Fūtei Island.
Located in the West Continent.
In the original work, it belonged to the First Biome, with an average Capture Level of 27, and was also known as the Biome of Hell.
And the Fūtei Mammoth was the most brilliant jewel of Fūtei Island.
"Xifeng, prepare a group of people for me. This time I'm going to the West Continent to establish another branch of the trade guild."
"Alright, I've been prepared for this all along."
Xifeng understood Zhang Wei's plan and knew his grand goal for Gourmet Bank.
Although he didn't know where those terrifying quantities of food came from, he had unconsciously prepared talent.
"In the month I've been researching recipes, has anything happened?"
Xifeng listed them one by one.
First, the Black List's employee training camp had been built.
The Black List's work efficiency was extremely high, with hundreds of young people being transferred over every day, and more personnel were being added.
Second, business matters, including some recent acquisition matters.
It was said that the large-scale sale of salt essence had affected the legendary Four Great Salt Merchants.
Third, enrollment in the affiliated academy. The first batch of apprentices had been sent, and they had been interning with the masters for half a month.
There was a massive amount of work to be done here every day, offering plenty of internship opportunities.
From the initial processing of ingredients to later frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, and pan-frying, everyone could participate.
Fourth, some inexplicable letters were received, seemingly from an organization questioning the legitimacy of the academy and suspecting Zhang Wei's teaching ability.
It seemed to have stepped on some people's toes.
Xifeng said, "The attitude of the Four Great Salt Merchants towards us is perplexing. They are trying to contact us. I have temporarily adopted a strategy of avoidance."
"Also, several culinary academies have united to smear us. It is said that a delegation will come to have a culinary competition with you."
Culinary competition?
Zhang Wei was helpless.
Having mastered the essence of banquet cuisine, Zhang Wei always had an advantage in culinary competitions.
"Have Scorpion prepare people from the Black List. The levels should be between 15-30, and select some stronger individuals to act as leaders. Those ranked between 20-40 in the Black List are more than enough."
"Also, prepare the people from the trade guild and set off immediately!"
Replenish the ingredients in the warehouse.
Zhang Wei, accompanied by Nuangang, arrived in Stalingrad. Vladimir of the Brotherhood of Thieves had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as he saw Zhang Wei, Vladimir immediately took credit, "Boss, I found you five hundred experienced and seasoned bandits. The lowest level is above five!"
Level five was already a good fighter on the initial continent.
Zhang Wei waved his hand, and people from the Black List emerged from Nuangang, numbering over a thousand!
And all of them were above level 20!
Vladimir's eyes widened, "Boss, you... your influence is truly astonishing."
Above level 20!
Vladimir had been active for so many years, yet he had only recruited a dozen people.
And Zhang Wei casually brought out over a thousand people!
This was the top influence of the North Continent...
The leaders of the Black List were former managers and department heads of the Heavenly Thief Alliance, who were well-versed in theft and robbery.
Leave half of the manpower here.
After replenishing the food reserves of Duoduo Trade Guild, Zhang Wei took Nuangang and went to Chengdu in Chuan Di to unload the other half.
"Master Abbe, it's been a while."
Zhang Wei took out a box, which contained letters for going to the chefs.
There were also a large number of ingredients to unload, which were the salaries for those chefs, settled in the form of ingredients.
Zhang Wei had been too busy this month and had not yet officially begun teaching.
Therefore, it was normal for salaries to exceed tuition fees.
Inside Juxia Building, Zhang Wei saw a group of new faces.
Master Abbe said, "After sending one-third of our staff to you, we have taken in many new recruits."
"Has it affected Juxia Building's business?"
Master Abbe shook his head, "No, Juxia Building's business has actually improved. With the addition of new colleagues, Juxia Building feels more vibrant."
Lan Yun Dao Sheng was also here.
After exchanging pleasantries with Zhang Wei, he learned that Zhang Wei was going to Fūtei Island in the West Continent.
"Fūtei Island..."
"What, Dao Sheng, do you know about it?"
"Hehe, I went there when I was young, it really brings back memories."
Recalling Fūtei Island.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng's mind conjured the image of that terrifyingly massive beast.
It was said that the Fūtei Mammoth was 10 meters long and weighed over 8 tons at birth. This data would transform into a super giant 50 meters long and 600 tons in just a week.
Lan Yun Dao Sheng said with a hint of fear, "Even a juvenile a few weeks old has a Capture Level of 48. And the size and strength of this creature will increase with time."
"The Fūtei Mammoth lives for five hundred years, so the strength of an adult can be imagined..."
"Back then, we went there to capture 'Demon Crocodiles', and eventually found its skeleton in a deep pit."
"And that giant crater-like deep trench was the footprint of an adult Fūtei Mammoth!"
Demon Crocodile.
Its Capture Level was also thirty.
But in the eyes of the Fūtei Mammoth, it was like stepping on an insect, and it wouldn't even notice the slight discomfort.
"Don't worry."
"I'll be careful."
...
Nuangang summoned a dense fog and moved rapidly within it.
This dense fog belonged to Nuangang's body fluid atomization, leaving Nuangang's unique mark. Regardless of the distance, Nuangang could use the mark for spatial teleportation.
And this skill was effective even when walking on water.
Nuangang hid in the mist, and even walking on water was possible.
Tens of thousands of kilometers, Nuangang traveled for about three days.
Putting away Nuangang, Zhang Wei used the Wind Riding technique to soar into the sky.
"Is this the entrance to Fūtei Island?"
"Black grass, and a lot of cocoa jam tree grass, as well as various herbivores."
"The strongest creature here should be the level 27 Stone Drum."
He casually plucked a few black grass stalks from the ground and chewed them.
A perennial herb of the spurge family, it had a very fresh taste, similar to scallions and chives, and was an important food resource for the surrounding creatures.
Cocoa jam tree grass was a deciduous tall tree. Its mature fruit contained lipids, and its taste was like a mixture of cocoa and jam, which was perfect as a seasoning for black grass.
He casually collected several hundred portions.
Zhang Wei found another target.
Rock Drum!
These creatures were like stone giants, standing 35 meters tall, rare giant beasts.
They looked like gorillas made of stone.
As soon as they saw Zhang Wei, the low intelligence of the Rock Drums did not make them fearful. They swung their truck-sized fists and smashed at him.
"Ten percent power, un-spiraling normal punch!"
One hit on the ground.
The residual shockwave alone knocked down a group of Rock Drums.
"Master Chef, Raw Cutting!"
Blade shadows illusioned.
The hard carapace that the Rock Drums prided themselves on disintegrated.
The slender knives always found the gaps in the rocks and the joints of their limbs...
[Collection Complete: Rock Drum]
[Replication Time: 35 days]
[Collection Complete: Rock Drum]
[Replication Time: 32 days]
...
[Collection Complete: Rock Drum]
[Replication Time: 1 day]
Zhang Wei was not greedy for too much.
Rock Drums were not very valuable creatures, so he compressed the time to one day.
There were still many rare species waiting for him.
South of the Black Grass Plains was the Mushroom Forest, and to the west was the White Tree Forest.
The Mushroom Forest contained various fungi and insects, with specialties like the delicious creamy matsutake, beef tenderloin mushroom, and soy sauce grasshopper. It was truly a treasure trove.
The White Tree Forest contained many fierce beasts.
Creatures like Horned Rhinos, Bear Horses, Sky Birds, and Zebra Kongs were all fierce beasts of enormous size.
Compressing the replication time to one day for all of them.
Zhang Wei went through the Demon Arena and the Ancient Swamp and finally reached the entrance to the Fūtei Plateau, the Fūtei Wall!
Looking up, the wall towered into the clouds.
"At this height, it's almost as high as the Hengduan Mountains, even if not."
"Strictly speaking, this isn't a wall, but a slope between the plateau and the flat ground, it's just abruptly steep, like a cliff."
Wind Riding technique!
By estimation, this cliff was about 30,000 meters high. The altitude of the Fūtei Plateau was already comparable to that of the Cloud Country.
White bones...
Not long after Zhang Wei walked out, he saw a small forest made of white bones, all of which were the skeletons of giant beasts over ten meters tall.
"White Bone Forest... the original work doesn't seem to have this part."
"But with a time gap of five to six hundred years, a slight change in scenery is normal."
After Zhang Wei logged onto the Fūtei Plateau, he could feel faint tremors emanating from the far distance.
Dong~
Dong~
Dong~
Following the source of the tremors, Zhang Wei saw rows of huge craters in front of him...
The footprints of the Fūtei Mammoth!
With a diameter of 160 meters, they could easily accommodate two football fields!
"Gem Meat... I've finally found you!"
Meat treasure that could make countless gems dim, possessing the legendary divine radiance, and having the taste of specific parts!
Thinking of this, Zhang Wei's mouth began to water!
The Fūtei Mammoth's mountain-like body soon appeared in his vision.
The terrifying oppressive aura was heart-stopping!
In front of it, Nuangang, which was also like a hill, only reached its knees. If it wanted to, it would only take a toe to kill Nuangang!
This body!
It was too enormous!
Keep in mind that Nuangang was a level 151 super-high-level creature!
This elephant's body was like a ball, with six legs and two trunks. Its tusks were over four hundred meters long, and its ears were like wings stuck to its back. Its round head had no visible eyes.
In front of the Fūtei Mammoth were panicked fleeing beasts, including many giant creatures above level 40-50.
The Fūtei Mammoth extended one trunk, and its immense suction, like a vacuum cleaner, accurately sucked these animals into its nasal cavity.
Wriggling~
Wriggling~
Thousands of creatures of different species gathered into a large ball, wriggling in the trunk!
From the left nostril, it wriggled to the right nostril, and the bulging sphere became smaller and smaller.
Then, with a forceful spray!
A large amount of bones were ejected, with no meat fibers left, indicating that the Fūtei Mammoth ate very cleanly!
Zhang Wei was shocked!
It had instantly killed over a thousand high-level beasts, something even he couldn't do!
And this terrifying stomach capacity...
"Regardless, let's try to collect it first!"
Ascending into the air!
Zhang Wei completely deactivated his Devour ability, his body swelling to over four meters tall, his golden Master Chef uniform covering his entire body, and the image of the Gourmet Demon swirling in the air.
The Fūtei Mammoth glanced, and finally noticed this unusual food.
It seemed... to be full of energy, and should be able to stave off hunger, right?
With a sniff of its trunk~
Zhang Wei felt his body completely out of control!
This power level was definitely above 130... no, perhaps even above 160!
He was seven to eight kilometers away from it, yet it could still exert such a powerful suction.
"No!"
"I can't win!"
During this time, Zhang Wei had worked hard to break through the barriers. His cell level had reached 70, and he was not afraid even when facing a Gourmet Hunter of level 100.
But this creature... was beyond human resistance!
"Master Chef!"
"Heart Fire!"
"Intent Manifestation!"
"Power of Wind and Thunder!"
"Tenfold power, full release Nuclear Explosion Punch!"
Using the simultaneous amplification of Master Chef and Heart Fire, Zhang Wei instantly burned most of the stored energy in his body, temporarily gaining at least five times the strength!
With the support of this energy, he summoned a super drill with a diameter of 60 meters!
In terms of volume, this drill was 27 times larger than during the Cloud Country campaign, indicating the speed of Zhang Wei's recent progress.
Thunder rumbled...
Wind and clouds surged...
Intertwined with two elements, the drill, carrying an unparalleled immense energy, charged towards the Mammoth's trunk.
The Fūtei Mammoth seemed to care.
It slightly raised its head, and its hundreds-of-meters-long tusks pierced the drill from the side.
Booming!!!
After the explosion, the tusks remained as white as ever, showing no signs of damage.
But as the explosion sounded, the suction from the nasal cavity also stopped. Looking back at the original position, Zhang Wei had already disappeared.
Under a certain crater, Zhang Wei was panting heavily.
"Amazing..."
"According to the original work, the Fūtei Mammoth shouldn't be that strong, individual differences, I guess..."
According to the original work, the Fūtei Mammoth seemed to have participated in the battle for the Eight Kings of the Gourmet World, so its growth potential should be extremely high.
A normal Fūtei Mammoth has a lifespan of only five hundred years. Based on the timelines, the one Zhang Wei encountered was definitely not the same one that Toriko encountered.
Collecting the entire body seemed unlikely.
Perhaps he could learn from the protagonist group and infiltrate the Fūtei Mammoth's body to directly steal the Gem Meat.
This was the only way for now!
The trunk was the Fūtei Mammoth's digestive organ, an absolutely dangerous place, and only the mouth could be used.
The Fūtei Mammoth was huge, and there was oxygen inside.
...
Seeing that Zhang Wei was gone, the Fūtei Mammoth continued its feeding journey.
Its immense size meant that its daily food consumption was infinite. Even the exaggerated output of the Treasure Vault would probably not be enough to feed one.
"Length, width, and height are approximately 1800-800-1300, with a cubic volume of 187.2 million cubic meters."
"Multiply by the unit coefficient of 0.4 and the density of 1.1..."
"The weight of this Fūtei Mammoth is about 82 million tons. Excluding the Gem Meat, the ordinary parts can be sold for 800 Berries per kilogram!"
"Calculated at a yield rate of 0.3, one Fūtei Mammoth could be sold for... 200 billion!"
What terrifying value!