Delicious Steaks

The last Stille was discovered by Li Yan. It was obtained by a team of examinees who had already lost a teammate. In order to prevent those two guys from destroying the Stille in desperation, Lanto and his group were forced to engage in hand-to-hand combat with them. Of course, Übel was not among them. Li Yan Laufen on his left and Übel on his right, maintaining a superior position.

With the acquisition of the four Stille, the first exam was already a success. All that remained was to wait for the exam time to end. With the four teams working together, it was safe to say that none of the other examinees dared to approach them.

Since Frillie had nothing better to do, she began analyzing the barrier magic of the examination hall. After all, this was her master Celia's new work, and she had nothing better to do than analyze magic.

As Frieren began to analyze the magic, Li Yan started to tease the Stille in the cage, feeding it while stroking Übel's head.

"Hey, little guy, do you like touching your sister's head so much? You must have fallen for her."

Unable to refuse and unable to resist, Übel could only maintain his verbal authority.

Fern frowned and looked in Übel's direction. Her Godfather only treated her like a pet. What an ungrateful girl! How could her Godfather like such an unruly person?

"Hmm, think whatever you want, as long as you're happy."

Li Yan chuckled as he played with Übel's green ponytail. Knowing Übel's personality well, he naturally wouldn't be angry at Übel's verbal attacks. In fact, the more intense Übel's verbal attacks were, the more excited he became.

Seemingly realizing that his verbal attacks were ineffective, Übel stopped trying to embarrass himself and simply stared at Fern with deadpan eyes.

Time passed second by second. As Frieren stood up, everyone turned their gaze toward Frieren. After all, they knew from the beginning that this Barrier Magic was completely unbreakable, and now that someone was going to break Barrier Magic, they were naturally very curious.

As a beam of Mana energy shot straight into the sky, accurately Barrier Magic, golden light instantly scattered from the sky, and the Barrier Magic that had previously enveloped the forest dissipated.

Single-use pass...

The barrier completely disappeared, leaving Genao, who was drinking tea and observing from the mountaintop, stunned. He had talked about this Barrier Magic with Zanze before, and neither of them was confident that they could break through it or even remove it. But now, someone among the examinees could actually decipher the Barrier Magic and even remove it. Something that even they, as First-Class Mage examiners, could not do was accomplished so easily.

"Is that the Elf? They supposedly produced Divine Staff's Proof. According to the records, they seem to be the guild master's grand-disciple."

Seeing the calm on Genao's face broken, Zanze also smiled, "After all, he's Elf who serves that lord."

"Oh, that's true."

Genao slowly took another sip of hot tea and asked Zanze, "Destroying the Barrier Magic shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Zanze shook his head. "It's not mentioned in the rules, I don't know."

Genao nodded. "Then I won't interfere. Interfering would only cause trouble."

As the sun set, the first exam came to a complete end. The team with the Stille passed the first round. After the exam, Li Yan waved goodbye to Übel. As someone who had been treated like a kitten and petted throughout the entire exam, she took it as a sincere apology from him.

Kanne and Lawine were overjoyed; they hadn't expected to encounter such a powerful opponent in the first round of testing, allowing them to pass effortlessly without having to do anything.

Duncan stared intently at Li Yan, seemingly intending to follow her home. Li Yan suggested they talk after the First-Class Mage exam, but Duncan didn't say much. He was already preparing to find the best doctor to treat his wife as soon as she was freed from her golden transformation.

Laufen waved goodbye as well. She still had some goodwill towards Li Yan, at least he really did meet the expectations of their team of Stille.

Übel stared blankly at Li Yan as she left, her eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions. This made Lanto, her teammate, wonder about her thoughts, but he quickly left without a care. Passing the exam was already good enough; the next exam might not be a teammate but an enemy, so he couldn't be bothered with her.

Frieren and Fern waved goodbye to their teammate Edel from the first round of exams. Although Etilius hadn't shown overwhelming strength, she had still done quite well and played a significant role.

After leaving the examination hall, Li Yan led Frieren and Fern back to the hotel. After washing away their fatigue, Frieren expressed her desire to eat at a restaurant where she had previously enjoyed delicious food. Thinking of the taste of that restaurant, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little excited, after all, the culinary skills there were indeed quite good.

"Eighty years have passed, Junior Sister. Do you think that shop is still there?"

Li Yan used Hot Air Magic to dry Frieren and Fern's wet hair, a slight smile on her face.

"It should still be there, after all, the shop owner promised us."

Frieren wasn't entirely sure.

"The restaurant that Lady Frieren and her Godfather used to go to?" Fern asked curiously, already looking forward to dining at that restaurant.

"Let's go together then. I bet that shop is still there."

Li Yan looked confident, after all, in the original story, the descendants of that shop were still working hard to update the flavors.

Leaving the hotel, the three walked through a series of alleyways until they arrived at the restaurant. Looking at the familiar sign, Frieren couldn't help but feel a pang of nostalgia. "I didn't expect this place to still be here. I wonder if the taste has changed."

"I bet the taste has changed, but it's still just as delicious."

Li Yan reached out and gently stroked Frieren's head. Lately, he had gotten into the habit of stroking heads. This wasn't because he had played too much Naruto in his previous life, but rather because he had developed this bad habit of stroking Aura, Line, and Solitär every day.

And of course, there's the adorable Giant Piranha Plant.

"Welcome! What would you like to eat? There's a menu on the table."

The waiter warmly welcomed Li Yan and her group, leading them to a quiet table.

Looking at the familiar environment of the restaurant, Frieren felt a little emotional, as if it were yesterday that she last ate steak.

"Fifty servings of pork chops, larger and more generous, half spicy and half not spicy, ten desserts, and six servings of Mercure Pudding."

Li Yan skillfully ordered the food, and the waiter's mouth dropped open slightly. Fifty servings of barbecue—he had never seen anyone order that much before.

"That's too much... guests... can three people finish this? The patties are all very large. Even if you like our restaurant's patties, please don't order so much, mainly because we're worried about waste."

The waiter kindly reminded him, since Li Yan looked like a child at the moment, and he was a little worried that Li Yan might order things randomly as a child.

Frieren waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to worry, "We can finish it all. Just order what my senior brother ordered."

The waiter gave an awkward smile, then left with the order menu in his hand, looking somewhat incredulous. He kept glancing back at Li Yan's seat; he couldn't make that decision himself, he had to discuss it with the manager.