Chapter 38 – Reparations? (2/2)

As Xie Xie stared at Tang Wulin's red eyes, he wasn't sure why, but his imposing manner diminished a bit.

“I'll sh.e.l.l out the money, so come fight with me!” Xie Xie coldly exclaimed.

Tang Wulin asked in a daze, “You'll pay for it?”

Xie Xie saw the redness fading away from Tang Wulin's eyes and was pleasantly surprised. He wasn't sure what he should say now to this brat.

“I'll pay!” Xie Xie said with gritted teeth.

“Great!” Tang Wulin was afraid he would renege, so he instantly accepted. It was 34,000 federal coins after all! “When are we fighting?”

Just one battle and he would earn 34,000 federal coins? He would even let himself get beaten up for that much money.

In front of Tang Wulin's eager appearance, Xie Xie couldn't help but feel uneasy. “Tomorrow.” He said, before turning around and walking away.

He wanted to go treat his swollen face first, otherwise he would have to endure this kind of appearance even longer. After exiting the room, a towel appeared out of nowhere and covered his face.

As Tang Wulin watched him leave, he thought to himself, 'These city people really are wealthy.'

Yun Xiao coughed. “It's time for lunch now. Tang Wulin, do you want to go together?”

“Sounds good!” Tang Wulin nodded as he had gotten hungry long ago.

Zhou Zhangxi jumped down from the top bunk. The unwillingness and indignance had already disappeared from his face and he was clearly less hostile towards Tang Wulin than before. The cause for this change was very simple, it was because of the repair costs that totaled up to 34,000 federal coins.

Tang Wulin wasn't the only one who wasn't rich there. Zhou Zhangxi also came from an ordinary family. He had also been given a scare when he heard the outrageous cost for the repairs. This incident only started because of him. Tang Wulin, however, hadn't asked him for any compensation at all. This action gave him a better impression of Tang Wulin.

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Yun Xiao lead the way with Tang Wulin and Zhou Zhangxi following behind.

The intermediate division's dining hall was a small building located to the side of the main school building. The building had three floors, which accommodates all six grades of the intermediate academy. First and second graders ate on the first floor.

The dining hall only had tables with no chairs. This was one of the customs of Eastsea Academy. Students must eat while standing, in order to increase their sense of urgency.

There were three windows labelled one, two and three. Yun Xiao explained this to Tang Wulin, allowing him to understand that the third window had free food, the second window was subsidized, while the first window needed complete payment from the student.

Naturally, the first window provided the best food, followed by the second window, while the third window provided the most basic foods.

On the board next to the third window was written, “Steamed buns.”

Zhou Zhangxi glanced at Tang Wulin. “Tang Wulin, since the academy doesn't let us fight, how about we have a contest to see who can eat the most steamed buns? Do you dare?”

Tang Wulin looked at him, “Are you sure there'll be enough steamed buns?”

Zhou Zhangxi answered, “Of course. The third window is all you can eat. It can supply as much as you want. After all, us Soul Masters eat much more food than ordinary people.”

Tang Wulin asked, “What are the stakes in this eating contest?”

Zhou Zhangxi replied, “Whoever loses will be in charge of cleaning the dorm room. So if I lose, I'll wash all of your dirty clothes. How about it?”

Tang Wulin released a gentle sigh. “I'm very hungry.”

Xie Xie's name sounds like thank you in Chinese. Tang Wulin misheard and reflexively asnwered back with “You're welcome” when Xie Xie introduced himself.

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