Carl studied from the afternoon until the evening, and finally woke up from the ocean of knowledge in a hungry state.

There was no light in the yard, which meant that the tower spirit had extinguished the light source inside the demiplane.

In other words - the lights in the dormitory are off.

Along with the light, the space gates between the various wizard towers also disappeared.

As for why there is such an inhumane rule...

All we can say is that every school rule is the experience and lessons learned from our predecessors.

God knows what happened before this rule was made! "Oh no, I was studying so hard that I forgot to go home! Looks like I'll have to spend another night on your couch."

I just slept in bed yesterday, but I didn’t expect to have to sleep on the sofa again today.

Rubbing his stomach, Karl lay directly on the floor.

"I have some bread and water here. Would you like some?"

Hearing the rumbling of Carl's stomach, Nia said as she stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

When he heard there was food, Carl stood up from the floor with a somersault.

But when Carl saw the baguette that Nia took out from the refrigerator, he fell silent.

"Why are you eating this again? Why don't you buy some soft bread?"

Reaching out to take the piece of bread that could be used as a blunt weapon, Carl frowned and took a bite of it.

The cold and hard texture was exactly the same as in his distant memory, and Carl once again thought, "Who the hell would like to eat this kind of thing?"

"If you don't like it, forget it."

Nia snatched the baguette and put it back in the refrigerator without any complaint since it had just been bitten by Carl.

"Ah~ I was thinking you might have something ready-made here, but I didn't expect you to be worse than me! Wait a minute! I'll make you a midnight snack!"

Running back to the backpack, Carl quickly took out fire snake meat, monitor lizard bacon, and various seasonings and vegetables purchased in Saen.

The experience in the underground city left a bit of a trauma on Carl and Hope, and now no matter where they go, they always carry half a backpack full of emergency food.

"Why do you carry so much food with you?"

Looking at what Carl took out, even Nia, who had always maintained a cold expression, showed a look of surprise.

"Oh! Once you fall into a dungeon without any preparation, you will understand why. We were operating under the noses of the goblin army and the mind flayers just for some food."

Although there is a lot of water in this statement, if you look into it more deeply, there is actually nothing wrong with it.

Holding the meat, seasonings and vegetables, Carl naturally squeezed Nia aside and occupied the kitchen.

"By the way, use magic to heat up your broken piece of bread. I'll make some soup and we can enjoy it later."

Without waiting for Nia to reply, Carl had already started cutting vegetables aggressively.

Perhaps dissatisfied with Carl's comment of "broken bread", Nia took out the bread angrily, and then used a fire arrow and fire control magic to heat the bread.

She was indeed a genius. The power of magic became extremely docile in her hands. The cold and hard bread slowly became warm under the roasting flames, and a wheat aroma filled the kitchen.

"Shh~"

Seeing Nia so efficient, Carl also sped up.

Use an iron pan to stir-fry the steak until it turns brown. Carl then adds water and seasonings in turn. After boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer.

After a while, the rich aroma of meat overwhelmed the aroma of wheat.

He made this clay basin in the dungeon. Because of its good quality, Carl brought it here from the dungeon.

"Come on! You're welcome. Come and try my cooking skills after I strengthened them in the dungeon. I'm not bragging to you. If it weren't for the lack of seasoning, Hope and I would have had a pretty comfortable time in the dungeon."

Glancing at Carl, Nia tore off a piece of bread, dipped it in the broth, and then put it into her mouth.

Just one bite, and Nia's eyes suddenly opened wide.

Although it had not been boiled for a long time, the soup had a "sticky" taste as if it had been boiled for at least two hours! After licking her lips slightly, Nia could clearly feel the adhesion between her lips.

The rich aroma of meat and the sweetness of vegetables linger in the cavity, and the light aftertaste makes the baguette, whose only advantage is the wheat flavor, completely transformed.

"How...how is this done?"

Although she was not a person who was greedy for food, Nia still subconsciously tore off a piece of bread and dipped it in the broth and put it into her mouth.

“Hehe! Do you feel the pressure from the difference in food culture? The answer is snake meat that is a cross between a salamander and a snake! This stuff is rich in collagen and is not inferior to even the best quality fish maw.”

Sitting at the dining table, Carl also started eating.

Fire snake meat stew was a way of eating that he and Hope discovered when they were lurking in the Traveler Tribe, but they didn't have the time to pay attention to the method at the time, and because there were no other seasonings, the stew was a little bland.

If Carl hadn't had to do it himself today, he would have almost forgotten about it.

Nia took a break after eating the broth with bread for a while, then said, "It seems like you and Hope are doing well in the dungeon?"

Nia felt very uncomfortable because her only friend had a new good friend.

"What? Are you jealous? Don't worry! I won't ignore you just because I have Hope!"

Carl said something like a scumbag and frantically finished the food in his bowl.

Just as he was about to serve some more broth, he discovered that Nia had already covered the clay basin.

"Humph! You sound like you'd be sad without me. Don't forget that your final exam depends on me!"

After threatening Carl a little, Nia looked at Carl who put down his bowl, and poured the remaining broth into her own bowl with a satisfied look on her face.

"If I poison you to silence you, you will be very popular!"

Lying on the dining table, Carl looked at Nia who was eating in small bites and sighed with some regret.

Nia, who was busy eating, ignored Carl. Soon, she put down the bowl, wiped the last bit of broth with bread, and then put it into her mouth.

It’s hard to imagine that a girl of her size can finish half a clay pot of broth and a large baguette.

But considering that everyone was at the age of growing up, Carl was not so surprised.

"During my absence, you have lived on bread and water, have you?"

Compared to Carl, Nia's family background is more ordinary.

Her father is a retired soldier from the Kingdom of Karrnath, and currently works as a doctor-type magician in Aundair.

Her mother is a private investigator.

Both of them belong to the elite class and their income is indeed considerable.

But compared with the consumption of mages, their income is still a drop in the bucket.

Nia had apparently spent her relatively ample living expenses on buying materials for experiments, which was why she had fallen to the point of surviving on bread.

(End of this chapter)