Lu Chen's Great Appetite

Once the clothes were fitted, Lu Chen's entire aura shifted instantly.

Despite being only six years old, the influence of his awakened spirit made him appear far more composed than an ordinary child.

The clean, exquisite clothing accentuated his features, making him look like a young nobleman of high birth.

Hu Liena watched as Lu Chen walked out, momentarily stunned.

She had always been a connoisseur of beauty.

The Lu Chen in women's clothing earlier had struck her as incredibly cute, but now, seeing him in standard attire, she felt this junior brother was refined to an excessive degree.

Hu Liena couldn't help but nod.

"This looks good, too."

Lu Chen straightened his sleeves and finally let out a sigh of relief.

"This is normal."

Hu Liena laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, normal. Junior brother is the best-looking."

Listening to her tone, which sounded like she was coaxing a child, Lu Chen couldn't be bothered to argue.

At noon, they had lunch in the Saintess Hall.

Lu Chen had originally expected a simple meal, but once he sat at the table, he realized that what he had eaten at the orphanage was on an entirely different level.

The variety of food on the table wasn't extravagant, but every dish had clearly been prepared with great care.

There was a rich, thick broth stewed with century-old Iron-Armor Ox meat, and roasted meat made from Wind-Spirit Chicken, its skin slightly charred and incredibly fragrant.

There were also thin slices of Green-Patterned Deer meat served with a specially prepared sauce, and even a platter of Fire-Cloud Pig ribs, the aroma of the rendered fat particularly distinct.

Beyond that, there were clear soups boiled from spirit beast bones, as well as staples made from a mix of spirit beast meat and grains.

To Hu Liena, while these dishes were decent, they were merely things she could eat any day.

But to Lu Chen, this was an entirely new world.

He hadn't had much of an appetite before, and the orphanage couldn't possibly provide him with this kind of spirit beast meat every day.

Even though Spirit Hall treated the orphanage well, they couldn't supply high-level spirit beast meat as standard fare; at most, they might have a little during festivals.

Thus, this "country bumpkin" Lu Chen was eating a proper meal made from various spirit beasts for the very first time.

At the beginning, he restrained himself slightly.

But after a few bites, he discovered that his body's demand for this food was far greater than he had imagined.

Perhaps it was because he had just awakened the Leugocyte spirit today, or perhaps because the spirit possession test had consumed a significant amount of his energy, but Lu Chen's appetite was more exaggerated than usual.

He ate bite after bite; his pace wasn't frantic, but he almost never stopped.

Hu Liena had started out smiling as she introduced which spirit beast each dish was made from, but eventually, she fell silent.

She realized that the food on the table was disappearing at a visible rate.

Lu Chen had eaten nearly half of it all by himself.

One had to realize, this wasn't ordinary food; it was made from spirit beast meat.

Spirit beast meat contained far more energy than common meat; an ordinary child would feel full after just a little, and eating too much could even cause indigestion.

Yet, Lu Chen had absolutely no such problem.

Not only could he keep eating, he showed no signs of stopping.

Hu Liena watched, dazed.

To be able to consume so much high-level spirit beast meat and digest it all—could it be that this was the power of a god-level spirit?

Only when the table was picked clean did Hu Liena finally snap out of her trance.

She looked at Lu Chen and asked tentatively, "Junior brother, are you full?"

Lu Chen set down his utensils and carefully sensed his state.

A moment later, he answered earnestly, "Eighty percent full."

Hu Liena fell silent.

She looked at the empty table, then at Lu Chen's still-childish face, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

With all that food, he was only eighty percent full?

Hu Liena suddenly felt that the meal arrangements for the Saintess Hall might need to be adjusted in the future.

In the afternoon, seeing that her teacher had not assigned her any other tasks, Hu Liena took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of looking after her junior brother.

Lu Chen had just arrived at the Pope Hall from the orphanage and had only just been taken in as a disciple; it was clear he wasn't familiar with many things.

Although he had already awakened a god-level spirit, he likely still needed a systematic understanding of the basic information regarding the world of spirit masters.

Thus, Hu Liena took Lu Chen to a quiet spot in the Saintess Hall and began to tutor him on the basic knowledge of the Douluo Continent.

Her explanation was not overly complex.

She started with spirit master ranks, then moved on to spirit rings, spirit beasts, spirit types, spirit master academies, and the basic situation of the major factions on the continent.

Lu Chen listened very attentively.

Although he had read the original novel in his past life and was no stranger to the general plot and settings of the Douluo Continent, he knew clearly that this was, after all, a real world.

A real world was completely different from the text of a novel.

Many parts of the original work could be glossed over, and there were even some strange loopholes and illogical points.

Yet in this real Douluo Continent, those so-called loopholes did not truly exist as flaws.

For instance, the power structure between different positions within Spirit Hall and the basic information regarding each elder of Spirit Hall were things the original novel would not detail, but which existed in reality.

Therefore, Lu Chen did not look down on Hu Liena's explanation just because he knew the plot.

On the contrary, he listened with great focus.

When Hu Liena spoke about Spirit Master ranks, he would nod and take note.

When she spoke about Spirit Beast age limits, he would take the initiative to ask about certain details.

When she spoke about Spirit Master academies, he asked even more questions.

Seeing him so earnest, Hu Liena began to explain in greater and greater detail.

She had originally only intended to help her junior brother brush up on the basics, but by the end of the afternoon, it was as if she had truly given Lu Chen an introductory course.

After an afternoon of tutoring, Lu Chen had basically grasped many of the overt situations on the Douluo Continent.

Of course, these were only the basics.

Hu Liena finally said, "You will naturally learn more profound knowledge slowly once you reach a Spirit Master academy in the future."

Lu Chen nodded.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Hu Liena smiled and ruffled his hair.

"You're welcome. After all, you are my junior brother."

Lu Chen did not dodge, but he sighed silently in his heart.

He realized that Hu Liena really seemed to enjoy taking care of him like a child.

However, considering he was indeed only six years old now, he had nothing to refute.

Night fell.

After finishing dinner, Bibi Dong returned to the Saintess Hall.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Hu Liena and Lu Chen getting along very harmoniously.

Hu Liena was sitting beside Lu Chen, seemingly still saying something to him.

Although Lu Chen did not speak much, he listened earnestly and would occasionally respond with a few words.

Seeing this scene, Bibi Dong could not help but nod slightly.

She had originally been somewhat worried that Lu Chen would not adapt to the new environment after just arriving at the Saintess Hall.

Now it seemed that Hu Liena was taking good care of him.

But the next moment, Bibi Dong suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

Why was Lu Chen here?

At the time, she had only told Gui Mei to take Lu Chen to his living quarters to tidy up and change his clothes.

Could it be that Gui Mei had sent him directly to the Saintess Hall?

Bibi Dong quickly realized what had happened.

Gui Mei must have misunderstood her instructions.