Chapter 325: The Mysterious Bottleneck

When the table was empty, Zhang Mu realized that he had eaten all the food meant for the whole group. Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Zhang Mu coughed and said, “Sorry, guys. It was my first time trying this meat, and it was so delicious that I couldn’t stop.”

Standing up, he asked Zhang Feng standing nearby, “Boss, could we have another table of beast meat?”

Zhang Feng, who had not been fond of Zhang Mu before, now seemed very interested in him. His attitude had changed, and he said with a smile, “Sure, the mutated beast meat is usually limited per day, but we still have some leftover in the store, should be enough for your group.”

“Thank you, boss.”

It was fortunate that they could still put together a table of food. It would have been unfair for the rest of the group to go back hungry.

Although Zhang Feng was curious about Zhang Mu, he did not ask further questions. He lifted the heavy pot off the ground and carried it towards the store.

“Everyone, help yourselves.”

Before Hachikuju could speak, someone quietly started eating with chopsticks, afraid that the monster Zhang Mu might come to their table hungry and eat up all their food for the night.

Plate after plate of meat was quickly brought out by Zhang Feng, but Hachikuju wasn’t in a rush to eat. Looking at Zhang Mu, she said, “Zhang Mu, I didn’t expect you to eat so much. It’s not just about appetite anymore. Are you absorbing energy without needing to digest it?”

“Maybe it’s because of my unique body type. So I can eat a lot. I’m fine now. You guys go ahead and eat.”

When Zhang Mu put down his chopsticks, everyone at the table breathed a sigh of relief. He said he was done, so they all started absorbing energy eagerly, except for Yuan Rui who remained silent and bowed her head.

However, Zhang Mu had already absorbed all the mutated beast meat he had eaten earlier. For Blood Lotus, this level of energy would only be a snack. It couldn’t be satisfied by it.

If given the chance, it could eat all the mutated beast meat from a hundred tables here.

Of course, Zhang Mu wouldn’t let it out. Raw meat and delicacies were the same to it, so giving it food would be a waste. Besides, letting it out now would be unrealistic.

After a while, Zhang Feng also took a seat at their table. When he sat down, the chair creaked under the weight, but thankfully it was made of a special material and didn’t break.

It was clear that this time, his main target was Zhang Mu.

Hachikuju saw Zhang Feng coming over so eagerly, which was unheard of before. She asked curiously, “First Chef, why are you coming to talk to us today out of the blue? Have you figured out that matter?”

Sitting down, Zhang Feng waved his hand and said, “City Lord, let’s not talk about that matter first. I have a question for your new friend.”

“Oh, boss, just tell me what you need. If I can help, I will do my best to assist you.”

Zhang Feng had just done a small favor for Zhang Mu, so he nodded naturally to indicate that Zhang Feng could ask his question.

Zhang Feng sat up straight, his body fat trembling involuntarily, and slowly asked, “My friend, I saw you eat nearly a whole table of peak mutant beast meat just now. It’s impossible for a normal second-rank evolver to do that. I wanted to ask if you have any special methods?”

Instead of immediately answering his question, Zhang Mu asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Since you know the City Master, I won’t hide it from you.” Zhang Feng touched his body fat and said, “Don’t be fooled by my fat, but my abilities really rely on this fat. Not only my strength, but also my ability to store fire element energy. The more fat I have, the more energy I can store.

So, I started eating a lot of mutant beast meat. When I felt like vomiting, I would change the flavors constantly. Luckily, I was originally a chef, so I could make different dishes from the same type of meat, like mutant ox and mutant sheep, to avoid getting tired of eating the same thing every day.

Later on, after eating a lot, I started feeling nauseous, so I began looking for something to counteract it. That’s when I found mutant plants near Ejin Horo Banner Sub-city, checked their toxicity, improved them, and finally, when combined with mutant beast meat, my energy storage advanced even further. With this foundation, my speed in reaching second-rank surpassed that of a normal person.

Just two months after achieving the second-rank, I realized that I couldn’t increase my energy reserves anymore. It felt like I had hit a roadblock, and even the fat that fuels my power couldn’t be added to anymore.

And because of this, my natural power couldn’t increase either, and my ability to hold energy from the fire element couldn’t grow.”

Zhang Feng looked at Zhang Mu sincerely.

Suddenly, Zhang Mu realized that contrary to what Hachikuju had said, he didn’t care about power at all. In fact, his pursuit of power was more fervent than anyone else’s.

His way of cooking was the best training for himself. With the weight of that big pot, his body could move freely. If he let go of that giant black pot, his agility wouldn’t be inferior to a normal-sized evolver, and it might even be better!

Because his power came from eating!

His biggest advantage wasn’t the dual awakening of power and fire abilities, but his body’s ability to store so much energy, which was evident from the extreme cooking he just did.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Mu slowly said, “I really don’t have any special way of storing energy. If there is any, it’s probably because of my unique physique that can’t be replicated by others.”

In Zhang Mu and the chubby man’s eyes, there was a clear expression of disappointment. Whether Zhang Mu’s words were true or false, he couldn’t progress any further now.

However, Zhang Mu asked him in confusion, “Why not try cooking with second-rank mutant beast meat? You are now a second-rank evolver, even if you can satisfy your hunger, the improvement from first-rank peak mutant beast meat is limited for you.”

“But you should think about it, there must be another reason.” Zhang Mu found it hard to believe that Zhang Feng wouldn’t understand such a simple truth, and then said to himself.

Zhang Feng, who was initially disheartened, now trembled all over when he heard Zhang Mu’s words. Zhang Mu felt like Zhang Feng’s eyes were about to pounce on him.

Who wouldn’t panic when a ton of fat guy is about to pounce on them?

Zhang Mu, scared by Zhang Feng, unconsciously moved a bit farther away from Zhang Feng, stunned, and said,

“Hey chef, you didn’t really not think of this, did you?”

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