Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 288 Incentives

This was naturally to create a "three-person world" for Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Ning Feiliu.

After Dugu Yan led Ye Lingling away, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er looked at Ning Feiliu, and finally, they could say what they had wanted to say after not seeing each other for so long.

"Fei Liu, why did it take you so long to come back to us..." Shui Bing'er said, biting her lip.

"Didn't I say in my letter?" Ning Feiliu smiled helplessly, "I originally planned to come and find you guys as soon as I got out of that awful place."

"But the exit of that damned place is in a completely different direction from the original entrance. Without knowing the direction, I ended up in the Kingdom of Barak..." He sighed and said, "So I went back to Tiandou City first to visit my relatives and friends, and told Sister Yan about your situation before coming here."

"Then..." Upon hearing Dugu Yan's name, Shui Yue'er recalled Dugu Yan's attitude earlier and said shyly, "That Sister Dugu Yan... is she really willing to accept us?"

"Of course...didn't you guys have a great chat just now?" Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er blushed again, feeling embarrassed as they recalled what Dugu Yan had just said to them.

Ning Feiliu could roughly understand what Dugu Yan had said to them from the few words she had overheard earlier.

In addition, Dugu Yan had been saying that she wanted to ask Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er for help.

He felt a little embarrassed, after all, he and Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er hadn't gotten to that point yet.

Although they've kissed and touched each other a little, they haven't really reached the point of being completely open with each other.

So it's not a good idea to say this now.

"Alright, it's getting late, let me take you home," Ning Feiliu quickly changed the subject.

however……

"We...we're not going back tonight," Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er suddenly said shyly, grabbing his hands together.

"This..." Ning Feiliu couldn't say anything more.

Two soft, jade-like lips silenced his attempt to speak.

That evening, he returned to his room and transformed into a teacher once again, patiently instructing and guiding his two former students.

Then, after the students finished their get out of class, exhausted, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned and joined the lively lesson.

For the first time, Ning Feiliu finally experienced what a truly exhilarating game felt like.

This also vividly illustrates a principle: three cobblers may not be as good as one Zhuge Liang, but four of them might be.

……

the next day.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er still felt a little embarrassed when they thought about the class exercises last night; it was really too absurd.

However, they finally understood why Dugu Yan said those things and why she was willing to accept them.

Ning Feiliu is really... not easy to deal with.

They had absolutely no experience playing a game, but they had heard that it seemed normal people would get tired after playing only three or four games at a time.

Moreover, a game like a League of Legends ARAM match usually ends in a maximum of ten minutes.

But Ning Feiliu is completely different. He plays a game that's equivalent to a ranked match, and it's not a problem for him to play a game that lasts 20 or 30 minutes.

Moreover, he can stay up all night, and he's the MVP in every game, the one who performs the best in the game.

It must be said that, like Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, they also fell in love with that gaming experience.

You'll get tired later on, and if you can't keep going, you'll need to ask for help.

Otherwise, it would be really difficult for one person to duo queue with Ning Feiliu.

"Ahem... I'm going to find the Dean." Ning Feiliu looked at Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, who had shy expressions, and said to them, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.

It was indeed a bit too absurd; he even wondered if he was being a little too outrageous.

Isn't this kind of five-player behavior something only morally corrupt scum would do?

He doesn't even know if he's considered a bad man now...

"Alright, go ahead." Dugu Yan didn't care at all, stood up, took a sip of water, and said with a grin.

Ning Feiliu's stamina had almost fully recovered by this time, and she began to cheer up again.

When Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er saw Ning Feiliu's current condition, they were both shocked.

They couldn't imagine how they would face Ning Feiliu if they were alone.

Playing duo queue every day must be incredibly fun.

Ning Feiliu certainly wouldn't come again; he had important matters to attend to.

Today was especially since we had arranged to talk to Leng Hanxue about joining Tianshui Academy.

So he tried to calm himself down, then regained his composure and said, "I'll go now."

"Okay...bye-bye." Dugu Yan smiled happily.

"Okay, be careful when you go out," Ye Lingling nodded and said.

"Be careful..." Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er blushed and said shyly.

Ning Feiliu then walked out of the hotel and headed straight for Tianshui Academy.

The gatehouse of Tianshui College remains ancient and solemn, with stone pillars on both sides guarding the hall of knowledge.

Passing through the gate, a straight bluestone avenue stretches out, with neat flower beds on both sides. It is winter, so there are naturally no flowers.

In spring, seasonal flowers bloom in profusion, filling the air with a delightful fragrance.

Upon arriving at Tianshui Academy, he encountered no obstacles and found Leng Hanxue.

"Dean," Ning Feiliu called out, looking at Leng Hanxue who was handling academy affairs.

"Fei Liu is here. Please have a seat." Leng Hanxue put down the paper and pen in her hand, smiled at Ning Fei Liu, and said.

"Thank you, Dean." Ning Feiliu was quite polite.

"Hehe, are you planning to stay in Tianshui City for a few days?" Leng Hanxue didn't directly ask Ning Feiliu why she wanted to see her, but just smiled and started chatting casually.

"About seven or eight days." Ning Feiliu felt embarrassed to leave so soon after arriving in Tianshui City.

Especially since he had just finished playing three rounds with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, he planned to visit Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's parents later.

"That's fine. Although Tianshui City is not as good as Tiandou City, it's good to rest here for a while," Leng Hanxue said with a smile.

"Tianshui City is already considered a large imperial city, and the scenery here is beautiful in winter, with a relatively pleasant climate," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

Tianshui City is indeed one of the important cities in the northern border of the Tiandou Empire.

However, because it is far from the battlefield, even if the Spirit Hall launches an attack in the future, it will be impossible for them to place their battle lines here.

Therefore, Tianshui City is indeed smaller than those large frontline cities, such as Barak Royal City.

Moreover, feudal society itself had regulations governing the establishment of cities, which dictated the size and scale of the city walls that could only be built in towns of a certain size.

The height and thickness of the city walls in all the major towns of the Heavenly Dou Empire are standardized.

If something exceeds this standard, for example, if the walls of Tianshui City are higher than the standard height and reach the level of Barak Royal City, it will be treated as a rebellion.

This is one of the reasons why Tianshui City is not large in scale.

However, the winter scenery is indeed quite nice, and the climate here is not as extreme as that of the cities near the far north.

It's not very hot in the summer, but of course, this is a matter of opinion.

After all, some people are afraid of the cold, and some are afraid of the heat.

Anyway, since Ning Feiliu absorbed two great immortal herbs, received the blessing of a demigod, and even absorbed the Snow Emperor's soul ring and soul bone, he would find it acceptable to be a little cold.

"Yes, the climate in Tianshui City is quite comfortable, at least more comfortable than in Chihuo City where Chihuo Academy is located," Leng Hanxue nodded and said with a smile.

"By the way, since you're only staying for seven or eight days, and didn't you say you were going to travel around the southeastern part of the empire?" she said with a smile, "Blazing Fire Academy happens to be located in the southeastern part of the empire, and they are very familiar with the area. They're also here with us now, and they'll probably be leaving in about seven or eight days. Would you like to go with them?"

"Is this okay?" Ning Feiliu raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Of course, I can talk to them. Their teacher leading the group this time happens to have a wife who was my student back then," Leng Hanxue said with a smile. "I'm sure he'll give this old man some face."

"The Dean isn't old at all; he's still as dashing as ever," Ning Feiliu quickly said. "Then thank you very much for your great help, Dean."

"Oh, what do you mean by 'going all out'? It was just a small favor," Leng Hanxue said with a smile.

"Since the dean helped me, I'll give him something in return." Ning Feiliu smiled slightly, his hand brushing across the Steel Sun Box on his chest, and then he took out ten boxes.

He placed them one by one on Leng Hanxue's desk, and at the same time, he also took out a Gold Soul Coin Card.

"This is..." Leng Hanxue stared blankly at the box and the Golden Soul Card he had taken out.

"This is a small reward for the students. Here is one million gold soul coins," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, handing over the gold soul card that showed one million.

"One million gold soul coins? No way!" Leng Hanxue quickly declined.

It should be noted that the Tianshui Academy only receives about 100,000 gold soul coins in funding and subsidies from the Empire each year.

This one million gold soul coins will be the funding subsidy for Tianshui Academy for ten years.

Previously, Leng Hanxue could have accepted 100,000 gold soul coins.

Now she truly felt that one million gold soul coins were far too valuable.

"Dean, please accept it. It would be good to help renovate the academy, improve the teachers' salaries, and even give some subsidies to the commoner students," Ning Feiliu said seriously. "Besides, one million gold soul coins is really nothing to me."

He has at least five million gold soul coins in his pocket, so this one-fifth of that is really nothing.

Moreover, as mentioned before, it's difficult to convert gold soul coins into strength in Douluo Continent, so keeping too many is not very useful.

The key point is that Ning Feiliu has essentially converted that one million gold soul coins into strength.

As long as you can join Tianshui Academy and participate in the corresponding tasks of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition, you can obtain rewards such as runes and the blessing of the Sun Star Spirit. Isn't this a perfect way to turn money into strength?

Ning Feiliu felt that this deal was worthwhile.

"Moreover, Bing'er and Yue'er both grew up under your guidance," Ning Feiliu added.

This implies that Leng Hanxue also knows that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er must have confirmed their relationship with Ning Feiliu last night.

Leng Hanxue couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it.

After all, Ning Feiliu said so, and one million gold soul coins is indeed quite tempting...

She accepted it somewhat reluctantly.

She then looked at the ten boxes Ning Feiliu had placed on the table and asked curiously, "And what are these...?"

Ning Feiliu smiled and opened one of the boxes, and Leng Hanxue saw... inside was a pill that looked like it had many white patterns of varying shades on it, and a layer of light mist surrounded it...

"Could this be...?" Leng Hanxue couldn't help but say.

"Well, here are ten Profound Water Pills. Dean, this totals only two hundred thousand gold soul coins. Please accept them," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

However, Leng Hanxue was very clear that these ten Xuan Shui Pills could not be simply measured by market price. They were rare and precious elixirs that were practically priceless. In fact, for Tianshui Academy, these ten Xuan Shui Pills were more valuable than one million gold soul coins!

After all, everyone knows that only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can sell the Profound Water Pill, and each time less than ten pills are sold.

This is because the Xuan Shui Dan is currently a top secret within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and only a few elders of the Martial Glazed Pavilion know the formula and can produce it.

Each batch is made no more than twenty pieces, and since the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School also consumes most of them internally, no more than ten pieces are sold to the public each time.

Imagine that even Meng Shu, the Dragon Lord, with the cultivation of a Soul Douluo, the ability to unleash a Martial Soul Fusion Technique, and even the strength of a Title Douluo, could not obtain a single Mysterious Water Pill.

Needless to say, the others are even less likely to be included.

At least several years have passed since Ning Feiliu gave the Xuan Shui Dan formula to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the number of Soul Masters who have obtained the Xuan Shui Dan is definitely no more than one hundred.

Moreover, most of them are monopolized by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the high-level powerhouses of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the major forces of Heaven Dou City, except for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

So, the Xuan Shui Dan is only worth 20,000 gold soul coins?

It's safe to say that without connections and favors, even 50,000 gold soul coins wouldn't be enough to buy one!

This time, Ning Feiliu directly gave ten Xuan Shui Pills to Tianshui Academy!

Leng Hanxue did not refuse this time, because she could still resist the urge to decline the gold soul coins.

However, if Tianshui Academy could obtain such a miraculous elixir as the Xuan Shui Pill, it would greatly enhance the talents of ten genius soul masters in the future.

This was something she, as the dean of Tianshui Academy, could not refuse.

So she took a deep breath and said to Ning Feiliu, "Thank you... thank you Feiliu. Tianshui Academy will remember your contribution."

Then she solemnly put the ten Xuan Shui Pills into her soul tool.

Ning Feiliu smiled and nodded.

Seeing that the conversation had gone on for a while, he decided to get straight to the point.

"Dean, what are your plans for this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament?"

(End of this chapter)