I loaded the Wizard panel.

Chapter 8 Recovery Power Lv2

Edwin Gray became somewhat unfamiliar.

It was unbelievable to everyone.

He no longer sleeps or daydreams in class; even more surprisingly, he starts actively answering questions.

The teacher also repeatedly praised them.

His progress was visible to the naked eye; in just two or three days, he went from consistently at the bottom of the class to becoming a key student that the teacher was paying attention to.

In particular, the three disciplines of natural philosophy have reached an outstanding level among their peers.

Of course, much of the credit goes to the help of Teacher Alrid.

If we're talking about a subject that's relatively weak, it would naturally be... history.

It's all based on memory.

Despite the [Knowledge] bonus, this subject was still the most unfamiliar to Edwin.

He wasn't really interested in the lives of these old friends, such as who did what and when.

"So, heat conduction requires a medium. Some things conduct heat well, like metals, while others conduct it poorly, like wood... Do you understand?"

Bi Li nodded forcefully, feeling the tabletop gently tremble.

That's all for today, I'm hungry.

It's time for lunch.

Edwin closed the book and sighed deeply.

"I also."

That makes sense; he could only have gotten hungry faster than Edwin.

On the second day after he began studying alone with his teacher, Already, Edwin struck a small deal with Billy Longbottom.

—Every morning after the last class, I would spend about half an hour explaining the advanced material to Billy Longbottom.

In exchange, Edwin stopped objecting to Billy escalating his lunch.

The Longbottoms hoped Billy would have a chance to compete in the Herefordshire Race, and with Edwin's help, he would have an even greater advantage.

The idea was proposed by Edwin, and Billy, of course, agreed without hesitation.

Firstly, it would help his good friend Billy; secondly, this suggestion would give Edwin a more compelling excuse to get more nutrients at his daily lunch that would help build up his recovery.

As for whether Edwin's explanation would overlap with the effects of Billy's own tutor... Billy Longbottom didn't mind when he agreed, after all, he hadn't thought too much about it.

However, after actually listening to Edwin's explanation, he began to consider having his family cancel the weekend tutoring sessions.

"Your class sounds much more interesting and easier to understand than my weekend teacher's!"

Billy Longbottom never lies.

The two walked together toward the cafeteria.

Edwin focused his attention on the panel in the lower right corner of his field of vision.

[Subject Lv1------66/100]

【Celtic Language Lv1------0.5/100】

In less than four days, Edwin had already made more than half of his progress in the subject, a result of devoting almost all of his time to studying.

Continuing this trend, the academic level will be upgraded in about two days.

However, the Celtic language section has not improved at all.

In the school library, Edwin couldn't find any books about Celtic languages, and when he asked his Latin teacher, the teacher also looked clueless.

Since there were no leads for this section, we had to focus our attention on "White's Grocery Store".

Celtic... Could it be some kind of lost language?

Edwin walked into the dining hall, bidding farewell to cream of mushroom soup and dry bread, and he no longer needed to queue up to buy them.

Billy led him to the window displaying exquisite meats; he was on a small plate, while Billy Longbottom had an extra-large.

In reality, Edwin and Clara rarely had the opportunity to eat meat and protein; for Billy, it was at most a few extra coins he casually gave them.

The stark contrast between the rich and poor is truly astonishing.

"Thanks."

Edwin took the plate and sat down with Billy at the edge of the table to eat.

In fact, students from affluent families prefer to gather in the center of the cafeteria.

Now, with this deal with Billy, Edwin's lunches have reached the point where one meal costs the equivalent of a week's worth of lunches.

Tender, stewed beef brisket with tomatoes, and spaghetti bolognese with a rich black pepper aroma...

Although he really wanted Clara to taste the delicious food that only her parents had the chance to eat before they passed away, he and Billy arrived at the cafeteria later than usual, basically at different times than Clara.

Besides... there's no reason for Billy to pay for one more person's bill.

Of course, Edwin has now given Clara the money he used to buy lunch, specifically reminding her to buy some meat to nourish her body.

As long as he recovers well and the panel keeps increasing, the pennies, shillings, and pounds will snowball and grow bigger and bigger.

At first, he was misunderstood as having obtained some ill-gotten gains, but after Clara explained, she accepted it with some skepticism.

A better life awaits him and Clara.

Edwin began to eat with his head down. He was eating with extra relish today. The aroma of the meat and the seasonings were tantalizing his taste buds. He wanted to devour everything on his plate.

Influenced by this strange energy, Edwin's eating noise was almost as loud as Billy's.

Something's not right.

But he couldn't stop.

The next moment, blue light flashed in the field of vision, and a panel appeared with a pop-up notification:

【Recovery Lv1------Lv2】

[Level Up!]

1%, 2%, 3%...

Surprisingly, the first section to be upgraded was the "Resilience" section.

But what's with this gradually increasing percentage progress bar?

The moment the prompt appeared, Edwin felt his stomach swell up considerably. The food that was originally enough for him was put into his mouth, chewed, swallowed, and entered his body. In an instant, it was transformed into a continuous stream of heat flowing through his limbs and bones.

Unlike the cool feeling when the column was first unlocked, this time the surge of warmth brings a vibrant vitality.

This phenomenon seems to require... food to sustain it.

The plate in front of me was quickly cleaned up.

Edwin felt he hadn't eaten enough.

He had to turn his attention to Billy Longbottom's plate.

"Billy, I don't think you can finish this chicken leg..."

Billy stopped what he was doing, picked up the chicken leg in confusion, and handed it to Edwin.

"This bacon too..."

"This cheese hot dog bread..."

"The donuts in your hand smell pretty good..."

Billy's eyes widened, and he murmured, "This is my favorite flavor..."

Then, Edwin, who had already abandoned all pretense of decorum, snatched the donut and stuffed it into his mouth.

99%......100%......

[Level up complete!]

Over the past few days, the last trace of weakness in my body has finally disappeared.

Now, Edwin's body is full of energy, and his complexion is refreshed, with the sickly paleness on his face replaced by a healthy rosy glow.

Billy looked at Edwin Gray, who was wiping his mouth absentmindedly, with a long face.

Edwin stole several of his things to eat.

And donuts!

He didn't eat enough today, but all the cafeteria windows were already closed.

Edwin snapped out of his daze and gave Billy an awkward smile: "Eat less, lose weight."