Ma Ye strode through E District.
He loathed this district, which had taken him nearly six months to memorize in detail.
Its tangled streets and haphazard buildings were like labyrinths nested inside one another. Without someone to guide you, it was easy to get lost, even with a map in hand.
Fortunately, he would soon be leaving this place.
Away from this cruel school.
Away from those cold, ruthless people.
Away from the damp, chilly surroundings.
Away from everything he hated.
But before that, he had to obtain that dish approaching "Main Course" grade.
That was the "price" of leaving.
He had to pay those greedy bastards before he could leave.
Ma Ye was not surprised by that.
Where in the world could you get something for nothing?
It might be a dish approaching "Main Course" grade, but what was that worth compared to the world outside?
With the ability he had gained after eating a "fast food" dish compatible with him...
Once he reached the outside world...
He would surely rise above the rest.
After all, that was why he had come here from the outside world.
As for staying until he graduated from fifth year?
If he had not seen the casualty rate among third-year students, Ma Ye would have chosen to stay.
But now?
He was determined to leave early.
"Hey, Ma Ye, here to observe the new students?"
"Of course."
"We only get this chance once a year. We have to make the most of it. The others aren't here yet, are they?"
"No, you're the first."
"That's great."
"Hope everything goes smoothly."
After exchanging familiar greetings with the gatekeeper, Ma Ye entered the E5 Teaching Building. Then he saw the food approaching "Main Course" grade sitting beneath a glass cover on a trolley: the Little