Zangma arrived, with Sheng Tarou accompanying him as a notary.
After confirming everything was accurate, the top ten spots were reported.
The Gourmet Bank was a new organization and could not handle the next stage of activities.
"Currently, the ingredients for the Gourmet Bank are also a problem. We have only collected 50% of the ingredients from levels 1-70 of the Human World. Although it is already the most comprehensive food bank in the Human World, high-end varieties are still somewhat insufficient."
If they were only to host the league of the Human World, it would definitely be sufficient, and even the only choice.
This time, the participating contestants were elites from all over. Zhang Wei took the opportunity to hold a large post-competition celebration and a trade fair for delicious ingredients.
After half a year of development, the Gourmet Bank's varieties increased by more than five times, and the quantity by more than twenty times. The expansion of the Gourmet Bank had not stopped for a single day.
Outside the Gourmet Bank, tens of thousands of strong men were collecting ice and melting water to build walls, creating a scene of enthusiasm and high spirits.
Hogg, Shanqiu, and Zhi Enjie walked together, observing the construction from the side.
What shocked the three the most was that these laborers were all exceptionally skilled. A light swipe of their ice knives could cut through giant ice rocks tens of meters long.
A man, bare-chested, lifted an ice block that was severely disproportionate to his body over his head and carried it towards its destination step by step.
Coincidentally, he passed by the three of them.
Hogg waved his hand, cheerfully approached, and said, "Such great strength! This piece of ice must weigh at least 150 tons, right?"
The man seemed to want to rest as well. He placed the ice block down with a rumble on the accumulated snow by the roadside and said with a somewhat honest smile, "Heh heh, these building ice rocks are very standard. Each one is exactly 1500 tons!"
Hogg's eyes widened in disbelief, "1500 tons?"
"Eh, you might not know, but this is not ordinary ice. It's fine ice rock from the Ice Hell, compressed by years of cold winds. It's slightly heavier than iron for the same volume!"
To lift a hundred tons of weight, one would need at least level six strength, and for a thousand tons, level fifteen or above.
This was just lifting it. This man transported so much daily, and 1500 tons seemed effortless in his hands.
Hogg boldly guessed, "Could it be that you already have a cell level of 21 or higher?"
"No, no, no, I'm not that capable, only level 19."
Level 19.
With such strength, he could already be a renowned Gourmet Hunter. When he first met Wu Yong, he was only level 23.
Hogg couldn't help but wonder, "Someone like you would be treated as an honored guest in some small organization. Why would you choose to be a laborer here and do hard work, rather than being a big shot in a small pond?"
Unexpectedly, the man raised his eyebrows and immediately retorted, "What's wrong with being a laborer? Aren't laborers people? We earn a living with our own hands, what's wrong with that!"
"No, no, no, I didn't mean it that way..."
Hogg awkwardly explained, "I meant that you clearly have better options."
"What better options? Life here is like that of an immortal. Only a fool would choose to leave. Besides, all this strength was given to me by the boss. Is that how one should be?"
Saying that, the man took out a wine gourd and took two large gulps. The rich aroma of wine wafted with the wind.
"Good wine!"
Zhi Enjie, who mainly dealt in wine, was quite knowledgeable about it.
The man smiled proudly, "Of course. Does the Gourmet Bank have anything inferior? Let me tell you a secret, this warming wine is supplied without limit. We can drink as much as we want anytime!"
He handed out the wine gourd, "If you don't mind, you can try some."
Zhi Enjie was not one to stand on ceremony and took it.
Smooth...
Rich aroma...
After drinking, a warmth rose in her abdomen, and a slight sweat beaded on her temples.
"Warming wine... It has a lot of medicinal herbs added. It feels like being by a warm stove when drinking it. No wonder you dare to be shirtless in this frigid northern climate."
A medicinal wine that combined both taste and function!
The man continued to smile, "Our benefits are far from just this. We can have any delicacy we want, and eat as much as we like without limits."
No wonder!
Hogg suddenly realized, "With delicacies of this caliber, eaten freely every day, no wonder you can reach such high levels!"
No need to worry about labor, running around, just do your assigned work well!
Simple and pure.
It truly was an enviable life!
The man reminisced, "Back then, I was just a destitute refugee, an ordinary person with no special talents. When I came here, I thought I was going from one hell to another."
"But I never expected the boss here to be so kind. Over a thousand people who came with me all integrated Gourmet Cells, and the cold wind here can no longer harm us."
"What did you say!"
Hogg was shocked, "You said over a thousand people all integrated Gourmet Cells?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
This was impossible!
Integrating Gourmet Cells was considered the most difficult hurdle, even harder than leveling up before level 30.
To integrate Gourmet Cells, one had to find something extremely delicious, and that ingredient also had to match one's own attributes.
Many gluttons never found a matching ingredient in their lifetime.
This kind of matter depended on culinary luck and destiny.
If a thousand people could integrate even a dozen, it would be considered very lucky. He actually said that over a thousand people had all integrated?
The man said sheepishly, "Among these fellow villagers, I really don't rank high. Some people can now transport five ice rocks at a time, but I haven't made any progress..."
The man stated.
Some people, within a week, went from being unable to lift a chicken to having the strength to lift ten tons with one arm. Within a month, they could carry hundreds of tons of materials, and it only took three months to transport ice rocks.
But he had been here for half a year, which was truly a disservice to the boss!
Thinking of this, the man lost interest in chatting. He picked up the 1500-ton ice rock, got up, and walked away.
"Diligence can make up for shortcomings. Today, I need to work overtime. Yesterday, ten pieces... Today, I'll give it my all, fifteen pieces!"
With that, he strode away.
His pace was much faster than before!