Fat Goose asked softly, "Oh my god, the apprentices at Golden Hills must be so rich. After class, couldn't they just grab some Golden Polys and sell them to cover their tuition?"
Yu Xunge, absorbed in Golden Hills' beauty, replied, "No. The Golden Polys picked by apprentices can only be used by themselves and can't be sold. If you take them out of the academy and exchange them for money, you'll gain a special status called 'Golden Polys Hate You' for a while. During that time, you won't be able to touch any Golden Polys."
She had learned this while working part-time at Thief Bug Tavern. There should have been records of it in the library of Moonlight Wetland's Eternal Winter district, but they were brief and nowhere near as detailed as the stories told by guests who had once studied at Golden Hills.
Mistblade stared fervently at the Golden Polys carpeting the ground and asked, "Can apprentices from outside Golden Hills pick them? What punishment would there be?"
Yu Xunge only shared what she knew for certain. "There's no punishment, but you can only pick five bundles. Once you go over that number, you won't be able to touch Golden Polys anymore."
The moment she finished speaking, she felt her field of vision suddenly open up. Every apprentice near her had bent down to grab Golden Polys, all of them sticking up their butts as they carefully selected the heaviest and best five bundles.
Moonlight Wetland was enormously expensive. Aside from the materials required for their specialized classes, there were Skills, equipment, curios, and more.
Not to mention that they had to buy new uniforms whenever they damaged them during daily class battles. They were all still growing, too, and had to order snacks and such from outside the