Tang San, walking behind them, saw the state Wang Sheng and the others were in and asked in confusion.
"What's wrong with you all? Don't tell me the cafeteria food is bad?"
Wang Sheng shook his head lightly at that.
"It's not that the cafeteria doesn't have good food. It's just that, as work-study students, what good food can we afford? We can only buy some cheap dishes in the cafeteria to make do."
Hearing that, Tang San came to his senses as well. But looking at Su Ge and Xiao Wu walking farther away, he found himself in a difficult spot.
After hearing Wang Sheng's words, he realized that he had not brought any money with him. All he had were some dry rations from home.
"Come on, Third Brother. Since we'll be sharing a dorm from now on, I'll cover your meals for the next couple of days. You can treat me later if you want."
Wang Sheng had seen Tang San's embarrassment. He also wanted to befriend him, since all three of them possessed Innate Full Soul Power and could become Soul Masters at any time.
He was about to graduate. Perhaps when the time came to hunt for a Soul Ring after graduation, if he could get any one of the three to help him, his Soul Ring would not be too bad.
Maybe he could even obtain a suitable ten-year Soul Ring!
Tang San hesitated slightly, but ultimately nodded and accepted Wang Sheng's kindness, just as Wang Sheng had said.
Once he had money later, he could simply treat him in return. There was no need to be so awkward about it.
In the end, everyone from Dorm Seven followed Su Ge and Xiao Wu across the field to Nuoding Academy's cafeteria.
Upon arriving, Su Ge got a glimpse of just how prestigious the profession of Soul Master was.
Even for a junior Soul Master Academy, the cafeteria was enormous. With a rough glance, he estimated that the first floor alone could seat around three hundred people, not to mention the second floor.
Just as they arrived at the cafeteria, Tang San spotted a familiar figure and hurried over.
"Teacher, you came to eat too?"
The newcomer was none other than the Grandmaster. He had naturally noticed the people from Dorm Seven and hurried over. When Tang San took the initiative to greet him, he merely nodded lightly.
"Have you finished settling your things?"
As he spoke, his gaze inconspicuously swept over Su Ge, who stood before the Dorm Seven students. An unusual glint flashed through his eyes.
Tang San did not notice. He respectfully nodded and said, "Thank you for the bedding, Teacher."
Hearing this, the Grandmaster patted his shoulder. "Come eat with me on the second floor. Then I'll take you to my place so you know where it is."
At this point, Tang San had no concept of the second floor. He also truly did not want Wang Sheng to spend money on him, so he obediently nodded.
After briefly saying goodbye to Su Ge and the others, he followed Yu Xiaogang toward the second floor.
Naturally, Yu Xiaogang had his own calculations. He was subtly displaying that his status was far from ordinary, leaving a first impression on Su Ge.
Once he later told Tang San about some powerful Soul Beasts and had him pass the information on to Su Ge, Su Ge would naturally understand how useful a learned teacher would be in the future.
Then Su Ge would naturally beg to become his disciple!
As Yu Xiaogang led Tang San toward the second floor, he smiled to himself with certainty. Handling a six-year-old child was simply far too easy for him!
Watching Tang San's departing back, curiosity once again appeared on Xiao Wu's face. She looked at Wang Sheng beside her and asked, "What's different about the second-floor cafeteria?"
"The second floor is where you order individual dishes. It's expensive, not somewhere work-study students like us can afford to eat."
Wang Sheng watched Tang San leave, his eyes filled with envy. He had been at Nuoding Academy for so long, yet had never even gone up to the second floor once.
"Oh? Aren't these Wang Sheng and his bunch of poor ghosts?"
Just then, a discordant voice rang out as they entered the cafeteria.
Su Ge looked toward the source of the voice and saw a group of older students standing halfway up the staircase on the other side leading to the second floor, looking down at them from above.
The speaker was a handsome male student who looked eleven or twelve years old, his eyes filled with disdain. He was presumably Xiao Chenyu, the son of the Nuoding City Lord.
But when he saw Xiao Wu, his eyes immediately lit up.
"What a pretty little girl. Too bad she's a work-study student."
"Wang Sheng, I'm going to eat now, so I'll let you off this time!"
Without even looking at Wang Sheng and the others' reactions, he turned to lead his people upstairs to eat.
"How about we settle this at the academy's back mountain tomorrow morning?"
Just as Xiao Wu was about to lose her temper, Su Ge spoke amid the hopeful gazes of Wang Sheng and the others.
Hearing Su Ge's words, Xiao Chenyu and his group paused as they were heading upstairs. Only then did they look at Su Ge, who stood at the front of the group.
When Xiao Chenyu saw that Su Ge's face was even more handsome than his own, a trace of displeasure flashed through his eyes.
But when he saw the plain clothes Su Ge had not yet had time to change out of, the displeasure in his eyes immediately turned into amusement. He did not answer right away, instead looking at Wang Sheng again.
"Wang Sheng, you really are getting more pathetic by the day. You actually let a kid who just enrolled act as your spokesman."
"What, do you not even have the guts to speak to me anymore?"
"Boss Xiao, this is Boss Su of Dorm Seven now. I advise you to watch your mouth!" Hearing Xiao Chenyu's words, Wang Sheng immediately stood up for Su Ge.
Although he still did not know whether Su Ge was a match for Xiao Chenyu, he gathered his courage and backed Su Ge up.
"Boss Su? Hahahaha..."
Xiao Chenyu immediately burst into laughter, and several lackeys behind him joined in.
"Fine, fine. Since you newcomers don't know the rules, I'll properly teach you what rules are tomorrow!"
The next moment, Xiao Chenyu's smile vanished. He glared coldly at Su Ge, a fierce gleam flashing through his eyes. Then he slapped the railing and headed up to the second floor without looking back.
Xiao Wu was furious as well, itching to rush up and give Xiao Chenyu a vicious beating, but Su Ge reached out and stopped her.
"Don't rush. It's only one night. Tomorrow, we'll make him understand exactly who has the final say at this academy."
Su Ge wore a confident smile. If Tang Hao had not been in the Nuoding region, then let alone Nuoding Academy, Su Ge could have strutted through all of Nuoding City without fear.
Although he now intended to keep a low profile, that did not mean just anyone could provoke him!
Besides, Xiao Chenyu had come right to his door. Su Ge could not have been happier!
After hearing Su Ge's words, Xiao Wu was still somewhat angry, but she only stomped her foot.
"Then tomorrow, I have to let them know how formidable Sister Xiao Wu is!"
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