After everyone finished breakfast, Dai Mubai said to them, "There's still some time before class. Let me introduce the academy's rules and courses."
Seeing everyone looking at him, Dai Mubai coughed twice, pulled his gaze away from Zhu Zhuqing, and began, "The academy doesn't have any special rules. Simply put, you can't use your Soul Power to seize other people's property, but fighting and gambling are encouraged."
Youquan neither agreed nor disagreed. This was rather similar to the arena at Jia Nan Academy. Almost every academy encouraged students to fight and spar with one another so they could improve together.
Dai Mubai continued, "As for course arrangements, our academy adjusts the curriculum according to the students and teachers. However, the most important thing at our academy is collecting tuition. The annual tuition fee is one hundred Gold Soul Coins."
Hearing this, Xiaowu could not help interrupting, "Dai Boss, you said yesterday that the academy was poor. Why is it so poor? Just the subsidies the academy receives from Spirit Hall should be an astronomical sum, right?"
Youquan explained, "Spirit Hall's money doesn't fall from the sky either. Once a Spirit Master reaches Soul Ancestor rank, Spirit Hall no longer provides subsidies, except in special circumstances. Spirit Hall isn't a charity, after all. If someone reaches Soul Ancestor rank and still cannot support themselves, there's no reason for Spirit Hall to keep raising them."
Xiaowu continued, "Then why not accept noble titles from the Empire?"
Ning Rongrong explained, "Accepting a noble title means swearing loyalty to the Empire. Noble titles may be nice, but they also come with restrictions. Perhaps the academy's teachers don't want to be constrained."
Youquan asked curiously, "Didn't you say during recruitment that graduates from this academy would at least receive the title of viscount, and that