Douluo : Diary System in Douluo Continent

As noon approached, Old Jack finally arrived at Nuoding Academy in Nuoding City, accompanied by Su Ming and Tang San.

When Old Jack tried to take them inside to complete the enrollment procedures, they were immediately stopped by the gatekeeper.

Seeing Tang San and Su Ming dressed in plain, modest clothes, the gatekeeper, for whatever reason, decided to make things difficult for them.

"Stop right there!" the gatekeeper shouted. "What are you doing here? Nuoding Academy isn't a place you can just stroll into!"

Su Ming was speechless. This was exactly like the original story! Was the gatekeeper out of his mind? There were so many work-study students in Nuoding Academy, most of them commoners. The wealthy made up only a small portion. So why was this guy specifically stopping them?

Old Jack's face stiffened for a moment, but then he smiled and said, "Gatekeeper, sir, these two children are this year's work-study students from our village. Here's the proof."

The gatekeeper arrogantly took the two certificates and looked them over. One was for a child with innate level seven wood-element martial spirit, and the other was for one with innate full soul power!

This surprised the gatekeeper, but then he saw that the one with innate full soul power had a Blue Silver Grass martial spirit. Something didn't add up!

Perhaps out of jealousy, he decided to make things difficult for them. Why should these two common boys have such exceptional talents?

The gatekeeper said to Old Jack, "There's only one work-study certificate here. What's going on? I recall that each village only gets one spot for a work-study student."

Old Jack patiently explained, "That's because we have two promising children this year. I pleaded with a Soul Master from the Spirit Hall, and they issued another certificate. We were hoping Nuoding Academy could make an exception and accept both of them."

Su Ming sighed inwardly. As expected, this rare situation was happening. But in the original story, this gatekeeper acted so arrogantly.

According to Tang San's logic, this gatekeeper had already set himself on the path to death!

Su Ming wondered if this incident would make Tang San hold a grudge against Old Jack. Maybe Tang San would even keep him in mind for later too.

The gatekeeper haughtily replied, "That won't do. Our academy only accepts the boy with the official work-study certificate. Take the other one back. The authority of that Spirit Hall Soul Master isn't enough to make exceptions here!"

Old Jack, angered, shouted, "But that's a Soul Master from the Spirit Hall! How dare you act this way?"

Meanwhile, Tang San stood quietly to the side, staring at the gatekeeper. His eyes flashed, and he glanced briefly at Old Jack and Su Ming. Who knew what he was thinking?

Of course, Su Ming noticed this. Thanks to the system's reward of the Sharingan with one tomoe, even though he hadn't activated it, his sensory abilities had improved.

Besides, Su Ming had been watching Tang San closely the entire time—it was hard not to notice.

In situations like this, Su Ming didn't hesitate. While waiting, he started writing in his diary.

After all, he was sure he'd be able to enroll. As for Tang San, as the child of destiny, could getting into a school really be that hard?

Not to mention that a certain "theory master" would soon appear. Even if he didn't show up, Su Ming guessed that Tang Hao was definitely lurking in the shadows!

[Family, who can understand this? The gatekeeper really stopped us, even though I'm here with Tang San.]

As soon as Su Ming updated his diary, the girls immediately started reading, eager for more drama.

[If it were just me, I could have easily gotten in by showing the work-study certificate. But there's also Tang San, and I don't know if the gatekeeper is out of his mind or what, but he actually refused Su Yuntao's certificate.]

[Even though Su Yuntao isn't that high-ranked, he's backed by the Spirit Hall, and there's no way a lowly gatekeeper can afford to provoke him. Who gave him the courage? Was it Liang Jingru?]

Though none of the girls knew who Liang Jingru was, they were all shocked by the gatekeeper's audacity. A gatekeeper at a primary Soul Master Academy was usually just an ordinary person, without any soul power. Where did he get the nerve to act like this?

At the very least, he should've let them in and allowed the academy's leadership to decide. Was he tired of living?

[And sure enough, Tang San stood there staring at the gatekeeper, tightening his right hand. From what I know about him, Tang San's already developed a killing intent. This gatekeeper has chosen the path to death!]

[If my guess is correct, there's a hidden weapon in Tang San's sleeve—a wrist-mounted crossbow that he probably made for self-defense. He likely also has several steel needles or other hidden weapons in his pockets.]

[After all, Tang San was a member of the Tang Sect in his previous life. Members of the Tang Sect are particularly skilled in hidden weapons and poisons. Now that he's been reborn in this unfamiliar world, though he hasn't used poison yet, his father is a blacksmith. Making simple hidden weapons wouldn't be hard for him.]

[In the Tang Sect, wrist-mounted crossbows are considered low-level hidden weapons, simple to make. But as long as they catch someone by surprise, they can easily kill a Soul Master around level twenty.]

[Now, with the gatekeeper refusing to recognize Su Yuntao's certificate, Tang San is not only glaring at the gatekeeper but also sneaking glances at Grandpa Jack and me. I know that both Grandpa Jack and I have been noted in his mind.]

[In Tang San's eyes, he probably thinks this: 'Why is Grandpa Jack favoring Su Ming, giving him the work-study spot, even though my talent is superior?']

[But he hasn't considered that he's hiding his Clear Sky Hammer martial spirit. Even though he has innate full soul power, his martial spirit is the so-called useless Blue Silver Grass. Most people would think that its potential can't compare to my wood-element martial spirit.]

Meanwhile, Ah Yin, reading the diary, became emotional. Su Ming had finally mentioned Tang San again, and it turned out that Tang San had been part of a sect that specialized in hidden weapons and poisons in his previous life.

Ah Yin didn't doubt Su Ming's words. Although she had lost much of her former strength, she was still the Blue Silver Emperor, and the blue silver grass around her allowed her to sense the outside world.

During these past six years, her focus had mostly been on Tang Hao and Tang San.

Though she couldn't stand Tang Hao's constant drinking and idleness, she thought it might be because he felt guilty about not being able to protect her, turning to alcohol to drown his sorrows.

Because of this, Ah Yin still believed that her choice had been right.

And as for Tang San, he had always seemed so obedient and sensible, as if he understood everything, taking great care of Tang Hao. He even made gadgets Ah Yin had never seen before, which must be the hidden weapons mentioned in Su Ming's diary.

Originally, Ah Yin thought Tang San was just precocious or exceptionally talented for his age, far ahead of his peers.

But now she realized that this was because Tang San wasn't truly her son. Inside him was the soul of a man in his thirties!

Even so, Ah Yin still held onto a sliver of hope—maybe, like Su Ming, Tang San had simply been reborn, and his memories from his past life had suddenly awakened later on. Could that be possible?