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Dark shook his head: "Halloween isn't here yet."
Angie immediately retorted angrily, "What's wrong with being a little earlier?! Dark, why have you become so inflexible?"
But after she finished speaking, she seemed to suddenly realize something and calmed down.
Angie immediately interrupted, "I've read the school rules, and they don't prohibit giving gifts!"
Dark said calmly, "Giving gifts also requires a reason."
Angie immediately replied, "A Halloween present!"
“I’ll do it!” Anna immediately straightened her back.
Dark's lips twitched, and he said, "Fine, if you can pay me back within a week, there won't be any interest. But I can't lend too much."
Today is October 26th, which is seven days in a week, meaning it will be the afternoon of November 2nd next month.
Then she suddenly changed her expression, raised the corners of her mouth, and said, "Then pay interest. As long as you lend me enough credits, I can give you the chance to dance the first dance with this princess at the final Halloween ball. Think it over, the chance to dance with this princess is priceless."
“Hey, Angie!” But after Angie finished speaking, Anna looked at her with a look of astonishment, as if she were looking at an indescribable creature.
"Why are you looking at me?" Angie turned her head and glared at her. "Can't you see I'm selling my looks? Why don't you try it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Anna and Angie immediately stopped arguing.
Almost simultaneously, the two patted their chests and said, "Don't worry, we'll definitely pay it back within a week! If we can't, I'll give you Anna (Angie) as a body pillow!"
Even if Anna and Angie kept quiet, he could guess that the reason these two were borrowing credits was probably related to the Halloween Eve activities.
However, if you seriously participate in activities, it's easy to earn a thousand or eight hundred credits.
Therefore, as long as the number of credits borrowed is not large, there is no issue of not being able to repay them.
Both of them raised one finger at the same time.
Dak estimated, "One thousand?"
Anna boldly declared, "Ten thousand!"
Dark thought for a moment and said, "No need. If it's not paid off within a week, you'll pay 3% interest. After two weeks, I'll use my teacher's authority to collect it. So don't even think about trying to renege."
Anna and Angie had no intention of going back on their word, and they nodded without hesitation, saying, "Okay."
"Alright," Dark said, "How much are you planning to borrow?"
Dark thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
One thousand per person equals two thousand.
Two thousand credits is a huge sum of money for a first-year student who has only been enrolled for two months.
Dark shook his head: "One thousand."
"Tch." Anna puffed out her cheeks. "A thousand it is. Adding the credits I've accumulated, that should be enough."
"Wait a minute!" Angie suddenly interrupted, "One thousand each!"
The three then took out their Sorting Cards and used them to draft two loan agreements.
After the contract was signed, Dak transferred 1,000 credits to each of them.
The moment they received their credits, both princesses couldn't help but grin.
Dark chose to lend the items partly out of curiosity, wanting to see what these two could come up with.
After all, what kind of Halloween is it if no one causes trouble?
Dak shook his head and watched them leave.
But just as Angie closed the door, she suddenly opened it again, and a head popped out from the crack, asking with squinting eyes, "Are you really not going to consider the interest rate I mentioned?"
Dak laughed and said, "It'll be dark if we don't leave now."
Then they drank the apple juice in one gulp and exclaimed excitedly, "We're off now!"
With academic credits, one naturally wants to spend them.
They had to hurry before it got dark.
After Anna and Angie left, Dak couldn't help but think of Victoria and Phoenix, who were also in the first year.
Since the beginning of October, he has paid little attention to Victoria and Phoenix.
Besides not wanting them to feel restricted by having their parents around, the main reason was that he was simply too busy.
"Hehe." Anqi chuckled, then turned back and closed the door.
Then the footsteps behind the door gradually faded away.
Dak couldn't help but guess.
So that evening, when Aurora brought over her usual midnight snack, Dak decided to ask her to pass on a message.
Even before and after first-grade math classes, he didn't have much time.
This meant that he basically obtained all his information about the two magical spirits from Aurora.
"The research on the item cards is almost finished, let's have a meal together tomorrow."
Each of the magical elves present ate one, their mouths greasy with oil.
Dak savored the familiar taste of the wheat cakes and couldn't help but sigh.
Aurora always manages to create a perfectly cooked dish on her first try, a culinary talent that is truly astonishing.
Although the first-year dormitories were downstairs, the boys' and girls' dormitories were always separated on opposite sides, and he needed to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
Following Dak's advice, Aurora tried making wheat cakes tonight.
The filling, made with dried shrimp, chopped green onions, diced meat, dried tofu, eggs, and other ingredients, is wrapped in wheat cakes, and each bite is bursting with aroma.
Dark nodded, then casually said, "Let's invite them over tomorrow and have dinner together."
“Notifying them is no problem,” Aurora asked curiously. “Why did you suddenly think of inviting them to dinner?”
Dak laughed and said, "I just suddenly felt like I wasn't paying enough attention to them. It's a pity Aunt Claire has already left the school, otherwise I would have invited her too."
After distributing the wheat cakes, Aurora said, "I actually made a lot more, but I'm keeping them warm in my dorm for now. I'll bring them over tomorrow morning so I can take them to the clubroom and share them with the other magical elves."
"That's really thoughtful," Dark said with admiration.
Aurora then added, "By the way, I sent a portion to Victoria and Phoenix before I came, and they both said it was delicious."
Dark nodded and said, "Yes, for now only Eve is left. But we're already hiring shop assistants, and we plan to hire one or two junior students as part-timers. If you know anyone who is short of credits, you can recommend them."
Aurora immediately said, "Then may I?"
Dak paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "If you're short on credits, you can come to me directly. I've been eating your midnight snacks for free for two months, so according to school rules, I can definitely pay you a credit."
"Has Aunt Claire already left?" Aurora asked, somewhat surprised.
Dark nodded and said, "They left last Sunday night, along with Irene."
Aurora suddenly realized, "No wonder I only saw one person when I passed by the dueling shop."
Dark couldn't help but chuckle: "Did you bring your Sorting Card? I'll round it up for you."
So when Aurora thought it was rounding up to two hundred, Dak transferred one thousand at once.
Before she could refuse, Dark said, "It's about 10 credits per late-night snack, 1000 credits for 100 snacks, so consider the extra 50 snacks as an advance payment."
Aurora bit her lip slightly, clearly conflicted.
Dak shook the bread in his hand and said, "Don't be shy, this is an equivalent exchange."
After hesitating for a while, Aurora whispered, "Then I need two hundred... no, one hundred and fifty credits!"
Dak immediately smiled with satisfaction.
This year's first-year students are in no way inferior to their cohort. Although these thousand credits won't change much, they can at least make up for some of the time Aurora wasted researching recipes.
He was also curious to know who would ultimately be able to stand on the awards stage.
Aurora then clutched the Sorting Card and whispered, "Fifty times or five hundred times is fine."
"Good luck," Dark said encouragingly, seeing her shyness. "Although the Halloween event may change this year, the Crimson Star award will definitely not be canceled. I hope you can strive to become this year's Crimson Star!"
Aurora nodded vigorously and said, "I will do my best!"
Aurora shook her head and said, "I've also been to the restaurants on Traveler's Street. Who's coming to the dinner party tomorrow?"
“Let me count,” Dark said. “You, me, Victoria, Phoenix, that’s four if we go to Travelers’ Street.”
"Really?" A blush crept onto Aurora's face, but she quickly added, "Aren't we going to invite Diana? And Joey and Jon too?"
As for the second-year Golden Orange Star, he is determined to win.
After finishing his pancakes, Dak brought up the dinner party for tomorrow: "Eve might need to watch the shop, otherwise we could invite her along. Do you have any favorite restaurants on Traveler's Street?"
He occasionally cooked when he was in first grade.
But since the holiday started and school resumed, I haven't touched any kitchen utensils.
Moreover, his cooking skills were simply not up to par with Aurora's.
Dark laughed and said, "No, just the few of us will do. I mainly want to personally inquire about Victoria and Phoenix's studies and friendships."
Aurora nodded and said, "In that case, we can actually cook for ourselves. My dorm room has a complete set of equipment."
"Make it yourself?" Dark frowned slightly.
Dark's eyes lit up and he said, "Is it a smoke beast? Then we might be able to have a meal together in the club room, since it's not suitable in the dormitory."
Aurora said with slight regret, "That's true. But kitchen utensils aren't very easy to move."
“No problem,” Dark said. “Let’s have hot pot tonight. As long as we prepare the broth and ingredients in advance, we won’t need too many cooking utensils. It’s just that if we’re having it in the clubroom, we might need to prepare a few more sets of tableware.”
However, sometimes the taste of food is not the most important factor.
He thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's a good idea. Do you have any equipment to remove cooking fumes in your dorm room?"
“Of course,” Aurora said. “Not only that, I’ve also created a smoke beast. As long as I summon it while cooking, I guarantee that not a single bit of smoke will leak out.”
Dark said, "It's alright, I'll prepare with you. Tomorrow morning you go and buy what you need, and I'll prepare all the ingredients and arrive at your place around three o'clock in the afternoon."
Aurora immediately responded, "Mmm-hmm."
Aurora smiled and said, "Diana and Rose?"
Dark laughed: "We still couldn't shake them off."
Aurora said, "Then I'll prepare the broth and ingredients in my dorm room. For hot pot, some ingredients need to be pre-cooked, and I'll try my best to prepare them."
The soul of hot pot lies in the broth and sauce.
These are not problems for Aurora.
After sending Aurora away, Dak began planning how much food he needed to buy for tomorrow.
There is no dish called "hot pot" in this world, but similar cooking methods are not uncommon.
When adventurers camp out in the wild, they often choose a similar method when they want something hot to eat.
However, Dark had told Aurora about it earlier, and the latter had even tried to do so.
He thought about it for a moment and decided that he could try inviting them too. After all, he had just received their help two weeks ago.
He couldn't remain silent indefinitely.
However, this has led to the gatherings becoming increasingly larger.
Since they're having hot pot in the clubroom, they'll definitely need to bring all their magical spirits. Therefore, they'll need to prepare a huge amount of ingredients.
Also, Katrina and Britney might be there too.
Thinking of these two senior students, Dak couldn't help but think of another senior student.
the next morning.
After finishing his breakfast and reading the newspaper, Dak watered the cat grass and insect tree with "magic potion," then took a book and went out.
"What's going on? Wasn't I just planning on having a small family gathering?"
Dak couldn't help but ask himself.
Of course, no one answered.
It is said that the early morning is the best time to plan for the day.