Chapter 184: The Unbearable Weight
After Shui Bing'er finished speaking, Shui Ninghan’s expression became serious, and she nodded, saying,
“Hmm, Bing’er is right, we really should go. Now that I think about it, those Snow Owls were also flying out from inside earlier.”
“Normally, the living area of Snow Owls should be between the outer and middle layers.”
“Now that they’re flying out from the inner layer, it proves that the person who helped us was right; a large number of Spirit Beasts are moving outwards from the center.”
Shui Ninghan then led Shui Bing’er and the others, rushing towards the outer perimeter with all their might while trying to conserve some stamina.
Shui Bing’er ran while deep in thought, then looked up at Shui Ninghan and asked,
“Aunt Han, how do you think that senior knew something was happening at the Extreme North Center and that all the Spirit Beasts were gathering there?”
“Looking at his situation, he didn’t seem to be here to hunt spirits. Do you think he might be the one who caused this whole thing?”
Shui Ninghan shook her head. She didn’t think that this matter was caused by that mischievous fellow; at most, he had just witnessed it.
“Impossible. You know as well as I do that our Shui family has long had records about the Extreme North Center. There’s a great danger there; even a Title Douluo would die if they went!”
“And that person earlier, although I didn’t look closely, I did glance at him, and he’s clearly not a long-famous powerhouse on the continent.”
“Although his methods show that he’s very strong, I don’t believe anyone can silently become a Super Douluo, so it’s impossible for him to have gone to the Extreme North Center.”
“Besides, even if he were a Super Douluo, it’s not certain he would come back alive from the Extreme North Center. He probably just saw it from a distance.”
At this point, Shui Ninghan sighed, her expression becoming somewhat worried.
“Sigh, I wonder what the great danger in the Extreme North Center is gathering the Spirit Beasts for. They’re not trying to start a beast tide, are they?”
As soon as Shui Ninghan finished speaking, Shui Bing’er and the others’ pupils constricted, and Shen Liuyu, who was in the middle of the group, suddenly became anxious.
“Aunt Han, then we must hurry back and inform everyone to prepare!”
It wasn’t surprising that she felt this way, as her family lived in a city on the outer perimeter of the Extreme North, not far from Tianshui Academy. If a beast tide appeared, her city would be the first to bear the brunt.
“Don’t be nervous. The beast tide Aunt Han mentioned probably won’t happen. First, a large-scale beast tide hasn’t occurred in the Extreme North for tens of thousands of years.”
“Secondly, the way these Spirit Beasts are moving out from the center doesn’t look like a beast tide. Look, they’re all moving in their own family groups; they haven’t gathered together.”
Seeing Shen Liuyu’s agitated expression, Shui Bing’er quickly spoke to comfort her, then pointed to a flock of Wind Swift Birds flying two or three li away from them, indicating that they shouldn’t overthink it.
Hearing Shui Bing’er’s words, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that nothing was wrong; otherwise, if a beast tide really appeared, their Tianshui Academy, as the local power, definitely wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
At that time, they would have to seek help from the Heaven Dou Empire and even other forces. However, even if they repelled the beast tide, their Tianshui Academy would be severely weakened, or even cease to exist.
The leader, Shui Ninghan, after hearing Shui Bing’er’s analysis, also felt that she had overthought things and said somewhat awkwardly,
“Hmm… then we’ll continue hunting spirits in the outer perimeter and observe the movements of the Spirit Beasts. If there’s any unusual activity, we’ll return and report it.”
“Yes!”
Their eyes held smiles. They didn’t openly tease Shui Ninghan for her stubbornness. After all, she was their leader, and laughing too loudly would get them a beating.
…
Bai Yu didn’t know that after he left, Shui Bing’er and the others almost got into a misunderstanding. Ever since he left the Extreme North Land, he had been flying rapidly towards Heaven Dou City.
Fortunately, the Extreme North wasn’t too far from Heaven Dou, and Bai Yu’s flying speed was also faster than before. By the time he reached Heaven Dou City, it was just noon.
Bai Yu walked into Shrek Academy, and just as he was about to take his women out for a meal, he saw all the members of the Shrek Team standing on the training ground, their faces grim.
“Haha! What kind of get-up is this? Are you planning to perform acrobatics or work at a circus?”
Bai Yu bent over laughing. He saw the original Shrek Seven, plus four substitutes, all wearing bulky, yellowish-green outfits, embroidered with the names of various shops in Heaven Dou City.
Originally, when Dai Mubai and the others saw Bai Yu return, their expressions were excited, and they wanted to greet him, hoping he would persuade Flender to abandon this idiotic idea.
But unexpectedly, Bai Yu, that scoundrel, his first reaction was to mock them. This made the words in their mouths stop abruptly, and their faces turned even darker.
Including Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, all three rolled their eyes and turned their heads away from him.
“Bai Xiaozi, you’re back! Come quickly and see, how are the team uniforms I designed? Aren’t they very innovative?”
“Isn’t the Spirit Master Tournament starting in just over a month? For these uniforms, I racked my brain for a long time and finally finished them yesterday.”
“So today I brought them out to let them adapt… *cough*, try them on! See the names on them? Those are people’s love for the Shrek Team!”
Flender saw Bai Yu and excitedly ran to his side, pulling his arm. As he walked into the training ground, he babbled on, wanting Bai Yu to observe them up close.
Bai Yu’s mouth twitched. Although he held back his laughter, his shoulders were still shaking. Was that really love for the Shrek Team? He probably loved their endorsement fees!
“Hmm… still, *chuckle*… not bad! Although the color is a bit deep, an unbearable weight for ordinary people, that’s the Dean’s love for you, *chuckle*… *cough cough*, you should cherish it!”
As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, flames appeared in the eyes of the eleven people opposite him. This scoundrel didn’t help them, and he even added fuel to the fire?
Cherish it? Cherish your grandma! If you cherish it, why don’t you wear it? And you laughed just now, didn’t you? You definitely laughed!
“Hiss! Bai Ge, stop joking around. Quickly persuade the Dean to give up on these clothes; we really can’t stand it anymore!”
“Yeah, Bai Ge, look, where are these things fit for people to wear? Never mind the style and the names on them, but at least change the color, right?”
“Exactly. If we wear these out, where will Shrek’s face go? And even if we can stand it, the girls can’t!”
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar each spoke a sentence, all wanting Bai Yu to say something to make Flender abandon these crappy team uniforms.
Oscar even brought up the girls. If Bai Yu didn’t care about them, he should at least care about his own women, right?
How embarrassing would it be for them to go out wearing these clothes? Wasn’t Bai Yu afraid they would get angry with him afterward?