290 Dreaming of Becoming an Alchemis (1/2)
Chapter 290: Dreaming of Becoming an Alchemist
Translator: WQLEditor: KLKL
When he came to the front of the counter, Zhang Tie handed in his clan plate and the 360 gold coins that he had long prepared.
”If you have enough money, you'd better hand in 1 year's worth of expenses in advance.”
This was what Zhang Tie's cousin suggested to him when he handed Zhang Tie's principal of 300 gold coins and the 900 gold coins from Zhang Haige to him.
It was said that Zhang Haige and his cousin really suffered a great loss this time. They lost both face and money. After paying the wager, the two people went out to do tasks for money on the same day. What poor brothers.
Because of this, Zhang Tie carried over 1200 gold coins at this moment. Plus with the debts from the girls in Zhixing Department, Zhang Tie was definitely the richest newbie in Breaking-Heavens Department now.
”I'm new here, today I want to make 1 year's worth of payment in advance...”
”Are you Zhang Tie?” That old scholar behind the counter took Zhang Tie's item as he lowered his head down, lowered his glasses and took a serious look at Zhang Tie.
After what happened yesterday, Zhang Tie knew that he was not a trivial person in Hidden Dragon Palace any more. Many people should have heard about Zhang Tie. Therefore, Zhang Tie was not startled by that old scholar's response. Instead, he just calmly nodded.
”Wait a moment, I have to check the source of this money since you entered the Hidden Dragon Palace!”
Zhang Tie nodded as that old scholar stood up from behind the counter and moved into another room that Zhang Tie could not see. After 1 minute, he returned.
Zhang Tie thought that the managers of Hidden Dragon Palace could easily find the source of a large amount of money from certain students based on their acknowledgement about the intelligence of clan apprentices. If they could not even figure out whether their students were carrying illegal money in, the Hidden Dragon Palace would lose face.
”The source of your money is legal. 1 year's payment in advance, are you sure...”
”I'm sure!”
”Fine!” After counting the gold coins, the man inserted the clan plate into the slot of that machine and made some operations.
”Zhang Tie, submit a year's payment, 360 gold coins...” The old scholar returned the status plate and 2 keys to Zhang Tie, ”Your room is No. 7, the room headed by Xuan in Songtao Pavilion. Here are the keys for Songtao Pavilion and your room!”
”Thanks!” Zhang Tie took these items and glanced at that machine out of curiosity, ”I wonder if I could ask, since you don't give me a receipt after I've paid 360 gold coins, what do I do if you dispute me later on?”
The moment he heard Zhang Tie's words, the old scholar widened his eyes and glared at Zhang Tie, ”Dispute you? Unless Hidden Dragon Palace was broken into by force and the difference machine system in the Middle Castle was completely destroyed, your information in the database of the difference machine in Hidden Dragon Palace would never be mistaken, don't you know?” Saying this, the old scholar turned his head and loudly shouted to the other staff members in the room behind the counter, ”Listen, the brat is doubting our machine saying it could make a mistake, what the f*ck...”
In a split second, all the other old guys wearing oversleeves in the room started to glare at Zhang Tie just like some pious believers whose religion had just been insulted.
Noticing that he'd stirred up big trouble, Zhang Tie hurriedly apologized and escaped.
After leaving the Middle Castle from the back door, Zhang Tie had officially entered the Lingtian Department. Not until he entered did Zhang Tie realize the magnificence of this place which was set off by the mountain scenery. Compared to the Breaking-Heavens Department, that courtyard of Zhixing Department was more like a preschool and kindergarten.
The Breaking-Heavens Department occupied a wide area of valley and woods in the hillside. The architectural style combined both Chinese and western features. Zhang Tie could see pavilions, terraces and open halls everywhere. It was like a palace here. Twisting corridors and raised eaves spread over the terrain. There was a waterfall among the mountains, forming a silver, heavenly waterfall in the Breaking-Heavens Department. Gurgling water could be seen everywhere in the courtyard while fish were swimming leisurely in the water. Exotic flowers and grasses were evergreen all year round. It was really Zhang Tie's first time seeing such beautiful scenery.
After looking around, Zhang Tie realized that the scale of Breaking-Heavens Department was only a bit smaller than those towns on the Hidden Dragon Island.