Chapter 83 Magic Academy and Canteen
Jiang You had no idea that a certain noble lady was secretly plotting how to repay her life-saving grace with a vast fortune of gold, silver, and wealth. No, Jiang You had no idea that she had saved Heidi's life at all. Little Bone was simply sharing her cooking happily as usual.
Perhaps not every chef enjoys sharing their dishes, but for Takumi Yuu in her previous life, letting her family and friends taste her delicious dishes was probably her only way to repay them and demonstrate the value of her existence. Even in this world, this habit has continued.
Seeing people like her sauces and dishes, and the genuine joy on their faces when they tasted the delicious food, Jiangyou felt strength flowing out from her bones.
——Physically, it flows out in an endless stream.
Jiangyou happily licked the soul fire in his hand, feeling the gradually increasing magic power, and listened to the magicians telling anecdotes about the magic academy. From time to time, he would interrupt to ask questions about topics that interested him, and his curiosity was greatly satisfied.
"See those towering spires peeking out from behind the forest over there? That's the magic tower of our Royal Academy of Magic." Eslan pointed to the complex of buildings mostly hidden by the forest and said, "The Royal Academy of Magic is huge, almost like a small town. Each instructor has his or her own magic tower, and students chosen by their instructors move in to live with them, conducting magic research and learning together.
"If you're a low-level student who hasn't been selected by a mentor, you'll all live in the dorms south of the academy. Since you don't have a fixed mentor, you can only attend classes here and there and earn credits through public courses. Every year, the academy has a magic test for low-level students. If you fail the magic test or don't have enough credits that year, you'll be expelled."
"So students chosen by the instructor don't have to take the academy's magic test?" asked Jiang You.
Eslan wrinkled his nose. "No, they need to take their own instructor's test. Generally speaking, the instructor's magic test is more difficult than the academy's, and there will even be various practical tests and daily scoring content."
Takumi Yu: Being a student in any world has a hard time!
"So, is there a cafeteria in the magic academy?" asked Jiang You.
Speaking of this, the magicians who were enjoying the roasted mutton buns all showed a strange expression.
"Yes, there is, but..."
"The cafeteria is outsourced to the goblins."
"Gnome?" Jiangyou's pupils flickered, and a spark with a question mark appeared.
"Well, goblins, those tiny, ugly little people wearing tall red hats, only about ankle-high." Henry gestured with a rabbit leg. "They run the school cafeteria, and they only sell one thing: the magic mud produced by the goblin factory."
Takumi Yuu: "...What is that? It doesn't sound delicious."
"It's not delicious," Eslan shook his head, his voice baffling. "That stuff is just a paste made of vegetables, meat, and flour mixed with various magical elements. It has no texture and tastes terrible, like a potion, but it contains the nutrients necessary for all races to survive. The goblins seal this magic mud in small bottles, and drinking one bottle is like a meal. Plus, it can be stored for a long time, so there's no risk of it spoiling."
"Although it tastes terrible, it's very useful when everyone is busy with magical experiments and has no time to cook," Henry said. "All you have to do is unscrew the bottle, pour it down your throat, and then swallow it with all your willpower."
Jiang You: "..."
"Thank you, thank you all for your great sacrifices for magical research," she said dryly. "Don't you have a proper restaurant in your academy?"
"Yes, of course there are," Lani said. "The academy is like a small town. Besides students and teachers, there are also many residents. Naturally, there are all kinds of restaurants, from snacks to luxury restaurants. But they are all private stores, not the property of the magic academy..."
"In other words, you have to pay with real money, and there's no school subsidy," Henry said. "But that awful magic mud... well, students like us get thirty bottles a month for free, so we'll never starve to death."
"It's probably going to be so unpalatable." Eslan complained.
"So the instructors at the magic towers usually let the students take turns preparing meals." Henry adjusted his glasses. "Each magic tower has its own small kitchen where we can cook our own meals. We usually go to the bakery to buy some bread and the butcher's to buy some bacon, and make sandwiches to eat."
"Okay, that sounds a bit more normal than magic mud." But it's still pathetic! Most cafeterias aren't great, but something as bizarre as the Magic Academy's is probably unique, right?
"So, Master You, you really don't plan to open a shop in our academy?" The three magicians looked at Jiang You with tears in their eyes. If they hadn't continued stuffing buns and rabbit legs into their mouths, it might have been more convincing.
"I haven't decided yet. Let's talk about it later." Jiang You said vaguely.
God knows, she really just planned to come here for a trip! The family's shop hasn't even been expanded yet, yet why are there people offering to open a restaurant and then begging to open a shop before we even reach the capital? Is this the so-called "the more capable, the more work"?
The three magicians sighed deeply, then turned their frustration into appetite, inhaled the food like a whirlwind, and began to eat like crazy.
The competition at the dinner table suddenly became fierce. The black-haired knight, the cat-like attendant, and Heidi's servants also joined the war. Only Jiangyou held the soul fire that everyone had voluntarily offered as tribute, and ate it with great satisfaction and comfort.
Today, Jiangyou did not continue her soul fire experiment. Instead, she asked all the diners for normal-flavor soul fire. It was full of energy and tasted good, enough for her to eat slowly as a reserve food during this period - and she could even send it back home to feed the rice cakes and cicadas.
As she ate the soul fire, she began to think carefully.
The business opportunities in the capital are undoubtedly plentiful, but the waters here are certainly deep. For example, the goblins who have settled in the Magic Academy and contracted the cafeteria to produce magic mud appear to be a formidable force. To be able to sell magic mud that tastes nothing but medieval-style nutritional supplements in such a high-end magic academy, these goblins must be quite influential.
As for the Losa family, Jiang You was not very clear about their background and factions. As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. She was determined to help Heidi treat her anorexia, but she did not want to be involved in the fight among the nobles.
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