bookbashuk Chapter 237 Taking in a Maid as an Incidental Thing
Chapter 237 Taking in a Maid as an Incidental Thing
Chapter 237 Taking in a Maid as an Incidental Thing
"You're not participating?" Lin Jiayi asked, quite surprised.
Lin Nuo nodded.
"I'm not participating anymore. It's pointless. The Soul Masters from my era are already separated from me by a thick barrier, and they're drifting further and further apart," Lin Nuo said with his hands on his hips, sounding melancholy.
"Could you be any more pretentious?" Xiao Hongchen was speechless and almost laughed.
Although what you said is indeed the truth, your condescending tone is just too irritating.
What?
Nobody can beat him?
That's fine then, let him do whatever he wants.
"Am I just handing over the stage to you so you can become the King of Mingdu Disco?" Lin Nuo turned his head and winked at Xiao Hongchen. "If I were on stage, where would you get a chance to perform? Don't you want to dominate the arena and let those ordinary people admire Young Master Xiao's parrot kidney failure?"
"It's valiant and mighty!" Xiao Hongchen corrected seriously. "But what you said makes sense. Letting you participate in the competition is indeed a bit unfair. This kind of bullying and lack of martial ethics should be left to me!"
Xiao Hongchen, with an air of righteous indignation and a "If I don't go to hell, who will?" attitude, declared: "I'll bear the infamy, I'll shoulder the responsibility! I am the academy's weightlifting champion!"
Watching the two bicker, Meng Hongchen covered her mouth and chuckled, her big eyes curving into beautiful crescents.
The other five regular players and seven reserve players gathered in a corner, looking at Lin Nuo with a mixture of curiosity and awe.
Lin Nuo, the legendary senior of the academy!
In the previous tournament, he single-handedly defeated Shrek Academy, displaying incredible prowess on the field, eliminating several members of the Shrek Academy team, and successfully leading the Sun and Moon team to overthrow Shrek Academy's millennia-long dominance.
Outsiders might think that the biggest credit for the Sun and Moon team's victory in the previous season went to Ma Rulong, the team leader.
But in reality, anyone with a bit of knowledge knows who the real big shot was in the last competition.
Since Lin Nuo has rarely appeared at the academy since the end of the competition, either in seclusion or out looking for medicine, those who have never seen Lin Nuo in person have long admired this legendary senior.
In other words, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy doesn't have a ridiculous matchmaking event like the Sea God's Fate, otherwise Lin Nuo's popularity would definitely be off the charts.
After the training ended, everyone naturally noticed Lin Nuo sitting in the corner eating melons. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen immediately spotted the stinky old man who had been spying on them for who knows how long and arrested Lin Nuo on the spot. These students, who had long admired Lin Nuo, also gathered together to openly peek at him.
In addition, Lin Jiayi also appeared.
He serves as the team's instructor, responsible for developing training plans and enhancing the soul tools of other team members, as well as coaching and logistical support.
Lin Nuo discovered they were playing a free-for-all game, and Lin Jiayi naturally noticed as well.
Lin Jiayi, who originally wanted to criticize their chaotic training style, changed her mind after seeing Lin Nuo and immediately ran over to ask Lin Nuo if he wanted to participate in the competition.
He didn't know what level Lin Nuo had reached at this time, but with his cultivation as a Soul Douluo, he couldn't even sense Lin Nuo's aura. From the moment Lin Nuo appeared until the sharp-eyed Xiao Hongchen noticed him watching the drama unfold, Lin Jiayi didn't notice anything at all.
He certainly didn't think that Lin Nuo was only good at concealing his aura, so there was only one possibility left: Lin Nuo had grown to the point that he couldn't even see his back anymore.
With such a great general leading the charge, we are invincible!
Lin Jiayi was a little disappointed by Lin Nuo's lack of interest in the competition.
He couldn't force him. In terms of both strength and status, Lin Nuo, the leader of the new generation, had already left him far behind. Even though he was the dean of students, he could only ask Lin Nuo for his thoughts and opinions, but he had no way or right to ask him to do anything.
"Director Lin, don't worry. It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not in this competition. Our Sun and Moon team will win," Lin Nuo said.
"I've seen their training too. Tell me, besides our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, who else can field a team with two titled warriors, two Soul Saints, and three high-level Soul Emperors?"
"Shrek? Just a skeleton in a tomb, nothing to worry about."
"That's true." Lin Jiayi nodded. He had worried too much about the academy and only thought about constantly strengthening the team. Little did he know that the Sun and Moon team was already invincible.
Ultimately, it's because his mindset hasn't changed. He's been suppressed by Shrek Academy for too long, to the point that he has developed a fear of insufficient firepower. But in Lin Nuo's view, this is just human nature, and Lin Nuo himself has this symptom.
He simply knew more than Lin Jiayi and understood better how excessive the battle armor was.
Not taking the matter to heart, Lin Nuo turned his attention to the other twelve contestants.
The five main teams consisted of three women and two men, while the seven reserve teams consisted of five men and two women. Surprisingly, some of these people were acquaintances.
First of all, there's Ghost Nana, who is tall and slender, over 1.8 meters tall, with short white hair, wheat-colored skin, and long legs.
In the original work, she was clearly designated as a member of the second Soul Battle Tournament, but she was taken away by Huo Yuhao halfway through. Now that she hasn't been taken away, she has indeed become one of the main team members, a Soul Master of the Control System, and her cultivation has reached the sixth-ring Soul Emperor.
However, she does need to resolve her own issues. The branch in Mingdu hasn't yet learned that the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters was destroyed by her. It should be enough time to take them down one by one now.
Since the headquarters has already been completely overrun, wiping out these branch offices is just a piece of cake.
After eliminating the Holy Spirit Cult branch and rescuing Nana's parents' souls, you'll also gain a 100% loyal maid. Although her strength is a bit low and she's basically useless, having a long-legged maid to do errands is still pretty good.
It's impossible to do everything personally. Lin Nuo has too few capable people around him. He can't let Xiao Hongchen or Meng Hongchen do every little thing.
His gaze lingered on Nana for a moment, making the girl a little nervous.
Even someone with nothing to hide would feel immense pressure being looked at by a highly respected and powerful senior like Lin Nuo, let alone someone like Nana who has something to hide.
The matter of battle armor is no longer a secret among the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire. It has already become standard equipment in the Royal Soul Master Corps and this year's Sun Moon Battle Team. Naturally, the news could not be kept secret. Many high-ranking officials have heard some news and know that the Mingde Hall leaders, led by Jing Hongchen, seem to have developed a real humanoid soul tool.
However, while they received the information, very few actually had access to the battle armor and understood what it actually entailed.
The Holy Spirit Cult has been cultivating the Sun Moon Empire for a long time. Even without cooperating with Xu Tianran as in the original story, their intelligence network in the Sun Moon Empire is extremely powerful. The battle armor that others want, the Holy Spirit Cult also wants.
Unlike the conservative Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult has no aversion to soul tools.
Not only are several of the seven elders level nine soul masters, but Ye Xishui, as the Supreme Master, is also known as a half-step level ten soul master.
They really like soul tools.
Upon hearing about the existence of battle armor, they immediately sent people to inquire about it and even tried to obtain it. Nana was part of their plan and held a rather important position.
The Royal Soul Master Corps is an entity that the Holy Spirit Cult cannot interfere with, and Kong Deming cannot allow the Holy Spirit Cult to intrude into the true pillars of the nation.
Therefore, participating teams in the Soul Battle Tournament naturally became the only way to come into contact with the Battle Armor.
It just so happens that Nana, the undercover agent, is powerful and talented, and is fully qualified to be a member of the main team. She also came with a mission from the Holy Spirit Cult, which is to bring the battle armor back to the Holy Spirit Cult. If she can do it, her parents' souls can be released.
However, Nana is no fool. She has been a member of the regular team for several months and received her standard battle armor last month.
But she never sent the message back.
She understood perfectly well that even if she did send the battle armor back to the Holy Spirit Cult, her parents would not be released. The Holy Spirit Cult would only hold onto her parents and the fact that she had revealed the flaws in the battle armor, turning her into a puppet and a death servant.
So even though she obtained the battle armor, she never told the truth, but instead kept delaying and using various excuses to gloss over the matter.
After being glanced at a few times by Lin Nuo, Nana became extremely nervous. She had other thoughts on her mind and was very afraid that Lin Nuo would see through her, but his appearance gave Nana real hope.
The hope that the parents will be rescued.
Lin Nuo quickly looked away from her. Nana didn't understand why Lin Nuo would look at her again. In terms of looks and figure, although she was top-notch, she couldn't compare to Meng Hongchen at all.
Who doesn't know that Lin Nuo and Meng Hongchen are a couple?
But if he wasn't attracted to her body, why would he give her that extra look?
Nana was in a state of utter confusion.
People with guilty consciences tend to overthink, especially those who are somewhat intelligent but not very bright. Often, a casual remark or a single glance can set them off and cause them to overthink for a long time.
Nana was unaware that Lin Nuo had already decided to pursue a two-way relationship with her. She needed Lin Nuo, the savior who could help her rescue her parents and free her from her suffering, while Lin Nuo also needed her, a sensible, obedient, and incredibly loyal beautiful maid.
But this couldn't be discussed openly. After secretly planting a mental mark on Nana to make it easier for him to visit her alone later, Lin Nuo looked at the others.
Hmm, very good, I have absolutely no recollection of it.
There was only one Nana that I remembered. Was I being too careless? I didn't even recognize my teammates.
Lin Nuo thought about it for a moment, but quickly put the question out of his mind.
No, I'm not participating in the competition, so isn't it normal that I don't recognize them? It's only because Nana is a supporting character with a name in the original work, has a fair amount of screen time, and has very distinctive features that I was able to recognize her.
It's perfectly normal that other people don't recognize me; that's their problem, not mine!
Arnold quickly convinced himself.
Even so, Lin Nuo still greeted them and introduced himself to each other. Although he didn't plan to participate in the competition, he was fine with being a team leader and going to watch the fun.
Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi would certainly not refuse his appointment as team leader. Since the position has been secured, the team members should naturally get to know each other. Lin Nuo is not so arrogant as to be too lazy to even learn their names.
Arrogance is for external use. When facing those idiots from Shrek Academy, it doesn't matter how much Lin Nuo mocks or despises them.
But when it comes to his own people, Lin Nuo is the most respected and gentle senior!
After getting to know each other, Lin Nuo left with Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen. With their chaotic training style, there was really no difference between practicing and not practicing; it was just about improving their control over their battle armor.
Their presence on the field actually disrupts the training of others, because they are simply too overpowered.
Not only is their martial soul configuration several levels higher, but their battle armor is also a unique two-word battle armor, whose enhancement strength is incomparable to their standard one-word battle armor.
Just like when Lin Nuo first returned, if Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen were there, they would either not make a move, or if they did, the other twelve people would be forced into a corner and wouldn't even have the right to participate in the battle.
If they don't take action, there's no point in the two of them being there.
The battle armor has been distributed for a month now, and they have already mastered the necessary skills, so there's no need for the two siblings to remind them repeatedly.
So the two siblings and Lin Nuo skipped work together.
The three of us are so strong, what's wrong with slacking off for a while?
Let's have some barbecue!
It's still that same barbecue restaurant that Dragon Emperor Douluo selected. Although Dragon Emperor Douluo has fallen, the delicious barbecue will never fade.
"Arno, you don't know yet, do you? After much discussion, and with the decision of the Empire's high command, this year's competition has been renamed from the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition to the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Competition. Although the age limit for participation is still under twenty, the scope of registration has been expanded from academies to sects. The news was released four months ago, when you were in seclusion."
Xiao Hongchen mumbled incoherently while eating roasted meat.
The decision was made four months ago, and the competition is still two months away from starting. In other words, the Sun Moon Empire has given the sects of the Douluo Three Kingdoms half a year to prepare.
As expected, the Sun Moon Empire's tournament will follow the same trajectory as the original story.
Unless force majeure causes the Sun Moon Empire to cease waging war or delay its commencement, the rules of this competition will definitely change in this way.
This is an excellent opportunity. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Sun Moon Empire can act swiftly and take control of the complex and numerous sects and forces in the Douluo Three Kingdoms with lightning speed.
Lin Nuo was not surprised by this.
"Who cares about sects or not? No matter how many come, they'll only become stepping stones for us, making the brilliance of our battle armor shine even brighter."
Lin Nuo spoke calmly.