Douluo: Crossing the Yuhao Star Palace Master

Chapter 124 Treasure Reward Party

"A treasure appreciation event? What's that?" Xiao Xiao asked curiously.

Ning Tian smiled and said, "This treasure appreciation event is jointly organized by some large commercial groups in Shrek City. As one of the most important trade hubs on the continent, Shrek City attracts many merchants to conduct business. After receiving some treasures, some merchants affiliated with Shrek City will hold a treasure appreciation event at Shrek Academy."

"After the treasure appreciation event ends, the remaining treasures will be auctioned off."

At this moment, Nanmen Yun'er interjected, "What kind of business does this Treasure Appreciation Fair mainly deal in?"

Ning Tian thought for a moment and then held up three fingers.

"There are three main types of treasure appreciation events. One type is organized by the academy, with the academy making the purchases. For example, various rare metals needed by the Soul Guidance Department, some teaching supplies needed by the Martial Soul Department, and rare ingredients ordered by the academy. Apart from the items ordered by the academy and the teachers, there isn't anything particularly good."

"The other two are for students, and they have even more good stuff. One of them is for the inner court disciples, and they are all top-quality items. It is said that you can see rare treasures such as soul bones every time. However, only the inner court disciples can participate, we are not qualified."

"The last one is prepared for us. Only core disciples of the outer academy can participate. There should be pills and medicinal herbs to aid cultivation, as well as soul tools suitable for our use."

Hearing Ning Tian's words, Cui Yajie seemed to remember something, and looked at Nanmen Yun'er with a bad expression. Nanmen Yun'er met her gaze, and her expression changed instantly.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Xiao looked at the two women in confusion, not quite sure why their expressions had suddenly changed.

Cui Yajie sighed and said, "Sister Tian just said that only core disciples can go. Yun'er and I were only shortlisted for the temporary core disciple benefits during the freshman assessment; we don't actually have core disciple status."

Upon hearing this, the group was at a loss for words and the atmosphere became somewhat somber.

"Alright, don't be sad. You should cultivate to the Soul Master level as soon as possible, and I will help you obtain your third Soul Ring. After that, it will be the time for you to be reborn."

Huo Yuhao's sudden words made the already somewhat dull atmosphere become strange.

Ning Tian raised her arm and put it on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, smiling as she leaned close to his face and said, "Yuhao, stop hiding our relationship. Can you just be straightforward and tell us the truth? The sisters all want to know what you're up to."

Looking at Ning Tian so close to him, Huo Yuhao's face flushed slightly, and his eyes darted away. Seeing the curious gazes of Xiao Xiao and the others, he couldn't bear it any longer. So Huo Yuhao composed himself and earnestly advised, "I can't explain this to you yet, because it involves too many things. You'll understand once you've all arrived at the Soul Venerable Soul Sect and come with me."

The eight women were not willful or reckless, and seeing Huo Yuhao's words, they naturally did not pursue the matter any further.

Seeing the atmosphere become somewhat somber again, Xiao Xiao turned to Ning Tian and asked, "The Treasure Appreciation Event is probably quite expensive, and most students in the academy don't have much money. Their families only give them a few thousand gold soul coins at most for living expenses. If the Treasure Appreciation Event is held inside the academy, we probably won't be able to buy much, right?" Ning Tian replied, "The academy and the organizers of this Treasure Appreciation Event are certainly aware of this, so they have specially granted us core disciples from the outer academy a credit limit."

"I see. But if that's the case, aren't the academy and the organizers of this treasure appreciation event worried that the students might not be able to pay their debts?" Xiao Xiao continued to ask.

"So, only core disciples of the outer academy can attend this treasure appreciation event."

"Eh?"

Seeing that Xiao Xiao didn't react, Ning Tian said irritably, "You really don't take our status as core disciples of the outer academy seriously! You should know that the graduation rate of core disciples in the outer academy is over 95%. All the core disciples who can graduate are outstanding talents that all forces outside are extremely eager to recruit."

"These businesses are essentially investing in us in advance. After we buy on credit, they'll sign a contract with us and we just need to make payments once a year. If we can't pay back the money right away, we can even postpone the payment until after graduation, and there's almost no interest. If we can get into the inner academy, there's no interest at all, and we can just pay back the principal directly."

The group chatted for a while during the lunch break, and then dispersed when it was time for afternoon classes. After class, they went to the office of the Dean of Students, Du Weiren, at his request.

Just as Ning Tian had said, each of the outer court's core disciples received an invitation to the Treasure Appreciation Gathering. Since Ning Tian had mentioned this earlier, except for Nanmen Yun'er and Cui Yajie, who had to return to their dormitories after dinner because they didn't have official outer court core disciple status, the other six girls arranged to go to the Treasure Appreciation Gathering with Huo Yuhao.

Following the map drawn on the back of the invitation, the group headed to the Treasure Pavilion, where the treasure appreciation event was being held.

The Treasure Pavilion was located in Shrek City, not within the academy. Since Shrek Academy and Shrek City didn't have a connecting back gate, the seven people had to exit through the east gate of Shrek City and detour through the north gate. This process took a full half hour.

Shrek City was densely populated, with its wide streets bustling with traffic and noise. It took Huo Yuhao and his companions about fifteen minutes to walk through the crowds before finally arriving at their destination.

This Treasure Pavilion was originally a large shop, selling all kinds of items related to Soul Masters and Soul Instructors. From a distance, it was a four-story pavilion that occupied a considerable area, with a magnificent and luxurious exterior, exuding an air of wealth and extravagance.

Huo Yuhao looked towards the entrance and saw four young women in long dresses standing in two rows on each side. They were bright and lovely, with slender figures, and quite beautiful. Especially striking were their exposed fair shoulders and the clearly defined cleavage between their full breasts.
After just one glance, Huo Yuhao immediately lowered his head, not daring to look any further.
He clearly felt that the instant he looked over, six murderous auras emanated from him like thorns in his back.
The most jealous Wang Dong'er even grabbed Huo Yuhao's waist and pinched the soft flesh of his waist.
It hurts quite a bit.
Before they even reached the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion, one of the eight girls approached them with a standard professional smile. She stood next to Huo Yuhao, who was walking at the front, and respectfully asked, "Are you Soul Masters here to attend the Treasure Appreciation Event?"

Everyone was wearing Shrek Academy uniforms, so they were not difficult to recognize.

The group handed over the invitation. After seeing the invitation, the girl immediately made a gesture to lead the way, saying, "Please follow me, everyone."

(End of this chapter)