Slurp, Slurp.
Gluttony bit the monster's corner, ignoring the monster's struggles and wails. Gluttony merged into the shadows and sucked with all his might.
The giant monster instantly shrunk with exponential speed visible to the naked eye.
Around 10 seconds later, when the monster shrunk to the size of a cow, Gluttony opened its mouth wide and swallowed the monster whole, including its skin and bones.
The giant monster became Gluttony's food.
Although Gluttony had eaten more than one delicious meal that day, he didn't really mind having an extra meal like a midnight snack.
Therefore, when he noticed there were more snacks around him, he showed his desire to Kieran.
"It's not time yet."
Kieran shook his head.
He knew what he needed to do now was to get more information about this world.
As for preying on the monster?
Wait a little longer.
Gluttony grunted like a starving cub and vanished into the shadows. Kieran, on the other hand, sensed the changes in his Origin Force.
Compared to eating real 'food', the Source Energy obtained from hunting monsters was much less, to the point that it was almost negligible.
Kieran was even more curious about it.
He took another step and walked towards the library.
When the monster vanished, the real library was revealed.
It was less than 30 meters away from the monster.
At the entrance, the cold-looking guard, who was different from the others, saw Kieran walk closer.
Likewise, Kieran also saw the guard with a single glance.
"Above rank I, not even rank II."
Advanced Rank Intuition allowed Kieran to have a clearer grasp of the guard's strength.
With his current strength, it would be too easy for him to kill the monster, but the guard didn't do so. Then …
"Some rules that I don't know?"
Kieran wondered. He took out [Theorate School Badge (First Seat)] and showed it to the guard.
The guard's expression didn't change, all he did was nod.
Kak!
The door to the library opened up to a slit, just enough for one person to pass through.
Kieran strode into the building.
The lighting was soft, and the environment was quiet. Long desks were placed in the middle of the aisle, and the bookshelves on both sides were endless. People with poor eyesight would even have the illusion that the shelves were endless.
Kieran stood at the entrance and carefully looked at the floor plan of the entrance.
The entire first floor was divided into four regions, with north, south, east, and west as the boundaries.
Eastern Region: History, Geography, Culture.
[Southern Area: Meat]
Western District: Planting
North District: Kitchenware.
…
It was categorized according to Theorate's style, but the cookbooks that Kieran was looking for were not on the first floor.
Kieran was not surprised.
According to what he had seen and heard today, recipes, which could be found everywhere in other worlds, should be an extremely precious resource in this world. Ordinary people would not be able to come into contact with them at all. Moreover, Kieran did not have much interest in recipes at this moment. He walked straight into the East District.
Books were moved to the desk beside him, and Kieran started to read quickly.
Kieran who was immersed in the books obviously lost track of time. He only came back to his senses when the sun rose and a lot of people started to gather in the library.
Kieran frowned when he saw the increasing number of people.
Everyone had their own habits and even some quirks.
Kieran was no exception.
He loved to read, no doubt about it.
However, he did not like to read in front of a crowd.
He wouldn't mind if it was in a public place, but now?
Kieran stood up and put the books back on the shelves one by one according to the order he'd taken them. He picked up the three books that he hadn't finished yet and walked towards the service counter beside the map.
The round service counter was empty at night, but there were already three staff members there.
One was a staff member.
Two were students.
All of them were women.
When they saw Kieran walk over, the three of them smiled.
Those who could borrow books in the morning must be diligent and studious, and such people would always leave a good impression on others.
"Please show me your badge."
One of the students walked over and spoke in a warm tone, but when he saw the First Seat badge in Kieran's hand, he was shocked and his tone turned respectful.
"Sir First Seat, you have the right to borrow all the books on the first floor for free, but the number of books is limited to 10. You will have to return all the books at the end of the semester, and if you don't return them, a certain amount of credits will be deducted in the next semester based on the value of the books."
The student started to explain to Kieran and showed him the borrowing slip.
"Em."
Kieran nodded, put the slip into the book on the top, and walked out.
The girl who helped Kieran with the borrowing slip stared blankly at Kieran's back.
"What's wrong?"
Her colleague beside her noticed her colleague's unusual expression, so she asked softly.
"That was the First Seat."
The girl who helped Kieran with the borrowing slip answered.
The round service counter wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. Plus, the library had strict rules that forbade loud chatter, so other than the girl who helped Kieran with the borrowing slip, no one else heard the conversation, nor did they see the First Seat badge from Kieran.
"What?!"
The colleague raised her voice unconsciously, but she quickly reacted to the situation, looked around apologetically, and asked softly.
"First Seat!
That guy just now is the First Seat?!
But we should know all the First Seats … Could it be the rumored one? "
"Em.
He should be the rumored freshman who became the First Seat in the shortest time and was recommended to the Student Council! "
The girl who helped Kieran with the borrowing slip nodded, showing an unusual expression.
One should never underestimate the speed of news spreading.
What happened during the freshmen entrance exam yesterday had spread all over the campus. It wasn't just because of how Kieran passed the exam, it was also because of Leanna, Marick, and Joey.
Leanna and Marick were the cream of the crop among the 3rd year students. They performed outstandingly in every hunt, and their credits far surpassed the other common students.
Joey, on the other hand, was quite famous among the 2nd year students. Although she failed the First Seat, her strength wasn't to be underestimated.
However, the three of them had been defeated by the rumored First Seat of the freshman, and they had been defeated miserably. The news also mentioned Loana's broken nose and Qiao Yina's teeth in detail, which piqued people's curiosity.
After all, a beautiful lady would always get preferential treatment no matter where she went.
"Sssss!
It really is that scary bastard, but he isn't as fierce as the rumors say? "
"He might be cold but he's quite spirited."
His colleague sucked in a breath of cold air and looked in the direction of the library with lingering fear.
"A lot of the rumors are fake.
But … "
"Leanna and Joey's injuries might be real, he won't have an easy time in the future."
The girl who helped Kieran with the borrowing slip sighed softly as if she thought of something.
Her colleague also reacted to the situation and sighed along with her colleague.
However, the two of them didn't have the time to care about the sighs anymore. The library was getting more and more crowded, and they had to exchange their busy work for their credits.
Kieran, on the other hand, went back to his dorm and continued reading the three books.
After he finished reading all three books, he let out a long sigh of relief.
Now, he finally had some understanding of the world in front of him.
This dungeon world had gone through slavery, farming, war, industrial revolution, and so on.
However, unlike Kieran's understanding, during the industrial revolution, the industrial revolution …
When the industrial revolution broke out, a special area known as the Mystic State appeared in the west of this world.
When the Mystic State appeared, the western countries started to explore it.
However, they suffered heavy losses!
Back then, even the most advanced weapons and the most reliable soldiers couldn't inflict any effective damage on the monsters in the Mystic State.
What was more worrying was that some of the monsters in the Mystic State started to invade the western world without a sound.
A war that was almost catastrophic for the common people started to fight.
At first, the monsters had the absolute advantage.
They fought the western countries fiercely and started to cross the sea to expand their forces.
Then …
They went to the east.
Then, their bigger use was discovered.
In the name of food.
In that era, the East, which was thought to be mysterious by the West, once again displayed its mysterious power. Chefs carrying all kinds of strange weapons appeared on the battlefield of the West. They used unimaginable power to hunt and cook monsters.
The monsters that ravaged the west were soon on the brink of extinction.
Then, these chefs broke into the Mystic State.
Then, the Mystic State was eaten up.
The only fortunate thing was that with the disappearance of a 'secret realm', more and more 'secret realms' appeared. However, none of them appeared in the East.
This forced the Chefs to stay in the west for a long time.
The Chefs' families also came to the west.
They hunted in the Mystic State and reproduced at the same time.
The strong would have followers around them.
The Chefs were no exception.
Countless refugees and soldiers who had their families destroyed by the monsters gathered around the 'chefs' and became their followers.
Similarly, where there were benefits, there were conflicts.
The Chefs were no exception.
When several Mystic State started to dry up and no new Mystic State appeared, a new round of war broke out unavoidably.
In such a war, in order to deal with more situations, the followers were gradually taught by the Chefs.
The teachings were revised and summarized from generation to generation, forming the various sects of today and the aggregation of sects.
Theorate was one of the biggest aggregation of sects.
It didn't just train several outstanding Chefs in the modern era, it also divided the food levels in detail.
From the lowest 'Fast Food' to the advanced 'Bento', then to the 'Main Meal', and finally to the 'Big Meal', they were all clearly differentiated.
"'Fast food', 'bento', 'main meal', and 'feast'?"
Kieran muttered the food levels softly, his mouth salivating uncontrollably.
Kieran, of course, knew what he read was publicly acknowledged, some of the records with hidden information would never appear in the books.
However, it was enough for Kieran at the moment.
He didn't need that much hidden information, all he needed was a general understanding of the world he was in and a plan based on it.
For example, replacing the Bento level food that was close to the Proper Meal level with a Proper Meal in the truest sense.
Of course, it wasn't easy to achieve his goal.
Even if he traded the extra Bento class food that was provided to him during the semester, he was still lacking a lot.
A Proper Meal class food was enough to exchange for three Bento class food that was close to Proper Meal class.
It was what Kieran got from the book he just read.
Besides, most of the time, no one would trade unless they ran into a desperate situation or increased the price of the trade.
Kieran couldn't predict the future, he didn't know which person with Proper Meal class food would run into a desperate situation.
However, he could increase the price of the trade.
Kieran closed the book in his hand and placed it on the desk in his apartment before he turned around and walked out.
The book he just read mentioned that in Theorate, other than the First Seat getting extra income every semester, the members of the Student Council also got the same benefits.
And …
The higher the position of the Student Council member, the bigger the benefits.
Originally, Kieran didn't really care about being recommended as a Student Council member, but now?
He was determined to get it!
…
E Block Student Council branch.
Wearing a white shirt and a black dress, Gutti was sitting in the office of the branch head. Her beautiful eyebrows were tightly knitted together at this moment.
Pak!
A second later, Gutti threw the recommendation letter on the desk.
"What kind of joke is this?
Recommending a freshman to the Student Council?
Don't the teachers know what the Student Council is for? "
Gutti angrily looked at the clerk who delivered the recommendation letter.
Shelley, who had the same short hair as Gutti, was also wearing a white shirt and a black dress, but she was wearing a pair of glasses. When she was questioned by Gutti, she was so frightened that she took a few steps back. She then said weakly, "This is from Teacher Senile. It has Professor Tyrese's signature."
"Of course I know!
I'm asking why the signature is there! "
Gutti emphasized.
"I-I don't know."
Shelley's voice was getting softer.
"You …"
Wung!
Gutti glared at her clerk angrily. She subconsciously wanted to say something, but as soon as she said a word, a strong smell of sulfur filled her nose. Then, a chaotic and tyrannical aura suddenly descended from the sky.
The clerk grunted and fainted.
Gutti didn't faint, but she couldn't move either, clenching her teeth and holding on.
Tsk Gak!
The door to the branch leader's office was pushed open.
A black figure slowly walked into the room and stopped in front of Gutti.
Just as Gutti was sizing up the black figure in bewilderment, she was picked up from the chair and thrown onto the carpet at the side.
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