Outside Flender's office at Shrek Academy.
Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin looked at Flender in confusion.
"Dean, what did you call us here for?"
Flender waved a hand. "Come in. I've got a surprise."
With that, he pushed open the door.
The three discovered that four large chests had appeared in the office at some point.
They were impossible to miss.
"Dean, what's all this?"
Their eyes were filled with curiosity and confusion.
"These are the wages I've prepared for you."
Flender didn't keep them guessing. "One each."
"Our wages?"
The three froze. "How much money is that?"
"Two hundred and fifty..."
Flender smiled and slowly began stating a figure.
Before he could finish, Shao Xin interrupted him. "Two hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins? Isn't this chest a little too big, though?"
Huh? Would I use a chest this big for just over two hundred Gold Soul Coins? Is that really necessary?
Flender was speechless.
"Knowing our esteemed dean's ingenuity, he probably exchanged two hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins for Silver Soul Coins to make the amount look impressive."
Li Yusong's eyes lit up as he offered his guess.
"I don't think your estimate is conservative enough."
At that moment, the steady-tempered Lu Qibin spoke. "To fill a chest this big, I think he'd have to exchange the Gold Soul Coins for Copper Soul Coins."
"Old Lu really knows his stuff."
"I think Old Lu's right, too."
Lu Qibin's words won wholehearted agreement from Shao Xin and Lu Qibin.
"Stop guessing. I'm begging you, stop guessing."
"You're really hurting my feelings."
Flender was speechless. "Do you really think I'm the kind of person who passes off inferior goods as the real thing?"
With that, he opened the chests one by one.
Brilliant golden light instantly filled