Tang San smiled and said: "It's just luck." His strength was his own, he didn't need others to believe anything.

  Dai Mubai told Ma Hongjun the names of the four newcomers, including Tang San, as well as their martial souls. As for Tang San's true strength, he didn't explain much, only hinting to Ma Hongjun that it would be best not to provoke him.

  After the introduction, Dai Mubai continued: "From now on, everyone will live and cultivate together. There's no need to be too formal with our greetings. With you four new people, there are only seven of us in total at the academy. Xiao Wu and Fatty call me 'Dai Lao Da' because I'm a bit older than them. You can just call me Mubai, Ma Hongjun is directly called Fatty, Oscar that guy, you can call him Xiao O or Big Sausage Uncle, whatever suits your taste. Tang San, how about I call you Little Three from now on?"

  Tang San nodded, indicating that he had no objections. As for this Shrek Academy, although he hadn't been in contact with it for long, he already had a sense of belonging. Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, these three students each had their own characteristics, but none of them made him feel uncomfortable.

  "You can just call me Rong Rong. My family and friends all call me that."

  Her smile has always been on her face, a simple sentence that subtly shortened the distance with others.

  Xiao Wu's title naturally didn't change, but when Dai Mu Bai's gaze fell on Zhu Zhu Qing, Zhu Zhu Qing stood up and said, "I'm full." After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked out.

  Ma Hongjun was somewhat surprised and said to Dai Mubai, "Dai Lao Da, aren't you known as the one who has no problem with women, known as a lady killer? Why doesn't this new pretty sister even want to look at you?"

  Dai Mu Bai smiled wryly and shook his head, but didn't explain.

  Tang San turned to Dai Mubai and said: "Mubai, we're both new here. Why don't you tell us about the rules and curriculum of the Academy?"

  Dai Mu Bai reluctantly pulled his thoughts back from Zhu Zhu Qing and said, "The academy doesn't have any special rules. Simply put, it's just that you can't commit adultery or robbery, but fighting and gambling are encouraged."

  Tang San's face revealed a hint of a smile. The Monster Academy was indeed worthy of its name, even its teaching methods were vastly different from those of the Noding Academy.

  "The teachers think that fighting is the best shortcut to hone one's martial soul, and enhancing real combat experience is extremely important. As for gambling, it's a mental game that has great benefits in improving psychological quality, observation skills, and judgment. Of course, everything should be done in moderation. Simply put, as long as you don't kill anyone in a fight, and don't lose your pants while gambling, there's no problem."

  "As for the course schedule, I don't know what's going to happen later on, because our courses are subject to change at any time. After all, there are only a few of us students, and the number of teachers is even more than that of us students. So, the college will adjust the courses according to our individual situations. But one thing I can be sure of today's course is the most important item: collecting money. The annual tuition fee for the college is 100 gold coins. For you all being Grandmaster-level Soul Masters, it shouldn't be a problem."

  Listening to Dai Mubai say this, Xiao Wu couldn't help but interrupt: "Dai Lao Da, you said yesterday that the school is very poor. But why would the academy be poor? The several teachers we've met are above level 60, and some are even above level 70. According to their levels, the subsidies they can receive from the Soul Master Temple should be astronomical figures. Supporting such a small academy shouldn't be a problem, right?"

  According to Xiaowu's speculation, the subsidy for Soul Masters is one gold coin per month, Great Soul Masters are ten gold coins, and when they reach Soul Venerable, it should be one hundred gold coins. As for Soul Sect, it would be one thousand, Soul King would be ten thousand, and Soul Emperor should be one million gold soul coins per month. Not to mention the Zhao Wujie they faced yesterday, who is a Soul Saint, with a subsidy of one million gold coins per month, just thinking about it is frightening.

  Dai Mubai shook his head and said, "If it were as you said, the academy wouldn't have to worry about income problems. But that's not the case. The subsidies provided by the Soul Master Temple are allocated by the Empire and distributed by the temple. Subsidies are only given up to the Soul Emperor level. Each month, one hundred gold coins are received, just like I do now. However, after exceeding the Soul Emperor level, not only does the subsidy not increase, but it also disappears. In other words, including Soul Sages and above, soul masters cannot receive any subsidies from the Soul Master Temple. When you go to the temple each month to collect your subsidies, there's a test of your soul power, right? That's to determine whether your soul power has exceeded level 40; once it does, the subsidy will be immediately stopped."

  "This time even Tang San couldn't help but feel curious, 'Why is it like this? The stronger a Soul Master's abilities are, the more valuable they should be, right?'"

  "But this must be based on reality. Although the soul master is a noble profession, the number of true soul masters is not many. However, it is still a considerable group. You should also have calculated that if the subsidy is issued according to the proportion, when it reaches the Soul Saint level, one month's subsidy will be 100,000 gold soul coins, and one year will be 1.2 million gold soul coins. What a huge number! Not to mention other places, if our college teachers receive subsidies based on their strength, if the empire pays in full, the annual income of our college teachers can catch up with one-tenth of the total national income of Soto City. What a huge number! And throughout the empire, although there are few high-level soul masters, issuing subsidies in this way is enough to drag down the entire empire."

  "Therefore, the empire stipulates that subsidies are only provided to encourage and assist low-level soul masters in their cultivation, so as to quickly improve their strength. However, once they reach level 40 or above, they can be considered a fairly powerful soul master and can choose to serve the empire or join the military. In that case, the empire will provide corresponding rewards. Of course, soul masters also have the freedom to choose, and joining certain families can also bring in considerable income."