Chapter 74: Ah?

Chapter 74: Ah?

Take a closer look at the current situation of other students in the martial arts college entrance examination.

The students who chose to join the regular army were still sweating on the parade ground, completing their superiors' temporary training plans. Compared to school, the intensity and difficulty here were obviously much higher. They were all covered in dust and rolling on the ground.

As for those who joined the logistics department, they had entered a busy working environment under the guidance of experienced personnel at the base. Although it was logistics, their tasks were equally difficult. Everyone was sweating profusely, and the workload was completely different from previous training sessions.

Now, let's look at the top students who chose to act freely. What was their situation?

They moved in groups, were extremely cautious, and were currently in a state of rest. However, even while resting, they remained vigilant. They took turns keeping watch, patrolling the surrounding areas, and securing advantageous terrain for observation to prevent being ambushed by alien races.

While eating to replenish their strength, their food choices were not the best—mostly dry rations and nutritional supplements. Judging from their expressions, the taste was far from pleasant. But this wasn't unusual; many examiners had gone through the same experience in their youth.

Some who had reached higher realms even abandoned food entirely, using elixirs to recover strength instead.

Meanwhile, some unlucky students were already ambushed by the Fire Frog Tribe, injured, and running for their lives back to base.

Now, let's look at Jiang Tian and Xue Ruyan. What were they doing?

Sitting comfortably at a dining table, enjoying a feast.

Want to ask if it tasted good?

Just look at Xue Ruyan, who had almost forgotten her image while eating.

Even the veteran examiners in the monitoring room couldn't help but swallow as they watched.

There was nothing they could do—the food looked too damn delicious.

"Huh!" After eating until half full, Xue Ruyan put down her bowl and chopsticks because she knew it was time to improve the recipe.

She carefully recalled the flavors and spoke to Jiang Tian in detail. "I feel like I put a little too little flame fruit and oil. The taste of this dish should be stronger."

"Also, try adding a little sugar while marinating."

"And after frying, control the oil content and let it cool before frying it again. The taste should improve."

Jiang Tian nodded, taking mental notes. Then, after two quick bites, he returned to the stove to make adjustments.

Meanwhile, Xue Ruyan focused on feeling the energy surging in her body. She carefully checked her surroundings instead of practicing immediately.

Before setting up camp, she had arranged a basic detection formation. If any alien approached, an alarm would be triggered.

Although she wasn't a formation master, basic formations weren't strictly restricted to certain professions. As a Qi Refiner, she could use her abilities to enhance detection.

If Jiang Tian had arranged it, the effect might have been even better.

But unfortunately...

Jiang Tian was terrible at these things.

Despite his amazing ability to control fire, if you asked him to refine an elixir, he would rather die.

During the training period before the exam, Jiang Tian tried studying formations and alchemy—only to fail miserably.

Apparently, all his talent went into cooking.

This realization made Xue Ruyan feel closer to Jiang Tian. Even a monstrous genius like him had weaknesses.

While Jiang Tian focused on refining his dish, Xue Ruyan maintained vigilance to ensure they weren't ambushed.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

Meanwhile, back in the monitoring room…

The examiners were struggling.

"This kid must be a top-tier chef. I'm getting hungry just watching him cook."

"You know, he really does look like one."

"These two turned the actual combat exam into a picnic."

"Well, if you're strong enough, you can create a more comfortable environment for yourself."

Just as everyone was discussing, they noticed that Xue Xiao—the leader of the examination group—did not seem relieved.

Instead, she was staring intently at the screen, her face serious, as if waiting for something.

After a long pause, she finally spoke.

"Huang Hui, is this what you meant when you said you wanted to observe him?"

"That's right. Isn't it amazing?" Huang Hui grinned. "Times have changed. The alien races used to hunt us down and eat us. Now, it's their turn."

The sudden exchange made the other examiners realize something crucial.

While the food looked delicious, they had overlooked a terrifying fact.

Aliens are poisonous.

Humans cannot eat alien meat directly because it contains special toxins that damage the meridians and dantian.

At worst, it could kill you.

That's why alien corpses were typically used to refine elixirs.

Alchemists could neutralize toxins through complex refining processes, converting hundreds of alien corpses into a single blood-qi pill.

Even then, the poison wasn't completely removed—only reduced to an acceptable level.

But Jiang Tian and Xue Ruyan weren't refining pills.

They were directly eating Fire Frog meat.

Why weren't they suffering from poisoning?

Instead, they looked healthier, stronger, and full of energy.

"Is Jiang Tian somehow weakening the poison? Like refining an elixir?" Xue Xiao asked, her expression serious.

Huang Hui chuckled. "No, he's not weakening it."

"He's completely removing the poison."

Silence.

Dead silence.

Every examiner froze.

Minutes passed.

No one spoke.

Finally, someone muttered weakly…

"Ah?"