Zhao Wan'er picked up the wet towel prepared next to the dining table and wiped her hands.

She picked up her bowl, ready to start eating.

But she found that Su Lan, Xue Xiaoxiao, and others were still standing dumbfounded to the side.

"Senior Su Lan, Xiaoxiao, why are you all just standing there? Come sit down and eat together.

Teacher Qin and Miss Chu Xuan, you too. First, wipe your hands with a wet towel.

My brother said that after we finish eating, we can go to the dormitory area next door to wash up and rest for a bit." Zhao Wan'er gestured for them to sit down together.

Xue Xiaoxiao immediately sat down, her eyes scanning all the food on the table like a tiger eyeing its prey, ready to dig in.

"Wipe your hands first." Su Lan tapped Xue Xiaoxiao on the head.

Xue Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue and obediently wiped her hands with the wet towel.

"Thank you, Wan'er." Su Lan thanked her, wiped her hands dry with the wet towel, and sat down to enjoy the delicious food.

Compared to Xue Xiaoxiao's wolfing down her food like a roaring tiger in the mountains, Su Lan was much more elegant.

"I... sitting down here... isn't quite appropriate, is it?" Teacher Qin hesitated, she looked at the table full of food and couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

But she also looked at the eager gazes of the other students around her, and as a teacher, it was truly not good for her to sit down.

"Teacher Qin, you've been protecting us these past few days. This meal is on me. My brother also said to thank you properly." Zhao Wan'er said.

"No, no, no! We should be thanking your brother. If your brother hadn't risked his life to rescue us, we might have already been devoured by insects." Teacher Qin waved her hands repeatedly.

After Zhao Wan'er's repeated invitations, Teacher Qin could only sit down, but the frequency of her picking up food was noticeably slow.

Chu Xuan also sat down after thanking her. Compared to the others, she wasn't very hungry, and she often ate this kind of food in her own family.

However, she hadn't expected that even ordinary crew members on this Starship could eat food of this caliber.

"That meat looks so fragrant."

"Forget the meat, right now, even if you gave me a bone, I could chew it to pieces."

"Don't talk about it, I feel like I'm about to faint from hunger right now."

The other Two Academies' teachers and students in the hangar were all ravenous at this moment.

Before, everyone had endured it, and that was fine.

But for others to enjoy delicious food right in front of them, it was simply torture for them, and hunger constantly swept over their consciousness.

Teacher Qin saw this scene and sat there, feeling somewhat restless. She looked at Zhao Wan'er, opened her mouth, but the words wouldn't come out.

Just then, a team of female crew members walked into the hangar entrance.

One of them was wearing a chef's uniform.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our Commander has considered that you have all been enduring hunger these past few days, so we are prepared to provide meals and ordering services for everyone here."

Hearing the chef say this, the Two Academies' teachers and students present instantly cheered, each one beginning to fantasize about enjoying all sorts of delicious food.

They didn't expect it to be as good as Zhao Wan'er's table, but three dishes and a soup would be great.

But the next second, a holographic projection of a large screen appeared in front of the Two Academies' teachers and students, displaying various meals, all clearly priced.

One portion of bread: five star coins

One portion of rice: ten star coins

One portion of fried rice: thirty star coins

...

"What does this... mean?" A student asked.

The chef smiled and said, "We provide paid meals here, with clear pricing.

If any of you need to, you can order here; we will prepare food for you. We accept payments from Imperial Bank accounts here."

As she spoke, the female crew member next to her took out a card reader.

As long as it was within the Galactic Alliance territory and in a location with a signal, the card reader could deduct funds from the other party's card.

"What, it costs money?" A student exclaimed.

The chef retorted, "Don't you all usually pay for your meals?"

These words left the dissatisfied teachers and students speechless.

Paying for food was a matter of course.

Moreover, the prices on the menu were basically market prices outside.

Teacher Qin saw this scene, and her heart relaxed quite a bit.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with paying for meals; furthermore, which of these teachers and students present wasn't wealthy and influential? Even those teachers and professors, although they might not always eat natural ingredients every meal.

But they would occasionally have a feast once a month.

This was not a great burden for them.

"I don't care, I'm starving. I want to order!" A female student from North Star Academy was the first to give in, going up and ordering three to five dishes.

Although she ordered a lot, most of them weren't expensive ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) dishes, and a meal order only cost fifty star coins.

"Then I'll order too... I don't have much pocket money left, so one portion of rice will be enough for me."

"Um... excuse me, do you not have artificial nutrient meals here?"

"Just give me a portion of bread..."

Someone asked if there were nutrient meals, but was told that this Starship did not have nutrient meals.

This made everyone again marvel at the 'luxury' of this Starship, that it actually didn't procure nutrient meals, and all crew members enjoyed this level of meal treatment.

What was that Commander thinking?

"Wait, why are the prices wrong here for me? It shows I have to pay over a thousand star coins! I ordered the same meal as her, and I'm paying ten times more!" A male student, seeing the amount of his order, questioned loudly.

The chef narrowed her eyes and looked at the male student: "Because you just spoke ill of our Commander here. So if you want to order, the price is ten times! You should be grateful for your identity as a North Star Academy student, otherwise..."

At this point, the chef's words trailed off, and she snorted coldly.

"What kind of rule is this? Just because I complained a few times... it's ten times the price! I refuse!" The male student shouted.

The next second, the Laser Guns in the hands of several accompanying female crew members shifted.

One of the female crew members, who looked like a captain, said coldly, "The Commander's exact words: My food, I'll price it however I want, eat it or don't eat it.

Anyone who dares to talk nonsense and cause trouble will be thrown directly out of the Starship!"

Hearing this, the male student immediately covered his mouth. He recalled the 'treatment' of that Heaven's Glory Academy student just now, and he didn't doubt for a second that the man would actually do it.

"Are you ordering or not?" The chef looked at the male student with a faint smile.

The male student looked at the'sky-high price' of a thousand star coins, which was almost enough for a regular maintenance of his own Starship.

But his rumbling stomach ultimately made him harden his heart, remove some of the food, and only leaving a bowl of rice and a small side dish, he paid the fee.

Even so, it cost him nearly three hundred star coins!

"I didn't speak ill of your Commander, why is my order price triple?" A student wearing a Heaven's Glory Academy uniform asked.

The chef smiled and explained, "Because this original price is our North Star Academy's'student price'. For non-North Star Academy students, the ordering price is triple."

Su Lan, who was eating, almost couldn't help but cough.

"Wan'er, if your brother doesn't become a profiteer, it's truly a waste of his talent." Su Lan found the scene both amusing and frustrating.

Zhao Wan'er also realized at this point that her older brother allowing her to bring food back to eat was to'stimulate' these people.

Turns out she had been used by her own brother.