In the office on the third floor of the Madhouse, a flying insect came in through the window. Baha caught it with the sharp tip of his eagle claw, then released it. The insect was completely unharmed and landed on Bubu Wang's nose. Still asleep, Bubu Wang instinctively swept at his nose with a paw, then changed positions on the cool blanket and snored away on his back.
"Byakuya, thank you for this."
The old dean spoke from across the desk. Every wrinkle on his face seemed to reveal his heartache.
"No need to thank me. It was what I should have done."
Su Xiao did not look up as he spoke. He was using a magnifying lens to examine the quality of the Soul Crystals he had just obtained. After confirming that one was fine, he took another from the wooden box.
Previously, the old dean had left a note in a locker at the Merchant Alliance Bank. In short, apart from the resources in that locker, as long as Su Xiao rescued him and his family, the old dean was willing to offer a Golden Bank vault key afterward. Inside were 75 Soul Crystals and valuables worth 40,000 Soul Coins.
Although Su Xiao had obtained hundreds of thousands of Soul Coins from the Arcane Eternal Star, that had been an exception. In a Tier Nine world, earning 100,000 to 150,000 Soul Coins from one world progression already counted as an abundant harvest. Of course, that amount referred to the Soul Coins one possessed after opening Treasure Chests and selling unneeded equipment and supplies.
One hundred thousand to one hundred fifty thousand was an abundant harvest, 150,000 to 300,000 was a bumper haul, and 300,000 to 500,000 meant making a huge profit.
Su Xiao estimated that if he had