Chapter 297 - Working Student Yuanen (2/2)

“Are you really human?” Yuanen asked earnestly.

“Eh… Of course I am,” Tang Wulin said. “I can just eat a bit more than normal, that's all.”

“But... you know that overeating is bad for you, right?” Concern filled Yuanen's voice.

Tang Wulin shook his head.

“I'm not overeating,” he replied. “Overeating is when you occasionally gorge yourself beyond your limit. I, however, eat this much every day, so you can't call it that. This is normal for me.”

“It's a good thing I didn't promise to feed you for a year then. I'd go broke if I had. Well, let's go then. You still need to forge for me.”

“Oh, that's right. I wanted to ask you, where I can find a workshop to use?” Tang Wulin asked as the two got up from the table.

They had already discussed things over lunch. The cost of the meal would be considered Yuanen's down payment. Tang Wulin would then thousand refine a metal of Yuanen's choice. After that, Yuanen would pay the value of the product minus the cost of lunch by treating him to dinner. If that still wasn't enough, he would cover Tang Wulin's breakfast too. “The Academy's Blacksmith's a.s.sociation has some,” Yuanen replied. “But if you're not a member, you'll have to pay a fee to use one.”

“Blacksmith's a.s.sociation?” Tang Wulin exclaimed in astonishment. “The Academy has its own Blacksmith's a.s.sociation?”

“Yeah. There are a lot of a.s.sociations on campus. All of them were established by students that have rented land on campus though. Since they provide experience related to cultivating, you new students will probably receive invitations from the various a.s.sociations soon. You won't be able to improve in your second profession without joining an a.s.sociation here. Since you're a blacksmith, you might as well join the Blacksmith's a.s.sociation.”

As they conversed with each other, someone ran through the doors of the dining hall. Since Tang Wulin and Yuanen were just about to leave, that person barred their way.

The person standing before them was a middle-aged man with disheveled hair as red as flame and a scorching hot aura. He wasn't particularly tall, only about 170 centimeters tall, but his shoulders were broad. His arms were thick with muscle, each much larger than Tang Wulin's waist. He looked like a human fortress as he stood there.

His thick beard blazed red, working with the hair on his head to give him the appearance of a lion.

Immediately after entering the dining hall, he took a deep breath in and roared.,

“Who is Tang Wulin? Come here!”

Although the man's presence wasn't all that impressive, his shout instantly silenced the droning of over a thousand students and attracted all of their gazes.

Tang Wulin stood only ten steps away the red-haired man, struck numb by his explosive aura..

What kind of strength is that? He exclaimed inwardly, staring at the man in awe. He's so powerful!

“I-I am.” Tang Wulin inadvertently raised his hand. With this man blocking the doorway, he couldn't leave anyway. Besides, Tang Wulin hadn't offended him, so he had no reason to hide his ident.i.ty.

“You are?” Confusion spread across the man's face as he glared at Tang Wulin with his crimson eyes. Tang Wulin could now tell that the man was about fifty years old. He just didn't care about his appearance and dressed slovenly.

“Come with me!” The red-haired eccentric walked over and reached out to grab Tang Wulin's shoulder.

“Who are you?” Tang Wulin asked, subconsciously raising his hands to stop the man.

He took a step backward, bent his leg, and shoved both hands outward.

Yet his attack was useless against the man.

Tang Wulin's two hands were no match for the single hand the man reached out with. The force in his arms were easily diverted to the side, and as if the man's arm had instantly grown longer, his large hand clamped down onto Tang Wulin's shoulder.

A wave of dizziness washed over Tang Wulin as the man abducted him from the dining hall.

“Hey!” Yuanen shouted. Seeing that he was about to be left behind, he quickly ran after the two.

He still needed to get his first-grade thousand refining after all.

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