Global Dungeon: I Can See the Status Bar

”Oh? Netter, you’ve arrived? Come quickly, try this, it’s absolutely delicious!”

Wood, utterly oblivious to the dean’s strange mood, enthusiastically beckoned him over.

A plate holding a potato cheese egg pancake wobbled its way over and appeared right in front of the dean, nearly grazing his mouth.

Netter looked at the greasy silver plate in front of him with a hint of OCD distaste in his eyes, discreetly stepping back a half-step.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the greasy silver plate was pulled back a bit and lowered in height.

”Wood, if I remember correctly, I just reminded you yesterday evening that with your current body, you should cut back on greasy foods. Your body is in poor condition; you need to eat some light plants and vegetables and avoid certain foods.”

”Impossible, I’m in great shape!”

Wood shoved the remaining half pancake into his mouth, filling his cheeks to bursting, and mumbled a protest.

”Look, look!”

With a hand like a withered tree, he snapped his fingers, and strands of Elemental Power were summoned, forming a series of distinct patterns in the air.

He even managed to condense water and fire—two elements inherently opposing and dangerous—into little figures holding hands and performing an elegant and noble court dance!

”I’m in great shape now!” he emphasized once more. ”Honestly, I’ve never had anything so delicious in my life! Even with your picky palate, you’d fall in love with this egg pancake! I even feel like my Spiritual Power is more active!”

There was a flicker of barely noticeable surprise in Netter’s eyes.

As the Elf Dean of the Magic Academy, he’s been a colleague of Wood for over two hundred years.

He knew all too well what level this almost-over-the-hill old man was capable of.

Such exquisite Elemental control—never mind that Old Wood had slight control decline due to age-related bodily decline—

Even when Wood was in perfect health, it was hard to achieve without a Magic Staff!

Does this egg pancake have such magic?

Netter pondered for a moment, raised his hand to cast a Cleaning Spell on the plate, and cast a Tasting Spell on the egg pancake itself.

This was a charm specifically used for preserving food, ensuring that it remained at its best tasting while the spell’s Magic Power lasted, a rather practical piece of Life Magic.

”As you wish, I will try it,” the Elf Dean said. ”Now about the kitchen door...”

”I broke it, Dean,” Lu Wenwu admitted proactively. ”I wanted to go into the kitchen to make something to eat myself, but since I don’t know Magic, I used some simpler methods.”

”Like?”

”Just pulled it open.”

”...”

Netter was momentarily silent.

His pretty green eyes surveyed Lu Wenwu from top to bottom before finally speaking after quite some time.

”Do you have Titan Bloodline?”

”No.”

”Then your body?”

”I was born with Divine Power, regularly exercise and cook.” Lu Wenwu responded smoothly. ”As you know, these metal kitchen tools are very heavy, and an entire day’s cooking is quite tiring. I made a living from it for a long time, so regular exercise made me stronger, which is normal, right?”

The corner of Netter’s mouth twitched slightly.

Never heard of cooking building such monstrous strength.

To be able to rip a whole door off, one ought to at least be an Official Knight or a Warrior Apprentice focusing on strength.

If training as an Official Knight were that easy, church Knight Apprentices might as well help in the kitchen every day!

Hold on, monstrous strength?

The Elf Dean suddenly recalled a matter regarding the small celebrity before him.

With few students admitted each year to the Magic Academy, he, being the Dean, had a look at everyone’s names and addresses beforehand.

This one’s mailing address was directly a prison, hard not to leave an impression.

Previously, Jade Empire’s enforcers had imprisoned him on charges of attempted illegal hunting of an Earth Hammer Dragon, suspected of working with Titan Giants.

And the injured Earth Hammer Dragon had its hardest skull directly smashed!

Initially, he suspected it to be the work of a mixed-blood Titan Giant or perhaps a confused Dwarf Warrior who had drunk too much.

Now it appears...

Netter looked at the sunny-smiled Lu Wenwu with increasingly peculiar eyes.

”Did you hammer that Earth Hammer Dragon?”

”Yes.”

Lu Wenwu replied straightforwardly.

”I got lost, and that dragon wanted to eat me. I happened to be hungry, so I thought of using it for lunch.”

”Before being taken in by the school, I wandered from place to place, always making do with what was at hand to light fires and cook.”

”As I was just about to bleed the stunned sub-dragon, a few people ambushed me claiming I broke the law. I told them the entire thing but they didn’t believe me.”

Wood added while eating, ”I can vouch for him, this punk is freakishly strong. He easily lifts Black Scale Heavy Stone around forty inches, which weighs at least two tons!”

Netter: ”...”

6.

Who would believe such a straightforward tale?

If it weren’t for seeing it with his own eyes, and having an old friend with testimony, he wouldn’t believe it either.

”Given the circumstances, nevermind.”

He sighed long and hard, looking towards Lu Wenwu with eyes harboring some affection, yet not lacking sternness.