I'm not just human!

It wasn't that he was unwilling to give more; the main problem was that Benedict seemed to only need three, if she wasn't being polite.

But then again, given Benedict's personality, it seemed unlikely that she would actually pretend to be polite.

Just then, new words appeared on the old, rough paper.

Benedict found a silver key among the shattered pieces of the three-headed dragon statue.

Beneath walked to an empty pedestal next to the three-headed dragon statue, inserted the key into the keyhole, and the pedestal opened to both sides, revealing a highly complex ritual magic circle.

[Benise took another bite of the dried fish, then confidently crouched down to break the ritual magic circle!]

[Benise is scratching her head in frustration...]

The words stopped there, no longer appearing, and the rustling sound of writing disappeared, leaving only a faint lingering scent of ink.

Xia Fa waited patiently for a while, but seeing that no new words appeared, he had no choice but to close the copper notebook.

At least, judging from these words, this training in the abandoned ancient temple in the land of rising stars was indeed not dangerous for Benedict.

At the same time, Xia Fa also understood why she hadn't retrieved the Mithril Holy Symbol during her previous training, even though she clearly knew where it was.

Judging from this, obtaining the Mithril Emblem seems to be quite a difficult process.

"When she comes back, I'll definitely make it up to her. Hmm... besides dried fish, what else does she like to eat?"

Even if the church does send the mithril emblem over tomorrow morning, it doesn't mean that the mithril emblem that Benedict brought back will be useless.

The Mithril Emblem is a sealed artifact; how could it be useless?

With a sense of relief, Xia Fa put Benedict's training notes back into his pocket and then pulled out a long, rectangular oil paper package from his trouser pocket.

There are hot dogs in here. Logically speaking, this kind of food shouldn't exist in the Augu Kingdom, which is in the age of steam and machinery, but it does, and it's a very popular snack among the common people.

On his way back, Xia Fa bought one on the spur of the moment.

Inside were two long slices of pretzel bread, which had a slightly hard texture and a mild salty taste. Slices of grilled sausage were sandwiched between the bread, with melted cheese between the sausages, and the bread was sprinkled with green peppers and pepper powder.

He was actually very hungry; he had only been out of the cave for a short time and his stomach was already aching from hunger.

I don't know if it's because I exercised today, or because I was mentally exhausted in the cave.

At that moment, Xia Fa swallowed hard and quickly devoured the hot dog.

But then, something strange happened.

Given his appetite, he should have been about 70% full after eating this hot dog.

But he still felt very hungry, and he didn't even feel full at all!

This large basket of dried fish cost only one silver coin, while the dress for Benedict cost a total of five gold pounds, and the hot dog only required two copper coins.

Copper coins, silver coins, and gold pounds were the common currency system throughout the entire Augu Kingdom.

Ten copper coins equal one silver coin, and ten silver coins equal one gold pound.

Therefore, with over forty gold pounds still in his purse, Xiafa was full of confidence. He rushed out of the attic, bought a large bag of white bread, and then rushed out again to bring back a large pot of mutton soup.

He guessed that his body urgently needed a large amount of energy replenishment, possibly due to his physical exercise and the activation of the "bullet time" cheat.

That's why he was so hungry, why his whole body ached, why he felt like he couldn't hold on, and why he ate a whole hot dog without feeling anything.

Seeing the pile of white wheat bread and the steaming mutton soup on the table, Xia Fa rubbed his hands together and immediately started eating!

……

Just ten minutes later, Xiafa lay on the chair, touching his still-empty stomach, looking at the empty mutton soup and the wooden tabletop with only a few crumbs of white bread left, and finally a look of confusion appeared on his face.

What... what's wrong with me?

Even though I ate enough food for five people, I still didn't feel full at all.

No, to be precise, I'm actually hungrier than I was at the beginning!

Moreover, my stomach was completely empty; all the food I ate seemed to be digested and absorbed immediately as soon as it flowed down my esophagus into my stomach.

His stomach acid was still being secreted insanely, and he was so hungry that his lower abdomen was burning with pain.

Xia Fa knew that something must have happened to him to cause this situation.

But eating normal food can no longer alleviate this hunger, so what should be done?

He stood up and paced back and forth on the wooden floor of the attic, lost in thought.

First of all, he certainly couldn't ask anyone else for help besides Benedict Cumberbatch, as this involved the secret of his own bullet-time cheat.

Secondly, based on the previous situation, he has already eaten meat, carbohydrates, and vegetarian food, which already cover most common food types, so there is no need to try different types of food.

As he was pondering this, suddenly, a familiar, fresh scent entered his nostrils.

Just by smelling this refreshing scent, Xia Fa immediately felt a significant relief from the burning pain in her stomach, as if she had drunk a glass of cool mint water.

"This is……"

Xia Fa's dark eyes gleamed slightly.

The crocodile I encountered in the cave had an eerie, otherworldly aura!

In this situation, there was no time to worry about anything else. Xia Fa even felt that in a few hours, her stomach would be burned through by the frantically secreted gastric acid, which would make things even more complicated.

So he took out his money bag, quickly untied the knots, and pulled out the black metal.

I held it to my nose and took a deep sniff. The cool, grassy scent spread throughout my body, and my stomach began to churn.

But a longing, a longing from the bottom of my heart, a deep longing for this extraordinary essence that welled up from my very bones and even from every cell in my body, surged out as violently as waves in a storm!

A bitter smile appeared on Xia Fa's face, but his hands didn't stop moving at all as he took a bite of the black metal.

There was no unexpected tooth-crunching; it was just like eating a slightly hard mint, with a cool sensation filling the mouth and nose.

After the black metal slid down his esophagus into his stomach, he finally felt a sense of fullness.

Having endured the torment of hunger before, this feeling even fascinated Xia Fa.

He quickly finished the fist-sized black metal, and then, as if possessed, took out a bronze wine jar, opened the lid, and poured out the ruby-like extraordinary essence.

Holding the ruby ​​between my index finger and thumb, I placed it between my teeth and gently bit it.

The ruby's thin, icy shell shattered, and a syrupy substance with countless bristles gushed out, resembling syrup but far sweeter.

The bristles didn't prick him at all; instead, they gave his tongue a pleasantly numb sensation.

This ruby-like extraordinary essence was finished in just two bites, and Xia Fa finally felt about three-tenths full.

Although we're still far from being completely full, the hunger that could drive a person crazy has disappeared.

However, he felt that his desire for a similar extraordinary essence had become even stronger.

"Oh no, am I losing control?"

"Hmm... that shouldn't be it. I heard Chestnut mention it before; those who go out of control usually turn into monsters. I've never heard of any out-of-control person going around eating supernatural essence..."

Xia Fa comforted himself with this thought and sat down.

Suddenly, he jumped up from the sofa, his face full of surprise!

Previously, every time he sat on the sofa, he would endure a slight torment of muscle movement due to the soreness all over his body.

But just now, when I sat down, I didn't feel that way at all!

Xia Fa carefully examined himself and discovered that the soreness in his body... had completely disappeared!

I was so full of energy that I could easily do dozens more push-ups!

"Sure enough, it would be strange if there weren't any benefits after consuming two pieces of extraordinary essence..."

Xia Fa murmured, finally finding a sliver of comfort in his heart.

After all, those two pieces of extraordinary essence represent gleaming gold pounds!

Even at the lowest price, it would still be close to three hundred gold pounds!

If he were to sell this two-story attic, it would only cost one hundred gold pounds!

Fortunately, the benefits have been gained, and the heartache of having my flesh cut off has largely subsided.

Xia Fa glanced out the window. The night was dark, the stars and moon were bright, and it was just past eight o'clock in the evening.

In the Kingdom of Augu, this was a time when many nobles held banquets.

As for ordinary people, those who do heavy physical labor might be eager to eat as soon as they finish get off work at six o'clock in the afternoon.

The middle class, on the other hand, would imitate the customs of the aristocracy and also eat at this time, or more formally, have dinner.

Originally, Xia Fa had planned to exercise in the morning, do paperwork in the afternoon, and then fall into a hole and experience a thrilling and exciting ordeal for more than an hour. After that, she was sore all over, hungry and tired, and planned to go to bed after dinner before going home.

But now, perhaps because of the two pieces of extraordinary essence he ate, he not only didn't want to sleep at all, but felt like he had inexhaustible energy and wanted to go out and run a few laps.

Thinking about the workout plan he hadn't finished in the morning, Xia Fa decided to do push-ups first!

He did sixty this morning, and now he's decided to finish one hundred!

Although almost a whole day had passed in between, that's how exercise is; the stricter you are with yourself, the easier it is to give up. If you're a little more lenient, you might be able to stick with it.

So Xiafa immediately squatted down, placed his hands on the wooden floor, stretched his legs back, and began to do push-ups to support his thin body.

Sixty-one!

Sixty-two!

Sixty-three!

……

Just as Xia Fa started exercising again.

At the same moment, deep within the vast and boundless cosmos.

The white-purple star emitted a dazzling light and rotated slowly.

The meteorite passed over a dark brown planet and headed towards an unknown distance.

This is a desolate and lifeless planet riddled with meteorite craters, which should have no life at all, and simply orbits that white-purple star.

But now, there are two figures standing around a metal grill that stretches to an endless distance on the ground.

On the grill was a whole cosmic beast, a supernatural creature that looked like a giant bear, its body as long as an endless mountain range, and its fur had already been plucked clean.

No one shook the grill, but it rotated automatically, with magma drawn from the Earth's core below, and flames constantly licking at the giant bear, which was larger than a towering mountain.