It reached an unprecedented level.
Almost the moment he smelled it, Jason was stupefied.
All kinds of food began to appear incessantly in his mind.
Naturally, Jason’s steps came to a halt.
He discarded those thoughts about food, beginning to restrain himself.
His breathing became rapid.
He yanked his backpack off his back.
But now, he really couldn’t resist.
In fact, after collecting the ten ’Renowned Blades,’ he had been enduring hunger.
He considered this a rare test of ’hunger.’
Similar to his previous experience with ’Liquor Gourd.’
But it was different.
Facing the ’Soul-Collecting Gourd,’ Jason could ’resist’ completely.
Because that was relatively safe.
He was still in battle!
In Jason’s perception, at least three extremely powerful presences were lurking around here.
Or to be precise, all three gazes were attracted to the Uesugi ancestral home.
Therefore, Jason pulled out one of the ’Renowned Blades’ and threw it into his mouth.
[Swallowed Anko Small Cutting Blade (Damaged)]
[Physical Strength, Stamina, Injuries recover beyond expected levels!]
[Excitement of Feast: +1]
[Excitement of Feast: 2]
It felt like freshly fried french fries.
Jason frowned, took a packet of ketchup from his backpack, tore it open, and squeezed it into his mouth.
French fries + ketchup.
It had become a default combination at some point.
Just like when you go for roasted duck, you’ve got to have a set of pancakes.
Jason didn’t mind this default.
After all, it suits the taste of most people.
Of course, adding some personal flavor makes it even better.
So, the next moment, Jason fished out a packet of black pepper.
French fries + ketchup + black pepper.
The flavor was odd, but paired with fries, it was truly satisfying.
First crisp, followed by sweet and sour, then a mild spiciness and saltiness.
When the flavors finally mixed and reemerged on the taste buds, it was the true taste of potatoes.
Jason chewed voraciously.
He did not even spare the scabbard.
However, there was no increase in fullness, let alone Excitement of Feast.
It was just tainted with the scent of ’food.’
Like the packaging bag.
Jason spat out the scabbard and took out the next blade, stuffing it into his mouth.
[Swallowed Anko Large Cutting Blade (Damaged)]
[Physical Strength, Energy, Excessive Recovery from Injuries!]
[Excitement of Feast: +1]
[Excitement of Feast: 3]
It still tasted like French fries.
But it was different from the Anko Small Cutting Blade.
The Anko Small Cutting Blade was thin fries, while the Anko Large Cutting Blade was thick fries.
Or more accurately, wide fries.
Not quite to the extent of being a potato pancake.
But each one was softer in the potato flesh.
Without hesitation, Jason tore open two packets of sweet and spicy sauce.
Unlike the crunchiness of thin fries, the softness of thick fries was more suited to the sweet and spicy sauce—at least that’s what Jason thought.
The initial crispness, sweetness as the lure, with spiciness leading.
As the final spiciness began, the next thick fry was already in his mouth.
Before he knew it, a bag of thick fries was gone.
In Jason’s case, without realizing it, the blade had been completely digested.
After consuming the two ’Renowned Blades,’ Jason’s previously heavy breathing became slightly more normal.
Not because the hunger had disappeared.
For Jason’s stomach, it was always hungry.
The two ’Renowned Blades’ only gave him some psychological satisfaction.
However, that was enough.
At least, Jason could think more rationally now.
"Does every Renowned Blade possess ’Excitement of Feast’?"
Jason looked at the text prompt in front of him, full of surprise.
Keep in mind, he still had eight ’Renowned Blades’ left.
Translated, that meant eight points of ’Excitement of Feast.’
Although Jason had high expectations for the true ’Renowned Blades’ beforehand, he was still shocked at the benefits of each blade after actually consuming them.
Of course, there was also one thing that left Jason puzzled.
"Why are all ’Renowned Blades’ damaged?"
This became even more pronounced after Jason finished eating the remaining eight ’Renowned Blades.’
Each ’Renowned Blade’ was broken.
’Excitement of Feast’ was present, just like the flavors they exuded.
Similarly, Fullness began another surge—
[Excitement of Feast: 11]
One ’damaged’ item could be seen as an accident.
Two ’damaged’ items might be considered a coincidence.
But what about five, ten times?
"What exactly happened that caused these Renowned Blades to become ’damaged’?"
"They look fine on the outside, maintaining their Sharpness."
"So, is it the inside... that’s damaged?"
But there was too little information.
Jason couldn’t really determine what had happened.
After noting this in his mind, Jason started to focus on his gains from this experience.
"2321 Fullness, 11 points of Excitement of Feast..."
"That should be enough... No, it’s still a bit short."
In the end, Jason shook his head.
According to his plan, the next step would naturally be to bring another core skill, [War Patterns. Prus. Griffin. Shadow Hiding Body Forging Technique], to the Transcendent level.
In the past, 2321 points of Fullness would have been enough.
But considering the unexpected promotion of [Protection Against Evil] and the appearance of [Evil-Slaying Slash], Jason slightly raised the requirement for Fullness.