Food: I found Eri Nakiri in the world of Food Prisoners

"I simply don't like drinking."

Xu Yong shook his head with amusement. Just as the three were talking, three figures suddenly appeared next to their seats.

"He's here! The God of Extras, Zong Kai!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Xu Yong immediately recognized him. Besides his distinctive ugly appearance, he also wore the same unchanging savage outfit and was accompanied by two minor henchmen.

This trio is a renowned group of supporting characters in the world of Toriko. No matter where they are, even in front of the Eight Kings of the Gourmet World, Zong Kai and his two underlings can survive.

Zong Kai can be considered the world's favorite son; even the luck of characters like Xiao Song in the later stages of the game cannot compare to Zong Kai's.

Moreover, besides his luck with food, Zong Kai actually has another powerful backer, namely the Ape King Bambina. After all, Zong Kai looks exactly like the Ape King's lover, which is truly outrageous.

It's fair to say that, from a human aesthetic point of view, we simply cannot understand the aesthetics of apes.

However, Xu Yong's attention was not on Zong Kai at this moment, but on another old man.

The little old man had gray hair, a hunched back, and was trembling constantly; he looked as if a gust of wind could blow him over.

"Would this gentleman like some drinks too?"

After dealing with Zong Kai and the others, Toriko also saw Master Jiro, whose eyes were fixed on the box of sake next to them.

"Yes...yes, the old man's craving for alcohol has kicked in."

Master Jiro spoke tremblingly, his movements and posture truly earning Xu Yong's admiration; this is what a real veteran actor looks like.

"It's been a long time, Master Jiro!"

Xu Yong greeted him directly. Because of Tieping, he had met Jiro many times and had even been taught acupressure techniques by Master Jiro.

Although the time was short, Master Jiro's instruction once was enough to save Xu Yong a lot of time.

"Huh? Isn't this Xu Yong? You're going to the beach cave too?"

Master Jiro was also somewhat helpless. Originally, he only intended to ask for a bottle of wine and see what Toriko, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, was like, but now that Xu Yong had seen through him, he decided not to pretend anymore.

"Master Jiro? Could it be the legendary pressure point master, Jiro?!"

Toriko was also surprised when he heard Jiro's name. They had all grown up listening to Jiro's legends, but they had never met him. They never expected that the legendary pressure point master Jiro would be such a little old man.

Chapter Twenty-One: Master Jiro's Guidance

"They're all just empty titles. By the way, could you give me a bottle of wine?"

Master Jiro asked.

"Of course, please feel free to do as you please."

Toriko nodded quickly. Master Jiro's reputation was well-deserved. In the human world, Master Jiro's name was on par with that of his grandfather, Ichiryu, and the leader of the Gourmet Club.

Don't let Jiro's appearance fool you; he looks like a harmless old man who could kick the bucket at any moment. The fact that he's on par with Chairman Ichiryu and others speaks volumes.

Toriko is not the kind of person who judges people by their appearance.

"Thank you very much, old man! I will repay you!"

Master Jiro chuckled and said, "To put it bluntly, I just wanted to find an excuse to help these two out. This was at the behest of Ichiryu. The Four Heavenly Kings have amazing potential, so Master Jiro is willing to train such juniors."

As for Komatsu, he wasn't just an afterthought. At the level of Master Jiro and the others, they could already sense the existence of food luck. Komatsu's food luck was very strong from the beginning.

Such good fortune destined Komatsu to be no ordinary person, so Master Jiro was happy to lend a hand.

Now that Xu Yong had revealed his identity, Master Jiro did not leave as he did in the original story, but stayed here.

Afterwards, Master Jiro also inquired about the situation of Chairman Ichiryu and Xu Yong's master and his work, since they were old friends.

Although Komatsu was very nervous, he still managed to get Jiro's autograph.

"Hmm? Are you getting off here?"

Seeing Toriko and Komatsu stand up, Master Jiro asked with some doubt, "We haven't even reached the town closest to the beach cave yet."

"We still need to find someone, so we need to go down here ahead of time. We'll need his help to get to the beach cave later."

A Lu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Master Jiro knew who Toriko was going to find. After all, they knew all about the Four Heavenly Kings. In a place like the beach cave, which was full of poisonous creatures, Coco, the poisonous man among the Four Heavenly Kings, was undoubtedly the most suitable.

"Then let's part ways here. We'll head over there first!"

Xu Yong said with a smile that the time for pufferfish whales to lay their eggs is not short, and in the original story, Toriko and the others arrived just in time for the last minute.

"Speaking of which, you should have already grasped the basics of food etiquette by now, since you've made fewer unnecessary movements."

After Toriko and Komatsu left, Master Jiro glanced at Xu Yong again and said that he was quite surprised that Xu Yong was able to master the art of food.

Moreover, he could conclude that Xu Yong had not gone to Shilin Temple to study, for a simple reason: people who came out of Shilin Temple often exuded a strong sense of gratitude.

Furthermore, if Xu Yongzhen had indeed entered Shilin Temple to study, then his understanding of food would not have been limited to the initial stages.

He could tell that Xu Yong had just entered the realm of Food Ethics, so the boost he received wasn't much, and there were still some unnecessary movements. These unnecessary movements needed to be eliminated through continuous practice of Food Ethics.

"We've only been in contact for a short time."

Xu Yong nodded as well. He was also quite helpless. In front of these senior figures, one couldn't hide one's true nature at all; they could tell what kind of person you were just by looking at you.

"It's good to understand the principles of food, but I don't know what your situation is, so I can only give you some basic advice."

Because different schools of food-element training have different methods, Master Jiro could only give the most basic advice. How to improve after that was up to Xu Yong himself.

Master Jiro then offered some advice, the simplest and most direct way being to improve one's skills through constant combat.

"Also, I think you should go to Melk Hill. You've probably heard of the stars in Melk."

"The gravity of the Melk Stars is completely different from that of the human world. Fighting under such gravity conditions will allow you to quickly improve your Food Skill. However, before that, it is best not to increase your cell level too much, otherwise it will not have the desired training effect."

Master Jiro suggested a suitable place for Xu Yong to improve his culinary skills.

Xu Yong naturally knew this place. It was located near Mount Melk and was called the Snake Cave. The gravity there was much greater than in the human world, so fighting in this environment would allow him to quickly master the art of food.

As for cell level, Xu Yong only needs to save the ingredients and eat them after mastering the art of food. In this way, he doesn't have to worry about the cell level increasing too much and causing poor training results.

As long as these ingredients are in his hands, Xu Yong can directly upgrade his cell level at any time.

However, Xu Yong planned to visit the First Ecological Zone before heading to the Snake Den.

The Gem Flesh only grows inside the Ligalu Mammoth, and there are only two places in the human world where the Ligalu Mammoth can be found.

One is the Lijialu Plateau in the first ecological zone, and the other is in the old first ecological zone. Xu Yong doesn't plan to go to the old first ecological zone yet because the level of the beasts there is too high. Going there now would be no different from courting death.

So if you want Gem Flesh, you can only go to the Rigalu Plateau and get a share of it.

As for the Ice Hell, Xu Yong didn't need to go there at all, since he already knew about the situation at the Food Showcase, and this was the last time the Century Soup would be produced.

Xu Yong didn't expect to be able to snatch those century soups, although with his strength, dealing with the Parasitic Emperor and Hell Bolas wouldn't be a problem.

But the real problem is that the gourmet waiter Arufaro will also be there. Although Granny Setsuna also went in the original story, who knows if something might happen? Xu Yongke doesn't dare to gamble.

Alufaro is a powerful figure who has entered the culinary world; Xu Yong is nothing more than a dish in front of him.

Furthermore, Komatsu will also develop the Century Soup, and Xu Yong only needs to get some from him.

Therefore, Xu Yong didn't need to go to the Ice Hell at all. He could use this time to improve his culinary skills.

Furthermore, it can capture Melk's Stars from the snake's lair.

And so, Xu Yong chatted with Master Jiro all the way to the town closest to the beach cave, where most of the train passengers got off.

However, when Xu Yong got off the bus, he also saw another extra, Wang Tina. This character appeared in the anime. She was a beautiful reporter. Although she was not as powerful as Zong Kai, she was not much different in the human world.

She has been to many dangerous places, but she still manages to survive unscathed.

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Demon Serpent That Was Instantly Killed Upon Showing Its Head

Unlike the others, who rushed to the beach cave as soon as they got off the car, Xu Yong and Master Jiro were in no hurry. For them, capturing a pufferfish whale was too easy, so there was no need to rush.

These hurried fellows weren't actually there to catch pufferfish whales; they were looking for a suitable spot at the cave entrance to ambush anyone coming out.

We'll just snatch the pufferfish whale from them then.

"These guys may have some brains, but not many. How could someone capable of catching a pufferfish whale be outsmarted by them?"

Xu Yong shook his head. It's absolutely impossible to catch pufferfish whales by luck.

Even Zong Kai couldn't catch it. There's no doubt that Zong Kai's luck with food is incredible, but no matter how incredible it is, he can't catch a pufferfish whale by relying on luck alone.

After all, even a slightly loud noise can alert the pufferfish whale and directly poison it.

To capture a pufferfish whale, one must at least learn the basic technique of concealing one's presence, and secondly, one needs to learn pressure point techniques.

Of course, if you have the ability to kill the opponent with a single blow before they become poisoned, that's also an option.

However, both killing and acupuncture require strength to support them. Zong Kai's luck in eating is strong, but his strength is lacking.

Those capable of catching pufferfish whales are no ordinary individuals, so the ambush here is essentially useless to them.

"After all, this is their only way to obtain pufferfish whales. If they happen to encounter exhausted people coming out of there, they might actually succeed."

Master Jiro smiled. Although the situation he described did exist, it was extremely rare. Most of these people would be killed directly by the powerful figures who came out from inside, so Master Jiro ignored them.

After entering the beach cave, the two did not use any lighting tools, since both of their five senses had been enhanced. Master Jiro was an exception, and even Xu Yong's eyes could now see in the dark.

His vision couldn't reach the level of Coco's demonic vision, which allowed her to see all sorts of electromagnetic waves, but his night vision was still enhanced.

Therefore, in this almost completely dark cave, neither he nor Master Jiro needed any lighting tools.

"Let out a little bit of your aura, so those disgusting things won't come closer."

After walking for a while, Xu Yong released some of his aura. This aura was to prevent disgusting creatures such as giant centipedes, scorpions, and cockroaches from getting close.

As for creatures like the Demon Serpent, Xu Yong's pressure was of little use; at most, it could only suppress some of the opponent's combat power.

Soon, the two followed the cave to the middle level, which was the habitat of the demon serpents. However, the demon serpents here were weaker and fewer in number than those in the deeper levels.

However, to reach the spawning grounds of the pufferfish whales, one must pass through the lair of these demonic serpents.

"Roar…………"

Although the Demon Serpent is called a snake, its appearance is quite different from that of a normal snake.

The demonic serpent has three eyes on its head, thick tentacles, and several claws on its body. It is more like a dragon than a snake.

"Leave this guy to me, Master Jiro."

As Xu Yong spoke, a pair of golden chopsticks materialized in his hand. The moment the chopsticks appeared, they shot towards the demon serpent like missiles.

Xu Yong made no attempt to conceal his actions; he launched a direct attack right in front of the demon serpent.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, so great that Xu Yong could attack directly. Although the demon serpent saw Xu Yong's attack, it had no time to react.

The chopsticks pierced the head of the demon serpent, striking its vital point, and the demon serpent's body collapsed to the ground.

One move, and an instant kill at that, which only shows that the difference in strength between the two sides is too great. This demonic serpent is only level 20 at most, while Xu Yongguang's cell level is level 44. Moreover, Xu Yongguang is someone who can fight beyond his level.

It would be absurd if they couldn't defeat the demon serpent in an instant.

"You don't want this snake anymore? It's a decent source of food!"

Seeing Xu Yong kill the demon serpent and prepare to continue inside, Master Jiro asked a question.

"Although it's a good ingredient, I dare not eat it. After all, this snake has eaten people before. I'd better go deeper into the water and catch it properly."

Xu Yong shook his head. He could clearly see the human bones in the nest. Although the demon serpent had a very strong digestive ability, it would not digest the bones but would simply spit them out.

Therefore, this nest is filled with all kinds of skeletons, many of which are human.

Although strictly speaking, the demon serpents would turn the humans they digested into nutrients, Xu Yong felt disgusted. Besides, there were so many demon serpents deep inside that had never eaten humans, so why bother with this one point?

These words surprised Master Jiro. He was raised by the wolf king Ginnis and knew the cruelty of the laws of nature.

He had seen plenty of cannibalism among his own kind, and the human world a few hundred years ago wasn't much better.

Take Sanhu for example. Sanhu was born as pig feed, but he was born with a natural talent for food and an absurdly strong appetite. He turned around and treated his opponent as food, which is how he survived.

The human world at that time didn't care about so much. In the human world now, in all war-torn countries where there is no food, cannibalism is a very common thing.

Therefore, for Master Jiro, as long as he doesn't eat people directly, nothing else matters.

This view is naturally different from Xu Yong's. After all, he is a transmigrator who grew up in the Healing Country after transmigrating, so he naturally cannot accept eating such a demonic serpent.

After leaving the lair of the demon serpent, the two quickly found the beach cave.

This is where pufferfish whales lay their eggs. The cave is illuminated by numerous crystal lights, making it feel like daytime.