Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

"you……"

Liu Erlong was speechless after being rebuked. Although he was very unhappy, he had to admit that the kid had a point.

"So what exactly do you want?"

Liu Erlong frowned and said, "Don't tell me you went to all that trouble to bring people here to cause trouble, only to end up with nothing, just to...befriend me?"

"Bingo! You got it right!"

Xuan Hao snapped his fingers, revealing that standard, genuinely "sincere" smile that made you want to punch him:

"Just like what Sect Leader Ning said earlier, it's true that you don't become friends without fighting."

"We've become friends after some in-depth discussions. Since we're friends, I certainly can't do something as unethical as taking over someone else's business."

Hearing this, Liu Erlong felt inexplicably relieved, and her gaze towards Xuan Hao softened slightly.

This kid, although he's a bit sharp-tongued and ruthless, seems to be... quite principled?

However, before she could even catch her breath, Xuan Hao's next words almost gave her a heart attack.

"Of course, friends are friends, but accounts still need to be settled."

Xuan Hao changed the subject:

"After all, we had a bet beforehand, and I even got into a fight and put in some effort. To protect your pride, Dean Liu, and to prevent you from feeling that I'm looking down on you..."

"How about we compromise?"

Xuan Hao extended one palm, fingers spread:

“Starting today, every student at Blue Tyrant Academy shall pay me a protection fee of fifty gold soul coins per month.”

"Whether you're a previous student or a new student, everyone who studies here has to pay. That's my only request, is it too much to ask?"

"puff--!!"

Liu Erlong spat out the mouthful of tea he had just taken to calm his nerves.

Her eyes widened as she stared at Xuan Hao in disbelief, her voice instantly rising eight octaves:

"How many?!"

"Fifty gold soul coins?! For one person?! For a month?!"

"Do you think this is a gold mine?! You're robbing me!!"

Chapter 82 No need to be polite.

……

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 people 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 advanced Soul Master academy that only admits commoners, and yet not be suppressed by nobles, and to have it run 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.

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 Heavenly Dou Royal Academy are now completely under my control. I am their boss, and if I say one, they dare not say two. This means that I hold the connections of a large portion of the future aristocracy of the Heavenly Dou Empire."

"Furthermore..."