The barbecue and beer they had ordered arrived at their door.
"Holy shit, that was fast. This barbecue's definitely deep-fried!"
"Who cares? As long as it's edible. The beer's what matters."
"Let's dig in!"
With the [Big eater] label over his head, Qian Duole eagerly opened the takeout box, grabbed a grilled sausage, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Gu Qing glanced at the [Big eater] label over his head and couldn't help feeling curious.
The [Big eater] label had something to do with eating.
Then, if I eat with Duole for over an hour, will I be able to improve attributes related to eating?
Hmm, something to look forward to.
With that thought,
Gu Qing also picked up a grilled sausage and began eating.
The four roommates ate, drank, and chatted.
Before they knew it, an hour had passed.
[You have eaten with your roommate Qian Duole for over an hour] [Food intake +1] [Digestive ability +1] [Accumulate 100 points of digestive ability to obtain the attribute-Devouring] [Current points obtained: 1]
Just as I thought!
It really does improve eating-related attributes.
The moment Gu Qing saw the notifications, excitement surged through him.
He steadied himself a little.
His gaze fell on the fourth line.
Accumulate 100 points of digestive ability to obtain the attribute-Devouring?
What effect would this attribute have?
Lightning-Fast Reflexes was easy enough to understand from the name: it improved reaction speed.
But Devouring...
It seemed a little obscure.
Still...
This attribute comes from improving digestive ability.
It should have something to do with Digestive Ability.
Gu Qing speculated.
Just then,
Qian Duole rubbed his belly beside him, his face seventy percent satisfied and thirty percent uncomfortable, and said,
"I'm stuffed. I can't eat another bite."
"Don't be stuffed yet. There are still so many sausages and meat skewers you ordered left over. Hurry up and finish them. Don't waste food."
Chen Zijie looked at Qian Duole and urged him on.
Qian Duole waved his hand. "I really can't. I seriously can't eat any more."
Chen Zijie was a little annoyed. "When we were ordering, I said we should just get enough to eat, but you insisted on ordering so much. What a waste of money."
Gu Qing looked at the few grilled sausages and meat skewers left on the table and reached over to take them all.
"It's fine. Nothing's going to waste. I'll eat it all."
As he spoke, he picked up a meat skewer, stuck it into his mouth, and began eating.
He took big mouthfuls.
He didn't look the slightest bit full.
Chen Zijie was surprised. "I saw you eat loads just now, way more than you normally do. How can you still eat?"
Gu Qing picked up another meat skewer and said, "I've got a pretty good appetite today."
Chen Zijie was puzzled.
Other people get so upset after a breakup that they can't eat. How come your appetite's gone through the roof instead?
Gu Qing knew he was puzzled.
But he didn't explain, nor could he.
He couldn't exactly say that his digestive ability and food intake had both just gone up by one, could he?
Still, credit where it's due.
Just one extra attribute point brought such a noticeable improvement.
That was true of both my reaction speed earlier and my food intake just now.
At this rate of improvement,
it probably won't be long before I break every human limit and become Superman from the movies and TV shows.
No!
Not Superman!
Homelander, who does whatever the hell he wants!
Gu Qing was thrilled, as though he could already see a future where he declared he didn't eat beef.
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Chapter 3: Knotted muscles
After finishing the barbecue,
Gu Qing wanted to test his cheat again.
He played a few more rounds with his roommates.
[You have played games with your roommate Chen Zijie for over an hour] [Gaming skill +1] [Reaction speed +1] [Accumulate 100 points of reaction speed to obtain the attribute—Lightning-Fast Reflexes] [Current points obtained: 3]
An hour of gaming together earns me one point.
If I can play ten hours a day, it'll only take ten days to accumulate 100 points and obtain the attribute—Lightning-Fast Reflexes.
Yeah, from now on, whenever I've got time, I'll get Zi Jie to team up with me.
As for Duole, the [Big eater]...
I'll find some time later to buy a pile of snacks from the supermarket and share them with him.
Eat for ten hours a day.
That way,
I can also obtain the attribute-Devouring in ten days.
Gu Qing silently made his plans.
Just then,
Gao Fei, his buzz-cut roommate with the [Basketball player] label over his head, changed into his basketball shoes to go out and play.
Seeing this, Gu Qing quickly called out,
"Gao Fei, wait for me. I'll change into my basketball shoes and come with you."
As he spoke, he walked over to his bed, sat down, and swiftly changed his shoes.
The tall, burly Gao Fei looked back at him and said, "I play in high-level games packed with sports students. A fragile college kid like you won't be able to take it. You'll get knocked flying in no time."
Gu Qing brushed it off. "No big deal. Worst case, I'll stay outside and shoot threes. I'm Haicheng University's three-point king, you know. They call me Haicheng U's Curry."
Gao Fei laughed. "Think bigger. It's Curry they call the NBA's little Gu Qing."
Chen Zijie laughed too. "Damn, talk about turning things upside down."
Qian Duole said, "I can't."
They bantered back and forth.
For a moment,
the dorm was filled with laughter.
[Delivery driver]
[Live-in son-in-law]
[Male escort]
[Plumber]
[Adult film director]
On the way to the basketball court,
Gu Qing observed the labels over every passerby's head and found them as baffling as ever.
[Live-in son-in-law] and [Male escort].
These two labels clearly referred to male identities, yet they appeared over the heads of two girls.
It was really strange.
Come to think of it,
I've seen so many labels, but I don't think I've ever seen a profession or identity exclusive to women.
What exactly do these labels mean?
Gu Qing sank into thought.
Beside him, Gao Fei kept miming fadeaway jump shots all along the way.
He was a diehard Kobe fan and especially loved Kobe's fadeaway, finding the move as beautiful as a painting.
"Water guy, a bottle of the Mamba."
When they reached the basketball court, Gao Fei spoke to the middle-aged man selling drinks by the entrance.
The man took out a bottle of iced black tea and handed it to Gao Fei.
Gao Fei took the tea, then looked at Gu Qing beside him and asked,
"What do you want to drink? My treat."
"A bottle of Ice Dew."
There was a male influencer with a high-street fashion persona who drank nothing but Ice Dew every day instead of eating, and he was getting as skinny as a bamboo pole.
Gu Qing had come across his videos several times.
He found the guy utterly absurd.
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