Chapter 288 - 288 268 Glutton

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288: Chapter 268: Glutton 288: Chapter 268: Glutton Normally, a 3-tier professional would be considered good if they have one Black-iron level taboo item. Most professionals in the school actually make do with sub-standard forbidden items. Five taboo items is something else entirely, as well as a Swords Saint with an outrageous hardware foundation, wielding two Silver-tier double swords, a pay-to-win warrior loaded with various mid-high-tier buffs… “Boom!” Another stone monster blocking the way is shattered. Xia Qin no longer needed to chop it with the edge of her sword; she just covered her sword with her Abnormal Ability and used it like a club to smash it directly. “Boom!” One after another. This disgusting terrain, which forces 1v1 melee combat, only makes it impossible for the weaker party to escape when the intruder has an overwhelming hardware advantage. Originally a big trouble, the magic monsters are directly cleaved apart as Xia Qin waves her double swords. However, perhaps because she thinks it’s too inefficient or maybe she minds the wear on her weapons, she puts her swords away and starts using her fists with runes attached. “Boom!” With plenty of disposable supplies, dismantling these stone monsters is easy under the pressure of brute force and tempering level “pollution”. Not having to dodge, the results are even faster. Efficacy seems to have improved… “Muscle gorilla, huh?” “A bit too much, considering she’s a girl… Muscle gorilla girl?” “Shut up!” Her small murmur isn’t very quiet at all, and it makes her a little mad. She can’t turn back, so she can only silently make a mental note. In most situations, the Long Snake formation is extremely stupid, but it is the helpless choice at this moment. Apart from the last Captain Lu Jun, who is on careful guard, the others are quite idle. This time, the tough journey has become smoother. In a short ten minutes, the first floor is easily breached, and the second floor doesn’t hold back Team 3’s progress either. The sticky monsters on the second floor are even easier to chop with the Silver-tier weapons. The burning flame can’t even break through Xia Qin’s defense. With the fourth-tier Fire Pit Gourmet ability, these 2-trigger magic monsters are completely bullied. At least until the “Gourmet” has been consumed, Team 3’s reserved strength is far from that of a normal district-level Special Service Team. Whether it’s the Silver-tier equipment or the obviously abnormal disposables, Chief Lu Jun sees them all, but he doesn’t even mention it. Instead, he looks at the reorganized Team Three with joy and appreciation. After all, Special Service Teams are, at some level, self-sufficient combat units. As long as there are no accidents, the superiors’ interference will be extremely limited. Even reassigning people requires the captain’s approval. The strength of an ally is a good thing for Lu Jun, who is under increasing pressure. Hiding strength? That’s not an issue at all unless it’s a clearly anti-social Evil God profession. No one cares too much about the strength of others. Hoarding spoils of war? That’s even less of an issue. Everyone is actually an independent “army”. Whoever has the ability to get weapons in the tightly limited military budget is doing well. Of course, if it is obviously illegally acquired or rule-level, that’s another matter altogether. “Maybe it’s time to strengthen our friendship with Team 3.” Lu Jun is not just the so-called overall captain but also the captain of Team 1. The other teams only listen to his suggestions, not his “orders”. As the leader of an army, friendly forces will come to the rescue when your team is in danger. But how quickly they arrive, how well-armed, how long they help for, often depends on their “unity”. “We’re here.” The sudden voice interrupts his thoughts. The entrance to the third floor has appeared, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. Unlike the situation below, this time is not a maze terrain … the huge holes and lava terrain on the ground have already been cleanly destroyed by the original “random structures”. Finally spreading out the terrain, the others who were watching the show could also relax. “Is it a little hot?” “About fifty degrees, it’s okay.” “That’s the air temperature, right? It feels like it’s over seventy or eighty degrees on my feet.” Bottles of prepared fire resistance magic potions are consumed, and Miss Lo makes another profit. It’s not that they don’t want to use the “Gourmet” food, it’s just that it’s difficult for ordinary people and low-level professionals to handle. “Give me one, I’ll complete the initiation ritual on my way.” At this time, Lu Ping’an directly asked Xia Qin for a “volcano-flavored spicy pizza.” This thing was only worth six bucks, all of which were stored in Xia Qin’s bag, without any expectation of anyone else using them. “Can you handle it? This one’s a bit spicy…” “It’s fine.” As he said this, he took the pizza and bit into it under the incredulous gazes of everyone around him. Then, he ate the entire pizza one bite at a time… The real experts had been shocked speechless. “Done.” The flame-like color around him indicated that the effects of the gourmet food had taken effect. [Ding, congratulations to the host, the initiation ritual is completed, and you have obtained the 0-tier Profession ‘Glutton.’] [Glutton Profession Modifier: Physique slightly increased, Reflex slightly increased, Spirit slightly increased.] Just this feedback made Lu Ping’an laugh. As expected, being a gourmet is a unique path of purely stacking stats. Even at just 0-tier, it provides all-rounded bonuses. Perhaps for Lu Ping’an right now, the slight increase is barely noticeable. But based on his past experience, the 0-tier profession stat boost often indicates the direction of higher-tier progress. If nothing goes wrong, being a gourmet should lead to an overall increase in all three aspects. [General Skill ‘Eating LV4’ is converted into Professional Skill ‘Gluttony LV1.’] [General Skill ‘Foraging LV0’ is converted into Professional Skill ‘Spirit Perception LV0.’] [Obtained Occupational Passive Abnormal Ability, Insatiable Stomach (Black Iron Lower Level)]. These two professional skills and the passive abnormal ability made Lu Ping’an feel more subtle, and even more peculiar was the profession itself. “Glutton” instead of “Gourmet” because the ritual Lu Ping’an used wasn’t for the Life Proper God “The King of Harvest and Gourmet”, but for the Life System Evil God “The Insatiable Pray-er.” The normal initiation ritual for gourmets only requires taking recitation deity and completing the ritual, then eating the same-tier “gourmet food.” It’s not difficult at all, but there are few who attempt it because it’s a “profession that can’t be kept.” This is one of the rare professions that not only has a bottleneck but can also be degraded. Its growth is straightforward: find and consume gourmet food, and allow the body to digest it to gain all-rounded improvements. But from a certain point of view, this is a reflection of the biological “food chain” and the process of organisms supplementing themselves. As you taste more and more gourmet food, your appetite will increase, and you will naturally thirst for higher-tier gourmet food. Eventually, the gourmet food that originally allowed you to grow and fill your stomach will become insufficient. Just like when ordinary people always eat less and eat poorly, their appetite will deteriorate. Gourmets can actually lose their strength and even their tier. This is the true reason behind their “extremely high spending” reputation. There is no end to their endless evolution, and insatiable gluttons are the true nature of gourmets. As for the “Glutton” profession that Lu Ping’an took, it is a branch of the Gourmet path, which is closer to the essence. More extreme and more powerful. [Host has successfully swallowed and digested the 4-tier destructive gourmet food ‘Volcano-flavored Spicy Pizza’ with a 2-tier body, and the completion degree of the initiation ritual is 136%.] [The Insatiable Pray-er delights in your greed and blesses you…] [Insatiable Stomach (Black Iron Lower Level) has been blessed, now it is ‘Eternal Hungry Stomach (Lower Brass Level)’]. Since it’s an evil god, there must be a reason for it. Gluttons are typical examples of snake swallowing elephants. The basic function of their initiation is to swallow “gourmet food” that is two levels higher than their highest tier. 0-tier swallow 2-tier, 2-tier swallow 4-tier…In theory, 0-tier is impossible to initiate successfully, because it’s almost impossible for a 0-tier profession to survive the pollution of a 2-tier contact. The stronger the physique, the higher the pressure resistance, the stronger the pollution resistance, and the greater the chance of survival. For Lu Ping’an to directly swallow a 4-tier, under normal circumstances it’s still a suicidal move. But now, he only sees the advantages of being a Glutton. [The 4-tier gourmet food ‘Volcano-flavored Spicy Pizza’ has been completely digested, and the host has gained a strong flame resistance (Silver Lower Level)]. [Triggered by encountering a new variety of gourmet food, the Eternal Hungry Stomach is activated.] [The digestion outcome of this time is….qualified.] [Physique gains a slight increase, flame resistance gains a permanent slight increase, chili resistance gains a large increase…] Just this permanent increase surpassing ordinary gourmets has made Lu Ping’an feel like he has struck gold. [Lower Brass abnormal ability, Eternal Hungry Stomach: Since you’re hungrier faster than others, you naturally need to eat more. At the cost of double the hunger rate, you’ll gain more from entirely new gourmet foods…]

Chapter 288 - 288 268 Glutton

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