magic high school

Chapter 24: Dormitory Hot Pot

The originally enthusiastic atmosphere at dinner time was actually a bit of a downer.

Xiaoye kept wiping her knife, while Yilian slumped weakly on the stool.

Even Valerie, looking at the abundance of ingredients, seemed to have lost her dreams. Li Ge saw the girl pouring chili peppers into the bowl.

In fact, Li Ge had made a lot of preparations for today. For example, he went to the school mall and found all kinds of seasonings.

Today he was going to make hot pot because the team members all had different tastes. Li Ge had normal human tastes, but Yi Lian had a very light palate, while Xiao Ye could eat anything but would complain if she didn't like it. Valerie, on the other hand, wasn't picky about food.

So Li Ge decided to make a hot pot, the real reason being...

It's simple. Everyone can adjust the seasoning to their own taste. That way, even if it doesn't suit your taste, it's just that you made a mistake in the seasoning. Li Ge won't take the blame, and it has nothing to do with showcasing your skills.

But now, that good mood is almost gone.

"A senior who's about to drop a grade and whose Noble Phantasm is broken is using us as an emotional dumping ground. We don't need to care, but it also shows that the school's exams are very important," Li Ge said casually.

"Let's eat, especially you, Valerie. Don't take it too seriously. He's the kind of guy who'd slap any dog ​​that walks by. Even if you didn't bump into him, he'd probably still be sarcastic if he saw your school uniform and badge," Yilian added.

Actually, he couldn't wait any longer. He couldn't stand the school food after only a week and needed to change things up.

In addition, this dish contains cabbage and bean pods that I and Li Ge carefully prepare every day, so we can't waste them.

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Li Ge and Xiao Ye throwing the prepared ingredients into the pot.

"Why do they look down on us?" The silly girl was still a little disappointed.

It's not just that I caused trouble, but also that others blatantly looked down on me.

"Hey, let me tell you, it's precisely these guys who are struggling on the verge of dropping a grade that look down on the yellow and red dorms even more. Isn't that strange?" Yi Lian immediately snatched a large bag of cabbage leaves and put them into her bowl.

"On the contrary, those true academic superstars with an average score of 90 or above don't care about this stuff at all. I know a senior with an average score of 93, and most of his classmates are from yellow dorms, and there are even some from red dorms."

Yi Lian continued talking about the information he had received, and it seemed that he had burned his mouth while eating, as his entire mouth turned into water to cool it down.

Li Ge was slightly surprised. So, this kid often talked about his intelligence network. Was it that senior with an average score of 93? Or was it someone else?

"Don't worry about those kinds of people. As long as we get over 90 on both the monthly and midterm exams, we'll be promoted to the Blue Dormitory." Xiaoye seemed completely unconcerned about the previous little incident; in fact, she was the least concerned about it.

"It's not just about the yellow and blue distinction, but also why do the traditionalists look down on us so much?" Valerie seemed to turn her grief and anger into appetite, and began to eat rice voraciously. Then she forked the meat that Li Ge had just put in, and ate it regardless of whether it was cooked or not.

Li Ge: "..."

He could only continue throwing the meatballs he bought into the pot, quickly picking up the last piece of meat from before, and adding, "That's more normal. After all, the learning cycle of the traditionalists is too long. They always have to give themselves hope, even if it's just self-deception, they have to believe that the hardships they endure will definitely allow them to completely defeat the Noble Phantasm-based build in the future."

"Otherwise, they'll be driven mad by those forbidden magical knowledge." Li Ge felt like she'd lost her mind after just one glance at the teleportation spell catalog.

Calculus, spatial geometry, spatial topology... and this is just one spell of teleportation. For traditional junior mages, they probably encounter countless pieces of this kind of forbidden knowledge every day. They would probably find advanced mathematics quite easy to understand.

"Li Ge is right. The atmosphere within the traditional faction is actually quite strange. They both look down on the Noble Phantasm Department and are jealous of its combat strength. It's a real internal conflict. After all, many people in the traditional department aren't actually that smart; they only joined because their Noble Phantasms are too weak." Yi Lian suddenly forked a meatball and, like a thief stealing a chicken, grinned as she put it into her bowl.

Yilian continued eating as she spoke: "I also saw a senior from a traditional department crying while looking at a textbook called 'Case Studies of Noble Phantasm Evolution,' then cursing 'heretical' before putting the book back."

"So don't worry about it. Just do well on your monthly exams and try to get into the Blue Dorm after the midterms. Maybe when you come in, you'll even see that senior being kicked out of the Blue Dorm."

After hearing this, Xiaoye retorted, "Yeah, so this is just traditional science students being jealous to the point of impotent rage."

She used to think that only the smartest people dared to enter the traditional departments, but now she realized that some people weren't smart, but their Noble Phantasms were too weak, so they had no choice but to enter the traditional departments.

Valerie nodded, seemingly less disappointed. "I think I understand. It's like back home, the orcs next door always call us knights 'tin cans,' but if they have a set of armor, it's more precious than anything else to them... Ouch! That's spicy!"

Li Ge: "..."

No, girl, you've been showing off chili peppers like they're candy all this time, I really thought your race didn't have a sense of spiciness anymore.

It seemed that from this moment on, the atmosphere returned to normal, and the previous little incident was completely over.

Ultimately, he's just a traditional student. He's probably still learning theoretical knowledge in his second year, and it's questionable whether he can even cast the most basic illumination spell.

It's completely incomparable to their Noble Phantasm Division, which has already formed a basic fighting force.

If anyone dares to challenge him to a fight in the training ground, Li Ge, as a support character, will consider himself completely ruthless if he doesn't beat him so badly he'll cough up his dinner from the previous night.

This is the advantage of the Noble Phantasm Department: it's quick to learn and you can quickly develop basic combat power. After that, you just need to upgrade your Noble Phantasm to the genuine version and try to evolve it.

The promotion speed is fast, the combat power increases significantly, and in the future, the Noble Phantasm can be evolved into a divine weapon, which is not inferior to the upper limit.

The only drawback is that the Noble Phantasm build can't be a versatile warrior; it can only rely on overwhelming force.

But this is a problem with individual Noble Phantasms, not with the Noble Phantasm system. If there really were a wheelchair-bound Noble Phantasm that could be used in any situation and could be used without thinking, then it would also be a versatile warrior.

However, they still decided to get to know that senior better and, if possible, give him a warning.

"By the way, my intelligence network sent me a message. His name is Chang Gong, nicknamed 'Third Brother.' He received a major demerit for cheating on the last exam. Not only will he fail a grade, but he might actually be expelled. And the method of cheating is... a magic potion?" Yi Lian suddenly asked with some doubt.