Xiao Mu As soon as they walked out of the golden door of the trial area, a tall figure came slowly from the corner of the corridor.
Leng Yaozhu's skirt was trailing to the floor, her pace was slow and leisurely, and she held a thin electronic panel in her hand. She looked at the excitement on the faces of the five young people that had not faded away, slightly curved her mouth, then lowered her head and scratched twice on the panel.
"I hope everything goes well. However, the bill still needs to be settled." She turned the panel over and the screen faced the five people.
The two lines of numbers above are clear.
Vajra Baboon, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, one hundred million Federation coins.
Starshine Unicorn, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, 130 million Federation coins.
Although everyone had expected it, they did not expect that the price would far exceed Thousand-Year Soul Spirit.
Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit is not a cabbage, let alone Vajra Baboon, a top-notch variety among the powerful types, and Starshine Unicorn, a dual-type light-spirited product that is so rare that only a few Spirit Pagoda exist.
There are numbers, but when the numbers are really put in front of you, it should still hurt.
However, fortunately, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's scholarship is very high.
Xu Xiaoyan swiped the card first. After pressing the fingerprint, a line for debit confirmation popped up on the screen. One hundred and thirty million Federation coins were withdrawn from the account, leaving a long series of numbers in the balance. She still had plenty of pocket money.
Yuanen Yehui followed up and paid 100 million. After the payment was deducted, she stared at the balance for two seconds. The corners of her mouth moved, feeling a little distressed. This was something she really liked and had saved for a long time. Soul Fighting Arena, mecha maintenance, monthly bonus for sub-professions, and funds exchanged for credits.
The days have returned to the past.
However, when I think about the Sun Moon Imperial Academy bonus, as long as I don't miss the course, I can get money every month.
"Don't forget it, go eat first." Xiao Mu reminded.
Yuanen Yehui thought about it, felt it made sense, and put the card away.
Five minutes later, five people stood outside the gate of Spirit Pagoda Headquarters. The sunlight poured down on their heads, which was much warmer than the artificial light source in the trial area. Na'er raised his face and squinted his eyes, like a cat basking in the sun.
People were coming and going on the street, but no one noticed that they had just spent 230 million.
There are many restaurants on the street near Spirit Pagoda, but this one is the most eye-catching - it has a big sign.
The five people pushed the door open and went in without thinking.
It was dinner time, and the lobby was noisy. The crunching of bowls and chopsticks mixed with the aroma of food, making it lively.
Xiao Mu glanced at the seat by the window, and then paused.
There were two people sitting at the table by the window.
One of them had three or four empty bowls piled in front of him and was still immersed in eating. His black hair was tied into a short ponytail on the back of his head, rising and falling as he chewed.
The other one was sitting sideways, holding a cup of tea in his hand, with a standard, slightly unbeatable lazy smile on his lips.
They are Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.
They hadn't noticed the person at the door yet. Tang Wulin was dealing with the fifth bowl of noodles. Xie Xie tapped the edge of his bowl with chopsticks and said something, probably something like "eat slowly and no one will compete with you."
Na'er was the first to react and tugged on Xiao Mu's sleeves. "It's Tang Wulin and Xie Xie. They are still wearing Shrek Academy's school uniforms."
Xu Xiaoyan also recognized it and lowered his voice. "They also come here to eat? What a coincidence."
Xiao Mu didn't say much and walked directly towards the table. When he reached the table, Tang Wulin just put down the bowl and raised his head, with a little noodle soup still on the corner of his mouth. When he saw Xiao Mu, he was stunned for a moment, and then grinned.
"Why are you here too?"
Xie Xie also turned around and saw five people, "Aren't you at Ming Capital? Why are you here?"
"Come to do something, I just came out from Spirit Pagoda." Xiao Mu pulled out the chair next to him and sat down. The other four people also took their seats, turning a four-person table into a seven-person table.
The waiter quickly added chairs and slapped the menu on the table.
After Xiao Mu sat down, he glanced at the pile of empty bowls in front of Tang Wulin and asked, "What about you, why are you here?"
Tang Wulin pushed the fifth empty bowl aside, wiped his mouth with a paper towel, and said with a calm expression, "No way, the college cafeteria requires credits. I can't afford it."
This was said so naturally that the table was silent for a second.
Xie Xie was holding a tea cup next to him, and his tone sounded like a supplement or a last resort, "He can consume half a class's worth of credits by himself. To put it simply, he can't afford to eat."
"That's called a normal amount of food." Tang Wulin corrected.
"Indeed, it's normal. It's not just a limited-time challenge here." Xie Xie took a sip of tea, his expression unchanged.
Na'er couldn't help laughing.
Xiao Mu is curious whether the two of them are still work-study students. They should be more than that poor.
"You are not working-study students, are you?"
The teacup in Xie Xie's hand almost slipped out, and she suddenly turned her head to look at him. "Xiao Mu, how do you know?"
"I guessed it." Xiao Mu was speechless. He had probably pieced together the whole story.
Tang Wulin was probably late and missed the formal exam in order to break through the bloodline, and was thrown into the ranks of work-study students.
Xie Xie was obviously hit in a sore spot. He put the tea cup on the table and began to pour out his bitterness. "I am still living in that shabby dormitory. Really, I have never seen such a shabby house. It doesn't matter if the wall is falling down, the windows still leak, and it is colder than outside in winter."
Tang Wulin added in a low voice beside him, "Actually, it's okay once you get used to it."
"What are you getting used to?" Xie Xie didn't stop at all, getting more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, "I can't even find a single advantage in that shabby dormitory."
Xiao Mu waited until he finished complaining before he spoke slowly.
"Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust these people with great responsibilities, they must first strain their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their skin, deplete their bodies, and mess up their actions. Therefore, if you are tempted to endure it, you will benefit what it cannot do. You must not relax."
Xie Xie opened his mouth, closed it, and opened it again, "Damn, what are you talking about? Just like our teacher, he said it is to hone our minds."
Tang Wulin didn't complain. He lowered his head and recited Xiao Mu's words in his heart, and then nodded lightly.
"Okay, I won't complain about you anymore." Xiao Mu smiled calmly, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Plum blossoms are originally plum blossoms, and the fragrance is inherently fragrant. This is a rule, but people give her different values."
"Someone has said that suffering is suffering, it is not worth pursuing, and it cannot directly bring success."
"Harden your will because we have no choice."
"People live for life itself, not for anything other than living."
"Life belongs to everyone's own feelings and does not belong to anyone else's opinions."
He continued, "So, you are suffering in vain."
Xie Xie was silent for a few seconds, "In order to laugh at us, you have to talk a lot of truth. Thank you very much."
"You're welcome." Xiao Mu picked up the tea cup and took a sip, his eyes slightly curved, but he did not deny it.
At this moment, the hotel door opened again.