Chapter 42: Middle Class
Shrek Academy was situated as the core of Shrek City, the biggest and most important city all over the Douluo Mainland.
It was an academy with over 20.000 years of history behind it. The considered strongest academy that keeps the balance of power over all the continent due to their focus on battle armors and the strength of their members, with a perfect environment legacy of gods.
The monster academy where only monsters are taught, having the hardest requirements to enter. Shrek Academy only had entrance exams once every three years, giving very little quotas to even apply to it. These quotas were usually spread over the continent forces, each government deciding the strongest children to apply, needing to be less than 15 years old.
The passing percentage was incredibly low, Shrek accepting at one time more than 50 students, becoming an anomaly. It was even lower for the Inner Students, the quotes were lower, only being 50 of them, and it was incredibly usual for no one to be accepted in.
Of course, all of this was the usual way, however, there are always exceptions. They were the ones with immense talent, the true monsters, directly recruited by the Shrek Academy.
These special recruits were usually recruited at a younger age to maximize their talents, Shrek itself creating a special Middle Academy class for them. In it, the directed selected were taught from a younger age, most of them become inner students later on, becoming extremely important people in the future. The times that this happens is especially rare, never surpassing a class of 10 students, Shrek preferring to keep his high ground and choosing from the normal entrance test.
"So I don't need to do any entrance exam? Just like that I can become part of Shrek?" Over the outer area of Shrek Academy a pair of children were walking, crossing through Shrek's big gates, the guards over it easily letting them pass. They were Xueqin and Weilan. Xueqin was wearing a casual suit while Weilan wore a green uniform.
"There's no need for you to apply the usual entrance test, but there will be one nevertheless. So don't overestimate yourself, brother" Even after such a time together, Weilan continued spatting every time she called Xueqin brother.
"Of course I won't, sister" Xueqin said sarcastically, making their usual pissed gaze between both. Even if in this time their relationship wasn't considered as good brother and sisters, it wasn't that bad, both recognizing at least as friends. However, these usual quarrels became a habit between them.
"You must be glad, our family had been part of Shrek Academy since 20.000 years ago, becoming extremelly important for them and gaining this special privilege of directly applying. But they would not create an exception for their number one rule, only monsters!" Weilan looked at Xueqin "Not like it would be too difficult for you."
"Thanks, sister" Xueqin smiled rubbing her hair and gaining a killing gaze.
After walking some time over the immense Shrek Academy, they finally reached their objective, a somewhat old and run-out three-floor building that was isolated from everything, far from other installations. In front of it a white-haired young woman was waiting for them.
"Good morning, Weilan" The young woman said with a warm and cheerily voice. She was very beautiful and seemed to be around 30 years, with exotic long white hair and vibrant viridian eyes that twinkle with ferocity and vitality.
"Good morning, teacher Shen" Weilan lowered her head a little respectfully.
"You must be the possible new member" Teacher Shen inspected Xueqin from up to down "Nice to meet you. I am called Shen Yi. I am the teacher of this class and will be yours if you pass the little test that we had prepared" She smiled at Xueqin.
"I am Ning Xueqin. It's my pleasure" Xueqin bowed, showing the perfect manner of a noble followed by a cute smile and show-off of his big eyes, gaining a warm smile from Shen Yi who thought of him as incredibly cute.
Weilan rolled her eyes and punched at Xueqin's shoulder "Auch!" Xueqin turned angry at Weilan "What are you doing, idiot?!"
"There's no need for such manner. Why every time you meet a woman you must show that cute side" Weilan spatted "Be yourself please," Weilan said "I don't want to be embarrassed by my friends to have such a brother."
"As you want" Xueqin's changed to a smile "But next time" he approached Weilan and pinched her cheeks "Be kinder to warn me before."
"Ay! Stop!" Weilan shook her body, freeing herself from Xueqin. She rubbed her cheeks in pain as she looked angrily towards Xueqin.
"haha!" Xueqin and Weilan turned to the laugh, seeing Shen Yi giggling "You surely get well between siblings." She stopped laughing "Treasure it."
Suddenly, the doors of the building opened and three children left from it. Two of them were cute girls, one with blond long hair and another with short black hair, and the other was a fat boy with brown hair.
"Oh, it seems that they are ready" Shen Yi said "They are part of the actual middle class, they are..."
"Sister Lan!" Interrupted Xueqin, shouting excitedly as he approached the blond girl.
"Who are you?" The blond girl gazed with distrust at Xueqin, not recognizing him. "Xueqin?" She asked with doubts about his identity as she never had seen him without his mask.
"That doubt hurts me, Xinglan" The blond girl and part of Shrek's middle class was Ye Xinglan. Xueqin might have never seen her without a mask, but his eyes couldn't be cheated, he could recognize her sword aura around her easily.
Xueqin extended his right arm and invoked his spririt, his Golden Dragon Greatsword appearing over it, the tip resting on the ground.
Xinglan quickly recognized the greatsword, her face changed to shock and quickly to a smile. She launched towards Xueqin, hugging him "Brother Xue!"
They broke the hug and smiled at each other "I didn't expect to meet so soon" Xinglan said.
"I suppose the promise of meeting in a year could be broken" Xueqin laughed. He turned to fat boy "Are you not Lizhi?" He asked not really sure. Unlike Xinglan, he had only met him one time, he didn't have sword aura and they only had seen one time 3 years ago, both of them having grown a lot. The only reason that he recognized him was due to his weight and that he knew he was part of Shrek.
"Oh? It's not brother Xueqin?" Xu Lizhi quickly recognizing him. For him, food was the most important. Of course, he would recognize another foodie as himself, especially one of his age. "Long time not seeing you" He offered his hand "I thought that you forgot about me."
Xueqin shook his hand "Sorry, I was really busy. I didn't step over Shrek City in these three years. Next time we go out, it would be my treat."
"Great!" Xu Lizhi shouted excitedly "We must go that place or it would be better to..." He already was thinking over their eating trip.
"It seems that you already know each other" Shen Yi said as she approached "It would be better like that. Of course, you must be accepted first."
"Wait a moment!" Xinglan jumped "You are going to be part of our class?" She pointed at Xueqin, him nodding "So..." She made a shocked face "You are Weilan's brother!"
"More or less" He said.
"You should have said that you were part of the Nine Treasure Clan!" Xinglan shouted offended "Of course such talent comes from an important family" She mumbled for herself.
"Sorry for not saying, but my situation is quite complicated." Xueqin apologized rubbing his head "Also, you did never tell me about your own clan."
"Cut it out!" Xinglan exclaimed angrily "I have a Stargod Sword, there's no need for directly present myself! But you shou-" "Eto!" Someone shouted, every gaze turning to the origin, the black-haired girl that had stood aside from all the conversation.
She was an incredibly cute girl about the same age as Xueqin. She had curly black hair that reached her shoulders. Her skin had a healthy pin color and she had two big round red eyes that shined like rubies. From them, it could be seen she was a little pissed to be ignored. Like the other three, she was wearing a green uniform representing Shrek.
"I'm glad for you all to know each other, but I don't really like to be ignored aside" The black-haired girl said.
"Sorry, sorry" Xinglan and Lizhi apologized to the girl, causing her to nod.
"Let me apologize, beautiful girl" Xueqin bowed to her in a noble manner, causing Weilan to roll her eyes "I am Ning Xueqin. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Better" The girl hummed as she lifted her face. She elegantly lifted her right hand.
Xueqin recognized the act of etiquette. He carefully took her hand, preparing to kiss it. However just as he was about "Pam" the girl broke free from his hand, flicking his finger over Xueqin's forehead.
A silent was created, Xueqin blinked his eyes in shock and he touched his forehead where the girl had hit.
"Hahahah!" Laughs exploded from every child.
"Good job!" Weilan praised the girl "That brother of mine needs to be put down some levels" She was laughing, but it was the first time that she didn't spat the brother's part.
"You shouldn't be such stuck noble" The girl confidently said humming as she put her hands over her hips "As Weilan's brother, you should be more natural!" She extended her hand for a handshake.
Xueqin slowly lifted his head looking at her hand "Hahaha!" he started laughing "Sorry, it had become a habit of mine" He took the girl's hand, shaking it "Nice to meet you."
"Better like this!" The girl smiled, she shook his hand "Nice to meet you, Xueqin. I am Tang Wuhua."
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