20: Zhang Weimin was dumbfounded

"Uh... what's going on?"

Su Chen's enormous vertical pupils rotated slightly, scanning the fanatical scene, a trace of bewilderment rising in his mind.

"I just went to eat a Mantis Shrimp, and now... now it seems I've become a national hero..."

In fact, the current Su Chen,

was not merely a national hero.

Under the propaganda of the Divine Summer Government,

Su Chen was already the Guardian of Divine Summer in everyone's hearts!

But,

the bewilderment on Su Chen's face was quickly washed away by the immense joy brought by the mountains and seas of meat on the shore!

"Lord Kraken has returned!"

Zhang Weimin, the head of the Kraken Logistics General Administration under the Resource Coordination Committee,

pushed out his slightly plump belly,

standing on the makeshift high platform with a beaming smile,

waving a megaphone, his voice booming:

"Quick! Activate all Feeding Ports! Lord Kraken has returned in triumph! He must be hungry!"

He turned toward the massive shadow in the sea, patting his chest,

proclaiming confidently:

"Lord Kraken! Don't worry! Our Resource Coordination Committee has prepared massive amounts of meat this time! Just open your belly and eat! It's enough to fill you up! Hahaha!"

Academician Chen, standing nearby, adjusted his glasses and looked at the confident Zhang Weimin,

and said faintly:

"Old Zhang, don't... don't speak too soon. Kraken's appetite... is quite 'large.'"

Zhang Weimin waved his hand grandly, full of spirit:

"Hahaha, Old Chen, rest assured completely! Divine Summer has 1.4 billion people; if each person saves a bite, we can stack up a mountain of meat! Are we afraid we can't feed our guardian god? How big can Lord Kraken's appetite possibly be? This time, let him eat until he's satisfied! Eat until his heart's content!"

From this moment on,

Su Chen's "happy" time began.

Buzz—!

The port's specially made giant Unloading Gates slowly opened!

Frozen meat chunks like a waterfall, whole pigs and sheep, and tons of fish catches rumbled as they poured into the sea!

Splashing water high into the sky!

Su Chen opened his massive mouth! A terrifying suction force, nearly twenty meters in diameter, instantly erupted!

Whoosh—!

The mountains of meat piled up in the sea were stirred as if by an invisible giant hand, swirling into a massive vortex, surging madly toward that abyss-like maw!

The speed of consumption was terrifyingly fast!

Often, an entire "mountain of meat" that had just been dumped would vanish completely within a few breaths!

"Too slow!" Su Chen sent a message to Academician Chen using his tentacles.

Soon, five new "Canteens" (large feeding zones) were opened up in the sea near the port!

Twenty large transport ships and hundreds of heavy trucks roared as they rushed to the various "Canteens,"

dumping simultaneously!

Su Chen's massive body rapidly shuttled through the deep sea, stirring up violent undercurrents!

He cruised between the various "Canteens" like the most efficient harvester!

Wherever he went, the meat mountains collapsed, and the seawater became murky!

Just like that, although the transport team fed him with all their might, they still couldn't keep up with Su Chen's terrifying consumption rate.

The number of "Canteens" gradually increased from 5 to 10, then to 20... Zhang Weimin stood in the Command Center, watching the rapidly declining meat reserve markers on the monitor,

and the Kraken's non-stop consumption speed, as fine cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

He grabbed the communicator, his voice still loud,

but carrying a hint of imperceptible tension:

"Send... send more manpower! Mobilize more vehicles and ships! Lord Kraken has a good appetite! That's a good thing! It means he's growing! Keep feeding him! Make sure it's enough! Hahaha!"

However, at this moment,

his laughter sounded slightly strained.

[Ding, consumed pork, Evolution Value +0.01]

[Ding, consumed beef, Evolution Value +0.01]

[Ding, consumed fish meat, Evolution Value +0.01...]

[Ding, Evolution Value has met the Evolution Requirement (4000/4000). Would you like to initiate evolution?]

Su Chen didn't know how long he had been eating,

but finally heard the heavenly System Notification Sound.

"Haha, I can upgrade! Being fed by others feels amazing!!"

Su Chen was delighted and chose to upgrade without hesitation.

Moments later,

Su Chen upgraded to Tier 4, and his panel updated to:

[host: Su Chen]

[Species: Kraken (Legendary Species) - Juvenile Form]

[Arm Span: 190 meters (increased by 30 meters)]

[Head Diameter: 19 meters (increased by 3 meters)]

[Weight: 3470 tons (increased by 930 tons)]

[Realm: Tier 4 (0/8000)]

[Strength: 1900]

[Agility: 1400]

[Physique: 2400]

[perception: 1900 (Four-Dimensional Attributes each increased by 300)]

[Talent: Ocean Dominator (SSS-rank)]

[Skill 1: Super Regeneration (B-rank)]

[Skill 2: Death Whip (C+)]

"Hahaha... awesome!"

Feeling the terrifying power surging within his body, far surpassing his previous Strength, Su Chen's consciousness was ecstatic!

In less than two days since rebirth, his Realm skyrocketed from Tier 1 to Tier 4!

His body size surged from 100 meters to 200 meters!

He even awakened an SSS-rank Talent!

This start... is perfect!

Although the evolution points required for Tier 5 doubled to 8000,

with the entire nation feeding him, Su Chen's confidence was soaring!

Eat!

Continue eating maniacally!

Su Chen swung his even thicker tentacles and rushed toward the next "Canteen" that had just been replenished.

His massive maw opened once more!

However... [Warning! host's Realm has increased, life level has leaped! Conversion efficiency of ingested Low-Energy Density Substances (ordinary livestock/fish) has dropped significantly! Evolution Point acquisition speed reduced to 10%! Must consume High-Energy Biomass/Rare Minerals/Special Energy to continue obtaining large amounts of Evolution Points!]

"Wait? What does that mean???"

Su Chen used a tentacle to pick out a pig stuck between his teeth. "My... efficiency in consuming food has dropped??"

Su Chen tried swallowing another large mouthful of food,

[Ding, consumed Low-Energy Density Meat, Evolution Point increased by 0.001]

"Shit!"

Su Chen was instantly dumbfounded.

What the hell, why is there a decay rate? Previously, eating this much meat would yield at least 0.01 Evolution Point, but now it has directly decayed to one-tenth of the original!

Never mind!

I'll eat it anyway!

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat!!!

Because the quality of meat conversion into Evolution Points had dropped, Su Chen increased his consumption speed even more to level up quickly.

Soon,

the port's inventory was emptied at a visible speed!

Although meat was being frantically transported to N City from all over the country,

at this rate,

Divine Summer might truly be unable to keep up with Su Chen's consumption!!!

Zhang Weimin looked at the empty giant cold storage facilities and the continuous emergency reports on meat reserves arriving from various regions,

and was completely dumbfounded.

Only then,

did he understand Academician Chen's meaningful comment,

Kraken's appetite... is quite large... Zhang Weimin felt his throat go dry.

"This... this isn't just a large appetite. The amount of meat we fed him could almost fill a small city. What is Kraken's stomach made of? Is it a black hole?!"