Sui Xiong did not go directly to Garth City. No matter what the guy who lured him out wanted to do, at least he was not in a hurry.
Thus, he decided to stay in Grey Tower City and deal with the matters related to the other three cities.
Grey Tower City was the holy city of the Church of the God of Scholars. Although the God of Scholars had long fallen and the priesthood had been taken over by the God of Knowledge, the academic atmosphere that had been formed in this city for a long time had not dissipated. Walking on the streets, young scholars could be seen everywhere discussing academic issues. There were also several open-air lecture halls for scholars who could not afford to give lectures in formal lecture halls to present their research results.
Sui Xiong flew over the city invisibly and happened to notice a young scholar holding an open-air lecture. So he flew there curiously, lowered his altitude, and landed on a thick stone pillar. Like a VIP seat in a theater, he enjoyed listening to the lecture at a close distance.
The open-air lecture hall of Grey Tower City was very ancient Greek style. A semicircular pit was dug in the ground, and rows of steps were paved with stones. This was the seat. In the center of the pit, a circle of stone pillars surrounded a platform, which was naturally the podium. There was a groove in the center of the platform, which could probably be used to place a blackboard. But there was no blackboard here today, so it was probably not needed.
When Sui Xiong landed on the stone pillar, the lecture had not officially begun. A tall but somewhat wretched man was reviewing a notebook, and next to him, several people who seemed to be very familiar with him were discussing something.
"I don't know if Mado's lecture will go smoothly …" a young woman with small freckles on her face said worriedly. "This is the second time he has given a lecture, but the last time it did not go well at all."
"That's his own fault," a chubby young man said with a smile. "Who told him to be so vicious and mean? I don't know how many people he has offended with that mouth of his. Everyone can't beat him in scolding, and they are worried about the image of a scholar, so they can't do anything to him. Once they find an opportunity, of course, they will gang up on him. "
"Yes, I remember the last time he talked about the difference in nutritional value between freshwater fish and saltwater fish. Those guys who had conflicts with him actually specially found a few chefs to criticize him in terms of taste. It was so miserable!" A young man in a pure white robe sighed deeply. Clearly, the memory of that incident was still fresh in his mind.
"That's right. Actually, we all know that they're just nitpicking and finding fault for no reason. But when a group of chefs says with certainty that 'delicious food is the foundation of nutrition' and so on … he can't refute that!"
"Actually, we all know that nutritious things are not necessarily delicious, and delicious things are not necessarily nutritious. There are quite a few dishes in Void City that taste very good, but if you eat too much of them, you will definitely get sick … "Fatty sighed and said," But it's useless for us to know. In terms of cooking, the chefs are the authorities. "
Madol, who was reading his notes, naturally overheard their conversation. He frowned but did not refute. He only chewed and chewed as if he was mumbling something, but did not say it out loud.
Sui Xiong, on the other hand, could clearly see what he was thinking and was immediately delighted.
(Hey! Who would have thought that there would be a good show to watch!
After a while, more and more audience members arrived one after another. Madol saw that most people had arrived, so he stuffed his notes into his pocket, patted the dust off his body, and slightly tidied up his appearance. Then, he walked to the platform in the center of the lecture hall.
He cleared his throat and first thanked everyone for coming. Then, he introduced himself. His name was Madol Kong, a scholar from a small noble family, and also a low-level mage. Because of his family background, he had been studying the nutritional value of food, and he had quite a few insights. In order to increase his knowledge, he had even traveled to Void City, the capital of gourmet food, for a few years, and had learned a lot.
What he wanted to talk about today was the issue of choosing between vegetables and meat.
But before he had time to speak, a tall middle-aged man with a red face asked, "Many people say that vegetarians live longer, and some people say that eating meat is good for health. So, what should we eat? "
As soon as this middle-aged man spoke, Madol's face became a little gloomy. Obviously, the relationship between the two parties was not good. But since he was giving a public lecture, he could not refuse other people's questions. He had to stop what he was going to say and answer the question first.
"Relatively speaking, eating meat is better."
"How is eating meat better than vegetarians? Is it good for health? "The man continued to ask.
Madol pondered for a while, and then introduced the topic into his speech.
He first listed the most important nutrients in food. In this world, there were also people who studied such things, but unlike on Earth, they did not distinguish the six main nutrients. Instead, they divided the nutrients in food into five categories: sugar, meat and oil, salt, mana, and ether.
Among these five categories, "sugar" referred to all foods that could taste sweet or could be processed to taste sweet, which was roughly equivalent to "carbohydrates" on Earth. "meat and oil" referred to animal protein and fats. As for vegetable protein, people in this world did not have much research on it. "salt" referred to minerals and things like cellulose. "mana" referred to things that contained magic power, which was a unique nutrient in this world. "ether" referred to substances that were related to the level of life, mainly affecting the concentration of bloodline, power level, and so on.
Mana and Ether were not within the scope of Mado's research. If he did, he would not have announced the results of his research in such an open-air speech. After all, Mana was related to power, while Ether was related to bloodline. Both were shockingly valuable, and all research results regarding them could be considered confidential.
His research mainly focused on "sugar", "meat and oil", and "salt".
In Madol's opinion, the main nutrients in plant-based foods were "sugar" and "salt", mixed with some "oil". Strictly speaking, they were enough to meet the needs of the human body, but not enough to meet the needs of "health".
The key to the problem was the lack of "meat". Although sugar and oil could make up for this lack, the efficiency was still not as good as directly eating meat. Therefore, a pure vegetarian diet was not good for the body.
"What about eating meat?" the man asked again.
"Eating meat alone is not very good either. But if you have to choose between the two, eating only meat is better." Madol had obviously done his research. He used several animals as examples. Pure vegetarian animals were not as good as pure carnivorous animals in terms of reproductive ability and health.
"The most important difference is actually lifespan," he said. "Even if we exclude the factor of hunting, the lifespan of a vegetarian animal is much shorter than that of a carnivorous animal. This is obviously the result of insufficient nutrition."
Since the man was here to make trouble, he was naturally familiar with this. Hearing this, he did not refute. He just sneered a few times and sat down, waiting for Madol to continue his lecture.
But there was no doubt that he would make trouble again.
Sui Xiong looked at the two of them with interest. He looked forward to this lecture even more.
As a gourmet, he really wanted to understand the concept of "healthy eating" in this world.
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