This huge amount of work consumed all the ingredients Zhang Wei had accumulated over several months.
The daily copy volume of the Collection Hall cannot keep up with Zhang Wei's consumption.
The heavy workload even gave Zhang Wei a dull temperament.
Even Tang Zhihun noticed that something was wrong, and occasionally came to say hello.
"We need to think of another way."
Although Daglacier has a rich variety of food, the amount of food he comes into contact with is still too little.
There are countless beasts in the Ice Hell Plain. If you can capture some, it can greatly reduce the pressure of food consumption.
Zhang Wei apologetically asked for leave from Tang Zhihun, who waved his hand and directly granted Zhang Wei half a month's leave.
With Tang Zhihun's leave note, the supervisor did not dare to say anything.
"By the way, Supervisor, I'm going to the high-end area to recuperate during this period. Please keep the room for me."
"Shall I go live in a high-end area? As expected of Tang Zhihun's favorite person!"
"Don't worry, the room will be reserved for you and no one else will use it."
The supervisor’s chest clapped loudly.
Zhang Wei nodded with satisfaction. In this way, as long as the supervisor does not face Tang Zhihun, his affairs will not be exposed.
And what is the identity of Tang Zhihun?
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On the ice sheet, Zhang Wei breathed the air freely.
The cold wind of minus 70 degrees can only make Zhang Wei feel slightly chilly.
He took out an illustrated book from his pocket, which came from the leader's body.
It contains information about various creatures in the ice sheet and their distribution.
These packs have footprints all over the ice sheet, and the information on them is very accurate and detailed.
"According to what the illustrated book says, the Ice Hell Plain is covered with snow all year round and not a single blade of grass grows."
"What all living things rely on for survival is the snow that lasts all year round and contains very small amounts of sugar and protein."
There are rice deserts, soy sauce seas, wine springs and other strange geological features in this world. Zhang Wei is not surprised that there are nutrients in the snow.
"There are more than a hundred species of creatures with capture levels, ranging from level one snow mushrooms to level 20 ice beasts."
"There may even be a legendary creature, the gatekeeper of the Ice Hell - the Ice Dragon! It is said to have a capture level of up to 55!"
"It is said that there is a terrifying existence on the ice field that is far more powerful than the ice dragon!"
"My current strength is very unclear. It is better to start with the weaker ones and collect them step by step."
Wu Yong's strength is about level 17, and the food inspector is about level 22-25. But Izawa, who defeated four food inspectors, couldn't withstand his full blow...
It stands to reason that he already has the confidence to challenge the ice dragon.
But Zhang Wei is cautious by nature and will never do anything risky.
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In the large glacier, Tang Zhihun and other high-level officials gathered together.
Xifeng sat in the first place, tapping his fingertips on the table.
"Everyone, to be honest, I am very disappointed in you."
"I didn't expect that the Century Collection Association's power has weakened to this extent over the years."
Hearing this, Tang Zhihun and the four food inspectors lowered their heads, with ashamed expressions on their faces.
"President...I'm sorry!"
"No, I'm not complaining about you."
Xifeng stood up and said: "I am the one who really deserves to be blamed! I should have let you break through the barrier a long time ago!"
When they heard the word "barrier", some people expressed doubts, while others were faintly excited.
"Barrier? What is that?"
Tang Zhihun asked if he didn't understand.
As a chef, there is no pressure at all to ask.
Xifeng explained: "Nature is the barrier for the awakening of gourmet cells. The higher the cell activity, the smaller the number of barriers."
"If there is no awakening talent at all, every time you upgrade your cell level, it will be a barrier."
"And people with extremely high talents will encounter a barrier probably every five levels."
"If you want to successfully break through, you must eat an extremely large amount of delicious food."
Xifeng thought for a while and said: "Take Wu Yong as an example. If I can swallow your Lingxi Wuqin Tang for myself, I will probably achieve a breakthrough!"
"Swallow it all?"
That's almost impossible!
The ingredients used in Lingxi Wuqin Soup are extremely luxurious. If it hadn't been for this competition with Ize, I might not have been able to make it once a year.
Every time it is cooked, a large number of members are seriously injured and are in urgent need of nutritional supplements to save their lives.
Xifeng continued: "The most important thing is that every time you break through the barrier, your appetite will increase significantly."
"It's just a little bit of food."
Tang Zhihun was puzzled. The annual salary of the ministers was estimated to be tens of thousands of beli. And one beri could buy seven or eight kilograms of meat.
No matter how big the appetite is, 20 beli a day is enough for food.
Seemingly sensing Tang Zhihun's doubts, Xifeng smiled and said: "The higher the level of gourmet cells, the lower the utilization rate of low-level ingredients. For them, ordinary food is just pig feed."
"People eat pigs, and pigs eat feed, so why can't people eat pig feed directly? This is the principle."
Everyone immediately understood that the price of ingredients with capture level was extremely high.
A mere icefield yak with level 3 capture can be sold for tens of thousands of beli. And a three-ton icefield yak only weighs 400 kilograms of delicious food.
And too bad taste also affects the energy absorption of gourmet cells.
Calculated in this way, the cost of cultivating a high-level combat force is sky-high!
Everyone present had their own thoughts.
Xifeng looked around and said: "I decided to withdraw 70% of the working capital to help the four food inspectors... and a small number of ministers break through barriers and enhance the strength of the entire association!"
Everyone was shocked. The association has been running for many years and its funds are astronomical.
The president said it was a full 70%!
How much does that cost?
"A full thirty million beli! Equivalent to the gross income of the association for three years of operation!"
Bailey's purchasing power is extremely strong, at least fifty times that of Blue Star currency! Everyone could not hide their excitement, and the atmosphere among the eight ministers was even more subtle.
"If I had given up this money earlier, the four rainbow fruits would not have been taken away by Ize."
"It's a pity that I'm too greedy. I want to hold on to this batch of goods and wait for the value to rise..."
Xifeng sighed, his tone full of annoyance.
Obviously, the current decadent posture of the association is inseparable from its own choices.
But such a large association has tens of thousands of mouths waiting to be fed. How can it continue to develop if it doesn’t find ways to make more money?
"Alas...a penny can't help a heroic man."
The four gourmet inspectors were naturally overjoyed to receive the upgraded benefits.
He quickly spoke out to comfort him: "Don't worry, President, after we break through the barriers, we will hunt more diligently and make good money for the association!"
The president nodded and ordered Tang Zhihun to prepare.
The other side.
Zhang Wei is riding an ice yak galloping on the snow.
"It is indeed a collection that combines many advantages of the yak. Even its speed and vitality are far superior to ordinary yaks."
"Work hard and your expiration date can be postponed."
Zhang Wei patted the yak and comforted it. The yak seemed to understand and speeded up by three points.
He took out a book from his pocket to kill the boring time.
"Barriers...cell inertia period...the higher the talent, the greater the barrier distance."
Zhang Wei was quite excited.
Since upgrading, I never seem to encounter a wall.
"Could it be said that with my body, I am still a unique genius?"
Test it using the methods included in the book, and then compare.
'With a junk constitution, cell activity is basically zero. Every time the cell energy increases by one level, it will encounter barriers.'
"If you are a food hunter, the resources used for development are astronomical."
'Advice: Give up.'
Zhang Wei's face suddenly darkened.
No wonder I don’t feel there are obvious obstacles to upgrading. It turns out that there are obstacles at every step...