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Chapter 160 The Ultimate Showdown: The First Meeting Between a Glutton and a Gourmet!
The Cloth Bag Dynasty, the palace of the King of Bronze Cloth Bags.

At first glance, the entire palace resembles a cloth bag, larger than a mountain, lying horizontally on the ground with slightly wrinkled surfaces.

The palace's decor was also different from that of humans.

Large and small golden bags hung from the ceiling, shimmering with golden light, their contents seemingly absorbing the sunlight streaming in from the window.

The floor was also made of dark blue cloth bags embroidered with gold thread, making it difficult to make a sound when stepping on it.

Only the dining table, which was a full three hundred meters long, seemed to have been purchased from humans. It was made of pear wood and had vine patterns on the edges, making it quite elegant and grand.

But at this moment, the palace of the King of Bronze Bags was eerily silent.

No one could have imagined, nor could anyone have predicted, that the recently rising star, "The Glutton," who has even been ranked among the top three entities by many busybodies, would...
Surprisingly... he appeared at the same time as the physical "gourmet" in the palace of the Bronze Cloth Bag King of the Cloth Bag Dynasty!

A 300-meter-long dining table, with demi-humans carrying cloth bags, also known as the "cloth bag tribe," facing a table full of steaming, extraordinary food, yet not daring to move.

The Glutton, whose entire body was so blurred that his features were completely indistinguishable, was sitting upright in one of the seats.

The glutton seemed completely unconcerned about the arrival of the gourmet, and picked up his knife and fork to begin his feast.

The gourmet, however, wore an elegant smile and pushed his cart toward the glutton.

As depicted in many picture books and newspapers, the gourmet was as elegant as a nobleman from a wealthy and distinguished family, rather than a mysterious and infinitely powerful entity.

To be honest, the descendants of the Bronze Bag King were originally very happy and welcoming of the appearance of Lord Gluttony.

However, food critics also appeared, and what would happen next was completely unpredictable.

A chill ran through me, and all sorts of terrifying tales about physical entities that I had heard before uncontrollably surfaced in my mind.

The cloth bag tribe panicked, but Xia Fa was actually even more panicked than they were.

He never expected that he would accidentally activate his ability to randomly freeload a meal and come here to ask for a free meal, and he would actually... encounter another entity!

He's a highly accomplished gourmet, both in the physical world and in the real world!

Bah! What other entity? I'm not even a real entity myself...

Xia Fa instinctively wanted to stand up and teleport back immediately.

After all, it's unlikely that we'll encounter that unknown entity resembling heavily armored cavalry again this time, so we can go back whenever we want.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

When he first came into this world and accidentally fell into a hole, it was the first time he encountered a physical being.

That is, the stunningly beautiful and perfect creature, the Queen of All Poisons, Veronica, the Holy Poison Bee Queen.

At the time, Veronica was hunting down Benedict, and Shafa didn't know why.

Well, actually he doesn't know why either, because if this Poison Patriarch wanted to plant a bee egg on Beneath, it seems there's no need to hunt him down.

Moreover, on the other hand, it seems quite remarkable that Benedict was able to escape from a physical being for so long.

Considering the doll-like girl's somewhat foolish nature, Shafa suspected that Benedict might possess some secret that even she herself was unaware of...

However, back then, Xia Fa only met Veronica, the leader of the Poisonous Sect, once. Veronica seemed to have noticed something special about him, which is why she hesitated to take action.

Finally, he led the army of Holy Poison Bees out of the cave.

Even so, Xia Fa never expected that he would still be targeted by Veronica, the Poison Patriarch, and end up having bee eggs implanted in him.

Fortunately, the first bee eggs planted actually helped me significantly advance my understanding of the secret code.

The second bee egg that was planted was directly tamed by him and turned into his pet. The bee egg was even at the elephant level, a higher rank than him.

It seems that two consecutive failures led Veronica, the Poison Patriarch, to give up on planting bee eggs for herself.

And now, he has encountered the entity of "foodie".

Xia Fa couldn't help but suspect that if he stood up and left early, this entity would somehow "track" him.

The only option now is to wait for the food critics to leave before I do.

If the food critic leaves first, you can finish your meal before leaving.

This 300-meter-long dining table features an exquisite small gold plate on each VIP seat, with a large piece of tuna sashimi-like meat on it.

That piece of meat was exuding the aura of a demigod-level supernatural being.

If the food critic could leave first, Xia Fa felt that he could finish eating the meat before going back.

As for how to let the foodies go first...

"It seems that when he asks me what I need to eat, I just have to tell him I don't want anything and he'll leave?"

Xia Fa quickly recalled the knowledge in "Entity Witness Notes". Chestnut was right. This knowledge was indeed valuable and could really save his life in a critical moment!
The sound of wheels rolling finally drew near.

Even though the floor of this cloth palace is made of gold-threaded cloth bags, and it is very quiet no matter how many people walk on it at the same time, the gourmet's cart can make noise.

This bizarre situation sent chills down the spines of the cloth bag people.

"Would you like something to eat, sir?"

The gourmet, however, spoke with an elegant smile. He didn't seem to be there for the glutton; instead, he first handed the menu to a bag-wearing man next to the glutton.

The person with the cloth bag was a young girl, just over eighteen years old. She was unusually short, less than 1.5 meters tall, but the cloth bag she carried on her back was woven from platinum threads, making it extremely luxurious.

The little girl was trembling with fear, and tears even welled up in her big eyes. But she had clearly received a good education on how to deal with physical objects. She first stretched out her two little hands and respectfully took the menu. After looking at it very carefully, she returned it to the gourmet.

"I...I...I'm full, no, I don't want anything to eat, thank...thank you."

The little girl spoke in a trembling voice, almost on the verge of tears.

The gourmet accepted the menu, his face bearing an elegant, warm smile, almost like a mask.

"Okay, it's alright."

In the stillness, he continued pushing the cart, and this time, he finally arrived in front of Xia Fa.

The gourmet's long, slender fingers with clearly defined knuckles held the menu with his index finger and thumb and handed it to Xia Fa.

"Would you like something to eat, sir?"

These words caused an even greater silence to fall, with only the gourmet's voice echoing in the palace.

No one present, whether they were royalty carrying diamond-colored bags, royal family members carrying platinum or gold bags, or even ordinary nobles carrying colorful bags, had ever witnessed two real people meet!

Some of the cloth bag people had encountered a physical entity, but only one entity at a time.

The thought of two entities meeting, or even one entity's "rules" interfering with the other entity's "rules," is terrifying.

As everyone knows, the "rule" of this gourmet establishment is to provide food for its guests, and if the guests choose not to order anything, it will leave without a care in the world.

Once you order food, such as chicken feet, you will lose your hands after eating it; if you order braised pig's heart, you will lose your heart after eating it.

Initially, the gourmet's famous battle, or rather, the story that made him famous, was about an angelic superhuman who ordered braised pig's heart, ate it, and then died immediately.

Angels are not easily killed. Even if their heart is lost, or even if their head and heart are lost together, or even if their whole body is turned into minced meat, they can be reassembled through their soul, will, and mind.

But that angel died just like that, and no one even dared to touch His body to study how He died. Anyone who got even slightly close to His body would lose control.

On the other hand, the "rules" of the glutton are well known.

One of the most important rules is that you must never interrupt a glutton's meal!

You can serve from the side, but you must never interrupt!

The consequences of interrupting were also severe, as the giant royal family of Dak had already shared it through the secret treasure "Photograph Newspaper".

Those hordes of decaying, poisonous insects interrupted Lord Glutton's dining rules, and then, under the constraints of time, the decapitation that disregarded distance and individual strength, and the black flames that could burn everything, they were directly reduced to ashes!
According to later sampling of the shells left by the giants, the army of decaying poisonous insects was led by an angel-level decaying poisonous insect!
Even the angelic-level decaying venomous insects were powerless against Lord Gluttony's three methods of "imprisonment, decapitation, and burning".

And now...

The gourmet's rules for selling food are clashing with the dining rules of the glutton!
Your Excellency the Glutton has already picked up your knife and fork, ready to eat.

But now, it's about to be interrupted!

On the other hand, if a glutton continues to eat regardless of the consequences, it is tantamount to ignoring the rules that gourmets use to sell their food.

What will happen then?
Silence. The Cloth Bag Palace was deathly silent; you could almost hear your own breath.

All eyes of the bag-wearing men were fixed on His Excellency the Glutton, who sat upright in his seat, holding a knife and fork.

And, standing in front of the food cart, a gourmet is handing a menu to the gluttonous gentleman.

What... will happen?
Some people's hearts pounded, some were terrified, but some fearless people actually found the scene exceptionally thrilling and exciting.

After all, many people may never encounter a situation in their lifetime where two entities meet and their rules conflict with each other!

Unless everyone in the Bronze Bag King's palace is completely wiped out, this news will be an absolutely huge, super, super big story that could sweep across the entire Wright Starfield and even spread to other starfields!

As for the Cloth Bag Dynasty, and the surrounding Wave Moon Empire and Augu Kingdom... tomorrow's newspapers will sell out instantly!
No, there's no need for tomorrow; this afternoon's evening paper will sell out fast!

The world is filled with fear, the world is watching with bated breath, and the world is also filled with anticipation...

That Glutton, who claims to be among the top three of all entities, has finally made a move.

The gluttonous man ignored the gourmet's gesture of handing him the menu and instead reached out with his silver fork to spear a piece of sea cucumber meat in the distance.

At this moment, Xia Fa was actually testing the waters, and also pretending.

Based on his previous two observations of the "Storyteller" entity, he suspected that the entities appeared in two phases each time.

In the first phase, entities will follow their own "rules" and must also ensure that others follow their "rules".

In this situation, anyone who disobeys will face attacks from the entities with unlimited combat power.

But if someone follows their "rules," then they move on to the second phase.

In the second phase, they were significantly freer, no longer needing to adhere to their own rules, and even becoming more "humane".

For example, last time, seeing that no one could answer the questions in the story, the entity that asked the questions grew colder and more wooden, as if it was preparing to erase everyone present, including Xia Fa.

But when Xia Fa answered his question, he suddenly gave Xia Fa the feeling of becoming a kind old man, his expression became much more lively, and he even took the initiative to give Xia Fa the small gift he had promised.

Now, Xia Fa's actions, after careful consideration, are actually quite simple.

Since his disguised entity, "Glutton," is now considered by the public to be among the top three in terms of strength, capable of competing with "Bard" and "Storyteller," second only to the entity that has never appeared and is ranked number one.

On the other hand, the food critic did not make it into the top three, but rather into the top ten.

In that case, you definitely have to prioritize following your own "rules" before dealing with the food critic.

Otherwise, not only will others notice something amiss, but even the food critic himself might notice!
If you were targeted by a gourmet, you might end up being roasted alive or losing your organs... Xia Fa couldn't stand that.

With that thought in mind, he forked a piece of sea cucumber meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

The sea cucumbers are soft, chewy, and bouncy. The cooking system of the Budai tribe is different from that of the nobles of the Augu Kingdom; they actually use chili peppers to stew the sea cucumbers.

But I have to admit, the slight spiciness brought out the deliciousness of the sea cucumber, and it was quite tasty.

Although Xia Fa actually misses the braised sea cucumber with scallions from her hometown more...

In the deathly silent palace, many of the bag-men broke out in a cold sweat as they watched as the Gluttonous One ignored the menu offered by the gourmet and began to eat on his own.

But they didn't even dare to move, not even to wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

The air seemed to move with difficulty, and everyone felt as if something terrible was about to happen.

It is said that the Storyteller can wipe out a planet full of heretics with a flick of his wrist, and Lord Glutton is almost as powerful as the Storyteller.

The key point is that the food connoisseurs are also quite skilled.

If these two entities were to fight...

Many of the cloth bag people couldn't help but shiver. Although Caligia was extremely special, being one of the most unique planets in the entire universe, it was unlikely that the entire planet would be wiped out by the physical beings.

However, it would be effortless for the two entities to destroy their palace, or even the entire Cloth Bag Dynasty.

In an atmosphere where a storm is brewing and mountains and rivers seem about to collapse, the food critic, as a real entity, finally makes a move.

He actually held the menu and stretched it forward a little further.

The menu he had previously extended maintained absolute courtesy and restraint, standing about half a meter away from the Glutton, whose figure was now extremely indistinct.

And now, his menu has been extended almost to the side of the gluttonous lord.

Just a hair's breadth away, and the menu was about to touch the glutton's arm.

"Guest, would you like something to eat?"

The gourmet spoke, his voice gentle, but he used a respectful title.

Even though he had given gluttons a more respectful title, for some reason, everyone felt even more terrified.

In particular, the gourmet maintained his calm and composed smile, which was full of elegant demeanor and a gentle warmth.

"Sure enough..."

Xia Fa was actually even more terrified just now, and had even prepared to get up and run away immediately if things got really bad.

After all, it's better to run away than to be cooked alive by the mysterious entity that is the Gourmet, or to have one's organs mysteriously disappear. Even if one gets targeted.

But now, seeing that the gourmet seemed to be just repeating his "rules," Xia Fa's heart gradually calmed down.

Since that's the case, for the sake of future pretense and future free meals, Xia Fa decided to first complete his own "rules."

"What should be the scope of my rules? I can't just enter a stage where I can do whatever I want after taking just one bite..."

Xia Fa pondered whether to define the rule as eating three bites or five bites.
After thinking it over, in order to deal with the possibility of getting free meals in the future, he decided that three bites would be about right.

So, he boldly ignored the menu handed to him by the gourmet again, and leisurely picked up a grouse leg with his fork and put it on his plate.

This scene sent chills down the spines of the people in the cloth bag, and cold sweat seeped from their backs.

Your Excellency the Glutton... Wow, you're really something, completely ignoring the gourmet?
The debate and ranking of the physical beings' strength has always been a topic of discussion among young extraordinary individuals, especially nobles.

At this moment, many of the young cloth bag people felt a surge of excitement in their eyes.

Lord Glutton... indeed, you are a being whose strength ranks among the top three!

Based on this blatant disregard for food critics, it's a done deal!

The food critic is actually quite strong, ranking in the top ten of all physical food establishments, and even close to the top five.

But now, the glutton is ignoring the gourmet. What does that mean?
More importantly, the food critic didn't get angry; he simply handed over the menu again!

The grouse's thigh meat is extremely tender. Xia Fa cut off a piece with a fork and put it in his mouth to savor it slowly.

"Guest, take a look, there's bound to be something you like."

At that moment, the gourmet's voice rang out again.

This time, he handed the menu directly to Xia Fa's face.

(End of this chapter)