The sun originally wanted to work overtime, but the afterglow dragged it behind the mountain, as if to give the stars and the moon a chance to work.
The Arcane City under the night sky is constantly releasing brilliant light, which is the "crystallization" of generations of magicians in their pursuit of supreme magic. The magic lights scattered throughout this stable and prosperous city have earned the Arcane City a new name - the City That Never Sleeps.
Even in the lower area of the Arcane City, the lights on the main road are on all night, not to mention the most lively middle area.
Residents who work hard in life only have time to relax their nature at night. If you ask them why they don’t sleep, they will tell you loudly beside you.
Only at night, when I have my own time, do I live like a human being, not an animal.
The breath of freedom exudes a charming flavor that permeates the main street of the Midtown area. Every store is bustling with activity, except for the tavern in front of you.
Although it covers a large area and is located in the most lively area, no one comes to this tavern.
After Merlin and his parents cleaned up the shabby tavern, it was no longer gloomy, but the worn-out tables, chairs, floors and other furniture still needed to be replaced at a cost.
Merlin handed the drawings to his parents and earnestly asked Uncle Otto to help make the barbecue utensils. In addition, he also designed the layout of the tavern himself.
The overall layout hasn't changed much, but after the renovation, you can feel the "modern" aesthetics from Blue Star even by looking at the drawings of the tavern.
"Once everything is renovated and the tavern is open, as for the cost of money, you can ask Uncle Otto to borrow some."
Merlin got on the carriage and looked back at his parents, saying, "As for my life at the Arcane Academy, don't worry. I will definitely live a good life. I can earn money myself. I have my own ideas."
Pete and Kanna nodded repeatedly as they listened to their son's words. If you didn't know, you would think Merlin was their parent.
"Remember, the tavern must be renovated before you can open it to sell kebabs. You must protect the barbecue marinade and barbecue ingredients. Although these two things are secret recipes, they are still easy for alchemists or perfumers to replicate. These two secret recipes must be ensured to only pass through the hands of you two, mom and dad."
Merlin was afraid that the marinade and barbecue ingredients he had prepared would be stolen, so he repeatedly warned his parents. After all, neither Pete nor Kanna were very reliable.
"Son, don't worry. We know the value of this stuff. Whether our Leo family can turn things around depends on the barbecue ingredients and marinade!"
"Yeah, maybe we can even earn back our territory with the help of the tavern!"
Merlin listened to his parents' hopeful words and nodded with a smile. As for earning back the nobles' fiefdom by running the tavern? Just treat it as a joke and pay back the 500,000 gold coins first.
Under the cover of night, the carriage gradually left the central city street of the Arcane City and headed towards the Arcane Academy.
Inside the Arcane Academy, Merlin, who had been sitting in a carriage for nearly an hour and a half, rubbed his butt. Although he knew that his movements were indecent, there was nothing he could do about it. He had to have a good rest. After all, he had to prepare to make money tomorrow, and he already had a plan.
As soon as Merlin returned to the dormitory, he saw a group of people waiting for something at his door. When he went over to take a look, he found that they were all his classmates.
Fate and Chris had been waiting for Merlin to come back for a long time. They immediately rushed up screaming and held Merlin from the front and back to prevent him from moving.
The rest of the students also spotted Merlin and sprinted towards him like they were their long-lost father.
Merlin was dumbfounded. He quickly shouted, "What are you doing? What's wrong with you? Let's talk it over."
Merlin's classmates didn't say anything. Their eyes seemed to be glowing green, and they stared at him like a pack of wolves that had been hungry for several days.
Creepy! Merlin froze, and Fate floated to his side like a zombie, shouting, "Beggar's Chicken! We want to eat Beggar's Chicken!"
Then, as if it were an uprising, Merlin's classmates followed suit and shouted "Beggar's Chicken! Beggar's Chicken! We want Beggar's Chicken!"
Gululululu——
The sound of his stomach growling was deafening. Merlin looked at these students who had been hungry for a day in horror. "You...you are..."
"Of course we're waiting for you to come back and make beggar's chicken for us. We haven't eaten yet, just waiting for this meal from you." Fate howled and patted his chest like a gorilla.
Merlin was speechless. He spread his hands and said, "Without the ingredients, what can I use to make it for you? Besides, don't you see what time it is now?"
"We don't care. We want to eat beggar's chicken. We have the ingredients!" Chris dragged over a few terrified students.
Merlin looked at the students who were dragged over. The school uniforms they were wearing were of second-rate quality. This kind of non-customized linen uniform was only worn by students from civilian families.
Each of these students was holding a chicken in their arms, and they were shivering as they were surrounded by a group of aristocratic students.
"You, what are you doing!?"
These civilian students held on to their chickens and refused to let go. One of them cried and shouted, "Don't take our chickens. This is our semester assignment!"
Merlin looked at the school emblems on the uniforms of these students. These guys were actually students of the Beast Taming Academy.
The Beast Taming Academy, as the name suggests, is an academy for studying beast taming. This academy mainly studies Warcraft and teaches courses on how to contract Warcraft and fairies to fight against enemies.
Of course, just like the junior alchemy students at the Alchemy Academy who play with perfume making, the junior students at the Beast Taming Academy cultivate and raise magical beasts. Of course, the breeding and cultivation of chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, cats, pigs, cattle and sheep are also major topics.
These students from the Beast Taming Academy were obviously lower-grade students like Merlin and his classmates. The semester was almost over, and their research topic was obviously the chickens in their arms. These should be the chickens that they had carefully cared for and raised themselves.
There are basically no students from ordinary families who can study alchemy. After all, alchemy is a very expensive subject. This is why Merlin's classmates are all aristocrats.
I really didn't expect that this group of my classmates would actually set their sights on the chickens raised by the students in the Beast Taming Academy. Perhaps this is the only way these pampered young men know how to get chicken as a food ingredient in the Arcane Academy.
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