Chapter 5: Food Lovers
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5 minutes later, Chen Mo was drenched in sweat.
"Phew~ Finally done."
He felt as if he was on the verge of exhaustion.
Truly, it's not tough being hit, but it's exhausting to be the one hitting.
The only consolation was—
You have acquired the white entry [Thick-skinned and Sturdy].
Entry Effect: Slightly enhances defensive power and resistance to blows.
On the entry training manual, the daily challenge for [Thick-skinned and Sturdy] had disappeared, while the other two daily challenges remained grayed out.
Chen Mo first equipped it for himself, and in an instant, he felt his skin become much tougher.
He smashed his left hand against a wall, yet his palm felt no pain whatsoever and was undamaged, the effect seemed even more astounding than the petrification potion!
After the effect of the petrification potion wore off, Chen Mo unequipped the entry and equipped it for Xiao Jiu.
"Tweet!?" (What just happened!?)
In an instant, Xiao Jiu, standing by, felt its body become much more robust, and its previously smooth fur had become stiff.
"The training worked; now your resistance to blows has improved."
Chen Mo said mischievously.
"Tweet!"
The little fox tilted its head, its gaze at Chen Mo filled with admiration.
Did the [Sandbag Training Method] really have such benefits?
No wonder my Spirit Master is amazing!
Chen Mo did a simple test again and found that Xiao Jiu's defensive power with the equipped [Thick-skinned and Sturdy] entry could match those Spiritual Beasts specializing in defensive power at awakening level seven or eight.
"There's still quite a gap to withstand the Extraordinary Level intensity of Thunderbolt, hoping to get some more defense-related entries next."
In the following week, apart from completing the daily challenges, Chen Mo and Xiao Jiu spent the rest of their time practicing.
So by the sixth day, Chen Mo unlocked the [Examination King] entry.
After acquiring [Examination King], the one person and one beast practiced even more vigorously.
Chen Mo straightforwardly employed the 24-hour training method, where either he or Xiao Jiu would train for an entire day before taking a rest.
Undeniably, the effect of [Examination King] was extremely potent.
From the second hour onward, the speed of spiritual power enhancement had nearly doubled; the longer the time, the better the effect.
Training for 6 uninterrupted hours could boost 10 times!
However, 10 times was already the limit.
Chen Mo hoped to acquire an entry like [Energized] or [Cultivator] to immediately engage in full-time training!
Xiao Jiu was deeply engrossed in practicing, unable to extricate itself.
The unprecedented speed of training simply overwhelmed the fox with excitement.
On the seventh day, Xiao Jiu successfully advanced to the third stage of awakening.
During this period, Chen Mo naturally did not miss the daily challenges, altogether acquiring the entries: [Graceful], [Stinky Tofu Enthusiast], [Amateur High Jumper], [Little Florist], [Abundant Hair], and [Sluggish].
The effect of [Stinky Tofu Enthusiast] was that eating stinky tofu would make oneself incredibly pungent, and Chen Mo temporarily couldn't think of the use of this entry. It was purely because the other two challenges were too hard to complete that he chose this one.
However, Chen Mo could also choose to recover unused entries; one white entry recovers 1 entry currency, and a green entry recovers 10 entry currencies.
The second page of the entry training manual was the entry shop.
Currently, the entry shop had only 4 items.
Entry Refresh (White): 1 entry currency
Entry Solidification (White): 10 entry currencies
Entry Refresh (Green): 10 entry currencies
Entry Solidification (Green): 100 entry currencies
Entry Refresh could refresh the challenge, while Entry Solidification could solidify a certain entry on a spiritual beast, no longer occupying an entry slot.
A new week.
After waking up, Chen Mo habitually glanced at the entry training manual.
The weekly challenge had been refreshed.
[Catch Shrimp Family] (Green)
Drive or ride a spiritual beast for over half an hour, with an average pace not less than 200km/h.
Entry effect: increase speed by 50% when in a vehicle or riding a spiritual beast.
[Extreme Challenger] (Blue)
Complete two extreme challenges among deep-sea diving, wingsuit flying, and freehand rock climbing.
Entry effect: easier to unleash potential after reaching the limit.
"Nah, these two challenges are going to be the death of me! Refresh, refresh."
Although [Extreme Challenger] had a good effect, it's still crucial to keep one's life.
Chen Mo, without hesitation, refreshed both challenges.
The newly refreshed ones were both green challenges.
[Gourmet Enthusiast] (Green)
Taste 50 foods with a deliciousness rating above 60 in a week.
Entry Effect: After enjoying food, there is a 10% chance of enhancing a certain attribute.
[Adventurer] (Green)
Discover an unknown land.
Entry Effect: Make it easier to find unknown lands.
These two challenges didn't need further consideration; Chen Mo directly chose [Gourmet Enthusiast].
Eating delicious food is akin to "taking medicine," very nice.
Moreover, if it can boost defense, it might help in the [Thunderbolt King] challenge.
After confirming the target, Chen Mo first searched for nearby delicacies on the Little Green Book and discovered a large gourmet plaza a few kilometers away from his current location, filled with various food stalls.
Due to the existence of spiritual beasts in this world, culinary culture is far more developed than in his previous life, and many snacks recommended on the Little Green Book were things Chen Mo had never even heard of.
"Today we take a day off, Jiu Bao, I'll treat you to a feast!"
"Tweet!"
The little fox was essentially a foodie too; hearing about going to eat delicious food, its two furry ears perked up instantly.
Since they had to taste a total of 50 delicacies, Chen Mo's first choice was small snacks, merely taking a bite and saving room.
Unless it was exceptionally good, then it would all be eaten.
But even so, in just two hours, one person and one beast were already stuffed beyond capacity after sweeping through the entire street.
After finishing the last serving of charcoal-grilled octopus balls, Chen Mo held in his hand a taro ball dessert, handing it to Xiao Jiu.
"Jiu Bao, you eat this!"
"Tweet!!"
The little fox shook its head repeatedly, patting its round belly, indicating it couldn't eat anymore.
It wondered what had gotten into its Spirit Master today to make him take it to eat so much delicious food!
Indeed, the culprit behind its chubbiness was Chen Mo!
"Still a bit short!"
After sweeping through the entire street of delicacies, Chen Mo glanced at the entry training manual, with the [Gourmet Enthusiast] challenge progress bar already at (26/50).
Actually, they had eaten more than 26 types of food, but many didn't meet the required deliciousness rating.
"Let's see if the ones I ordered online live up to expectations."
On the way to the gourmet street, Chen Mo also ordered nearly a hundred types of foods online, all high-rated products, spending almost a small fortune in the process.
This wave left his wallet severely injured.
"Stomach full, let's go home and train!"
After acquiring the [Examination King] entry, every minute not practicing made Chen Mo uncomfortable; it felt like a waste of talent!
"Tweet!"
Xiao Jiu agreed.
After forming a contract with Chen Mo, it felt its rate of absorbing Fire Element Spiritual Power sped up significantly, and the more it practiced, the faster it became!
Besides advancing to the third stage of awakening, the original on-and-off firework skill finally reached a fundamental level.
This transformation made it joyful, naturally increasing its enthusiasm and positivity towards practice.
Thus, one person and one beast continued their practice, until the last hue of sunset faded into the night.
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