In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 17: You still think about revenge?

"Zhu Wu, this is the Soul Beast Compendium I promised you." Upon arriving, Xiao Chenyu readily handed over the book in his hand.

The Primary Soul Hunting Forest is where the Empire raises soul beasts. The types of soul beasts there are recorded, and the relevant information is compiled into books and distributed to primary soul master academies across the country. In a flash, it becomes the official standard teaching material for primary soul master academies.

Simply put, this book is actually the textbook used in Notting College.

Families like his, who held imperial noble titles, typically had these items, so their children could access and learn about them before awakening their martial spirits. It was only common families that had difficulty obtaining them; for him, they were just local bargains.

"Thank you," Zhu Wu replied with a smile, accepting the gift.

"You are Xiao Chenyu!" At this moment, Xiao Wu suddenly interjected.

"Who are you?" Xiao Chenyu turned his head to look him over.

"This is our Dormitory 7 leader, Sister Xiaowu," Wang Shengwei introduced, puffing out his chest.

Xiao Chenyu, one of the two people in the Seventh Dormitory who possessed innate full soul power, was slightly surprised and quickly bowed slightly, "Greetings, Sister Xiaowu."

"What are you all standing there for? Greet Sister Xiaowu!" She turned to look at her underlings behind her.

"Greetings, Sister Xiaowu!" The underlings bowed in unison.

Xiao Wu seemed to enjoy the feeling of being admired. She immediately straightened her back, nodded slightly, and said, "Get up, everyone."

"Xiao Chenyu, you're not bad." She turned to look at Xiao Chenyu, looking quite satisfied.

He completely forgot his original intention to use the guise of sparring to beat up Xiao Chenyu and vent his anger.

"Sister Xiaowu, you're too kind," Xiao Chenyu said with a smile. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"Mmm," Xiao Wu nodded in response.

"I'll go ahead too. I haven't had breakfast yet after my morning run," Zhu Wu interjected.

Before Xiao Wu could speak, she waved to her roommates, turned around and left, giving Xiao Chenyu a look on her way back.

Xiao Chenyu was a sensible person. He cupped his hands in greeting to Xiao Wu and led his underlings to keep their distance and catch up.

"." Xiao Wu, who wanted Zhu Wu to bring some delicious food back to the dormitory, had her words stuck in her throat and swallowed them back down.

"Let's go back too." She glanced back at her roommates, then turned and walked towards the dormitory.

"Brother Zhu Wu, is something the matter?" On the other side, seeing Xiao Wu walk away, Xiao Chenyu quickened his pace to catch up with Zhu Wu and asked in confusion.

"Well, how should I put it?" Zhu Wu stroked his chin. "Sister Xiao Wu's personality is a bit violent; she seems to really enjoy picking fights. If you don't have anything to do, my advice is to just walk around her when you see her, to avoid being dragged into a sparring match and getting beaten up."

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion, whether you listen to it or not is up to you. I'm reminding you this time only to repay you for the book you gave me."

"Alright, that's all for now, goodbye!" He raised the book in his hand, turned around and left.

"." Xiao Chenyu stood there, stunned, a slightly conflicted look on his face.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhu Wu returned to his dormitory after breakfast and quietly read a book on his bed. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu was munching on a carrot, then tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Finally, unable to resist any longer, she called Wang Sheng and the rest of her roommates to go out.

"You still think about revenge? If it weren't for Tang San in the original story, Bibi would probably have been killed by Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo before she even got to hunt down Da Ming and Er Ming in the Star Dou Great Forest. Without Tang San, there would have been no sacrifice target or opportunity."

"A true 'tool rabbit'!"

Zhu Wu glanced at the empty dormitory and then at the dormitory door, then pursed his lips and lowered his head to continue reading.

In the afternoon, he climbed trees and did push-ups to loosen up his muscles on the back hill. His physical education classes in his previous life had taught him quite a few exercises, and importantly, these wouldn't cause injury. Promoting these exercises in schools to benefit the next generation was certainly not a random choice.

Not too heavy, not too light, just right for his age to practice!

When he got a little tired, he went back to his dormitory, sat on his bed, and practiced his soul power using the universal meditation method.

When evening came, I jogged around for a while, letting Xiaobai out to eat along the way, and then found a place to practice the longevity exercises.

The same thing happened in the days that followed. The only difference was that classes were added in the mornings.

A few days later, Tang San was spotted helping Yu Xiaogang upstairs outside the dormitory.

"Looks like I've encountered the Datura Serpent just like in the original story," Zhu Wu muttered to himself, not giving it much thought, and continued with his daily routine.

Fifteen minutes later, in the top-floor room of the dormitory.

"Xiao San, go to the Spirit Hall in Notting City later. There, someone will test your spirit power and register you as a certified Spirit Master. With that certificate, you can collect a Spirit Master subsidy from the Spirit Hall every month." Lying on the bed, Yu Xiaogang instructed Tang San, "That way, you won't have to be so strapped for cash like before."

"Teacher, is this subsidy given out for free?" Tang San couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm." Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly.

"In that case, the Spirit Hall is not a bad organization after all," Tang San said thoughtfully.

"It's nothing more than a tactic to win over Soul Masters," Yu Xiaogang sneered.

"The funds for the subsidies issued by the Spirit Hall come from the two great empires; the Spirit Hall is merely responsible for distributing them."

"But wouldn't the Spirit Hall get all the benefits for free? They'd gain a good reputation and win over spirit masters without spending a penny!" Tang San exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course it's not that simple. The emperors of the two great empires aren't fools." Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "Xiao San, you have to understand. The two great empires are rich and vast, with territories spanning thousands of miles. Towns and villages of all sizes are scattered throughout every corner of the continent. If the empires were to do this all by themselves, it would not only cost a lot of money, but also a lot of manpower and resources, placing an extremely heavy burden on them."

"And speaking of this, we must talk about the advantages of the Spirit Hall." He paused, thinking of Tang San's age and status, and continued, "Regarding this, you only need to know that the Spirit Hall is the holy land of the continent's spirit masters, with a profound foundation and a large number of spirit masters gathered inside, which also has a great attraction to spirit masters from outside."

"Therefore, even if the two great empires had full authority to do this, they could not stop the Spirit Hall from recruiting these spirit masters. In addition, spirit masters are not like ordinary civilians, and how to manage them is also a problem."

"In comparison, it would be much easier to let the Spirit Hall manage it."

"This is the advantage of having the inheritance of a god," Yu Xiaogang sighed inwardly. The name of a god had brought too much fresh blood to the Spirit Hall, and at the same time, it had accumulated too much prestige.

"It was precisely because they understood their own advantages that the Spirit Hall took the initiative to propose the policy of subsidizing Soul Masters back then," Yu Xiaogang continued. "If the two great empires disagreed, it would undoubtedly be pushing their domestic Soul Masters onto the Spirit Hall. However, if they agreed and took full responsibility for this matter, it would place a huge burden on their own finances and military strength, which is unacceptable to the two great empires."

"Moreover, the two great empires were constantly at war back then, and both sides were already suffering heavy losses."

"This is an open conspiracy!" Tang San exclaimed in surprise.

"Indeed, this is a blatant, overt scheme." Yu Xiaogang nodded, his gaze towards his disciple filled with satisfaction.

The fact that one can utter the words "open strategy" is enough to demonstrate the intelligence of one's own disciple.

However, it must be said that it was precisely because of the Spirit Hall's cunning scheme that the two empires were forced to cease hostilities, and Yu Xiaogang had to acknowledge that the continent had finally found peace in recent years. However, he didn't intend to say this, but instead continued, "Therefore, the two empires had no choice but to accept the proposal of subsidies for spirit masters."

"However, the two great empires were certainly unwilling to put in their own money and effort while the Spirit Hall reaped the benefits for nothing. Therefore, the two countries chose a compromise: the Spirit Hall would provide the money and the Spirit Hall would provide the effort. As a result, the Spirit Hall had no choice but to distribute a large number of its spirit masters to various parts of the continent."

"From a certain perspective, this is also a policy of division, making it easier for them to infiltrate and win over others."

"Wealth moves people's hearts." Tang San nodded, understanding. The Empire was trying to win over Soul Masters with titles, money, or wealth and honor. The fact that there were so few work-study students at Notting Academy, but so many noble Soul Masters, was a direct result of this policy.

"Furthermore, the two great empires don't provide all the funds," Yu Xiaogang continued. "The funds provided by the two great empires are mainly divided into two parts. One part is the employment fee, which, as the name suggests, employs the Spirit Hall to provide manpower and maintain operations. The other part is the subsidy fee, which is jointly funded by the two great empires and the Spirit Hall."

"Therefore, the final result of the discussion was that the two empires and the Spirit Hall would each take 30% of the subsidy funds, and the two empires would pay the Spirit Hall the remaining 10% as an employment fee."

As for whether or not they can win people over, that depends on their own abilities. Tang San nodded.

"In short, the Soul Master subsidy is the result of the power struggle between the Spirit Hall and the two great empires," Yu Xiaogang concluded.

"Of course, none of this has anything to do with you right now. Xiao San, what you need to do now is to focus on your cultivation. As for other things, they are not something you need to consider at this stage, including the Soul Master subsidy. You should receive it when you are entitled to it, and you don't need to feel any guilt about it."

"Yes, teacher." Tang San nodded.

"Alright, that's all for today. Xiao San, you should go back and rest too," Yu Xiaogang said with a look of satisfaction.

"Okay. Teacher, you should take a nap first. I'll bring you food at noon," Tang San replied. After saying that, he bowed slightly and turned to leave.

The following day, everything was back on track. Tang San quickly found a blacksmith job in Notting City, beginning his daily routine of attending classes in the morning, forging iron in the afternoon, and cultivating his soul power in the evening. Zhu Wu did the same, only his project was different from Tang San's. And because their daily schedules were so full, their interactions, though uneventful, were harmonious. Each went about their own business without any unpleasantness erupting.

"Wang Sheng, let's go!"

Only Xiao Wu would often go out to find someone to spar with out of boredom, causing chaos in the academy.

Because I need to jump through time next, I finished writing this part of the story, so the update is a little late. Sorry!

Regarding the subsidies for the Spirit Hall, I'd like to share some new perspectives, which are essentially a second interpretation. If there are any inaccuracies, just have a laugh.

(End of this chapter)