Song Yu sat on the bluestone pier, completely unaware of the man and cat next to him.
She was now completely absorbed in the delicious and fragrant barbecued skewers.
Even though he was focused on looking forward at this moment, being attacked continuously by dozens or even hundreds of contracted beasts and the rumbling energy blockade barrier... his mind had already been drawn away by the barbecue skewers!
In just half a year, the actress who used to eat tomatoes, lettuce, sweet potatoes, potatoes and boiled eggs every day has been captivated by all kinds of delicious food.
Among them, chocolate barbecue fried chicken milk tea is already ranked in her top four best dishes.
Spicy and salty cumin roast beef garnished with green onions and red chili flakes - fresh and delicious!
Grilled corn kernels skewers sprinkled with golden barbecue seasoning and roasted until golden brown - sweet and spicy!
Sweet, golden orange juice with a hint of lime – delicious!
Song Yu just felt that the grilled skewers with juice tasted better and better the more she ate. Just as Song Yu turned around and was about to pick up another skewer of grilled chicken wings on the grill next to her, a head suddenly stretched out and almost scared her.
Song Yu was stunned: "?"
Song Yu silently lowered his head, gazing at the golden hound that had darted out from nowhere. Its wet eyes were dark and lustrous, its golden fur gleaming in the sunlight. The golden hound stared eagerly at the grilled beef skewers in Song Yu's hand, its saliva dripping down its cheeks. It leaned its head towards Song Yu, whimpering, its voice pitiful.
Even though Song Yu hadn't signed a spiritual power contract with the contracted beast in front of her, judging by the golden retriever's expression and gestures, she knew that the dog had a few words written on its forehead: "I want to eat!" "I want to eat like crazy!"
"Woo woo woo~" The big golden retriever called out pitifully at Song Yu, its big furry tail wagging like a rattle.
"Uh...?" Song Yu blinked twice, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion.
Should she feed it or not?
Unlike her usual practice of letting exotic beasts roam freely, many beastmasters usually strictly control the diet of their contracted beasts.
Just like those athletes who once participated in various bodybuilding sports in order to compete in the Olympics, many beastmasters will precisely adjust the diet of certain contracted beasts in order to maintain their speed and combat effectiveness.
For example, dogs, wolves, and leopards—these contracted beasts are known for their speed. To maintain their size, beastmasters typically choose high-protein, low-fat foods. They also control the amount of food each beast eats, ensuring they only eat until they're 70% to 80% full. This way, when battling other beasts in wilderness areas and secret realms, escaping, or tracking, the beasts will be faster, more ferocious, and more powerful.
"Well……"
Song Yu scratched her head, holding the skewers high. She watched the golden retriever, its head stretched out before her, wilting visibly. Her eyes welled up with pity. But after some thought, she looked at the golden retriever and said seriously, "If you want to eat, I can give it to you... but you have to tell your beastmaster... If he doesn't let you eat, I can't just feed him casually..."
The beastmasters around her were different from the lazy ones like her. These days at the National Talent Training Camp, Song Yu had seen many people who, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of their contracted beasts by a little bit, were extremely self-disciplined...
Song Yu sighed and was just about to reach out and touch the furry dog's head to comfort it.
Looking at the slender body of the contracted beast, Song Yu believed that the other party's beastmaster would most likely be reluctant to let this golden retriever eat barbecue, a food that is high in oil and salt and can cause weight to soar.
But Song Yu never expected that just after she finished saying this, the golden retriever suddenly barked at the crowd below, and the barking was extremely energetic and full of expectation and excitement.
"Ah! Maomao is so good! I can eat skewers too!" A long-haired girl in green sportswear in the crowd below jumped three feet high in an instant.
Song Yu: “???”
Song Yu: “…”
Good boy! Feelings are waiting for me to speak.
It turns out that this dog not only wants to eat and drink for free, but also wants to bring the beastmaster up to eat and drink for free.
Rubbing the dog's head vigorously, feeling the warm fur between his fingertips, Song Yu simply released the other little ones in the beast control space. Since they were all eating skewers, why not everyone eat together?
then.
Half an hour later.
Originally, seven or eight Chinese candidates and two invigilators had gathered on the hillside platform. Song Yu and the others each had a portable barbecue grill and a large variety of delicacies he had pulled out of his dimensional bag. From semi-finished skewers, fresh meats and vegetables, and various seasonings to various drinks and desserts, all were arranged on the simple table nearby by Song Yu.
The rich aroma of grilled skewers blew down with the mountain breeze.
Especially since Song Yu was located near the mountainside, in the windward direction, so...
At the entrance and exit of the secret realm of the red soil tundra, a large group of candidates and invigilators took out instant noodles and chewed on dry energy-compressed rations. Their faces were pale and looked extremely ugly.
The intense competition between the two sides forced many to maintain their composure, even with gnashing teeth. This was especially true for the candidates from Country L, who were competing most fiercely with China. They were clearly salivating, yet they had to appear nonchalant. Those who considered themselves strong enough to secure a top 50 spot in this assessment were even more unwilling to bow down to a high school student.
therefore……
Even though they are all candidates from China, not many people are willing to lower their dignity and look for Song Yu.
Chen Ming sniffed the fragrance coming from his nose while forcing himself not to turn his head to look back. He tugged at his black windbreaker. He was holding the freshly brewed braised beef noodles in his hand, but the rich aroma of the noodles made him lose his appetite. He tried hard to stuff the noodles into his mouth. The young man sat upright and looked more like he was being tortured.
The boy in the baseball cap next to Chen Ming tugged at his own cap, turned around holding the instant noodle bucket and looked at where Song Yu and the others were behind him. He sniffed the fresh aroma of barbecue in the air while stuffing the instant noodles into his mouth.
The boy in the baseball cap stuffed his instant noodles into his mouth and mumbled, "Boss, try it. I think this method is also good. You can smell the barbecue aroma while mixing the instant noodles. I think the taste of these instant noodles seems to be a little better than before!"
"..." Chen Ming looked at his teammates expressionlessly, feeling that his teammate, who usually had a pretty good brain, now looked like a fool.
But the boy in the baseball cap next to him had no idea what Chen Ming was thinking. Instead, he continued to eat instant noodles while enjoying the barbecue aroma in the wind, and he ate a whole bucket of it.
He looked as if he had not eaten for three days and three nights.
But the action of the boy in the baseball cap was like a spark, instantly igniting several other teammates nearby. The other teammates who were holding instant noodle buckets and energy-compressed dry food were also sniffing the aroma of barbecue in the wind while stuffing food into their mouths.
Chen Ming looked at his teammates around him, and the young man suddenly felt a little confused.
Chen Ming: ...So is it me who is wrong, or them?
The aroma of barbecue was so strong and overbearing that Chen Ming could even smell the fresh aroma of grilled chicken wings and the spicy aroma of grilled beef skewers in the wind.
Chen Ming slapped his thigh!
"Let's go! Let's use the three-color point balls to exchange for some food and ask the other party if they agree." Chen Ming gritted his teeth.
This damn secret realm assessment competition, they were clearly full of confidence when they came here before, and according to their strength, they must try to make it into the top 50... But now, the special scoring bracelet that can monitor and record their battles with the monsters in the secret realm and their battles with the candidates has a problem, and the entrance and exit of the secret realm has been blocked by an invisible energy barrier. Even many invigilators were forced to be locked up in the secret realm with them.
Nowadays, the only things that can be used to calculate points are probably the three-color balls in their hands.
"Boss... now that the Secret Realm Assessment Tournament has become like this, the three-color point balls should be useless, right?" The boy in the baseball cap next to him looked up from his instant noodle bucket and looked at Chen Ming with a look of helplessness. He thought the boss's idea was too cunning. Trading useless things for food was something no one smart enough would agree to.
Who knows how long this group of people will be trapped in the secret realm? Judging from the strength of the energy barrier, they may be trapped here for several years.
"How could it be useless? I remember the Seven Nations Secret Realm Assessment Tournament seventeen years ago. Due to an error in the Secret Realm level assessment, it resulted in a large number of casualties among the participating candidates, and the assessment was ultimately cancelled... but the organizers of the Seven Nations still ranked the participants according to the Secret Realm Competition points ranking at the time the assessment was suspended."
Chen Ming rolled his eyes fiercely and said coldly, "After all, there are always various dangers in the secret realm... But the result of the assessment competition is what the six countries want. Even if this assessment competition is not long enough, how many points the candidates can get still depends on the situation of the candidates in each country... The stronger ones will naturally get more points, and the weaker ones will naturally get fewer points."
"There's a clause in the contract we signed before entering the secret realm: if a non-man-made disaster, such as an earthquake or tsunami, occurs during the assessment, the final ranking will be based on the points standings at the end of the assessment." Chen Ming gritted his teeth. "We didn't get many three-color point balls this time."
"Instead of wasting the Points Balls, we might as well give them to the other party..." Chen Ming said expressionlessly, "During the battle between those two Rank 8 beasts, we activated the recording function on the Points Bracelet. Although those two beasts were eventually contracted by the other party, the rules still allow that girl to obtain the points from those two Rank 8 beasts. Add to that the Points Balls... I estimate that the first place in this assessment will most likely be the other party."
"Unless the other two ninth-level beastmaster candidates are incredibly lucky and are able to find and kill multiple eighth-level exotic beasts in just two or three days."
Chen Ming licked his dry lips. The young man narrowed his eyes slightly. He thought his plan was very feasible.
Except for a few candidates, he felt that most candidates' ideas should be similar to their peers, and they could just take advantage of the information gap to redeem more three-color point balls.
In the five-star secret realm, the eighth-level exotic beast is already the highest-level existence in the secret realm.
Therefore, this also makes the eighth-level exotic beasts difficult to find in the secret realm... Normally, they are lucky if they can find one in two or three days.
Thinking about it this way, Chen Ming felt more and more that he and his teammates should set a good example for others.
then……
Fifteen minutes later.
Bai Yuhan looked silently at the barbecue grill. Suddenly, more and more Chinese candidates gathered around. There were also seven or eight Chinese candidates who took the initiative to tell candidates from other countries that if they wanted to eat barbecue skewers, they had to exchange them for three-color point balls.
He subconsciously lowered his head to look at his Snow Cat clone who was eating grilled chicken wings, then calmly glanced at Song Yu who was happily stuffing chicken wings into his mouth, and at the small half-box of three-color balls in the basket next to him that was originally filled with vegetables.
Looking at the girl's heartless appearance and her casual attitude of sharing with others without caring about the amount of food.
Bai Yuhan had no doubt that Song Yu, this woman, might not have realized that these three-color balls could be used to exchange for points and improve her ranking after they were released.
Bai Yuhan: “…”
Although he had never asked, based on his understanding of Song Yu, he was very likely to have food on him that would last him for several years.
It would not be a problem to use these foods to exchange all the three-color point balls in the entire secret realm.
But…did this person ever think about what would happen if they were trapped in the secret realm for years?
What should I do if I run out of food?
Although he knew that this could not happen, Song Yu should not know about it.
Bai Yuhan casually placed a few skewers of grilled squid on Song Yu's grill... Maybe as a salted fish, the other party may have never thought about such a complicated thing?
The young man looked at Song Yu helplessly and decided to remind him later.
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