A being possessing intelligence and countless years of accumulated experience was astonishing enough just to speak of.
Seitarou completely disbelieved it and stated directly, "Do such creatures truly exist… If I don't see it with my own eyes, I will never believe it."
This kind of creature had already surpassed the limits of human cognition. As a biologist, Seitarou would naturally not casually believe Zhang Wei's rumors.
However, it didn't matter. The final destination of this journey was the Gourmet Pyramid, and they would eventually go there to verify it!
As for Kurama, he was contemplating another question: "I wonder if that Nitron is delicious? What does it taste like?"
Zhang Wei shook his head, "I have no idea. But I heard that these Nitrons possess one hundred percent pure gourmet cells, and their composition is beyond what humans can imagine!"
In the original work, only Acacia and the acupoint master Jiro had records of eating Nitrons.
Acacia had once mutually consumed a blue Nitron to sustain his life. The blue Nitron was also known as a Gourmet Noble, the apex power of this planet.
In terms of intelligence, strength, or any other aspect, it completely crushed the red Nitron, which merely served as a slave in its social structure.
As for Jiro in his youth, he consumed large quantities of red Nitrons. Jiro was raised by the wolf king Guines, and those red Nitrons were merely snacks used to feed him.
"One hundred percent pure gourmet cells!"
"Then… then isn't that a pure Gourmet Demon!"
"Normal humans have only a trace amount of gourmet cells, existing within their digestive system. Only by allowing gourmet cells to grow within the body can one possess extraordinary power and reach the level of a first-class Gourmet Hunter."
"As the gourmet cells within the body evolve and multiply, the host's appetite, strength, and gourmet cell concentration will all increase."
Seitarou muttered to himself, "My internal gourmet cell concentration is only eight percent. What would one hundred percent look like?"
Gourmet cells were incredibly demanding, and accompanying this was intense desire, appetite!
And the personification of appetite was the Gourmet Demon.
The more intense a person's appetite, the more conscious and easier to communicate with the Gourmet Demon would be.
However, gourmet cells absolutely could not reach fifty percent, as this would signify the full awakening of the Gourmet Demon, and it could even leave your body.
The first thing a Gourmet Demon would do upon awakening was to devour its original host. At this point, the host would also possess power equivalent to the Gourmet Demon. If they could fight back and win, they could completely control the gourmet cells, and their strength would increase severalfold!
The protagonist Toriko harbored three rare Gourmet Demons within him.
The proud warrior, the red demon Ogre, granted Toriko powerful senses of smell.
The mysterious blue demon, from whom Toriko's hair color derived its strength.
The invincible and powerful white demon, who even killed the final boss with a single finger.
"Speaking of which, gourmet cells are a bit like a trick for powerful life forms to maintain immortality, spreading their cells out and then being reborn within a host's body."
"Each Gourmet Demon has a history of over a hundred million years, never extinguishing through endless reincarnation."
In the original work, the blue Nitron referred to itself as a Gourmet Demon and explained that Gourmet Demons were diverse, divided into Demon Species, Devil Species, Satan Species, and so on.
And Nitron was undoubtedly the most outstanding Gourmet Demon.
While other Gourmet Demons could only endlessly cycle through resurrection, gluttony, death, parasitism, and resurrection, Nitron possessed social structures and intelligence, able to use dormancy to sustain its life.
Zhang Wei explained to Seitarou, "One hundred percent gourmet cells are quite nutritious, but one must be extremely careful when eating them."
Collection continues!
[Collection Complete: Brown Sugar]
[Replication Time: One Day]
[Replication Amount: 7200 Tons]
Compared to Rock Rice, collecting brown sugar was more difficult. It was smaller and scarcer, and occasionally small animals would be sucked into the screening machine.
[Controllable Ingredient Discovered: Water Storage Cactus]
[Capture Level: 35]
[Edible Level: 5]
[Description: A cactus shaped like a faucet that lures and kills water-drinking animals with its poisonous sap. To obtain its water, simply cut an opening at the root and suck. Additionally, the poisonous sap can be used as a raw material for anti-allergy medication.]
"There are quite a few of these cacti."
"Below each cactus are many bones. Anyone can tell something is wrong."
Zhang Wei explained the matter of the poisonous water, and Seitarou became quite interested.
He immediately took some to taste.
Kurama frowned at the sight.
Seitarou smacked his lips, "The poison is very mild, and it targets the digestive tract. It seems only by drinking large quantities when extremely thirsty would one die. This poisonous sap would be quite good for making eau de cologne."
Zhang Wei walked to the cactus, cut open its root, and extracted a considerable amount of cactus fluid.
Unlike the secreted poisonous sap, the cactus fluid was not poisonous. It had to be obtained by damaging the cactus.
Of course, to protect itself, the cactus had many thorns on its roots.
"It's cool and refreshing, and quite palatable. The nutrition seems good too. It's an excellent beverage!"
[Controllable Ingredient Discovered: Bitter Tea Tumbleweed]
[Controllable Ingredient Discovered: Pointed Belly Viper]
[Controllable Ingredient Discovered: Six-Legged Chameleon Lizard]
[Controllable Ingredient Discovered: Cave Lion Ant]
[Controllable Ingredient Discovered: Hot Air Balloon Scorpion]
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Survival pressure in the desert is immense, and many animals have evolved poisonous properties.
The next day, Zhang Wei continued collecting!
[Collection Complete: Brown Sugar]
[Replication Time: One Day]
[Replication Amount: 14900 Tons]
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Third day
[Collection Complete: Brown Sugar]
[Replication Time: One Day]
[Replication Amount: 22,000 Tons]
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Fourth day, 29,000 tons
Fifth day, 37,000 tons
Such quantities of Rock Rice and brown sugar greatly increased Zhang Wei's total output.
These amounts would be enough to satisfy even a Legal Mammoth quite well!
Speaking of which, the regular ingredients from levels 1 to 55 in the Human World had been mostly collected. The remaining ones were mostly rare and too powerful for level fifty-five and above, with Gourmet Hunters capable of capturing them being few and far between.
"It looks like I need to find an opportunity to improve their strength."
The Candy Castle and the Hot Spring Water Village had such effects, easily raising a diner's gourmet cells by five levels.
What followed was the final destination!
The Gourmet Pyramid!
The map was completely useless. Reaching that kind of place wasn't difficult; the hotter the place, the closer one was to the Gourmet Pyramid.
The temperature in the Brown Sugar Desert where Zhang Wei was located was only around 44 degrees Celsius. While ordinary people would quickly perish here, it was still a bit insufficient for the Gourmet Pyramid.