Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 410 The Cramming Strategy
Du Yi has suffered an undeserved misfortune today.

He had only seen the long-eared elves return and was planning to go out and set up his stall again to continue promoting his peace ideals with free, unlimited barbecue.

In Du Yi's view, most of the problems in the world are caused by insufficient resources. So, whether it is a human, an elf, or any other kind of elf, as long as they are fed and feel satisfied, they can still speak properly.

This method of understanding had been invincible before. No long-eared elf could resist the roasted meat he cooked himself. After all, it was the essence of his skills accumulated over thousands of years and the embodiment of Du Yi's lifelong expertise. Even if the other party was flying high in the sky, they would be attracted by the aroma.

Everyone wants to absorb high-quality energy; it's an instinct for any living being.

However, this time, something different happened.

A jet-black fire giant appeared in the air and hurled a fireball at him.

Even though Du Yi had used the power of the earth to protect his barbecue grill as quickly as possible, the meat on the grill was already covered in mud.

The roasted meat, covered in mud, was clearly inedible.

This is a waste of food.

"who!"

Du Yi raised his head and looked at the fire giant in the distance.

He couldn't remember ever provoking an elemental being, or rather, this was the first time he had ever seen a creature made entirely of fire.

After a brief moment of thought, Du Yi's mind went blank.

Yes, everyone wants to obtain high-quality energy; it's an instinct for any living being.

Just as humans eat meat, animals eat meat, and long-eared elves also eat meat, no one can resist his grilled meat—of course, there are exceptions, such as those who prefer vegetarian food, in which case Du Yi will grill some mushrooms or two skewers of chives.

In short, Du Yi is very confident in his cooking skills, and no one can resist his delicious food.

But now...

What can a fire-breathing human eat?

Du Yi was lost in confusion.

He knew what the tree-man would eat, since the Seed of Creation would occasionally stick some of its roots into the septic tank. Since it was only a part of the roots, Du Yi was already used to it.

But what about the fire person...?

It's really hard to say, since fire people don't have mouths and you can't see their digestive system, so ordinary food probably wouldn't work.

But what if it's not food?
"Yup!"

Thinking this, Du Yi decisively rolled up a piece of charcoal and threw it directly towards the black fireman.

This also caused the singing bowl among the black fire figures to squint its eyes.

"So it's finally here? Is this all the attack is going to be?"

The singing bowl chuckled.

That would certainly make people laugh, after all, according to the secrets of combat that the Ignivas obtained from the serpent god, the essence of all combat is throwing stones—the only difference is probably what kind of stone it is, whether it is a stone held in the hand or a stone burning with flames.

In short, fighting is about throwing; this is the motto of all Ignivas.

With this understanding, they actually succeeded in traversing the cosmos.

Run when close, throw fireballs when far. The Ignivas' tactics are extremely simple, yet equally efficient. With these simple tactics, one race after another has been incinerated in the flames, and the burning inferno has destroyed countless civilizations. The serpent god is right, the Ignivas have always firmly believed.

But now look...

"Isn't this just an ordinary savage beast?"

Seeing that all that was being thrown over was simple charcoal, Songbo's sneer intensified.

Even though each piece of charcoal was the size of a century-old giant tree, it was still just throwing out charcoal, and it was far inferior to the fireballs of the Ignivas.

Ultimately, the reason the Ignivas worshipped this giant serpent was simply because they were too weak at the time.

But now, the Ignivas have grown up.

They had grown to the point where they could look down upon the giant serpent.

Just like now, the singing bowl didn't even flinch or dodge, letting those giant logs smash into it—of course, they smashed into its black, fiery coat, the flames ensuring it wouldn't be harmed in any way.

On the contrary, the flames on his clothes actually intensified after being fueled by the charcoal.

"With this kind of mind... he doesn't even know what he's doing?"

The singing bowl's gaze grew increasingly disdainful.

"Even on the verge of death, he's still contributing to my cause?"

"Yes! That's it! The flames on the Fire Man's body have gotten bigger!"

At the same time, Du Yi, who was on the ground, also showed a look of relief.

Sure enough, his judgment was correct. Since it was a fire person, the combustion aids must be useful—just like now, after absorbing the charcoal, the fire person's body had obviously grown larger.

In Du Yi's view, this is the manifestation of eating. After all, the most obvious manifestation of eating is absorbing nutrients and making oneself stronger.

So Du Yi simply threw out even more charcoal.

It wasn't just charcoal; there were also accelerants, even grease. Everything that Du Yi thought could start a fire was thrown out by Du Yi's tail whip—in Du Yi's view, this was probably how he entertained the fire man.

Meanwhile, the fire-man in the distance remained unmoved, engulfing everything in flames, his own flames growing ever larger.

This made Du Yi even more excited, and he even contacted the Seed of Creation to have his eldest son accelerate the growth of more wood so that he could entertain the distinguished guests.

After all, this was his first time seeing elemental creatures, so he definitely had to treat them well.

The Seed of Creation faithfully carried out the order. After all, if its father needed it, it could even burn its roots directly, let alone accelerate the growth of some trees, which was no challenge for it.

Having obtained ample materials, Du Yi also began to wonder just how big the appetite of this elemental creature from who-knows-where was.

One, two, three, five, a patch of woodland, two patches of woodland... The black fire giant before us had a huge appetite, seemingly endless.

It wasn't until the amount of woodland for the third plot was started to be added.

The enormous black fire giant finally began to flee.

"Too many! Absolutely too many!"

It was at this moment that Songbo realized something was wrong, because the flames that had originally protected him were now burning and evolving into a power that he could no longer control.

(End of this chapter)