Chapter 264 (2/2)

Although Ferdinand had been able to remain calm while Fang Xingjian had been gone for over ten days… to Anthony and Robert, this had been torture.

After all, they had made up their minds to drop out from the Prefectural Academy in order to follow Fang Xingjian to the Great Western City.

If Fang Xingjian were to forget about them… Considering their inability to return to the Prefectural Academy and thus having no official cultivation resources provided to them, they would only be able to seek out a government sector or join some factions. If things were to come down to that, their future would become ambiguous.

Therefore, when they saw Fang Xingjian at this moment, their gazes were filled with both unease and excitement.

They felt uneasy as they did not know what Fang Xingjian would be doing from now on and what the future would be like. Despite this, they felt excited because with Fang Xingjian’s performance and talent, he should be able to make his own path in this world.

However, Fang Xingjian did not care about their emotions and just went straight to the point, “I want to earn money. Ferdinand, what are your thoughts on this?”

“Of course, I’ll agree to it 100%.” He took out a stack of documents from his room and tossed them to Fang Xingjian while saying, “I’ve done the research. There are already over five thousand aristocrats in the entire Great Western City, with about eight hundred of them ranging from eight to fifteen years old. How big is this target group? If we were to set up a class, we would be able to bring in four thousand gold every month even if we were to charge each person five gold a month.

“Moreover, Xingjian, with your value, there’s no way that we can charge them so cheaply at only five gold.”

“Five gold is considered cheap?” Anthony retorted. Before he became a Knight, five gold had been sufficient as his living expenses for an entire year, even if he were to have spent his days enjoying life in great indulgence.

However, Ferdinand smiled with contempt, “These are all aristocrats, so they aren’t short of such a small sum of money. Moreover, what kind of status does Xingjian have now? He’s this year’s Regional Champion, with outstanding performance which has gone unseen in the many decades past. If we were only to charge them five gold each, there would be people who would doubt the quality of our class.”

Anthony asked, “Then how much do you think we should be charging?”

“At least twenty gold.” Looking at Anthony’s bulging eyeballs, Ferdinand continued to say, “Don’t tell me that you find it expensive. Xingjian has comprehended all seven levels of the Pantheon Monument’s mysteries. How much is this worth alone? I think that everyone would fight for a chance to attend this class at twenty gold.”

Putting Anthony aside, how much money could they earn if they were to charge each person twenty gold per month?

Fang Xingjian shook his head and said, “Ferdinand, I don’t plan on guiding the students myself.”

“Ahh!”

Looking at Ferdinand’s astonished gaze, Fang Xingjian said, “However, I can write down what I have learnt from my cultivation. You guys can use the things written to guide the other students.

“I’ll be writing down the detailed cultivation means for five sets of basic nurturing sword techniques. You guys can just follow what I write down.”

Fang Xingjian had also given it much thought as it was impossible for him to head out everyday and guide students in their cultivation.

However, with his current mastery in sword arts and understanding of the physical body, he would be able to come up with a set of extremely detailed teaching materials.

This was especially so since he was now completely capable of writing down the various possible encounters with each move and stance, while taking into consideration the various details of the cultivation.

While it was not comparable to the effects of having him provide guidance personally, the effects would definitely still be stronger than being taught by other teachers.

As long as Ferdinand, Anthony, and Robert could memorize the contents and provide guidance based on the materials, there should not be much problems.

However, Ferdinand stroked his chin and said, “Xingjian, although your talent is unrivalled, if you’re not the one providing the guidance and it’s just cultivating with reference to your concluded experience instead, the attraction would not be comparable to the previous idea.”

“Then what other ways do you have?”

Ferdinand licked his lips. At the mention of earning money, his brain starting to circulate at a great speed. He said, “If you can bring up your reputation even more, then we shouldn’t set up a martial arts class. You can just write your own book and put it up for sale. What do you think?”