42: The number one eater, well deserved

Just as the bet initiator was breaking out in a sweat, Fang Yun picked up the last skewer.

"There's still half a bowl of curry soup and some vegetable skewers left."

"The 'barbecue mixed stew pot' shouldn't just have this much. Where are the remaining dishes? Hurry up and bring them out?"

Just as Fang Yun was wondering whether to urge the cafeteria to bring out the remaining dishes, a delivery person came over pushing a cart.

After arriving at the table where Fang Yun and the other three were sitting, the delivery person first cleared away the empty plates and bowls that had already been eaten.

Then, the delivery person picked up food from the cart and placed it on the table, while announcing the names of the dishes.

"A large bowl of mashed potatoes, a small basket of french fries, a bowl of french fry sauce, a bowl of fried meat chunks, two pieces of grilled meat ribs, a plate of vegetable salad. Please enjoy."

After placing all the food from the cart onto the table, the delivery person pushed the cart away.

Fang Yun looked at the food on the table, nodded, and thought to himself:

"Hmm, this should be all the dishes included in the 'barbecue mixed stew pot'."

While thinking, Fang Yun picked up a french fry, dipped it in the french fry sauce, and put it in his mouth.

Then, Fang Yun's eyes lit up, and he looked at the french fry sauce and said:

"Oh, not bad."

After speaking, Fang Yun picked up another french fry, dipped it in sauce, and put it in his mouth.

Fang Yun was eating the french fries with great relish, when suddenly, he turned his head and looked at Valentine and Toke.

"Valentine, Toke, do you want to try some? These french fries are very tasty."

Valentine and Toke, who were secretly glancing at Fang Yun, were startled by his words, thinking that the bet had been exposed.

After reacting, Valentine and Toke both quickly waved their hands, refusing Fang Yun's kind offer.

They thought to themselves:

"If we help you share the food, then after you finish eating the 'barbecue mixed stew pot', it won't count as truly 'eating everything'."

After being rejected by Valentine and Toke, Fang Yun looked at Vavinia with expectant eyes.

Actually, the person Fang Yun mainly wanted to share with was Vavinia; Valentine and Toke were just included as an afterthought.

[Valentine/Toke: Fang Yun, you're someone who forgets friends when you see beauty!]

Unfortunately, Vavinia also refused to share the french fries with Fang Yun.

After being rejected by the three of them, Fang Yun somewhat dejectedly continued to eat the french fries by himself.

Subsequently, Fang Yun suddenly thought of something:

"Huh? Isn't Night City a Western city? So, that means the members of the Wanderer families in the Night City Badlands are basically Westerners."

"I remember, Westerners seem to practice individual serving. So, it's normal for me to be rejected."

"....Oh well."

After thinking about individual serving, Fang Yun's mood returned to normal.

Then, Fang Yun ate even more enthusiastically.

"I'm going to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat! Watch me devour all of it!"

While Fang Yun was burying his head in eating, he didn't know that a large number of people were following him offline or online.

...

By the time Fang Yun started eating the grilled meat ribs, Valentine, Toke, and Vavinia had already finished their own meals.

Valentine and Toke, each holding a glass of tequila, slowly savored it while watching Fang Yun eat.

Vavinia went to the counter again to get a cup of purified water, sat back down, and also began watching Fang Yun eat.

Being stared at by the three, Fang Yun couldn't help but speed up his eating.

Before long, with Fang Yun's effort, he finished all the remaining food in front of him.

Just as Fang Yun wiped his mouth and was about to leave after being full, he saw the delivery person appear beside his table once again.

Fang Yun slowly formed a question mark.

"?"

Before Fang Yun could ask more, the delivery person started announcing the dishes again.

"A large bowl of vegetable stew, a plate of large grilled sausages, a plate of braised small grilled sausages, a large cup of lemon iced water, a plate of small hamburgers. Please enjoy."

After serving the dishes, the delivery person was about to leave.

Fang Yun quickly grabbed her arm and asked somewhat doubtfully:

"Why did you bring so much food again?"

The delivery person also replied with confusion:

"These are all the things from the 'barbecue mixed stew pot' that you haven't eaten yet."

Seeing Fang Yun's surprised expression, the delivery person tentatively asked:

"You didn't look closely at the sample display picture, did you, and thought the 'barbecue mixed stew pot' only had those things just now?"

Hearing the delivery person's question, Fang Yun nodded somewhat blankly.

Then, following the delivery person's instructions, Fang Yun went back to the menu and looked at the sample display picture again.

After careful observation, Fang Yun discovered that the sample display picture for the "barbecue mixed stew pot" was actually a collection of pictures, not a single picture.

Fang Yun gradually understood everything.jpg

After reconfirming what the "barbecue mixed stew pot" actually included, Fang Yun, holding a glimmer of hope, said to the delivery person:

"Uh, if I say I can't eat anymore, can these foods be returned?"

Before the delivery person could shatter Fang Yun's illusion, the anxious voices of Valentine and Toke rang out:

"No way!"

"You can't return it!"

Fang Yun turned his head to look at Valentine and Toke, somewhat bewildered, not understanding why they were so agitated.

Then, Fang Yun unconsciously asked:

"Huh? Why?"

After speaking, Fang Yun added:

"I was somewhat mentally prepared that I couldn't return it. But why are you two so agitated?"

Hearing Fang Yun's question, Valentine and Toke immediately became hesitant and stammering.

At this moment, Vavinia suddenly spoke up.

"Actually, it's like this."

Then, Vavinia told Fang Yun about the bet and the wagering.

After listening to Vavinia's explanation, Fang Yun looked at Valentine and Toke somewhat speechlessly.

After politely asking the delivery person to leave, Fang Yun turned to Valentine and Toke and said:

"I understand everything now. In short, if I can't finish eating, all three of you will suffer a big loss, right?"

Valentine, Toke, and Vavinia all nodded simultaneously.

Fang Yun sighed and didn't say anything more.

Through a temporary data connection, Fang Yun requested a large basin from the cafeteria, and then. He poured everything on the table into the large basin.

Next, Fang Yun asked the System in his consciousness:

"Tong Zi, if I mix multiple foods together and treat it as a new food, is that possible?"

"Ding! Answering the host, yes."

Hearing the System's answer, Fang Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

Placing the food mixed in the large basin on the table, Fang Yun left his seat and began jumping up and down beside the table.

Valentine and the other two were confused by Fang Yun's behavior.

Valentine was the first to be unable to resist and asked Fang Yun:

"Fang Yun, what are you... doing?"

Fang Yun replied while continuing to jump:

"Everything I'm doing is to eat the remaining things from the 'barbecue mixed stew pot'."

"I have a way for you to get the prize money from the bet. And this method is what I'm doing right now."

Although Valentine and the other two were still confused by Fang Yun's answer, they all chose to believe him.

So, Fang Yun continued to jump beside the table, while Valentine and the other two sat in their seats, watching him with wide eyes.

Soon, a minute passed.

Just as Valentine and the other two thought that Fang Yun might really not be able to eat anymore, Fang Yun suddenly sat back down in his seat.

Fang Yun looked at his personal panel and muttered in his heart:

"Finally, the hunger level has finally dropped a little."

Then, under the shocked gazes of Valentine and the other two, and also under the gazes of everyone offline or online who were following the outcome of the bet, Fang Yun picked up the large basin in front of him and ate everything in it, leaving nothing behind.

"Huh? Bush, Gorman? What happened? How could he suddenly eat it, and even finish it?" ×n

Fang Yun's operation continued.

The delivery person appeared for the fourth time, bringing five more dishes.

But after Fang Yun repeated the same operation as before, the newly served dishes were also completely wiped out.

Finally, the delivery person appeared for the fifth time, bringing a large pot, plus two large baskets of various ingredients.

Fang Yun poured all the ingredients into the pot to cook, and then, using the same method, ate all the food in the pot.

Valentine, the other two, and everyone else had already fallen into self-doubt and confusion when Fang Yun finished that large basin of food for the first time.

It wasn't until Fang Yun said, "I'm finished eating," that everyone finally came back to their senses.

Valentine and the other two looked at Fang Yun in silence.

Everyone else also looked at Fang Yun in silence.

In this silent silence, Valentine and the other two became the only three winners of the bet.

The bet initiator, expressionless, handed the prize money for the bet to Valentine and the other two.

Valentine and the other two also received the prize money expressionlessly.

From then on, a legend began to circulate within the Buckle Family, a legend of the "Number One Big Eater".