...
Liu Erlong was trembling with rage, and pointed out the window, shouting:
"Do you know what kind of people our Blue Tyrant Academy recruits?
They're commoner Soul Masters!
They're kids from ordinary families!"
"I only charge them 500 gold soul coins for a year's tuition!
I even waived some tuition fees for families with financial difficulties!"
"You're asking for fifty per person per month?
That's six hundred a year!
That's more expensive than tuition! Where are they supposed to steal from?!"
"Stay calm, stay calm."
Faced with Liu Erlong's roar, Xuan Hao simply picked at his ear casually:
"Dean Liu, one should be content with what one has."
Do you know how much I charge at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?
Xuan Hao held up one finger, "One hundred gold soul coins per person per month! No credit!"
"Blue Tyrant Academy only charges fifty, which already takes into account the quality of the students here, and it's also a friendly price because of you, the beautiful dean!
It's a 50% discount!"
"Besides..."
Xuan Hao mentally calculated, "Although your Blue Tyrant Academy isn't very big, it's still a high-level Soul Master academy.
There must be over a hundred students and teachers in total, right?"
"Fifty per person, that's less than six thousand gold soul coins a month."
"Such a large academy, backed by Heaven Dou City, surely it can't even come up with this much money?"
"I can't produce it!"
Liu Erlong gritted his teeth, "The students have no money, and I have no money either! I have no money, but you can take my life!"
"I know students don't have money, but you don't?"
Xuan Hao looked at Liu Erlong meaningfully, and said with a half-smile:
"If Dean Liu doesn't have the money, she can go back to her parents' home and ask for it.
I believe that Yu Luomian, the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, would be happy to foot the bill for his daughter's little business."
"Shut up!!"
Upon hearing the words "Jade Crown," Liu Erlong reacted as if a sore spot had been touched, instantly bristling with rage that seemed about to burst forth from her eyes.
"Don't mention that family to me! And definitely don't mention that person!!"
"I, Liu Erlong, have absolutely no connection with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! I built this academy brick by brick myself!
It has nothing to do with them!!"
"cut."
Xuan Hao curled his lip in disdain, giving him a "you're kidding me" look:
"Liu Erlong, you can fool yourself, but don't treat everyone else like fools."
"In the incredibly expensive Heaven Dou City, to open such a large high-level Soul Master academy that only admits commoners, and yet not be suppressed by nobles, and to have been running smoothly for so many years..."
"Just because you're a mere Soul Emperor?
Just because of your so-called reputation as the Golden Iron Triangle?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"If it weren't for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's tacit approval and even secret support, your academy would have been devoured by those nobles long ago, leaving not even a bone fragment!"
"you..."
Liu Erlong's face turned pale. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Because she knew that what Xuan Hao said was true.
Although she tried her best to shake off the shadow of that family, reality was cruel.
Without that man secretly protecting her, it would indeed be difficult for her to gain a foothold in Heaven Dou City.
"Alright, stop with this nonsense."
Xuan Hao stood up, patted his backside, and issued his final ultimatum:
"Anyway, I've set the rules."
"Either give me money, and we'll all be fine.
I can even protect you."
"Or..."
"I'll take all the students from your academy away!
The men will go mining, and the women will wash dishes!"
"I refuse to believe that even emptying your entire academy wouldn't be enough to cover that protection fee!"
"you..."
Looking at the stubborn and unyielding little devil in front of her, Liu Erlong felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Okay! I'll give it to you!"
Liu Erlong gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger, squeezing out a few words through his clenched teeth:
"Six thousand gold soul coins a month, right?
I'll pay it for them!!"
"Isn't that settled?"
Xuan Hao's expression instantly changed, and he smiled so brightly that he even went over and affectionately patted Liu Erlong on the shoulder:
"I knew Dean Liu was a straightforward person! And a good dean who loves his students like his own children!"
"Now that we've reached an agreement, we're family. Let's keep in touch!"
Looking at that smiling face, Liu Erlong felt a surge of blood rushing to his chest, and he wished he could punch the man's head off.
Six thousand a month...that's seventy-two thousand a year!
In addition, there are 500 students from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
Each student earns 100 yuan, which is 50,000 yuan a month and 600,000 yuan a year!
This isn't a school trip for them.
This brat is clearly here to be a bandit in Tiandou City!
They can collect 600,000 to 700,000 gold soul coins a year just from protection fees!
Even among the great nobles, few earn as much money as he does!
"Now that we've settled the money, let's talk about after-sales service."
Xuan Hao was quite satisfied with the small amount of money that was about to be deposited into his account.
His smile grew even brighter, and he even gave off the air of a shrewd businessman.
"Since I've taken your protection money, I, as the boss, can't just take the money and not do anything."
"From today onwards, your Blue Tyrant Academy will be under my protection, Xuan Hao."
"In the future, in this Heaven Dou City, or even the entire Heaven Dou Empire, if you encounter any problems you can't solve, or if any fools dare to cause trouble..."
Xuan Hao patted his chest, looking quite proud:
"Don't be shy, just say my name!"
"cut..."
Liu Erlong rolled her eyes dismissively, rubbing her still throbbing cheek as she sneered:
"Give me your name? Who do you think you are?"
"What kind of influence can a kid under ten years old have, even if he has some ability and background?"
"You just don't understand."
Xuan Hao held up one finger and shook it, his face full of mystery:
"My reputation is much bigger than you think."
"First of all, the Tiandou royal family has to give me face.
Look at what happened today, even Crown Prince Xue Qinghe came in person, and in the end they didn't do anything to me, did they?
This shows that I'm registered with the royal family and I have influence."
"Secondly, the vast aristocratic class also has to give me face.
Those spoiled brats at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy are now completely under my control.
I am their boss, and if I say one, they dare not say another.
This means that I hold the connections of a large portion of the future aristocracy of the Heaven Dou Empire in my hands."
"Furthermore..."
Xuan Hao pointed outside the door, "You saw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School too.
Sect Master Ning and Bone Douluo are like brothers with me.
That's a pretty strong relationship, isn't it?"
"even..."
Xuan Hao leaned closer, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously:
"Even the lofty and powerful Martial Soul Temple, if it heard my name, might... give me some face."
"The Spirit Temple?!"
Upon hearing these four words, Liu Erlong's previously nonchalant gaze instantly froze, her pupils contracted sharply, and she stared intently at Xuan Hao:
"You...you're from the Spirit Hall?!"
On this continent, who else but the core members of the Spirit Hall could command the respect of the royal family, the goodwill of the three upper sects, and the respect of the Spirit Hall itself?
Moreover, this kid has such monstrous talent, becoming a four-ring Soul Master at such a young age.
Only a behemoth like the Spirit Hall could cultivate someone like that!
"The Spirit Hall?" Xuan Hao waved his hand.
"Dean Liu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
"How could I possibly be a member of the Spirit Hall?"
"I am just an ordinary genius with a little bit of talent and a little bit of luck."
Although he was indeed Bibi Dong's disciple, although he had been running rampant in Spirit City for several years, and although most of his top-tier equipment and resources were obtained from the Spirit Hall...
But he really didn't consider himself a "person of the Spirit Hall".
He did not join the Elders' Hall, nor the Hall of Worship, and he did not even hold a proper position.
Everything he possessed, whether it was Bibi Dong's favor or those resources, was ultimately earned through his own abilities (acting cute, swindling, and showcasing his talents).
If I had to say who I owe...
The image of that noble and aloof woman, who was always helpless against him, appeared in Xuan Hao's mind.
"In this world, apart from my cheap teacher, I really don't owe anyone anything."
Thinking of this, Xuan Hao pulled himself out of his thoughts, looked at Liu Erlong who had a suspicious look on his face, and emphasized again:
"In short, you only need to know one thing."
"In this Heavenly Dou City, my name carries weight!"
"As long as you pay your protection fee on time, I guarantee that Blue Tyrant Academy will be prosperous and peaceful, and no one will dare to mess with you!"
"Hmph, anyone can brag."
Although Liu Erlong was still putting on a brave face, he was actually already seven or eight parts convinced.
Whether it was the battle just now or the attitude of those important figures, it was enough to prove that this kid's power far exceeded her imagination.
perhaps...
Although we lost money this time, if we can really get on the good side of this powerful ally, it might not be a bad thing for Blue Tyrant Academy.
After all, without the open support of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, she had indeed had a very difficult time these past few years, and had been ostracized at every turn.
"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say."
Xuan Hao stood up, stretched, and said, "I should go too."
"I remember. Deliver the money to the hotel tomorrow, and while you're at it... settle the bill."
"A bill?" Liu Erlong was taken aback.
"What bill?"
"nonsense!"
Xuan Hao pointed to the ruins outside, "I helped you dismantle the gate, doesn't that cost labor?
I helped you educate the students, doesn't that cost you a fee?
And I just gave you psychological counseling, doesn't that cost you a consultation fee?"
"All these miscellaneous fees, if you add them up, should amount to at least a thousand gold soul coins, right?"
"you--!!"
Enraged, Liu Erlong grabbed a teacup from the table and smashed it.
"roll!!!"
"Alright! See you later!"
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