Many people's eyes fell on the two of them, and their eyes lit up.
With her long, straight black hair and a light gray cotton-linen dress, Luna looked intellectual and beautiful, just like the golden lilies embroidered on the white silk scarf on her shoulder.
Sally, whose face was covered by a silk scarf, was tall and wore a light silver dress with gold thread embroidery on the edges, revealing her delicate collarbone and a pair of slender, fair legs. Although her face was not clearly visible, the exposed eyebrows and eyes suggested that she was a cool and aloof elf.
The sudden arrival of two beautiful women has everyone wondering how they will choose sides.
Luna and Sally exchanged a glance, both stunned, not quite understanding why this person had suddenly asked such a question.
"I just came to this restaurant to eat, why would I choose sweet or savory?" Luna asked tentatively. What was tofu pudding? She had no idea. If it was brain, it sounded terrifying. She just wanted to eat a serving of Yang Zhou Fried Rice today, and then secretly take a Rou Jia Mo back to the teachers' dormitory to eat.
Sally, her face covered, looked at the person with some confusion, remaining silent. In order not to reveal her identity, she not only covered her face but also tried to speak as little as possible. After all, this restaurant was already so popular that elves might come to eat there, and it would be troublesome if she was discovered.
"You didn't know?" Seeing the two looking puzzled, the young man understood the situation and explained with a smile, "Tofu Pudding is a new dish that Boss Mai just launched today. It officially goes on sale tonight, but I heard that there are both sweet and savory flavors to choose from. This morning, those two great mages in front got into a fight over the taste after trying it..."
After listening to the young man's explanation, both of them looked enlightened. It turned out that the two lines in front of the restaurant were separated because of the taste of the new dish, Tofu Pudding. And the two great mages were the ones who started this sweet vs savory debate.
"Lord Crassus." Luna's eyes lit up when she saw the mage in the white robes, with long white hair flowing down his back and a staff as tall as a person in his hand. Her grandfather would visit Lord Crassus once a year, and he had taken her there once when she was little. "Why is he in Chaos City?"
"Such powerful magical fluctuations and control abilities. Even my father probably couldn't do this." Sally looked at the firebird and snowflakes beneath their feet, maintaining the balance with effortless ease, subtly demonstrating their strength. This ability was truly terrifying.
Apart from the Elf Queen, she had never seen such a powerful mage, and she was a level seven mage, although she usually chose to use a bow and arrow as her means of attack and deterrence.
"I don't know what kind of dish it is, but I prefer it savory." Luna nodded to Sally, choosing to stand on Yulian's side.
Sally didn't speak, heading straight for Crassus's group, her intention quite clear. She obviously preferred sweet food.
"So many people are looking forward to it, Boss Mai seems really impressive." Looking at the dozen or so people in front of her and the ever-growing queue behind her, Luna smiled. She didn't really care who she sat at the same table with.
As teachers at Chaos Academy, the first rule is: treat every student equally. This principle is ingrained in almost every teacher's soul. If any teacher is found to discriminate against a student because of their race, Principal Norvan will dismiss the teacher without any leniency.
Previously, a teacher was expelled from the school and never rehired for mocking a dwarf student by calling him a "Dwarf Winter Melon". She was the granddaughter of a high-ranking official in the Gray Temple. Later, that important figure in the Gray Temple came to the school to plead for her and put pressure on the principal.
Then the principal's office exploded. The people from the Gray Temple hurriedly carried a person away from the ruins. The female teacher never came to teach again. It is said that the important figure never attended the three parties' banquets after that, whether out of anger or fear, no one knows.
It can be said that the independence and consistent atmosphere of equality and freedom of Chaos Academy were cultivated over decades by Principal Norvan's cold and ruthless attitude towards outsiders, his strict requirements for teachers, and his gentle treatment of students.
This is also why she resolutely gave up her comfortable life in Luo Du to come here. She likes the atmosphere of Chaos Academy, and she likes the feeling that children of different identities and races can sit together in class and laugh together, just like in a fairy tale.
Shouldn't such a school, with such a teaching style, be promoted throughout the entire continent? If she could, she would dedicate her life to this cause, becoming a follower of the principal.
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While waiting in line, some people who had come in groups started chatting. Those in the same line chatted relatively harmoniously, but those in opposite lines, because they were good friends, had already started exchanging sarcastic remarks.
"Hey Andreas, what's so great about sweet tofu pudding? You're not a kid anymore, yet you still like sweet things like a child. Aren't you ashamed?" Mo Xiu Ji looked at Andreas with a mocking smile.
As soon as Mo Xiu Ji said this, the Sweet Faction's group immediately cast murderous glances at him. Even Crassus, who was standing at the front, turned around and looked at him with a cold gaze.
"Does it have to be so scary?" Mo Xiu Ji shrank his neck. He had only meant to tease Andreas, which was just a normal joke among his close friends. He didn't expect it to cause such a public outcry. Crassus's gaze made him so flustered that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Well said, if you eat sweets everyday, you'll all get fat."
"Yes, salty food is appetizing and healthy. Of all the flavors, salty is the best. It's unbelievable that some people don't like salty food. They've forgotten their roots!"
However, as soon as Mo Xiu Ji said this, the Savory Faction cast admiring and supportive glances at him, and some even joined the mocking army, their words sharp and merciless.
"Sweetness can bring people a sense of sweetness and happiness, while saltiness, I've only ever heard of rubbing salt into a wound. We each have our own preferences, why argue about it?" A middle-aged man dressed in a black long gown, looking like an accountant, waved his sleeve and said from the Sweet Faction.
"Exactly! Eating a little sugar everyday can increase your happiness level several times over!"
"People who love sweets are lucky!"
"Eat something salty, or you'll die of thirst!"
The Swet Faction side also retorted, and the atmosphere outside the restaurant became somewhat tense for a moment. The two sides engaged in a heated debate, arguing back and forth with great enthusiasm.
"Ding-a-ling!"
Just then, a clear bell rang out from the restaurant entrance.
The arguing subsided, and puzzled glances turned towards the door. Had Mai Ge thought the argument was getting too heated and come out to mediate? Or was he letting everyone in early because of their enthusiasm?
The door slowly opened a crack, and first a small stool was handed out. The crack widened a little more, and Amy, carrying the stool in one hand and hugging the Ugly Duckling in the other, squeezed out through the crack.
"Huh?" All eyes were on Amy, some of them puzzled.
Amy placed the small stool on the steps by the door, obediently sat down, hugged the Ugly Duckling in her arms, and then looked up at everyone.
Seeing everyone staring at her quietly, Amy paused for a moment, raised her little hand in a gesture of invitation, and said in a childish voice, "You guys continue, Ugly Duckling and I are just here to watch the fun."