Sui Xiong did not go directly to Gars City. No matter what the guy who lured him out behind his back wanted to do, at least he was not in a hurry for a day or two.
So he stayed in Gray Tower City first and dealt with matters related to the other three cities.
Gray Tower City is the holy city of the Church of the God of Scholars. Although the God of Scholars has long since fallen and the priesthood has been taken over by the God of Knowledge, the academic atmosphere that has been formed in this city for a long time has not dissipated. Walking on the streets, you can see young scholars discussing academic issues everywhere. There are also several open-air lecture halls for scholars who do not have the conditions to give lectures in formal lecture halls to introduce their research results.
Sui Xiong flew invisibly over the city and happened to notice a young scholar giving an open-air lecture. So he flew there curiously, lowered his altitude, and landed on a thick stone pillar, just like a VIP seat in a theater, enjoying the close proximity. Listening at a distance.
The open-air lecture hall in Gray Tower City is very much in the style of ancient Greece. A semicircular pit is dug in the ground, and rows of steps are paved with stones, which are the seats. In the center of the pit, a circle of stone pillars surrounded a platform, which was naturally the podium. There is a groove in the center of the platform. If you look closely, it can probably be used to place a blackboard. But there is no blackboard here today, so I guess it won't be used.
When Sui Xiong landed on the stone pillar, the speech had not officially begun. A tall man with a somewhat wretched appearance was studying with a book of notes, and several people who looked familiar to him were talking about something next to him.
"I don't know if Maduo's speech will go smoothly..." A young woman with freckles on her face said worriedly, "This is the second time he has given a speech, but it didn't go well at all last time."
"Then he has to blame himself." A fat young man said with a smile, "Who told him to have such a vicious mouth? I don't know how many people he offended with his mouth, and everyone can't usually scold him. He is also worried about his reputation as a scholar, so he has accumulated a lot of resentment. Once he finds an opportunity, he will of course attack him in groups. "
"Yeah, I remember last time when he talked about the difference in nutritional value between freshwater fish and saltwater fish, those guys who had conflicts with him actually found a few chefs to come over and make him speechless in terms of taste. It's really What a tragedy!" A young man wearing a white robe said and sighed deeply, obviously still fresh in his memory of the original incident.
"Yes, actually we all know that they are nit-picking and looking for faults, but a group of chefs say categorically, 'delicious food is the basis of nutrition' and so on... He can't refute it!"
"Actually, we all know that nutritious food may not necessarily be delicious, and delicious food may not necessarily be nutritious. There are several dishes in Void City that taste very good, but if you eat too much, you will definitely get sick..." Fatty sighed. , said, "But we know it's useless. When it comes to cooking, chefs are the authority."
The sighing conversation between these friends was naturally overheard by Mado, who was reading notes next to him. He frowned, but did not refute. He just chewed and chewed in his mouth, seeming to be muttering something but not saying it out loud.
Sui Xiong was able to see clearly what he was thinking, and he immediately felt happy.
(Hey! I didn’t expect there would be more fun to watch!)
After a while, many spectators or listeners came one after another. Maduo saw that the crowd was almost there, so he stuffed his notes into his pocket, patted the dust on his body, tidied up his appearance a little, and then walked over On the platform in the center of the lecture hall.
He cleared his throat, first thanked everyone for coming, and then introduced himself—his name is Mado Kong, a scholar from a minor noble family, and a low-level mage. Because of his family background, he has been studying the nutritional value of food and has some insights. In order to improve his knowledge, he even went to Void City, the city of gourmet food, to study for several years and learned a lot.
What he is going to talk about today is about the choice between vegetables and meat.
But before he could start speaking, a tall middle-aged man with a red face had already asked: "Many people say that eating vegetarian food will lead to longevity, and some people say that eating meat will make you strong. So what is the best thing to eat?"
As soon as the middle-aged man opened his mouth, Maduo's face looked a little unhappy. It was obvious that the relationship between the two parties was not good. But since he was speaking in public, he couldn't refuse other people's questions, so he had to stop what he was planning to say and answer the questions first.
"Relatively speaking, eating meat is better."
"What's better about eating meat than being vegetarian? Is it healthier?" the man continued to ask.
Mado pondered for a moment and introduced the topic into his speech.
He first listed the most important nutrients in food - in this world, some people also study this kind of thing, but they do not distinguish the six major nutrients like on earth, but divide the nutrients in food into " There are five categories: "sugar", "meat and oil", "salt", "mana" and "ether".
Among these five categories, "sugar" generally refers to all foods that can be eaten or processed to produce sweetness, which is roughly equivalent to "carbohydrates" on the earth; "meat and oil" naturally refers to animal protein and oils, as for plant proteins, people in this world have not done much research; "salt" refers to minerals, and things like cellulose; "mana" naturally refers to things that contain magic, it is this Nutrients unique to the world; "ether" refers to those substances related to the level of life, which mainly affects the concentration of blood, the level of power, etc.
Mana and ether are not within the scope of Mado's research - if he really studies these, then his research results will never be announced in such an open-air lecture. After all, mana is related to power, and ether is related to blood. The value of both is astonishingly high, and all research results on them can be regarded as confidential.
What he studied was mainly "sugar", "meat and oil" and "salt".
According to Maduo, plant foods generally contain "sugar" and "salt" as the main nutrients, mixed with some "oil" ingredients. Strictly speaking, they are of course sufficient to meet the needs of the human body, but they are not sufficient to meet the needs of "health".
The crux of the problem lies in the lack of "meat". Although sugar and oil can make up for this lack, the efficiency is ultimately not as good as eating meat directly. Therefore, being purely vegetarian is actually not good for your health.
"What about eating meat?" the man asked again.
"Eating only meat is actually not very good, but if you have to choose one, it is better to eat only meat." Maduo has obviously done thorough research and cited several animals as examples - purely vegetarian animals, regardless of Their reproductive capacity and fitness are not as good as those of pure meat-eating animals.
"The most important gap is actually lifespan," he said. "Even if the factor of hunting is artificially excluded, the lifespan of vegetarian animals is much lower than that of carnivores. This is obviously the result of insufficient nutritional intake."
Since that person came to cause trouble, he was certainly no stranger to these things. He didn't refute what he said, he just sneered a few times, sat down, and waited for Mado to continue his speech.
But there is no doubt that he will attack again.
Sui Xiong looked at the two of them with interest, looking forward to this speech even more.
As a gourmet, he really wants to understand the concept of "healthy eating" in this world.