Only I Have the Law: A Fantasy Daily Life

Chapter 38 The Big Stomach

It's bright.

The alleyways outside Prince Gong's Mansion were filled with the aroma of cooking.

As soon as I stepped out of the subway station, which leads almost directly to Prince Gong's Mansion, I smelled the unique aroma of old Beijing—a mixture of coal stoves and breakfast stalls.

"The tour guide at the Great Wall said there were fewer people at Prince Gong's Mansion in the morning, but it looks quite crowded here."

Hu Xiaoli, the mother, looked around.

It is obvious that an alley around Prince Gong's Mansion is already packed with people.

"Let's go buy some breakfast."

Aunt Hu Xiaohong pointed to one of the breakfast stalls that was relatively less crowded not far away, and then took the lead and walked over there.

The group bought some soy milk and meat pies with door nails.

The meat patties with door nails are round and plump, like thick little steamed buns, with a golden-brown surface and slightly crispy edges.

"I heard that this stuff is particular; the dough has to be scalded hot enough, and the filling has to be a good mix of lean and fatty meat, so that it's juicy when you bite into it."

Auntie pointed to the meat pie with door nails in her hand.

Although he had never eaten it, he spoke about it very knowledgeably.

Chen Baiyu was also quite curious about this, after all, it is considered one of the traditional delicacies of old Beijing.

These days he has eaten donkey rolls, candied hawthorn berries, hot pot, and tripe, and the taste is actually not bad.

There's also a lot of anticipation for other Beijing specialties.

Chen Baiyu took a small bite, and the scalding hot meat juices instantly burst in her mouth.

It's savory with a hint of scallion, the minced meat is finely chopped and mixed with melted oil, so hot that you'll gasp for breath, but you won't want to let go.

In the past...

He'll probably just say "awesome" and "delicious".

Now, he could easily recall a large number of adjectives from his still-unrusted brain.

"Eat slowly, no one will take it from you."

My mom handed me a bottle of soy milk.

Chen Baiyu quickly took it and drank a big gulp.

He then devoured the meat pie in a few bites, his fingertips still glistening with oil.

Perhaps it was because of my night run last night, or perhaps it was due to the difference in my physical condition, but in any case, my energy expenditure has become much more noticeable now.

After eating a meat pie, it felt like I had just filled my stomach, and my stomach still felt a little empty.

then.

Without hesitation, he bought all eight remaining items from the stall, leaving his mother and aunt stunned, though neither of them said much.

The aroma of cooking oil mingled with the morning light, bathing the red walls of Prince Gong's Mansion in a warm glow.

While eating the meat pie with door nails, Chen Baiyu followed her mother and aunt to the ticket check with the flow of people.

But his mind was elsewhere at that moment.

His appetite has indeed increased significantly.

It's not obvious at level one.

There are significant changes after level two.

This is clearly an indirect effect of the transformation.

The changes you undergo are not like those in a game where you simply add numbers and suddenly gain extra power.

It is not simply data-driven, but rather the physical body also undergoes reasonable changes in accordance with the data, creating a balance where a change in one part leads to a chain reaction throughout.

Therefore, energy consumption demand increases due to improved physical condition.

The enhanced physical body requires energy to function, much like a car with an upgraded engine will naturally increase fuel consumption. His current body is probably like a car that has just had a V8 engine installed.

It's energetic when it runs, and it drinks oil like crazy.

In the past, a bowl of noodles would suffice, but now it's priced by the "jin" (a unit of weight), and it has to be real meat, eggs, and fat to feed this hungry body.

Based on this energy consumption, is it possible that it will continue to increase as the level increases? If I reach level three or four, I guess I'll have to eat candy and drink protein powder at every meal to keep up?

All I can say is about his large appetite.

He's much more capable than Ryoko and the like now.

But it's okay.

The changes in this body are comprehensive.

In terms of digestion speed, he's incredibly fast now.

Those eight meat patties, which would have been enough for him to eat for a whole day in the past, now seemed to have been completely digested immediately, leaving him feeling warm and cozy in his stomach.

The energy from digestion surges through my body like a tidal wave, making even walking feel light and effortless.

In terms of cost reduction, the utilization rate has been improved.

Since obtaining the system, he has not had the urge to urinate.

It seems to be evolving into a creature with a mouth but no anus.

According to his speculation, the digestion and utilization rate is probably improving. The waste that was originally undigested and was about to be excreted can now be reused by his current body to extract more energy.

In terms of open source, there is also the energy extraction rate that increases along with physical condition.

This allows him to extract more energy from food, meaning he can extract more energy from the same amount of food, which is enough to make up for some of the energy deficit and prevent his increased energy needs from becoming too exaggerated right away.

However, such efficient utilization obviously cannot be sustained for long. Currently, it seems that the growth rate of its energy consumption demand is higher than the rate of increase in energy extraction rate.

Even though the increased energy efficiency has partially supplemented his energy demand, there is still a certain gap; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't have shown an increase in his appetite.

For now, we can rely on the increased energy extraction rate, but in the future, we can only hope to obtain some extraordinary, higher-density energy systems to directly achieve an exaggerated effect similar to the reversal of the electricity meter.

It does not need to rely excessively on external sources for energy absorption and replenishment.

It can efficiently supply its own needs with its special, extraordinary energy alone.

otherwise.

He estimated that he would need to always carry high-calorie foods with him from now on.

Moreover, the incomplete data is not limited to food.

Every detail of the entire body is depicted.

It's not that once you fill in the data, your effort will magically increase, but your physical body will remain an ordinary mortal body, which is quite unscientific.

In fact, after data enhancement, the physical body as a whole is gradually changing.

Chen Baiyu observed while taking a shower that her muscle lines had become quite well-defined and standard without her realizing it. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as becoming a super-muscle man, it still looked quite perfect.

Besides.

His flesh, bones, and so on are also adapting to this new power.

I touched my gums with the tip of my tongue and could feel that the enamel seemed to have thickened a bit. When I bit into the hot meat pie, I didn't feel any burning sensation at all.

He looked down at his hands again. The lines on his palms were deeper than before, and the skin at his knuckles had a healthy pale pink hue, showing no signs of the strength to bend steel bars.

But he knew.

Every inch of flesh and blood in this body is transforming into something "inhuman".

This feeling is really quite wonderful.

It's actually quite good that it's not completely data-driven.

In reality, every aspect of the physical body becomes worthy of the improved values, and only then can one feel that their power is in their own hands.

(End of this chapter)