Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

"Speak louder! Haven't you eaten?!" Xuan Hao roared, "Do you want to become a eunuch for the Xingluo people in the future?!"

"In no mood!!!"

This time, the voices were much more unified, and even carried a hint of anger.

"very good!"

Xuan Hao nodded in satisfaction. "If you don't want to, then straighten your back!"

"I'm not collecting protection money from you for my own benefit."

"I'm making you remember this humiliation! Remember this feeling of powerlessness when you're dominated by the strong!"

"Shame inspires courage!"

"These 100 gold soul coins are the price you pay for your weakness! They are the tuition you pay to avoid becoming eunuchs in the future!"

"From today onwards, I will use this money to establish the Heavenly Struggle Self-Improvement Association!"

"I will hire the best teachers, provide the best resources, and even... I will personally spar with you!"

"As long as you are willing to train and work hard, I can turn you from trash into elites! From hothouse flowers into steel warriors!"

"certainly……"

Xuan Hao changed the subject, "There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"If you want to become stronger, if you want to wash away your shame, then you have to pay the price."

"The protection fee of one hundred gold soul coins is just the beginning."

"But I guarantee you'll feel that this money is absolutely... well worth it!"

"Now, tell me!"

"Are you willing to join my Heavenly Struggle Self-Improvement Society? Are you willing to fight to avoid becoming slaves of a conquered nation?!"

"willing!!!"

The roar of nearly five hundred people resounded through the sky, causing the leaves of trees around the square to fall in a rustling sound.

Chapter 60 No robbery can make money as fast as this?

……

Looking at the group of students below the stage who were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who were standing at the back, exchanged a glance and saw the shock and speechlessness in each other's eyes.

So... this is how they managed to fool me?

What was clearly banditry involving extortion of protection money was transformed by this kid into a patriotic movement of "serving the country and the people" and "shame leading to courage" through a series of spiel.

This brainwashing ability... is even more terrifying than his strength!

Xue Qinghe, who had just arrived at the edge of the square and was about to rush up to confront the culprit, froze on the spot upon hearing the deafening roar.

Looking at the little figure on the stage, who was passionately persuading a group of spoiled rich kids to get excited, and then looking at the aristocratic students below the stage who were usually arrogant but were now blushing and acting like they had been injected with chicken blood.

Xue Qinghe's mind went completely blank.

No way?! This is allowed?!

Can collecting protection money really inspire patriotism?!

……

Even after the speech ended, the atmosphere in the square remained enthusiastic.

Xuan Hao jumped off the platform with satisfaction and waved to the three people behind him who were still dumbfounded:

"Alright, stop daydreaming and get to work."

"The three of you are in charge of collecting the money. Remember, everyone must be registered, and you must keep a clear record of who paid and who didn't. This will be our proof of providing protection services in the future."

"in addition……"

Xuan Hao pulled Na'er, who was eating candied hawthorns, over and pressed her behind the table where the accounts were kept. He said with a serious expression:

"Na'er, you just sit here and keep an eye on things."

"If any of those three dare to slack off or embezzle our hard-earned money, write it down and tell your brother later, and he'll dock their pay!"

Na'er blinked her big eyes and nodded vigorously, looking obediently like she was "guaranteed to complete the task": "Yes! Don't worry, brother, Na'er can count!"

Dugu Yan and the other two: "..."

Are you the devil?!

Sending a five- or six-year-old girl to supervise the construction? Are they afraid we'll embezzle this so-called "protection money"?

Although they had a million complaints in their hearts, under Xuan Hao's ambiguous gaze, the three of them obediently went to set up the table and collect the money.

After arranging everything, Xuan Hao was just about to find a place to rest when he was stopped by Xue Qinghe, who had a dark expression on his face.

"Come with me."

Xue Qinghe lowered her voice, grabbed Xuan Hao's arm, and dragged him to a secluded grove of trees next to the square without saying a word.

"Your Highness, what kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging like this in broad daylight?"

Xuan Hao pulled his hand away from Xue Qinghe's, straightened his slightly wrinkled collar, and said with a look of disgust, "Why can't we say what we want to say over there? Why do we have to go into the woods?"

"You know what kind of behavior this is?!"

Xue Qinghe pointed to the long line forming in the distant square, and the noble students scrambling to pull out their money, feeling his head pounding:

What exactly do you want?

"You turned the entire academy upside down, beat up all the noble children, and even publicly collected protection money... Is this how you repay the royal family?"

"What? Is Your Highness dissatisfied?" Xuan Hao leaned against the tree trunk, casually plucked a willow twig and toyed with it in his hand, saying nonchalantly:

"I've taken so many treasures from the old emperor, I can't just do nothing, can I?"

"Look at the former Heaven Dou Royal Academy, what a mess it was! It was lifeless, all it did was compete and enjoy itself, and everyone was arrogant but actually a bunch of good-for-nothings."

Xuan Hao pointed to the square in the distance where people were still queuing up to pay, a slight smile playing on his lips:

"Take another look at it now?"

"Although they were scared by my beatings and misled by me, at least... they now have fighting spirit, a sense of crisis, and even the motivation to become stronger."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"Good thing?"

Xue Qinghe laughed angrily, "Then what's the meaning of the protection fee?"

"One hundred gold soul coins per person per month! With five hundred people in the entire academy, that's fifty thousand gold soul coins! That's six hundred thousand a year!"

"What you're doing is no different from robbery!!"

"Robbery?" Xuan Hao looked at Xue Qinghe with disdain. "Robbery is nowhere near as quick as this for making money. Besides, robbery is illegal, but this is legitimate education funding."

"Besides, you heard it yourself just now. Everyone was willing to give and take. It was a mutually agreeable transaction. How can you call it robbery? That sounds awful."

"and……"

Xuan Hao shrugged. "What is one hundred gold soul coins to these noble scions who are either rich or noble, or whose families even have fiefdoms? Is it the cost of a few meals? Or the tip for listening to a song at a brothel?"

"I'm saving them money so they don't squander it."

Xue Qinghe rubbed his temples, feeling that trying to reason with this kid was just asking for trouble.

"No matter how you try to justify it, the impact is too bad."

Xue Qinghe said in a deep voice, "This is, after all, the Royal Academy, representing the face of the royal family. What will outsiders think of you doing this? What will the nobles think?"

"If you think it's going to have a bad influence, then I'll leave?"

Xuan Hao spread his hands and made a move to walk out. "Anyway, I've already taken the things. If you think I'm in your way, I'll leave now and I definitely won't look back."

"you--!"

Xue Qinghe's face darkened, and he grabbed him.

go?

If this kid leaves now, wouldn't the three national treasures from before be wasted? Wouldn't the old emperor be furious with him?

Moreover, it wasn't easy to establish some contact with this kid. If he gets away, it will be difficult to win him over in the future.

"Who let you leave?"

Xue Qinghe took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and tried to resolve the problem in another way:

"Isn't all you want money?"

"I'll give it to you!"

"How much do you want? 100,000? 200,000? Just name your price, and I'll give it to you! Stop doing this shameful thing!"

In Qian Renxue's view, money is really just a number to her.

If a problem can be solved with money, then it's not a problem.

however.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Hao's previously nonchalant expression vanished instantly.

He slowly turned around, his sky-blue eyes turning incredibly cold as he stared intently at Xue Qinghe, his gaze filled with a chilling intensity that sent shivers down one's spine.

"His Royal Highness."

“I remember telling you this before.”

"I will find a way to get what I want. Even if I have to steal, cheat, or rob, I will still get it through my own abilities."

"But I would never accept charity from anyone."

"Especially this kind of... handout given with a sense of superiority, as if it were a beggar's handout."

Xuan Hao stepped forward, staring intently at Xue Qinghe:

"Don't use that tone of voice, and definitely don't talk to me like that."

"Last time at the hotel, I let you off the hook because of your mother."