While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

In the past, it would have been almost impossible for Yang Ding to eat with two women in this cafeteria; he simply wouldn't have been able to get in.

It will be much more convenient from now on; at least he can move freely within the martial arts academy.

Ye Rou glanced at the vegetables. "Sister Jing, why did you buy so many cultivation resources out of your own pocket?"

"Give this to your husband. There's not much to eat in the cafeteria for Class C students."

"My husband can't absorb it either."

"Let him eat as much as he can absorb. If he can't finish it, pack it up and take it home so he can replenish it slowly."

Whether you are a martial arts practitioner or a practitioner of supernatural abilities, the simplest way to obtain energy is through food.

In addition to the distinction between high and low ranks, mythical beasts are also divided into general and special categories.

For example, for awakened martial arts practitioners, the best training material is a powerful type of mythical beast.

For spatial ability users like Fang Jing, the best energy source is spatial elemental beasts.

However, such specialized high-level cultivation resources are usually extremely rare. Apart from high-level individuals like Zhou Ruoxi, they are rarely available on the market.

If Ye Rou wants to become a Grandmaster in the future, it is simply impossible to do so by relying solely on the cultivation resources of Jiangling City.

This is why, if you want to advance in your career, you have to join the army at the Wall in the North.

The guards of the Wall in the North are also called hunters, and their main way of fighting off monsters is by hunting outside the Wall.

The captured prey would be sent to the slaughterhouse in the Northern City for processing and packaging, and then transported to the other four major city-states to supply low- and middle-level cultivators.

Similarly, the strange beasts beyond the Great Wall also rely on cannibalism or consuming awakened humans to quickly gain energy.

Looking at the snow-dried vegetables and braised beast meat on the plate, Yang Ding realized that the closer one got to the upper echelons of the empire, the more cruel this era became.

In modern society, the methods of cannibalism are more civilized, usually through economic means.

In this era, to improve oneself, one must devour the opponent's flesh and bones.

Fang Jing put a few pieces of braised pork on Yang Ding's plate.

"This is the meat of the Starthorn Pig, a mid-to-low-level alien beast. It tastes a bit like our pork, and your body can handle it."

"Snow-dried vegetables were also transported from beyond the Great Wall. They grow by being nourished by the excrement of strange beasts. It is said that this plant did not exist on Blue Star before. It has a good taste and energy, and is the favorite food of wood-type cultivators."

"Thank you, Sister Jing."

Yang Ding had just taken a bite of meat when the system interface popped up.

【Affection Level: 17%, +0.5%↑】

[Cultivation Progress: 17.6%↑, +0.5%]

At first, he thought it was the energy from those pieces of meat that had increased his cultivation level.

But upon closer inspection, the level of affection had also increased, and by quite a bit.

What is the reason for this?

He and his wife didn't interact at all.

Upon seeing Ye Rou's expression again, Yang Ding instantly understood.

My wife is jealous.

I never thought that jealousy could increase affection.

Fang Jing is becoming more and more attentive to Yang Ding, and Ye Rou has noticed it all. It would be a lie to say that she doesn't care at all.

But she felt that since she was entrusting her child and husband to Sister Jing, making concessions now was necessary.

In the era of polygamy, women were already used to it and adapted quickly.

Fang Jing was incredibly shrewd; she saw right through what she was thinking.

"Xiaorou, Sister Jing treats Yang Ding like a younger brother, and since I'm staying at your house, I'm always bothering him. You're not jealous, are you?"

"How could that be, Sister Jing? You're my best friend."

Fang Jing couldn't be too enthusiastic towards Yang Ding anymore, and the three of them finished their meal somewhat awkwardly.

Yang Ding was in a good mood. Awkwardness meant guilt, and guilt meant things were progressing.

He was not only attracted to Fang Jing's spatial abilities, but also to her charming and graceful young woman appearance.

As for whether her husband is dead or not, or whether he will come back in the future, Yang Ding no longer cares; he just wants to get things sorted out first.

Yang Ding packed up the leftovers and put them in a lunchbox. These cultivation supplies were very expensive; lunch alone cost Fang Jing more than three thousand yuan.

As soon as Yang Ding reached the classroom door, he smelled a strong earthy smell.

He recognized the smell; it was the smell of the White Walkers.

Startled, he quickly scanned the classroom.

They were all his classmates; there wasn't a single White Walker.

Mao Jian also tasted the same flavor. "Damn it, the food for my cultivation today is Otherworldly sashimi. It's so disgusting."

"You ate White Walkers for lunch?"

"Yes, they said the farm killed over a thousand animals this time, and they're giving it to us new students as a reward for enrolling."

"To reward him, you could have made something braised or spicy, but instead you made sashimi, all sticky and gooey."

Mao Jian cursed and kept clearing his throat, feeling like he was going to vomit.

"My wife killed all of these thousand-plus White Walkers, but I didn't eat lunch."

"So what did you have for lunch?"

"Instructor Fang Jing treated us to lunch at noon. The food we ate was braised pork belly with star-thorn porridge, which was our training ingredient."

As Yang Ding spoke, he opened the lunchbox and handed it over, saying, "Mao Jian, you can try one piece, but only one piece. This one piece costs more than two hundred yuan."

The dried snow vegetables emitted a unique and exotic fragrance that seemed to waft straight into Xiang Tianyou's nostrils, while the lunchbox stood right in front of him.

Xiang Tianyou swallowed hard. "Can you move this away from me? Don't you have any manners?"

Just then, the counselor walked in. He stood on the podium, pinching his nose, and waited until everyone quieted down before asking, "Was lunch good? Was the White Walker sashimi delicious?"

The students immediately shook their heads.

"It doesn't taste good."

"It's not just bad, it's disgusting."

"You'll have to eat it even if it's disgusting. For the next month, it will be White Walker sashimi."

The classroom erupted in chaos.

"Why, counselor?"

"Why else? Because White Walkers are cheap and plentiful."

The counselor said coldly, "Because every monthly exam from now on will be a 'cave test'."

"What does 'going down into the cave' mean?"

"An unknown number of White Walkers are hiding underground in Jiangling City, attacking our farms and breeding grounds, and may even attack densely populated areas of the city in the future."

"The enforcement team will take you down into the cave to find and exterminate the White Walkers. They will go down into the cave for three days each month. During that time, you will have to either eat the White Walkers or be eaten by them."

The students were so frightened they wet themselves on the spot after hearing that.

"Counselor, we are all freshmen with very poor academic performance, why can't we let the senior students go?"

"Because the senior students and those in the top classes have lives that are more precious than yours."

The counselor's words were utterly blunt, shattering many people's illusions.

They thought that entering the martial arts academy was a miracle, a chance to live a carefree life in the law enforcement team and reap the benefits. Little did they expect that they would become the bloody harvesters in the very first month.

"This is an order from the Bureau of Law Enforcement, so please don't waste the White Walker's flesh; lick even the gravy."

"This is the only cultivation resource you poor bastards can access. Don't slack off when practicing your sword techniques, or you'll all be dead by the end of the month."

Another wave of panic and commotion swept through the classroom. Only Xiang Tianyou raised his hand and asked, "Counselor, if I perform well and make a contribution, can I be admitted to Class B?"

"Of course, the enforcement team will conduct an assessment for you."