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Huo Wu didn't take Tang San, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and others to the Blazing Academy but instead went to the Huo Family's estate.
Compared to the estate Tang San bought from Grandmaster Ma in Nuoding City, this one was much larger, equivalent to seven or eight football fields.
"It's really wealthy here." Xiao Wu glanced at the buildings in the estate, unable to help but marvel.
"Not considered wealthy." Huo Wu raised her head proudly. "Guess how much money it takes to own an estate like this?"
Xiao Wu said, "San Ge bought a small estate in Nuoding City from Grandmaster Ma for fifty thousand gold soul coins, which was a good deal. This one is more than ten times larger than that one... so maybe it takes a million?"
Huo Wu shook her head. "Guess again."
Guang Ling said, "Two million?"
"Guess again."
"Ten million?" Tang San spoke up.
"Correct."
Huo Wu nodded. "When my family bought this estate in Tian Dou City, it cost eleven million. If you want to buy such an estate in Tian Dou City, you need at least fifty million in assets. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to manage such a large place by yourselves, right?"
Tang San sighed, "Indeed, if you buy such a large estate, decoration alone would require a large sum of money, not to mention hiring people for cleaning and maintenance, which would require considerable expenses."
"Rightly said, but you don't need to hire people. Just buy slaves and servants all at once. There are various slave auctions and a dedicated slave trading street in Tian Dou City." Huo Wu corrected Tang San's "mistake".
"Slaves..."
Tang San pondered, inwardly remarking, "I almost forgot. In this Douluo Continent, there is slave trading. Employers control the lives and deaths of slaves, and slaves and servants have no human rights."
After that, Huo Wu took Tang San and the others to tour the entire estate and called for the steward to help arrange a resting courtyard.
"You can stay here, no need to be polite." Huo Wu patted her chest, speaking heartily.
"Thank you."
Tang San accepted, "When we find the corresponding academy, we'll move to the dormitories."
"Do you have to be so serious?" Huo Wu hugged Tang San's neck. "Is there something Sister didn't do properly?"
"No, it's just a bit uncomfortable staying in someone else's house." Tang San felt the softness, a bit restless, but still insisted on his point of view.
"Humph, you're only a bit older than me." Xiao Wu pulled Tang San out of Huo Wu's embrace, a little unhappy.
"Haha!"
Huo Wu laughed lightly, waved goodbye, "It's getting dark, rest first. The food and such will be served by the servants. Tomorrow, I'll take you to visit some prestigious academies in Tian Dou City that I approve of."
After the three entered the courtyard, they found that this house was more luxurious than the estate in Nuoding City. The floor inside was reflecting light, there were crystal chandeliers on the ceiling, and all kinds of furniture and decorations were spotless.
In the living room, there were more than a dozen maids, smiling and bowing to Tang San under the steward's lead, addressing him as "Young Master, Miss."
Such a formality made Tang San extremely uncomfortable.
Xiao Wu and Guang Ling also found it hard to accept.
Especially during meals, the maids stood by, ready to assist at any moment, even intending to help with feeding.
The next morning, the maids wanted to help with dressing, but Tang San declined, sighing inwardly, "Is this the life of nobility? Long-term acceptance of servants' care might corrupt one's thoughts, truly testing one's character."
After the three had breakfast, Huo Wu came over and asked, "How was your rest yesterday?"
"Not bad, just a bit uncomfortable with the meticulous care, or rather, extremely uncomfortable," Tang San sighed. "I'm afraid I can't get used to the life of nobility."
Huo Wu chuckled, "I knew someone like you who prefers to do everything on their own would have trouble adjusting. But you have to learn to get used to it; this is the basics of becoming a noble. The estates in Tian Dou City also require nobility to qualify for purchase. If you're not a noble, I wonder how many connections you'd need."
Tang San shook his head, not wanting to talk more about this topic, and instead asked, "Can you take us to see the academies in Tian Dou City? By the way, did you pass on my message?"
"Of course not. I just wanted to say, my family didn't allow it," Huo Wu shrugged. "As for today's arrangements, I'll take you to visit the Blazing Academy, the Aquatic Academy, the Thunder Academy, the Divine Wind Academy, the Blue Tyrant Academy, and the Royal Academy of Tian Dou."
"Doesn't the Aquatic Academy only admit females? And only those with water and ice attributes?" Tang San was puzzled. "Can boys also go in?"
"I said we're just visiting." Huo Wu smiled. "Although the Aquatic Academy only admits girls, they don't exclude other talented males from visiting. After all, those girls from the Aquatic Academy are quite flirtatious."
Tang San (⊙_⊙): "Uh..."
Huo Wu continued, "Don't think that just because the Aquatic Academy is a girls' academy, all the girls there are innocent. As far as I know, the leading figures of this year's Aquatic Academy, Shui Bing Er and Shui Yue Er, have had quite a few boyfriends and then broke up for various reasons."
Tang San: "..." It seems that on the Douluo Continent, people are quite open-minded about relationships as long as it's not forced.
Xiao Wu snorted, "Decadent and corrupt nobility!"
Huo Wu twitched her mouth, "Xiao Wu, don't include me in that. I'm different."
"Well, with your hot temper, surely no one likes you," Xiao Wu displayed her talent for sarcasm, leaving Huo Wu speechless for a moment.
"Let's go, let's go for a walk." Tang San saw Huo Wu about to explode and quickly changed the subject, "Huo Wu, don't be as quick-tempered as Xiao Wu. She's sometimes quite innocent."
"Don't worry, I'm very tolerant of Xiao Wu," Huo Wu glanced at Xiao Wu, who looked as if her candy had been stolen, suddenly finding her quite cute, then hooked Tang San's left shoulder.
"Damn it!"
Xiao Wu pulled a face (〃＞皿＜), then ran to Tang San's right side, grabbed his right arm, and made a grimace at Huo Wu.
"So cute, Xiao Wu," Huo Wu blinked, unfazed.
Guang Ling: "······"
"Huo Wu!"
Just then, two figures approached from a distance, both appearing to be young men, one of whom had reddish-brown hair, almost the same color as Huo Wu's before her martial soul evolved.
"Big Brother, and Feng Xiaotian, why are you here?" Another person was none other than Feng Xiaotian from the Divine Wind Academy, who at the moment looked like a statue, his flirtatious smile frozen in place.
Huo Wushuang said, "It's Feng Xiaotian who insisted on coming over. I had no choice but to bring him in and take a look at the friends you brought back yesterday. Don't you want to introduce them?"
(End of Chapter)