BXBX NOVEL Chapter 18: Heading To The Cafeteria
The man didn\'t raise his head, even as the sound of footsteps echoed as clear as starlight in the dark sky, but Nolan still gave a quiet "thank you" before opening the glass door of the structure and heading out.
"Hmmm..."
Moments after Nolan left, the man slowly raised his head from the books he was fiddling with and looked at the entrance where Nolan had exited.
A curious expression lay on his face.
"Did I just sense his life energy slightly increase?" Ares murmured, knitting his eyebrows tightly before a small smirk appeared on his face. He then turned back to the book he was reading.
"It seems the young master is finally awakening..."
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The night was still as dark as ever when Nolan exited the Greek training area and quickly walked through the streets.
Filtering through the memories in his head, he was quick to locate the area where the cafeteria was, and he immediately made his way forward, passing through alleys and nooks to avoid large crowds of students, and dodging various stares sent towards him.
It didn\'t take ten minutes before Nolan arrived at the front door of the cafeteria, and unsurprisingly, it wasn\'t locked.
In fact, the cafeteria was never locked.
The reason was that not all Descendants counted the day as day and the night as night.
Some students were nocturnal, and their morning was the night, meaning they could come and go to their own classes during the night instead of the morning.
That also meant they could visit the cafeteria during the night.
However, those Descendants were few and far between.
Due to this, the cafeteria and most other structures in the academy were usually open even until midnight.
And it was this advantage that Nolan could use to enter the cafeteria.
It was almost as if the heavens themselves were supporting him as he found no one inside the cafeteria and quickly arrived before the counter.
A special feature of the academy was that students could serve themselves.
But in this world, meals weren\'t something to be happy or sad about.
Compared to eating, most Celestial Heirs would prefer to spend that time cultivating.
Additionally, cultivation negates the side effects of not eating.
Some Celestial Heirs could go without food for months, and they would be more than fine.
Nolan hadn\'t reached such a level yet, so he still had to eat to sustain his body.
The menu for the best foods was already in his head from the previous Nolan\'s memories, but as Nolan grabbed a plate and approached the food, which looked like a mixture of spaghetti and rice, he received a notification that surprised him.
[Don\'t eat that food!] the system said, causing Nolan to drop the spoon in shock.
One thought entered his mind, and he couldn\'t believe it at all.
"Is... Is it poisoned?!" he asked in shock.
[No, idiot! How can they poison the students\' food?!] the system fired back, causing Nolan\'s expression to drop.
[That food isn\'t the best for you...]
"And why is that?"
[Because those foods increase the concentration of Divine Essence in the consumer\'s body.
That\'s a very good thing for other Celestial Heirs, who use Divine Essence, but not for you!
Having more Divine Essence means you\'ll only get screwed even more.
What you should eat are foods that boost physical strength.
That\'s your only advantage and what you should focus on. So, eat that Titan meat instead of that...] the system said as Nolan turned his gaze to the side and found the Titan meat sitting there in a very large amount compared to the other foods.
\'Nobody eats the Titan meat!\' Nolan called out reflexively.
And truly, according to his memories, he was right. No student ate the Titan meat.
It wasn\'t tasty at all, nor was it better compared to the other foods that helped boost their Divine Essence.
That was why it was so available in such a large amount.
[Side Quest Activated]
[Eat 70 pounds of Titan meat in a single sitting!]
[Reward: +200 EXP!]
"WHAT!?"
Immediately, Nolan jumped in shock from the notification.
"70... 70 pounds of meat!?"
The highest recorded amount of meat eaten in a single sitting on Earth was just 22.5 pounds.
How was he supposed to eat 70 pounds in a single sitting?
[Well, you can always ignore a quest. Though that means forgoing 200 EXP. And who knows when you\'ll get the next quest? Still, I can\'t force you. It\'s your choice...]
The system said in an uncaring tone, and Nolan\'s eyebrows furrowed.
If he really did accomplish the quest, he would gain a free 200 EXP just by eating.
Who knew when he would get his next quest? Every quest was important and valuable and couldn\'t be ignored.
Besides, just as the system said, eating the Titan meat would bolster his physical strength. It would only help him even more.
That was essential for his own benefit...
"Screw it!"
Nolan said as he immediately grabbed an extra-large plate, pouring the meats onto it and properly weighing them.
After he successfully took 70 pounds of meat, he brought it to a table at the end of the hall, where people wouldn\'t easily see him if they came in, and he didn\'t even look at the fork at the side as he immediately grabbed the slabs.
In the next instant, a crazy meat-stuffing session began as Nolan started devouring the meat forcefully.
Surprisingly, this was the strangest yet most satisfying food he had ever eaten, contrary to what was present in his memories and that only fueled him even more.