RNP Chapter 117 The bandits can be suppressed, but not completely suppressed.
Chapter 117 The bandits can be suppressed, but not completely suppressed.
Chapter 120 The bandits can be suppressed, but not completely suppressed.
Wu Feng, with his fiery temper and ability to sit at the same table as Ma Xiaotao, would naturally not tolerate such treatment, but under Ning Tian's reassurance, he chose to swallow his anger.
The reserve team members are almost certain that they won't be able to participate in the competition. They can just use this opportunity to get acquainted with the inner court disciples and build good relationships.
Zhang Lexuan originally applied to be the team leader for this competition. However, because the team leader was Xuanzi, Zhang Lexuan was afraid that her precious apprentice would also be tricked by that old man. Otherwise, she would have nowhere to cry.
However, the higher-ups of the Sea God Pavilion did not agree to Zhang Lexuan's request. Moreover, Yan Shaozhe personally came forward to persuade Zhang Lexuan to rest assured, saying that Elder Xuan had repented and would not repeat his mistakes.
Therefore, the team leader for this competition is Wang Yan, a disciple of Xuanzi.
Having no other choice, Zhang Lexuan repeatedly instructed Ma Xiaotao to protect Huo Yuhao's safety, and said that she would rush over to Xingluo City as soon as possible after they arrived.
After several weeks of mixed-team training, the reserve team from the outer academy and the seven regular team members from the inner academy had become quite familiar with each other. Of course, Ma Xiaotao was the one who was most familiar with Huo Yuhao, while Ling Luochen would occasionally come over to chat with him, so their relationship wasn't too bad.
Although Huo Yuhao was reluctant to team up with Lan Xuanyu and Wang Dong, he still put on a good show by sharing his mental detection ability with them and directing them in battle.
Although Lan Xuanyu was not entirely willing, he had to admit that Huo Yuhao's mental detection was indeed a good soul skill. With this assistance, even his elemental condensation was much easier than usual.
Unfortunately, the last glory of the Soul Guidance Department was lost when the selected inner court disciple encountered a problem in his cultivation just before the competition. He could only regretfully remain in Shrek Academy, leaving only six members of the inner court's regular team. However, this was not a difficult problem for Ma Xiaotao and the others, as Huo Yuhao could fill in at any time.
At dawn, a group of more than ten people slowly walked out of the main gate of Shrek Academy, which was shrouded in a layer of morning mist.
It was the regular team and reserve team members who were preparing to go to Xingluo City, as well as Xuanzi and Wang Yan who were leading the team.
None of them were wearing Shrek Academy's uniforms at the time; some were dressed in simple clothes, while others were dressed in elaborate robes, each with their own distinct style.
Elegant clothes don't necessarily mean beautiful, and simple clothes don't necessarily mean mediocre.
For example, Xu Sanshi, dressed in a yellow and black splendid robe, exudes a lewd and dissolute air, while Huo Yuhao, dressed in a simple blue and white cloth robe, possesses an otherworldly and noble temperament, creating a striking contrast.
Not to mention Ling Luochen and Xixi occasionally staring blankly at Huo Yuhao, it was Gongyang Mo's gaze that truly terrified Huo Yuhao.
Fortunately, Ma Xiaotao stood next to Huo Yuhao in time and glared fiercely at Gongyang Mo.
Ma Xiaotao's style of dress today can be described as quite bold, which is in stark contrast to Ling Luochen's usual somewhat conservative style, making Huo Yuhao unable to help but glance at her from time to time.
The black strapless top covered her heavy, full figure, and the red sleeveless leather jacket she wore over it revealed her toned waist. The tight black shorts and thigh-high boots made her look even taller and slimmer, exuding both competence and charm.
Ma Xiaotao quietly leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear, who was staring in a daze, and whispered sweet nothings.
"Do you like it? —"
Huo Yuhao blinked twice. "Ahem—it really suits Sister Xiaotao perfectly."
Ma Xiaotao nodded in satisfaction. This little puppy wasn't so clueless after all.
A dozen or so people walked together in twos and threes, each in their own small group. Half an hour after leaving the academy, Xuanzi paused and cleared his throat: "Ahem, alright, everyone come here. I need to say something, you few from the outer academies, listen up."
"To outsiders, entering Shrek Academy's inner court is the greatest honor, but in reality, behind this honor lies something even more important: responsibility."
Elder Xuan took a deep breath, his face solemn, as if radiating boundless glory and brilliance. "And this responsibility is called supervision."
Everyone except Huo Yuhao straightened their backs, as if they too could feel this boundless glory.
Soon, after explaining the origins of the Shrek Academy Inspection Team to everyone, Xuanzi rewarded himself with a sip of wine to moisten his somewhat dry throat, and continued speaking.
"The inspection team will not only deal with evil spirit masters, but also with bandits who commit rape and plunder in various countries, and corrupt officials who disregard human life. They are all within our scope of inspection."
"Moreover, the inspection team receives no compensation; this is Shrek's most sincere and selfless contribution to the mainland."
In the end, Xuanzi's gaze swept over everyone in the reserve team. Except for Huo Yuhao, he saw the gleam of Shrek Academy's glory shining in everyone's eyes.
Lan Xuanyu, in particular, was naturally the most supportive of such surveillance operations.
In his previous life, he was the most outstanding fighter in Shrek Academy, and even once infiltrated the Dragon Horse Galaxy under the name of the Golden Dragon Princess, so he naturally highly recognized this kind of monitoring group.
The Federation is incompetent; it seems Shrek Academy has no choice but to step in.
Ma Xiaotao glanced at Huo Yuhao subconsciously, unable to help but recall what Huo Yuhao had said to her before.
Her lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but then she lowered her brows and didn't speak. Instead, she gripped Huo Yuhao's hand tightly.
Elder Xuan shook his wine gourd and said, "Alright, now you need to give me an answer. Join or leave."
"join in!"
The sounds were supposed to be uniform, but an untimely voice rang out.
But I refused.
Despite the strange looks from the crowd, Huo Yuhao remained calm, but Xuanzi's face immediately darkened. "It's that kid again! Is this never going to end?!"
You've embarrassed me several times. Do you really think I wouldn't dare to make things difficult for you?!
Before Xuanzi could react, Huo Yuhao asked, "Elder Xuan, may I ask a few questions?"
Xuanzi said irritably, "What do you want to ask? Don't waste everyone's time!"
Huo Yuhao scanned his surroundings. "The inner courtyard has no more than fifty people in total. What can fifty people possibly investigate? Can they even inspect an entire city in a day?"
"this----"
Xuanzi was speechless for a moment; he hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to ask such a question.
Indeed, fifty people are like scattering sesame seeds on the ground in a medium-sized city; they're practically invisible. Besides, Shrek Academy couldn't possibly throw its entire inspection team into one city.
The Douluo Continent has four countries, and its area is so large, what can a mere fifty people do?
"Then there's the result of the oversight—I'm not doubting the abilities of the senior students, but under the oversight of the monitoring team, have the evil spirit masters been silenced or completely eradicated? Have all the corrupt officials in various countries been executed, or have they stopped being corrupt altogether?"
For a moment, the disciples of the inner and outer courtyards looked at each other in bewilderment. The inner courtyard disciples mostly looked at Huo Yuhao with dissatisfaction, feeling that Huo Yuhao was negating their hard work; the outer courtyard disciples began to doubt whether this inspection team was really meaningful.
Xuanzi snorted coldly, "Thanks to the crackdown by our inspection team, the scope of evil spirit masters' misdeeds has been shrinking in recent years. Isn't this an achievement of our inspection team?"
Huo Yuhao blinked twice. "Then why did organized groups like the Holy Spirit Cult emerge among evil soul masters? Is that also thanks to the monitoring team?"
Now it was Xuanzi's turn to be puzzled. "The Holy Spirit Cult? What is that? How did you learn about it?"
Huo Yuhao:
He overestimated the Shrek Supervisory Group.
He initially thought the Shrek Inspection Team's operating rules were—bandits could be suppressed, but not completely suppressed, because if they were all suppressed, there would be no reason to collect payment—
He had heard from Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao that after members of the inspection team executed corrupt officials, they could take the money embezzled by the corrupt officials as a reward for their mission. For example, Dai Yueheng had done 28 inspection missions before he was expelled from school, most of which involved dealing with corrupt officials and bandits within the Star Luo Empire. He actually earned quite a lot from it.
After all, nothing in this world is without its flaws. If you're not paid, you'll have to find a way to earn your own salary.
As for whether the money came from corrupt or incompetent officials, that remains to be discussed.
But the result—these idiots from Shrek didn't even know who the bandits were—
"Nothing much—then may I ask, if the inner court disciples aren't attending classes but instead are busy completing these so-called inspection missions, what are the elders of the Sea God Pavilion and the inner court teachers doing? Why aren't they doing their inspections?"
"—Enough!" Xuan Zi waved his sleeve, his powerful soul force interrupting Huo Yuhao's words.