Douluo, my martial soul is a mushroom

Chapter 47 Theory of Happiness, the Last Part of the Golden Triangle

Shrek Academy has a ten-year school system, with six years for the middle school and four years for the university. After the four years of university, graduates can choose to stay in school for further studies, which is considered a postgraduate study. They can stay in school for a maximum of three years, and then they have to work in the school.

Students from the middle school need to take an assessment to enter the university. The tentative assessment requirements are to master a martial art and pass the quality assessment. The difficulty of the assessment needs to ensure that the admission rate is below 60% and above 50%.

The graduation requirements for undergraduate programs have not yet been determined, but are expected to be divided into outstanding graduation, certificate graduation, and non-certificate graduation.

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At 6 o'clock in the morning, a clear bell rang in the dormitory area. The special amplifying soul guide ensured that the bell could be heard in every dormitory room.

Gao Yan was awakened from his sleep by the ringing of a bell. After two minutes, he got out of bed, and the first thing he did was to wake up his classmates.

"Dengjia, Guanghong, Luxie, wake up!"

The dormitories at Shrek Academy are all four-person rooms, with beds with tables underneath, specially made by Chi Ping who asked a carpenter to make them.

There were sounds of turning over in the three beds.

Gao Yan picked up the towel and cup of water with confidence and went to the bathroom at the end of the corridor to wash up.

At 6:15, the four walked out of the dormitory building and entered the white-painted Canteen No. next to the dormitory building. The canteen has four floors, and only the first floor is open now.

The layout of the cafeteria was inspired by that of a university cafeteria. The dining area is right at the entrance, with nearly a hundred tables neatly arranged. Each table can seat eight people, and there is a row of windows on the right.

"It's delicious!"

The fragrant smell of meat awakens the energy for the day. Gao Yan and his three companions took out their student ID cards, received their meal plates from the first window, got a full bowl of fragrant meat porridge from the second window, and got some meat patties, buns, steamed buns and other foods from the third window.

Holding their food trays, the four of them prepared to choose a seat they liked.

"Senior Sister Ning?"

The four of them looked at each other in bewilderment. They had not expected to meet Ning Rongrong here. If Gao Yan's class was the first generation of Shrek Academy students, then Ning Rongrong and the other eight were the first generation of students. Some of them even held shares in the academy. Although they were only one year apart in age, their status was very different.

——Do you want to go say hello?

Zhao Dengjia looked at Gao Yan inquiringly.

Gao Yan nodded.

--go!

The first generation of students either hang out in the training room of the martial arts hall or in the library's laboratory building. They are rarely seen, so opportunities like this one to communicate are rare.

"What do you think, Grandpa Jian?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Chen Xin ate the meat pie and drank the meat porridge, and said with satisfaction: "Apart from anything else, this meal is really good. If I am not mistaken, the meat in this porridge is mutton, boiled with radish, angelica, and yam. It is very effective in strengthening the body and replenishing the vital energy."

Chen Xin has lived for nearly a hundred years. Although he spent most of his time practicing and practicing swords, he has learned a little bit about many things over such a long time. Moreover, medicine and martial arts are inseparable, and Chen Xin's knowledge of herbs is also very good, so he can naturally taste the secret of meat porridge.

"Grandpa Jian is really amazing. He can taste it right away." Ning Rongrong complimented with a smile.

Chen Xin had no children in his life, and treated Ning Rongrong almost as his own granddaughter, and was very pleased with Ning Rongrong's compliments.

Even so, Chen Xin did not forget the purpose of coming to Shrek Academy, and asked, "Rongrong, will Shrek Academy always provide free medicinal food?"

Although Shrek Academy only has 48 students in one grade now, but in the future, the total number of students in 10 grades will reach tens of thousands! With this number, the words "free" and "medicinal food" together mean a huge expense. Even the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect will be moved by this number!

Ning Rongrong shook her head and explained, "The middle school is free with a student ID, and the university will resume normal charges. Brother Ping said that you can't starve while practicing martial arts. The middle school students don't have the ability to make money after studying, and the academy won't let them waste their precious time on anything other than studying and practicing. But if they can't be self-reliant after entering the university, then just starve. In addition, the academy has its own medicinal fields, and the yield is very high, so the cost of medicinal food is not too high."

Chen Xin stroked his beard, thinking something in his mind.

"Hello, Senior Sister Ning!"

Gao Yan and his four companions approached the two and greeted them. Chen Xin frowned slightly and was about to use his aura to drive the four away when Ning Rongrong spoke with a smile.

"Hello, junior!"

"Is this senior the senior of my senior sister?"

Ning Rongrong nodded, "You can call him Senior Jian."

Gao Yan and the other three said respectfully, "Senior Jian!"
Chen Xin restrained his aura and presented the image of a somewhat cold senior expert.

Ning Rongrong asked, "Is there anything wrong, junior brother?"

Gao Yan: "We are a little confused about the college's course schedule, so we would like to ask you for advice."

"Just ask."

The four of them sat down opposite Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin and put down their plates.

Gao Yan asked, "We have to take a half-day moral education class every Wednesday. This is something we don't understand. It's not that it's bad, we all think we should be good people. But shouldn't the most important thing for a soul master be to cultivate his martial soul and improve his strength? Is it necessary to arrange a separate moral education course?"

“Thinking is not a bad thing.”

Ning Rongrong put down her chopsticks and looked at the four people seriously, "You should have learned the concept of "mind-body skills"."

The four of them nodded, and Chen Xin also pricked up his ears.

"Why does a person fight and why does he practice? It's the 'heart'. Why do you want to join Shrek Academy?"

The four of them looked at each other, and Gao Yan was the first to ask, "Become a powerful soul master?"

Ning Rongrong, "What level of soul master is considered powerful? What kind of soul master is considered powerful? Do you simply want to become a powerful soul master, or do you need to become a powerful soul master in order to achieve something?"

The four of them looked at each other speechlessly.

Ning Rongrong continued, "Happiness is the satisfaction of the soul. Everyone is pursuing happiness, and practicing is also for the pursuit of happiness. 'Becoming a powerful soul master' can be happiness, or it can be a way to achieve happiness. The focus of the ideological and moral course is on thought rather than morality. The purpose of the college offering this course is to let you learn to think, to think about what your own happiness is."

Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "The world is complicated and people's hearts are uncertain. Everything you experience and every person you meet may affect your perception of happiness or become a part of your happiness."

"Do you still remember the 24 words your senior Chi Ping said in the first ideological and moral education class?
He used these 24 words to describe his expectations for the empire, society, and individuals. This is the beautiful world he expected, and this is his happiness. He believes that he can be happy in such a world, and he also believes that most people can be happy in such a world.

"The college tells students the happiness they expect through moral courses, with the goal of guiding people to be good. If you don't know what kind of happiness you are pursuing, just use the happiness that the college believes in. That's not bad, is it?"

Everyone was thoughtful.

"Grandpa Jian and I have finished eating. You fellow students, please take your time."

……

Tiandou Empire, Tiandou City, Lanba Academy.

Dean Liu Erlong's eyes were filled with tears.

"Xiaogang, Boss Flanders..."

On the table in front of her was a letter written in Flanders' handwriting.

……

Shrek Academy, Dean's Office.

Flanders took off his glasses and said to himself, "I'm sorry, Xiaogang, whether it's for you and Erlong or for the children..."

(End of this chapter)