"Bu!"
Suddenly, a fart rang out. The sound was like that of a trumpet, standing out abruptly in the silence.
Ethan's face instantly turned livid, looking as if he had eaten something extremely bitter.
"Tom!" Ethan almost spat out the name through his clenched teeth.
"What?" Tom had an innocent look on his face, as if he had done nothing and was simply responding to Ethan's call.
At this moment, Ethan wished he were dead.
Good heavens! The several books Tom was sitting on, Ethan swore he would never "eat" them again.
If he did it again, he thought he might really vomit out his bile.
"Are you out of your mind? Since when have you been so precious about books? It was just a fart. Why are you overreacting?" Tom said with a look of being surprised at Ethan's fuss.
"..." Ethan felt he was about to cry, but what could he say? How could he talk about such a thing?
"Damn it! I'll halve the interest on the money you owe!" Ethan said angrily, really not knowing how to vent his current emotions.
Ten minutes later, Ethan went to the bookstore himself and bought those books back.
This time, he firmly refused to let Tom follow and unhesitatingly told Tom to get lost. He didn't want to go through such embarrassment again.
The books for sixth grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, and ninth grade were placed in front of him one by one.
Especially the math problems for sixth grade, which were a watershed. If one tried to solve them only with primary school knowledge, the difficulty was almost unimaginable. Sometimes, they were no less difficult than those for ninth grade in junior high school or twelfth grade in senior high school.
When "eating" this knowledge, Ethan spent a long time digesting it.
However, after a period of effort, Ethan finally absorbed all this knowledge.
Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, and history, not a single subject was left behind.
After "eating" all this knowledge, Ethan felt his head was stuffed full and was about to swell.
Many things that he didn't understand before now suddenly became clear, as if he had found a bright light in the dark.
When he "ate" the last bit of knowledge from the math textbook, Ethan couldn't help but burp.
"Full, really full! I can't take any more!" Ethan said to himself silently.
After "eating", Ethan began to check his gains. Upon this check, he found that the gains were so rich.
He could accurately state all the knowledge points below senior high school level.
Moreover, the digestion and absorption efficiency was as high as 95%.
Because he had absorbed a lot, the "waste" produced was naturally much less.
After "eating" so much knowledge, he had only produced... just one fart.
What a high absorption efficiency! Ethan was full of a sense of satisfaction. At this rate, it seemed that the day when he became the number - one scholar in the universe was not far away.
Looking at the time, it was already past six o'clock.
The sky was gradually getting dark, and the night was about to envelop the earth.
"It's time to pick up Dad!" Ethan murmured to himself.
...
Hope Ridge!
This mountain was not towering into the clouds. There were no dreamy sea - of - clouds wonders, no steep peaks and cliffs, nor the solemnity of a thousand - year - old temple. However, there were always a continuous stream of tourists here. Although it couldn't compare with the famous mountains in China, it was very well - known in Azure Province.
Because, it was rumored that immortals haunted this place.
It doesn't matter how high a mountain is; if there are immortals, it will be famous.
What's more, the immortals here were said to be extremely efficacious and would answer every prayer.
This undoubtedly greatly increased the fame of Hope Ridge.
Moreover, precisely because it had not been over - developed, it had a landscape completely different from other famous mountains.
On the mountainside, the originally upward - sloping mountain body seemed to have been cut flat in the middle by an immortal with a huge axe, forming a relatively large and flat terrain here. Seen from afar, it was like a crude stone chair.
The locals called this place "Immortal Seat".
At the edge of this "Immortal Seat", a man with short, gray - white hair was slowly packing up his things. Since he was in a wheelchair and had difficulty moving, he was packing up rather slowly.
"Dad!" Ethan quickly walked over and at the same time started to help pack up those remaining small items.
These small items were all hand - carved by the man. Although they were not very delicate, they were vivid and had a special charm.
Hearing Ethan's voice, the man showed a gratified smile on his rough face, and his eyes became extremely gentle.
"Dad, your craftsmanship has improved again! Look at this horse. It's so spirited! It's a pity that it's too thin. If it were a bit more robust, it would be even more magnificent!"
"Brats, are you deliberately making fun of your dad? That's a donkey!" Ethan Lee scolded with a laugh.
On the way home.
"Ethan, do you want to learn this craft? You're much smarter than your dad. You'll surely learn it very quickly. Master Jack also said that you have a high level of comprehension. If you're willing to learn, he'll only charge you half of the tuition. I heard that in a big city like Glitter City, it's also very easy to find a job with this craft. Master Jack's eldest apprentice is now working in a large company in Glitter City, with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands. When he came back during the Chinese New Year, he drove a Mercedes - Benz and brought two bottles of Maotai for his master."
"Dad, what are you talking about? I still want to be the top scorer in the imperial examinations and bring glory to our family!"
"..."
...
In the middle of the night.
Grace Feng held a crystal - clear pyramid - shaped jade pendant in her hand, with complex emotions in her eyes.
"The child has grown up, but we are old. If he stays with us, he will only endure hardships. If we can find his biological parents, perhaps... he will live a much better life."
"Alas!" Ethan Lee let out a long sigh.
His wrinkled face now looked even more weather - beaten.
After a while, he spoke again.
"If he really finds his biological parents, are you willing to let them take Ethan away?" Ethan Lee's voice was hoarse and even trembled slightly.
Grace Feng's body suddenly froze, and her face was full of pain, as if a piece of flesh was about to be cut off from her body forcefully. Tears couldn't help but well up in her eyes.
"I... I'm not willing! How could I be? He is the child I have painstakingly raised. How could I bear to hand him over to others? Wuwuwu..."
Ethan Lee raised his head, trying hard not to let the tears fall, but the tears just couldn't stop.
The next day, when Ethan got up, he felt dizzy. Recalling all the things that happened yesterday, it was like a dream.
Devouring Heaven Technique!
Eating a mobile phone!
Farting!
Eating books!
All these things were vivid in his mind.
Thinking of those senior high school knowledge points again, they were as clear as if a movie was being played in his mind.
It was not a dream!
All of this had really happened.
He... had indeed experienced some extraordinary things.
"I'm not going to school today. I'll go buy some senior high school books instead.
Now that I can easily handle all the knowledge below senior high school level, I've changed from a poor student to a top student in just one day. Hahaha... This feeling is really wonderful!"
However, although his idea was good, it seemed that good luck didn't always favor him.
After he "ate" the senior high school books.
"bububu!"
Sounds like thunder rang out one after another. The sound was like that of having a stomachache, and he kept farting.
This was no ordinary fart. This fart could be so pungent that it could sting the eyes. If Kevin were here, he might be completely "poisoned" by this fart.
Now all these farts filled the room.
"Oh my god! Less than five percent has been digested! All the rest has been excreted? Cough cough cough..." For the first time, Ethan encountered such a situation and was almost suffocated by his own farts.
Fortunately, his parents were not at home. Otherwise... the consequences would be unimaginable.
There seemed to be poison in this fart!
"I really can't eat any more!" Ethan couldn't help but say.
Just like a person who is already full, if he is forced to eat more, he will surely have a stomachache in the end.
Now, Ethan felt that he was in such a situation.
The farts were like the result of having a stomachache, uncontrollably coming out, just like having diarrhea.