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Chapter 105: When will Zhongli become rich?

In the blink of an eye, only one month remains until the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

The participants were either on their way to Xingluo City or preparing to go there.

Meanwhile, in Liyue, preparations were also underway for their journey to Xingluo City.

Liyue Harbor was bustling with people seeing off the contestants.

"Everyone, we must show the glory of Liyue on this journey! With the bonds between us, we must bring back the championship!"

Leading the way to see them off were a group of sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys, all of whom were eliminated contestants. It wasn't that they were too weak, but that their opponents were too strong.

It doesn't matter if they lose; they got a taste of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. But these victorious guys can't afford to lose, can they?

Victory and glory are extremely important to these young people.

Zhongli stood at the head of the table, listening to these remarks in silence for a long time.

Some people will stop at nothing to win, like Shrek Academy in the original timeline.

Such a victory is tainted and dishonorable; it's better to give up such a victory.

Before Zhongli could say anything, Fuyao, who was standing next to him, spoke up: "Everyone, the competition is important, but a gentleman knows what to do and what not to do."

"Never resort to any means to achieve victory!"

"Honor, Faith, Integrity..."

Liyue is a place of contracts; though not a kingdom at present, it is more like one.

In Liyue, contracts, laws, and integrity are paramount; these are the most fundamental rules of Liyue.

The contract has been made; those who break their word shall be punished by being devoured by the rocks!
"I will heed the teachings of Lord Tianquan Star!"

The contestant quickly cupped his hands in greeting.

Lately, I don't know why, but the more I look at the Seven Stars of Liyue, the more something seems off!
Tianquan, the youngest of the Liyue Seven Stars, is over thirty years old. Although she has a knack for preserving her youthful appearance, the signs of time are still visible on her face.

But recently, when I looked at the Liyue Seven Stars again, I found that they seemed to have become much younger.

It must be an illusion...

Today, Tianquanxing looks like a girl in her early twenties, but her voice hasn't changed at all; it's still that deep and sexy mature woman's voice.

"I will cover all normal expenses for this trip..."

Before Fuyao could finish speaking, the six people beside her objected.

What does it mean that you will bear all normal expenses?
You are Tianquan Star, so this kind of thing is indeed under your jurisdiction, but how can you bear the expenses alone?

"No, no, that's not right."

"The expenses for this trip should be shared by everyone, so how can we let Tianquan pay for it all by himself?"

"You spent money?"

Fuyao's eye twitched. How much money could normal expenses cost?
As a renowned businesswoman, could she afford to spend so much?
These colleagues just want to show off.

Seeing the argument that had arisen among the participants about who should spend the money, both the contestants and those who had come to see them off looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.

This isn't about spending other people's money; it's about spending their own money. How can they possibly fight over it?
As expected of the Seven Stars of Liyue!

Zhongli, who had remained silent until now, spoke up: "I will travel with you all on this trip."

"I will cover all expenses for this competition."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback and looked at Zhongli with some confusion.

Is the Martial God planning to visit Star Luo City?

The poorest person in all of Liyue must be Lord War God!

Will all expenses be borne by the Martial God?

"Um..." They had no objection to Zhongli going to the game, but... the expenses still need to be discussed!

"Lord Martial God, how about we have the money covered by Liyue's treasury?"

The money in Liyue's treasury is equivalent to the money in the national treasury.

The welfare of Liyue residents and the construction of Liyue are all funded by the Treasury, and are considered common assets of the people of Liyue.

This trip should have been paid for by the treasury, but the large-scale construction of the Immortal Cave Heaven has severely reduced the treasury's resources, leaving it only enough to maintain some basic construction and welfare.

Therefore, Fuyao decided to personally fund the competition for everyone.

Zhongli was no ordinary person; even though Fuyao's words were very tactful, he still understood their meaning.

This means he's "poor"!

When will Zhongli become rich?
Zhongli wasn't poor; he just didn't have any gold soul coins.

The gifts from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, Douluo Three Kingdoms, Sun Moon Empire, Mingde Hall, and Xu Tianran alone amount to an astronomical sum of money.

"It's alright, I have my own reasons."

Zhongli said without changing his expression.

Everyone: "..."

As expected of the God of War, there must be a deeper meaning behind his actions!
See? The God of War has admitted it; he has a deeper meaning!
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded quickly and said no more.

Since even the God of War has said so, they have nothing more to say!

The contestants looked at each other, wanting to say that they weren't short of money either!
The God of War is good in every way, except for his lack of money... What should we do?
The group exchanged glances and nodded.

How could they possibly spend Lord Martial God's money?

Saving that little bit of money must be difficult for Lord Martial God, right?

The contestants have already made their decisions.

Time passed, and around nine o'clock in the morning, a group of about twenty people set off from Liyue Harbor.

In addition to the contestants, Zhongli, Paimon, and the two emperors of ice and snow also accompanied them.

Of course, there were also two instructors leading the team. One was Wu Yun, who taught martial spirit cultivation, and the other was Xuan Ziwen, who taught soul tools.

Liyue Academy is not a proper academy, so only these two teachers who teach Soul Masters can serve as team leaders.

Neither of them had any objections to this.

In addition to the contestants and their accompanying teams, participants in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament can also enter the Battle Arena by purchasing tickets.

There are plenty of wealthy people in Liyue, and they are also on their way to Xingluo City, or have already arrived there.

Their goal was simple: to watch the match and cheer for the Liyue team!

While Liyue set off, Shrek Academy was also ready.

"This year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is of paramount importance, as it concerns whether the academy can achieve greatness once again!"

"I don't care what methods you use, I must bring the championship trophy back to Shrek Academy!"

Xuanzi stood on the high platform and addressed the fourteen students below.

"Yes!"

What pleased Xuanzi and the Shrek Academy leadership was that none of the current generation of the Shrek Seven Devils left Shrek Academy; their loyalty to the academy was commendable.

Furthermore, none of the most important students in the inner courtyard have left the academy; they are all the core members of Shrek Academy!

Nowadays, Shrek Academy no longer distinguishes between inner and outer academies. All the remaining students are Shrek Academy disciples. The reason for this is that the dimensional consciousness expelled them, saying something like: "Just seeing them is annoying..."

(End of this chapter)