The staff smiled, “Hello, SpongeBob, here is your relocation certificate. Welcome to join the Central Arena. Resident fighters need to complete at least three fights per week, or your share will be reduced.”

With these words, the massive screens around displayed, “Welcome Diamond Fighter SpongeBob to join the Central Arena!!!” in colorful, dazzling letters, looking exceptionally eye-catching.

Caught off guard by this welcome ceremony, Yuan Hanshuang: “.”

Feeling embarrassed, she silently pressed the edge of her sunglasses and chose to temporarily hide her ID.

In the Central Galaxy, where powerful individuals were abundant, diamond-ranked fighters were not uncommon. There were even higher-ranking masters, and it was rumored that there was a hidden grandmaster.

Thanks to this, the broadcast of a new diamond-ranked fighter joining didn’t attract widespread attention in the arena, relieving Yuan Hanshuang.

The higher the rank, the tougher the fights, especially for someone like her who had just entered the diamond rank.

Traditionally, at this rank, mostly 5th and 4th tier fighters dominated, making it challenging for lower-ranked individuals to climb. One small mistake might even result in a demotion back to platinum.

As she prepared to check out the fighting arena and contemplate her strategy, a hesitant voice came from behind, “.SpongeBob?”

Yuan Hanshuang abruptly turned around.

A boy, one head shorter than her, stood nervously behind her.

Seeing her turn, the boy immediately stood in place, “Senior, hello! I’m also from Silver Star!”

Yuan Hanshuang: “?”

“Have you been following me?”

She remembered that there was indeed someone on the hovercar.

The boy hesitated for a moment, realizing the misunderstanding, quickly waved his hands, and explained, “No, no! I accidentally fell asleep on the car. The guide missed me, so I had to get off with Senior.”

Hearing this, Yuan Hanshuang squinted.

This person had been following behind her all this time, and she only realized it now.

Seeing that Senior hadn’t spoken for a long time, Wu Haoxuan became increasingly anxious.

Staring at the nearly depleted balance after paying the tuition, he hurriedly completed the enrollment procedures today without a break, then rushed out to find a part-time job. After finally finding a high-paying job, he fell asleep on the hovercar due to being tired from washing dishes until late the night before. When he woke up, he had already missed the guide, so he could only get off the car with Senior.

The driver woke him up.

Looking at the empty carriage after waking up, Wu Haoxuan was dumbfounded.

He had been sleeping the whole way and had no idea where he was or what this place was. It was completely black in front of his eyes.

But judging by the informant’s and the staff’s attitudes just now, it was not difficult to guess that the senior sister in front of him was a big shot.

In this unfamiliar place, encountering a senior sister from the same school, he must quickly latch onto her for support!

“I promise I didn’t see anything, and I won’t say anything I shouldn’t say!”

Wu Haoxuan raised his right hand above his head, swearing repeatedly on the spot to guarantee it. Seeing the other person’s expression slightly soften, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not to mention him, this senior sister’s presence is too strong.

She easily measures up to two meters and eight centimeters.

“Um, senior sister, may I ask where we are?”

Yuan Hanshuang: “Black Market.”

“What? Black Market?” Wu Haoxuan’s pupils shook.

He finally realized something was wrong: “Wait, is this part-time job as a waiter in Black Market?”

As a law-abiding citizen, his biggest impression of Black Market was that it was an lawless place.

Not to mention visiting Black Market, even the name alone could stop a child’s crying at night.

Seeing that his reaction didn’t seem fake, Yuan Hanshuang finally dispelled her doubts: “Yes, is this your first time here?”

Wu Haoxuan said bitterly: “Senior sister, can I go back now?”

Not long ago, he was secretly delighted to find a high-paying part-time job, thinking he had gotten lucky and escaped from the numerous applicants. Who could have expected such misfortune!

“Well, I’m afraid not. You’ve already signed a contract with the informant, even if you don’t go to the casino, you still have to work here for at least six months.”

The two locked eyes, and after a pause, Wu Haoxuan suddenly knelt down, crying while hugging her shoes: “Wuwuwu, senior sister, save me! I don’t want to be a ‘ga’ waist!!!”

Yuan Hanshuang: “Get up first.”

How did the rumor about ‘ga’ waists in Black Market spread? It really affects the employees’ image!

“Didn’t you carefully read the terms on the contract when you signed the indentured contract?”

Wu Haoxuan shrank his neck: “I-I did. But they offered me too much!”

This answer somewhat resembled her own demeanor from a few years ago.

Yuan Hanshuang choked up, took a look at Wu Haoxuan, who was dressed plainly and even had a bit of cheap attire, and a tinge of sympathy welled up in her heart as a fellow poor person. “Fine, since we are classmates, meeting each other is fate.”

“I’ll help you contact the casino.”

Wu Haoxuan shook his head frantically: “No, no, no, senior sister, I just want to leave this place!!!”

“But you signed a contract with Black Market, you silly fool.” Yuan Hanshuang looked at him with a pitying gaze. “Black Tower’s legal team ranks in the top three in the galaxy. Do you want to pay a two million star coin penalty?”

Wu Haoxuan turned pale: “What? Two million star coins? I don’t even have that much money if you sell me!”

Yuan Hanshuang: “Working part-time in Black Market is not as dangerous as you imagine. As long as you don’t actively stir up trouble, the salary is much better than outside.”

“If you don’t want to be a waiter, you can also consider finding a part-time job at the fighting arena.”

The fastest way to make money in the whole of Black Market is the casino and the fighting arena. Let’s not talk about the former, the latter not only has a basic prize money for winning, but high-ranking fighters can also receive live-streaming tips.

Yuan Hanshuang pondered that since he could get into the top 7 academies, he must be at least 3rd tier or above. As long as she devoted some time to climbing the ranks and maintained a decent level of combat skills, earning some pocket money wouldn’t be difficult.

If he performed exceptionally well, caught the attention of the supervisor, and signed a long-term contract with the black market, the money earned from weekly fights could easily cover his living expenses at school.

Compared to other jobs, being a resident fighter in the black market was much easier and didn’t require too much training time, at least not enough to interfere with her studies.

Having experienced poverty, Yuan Hanshuang didn’t mind guiding this little “junior” to a clear path.

“What’s your Manifestation level and cultivation tier?”

“A-level, 3rd tier intermediate.”

“That’s more than enough.” Yuan Hanshuang was surprised to casually encounter a fellow A-level student. It seemed that A-level students were indeed prevalent in advanced academies. “Go register, just say you’ve already signed a contract with the black market, and you can start fighting in the arena.”

“Uh.”

Wu Haoxuan scratched his head. “But, Senior, I’m a freshman in the Support Department this year.”

He said cautiously, “Can the Support Department also engage in this kind of violent confrontation?”

Although he belonged to the Support Department, Wu Haoxuan still had a penchant for close combat violence. When he said it out loud, there was a hint of anticipation in his voice.

“.”

Yuan Hanshuang fell silent.

Of all the departments, it had to be the Support Department!!!

The Support Department, as everyone knew, was a crucial department for team matches but had extremely low individual combat capabilities.

Support Department fighters in the black market arena mainly relied on participating in multi-person battles, such as 2v2, 3v3, and team matches to gain ranking points. They seldom engaged in solo fights.

For those Support Department fighters who did participate in solo matches, they had a nickname – “Free Points Kids.”

“Go for team matches, random matchups,” Yuan Hanshuang patted his shoulder. “As for solo matches… if you have spare registration fees, you can give it a try. Young man, true knowledge comes from practice. Good luck.”

“No, Senior!”

Despite being an unlucky guy, Wu Haoxuan’s sixth sense was quite accurate. His intuition told him that being brought to the black market was akin to a naive lamb entering a wolf’s den. If he didn’t grab onto the thighs of the big shots quickly, he’d soon turn into a roasted lamb.

Wu Haoxuan stood there, looking pitiful.

“I’d love to help you, but I don’t do multi-person battles,” Yuan Hanshuang waved her hand without looking back.

Because you never knew how infuriatingly annoying your teammates could be in multi-person battles. To avoid the pain of killing teammates on the spot, she relied solely on solo matches to gain ranking points.

“I’m willing to treat Senior to a meal and contribute thirty percent of the earnings from each match!”

Yuan Hanshuang immediately halted, turning around on the spot.

What, not only a meal but also a contribution of earnings!!!

“Oh, Junior, why didn’t you say so earlier? We’re both from Silver Star, how could I not help?” She flexed her wrist, her smile becoming even more pronounced. “Today is a good day. I think it’s perfect for crushing some noobs in multi-person battles. Come on, Junior, let Senior take you soaring.”

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One little brother isn’t prestigious enough, so let’s arrange for a second one?

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