According to the instructions for the Thaumaturgical Food of Fullness, Shad must choose an edible substance and start consuming it that evening, completing four meals before midnight.
The range of food available is very wide, but it must meet the basic condition of being able to reach a state of fullness through normal consumption. In other words, things like northwest wind are not acceptable, because even if you drink the wind, it is difficult to drink enough to be full. But in theory, if it is a handful of dust, as long as Shade dares to eat it, it also meets the goal of the magic.
But Shade wanted to choose something "approachable" and ubiquitous, so he chose water. Among the three simple spells he mastered, there was the ability to directly summon water.
"Hopefully I don't die from bloating."
So he started to boil water in the kettle over and over again. During this time, he repeatedly slapped away the cat that was squatting by the sink and wanted to stick its head out to drink water from the faucet. He was very worried about his own health.
Put the study materials including the stomach of viviparous animals, fetal hair, bezoar, etc. into the kettle, soak them thoroughly, stir them while chanting mantras, and then start drinking the water over and over again.
When the amount of water you drink exceeds a certain limit, drinking water itself becomes a very painful process. Xia De doesn't know what the so-called "full state" is, so he can only drink as much as possible.
Later, even the ignorant cat thought that if Shade drank more, something might happen to him, so he stood on the table and used his paws to stop him from touching the cup. When Shade tried to push the cat away, Mia slapped Shade on the chest with her paw.
The small orange cat didn't have much strength, but it still made Xia De almost spit out water from his mouth, so he thought it must be full at this time.
"Oh, I'm even getting water poisoning."
This was what he was thinking at the time.
By the time he finally finished drinking water for the fourth time, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening. Xia De, who was holding the dining table, had never felt so disgusted with water, but he still forced himself to take the last step.
He took a clean glass goblet from the cupboard, carefully poured a small amount of water into the bottom of the goblet, then Xia De cut his finger with a fruit knife and dripped the blood into the water.
After a while, he summoned the Life Ring in the steam mist and aimed the luster of the Gluttony Rune at the water cup. The blood in the water immediately emitted a strange luster, and Shade immediately picked up the water cup and drank it all.
Afterwards, he rushed into the bathroom with a huge urge to vomit, and after a long time he came out wiping his mouth with a towel.
"Meow~"
Mia squatted on the dining table and looked at him worriedly. Xia De forced a smile at the cat and sat down again. He poured a small amount of water into the glass again, pointed at the glass, and as the silver light flashed, the water surface actually appeared with a luster representing the power of the spirit rune.
Although he had vomited a lot just now, Shade didn't want to drink water for the time being. So he poured the silvery water on his cut finger. Immediately, the wound on his finger healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, which was much better than the effect of Scindia's Silver Moon Gift and could serve as a good healing ability.
She was right. The spiritual runes obtained by devouring the evil god's divinity were indeed extraordinary in power.
She chuckled in his ear.
"Unfortunately, the Satiety Food can only heal physical damage. With two healing abilities, the only thing I worry about now is the mental damage I'll take during the day."
Xia De thought to himself, and then saw Mia lowered her head and licked the silvery water that had dripped onto the dining table.
The orange cat suddenly raised its head and looked at Shade, its furry cheeks turned upward, its amber eyes met the detective's eyes, and its whiskers trembled as it raised its head. Its big eyes were very beautiful.
Then—
Hiccup~
Mia the cat suddenly burped and tried to cover her mouth with her right front paw, but she still couldn't stop the burping. So Mia got angry with herself and rolled around on the dining table, exposing her soft white belly.
"As expected, using just a little bit can make you feel full... Isn't it only useful for yourself?"
Shade suddenly realized this, and then understood that his special blasphemous gluttony not only enhanced its power, but also made the food created by magic useful to other creatures.
However, the silver light in the remaining liquid in the cup had weakened to the point where it was almost invisible. This showed that the special blasphemous rune had enhanced the effect of the magic and increased its scope of application, but it still could not create a potion that could maintain its effect for a long time like magic potions.
In other words, Xia De cannot make a profit from this.
The effect of the magic is that the cat can be full with just one lick, and it is also related to your divine afterglow state.
The woman in his heart whispered in his ear, and Xia De nodded:
"This is also very good. Although it is not an offensive ability, at least the survivability is greatly enhanced. For offensive abilities, the moonlight is enough for the time being."
With a smile on his face, he happily picked up his cat that was still hiccuping. The bad-tempered cat immediately scratched Shade, but knew how to control the strength, so it didn't even leave a white mark on the back of his hand.
On Wednesday morning, Shade and Mia were a little bit tired for breakfast because they drank too much water last night. Even when faced with their favorite goat milk, the orange cat still licked a few times and left the table. Shade did not receive two more bottles of milk this morning because the milk that Detective Sparrow ordered from the Silver Parrot Milk Distribution Company had expired. If he wanted to drink more, he had to go to the milk company to order it himself.
The news in the newspapers is still not interesting.
There had been no coverage of the weekend's earthquake in the south of the city, and now the front pages of the newspapers were reporting that Queen Diana would be attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the east concourse of Tobesk station next week.
There were several wanted posters for the Redwich Field in the advertisement area behind the Tobesk Daily. This reminded Shade of the agency's advertisement, and he planned to ask Miss Louisa for some advice the next time he saw her.
"If it's a newspaper that Miss Louisa is familiar with, maybe we can get a discount on the advertising fee."
He actually held this idea.
After the big incident at Lakeview Manor, life seemed to have returned to a peaceful routine. Illegal organizations were lurking, and the focus of the Orthodox Church was no longer on the "Masked Man Under the Silver Moon." Perhaps, Tobesk could finally be a little quieter in the past few weeks.
This also made Shade relax. The tense days were uncomfortable. Coming to this steam age, he actually preferred to see more instead of always fighting with others to the death.
Soon after breakfast, someone came to visit.
The first person to come to the detective agency is Baron Lavender, a Rhodes card enthusiast. His purpose is of course the ancient fairy tale card "Match Girl".