6: Star Barbecue Restaurant

Back at the dormitory, Zhang Sheng snacked on melon seeds while thinking about his upcoming training plan.

“Skill: Eating (Proficient: 533/1000)”

“Skill: Eating (Proficient: 534/1000)”

...With every melon seed eaten, the proficiency of the Eating skill increased by one point. He looked forward to raising the proficiency of the Eating skill to the Perfected State as quickly as possible.

His three roommates also had some.

Looking at the large bag of melon seeds Zhang Sheng had bought, everyone felt an indescribable sense of weirdness.

Ten minutes later, everyone else stopped, but Zhang Sheng was still snacking on the seeds.

Half an hour later, Zhang Sheng was still snacking on the seeds;

An hour later, Zhang Sheng was still snacking on the seeds;

Although his three roommates were somewhat speechless, they didn't say much.

At this moment, Zhang Sheng was studying his talent panel while formulating his next training plan in his mind.

First, the morning and evening Running could not be stopped; it could improve his physical fitness and potential.

His improved vision and clearly enhanced muscle definition were proof.

Then there were the five hundred Push-ups.

Finally, it was finding a place to throw stones.

That's right, Throwing stones.

In the morning, by the school's artificial lake, Zhang Sheng happened to see a family out for a spring outing with their child; the mischievous child picked up pebbles by the lakeside and threw them into the lake.

This scene happened to give Zhang Sheng inspiration.

Through the Eating skill, Zhang Sheng understood that he should broaden his horizons; the skills that his Talent could learn were multifaceted, even something as inconspicuous as Throwing stones.

Throwing stones was like Running; although it was a most ordinary skill, it was one of the most common and simplest forms of attack, a hunting instinct etched into people's bones.

Zhang Sheng immediately opened his talent panel, threw a stone, and learned the Throwing skill.

This time, Zhang Sheng didn't feel any discomfort from his body, perhaps due to his enhanced physical fitness.

Every throw increased proficiency by one point; he only needed to throw stones 101,110 times to raise this skill to perfection.

The only thing he needed to consider now was finding a suitable place to practice this skill.

The school's artificial lake was clearly unsuitable. With people coming and going, Zhang Sheng was afraid he would be treated like a fool and taken away by the management staff.

Furthermore, there clearly weren't enough pebbles in the school's artificial lake.

Zhang Sheng then opened the Quede Map on his phone and found a river five kilometers away from the school; with no buildings or roads nearby, it was a good choice.

Immediately, he rode a campus shared bike and set off for his destination—Liuer River.

On the road, traffic was still heavy, and stalls were still selling various snacks; the upheaval on May 1st didn't seem to have changed people's lives.

Despite it being a sunny day, the blue planet emitting a faint blue light could still be seen in the sky, magnificent and mysterious.

Following the Quede Map, Zhang Sheng parked his bike; he still needed to walk a distance to reach the Liuer River.

Just like its name, the river channel was very narrow, only about twenty or thirty meters wide. The water was crystal clear, with colorful pebbles covering the banks and the riverbed, and ancient willow trees lining both sides of the river.

In the far distance of the river, the mountains were shrouded in mist.

Zhang Sheng knew he had come to the right place.

“Plop!”

As a pebble hit the water, “Skill: Throwing (Beginner: 2/10)”

“Plop, plop, plop!”

“Skill: Throwing (Beginner: 3/10)”

...“Skill: Throwing (Proficient: 1/100)”

“Skill: Throwing (Proficient: 2/100)”

Zhang Sheng tried Throwing several stones at once with one hand, but it still only increased proficiency by one point; unfortunately, he couldn't cheat.

So, Zhang Sheng used both hands, his arms rotating... Fortunately, there was no one else around, and no one to appreciate such beautiful scenery. Everyone else was probably working like oxen and horses in the city.

Four hours later.

“Skill: Throwing (Transcendent: 100,000/100,000) PS: Arm Enhancement, Vision Enhancement; when using the Throwing skill, 100% accuracy within a certain distance; Throwing distance and destructive power are limited by physical fitness intensity.”

“Wonderful!”

“Indescribably wonderful!”

Although his arms were so sore at this moment that they felt like they didn't belong to him, the effect was also very amazing.

First, his vision had been significantly enhanced; if his vision in the morning was 4.8, then at this moment, Zhang Sheng's vision directly exceeded 5.6, and even the insects on the willow trees across the river were clearly visible.

And this enhancement would continue to strengthen with subsequent Throwing exercises, just like his Running skill.

Enduring the soreness in his arms, Zhang Sheng threw a pebble with all his might.

“Whoosh!”

As the sound of the wind rang out, the crown of a willow tree about three hundred meters away snapped.

Strong! It was truly too strong!

The power of Throwing stones was comparable to rifle bullets, and it was 100% accurate; however, Zhang Sheng understood that this was just a standard operation.

The moment he reached the Perfected State, a massive amount of Throwing power techniques merged into his mind. The current limit of Throwing distance and power was influenced by his own physical fitness, not the limit of the skill itself.

It could be said that this skill itself had no limit!

Zhang Sheng could clearly feel his body's enhancement.

The price was: he was fucking hungry again, and the frequency of his trips to the bathroom over the past two days was also a bit exaggerated.

Returning to school to eat steamed buns was impossible!

On the way back to school, seeing the restaurants by the roadside, Zhang Sheng had a better choice.

He was going to eat at a buffet!

“Xingxing BBQ—New Store Opening Grand Sale! 66 yuan/person!”

Happening upon a newly opened self-service BBQ restaurant, Zhang Sheng subconsciously licked his lips.

Below the sign was a line of small text: “Dining time limit: 1.5 hours.”

Zhang Sheng felt the urgency of time.

First, ten plates of crispy pork to start, Eating crispy pork while a plate of beef grilled, with some Happy Water in between to wash it down; it wouldn't be good if he accidentally choked.

As for the beef, Zhang Sheng didn't care which part of the cow it was from; he just ate it as soon as it was grilled, without stopping.

The new store's opening was bustling. At first, the waiters didn't notice Zhang Sheng's extraordinary feat.

With the Proficient Eating skill, Zhang Sheng not only grilled fast but ate even faster.

Beef, pork belly, prawns, swimming crabs—one plate after another, until the height of the plates stacked on Zhang Sheng's table had surpassed his head.

“Sir!”

Zhang Sheng turned his head and found that the person coming was the manager of the BBQ restaurant, followed by a young waiter.

His experience with frequent part-time jobs told him that this waiter was likely a college student.

It was just that this young waiter's gaze toward Zhang Sheng was somewhat surprised; Zhang Sheng also felt that the beauty before him looked a bit familiar, but he had no impression of her at all.

“Hello, Manager! Is there something I can help you with?” Zhang Sheng asked.

The manager was a well-dressed middle-aged man who didn't look like a manager but rather like a stage actor on TV. He smiled and said, “Sorry, sir, for interrupting your meal!”

“Could we take a photo together now?”

A photo? At first, Zhang Sheng thought he had eaten too much and the manager wanted to kick him out and blacklist him. It seemed he had misunderstood.

“It's like this: thank you for visiting our store on our opening day. Seeing you eat so heartily, we are also very honored. We hope to take a commemorative photo and use it as a promotional photo for our store. Would that be okay?”

Zhang Sheng looked at the dozens of plates on the table and understood the manager's intention.

Seeing Zhang Sheng didn't react, the manager quickly added, “As a reward for allowing us to use this photo, every time you come to our store in the future, your consumption will be today's price of 66 yuan.”

66 yuan per person was the special opening price, while the normal price was 99 yuan per person.

“Okay, I agree!”

Considering that he might visit this store frequently in the future, Zhang Sheng agreed to the manager's suggestion; after all, it was just using a photo for promotion.

“Click!”

A photo including the manager and Zhang Sheng was kept in the store. Zhang Sheng was sitting and tasting the BBQ, with clean plates piled up in front of him, and the young waiter was in the corner of the photo.

What the manager didn't know was that today's decision would be the most correct choice of his life.