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She couldn't possibly be unaware of such a major event as the Mondron disaster, but all she could do was provide some humanitarian aid.

【Star Forger】: "Tell me when you have news from the travelers, Fufu."

[God of Justice]: "I understand."

Frynn pondered; that blond traveler must be a rather special being in Teyvat.

Just have someone keep an eye on it.

Chapter 29, Habitat Garden

Gemstone meat—originating from the body of the legal mammoth, a creature considered an ancient food treasure—is a special and precious cut of meat.

Jewel Meat is a delicacy that combines the best cuts of shoulder meat, tenderloin, offal, and loin.

It is said that at night, it can emit a dazzling light like a jewel.

The legal mammoths in the first habitat garden are cloned, with a capture level of around 48, while the natural legal mammoths appear in the Gourmet World, with a higher capture level and a much larger size.

Qin Zhou and his group boarded IGO's private helicopter and headed to the First Habitat Garden.

"Komatsu, have you been to the First Habitat before?" Toriko asked while making a special hamburger.

"No, it's too much trouble to make an appointment." Xiaosong closed his eyes and sighed softly.

Once you make an appointment, you might not have time to come at that time.

“Komatsu, as the head chef of a five-star hotel under IGO, you can actually enter some open tourist areas without an appointment,” Johannes said.

The First Habitat Garden is located on a deserted island, covering an area of ​​500,000 square kilometers, and is mainly used for researching gourmet creatures.

Visitors have limited access to certain areas, as many places are off-limits to outsiders. The main attraction for tourists is the food arena, where they can watch the battles of wild beasts.

"It's done. Let's call it Toriko Burger."

A hamburger with more than thirty layers was piled up in front of Toriko, clearly a giant-sized "small" hamburger made by the Eighth Master.

"Toriko, yours is still a bit inferior to mine."

In front of Qin Zhou was a forty-layer hamburger, which was even taller than Toriko's hamburger.

"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration, Mr. Toriko, Mr. Qin Zhou?" Komatsu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Where does this unfounded competitive mentality come from?

"Haha, I didn't expect you to like eating like this too. It's very satisfying. But besides the demon serpent's meat, it seems like there's meat from other wild beasts in that dish. It looks delicious."

Aru laughed, "I didn't expect Qin Zhou to be a kindred spirit. The little hamburger isn't challenging at all."

"I still have some of the small cave mammoths that I caught on Cave Beach last time. You can take them if you want."

Qin Zhou used his energy to condense a chopstick, then inserted it into the hamburger from top to bottom, just like a kebab, and began to eat it in big bites.

The fragrant roasted meat is tender and chewy with a meaty aroma, the tomatoes are sweet and sour, and the vegetables are crisp, creating a very rich taste experience. Most importantly, it's incredibly satisfying.

Toriko didn't stand on ceremony and added a few more layers, similar to Qin Zhou's hamburger, but the way he ate it was different. He cleanly and neatly dislocated his jaw, gently pressed down on the hamburger, and demonstrated what it means to swallow it in one bite.

Xiao Song was embarrassed; that was truly an exaggerated way of eating. Who would dislocate their jaw while eating something?

Qin Zhou's lips twitched. He could dislocate his own jaw, but he felt there was no need for it.

For some reason, I thought of Talking Tom.

A private helicopter landed in front of Gate Six.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Lord Toriko." The two soldiers greeted Toriko with a solemn salute.

Toriko shook his head helplessly. He had told them countless times not to greet him like that, but they just wouldn't listen.

"The research institute is huge, so don't get lost," Toriko shouted.

The entrance for sightseeing is not here; although the courtyard is open to the public, only a small part of it is open.

Only internal personnel can enter the First Habitat Courtyard through this passage.

Stepping onto the escalator, a magnificent research institute comes into view. All sorts of ingredients are transported via conveyor belts, just like a large-scale food production factory. Everything you can find on the market can be found here, and even things you can't find elsewhere can be found here—it has everything.

“One-third of the world’s food products are produced here, and there are frequent improvements to the varieties. Those are studies that cannot be made public,” Johannes said.

Toriko, somewhat displeased, said, "Still doing that? Rich people really have strange interests."

Johannes nodded without saying anything. None of the Four Heavenly Kings were easy to deal with, but given their status, they were all problem children.

Apart from Zebula, who is too outrageous and can eat so many species to extinction, the other three are alright and won't cause too much trouble.

"Toriko, the president of IGO, Mr. Ichiryu, didn't do this to make money. That old man really wanted to reduce the number of people going hungry, so it's normal that some people can't accept it." Qin Zhou couldn't help but shake his head.

Ichiryu is incredibly powerful and can eat any kind of delicious food, but he only eats the simplest things. Even his entire menu consists of ingredients meant to cope with human famine, unlike the high-grade ingredients in Jiro's menu. Perhaps they are not as delicious, but the meaning is different.

The relative stability of the Great Gourmet Era was largely due to the influence of IGO, established by Ichiryu; otherwise, wars would have broken out everywhere over food.

Yi Long is dedicated to change because of what he went through. He is indeed a very good old man. He is not only powerful, but also very approachable.

As a gourmet, Toriko's main job is to find delicious food, so he hasn't had much contact with it.

"Is that so? It seems I don't understand the old man yet." Toriko's expression was a little awkward; it seemed he had thought too much of IGO.

After all, he believes that modifying ingredients is a disrespect for them, and there are other aspects as well.

Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I last saw Mr. Yilong.

After the four of them left the courtyard to venture out into the world, they had very little contact with IGO and rarely accepted IGO's requests, unless they had ingredients they were very interested in; otherwise, they would simply refuse them.

"Qin Zhou, do you know the old man well?" Aru asked curiously.

"It's alright. I've heard my master say a few words about it. Although he didn't say it explicitly, I could sense that my master also greatly admires Yi Long," Qin Zhou said.

Of course, some of these were learned from the comics, such as the famine that followed when the Three Tigers destroyed the human world with meteorite spices.

Many people were suffering from hunger, but after Toriko and his crew collected Yilong's complete menu, it saved many lives.

Toriko nodded. The pressure point master Jiro was very familiar with the old man, so it seemed that he hadn't really learned about IGO before.

I need to find some time to see Yi Long. It's been several years since the last time. The wine made from the Rainbow Fruit is almost finished, so I can bring it to Yi Long as a gift.

Chapter 30 Mansam

The group took the elevator and moved downwards. Apart from IGO staff, no one else could use the elevator, as the area below belonged to the courtyard's research area and was not open to the public.

"Mr. Toriko, what kind of person is that director?" Komatsu asked curiously as the elevator descended.

Qin Zhou knew that he was a bald, middle-aged man who liked to drink, and he often misunderstood what others said as if they were saying he was handsome. He was also one of the top players in IGO.

"He really enjoys drinking. He's the third-ranking member of IGO, second only to Grandpa Ichiryu and the vice president. As a martial arts enthusiast, he's quite strong. He's a very nice guy," Toriko said.

Komatsu became nervous. The number three person in the IGO was arguably the highest-ranking person he had ever met. Even the director of the secretariat, whom he often met, did not have a higher status than this director.

"Don't be nervous, Komatsu. Director Mansam is quite easy to get along with." Toriko was also quite helpless about Komatsu's timidity.

The moment the elevator doors opened, a white-haired ape-like creature with round, bulging eyes rushed out, baring its teeth. Xiaosong was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

However, it didn't get close and crashed into the transparent glass with a thud. Because the glass was so transparent, Xiaosong thought it was a wild animal that had escaped by accident.

"Xiaosong, don't be afraid. There's specially reinforced plexiglass blocking the way, so these creatures generally won't come out," Johannes said calmly.

“A chained animal, huh? Looks like a new breed of Yeti from the Legion.” Toriko paused for a moment, then smiled faintly.

“Mr. Toriko, these creatures are so strange.”

The creatures in the glass case were unlike anything Xiaosong had ever seen; they seemed to have been hybridized, and they looked very strange.

"They are all clones of endangered species, which are then hybridized to create new species. They are shackled animals, meaning animals that are bound," Toriko said, clearly disliking this method.

From an ethical standpoint, many people find it difficult to accept such hybrid organisms, so the organisms used for research here are highly classified and generally not known to the public.

Qin Zhou stroked his chin. The hybridization of cloned organisms should be to give endangered species another chance to continue.

The reason for extinction ultimately comes down to adaptability. Whether it's changes in nature or predation by natural enemies, if a species can adapt, it won't easily go extinct. For example, the Eight Kings were highly adaptable.

After hearing Toriko's introduction, Komatsu nodded, turned around and exclaimed, "Wow, the transparency of this acrylic glass is incredibly high, it's like there's nothing there at all."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the enormous red crab spewed out two thick jets of air. Komatsu leaned back strategically, shouting in terror, "There really is nothing there!"

"This muscular crab..."

Qin Zhou didn't know how to describe it. Its appearance was hard to describe. The muscles were clearly visible, and apart from the pair of crab claws, it really had nothing to do with crabs. It looked like a red mutated multi-legged bullfrog wearing crab claws.

And this is what you call not being able to escape?

Is this a different situation now?

Qin Zhou used acupressure on the muscle crab, a creature used by the research institute, and acupressure was more appropriate than killing it.

"Haha, you're pretty good, buddy. Looks like I don't need to lift a finger. Hurry up and get this muscle crab in there. I've told you so many times to keep a close eye on them and make sure they don't escape."

A burly man wearing a camouflage vest and with a shiny head appeared, and a strong smell of alcohol wafted over the air.

"Director Mansam, every time I see you, you're drinking." Toriko grinned.

"Huh? Were you just saying I'm handsome?" Mansam asked, quite vainly, which was practically his catchphrase.

"I didn't say that." Toriko pouted, already used to Mansam's words.

Qin Zhou observed that this third member of IGO was indeed very strong, able to easily defeat Toriko in his current state. However, his appearance was not at all handsome; instead, he had a somewhat unconventional and rugged look.

"Welcome to our store, no, welcome home!"

Mansam and Toriko clasped hands, both of them smiling.

"Hey bro, you're Qin Zhou, right? The president mentioned you to me. How about joining IGO?"

Mansam extended an invitation. He had heard from Ichiryu that Qin Zhou was Jiro's disciple and an absolute genius with unlimited potential. Even at their first meeting, he could sense that Qin Zhou was no ordinary person.

As for why he didn't have a strong aura, Mansam knew it was because of pressure point techniques. He himself had sealed most of his strength with pressure point techniques. As a disciple of Master Jiro, it was only natural that he would have superb pressure point techniques.

Yi Long isn't here right now, otherwise I would have personally invited him.

Such geniuses are rare and hard to come by. The future of the Four Heavenly Kings is promising, but they still have room to grow. The fact that Jiro praised them repeatedly shows that their current strength has reached the upper level of the human world's powerful beings.

"What kind of position would you likely hold if you joined IGO?"

Qin Zhou's heart skipped a beat. After joining IGO, if anyone investigated his identity, it would only show that he was on the side of IGO.

Given Jiro's relationship with Ichiryu, he doesn't have any problems, and it will be much more convenient for him. He won't have to take out that black card all the time, which will bring him a lot of convenience.