15: Are There Only Gold Soul Coins in Your Eyes?

"Hello, can we register directly for a match in the Eighth Branch Arena?"

Xiao Wu blinked her pink eyes and asked the female attendant in charge of rankings.

She also wanted to witness Neuvillette's fairness and impartiality.

Well, Xiao Wu simply wanted to see Neuvillette. She felt that he carried the aura of someone in a superior position, though she did not know whether it was merely her imagination.

"Neuvillette probably isn't an ordinary human!"

With that thought in mind, Xiao Wu became even more interested in Neuvillette, because she herself was not human...

"Sorry, match venues are assigned at random after registration."

"Many Soul Masters want to go to the Eighth Branch Arena. Their purpose is the same as yours—they all want a glimpse of Lord Neuvillette's splendor. Unfortunately, everything must follow procedure."

The staff member was a beautiful young woman with purple hair. There was a faint trace of disdain in the way she looked at Xiao Wu. So many female Soul Masters wanted to see Lord Neuvillette—was Xiao Wu supposed to get to see him just because she said so?

"Ah? Why is it like this?"

Xiao Wu pursed her lips, stomped her foot unhappily, and said.

"All right, Xiao Wu. Don't be angry."

Tang San consoled her helplessly, though he felt rather bitter inside.

The little sister he cherished kept thinking about someone else. How could he possibly be happy about that?

"Let's register for the matches first. What if we get assigned to the Eighth Branch Arena?"

"Mubai explained it clearly before. Only after winning ten matches in a row will you be assigned to the Home Field. This is our first time registering, and we haven't fought any matches yet, so there's a high chance we'll be assigned to a branch arena!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu froze, and so did the staff member.

Before Xiao Wu could speak, the staff member said, "Our Soul Arena has thirty-six branch arenas in total. The chance of being assigned to Arena Eight is one in thirty-six."

Xiao Wu's mouth fell slightly open, but she hesitated to speak.

Even though she was illiterate and did not understand what one in thirty-six meant, she could still tell that the attendant meant their chances of being assigned to the Eighth Branch Arena were extremely low!

"Since this is your first time at the Soul Arena, you should register first. Only registered Soul Masters may sign up for matches."

"Fine, we'll register!"

"Please pay the registration fee. Twenty Gold Soul Coins for the two of you."

"???"

Tang San and Xiao Wu suddenly matured quite a bit. They seemed to understand why Neuvillette was so wealthy!

It was only registration, yet it cost ten Gold Soul Coins each!

A Soul Grandmaster's monthly allowance was only ten Gold Soul Coins!

Complaints aside, the two still registered and became "fighters" of the Soul Arena.

"Oh, right. We also need to register for two-person Soul Battles. Register us for that too!"

"Please pay ten Gold Soul Coins for the registration fee!"

"..."

They had not even started competing yet, and another ten Gold Soul Coins were gone.

"Would you two like to register for matches?"

"Yes, both solo and two-person matches!"

"Three matches. The registration fee for each match is ten Gold Soul Coins, for a total of thirty Gold Soul Coins. Every time you win a match, the Gold Soul Coins will be returned at double the amount. If you lose, they will not be refunded."

"???"

Before they had even entered the arena, sixty Gold Soul Coins were gone!

Tang San was completely numb. He was only a Soul Grandmaster right now, and his monthly allowance was merely ten Gold Soul Coins.

When they enrolled at Shrek Academy, the two had spent twenty Gold Soul Coins on the entrance test. That morning, Flender had also demanded one hundred Gold Soul Coins from each of them as tuition.

Even a landlord's household had no surplus grain!

Fortunately, he had lived frugally over the years and had not gone to Flender's shop to buy plate armor... Wait, what kind of bizarre thing had slipped in there?

After paying the registration fees, the two received badges made by the Soul Arena. Yet after receiving the badges, another small problem arose.

"It's Three Dance—the dance from dancing! How did you engrave it as Three Five Combination?"

Xiao Wu said indignantly.

"Would you like it changed?"

"Yes!"

Without even thinking, Xiao Wu answered. They had written her name wrong, of course it needed to be changed!

"Please pay ten Gold Soul Coins!"

Xiao Wu: "..."

There was not even a match yet, and another ten Gold Soul Coins had gone down the drain.

"Are you two registering for matches?"

"Yes, we're entering both solo and two-person matches!"

"Three matches. The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins per match, thirty Gold Soul Coins in total. After each victory, the Gold Soul Coins will be returned at double the amount. If you lose, they will not be refunded."

"???"

Before they had even entered the arena, sixty Gold Soul Coins were gone!

Tang San was completely numb. He was only a Soul Grandmaster right now, and his monthly allowance was merely ten Gold Soul Coins.

When they enrolled at Shrek Academy, the two had spent twenty Gold Soul Coins on the entrance test. That morning, Flender had also demanded one hundred Gold Soul Coins from each of them as tuition.

Even a landlord's household had no surplus grain!

Fortunately, he had lived frugally over the years and had not gone to Flender's shop to buy plate armor... Wait, what kind of bizarre thing had slipped in there?

After paying the registration fees, the two received badges made by the Soul Arena. Yet after receiving the badges, another small problem arose.

"It's Three Dance—the dance from dancing! How did you engrave it as Three Five Combination?"

Xiao Wu said indignantly.

"Would you like it changed?"

"Yes!"

Without even thinking, Xiao Wu answered. They had written her name wrong, of course it needed to be changed!

"Please pay ten Gold Soul Coins!"

Xiao Wu: "..."

Are there only Gold Soul Coins in your eyes?

You were the ones who engraved it incorrectly, so why did changing it still cost Gold Soul Coins?

Xiao Wu was furious. When had she ever suffered such humiliation?

"Your Soul Arena is unreasonable! It was clearly your mistake, so why do we have to pay Gold Soul Coins to correct it?"

Xiao Wu had never been one to fear trouble. She directly shouted at the staff member.

"Sorry, it was indeed our mistake. Would you like the badge changed?"

"Yes!"

"Please pay ten Gold Soul Coins!"

Xiao Wu: "..."

At that moment, Xiao Wu finally understood. The other party only had Gold Soul Coins in her eyes; there was not the slightest bit of remorse!

Tang San, standing beside her, twitched at the corner of his eye. The Soul Arena made money like this—did they really feel no guilt?

Wouldn't their consciences condemn them?

"Xiao Wu, forget it. Forget it!"

Seeing that Xiao Wu looked ready to make a move, Tang San hurriedly said. Flender had warned them before that the Soul Arena was filled with experts. Starting a fight with the staff here was clearly unwise!

A gentleman did not stand beneath a crumbling wall. Tang San would never place himself in danger.

"Third Brother! It was clearly their work mistake. Why should we just forget it?"

Xiao Wu said with a face full of dissatisfaction. In all her life, she had never suffered such humiliation!

Why should they forget it?

"Xiao Wu, this is the Soul Arena. It's filled with experts, and this is their Home Field. If we keep making trouble..."

Tang San spoke softly, his expression extremely grave.

Only after arriving in the big city did he realize that their bit of strength was simply not enough.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu came to her senses. She glared at the staff member angrily, then said nothing more and followed Tang San to the side.

"Tang San, Xiao Wu, how did your registration go?"

At that moment, Dai Mubai walked over with a smile on his face.

"Don't mention it..."

Tang San recounted what had just happened. Dai Mubai's expression turned somewhat ugly after hearing it, but he did not dare make any threats. This Soul Arena was no simple place and could not be offended lightly.

It would have been different in the Star Luo Empire, but this was the Heaven Dou Empire, not Dai Mubai's Home Field.

"Forget it. It's only ten Gold Soul Coins. Just make do with the two-person Soul Battle badge."

Dai Mubai spread his hands and said.

What else could he do? He had no solution either!

Of course, he could have given Tang San and Xiao Wu ten Gold Soul Coins to change the badge, but someone with high emotional intelligence like him would never do that!

Were Tang San and Xiao Wu angry because they lacked Gold Soul Coins?

No!

They were angry over a matter of right and wrong.

The Soul Arena's staff had indeed made the mistake first, but Xiao Wu had not specified that it was the dance from dancing either...