasional absent-mindedness, acted as if his attention was entirely on the curiosity of entering a big city, much to the relief of the three Pikes, who had already been organizing their words.

The atmosphere became a bit more harmonious, and the four of them walked down the deserted street with ease, covering the hundred meters in no time.

The carriage and driver, meanwhile, turned around and headed toward the street entrance, likely to find a suitable place to stay before returning to Beikouhe Town the next day.

At the entrance of the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy.

With the introductions from the three Pikes, Ling Yi showed the soul power certification issued by Yan Bin last year and the work-study student certification he had obtained two months ago to the gatekeeper. After verification, he was allowed to enter the academy.

"All work-study students live in Building Three on the west side of the campus..."

On the cobblestone path within the academy, Ethan Pike explained to Ling Yi, "It's a three-story building, with four rooms on each floor. The new work-study students this year will be in Room 304 on the third floor..."

"That room was originally for the sixth-year work-study students. Now that they've graduated, it's your turn to occupy it..."

"And what about the seniors?" Ling Yi asked at the right moment.

Ethan Pike turned to look at Ling Yi, "I'm on the third floor too, in Room 303, right next to you..."

He paused, glancing at his cousins, who had been unusually quiet since entering the academy, and continued, "Lillian and Anne are in Room 102 and Room 104 on the first floor, respectively~"

"Although we're still young, the youngest being six and the oldest not yet twelve, the academy still has separate accommodations for boys and girls. So, in each floor's Rooms 1 and 2, you'll find the girls from various grades, while the boys are in Rooms 3 and 4—"

"The two buildings to the north~" As they walked along the gray stone path by the wide playground, Ethan Pike pointed to the two six-story buildings on the other side and said in a slightly lower tone, "It's best not to go near them unless you have a good reason~"

"What are they—?" Ling Yi asked, feigning curiosity.

Ethan Pike glanced at Ling Yi, his voice becoming colder, "Those are the dormitories for the self-funded students~"

From his tone, Ling Yi sensed the same victimized air he had seen in news stories about campus bullying in his previous life.

Ling Yi nodded to show he had understood, turning to look at the two shadowy buildings in the darkness, his eyes reflecting a moment of thought:

'Seems like the relationships among students at the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy are more serious than those in the original Nodding Junior Soul Master Academy~'

'No, it should be that Tang San, from the moment he awakened his soul power with Inherent Full Soul Power, a century-old first soul ring, and exquisite combat skills, intimidated the son of the city lord, Xiao Chenyu, who was the leader among the self-funded students...'

'Otherwise, based on the bruises and injuries often seen on Wang Sheng, the initial leader of the work-study students, campus bullying would be the norm!'

'This is the Douluo Continent, where the hierarchy is more pronounced and more naked—!'

'And Tang San and Xiao Wu are not ordinary work-study students from humble backgrounds~'

Indeed, Tang San, a reincarnated Sealed Douluo's son, with labels like the World's Top Sect, Top Weapon Soul, Dual Soul, and Inherent Full Soul Power, was destined to stand on the private jet to the top of the Douluo Continent from the moment his soul power awakening ceremony was successful;

Xiao Wu, a soul beast turned human, harbored hostility and vigilance toward humans, coming to live and study among them only to grow stronger. If not for the protagonist's brainwashing aura and her own lack of mental maturity, she might be even more ruthless in killing humans than 'Killing Horn' Liu Erlong...

'Such individuals, during their six years at the Nodding Junior Soul Master Academy, would naturally experience life like princes and princesses, living a carefree and comfortable existence...'

'One could say that if ordinary work-study students could enroll during the time these two were there, they would have a significant advantage~'

The key was to stay on the periphery, quietly absorbing the knowledge taught by the academy, and developing quietly without drawing attention to themselves.

Otherwise, they might catch the attention of Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao.

As Ling Yi thought this, he wondered if any of the authors of Douluo fanfiction had written stories along this line. Staying away from the center of the plot, living on the fringes, quietly developing, and watching the storms of the Douluo Continent... until the final battle, when the protagonists head to the Divine Realm, they would step onto the stage of the continent with formidable strength...

As Ethan Pike continued his introduction, they crossed the cobblestone path step by step. In no time, they left the edge of the playground and arrived at a three-story building on the west side of the campus.

Like the gatekeeper at the academy entrance, they showed their soul power certification and work-study student certification to the dormitory supervisor in a small room at the corner of the first floor. Ling Yi smoothly obtained the room key and entered the dormitory building.

"Let's rest for now~"

At the door of Room 303 on the third floor, Ethan Pike said to Ling Yi, "The cafeteria is closed at this hour. If you're hungry, have some dry rations. If you don't have any, I have some dried meat..."

"Thank you, senior~" Ling Yi, with his bundle on his back and a thin bedroll under his arm, smiled and responded, "But I don't need it. I have a few pancakes in my bundle..."

"Alright then~" Ethan Pike nodded, placing his hand on the doorknob of Room 303 and turning sideways, "Go on, after a day on the carriage, have a good meal and a good night's sleep. We need to find the teachers to handle enrollment and accommodation in the morning..."

"This is just a temporary arrangement. You won't be officially registered until you've signed up at the admissions office..."

(End of Chapter)