After returning to the academy, Oscar was no longer idle. Nowadays, besides studying and cultivating, he had even more things to plan and arrange.
And the foundation of it all was his fourth soul skill. The abilities of the Clone Sausage and the Replication Sausage, in the hands of Oscar a modern young man from the 21st century would unleash unimaginable power.
In time, it would make the entire Douluo Continent tremble. Because of this, Oscar had already drafted extremely detailed plans.
Once the plan was put into action, Oscar would bring earthshaking change to the entire world of soul masters, and even to the whole Douluo Continent.
Of course, Oscar hadn't forgotten to occasionally "pan for gold" in Flender's little shop. After all, although Shrek Academy was no longer short of money thanks to Shao Xin auctioning soul skills, Flender, being such a miser, still kept his little habit of running that shop. From time to time, new curiosities would appear there.
Sure enough, a few months later, Oscar found something extraordinary in Flender's little soul master shop: a piece of refined metal no ordinary metal, but the rarest among them, hair gold.
This was the very material Tang San had once used to injure Zhao Wuji with the supreme hidden weapon the Dragon Beard Needle!
Now, however, the Dragon Beard Needle had fallen into Oscar's hands. And in the future, this very weapon would win countless "merits" for him…
Heaven Dou Empire, Balak Kingdom, Soto City.
Within the Balak Kingdom, there were two most important cities. One was Balak City, the capital where King Kundera of Balak resided the political and economic center of the kingdom.
The other was Soto City, located at the heart of the fertile Lima Plains, known as the "Granary of Balak."
Back then, the reason Flender had chosen Soto City to found Shrek Academy was precisely because of its prosperity and abundance.
However, due to certain circumstances, Flender offended the city lord of Soto, so he was unable to establish his academy within the city itself. Instead, he settled in a nearby village.
Even so, with Soto City at his back, earning money was never a problem. The later auctions held by Oscar and Shao Xin had already shown how strong the purchasing power of the soul masters here was.
At this time, just past noon under the blazing sun, a boy and a girl walked in through Soto City's west gate. They looked to be only in their teens, carrying no luggage.
The boy was dressed simply, appearing about twelve or thirteen years old. He stood around 1.7 meters tall and wore a light blue fitted outfit, looking quite neat.
Around his waist was a belt inlaid with twenty four jade stones. His black, shoulder length hair barely reached down, and though his looks weren't strikingly handsome, his faint smile gave off a natural sense of warmth and friendliness.
If the boy seemed ordinary and gentle, the girl beside him was anything but.
Her silky black hair was braided neatly into a scorpion tail braid that reached past her calves. She was slightly taller than the boy, dressed in a pink top that tightly wrapped her already developing figure. Her slim waist, small enough to be held in one hand, would make countless women envious.
Her naturally arched brows, large watery eyes, and slightly round, rosy cheeks gave her not only beauty but also a lively, charming air. The word "adorable" seemed tailor made for her.
Standing beside her, the boy was already overshadowed by her radiance.
Worth noting was the pink sachet tied to her waist, faintly releasing the fragrance of fresh herbs.
Wiping the light sweat from her forehead, the girl muttered in complaint:
"Finally, we've reached this Soto City. I really don't know what Master is thinking. There are plenty of intermediate and advanced soul master academies eager to admit us unconditionally, yet he insists you take the exam for some shabby academy that doesn't even have a rank."
The boy smiled slightly:
"Teacher asked me to take the exam, but he didn't ask you to come along. You're the one who insisted. Luckily the Balak Kingdom borders the Fasno Province, or you'd be complaining even more."
The girl gave him a glare.
"Heartless! I only came because of you. Who asked you to be my brother!"
She pouted her lips.
"Anyway, the entrance exam isn't until the day after tomorrow. No matter what, you have to keep me company here in Soto City for two days to make up for the trauma to my poor little heart."
The boy couldn't help but laugh.
"The big sister of Notting Academy for six years straight, talking about a 'poor little heart'? If your little brothers heard that, I wonder what they'd think."
This boy and girl were none other than Tang San and Xiao Wu from Notting Primary Soul Master Academy.
Compared to Notting City, Soto was much larger and livelier. Soldiers patrolled the streets, while bustling crowds flowed endlessly.
After grabbing a simple meal, they began looking for a place to stay. Soon, Xiao Wu made a new discovery.
"Xiao San, come look! This city has a Frost Escort Agency too. We passed several cities on the way, and every one of them had one. It's like a landmark building. Who on earth has that kind of power?" she exclaimed as they stopped in front of one.
Of course, they weren't there to send goods. The real reason they came was because right next to every Frost Escort Agency stood a Frost Restaurant.
The Frost Restaurant, whether in terms of service, accommodations, or food, was by far the best Xiao Wu had ever experienced. Ever since one opened in Notting City more than half a year ago, she had visited it regularly.
The Escort Agency and Restaurant, both bearing the name "Frost," belonged to the same enterprise. Wherever one appeared, the other followed.
The Frost Escort Agency was much like a normal one, except it didn't just take ordinary customers it also accepted jobs from soul masters, and all escorts were themselves soul masters.
With such grand operations and outstanding service, the business had rapidly spread everywhere.
It was said that not only had Frost Escort Agencies and Restaurants sprung up all over the Heaven Dou Empire, but even across the border in the Star Luo Empire, the name "Frost" was rising in fame. In almost every city, one could find these twin establishments.
Now, the Frost Escort Agency was the most widely used and best rated of all Douluo Continent.
Rumor had it that behind the Frost Escort Agency stood not one, but two Title Douluo: one being the famed Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and the other the mysterious master of the "Frost Sword Sect," known only as the Jade Sword Lord.
No one had ever seen the Jade Sword Lord. The Frost Sword Sect itself seemed like a hidden sect, only emerging within the past year, but it immediately made a grand entrance by establishing the Escort Agencies and Restaurants.
It was also said that the Jade Sword Lord and Poison Douluo were close friends. Poison Douluo's backing wasn't for profit, but simply as a favor to his friend.
When the first Escort Agency and Restaurant opened, their success drew the envy of many factions. Some even dared to attack the businesses. But in the end, all of them were wiped out down to the last man.
Even powerful enemies at the Soul Sage level had met the same fate. The result for all who covetedFrost's enterprises was the same: annihilation.
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