The Cafeteria's Terrible Food

Jiang Huai placed his belongings on the bed. Seeing that Wang Sheng's fingers were still severed and bleeding, Jiang Huai muttered a spell, conjured a hamburger in his hand, and handed it to Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng took the hamburger with both hands, stuffed it directly into his mouth, and took a bite. The two fingers Wang Sheng held in his hand slowly reattached.

Wang Sheng looked at his hands with his mouth agape in an "O" shape. He moved his fingers in shock, and to his surprise, the fingers he had just reattached actually moved.

Jiang Huai looked at his own bed and, finding it too smelly, said to Wang Sheng, "Wang Sheng, swap your bed with that new one."

Hearing this, Wang Sheng understood immediately and acted at once. Xiao Wu looked at her pack and then at the bedding Jiang Huai was holding.

A flash of inspiration struck her, and she jumped in front of Jiang Huai, saying, "Jiang Huai, your bedding is so big that you probably can't cover yourself with all of it. How about I sleep with you?"

Hearing this, Gu Yue nodded slightly and walked to Jiang Huai's side. She didn't say a word, yet Jiang Huai understood exactly what she intended to do.

Jiang Huai turned his gaze toward Tang San, only to see him turn his head, look aimlessly at the back of the room, and whistle. Jiang Huai's mouth twitched as he looked at the two girls beside him.

Jiang Huai, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yue tugged at each other for a long while, but then the beds began to move on their own. The three of them looked over and saw Wang Sheng rallying everyone in the dormitory to push three beds together.

Jiang Huai's mouth twitched again. Although he didn't subscribe to the idea that men and women should avoid physical contact, he still didn't know what to say when actually faced with the situation.

In the end, Jiang Huai compromised. After he spread out the sheets and laid out the quilt, he realized there was only one pillow, and he didn't know what to do.

But Tang San suddenly brought over a very long pillow. Seeing this, Jiang Huai felt like killing him.

Jiang Huai's mouth moved as he whispered, "Tang San, you just wait."

Tang San felt a chill down his back. He knew full well that he couldn't beat Brother Huai. Although Jiang Huai was a Food-system Soul Master, he had practiced swordplay every day and had long since cultivated his own sword intent.

Tang San, on the other hand, spent his days practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill, which had little in the way of offensive capabilities. Although Tang San could use hidden weapons, he knew that in the face of absolute strength, hidden weapons were nothing but clouds.

After everything was settled, Wang Sheng volunteered to treat everyone in the dormitory to a meal at the cafeteria, including Tang San.

The group walked out of the dormitory building and soon arrived at a large cafeteria. Jiang Huai walked in first, took a look, and nodded. Seeing this, Tang San followed him in and said, "Brother Huai, this cafeteria is pretty good."

Jiang Huai nodded upon hearing this and said, "It's alright, I just don't know if the food will suit my taste."

Wang Sheng led everyone to the food pickup counter. He gave the cafeteria auntie two Silver Soul Coins and said, "Give everyone in Seven Dormitory one Grade A Meal."

It is quite funny that the meals in all school cafeterias across the continent are divided into Grades A, B, C, and D. A Grade A meal is the food eaten by work-study students, costing two to three Silver Soul Coins. A Grade B meal is for ordinary students—those who are not work-study students—and costs between five Copper Soul Coins and five Silver Soul Coins.

A Grade C meal is for teachers and children of city families, costing between ten and twenty Silver Soul Coins. But the most expensive, the Grade D meal, is for children of great families and descendants of royalty and nobility.

The standards for Grade D meals are divided into three levels: simple, medium, and high-end. A simple meal costs one to two Gold Soul Coins, while a medium one is slightly better and costs four to eight Gold Soul Coins.

High-end meals are even more luxurious, featuring top-quality non-toxic soul beast meat, premium spirit fruits for dessert, and various cakes and pastries, costing between ten and twenty Gold Soul Coins.

When picking up his meal, Jiang Huai revealed the exquisite jade pendant hanging from his waist. The character "Jiang" on the pendant was very eye-catching.

The auntie who had just handed the tray to Jiang Huai froze when she saw the pendant, but she quickly regained her composure and continued serving the other children.

Just as you walked to an empty table and sat down, a student on the second floor looked down and saw the work-study students led by Wang Sheng.

He said brazenly, "Yo! I smelled something poor and sour just now and wondered who it was. So it's you, that poor ghost Wang Sheng, bringing your dogs to eat."

Hearing this, Wang Sheng didn't say anything but urged everyone to eat quickly. Jiang Huai only took one bite of the food before losing his appetite; the food was bitter and astringent, not at all suitable for children who were still growing.

Tang San turned his head and saw that the food on Jiang Huai's table was almost untouched, so he asked, "Brother Huai, what's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?"

Jiang Huai nodded and said, "It's not good. It's bitter and astringent; it's not fit for human consumption."

Tang San nodded upon hearing this and said, "That is true, but it's better than having nothing to eat."

Jiang Huai stood up and was about to leave, but Xiao Chenyu, who was upstairs, was still spouting nonsense, saying, "Yo, yo, yo, the poor newcomer is leaving."

Hearing this, Jiang Huai stopped in his tracks, veins bulging on his forehead. Seeing this, Tang San hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Huai's arm to prevent him from touching his storage Soul Tool.

Jiang Huai's temper gradually calmed down under Tang San's grip. At this moment, two voices approached—one male and one female.

Yu Xiaogang walked into the cafeteria and called out, "Little San, Little Huai." The other voice belonged to Ning Fengqi, the older sister of Ning Fengzhi.

She had just entered and shouted in a brisk, decisive manner, "Whoever doesn't want to eat, get out!"

Seeing the "female devil" had arrived, Xiao Chenyu immediately shrank back to eat, and the other ordinary students who were stirring up trouble also shrank back to their meals.

Yu Xiaogang said to Jiang Huai and Tang San, "Little San, Little Huai, come eat with me on the third floor."

Jiang Huai shook his head, cupped his hands, and said, "No need, the food in this cafeteria doesn't suit my taste."

After saying this, Jiang Huai left and headed toward a nearby forest. Seeing this, Tang San cupped his hands in salute to Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengqi before chasing after him.

Jiang Huai leaned against a tree and summoned a hamburger to eat. Just as Tang San arrived, he saw you with your mouth covered in grease.

Hearing footsteps, Jiang Huai turned back and saw Tang San, asking, "What's wrong?"

Tang San swallowed hard, shook his head, and said, "Nothing, I just came to check on you."

Gu Yue and Xiao Wu also followed. Seeing Jiang Huai eating a hamburger, Xiao Wu went straight up to snatch it, but unexpectedly, Jiang Huai raised his hand, and Xiao Wu fell right into his arms.

Xiao Wu's lips landed directly on Jiang Huai's grease-covered lips. At that moment, the entire scene went silent, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

Seeing this, Gu Yue felt inexplicably uncomfortable. She had wanted to go up and snatch the hamburger too; why had Xiao Wu seized the opportunity first?

Jiang Huai pushed Xiao Wu away, took a piece of paper from his Soul Tool to wipe his mouth, and then summoned another hamburger to hand to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu didn't know anything about romance at this time; she grabbed the hamburger and started eating without a blush or a racing heart.

She made sounds of satisfaction and complained, "The food in the cafeteria is not good at all. Carrots are clearly sweet, but they made them bitter."

Hearing this, both Jiang Huai and Tang San burst into laughter. Jiang Huai finished the last bite of his hamburger, summoned another one, and handed it to Gu Yue.

Seeing this, Gu Yue reached out and grabbed a burger, taking a large bite right away and letting out a sound of satisfaction.

Tang San wanted one too after seeing this, but out of pride, he didn't ask for one.

Xiao Wu and Gu Yue wanted another one after finishing, but Jiang Huai dissuaded them by saying that if they ate more, they would get fat by tomorrow.

Sure enough, women of any race are afraid of getting fat "except for pigs." Jiang Huai prepared to head back to the dormitory, and seeing this, Tang San said, "Brother Huai, Master Yu Xiaogang wants us to go to his office."

Hearing this, Jiang Huai nodded and said, "Alright, let's go take a look."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu raised her hand and said while hopping around, "I want to go too! I want to go too!"

Gu Yue nodded when she saw this and said, "Then I'll go along as well."

The four of them walked out of the forest and headed toward the office of Yu Xiaogang, chatting and laughing along the way until they arrived outside his door and knocked.

However, there was no sound from inside, so Jiang Huai said, "He might not be back yet; we should just wait."