Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

That battle made Tang San realize even more that his understanding of the Monsters was still far from sufficient. He hoped that after entering Redemption Academy, he would be able to learn more. This was what mattered most to him.

His Wind Blade Mark had also unsurprisingly reached the Fifth Stage, allowing his perception of the wind element to become stronger. Back when facing the town mayor Zhang Haoxuan, the gap in cultivation base was too vast to showcase his ability. In fact, his combat power had increased significantly since the encounter with the Wind Wolf Town Lord.

The higher his cultivation base, the better he could utilize the abilities from his previous life\'s memories. Many of them were applicable to this world.

"Time to eat! Time to eat!" Just then, a somewhat familiar voice came from outside. The next moment, a knock on the door followed.

Tang San ended his self-reflection, opened the door, and was surprised to find Du Bai.

As their eyes met, Du Bai looked somewhat embarrassed, coughed, and said, "I didn\'t expect your Spiritual Power to be so strong. Hehehe, Tang San, from now on we are brothers."

Regarding his erratic way of thinking, Tang San felt he couldn\'t keep up and said helplessly, "Are your eyes okay? Sister Cheng Zicheng said you need to rest for a while."

Du Bai was quite carefree, "It\'s fine, no worries. The first time I looked at our teacher, the outcome was even worse than this. I thought I was going to go blind then. I screamed miserably a while ago in the hopes of getting more of our teacher\'s attention—care. Come on, let\'s go eat. Today is your first day, and I heard they prepared something delicious to welcome you. The town mayor is also here."

His eyes were clearly a bit dull, obviously due to the significant shock he had received from their previous eye contact.

The pair left the room, and Du Bai led the way to the cafeteria. As they walked, he lowered his voice and asked, "Tang San, what ability did you cultivate in your eyes? What is that purple color? It shouldn\'t be a part of the Wind Wolf Transformation, should it? It\'s really powerful!"

Tang San replied, "It\'s a kind of innate ability of mine, maybe my Wind Wolf Transformation is a bit mutated."

"Oh, no wonder. Awesome, awesome. When I reach the Fourth Stage, I\'ll try making eye contact with you again," Du Bai said, not doubting it. In Redemption Academy, everyone had strange and varied abilities. If it were just an ordinary Demon God Transformation, they wouldn\'t qualify to be here.

The cafeteria was located in a spacious wooden house on the west side of the courtyard. Upon entering, a rich aroma of food assaulted the senses.

Having been in this world for nine years, Tang San had long since ceased to have any expectations for the food here. No matter the ingredients, boiling and roasting were basically the only two cooking methods, along with some simple salt, and that was all.

The flavor was neither particularly good nor bad. It was passable when the ingredients were fresh, but most of the time, describing it as tasteless as wax was appropriate.

However, today as he walked into the cafeteria, he felt somewhat refreshed. The rich aroma of the food was tantalizing. Various dishes were placed on the long table. While the cooking methods didn\'t seem to have improved much, the scent alone was indeed quite pleasing.

There were some ingredients that Tang San had not seen before, with a dish at the center of over a meter in diameter being the most prominent, presenting an whole animal cooked in an unknown way. Among the foods, this dish could certainly be described as colossal.

What a huge lump! The richest fragrance was also emanating from this dish.

Du Bai swallowed his saliva and chuckled, "What a treat. That\'s a low-level Demon Beast called the Flying Sky Rat. It\'s a type of flying rodent with juicy meat, found only in our Jiali Mountain Range. They\'re fast flyers and hard to capture. Such one can sell for thirty to fifty Monster Coins. We\'re lucky if we get to eat it once or twice a month. Demon Beast meat can strengthen bloodlines. Even in Jiali City, only the nobles can afford such a luxury."

Demon Beast Meat? Tang San had never eaten it before. But upon hearing it was rat meat, his appetite suddenly wasn\'t as strong as when he first came in.

By this time, the teachers and students of Redemption Academy had also arrived at the cafeteria. Tang San, being the newcomer, naturally was seated at the last place.

Seeing the Boiled Flying Sky Rat, the students\' eyes all lit up with excitement; it seemed that they were all very eager for the meat of the Monster.

The town lord, Zhang Haoxuan, sat in the main seat and, seeing that everyone had arrived, said, "Today, we welcome Tang San to join our big family. From today on, he is one of us, and I have also formally taken him as my apprentice. From now on, everyone should love each other and cultivate and progress together."

An apprentice?

When they heard that Zhang Haoxuan had taken Tang San as his disciple, the students and even the teachers couldn\'t help but reveal looks of surprise.

Si Ru, who had always been wearing a smile, showed a hint of astonishment in his eyes. Clearly, he was very shocked by the apprenticeship.

He turned his head to look at Zhang Haoxuan, but Zhang Haoxuan seemed to be completely unaware of his gaze. He stood up, walked over to the Boiled Flying Sky Rat, tore off a rat leg, and then came to Tang San, placing it on his plate.

Tang San\'s mouth twitched slightly, thinking to himself, Teacher, oh teacher, must I eat it?

But in front of so many people, he couldn\'t discredit Zhang Haoxuan, so he had no choice but to say begrudgingly, "Thank you, Teacher."

"Let\'s eat," Zhang Haoxuan commanded, and the students showed no intention of being polite, launching into action almost instantly.

Only when the meal started did Tang San understand why Zhang Haoxuan had proactively given him a leg of the Flying Sky Rat earlier.

Three seconds, literally just three seconds, and the largest platter was empty.

The speed was indeed too fast, and Tang San felt only a blur before the Boiled Flying Sky Rat had vanished into thin air.

The teachers hadn\'t even moved; they were just eating other dishes. The single Flying Sky Rat had been completely divided among the students.

The teachers were already used to this sight. Du Bai\'s voice reached Tang San\'s ear, "Eat quickly, he who acts fast gets; he who\'s too slow, misses out."

Now understanding the situation, Tang San did not dare to dawdle and quickly started eating. He was actually not picky about food. Biting the bullet, he ate the rat leg first, then turned his attention to other dishes.

Since the other students were all busy tackling the Flying Sky Rat they had grabbed for themselves, no one vied with him for other food.

The meat of the Flying Sky Rat was very springy, without any strange taste and even had a peculiar fragrance. Aside from the psychological barrier, it was quite acceptable. After eating, his stomach felt warm and cozy, with heat spreading to his limbs and bones. Apparently, Du Bai was right, the meat of Demon Beasts indeed had the effect of nourishing the bloodline.

Dinner proceeded without anyone speaking, truly typifying the concept of "silence during a meal." When the last bits of food had been swept clean, nothing was left on the table but a number of spotless empty plates.

Tang San had eaten quite a lot as well. He had to admit, this was the best meal he had had since coming to this world. Although the taste was still just average, at least the ingredients were good! Whether it was the vegetables or the meat, everything was very fresh.