"These two children are truly hardworking. They both have good talent; perhaps in the future, they really will become powerful Spirit Masters."
Watching Yu Yan and Xiao Wu leave, Fang Chunlan let out a sigh of admiration.
In all her years as a teacher at Balak Junior Soul Master Academy, she had never seen such hardworking students at this age.
Before Yu Yan and Xiao Wu arrived, the number of students she treated in a year wasn't as many as she had treated in the month since they came.
Usually, most of the students she treated weren't injured because of training.
Now that she had such diligent students, although Fang Chunlan complained verbally, she was gratified in her heart; otherwise, she wouldn't have tirelessly treated their injuries.
While she was sighing as she watched Yu Yan and Xiao Wu's retreating figures, a cleaning staff member approached Fang Chunlan with a panicked expression.
Her mood interrupted, Fang Chunlan showed a hint of displeasure: "What's with the panic? What happened?"
"Teacher Fang, the training room those two students just used... the floor is pitch black and there are obvious signs of damage. I don't know what to do."
Listening to the staff member's description, Fang Chunlan's face was full of questions; she didn't quite understand what the other person was trying to convey.
The floor is pitch black?
Signs of damage?
What on earth is all this?
Unable to make sense of it, Fang Chunlan prepared to go and see for herself.
Arriving at the door of the training room Yu Yan and Xiao Wu had just used, she opened the door and saw the scene the staff member had described.
As a Spirit Master, Fang Chunlan recognized at a glance that these were traces of a battle between Spirit Masters.
These were battle traces caused by Spirit Masters, and only Yu Yan and Xiao Wu had used this room, which meant... wait, how old are they? To already be Spirit Masters, is that right?
Many doubts appeared in Fang Chunlan's eyes. She walked quickly toward the Academic Affairs Office, preparing to report this matter to the school.
These two children were so outstanding that she wanted the school to focus on nurturing them... After leaving the school training room, Yu Yan took Xiao Wu to Spirit Hall. They successfully completed their Spirit Master certification with the elderly man on duty, received their iron Spirit certification badges, and collected their subsidy of one gold coin for the month.
Xiao Wu held the gold coin, looking it over from left to right, appearing very happy.
"Are you really that happy?"
Yu Yan looked at the joyful Xiao Wu, wanting to know why she was so happy.
"Of course, this is my gold coin."
The reason for Xiao Wu's happiness was simple: this gold coin was earned by her, not money given to her by Yu Yan.
"What do you plan to do with your gold coin?"
Hearing this answer, Yu Yan roughly understood what Xiao Wu meant and was curious about how she would handle the gold coin.
This feeling of hers was the joy after earning money for the first time; Yu Yan remembered he was much the same when he received his first salary.
Even the moment he got his salary, he had already planned how to spend it.
Facing the inquiry, Xiao Wu said without thinking: "Treat you to a meal."
"Ah?"
Yu Yan, not expecting such an answer, looked at Xiao Wu with a strange expression and asked her why she wanted to treat him to a meal.
"You've helped me a lot, so I want to treat you to dinner to express my gratitude. I saw Uncle Yu Qiqiang do the same in Yu Village."
Knowing what Yu Yan was curious about, Xiao Wu gave her answer along with an explanation.
"Alright, then I won't be polite today."
Yu Yan didn't act coy and smilingly accepted Xiao Wu's kindness.
After some picking and choosing, Xiao Wu took Yu Yan to a restaurant in Balak City and they had a delicious lunch.
After lunch, the two of them walked toward the Soul Master Guild of Balak City.
The Soul Master Guild was a loose, small organization formed by major merchant groups. Spirit Masters could accept various tasks here for rewards, and people needing help from Spirit Masters could also find assistance here.
Yu Qingfeng had told Yu Yan about this place when Yu Yan asked about ways for Spirit Masters to make money. Yu Qingfeng also said the Soul Master Guild was the best place for freelance Spirit Masters to earn money.
After learning the rules of the Soul Master Guild, Yu Yan felt its existence was a bit like a labor market—a Spirit Master version of a labor market.
Both sides were free; you provide money, I provide effort, and everyone gets what they want. Afterward, they part ways without bothering each other.
If one's own strength was great enough, one could also go to the Spirit Fighting Arena to earn money through Spirit Duels.
Yu Qingfeng, who didn't often go to the Spirit Fighting Arena, said money could be made there entirely because Yu Yan's Spirit Abilities were simply too powerful.
With two powerful Spirit Abilities, Yu Yan would have few rivals among First Ring Spirit Masters, making the Spirit Fighting Arena the best place for him to earn money.
After explaining the benefits of the Spirit Fighting Arena, Yu Qingfeng earnestly warned Yu Yan that he must never participate in a Life-and-Death Duel, as those were life-risking matches.
Yu Yan, having some understanding of the Spirit Fighting Arena, naturally wouldn't participate in a Life-and-Death Duel for no reason; that would be irresponsible toward his own life.
Besides the most profitable Soul Master Guild and Spirit Fighting Arena, Yu Qingfeng had also mentioned many other ways to make money.
The summary was: as long as one became a Spirit Master, making money would be a very easy task.
Yu Yan also wanted to go to the Spirit Fighting Arena to earn money, but unfortunately, he had fewer than ten gold coins on him and couldn't complete the registration there.
So, it was better to start by taking tasks at the Soul Master Guild to earn money.
He had mentioned this plan to Xiao Wu at school, and she had no objections. After learning about the Soul Master Guild, she became quite curious about it.
At the Soul Master Guild, after presenting the Spirit Master certification issued by Spirit Hall and showing their Spirits and spirit rings, the two of them obtained Soul Master Guild membership identification.
The Soul Master Guild identification was also an iron badge, with the pattern of a gold coin printed on the front and the owner's name engraved on the back.
The Soul Master Guild identification was similar to Spirit Hall's Spirit Master certification; it could prove one's identity but didn't require any mandatory organizational obligations.
Tasks at the Soul Master Guild were roughly divided into three categories.
The first category was cargo escort missions for merchants. Douluo Continent was not a peaceful World, and long-distance trade between merchants could encounter various crises. Therefore, Spirit Masters were needed to accompany and escort them during long-distance trade.
The second category was assistance missions for residents of Balak City and nearby areas. These tasks were varied and included all sorts of things.
The third category was collaborative missions released by Spirit Masters. These tasks varied in difficulty but wouldn't be too hard, as the Soul Master Guild was a gathering place for Spirit Masters below the level of Spirit Elder.
Today was the weekend, and there were classes tomorrow morning. Yu Yan only browsed the general tasks in the Soul Master Guild to confirm the types of tasks he wanted to take, then returned to school with Xiao Wu.
Balak Junior Soul Master Academy had many things that attracted Yu Yan, and he didn't want to be questioned by the academy for missing too many classes.
In the eyes of Yu Yan, who had experienced the Blue Star education model, the coursework at the Spirit Master school was quite easy.
Most importantly, the Spirit Master Academy had no exams.
This was true not only for Balak Junior Soul Master Academy but for basically all Spirit Master academies across the entire Douluo Continent.
Once again, the schools of Douluo Continent could make countless students from Blue Star weep with envy.