Chapter 13 Selling Soul Bones.
South Gate Commercial Street!
In the past, the South Gate, with its massive flow of people, would certainly be more bustling than the East Gate, where Shrek Academy was located. However, due to Shrek Academy's recent recruitment of new students, the South Gate was considerably quieter.
The entrance fee was one silver soul coin. Don't underestimate the price; it adds up to an astonishing sum. One-tenth of Shrek City's annual tax revenue comes from this.
The area leading from the South Gate was Shrek City's most prosperous commercial district. Various shops lined the streets, selling specialty goods from various empires. Shrek City's scale and permanent population might not rival the capitals of major empires, but it was undoubtedly the center of the continent.
Wu Xuan stopped in front of a shop. According to his memories from his previous life, the Treasure Pavilion belonged to the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek Academy. If he wanted to sell the Thousand-Year Crimson Flame Tiger's left arm bone, this Treasure Pavilion was the most suitable place.
Wu Xuan concealed his face, pulled up his wide hood, and slowly walked into the Treasure Pavilion.
A waiter immediately greeted him: "Sir, what brings you to the Treasure Pavilion?"
"I'd like to sell something," Wu Xuan said, his voice slightly rough.
The waiter smiled slightly: "Then please come with me to a private room in the side hall. We will have a professional appraiser assess the value of your item."
Wu Xuan nodded and followed the waiter.
A moment later! An elderly man with slightly graying hair pushed open the door and entered: "Sir, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting! What would you like to sell?"
Wu Xuan didn't stand on ceremony, and reached for his storage soul tool at his waist. He took out a cloth bag. "This is a left arm soul bone from a thousand-year-old Crimson Flame Tiger. I wonder what price I can offer it for?"
The old man picked up the soul bone, examined it carefully, and after a while said: "A left arm soul bone from a Crimson Flame Tiger that is about 1,100 years old, in excellent condition. If you wish to sell it, our shop can offer this price."
As he spoke, the old man wrote down a string of numbers in front of Wu Xuan.
"Three hundred thousand gold soul coins!" Wu Xuan murmured.
"Alright! Sold!" Wu Xuan nodded, accepting the price.
The old man smiled slightly, clapped his hands, and a maid entered carrying a tray.
The old man took out three gold cards from the tray and handed them to Wu Xuan.
"Transaction complete. Please entertain this guest well." The old man bowed to Wu Xuan again, picked up the soul bone, and left the private room.
Having made a fortune, Wu Xuan naturally wouldn't linger. He declined the waiter's offer of service and hurriedly left the Treasure Pavilion.
In a secluded corner of the street, Wu Xuan quickly removed his black robe and headed towards another commercial street.
A simple thousand-year-old soul bone had sold for three hundred thousand gold soul coins. He knew that even when his parents were alive, his family had never had a savings of fifty thousand gold soul coins.
Wu Xuan had become instantly wealthy.
While strolling around, Wu Xuan found a relatively quiet hotel and immediately collapsed onto the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
Although he was physically fine, he inevitably felt mentally exhausted.
For five or six days in a row, he wandered around Shrek City during the day, purchasing supplies he needed to study at Shrek Academy. At night, he didn't even cultivate his soul power, forcing himself to sleep and relax.
At dawn! As the distant sky just began to lighten, Wu Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged on his bed cultivating, slowly opened his eyes. The pale blue soul power shimmering on his body gradually receded.
"Today are the last two days for Shrek Academy to recruit new students. I should register."
Shrek's outer academy assigns classes based on registration time, and to avoid being placed in that old hag Zhou Yi's class, Wu Xuan registered right on the last few days.
After a quick wash, he had breakfast in the hotel lobby before checking out and heading towards the east gate where Shrek Academy was located.
The hotel's environment and service were excellent, and the cost of three gold soul coins a day wasn't particularly expensive.
Half an hour later, Wu Xuan circled around from the south of Shrek City to the east gate.
At the east gate, a dozen or so young men and women, not much older than him, patrolled the area. Each of them wore a light yellow uniform with a green badge on their chest. This was the uniform of second- and third-year students from the outer academy of Shrek Academy.
At this time, the nearby vendors were few and far between, and even the newly enrolled students queuing up were practically deserted. Wu Xuan stepped forward, and the teacher, who had been dozing off, instantly sat up straight and asked, "Name?"
"Wu Xuan."
"Age?"
"Eleven years old!"
"Martial Soul?"
"Wind Element Control!"
"Wind Element?"
Both the registration teacher and the student recording the information were visibly surprised, with the registration teacher's eyes even starting to light up.
"Let me see your recommendation letter!"
Wu Xuan nodded, took out an envelope, and handed it to the registration teacher.
The registration teacher opened the envelope while casually asking, "Soul Power?"
"Level Thirty-Four Soul Master!" Wu Xuan replied calmly.
"Hmm! ~ Hmm?" Upon hearing Wu Xuan's soul power level, the teacher paused, instantly losing his composure. He put down the envelope and stared intently at Wu Xuan.
"Hold out your hand."
Wu Xuan extended his hand, and the registration teacher squeezed his palm before taking out a crystal ball.
Wu Xuan placed his hand directly on it, and immediately the crystal ball shone brightly with a blue light, almost filling more than 80% of the entire crystal ball.
"Wow! Looks like the academy struck gold this year!" The male teacher exclaimed, looking at the shimmering crystal ball before him.
"Come on, young student, summon your martial spirit."
Wu Xuan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this; he hadn't even enrolled yet, and the teacher's address had already changed.
His spiritual energy surged, and the next moment, a deep cyan whirlwind appeared in Wu Xuan's hand.
"Hmm~! The martial spirit is of very high quality!" He glanced at the recommendation letter, then picked up a stamp and stamped it on the information form he had just filled out.
"Ahem! Wu Xuan, given your excellence, I've decided to exempt you from the next stage of the exam. Shen Liang! Come and show this young student around the academy." The admissions teacher called out.
"Yes, teacher!" A rather handsome male student ran over.
"Thank you, teacher!" Wu Xuan put away the information form and the recommendation letter, thanked the teacher, and entered the academy.
"Shrek Academy has been recruiting students for so many years, and this is the first time I've encountered such a little monster. Elemental Martial Soul! When Ling Luochen first enrolled, his soul power was only level 26, wasn't it?" The teacher murmured to himself, watching Wu Xuan walk away.
Shrek Academy boasts a beautiful environment, with abundant and lush vegetation. Walking along the wide avenue, no matter which direction one's gaze falls, at least ten different types of plants can be seen, all clearly meticulously pruned.
Two hundred meters ahead, several enormous statues block the view. There are ten statues in total, each ten meters tall, carved from the hardest granite.
These are the Golden Iron Triangle and the original Shrek Seven Devils who founded Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago.
Shen Liang, who was introducing the academy to Wu Xuan, spoke with great enthusiasm and eloquence.
Wu Xuan only glanced at the statues briefly before looking away, perfunctorily engaging with the enthusiastic senior beside him. He had no interest in Gangzi from ten thousand years ago or the Shrek Seven Devils.
Turning left from the statues, the road remained wide enough for four or five carriages to walk side by side. A signpost read "Lakeside Path."
Through the shady trees on the right, a wide expanse of water could be vaguely seen. This meant that behind the ten statues lay a large lake.
The two followed the lakeside path south for nearly fifteen minutes before turning west. After walking for another fifteen minutes or so, the path began to narrow, revealing a wide rectangular plaza. A sign for Shrek Plaza appeared nearby.
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