I really just want to hang out in the magic world.

Lei Bu smiled helplessly, but still nodded.

"No student has ever done this before. You are quite creative."

"Oh, thank you for the compliment. I think business will be very good in the future."

"I'm not praising you!"

Although Lei Bu complained, he actually knew in his heart that making money was also an important skill for an alchemist.

Who will provide the expensive medicines and materials? Of course, you have to find a way to earn money to buy them!

"This kid is so good at saving money, he will definitely not have to worry about money in the future."

"Cabbage and green onions... Hmm, they look good for stew."

Professor Lei Bu muttered.

"!"

Lei Bu’s words made Ruan Xiaozhe’s eyes light up.

Not only meat, he could also try selling stews! That might be more profitable!

You know, there’s more than just Western food in the Empire!

The empire is vast and has a variety of eating habits depending on the region!

If the Western diet in the West, where the Vodana family lives, is mainly based on bread and cheese, then the Eastern diet is mainly based on rice, noodles, hot sauce and bean paste, which are all very familiar to Ruan Xiaozhe.

"Professor, do you like stew?" Ruan Xiaozhe asked with concern, wanting to take the opportunity to learn more about the audience for stew in Einlogard.

“I like it, but I try not to eat it.”

"?"

"Because that's food from the East, and I hate dwarves from the East." Lei Bu said with a frown, as if he remembered something unpleasant.

"Are there any bad memories?"

"My distant relatives live in the east, and they keep nagging me every time we meet... The regeneration potion is very expensive recently. They asked me to do business there and make some regeneration potion to sell, but I won't go."

"They asked me why I didn't visit them more often since I couldn't make any money, and even laughed at me for using such a long pipe..."

"..."

Listening to these long complaints, Ruan Xiaozhe was speechless.

He had heard that the eastern part of the empire placed more emphasis on traditions and rules than the western part, but he had not expected this to happen.

"Oh, so that's it." Ruan Xiaozhe frowned.

"I've said too much nonsense. But the food there is good and tastes good. If you make stew next time, remember to call me."

Ruan Xiaozhe had not intended to treat him to a meal, but he knew it was unwise to argue with the professor when he was in a bad mood.

"It's my honor to invite the professor to taste it," said Ruan Xiaozhe.

When Lei Bu heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Wait a minute, the Vodanaz family is in the west, and this kid can cook eastern food? Is this really edible?" Lei Bu was a little worried.

Although he knew that Ruan Xiaozhe was talented in chores, children of aristocratic origin usually did not have good cooking skills.

Although he fried steak pretty well last time, Eastern dishes are not that easy to make.

"…No, come to think of it, it's not appropriate to eat what you cook. After all, it's the vegetables you grew, so I'll just let it go."

"Ah? But the pork you just ate was also shared by my friend and me..."

"I was the one who prepared the pork!"

Lei Bu finally couldn't help but get angry.

……

After dinner and cleaning up, Ruan Xiaozhe prepared to leave.

"By the way, what are you planning to do this weekend?" Lei Bu called out to Ruan Xiaozhe.

"Yeah, can you still come here to work?" Ruan Xiaozhe rubbed his hands.

"...I wouldn't ask students to work on weekends, right?" Lei Bu said with a dissatisfied tone.

But Ruan Xiaozhe was even more surprised: "Huh? So you don't have to come on weekends?"

why?

You know, on Earth before he was reborn, wasn't it a basic practice for professors to ask students to work on weekends?

"You do a good job during the week, so you don't have to come on weekends. If you want to take care of your own vegetable garden, that's another matter... and you'll be very busy on weekends too."

Lei Bu said meaningfully.

Ruan Xiaozhe felt a little uneasy after hearing this, "What the hell is he doing when he said this?"

"Is there something wrong?" Ruan Xiaozhe couldn't think of any possible reason, so he could only ask curiously.

"What could happen? Just think about it, what will students who are hungry and tortured on weekdays do on weekends?" Professor Lei Bu looked into Ruan Xiaozhe's eyes.

"Can we burn down the school?"

"...That's a bit extreme. They will find a way to solve the problem of eating!"

If students are pushed into a desperate situation, they will naturally become self-reliant.

According to Principal Oss's plan, freshmen usually start thinking about how to survive during the weekend, such as:

"Why is this school torturing us so much? Is it because the principal is a ghost?"

"We can't stay hungry like this! We have to at least find something to eat!"

"Friends! Let us act together!"

…and so on and so forth.

"I heard that the students of the Black Turtle Tower would look for edible fruits in the woods behind the school building on weekends." Ruan Xiaozhe stroked his chin gently.

"That's exactly like something the Black Turtle Tower's student union would do, hahaha." Lei Bu had a look on his face that showed he knew this already.

Freshmen often behave differently depending on which tower they belong to.

Students in the Black Turtle Tower, who are open to commoners, merchants, and even slaves, are the least concerned with face and always act the fastest.

So it is normal for them to look for food in the woods and mountains behind the school.

"Because of your previous hunts, more people may try hunting. After all, not many people start hunting in the first week."

"That's because you taught me well, Professor."

Ruan Xiaozhe flattered him, and Lei Bu smiled with satisfaction, but also felt a little uncomfortable.

Why does it sound like cursing?

"So what do the students of Qinglong Tower usually do?"

“The students of Qinglong Tower are the slowest and always drag their feet.” Lei Bu said with some dissatisfaction.

Ruan Xiaozhe couldn't help but agree with his comment.

I guess that among my friends in the tower, not many of them go to the forest to find food on weekends.

"But there are always a few capable guys who will come up with a good idea after being hungry for a few weeks."

Lei Bu said this and looked at Ruan Xiaozhe.

He felt that this year's Qinglong Tower might be different from previous years.

At least this child of the Vodana family is different...

"What a strange guy." The more Professor Lei Bu looked at the other person's face, the more he felt so.

"Dear professor, could you also tell me about the situation in the other towers?"

"I can tell you that. The students of Phoenix Tower... well, those guys are on another level entirely. They will not be shaken by hunger and hardship."