#8My first encounter with Yu Xiaogang in the cafeteriaAI Model: gemini-3.0-flash
Chapter 8: The Cafeteria, First Meeting with Yu Xiaogang
"Sister Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Lin Mo..."
Wang Sheng's call pulled Lin Mo's thoughts back to reality. "It's almost lunchtime now. Do you guys want to come with me?"
"No thanks," Tang San shook his head gently. "I brought some dry rations in my bag. I'll just eat those."
His family was dirt poor; the meager change Tang Hao earned from occasionally forging ironware was all spent on alcohol.
To avoid going hungry, he could only bring some coarse pancakes he had prepared in advance.
"Does eating at the cafeteria cost Spirit Coins?" Xiao Wu asked curiously, blinking her large, watery eyes.
"Alright then, I'll have to trouble you to lead the way. It's a good chance for me to get familiar with the academy's environment," Lin Mo said with a smile and a nod.
Tang San and Xiao Wu's reactions were clearly beyond Wang Sheng's expectations.
However, he soon realized the reason: these two new bosses were powerful, but their pockets were quite empty.
No, it would be more accurate to say they were penniless.
Wang Sheng hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's go, this meal is on me! I'll cover your food for the next two days as well. Tang San, Sister Xiao Wu, and Lin Mo—let's go together.
From today on, we're all roommates in the same dorm. If anything, you can just treat me back once you have money in the future!"
"I'm fine," Lin Mo shook his head gently. "I still have some money for food."
Long before he arrived, the Village Chief had prepared a sum of money for him. It wasn't much, but it was enough to cover his meals for half a month.
Lin Mo was a child adopted by the Village Chief and the only child from Di Hun Village in recent years to possess spirit power.
Although his Spirit seemed to be a Waste Martial Soul, there was at least hope of him becoming a Spirit Master.
Hearing Lin Mo's words, Wang Sheng cast him a grateful look. If he had to support the food expenses of four people at once, it would be quite a significant cost for him.
After all, he hadn't become a Spirit Master yet. As a Work-Study Student, the stipend he received was the same as that of new Work-Study Students like Lin Mo and the others.
Hearing this, Xiao Wu readily agreed, and after a moment's hesitation, Tang San also chose to agree.
Just as Wang Sheng said, at most he would just treat him back once he had money later... The academy cafeteria.
Surrounded by the other Work-Study Students, the group of twelve arrived at the academy cafeteria.
The cafeteria was located inside the teaching building and was divided into two floors; the prices on the second floor were much higher than those on the first.
As expected, a quarrel broke out again between the Work-Study Students and the other students. As the new boss of the Work-Study Students, Xiao Wu naturally stepped forward on their behalf and began arguing with Xiao Chenyu's gang.
In the end, the argument fizzled out. In the cafeteria, the most either side could do was trade verbal barbs like this.
If they actually came to blows, the academy wouldn't let them off easily.
Lin Mo followed the group, silently lining up for food. During this time, he encountered another acquaintance—Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, who was known as "Invincible in Theory."
Meanwhile, because Wang Sheng spoke the truth, Tang San—who had just taken Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang as his teacher—became greatly displeased.
He flatly refused Wang Sheng's kindness and returned to the dorm alone to drink plain water and gnaw on coarse pancakes. After eating, he went to a corner of the cafeteria to wait for Yu Xiaogang.
Lin Mo silently watched this play out, perfectly playing the role of a spectator with absolutely no intention of stepping forward.
Whether it was Tang San or Yu Xiaogang, it was better to stay as far away from them as possible.
Both of them could be considered existences that he currently couldn't afford to provoke.
Behind Tang San followed the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang was even more outrageous; standing behind him was the current Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong.
Yu Xiaogang held immense weight in Bibi Dong's heart.
It could be said that while Yu Xiaogang's strength wasn't much, his ability to live off women was quite impressive; both Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong were utterly devoted to him.
One could only say it truly lived up to being a Continent of Romance. Until he had enough strength, it was best to avoid provoking these two as much as possible... After finishing his meal, Lin Mo was in no hurry to return to the dorm. After saying goodbye to his other roommates, he wandered around the academy by himself.
He familiarized himself with the academy's environment in advance, mainly the classrooms for lessons and the area assigned for them to clean—the garden on the south side of the playground.
This was, after all, where he would be living for a long time to come, so it was better to get acquainted with it early.
This early stroll also led Lin Mo to some unexpected discoveries. Nuoding Academy had a Back Mountain; it wasn't very large, but it was secluded enough to be a good spot.
Although he didn't plan on attaching spirit rings to his second spiritahead of time, he still needed to research the cultivation method for it in advance.
Although Lin Mo was confident that his second spirit was well-hidden and that the probability of others discovering it was extremely low even if used in front of most people.
But the probability wasn't zero, and it just so happened that Tang Sanwas followed by a formidable "Street Loafer" like the Clear Sky Douluo.
This meant that if he wanted to study his second spirit, it was best to avoid the father-son duo of Tang San and Tang Hao.
The Back Mountain happened to solve his urgent problem... Half a year later.
Lin Mo finally became completely accustomed to his studies and life at Nuoding Academy, and his days were very fulfilling.
In the mornings, they had to study theoretical knowledge in the classroom; the afternoons were for independent cultivation.
The two theory classes in the morning consisted of one on cultural knowledge and one on Spirit-related knowledge.
However, although the first class in the morning was said to teach cultural knowledge, for six-year-old children like them, this course was more about teaching them how to read and write.
Long before Lin Mo awakened his Innate Wisdom, he had consciously begun learning the native script of the Douluo Continent in advance.
With the foundation of three lifetimes of experience and the fact that the Village Chief was one of the few "educated people" in the village, it didn't take Lin Mo long to master most of the Douluo Continent's script.
After passing the academy's tests in this area, he was exempted from the cultural knowledge course and even gained the opportunity to borrow books from the academy library.
The content taught in the Spirit classes was even simpler.
They were taught how to practice the Elementary Spirit Power Calm Mind Method issued by the academy, along with some simple knowledge regarding Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts.
However, the Elementary Spirit Power Calm Mind Method he had been longing for left Lin Mo feeling somewhat disappointed after switching to it.
The speed of spirit power cultivation was indeed a bit faster than the crude spirit power circulation route he had figured out himself, but not by much.
Compared to his initial expectations, it fell quite short.
Aside from this, a small interlude occurred.
The students led by Xiao Chenyu once again clashed with the Work-Study Students, but before Xiao Wu could even make a move, Xiao Chenyu lost directly to Tang San, who had returned after obtaining his first spirit ring.
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