Chapter 164 Gluttony
After hearing what Zhengshen said, many contestants were shocked to know that the next test would be an eating contest, and began to think about their own strengths and weaknesses in this competition.
Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's eyes lit up as they heard this, thinking to themselves, wouldn't they be able to eat and drink for free during the next exam?
"Buffet, right?" Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I must make up for the registration fee, transportation fee, and delivery fee."
Bai Zhenzhen, who was standing by, guessed, "Will the next exam be an unlimited supply of pre-made dishes? Wouldn't that be awesome?"
Zhang Yu said at the side: "We are taking the foundation building test, how can we eat pre-prepared food? At least it should be high-value and difficult to digest monster meat, so that it can be used for the test, right?"
Just as the two were discussing what they could eat in the next exam, Yu Xinghan also walked up to them and said, "This is Xiandu. It's normal to eat dragon meat in the next exam."
As he spoke, his eyes were filled with longing and he couldn't help but drooling profusely.
When they heard the word "dragon meat", Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were both shocked, and then a little bit unbelieving.
"All-you-can-eat dragon meat?" Zhang Yu asked, "Isn't that too much?"
Yu Xinghan said, "What does dragon meat count for in Xiandu?"
"Which of these Xiandu people here is not a wealthy person? How can ordinary food be enough for them to digest?"
He pointed his lips in the direction of Yun Jing and said, "Did you see No. 11? He's a big shot among Xiandu High School students. It's said that he spends tens of millions every month just on outsourced training."
Bai Zhenzhen sighed: "These damn rich people are really rich. Where do they get so much money?"
Yu Xinghan said, "He is at level 1.5... You, at level 1, certainly don't understand things at level 1.5."
Bai Zhenzhen: "How did you know the news about the 1.5th floor on the 1st floor?"
Yu Xinghan said: "I learned that from Master. He has been paying attention to all kinds of information in Xiandu."
"After all, this is where the richest companies, the most advanced technologies, and the students with the greatest potential for immortality on the first floor of Kunxu gather. Paying attention to this place is like paying attention to the direction of the future immortal world..."
As he spoke, Yu Xinghan looked at the two of them and offered to sell them: "Would you like to subscribe to my newsletter about the Xiandao world? And the sharp comments from Jindan Zhenren?"
Asking questions for a fee is a new business that Yu Xinghan has recently started, and it has brought him a lot of income recently.
Zhang Yu was quite interested when he heard it, but when he thought about his current savings, he curled his lips and said, "Let's talk about it later."
At this moment, barrels of food had been transported to the scene under the expectant gaze of Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen and Yu Xinghan.
But when the lid of the barrel was opened and they looked at the synthetic food inside, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were both disappointed.
Especially for those who have been eating synthetic food for several months, when they thought about having a competition to eat this stuff, they felt nauseous and their faces turned green.
Zhang Yu cursed in his heart: "Damn it...I paid 30,000 yuan for the registration fee last time, and this is all I get?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Yu Xinghan's face, and he thought to himself, "How much did these righteous gods take?"
Deng Bingding, the chief examiner, continued to explain the examination rules of this exam.
Basically, this test is about who eats the most, and synthetic food is available in unlimited quantities.
During this period, you cannot use your spiritual roots, you cannot use magic power, in short, you cannot use any power other than your physical body. Of course, the mind method, as the power of visualization in the brain, is itself a part of physical strength and its use is not restricted.
Secondly, various methods including vomiting and hiding food are also considered cheating. Once discovered, the candidate will be permanently disqualified from taking the foundation-building qualification certificate.
Deng Bingding said, "Eating, digestion, and metabolism are the source of physical strength and a major manifestation of physical strength."
"A truly strong person must have strong internal organs, as well as subtle control over everything in the body, and a strong ability to recruit gastrointestinal strength."
"It can be said that the stronger the body, the stronger the digestive ability, and the larger the appetite. This is inevitable."
"This level will examine your physical strength and control over your body from this aspect."
"If simply running, jumping, and bearing weight are considered external physical skills."
"Then what I'm going to test you on today is your physical strength."
"Everyone, work hard."
In the blink of an eye, as the exam officially began, a row of bar graphs appeared on the light screen in front of us again, indicating the contestants' numbers and food portions.
As the number of 3, 2, 1 began to rise, the bar graphs on the light screen suddenly skyrocketed.
Amidst a loud splashing sound, a sturdy man picked up the bucket and swallowed the synthetic food in the bucket like a whale.
Along with the crazy influx of synthetic food, there were even waves of sounds like the rushing of river water, attracting the attention of many students around.
The sturdy man was named Meng Tao. He swallowed a large bucket of synthetic food in a blink of an eye, and then he couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"It's really disgusting."
The synthetic food in the barrel was not seasoned at all, and to Meng Tao it felt like eating dirt.
But after watching him quickly swallow a large bucket of synthetic food, the pride in his heart overwhelmed his disgust for the food.
“Hahahaha, I usually use the Gluttony Spiritual Root! My entire body’s digestive system has long been accustomed to eating large amounts of food.”
"Even if I can't use the Gluttony Spiritual Root now, the advantages it brings are definitely incomparable to others."
"In this gluttony test, I might be able to get in the top three! Or even the top two!"
So when Meng Tao was frantically devouring the synthetic food, he glanced at the light curtain not far away, and then a look of joy appeared in his eyes.
First place, No. 23
Second place, No. 11
Third place, No. 18
When Meng Tao saw that he was ranked third, the first thing that flashed through his mind was naturally a hint of joy.
But when he realized that the gap between him and the first two was widening, that hint of joy turned into surprise.
Meng Tao couldn't help but glance in the direction of Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao, wanting to see how the two were eating.
And this sight made him even more shocked.
Yun Jing's chest seemed to have a big hole. He poured the food directly into the hole in his chest without swallowing. It was as if he was pouring synthetic food from one bucket into another bucket and into his body.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Meng Tao was shocked and thought, "Has he completely given up on his sense of taste and swallowing? Eating is like adding fuel to his body."
On the other side, Ye Lingxiao's whole body suddenly swelled as his blood and energy filled up and his muscles stretched.
His limbs, chest, throat, esophagus, and stomach all grew in size and he became a little giant. He picked up the food bucket in front of him as if it were a larger cup and poured it into his mouth at will.
Meng Tao thought to himself: "Ye Lingxiao can actually stretch his body structure so wantonly..."
"Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao...the bodies of these two are simply monsters. Don't they have any weaknesses?"
"But fortunately, at least I can get into the top three in this round, which is pretty good."
At this time, the chief examiner Deng Bingding said calmly: "Some students may be wondering why we are using synthetic food in this exam?"
"Because synthetic food is the easiest to digest, the lightest burden, and the most adaptable to different stomachs, it is suitable for taking exams."
"I know some people can't get used to the food, but whether you can adapt yourself to the food as quickly as possible is also part of the assessment of this level."
Huang Zichou, who was standing by, listened to Deng Bingding's explanation, but he knew in his heart that these were just excuses and the real reason was to save budget.
"These high school students are all greedy. If we really serve them something valuable, won't they eat up all our budget? It's better to just give them enough synthetic food and let them eat as much as they want."
While Deng Bingding was talking, Dai Xingyi, who was not far away, was swallowing the synthetic food in big mouthfuls, thinking to himself, "This is really disgusting."
As a citizen living within the sixth ring road north of the upper city of Xiandu, Dai Xingzhi has hardly ever eaten synthetic food. In his opinion, it is food specially provided for the poor people who come to Xiandu from other places to work.
As he swallowed in big gulps, he found the food increasingly unpalatable and difficult to swallow.
He thought to himself, "Not only does the stomach have to adapt, but the mind also has to tolerate this thing. I'm afraid only poor people who eat this every day can get used to it..."
"I'm going to vomit..." Zhang Yu drank the big bucket of synthetic food in front of him with a gloomy face, feeling miserable in his heart.
"I've been eating this stuff for so long, every day, and I feel like I'm going to throw up. And today we're having an eating contest to eat this stuff?"
"Who the hell said that only those who have endured hardships can become successful? I used to eat so much synthetic food... it held me back in the foundation building exam.
Finally, Zhang Yu couldn't help but ask, "Examiner! Can you add some seasoning?"
Deng Bingding said calmly, "No. Overcoming the sense of taste is part of cultivation, and is also part of this assessment."
Dai Xingzhi looked at Zhang Yu who made the request and thought to himself, "He is indeed a rich man."
He looked at Zhang Yu's expression, which looked like he was about to vomit, and thought to himself, "Although it's a bit unpalatable, it shouldn't be that exaggerated, right? What exactly does he usually eat? Is it because he's too rich that he has always been picky about taste?"
Even in Xiandu, wealthy high school students are accustomed to putting food taste at the back of their minds in pursuit of scores and rankings.
As for Zhang Yu, Dai Xingzhi thought that he was just used to being comfortable in his daily life, and he did not have the perseverance to practice like the people in Xiandu.
Especially when comparing the performances of Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao, he felt this even more.
"Humph, it turns out that even if they are all rich, these rich people from other places are not as rich as us in Xiandu."
While many students were frantically swallowing synthetic food, they were chasing each other for the ranking on the light screen.
The little god Huang Zichou looked at the performance of several students and said, "The second stage is about to begin."
On the field, Meng Tao, who had been swallowing rapidly, suddenly began to slow down.
It wasn't just him. Several students who had been eating frantically just now also gradually slowed down.
Huang Zichou commented on the Internet: "Haha, the so-called gluttony dispute, the competition of eating volume, is not just about who eats faster."
"Just like what Mr. Deng said just now, it's about overall metabolism and digestion, the power of the stomach and intestines, and the students' control over their own bodies."
(End of this chapter)