Deities Are All Just My Food
Chapter 495 - 226 A Sudden Feeling of Hunger!_1

Chapter 495: Chapter 226 A Sudden Feeling of Hunger!_1

Harbor City, Mong Kok, a tea restaurant.

A middle-aged man with short hair sat by the window on the second floor, watching the bustling night scene while eating hot pot. Even though he was alone, he had ordered a table full of dishes.

His hair was somewhat graying, and wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes, but this did not make him look old. With the help of his phoenix-shaped eyes, he actually radiated a sense of uninhibited uncle charm.

Inside the restaurant, the heating was turned up high, and because the food was spicy, the middle-aged man was sweating profusely.

On the road by your side, though far from weary, accompanying you, a section at a time...

Suddenly, the ringtone of a mobile phone resonated.

The middle-aged man answered the phone while picking up a plate, pouring some fish balls into the boiling pot.

Pat-ta! Pat-ta!

Some of the soup splattered onto the table.

Although it was past ten o’clock, there were still many people eating late-night snacks. The second floor of the tea restaurant was bustling with noise. However, as the middle-aged man picked up his mobile phone, the entire second floor instantly fell silent.

It wasn’t a deliberate silence on their part, but rather they were suppressed by an invisible force.

"Uncle Nine, I’ve met that Lin Baici, and he’s tough to deal with!"

A woman’s voice with a rich and lazy tone came through the receiver.

"Then I’ll replace you," said the middle-aged man, also known as Uncle Nine, who picked up a piece of lamb with his chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"No! No! I was just joking!" the woman’s voice quickly pleaded for mercy. "I really like this mission!"

"What, have you taken a fancy to that Lin Baici?" Uncle Nine teased, knowing the woman’s character; she couldn’t walk away when she saw a young hottie.

"Of course!" the woman exclaimed in amazement. "You haven’t seen him with your own eyes; he’s really so handsome. I almost couldn’t resist stripping off his clothes on the spot to make him into a wax figure!"

"Remember, first try to win him over, and if that doesn’t work, then do as you please!" Uncle Nine warned. "But don’t play him to death directly!"

"No way, no way. How could I bear to be so harsh to such a handsome young hound?" the woman chuckled. "Just wait for me to tame him and lead him back to Nine Dragons Hall!"

"Be careful, as far as I know, half a squad from the Lost Coast have fallen at his hands. The Divine Grace he holds, although not much, includes many top-quality items!"

Uncle Nine’s chopsticks moved swiftly, plucking fish balls from the pot and popping them into his mouth, chewing casually before swallowing them.

"I understand!" the confident woman responded. "Uncle Nine, rest assured. Our Nine Dragons Hall will soon gain a new little house-guarding hound."

Uncle Nine ended the call, and the moment he placed the mobile phone on the table, the entire second floor regained its liveliness.

No one knew that the middle-aged man had just taken a phone call.

"The current God Ruins circle sure is brimming with talent, making me feel like an old man ready to roll on home and await death." Uncle Nine laughed, and even though he expressed such a sentiment, there was not a trace of self-deprecation. Instead, he was full of vigor.

The very thought of ’playing games’ with so many geniuses made him reluctant to lie down in a coffin too soon.

Speaking of which, seems like that young guy is planning to visit Busan Divine Ruins during the winter break. Should I ramp up the intensity for him?

Uncle Nine picked up a fish ball, placed it in his mouth, and with one bite, it seemed as if he was crushing Lin Baici’s corpse.

...

The sound of rain at night, Lin Baici rushed into the dormitory building just before the curfew.

"Next time, be earlier!" the dormitory supervisor, a middle-aged woman, shouted.

"Okay!" Lin Baici replied casually, went upstairs, returned to the dorm, and saw everyone chatting.

"I thought you would have snagged Ji Xinyan by now!" Qian Jiahui said surprisingly, without much thought, but Liu Yu and Xu Daguan took it to heart and became instantly displeased. They both fancied Ji Xinyan, but considering Qian Jiahui’s status, they dared not even offer a retort or sarcastic remark; they just had to bear it.

"Haha, she doesn’t like me!" Lin Baici brushed it off.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yu immediately felt a surge of joy.

Serves you right, what did you think, that being handsome means you can get away with anything?

Sorry,

my Xinyan isn’t that type of shallow girl.

"Brother Qian, are you aiming for Bai Jiao?" Xu Daguan was a bit concerned. Was Qian Jiahui aware that Lin Baici was pursuing Ji Xinyan and thus giving up?

No way, no way!

Bring it on, let’s have a fierce fight!

"No!" Qian Jiahui shook his head. "I never pursue girls actively!"

Damn!

Qian Jiahui’s domineering attitude made everyone feel like flipping him the bird.

Fang Mingyuan found the discussion of girls boring.

If it had been in the past, he would have been interested, but ever since his cousin let slip about Taboo things during the National Day holiday, women had become the least of his interests, even basketball couldn’t excite him much.

I really want to be a God Hunter! I really want to go to Breaking Divine Ruins!

Fang Mingyuan thought Lin Baici was pretty impressive, and Qian Jiahui was very rich, but compared to his cousin, they were nothing.

After finishing his washing up, Lin Baici saw he had over thirty messages. He checked and found they were from Ji Xinyan and Kim Myungjin.

Each came with a selfie!

Ji Xinyan, this won’t do! You’re wearing too much, and what are you covering with your hand? Kim Myungjin is much better, treats me like a brother, really shows me the goods.

Lin Baici muttered to himself as he replied to each message.

The Goryeo girl seemed to have been waiting for Lin Baici’s response. As soon as she saw his reply, she immediately made a video call.

Lin Baici answered and saw Kim Myungjin in a belly-showing tight workout top and yoga pants, exercising.

"Oppa, annyeonghaseyo!"

"Old White, you’re not lacking in girls chasing you, yet you watch this?"

Qian Jiahui heard a Korean woman’s voice and thought Lin Baici was watching one of those videos of a Korean miss dancing, so he asked.

He didn’t understand the appeal; you couldn’t touch the woman in the video, so what was the point?

"Friend!"

Lin Baici treated Qian Jiahui as a friend, so he didn’t hide the truth.

"What? You know a Goryeo girl too?"

Xu Daguan was surprised and immediately stood up, inching closer to Lin Baici: "Let me take a look!"

Lin Baici flipped his phone away.

Kim Myungjin was dressed like this; he couldn’t let others see her.

"You’re being stingy, huh?"

Xu Daguan said disdainfully.

"She’s shy around strangers!"

Lin Baici made up an excuse, jumped onto his bed, and a few minutes later, the dormitory lights were out.

Xu Daguan wanted to talk more, but Liu Yu interrupted him.

"Can we just sleep? We have classes tomorrow!"

Xu Daguan, who was genuinely afraid of the fastidious Liu Yu, immediately dove under his covers: "Sleep! Sleep!"

...

A quiet night passed, and dawn arrived.

Finally free of trivial matters, Lin Baici began to enjoy his college life.

He got up in the morning, took care of his personal hygiene, went to the cafeteria for breakfast with Hu Wenwu and Fang Mingyuan, and then went to class.

In the evening after classes, Lin Baici would head straight to Gu Qingxiang’s rental, have dinner, and start tutoring in Goryeo language. During this time, there would be continuous servings of fruits and snacks, with new varieties every day.

Gu Qingxiang clearly put in a lot of effort, and even the fruits were not simply chopped but carved into various shapes.

At 9:30, Lin Baici would return to school. In fact, he had wanted to find an excuse to stay over several times, but he was too shy to ask.

Alas,

the journey to end his virgin life was long and arduous.

A week went by uneventfully. On Sunday, Hua Yue Yu came by, but she wasn’t in a good state and had dark circles under her eyes.

Lin Baici asked her what was wrong. Little Merperson didn’t say, but he learned from Qian Jiahui, who liked to watch live streams, that Shark Station recently had a new streamer named Little Fairy emerge, who had been fiercely competing and seemed determined to take the top position as the new number one.

Since the last top female streamer was banned half a year ago due to tax evasion, the frontline female streamers at Shark Station had been battling for half a year, with a lot of real money invested.

Hua Yue Yu actually had a chance, but in the last half month, Little Fairy had completely stolen the spotlight.

Qian Jiahui said Hua Yue Yu’s streaming performance was poor, having been sick at first, then apparently having relationship issues in real life, which led to a fight with one of her top fans, resulting in a loss of a large number of fans.

Lin Baici checked out Little Fairy’s stream. For looks, out of ten, she’d get seven; her figure was average, slightly short, but her voice was really nice.

The key was that Little Fairy had a strong ability to mimic, whether it was movie lines or classic songs, she imitated them as though she were the original.

Qian Jiahui said that at first, people thought Little Fairy was playing the original recordings and criticized her for it, but Little Fairy didn’t explain and even intensified her imitations. When almost the whole Shark Station knew about such a shameless streamer, Little Fairy suddenly turned off her music and films, began to sing a cappella, and perform monologues.

It still sounded exactly like the original, which silenced the haters and amazed many bystanders, instantly turning them into fans.

Lin Baici guessed that Little Fairy might have used Divine Grace; otherwise, switching from a loli voice to a mature voice and then to a husky voice, being able to sing all types—it was too exaggerated of a talent.

Little Merperson also had a Divine Grace, but it was Drunken Fairy Fist; she couldn’t drink and fight on her stream, or her channel would definitely be banned.

Lin Baici planned to invite Hua Yue Yu out for some fun next weekend to relax a bit.

Life continued without much excitement, and Lin Baici stuck to his routine: dorm, cafeteria, classroom, and Gu Qingxiang’s rental.

On Monday, Lin Baici couldn’t take Xu Daguan’s stench any longer, and as soon as he returned to the dorm, he went back to Gu Qingxiang’s rental.

"One of my roommates has the foulest feet. Sister Qingxiang, let me stay the night, and I’ll go rent a place tomorrow!"

Lin Baici knew that Gu Qingxiang probably had a soft spot for him; otherwise, she wouldn’t go through the trouble of making him elaborate dinners and artfully arranging fruit plates.

Gu Qingxiang frowned, looked at Lin Baici, hesitated for a few minutes, but eventually agreed: "Don’t rent a place, it’s a waste of money. Talk to your roommate and get him to pay attention to personal hygiene!"

"Xu Daguan’s stinky feet are innate; there’s nothing he can do!"

Lin Baici shrugged helplessly.

Gu Qingxiang seemed to want to say something else, but gave up: "Forget it, just stay here. But you can’t fail the finals, and you must coordinate with your roommates, don’t keep getting reported!"

"Long live Sister Qingxiang!"

Lin Baici cheered, lifted Gu Qingxiang into his arms, and began spinning with her in the living room.

When they went to bed at night, Lin Baici was a bit insomniac so he decided to tune into Little Fairy’s live stream, planning to observe her since knowing your enemy is key to competition.

But just as the sound of the stream reached him, Lin Baici’s stomach growled first.

Gurgle!

A wave of hunger struck his innards.