"System, open the EX-Rank Evaluation treasure chest!" Then, without further thought, Takeru directly opened the chest.
[Ding, successfully opened the EX-Rank treasure chest. Congratulations, you have obtained: Item Slot Expansion Permit *8, Intermediate Character Card *2, Advanced Enhancement Potion *2, Advanced Skill Upgrade Scroll *1, Interdimensional Lottery Ticket *2, Advanced Interdimensional Lottery Ticket *1.]
Seeing the items from the chest, including so many lottery tickets, Takeru was somewhat surprised.
Especially the glittering Advanced Interdimensional Lottery Ticket, its value was evident just by looking at it.
"System, use all the Item Slot Expansion Permits." Looking at the permits in his hand, Takeru hesitated for a moment, then used them all.
Although he already had 42 slots, with the increasing number of monster corpses and slime products, his ample slots were becoming a bit insufficient. The fact that the item bar was unaffected by time was simply too useful.
[Use Item Slot Expansion *8? Requires C-Rank Evaluation *8, 40,000 points, Item Slot Expansion Permit *8. Confirm?]
"Confirm."
[Deduction successful, expansion complete. Current remaining: EX-Rank Evaluation *2, S-Rank Evaluation *2, A-Rank Evaluation *1, B-Rank Evaluation *2, C-Rank Evaluation *2, Points 874,400.]
With the item slot expansion complete, Takeru's item slots reached 50. Combined with his own space magic, it should be sufficient for the short term.
Regarding the Intermediate Character Manifestation Scrolls, he already had one.
Now, with two more, he could directly use them for Raphtalia and Rifana.
As for the Advanced Skill Upgrade Scroll, Takeru already had one saved. Now with another, he put it away as well.
Because of his improved aptitude and strength, frankly, if he put his mind to it, he could raise many abilities to an advanced level in a short time.
For example, Sun Breathing, after these days of training, had now successfully been raised to an advanced level. So, many skills didn't need such special scrolls wasted on them.
Takeru kept them thinking they might be more useful later. After all, this scroll forcibly upgraded a skill from intermediate to advanced, ignoring any proficiency requirements. It would be better to use it on a skill that Takeru himself found difficult to improve.
Next were the Advanced Enhancement Potions. Takeru's item bar already contained 3 bottles.
After thinking for a moment, Takeru took one bottle and drank it, then put the other away.
As the enhancement potion entered his stomach, it quickly took effect, strengthening Takeru. However, perhaps because Takeru himself was too strong, the perceived enhancement effect was not obvious.
Shaking his head, Takeru didn't mind. He directly took out two ordinary Interdimensional Lottery Tickets and used them immediately.
[Ding! Successfully opened the Interdimensional Lottery Ticket. Congratulations, you have obtained: Rainbow Fruit Seed *1, Confectionery Tree Seed *2.]
[Ding! Successfully opened the Interdimensional Lottery Ticket. Congratulations, you have obtained: Senzu Bean *5.]
[Rainbow Fruit Seed: When planted, it yields a special Rainbow Fruit. Its juice vapor forms a seven-color rainbow in the air, and its taste changes in seven stages depending on temperature and humidity, hence the name. It is said that a single drop of the raw juice can turn the water in a 25-meter-long pool into thick, aromatic juice.]
[Confectionery Tree Seed: A tree that bears a variety of snacks. Because producing these snacks requires a lot of nutrients, this tree is very rare. The land within a 1km radius of this tree becomes barren. It bears different delicious snacks according to the four seasons. Its varieties number in the hundreds of millions, so it is also called the [Hundred Million Tree].]
[Senzu Bean: A magical bean that restores stamina and heals injuries. One Senzu Bean can satisfy an ordinary person's hunger for ten days. (Note: This Senzu Bean can no longer be used as a seed for cultivation.)]
Looking at the three items obtained from the lottery, Takeru was stunned. He was very familiar with the origins of the three items: special foods unique to the Toriko World, and the precious healing item Senzu Bean that spans the entire Dragon Ball World.
Perhaps an ordinary person would only look at the Senzu Bean's description and treat it as an ordinary healing item. But Takeru knew very well how terrifying the Senzu Bean's recovery ability was.
Whether ordinary people or ultimate powerhouses, everyone was equal before this small bean.
It should be noted that as one's strength increases, the effectiveness of many recovery items gradually diminishes for powerhouses, or rather, they can't keep up with their needs.
Healing items are one thing, but items that restore stamina are truly rare. Especially items that can instantly restore peak condition regardless of one's strength level.
The only pity for Takeru was that these five Senzu Beans couldn't be re-cultivated to produce more.
Otherwise, Takeru would truly be unkillable as long as he wasn't instantly killed.
After taking a deep breath, Takeru put the Rainbow Fruit seed, the Confectionery Tree seeds, and the Senzu Beans away. Recovery potions could compare to the Senzu Bean's healing effect, but when it came to stamina recovery, recovery potions really couldn't compare.
Then, after putting away the items from the ordinary Interdimensional Lottery Tickets, Takeru looked at the Advanced Interdimensional Lottery Ticket with anticipation and chose to open it directly.
[Ding! Successfully used the Advanced Interdimensional Lottery Ticket. Congratulations, you have obtained: Special Substance... Gourmet Cells.]
Hearing what he had obtained, Takeru was completely stunned. After coming to his senses, he was even more amazed. He quickly inspected the special substance in his hand.
[Gourmet Cells: Can be fused with the body through consumption. After fusion, the body's cells become activated. They can evolve by consuming delicious food, gaining super adaptability. At the same time, strength becomes far beyond that of ordinary humans, surpassing human limits. An extremely precious item.]
Looking at the wriggling special substance in his hand, Takeru realized this was the Gourmet Cells he had once thought about. He hadn't expected to get them with a single Advanced Universal Lottery Ticket.
Takeru was also very clear about the immense potential of Gourmet Cells. Especially since Gourmet Cells exist in the form of Appetite Demons within the human body. Some of these Appetite Demons are incredibly terrifying, even capable of feeding on planets.
The strength of the top-tier beings shown in the later Toriko manga was also extremely high. Even Takeru at present couldn't rival such beings.
However, one point was that even if Takeru couldn't defeat such an opponent, as long as he was on guard, he didn't think he would die from such attacks.
After all, while their pure power might be extremely high, the mystical side was far inferior.
Also, it wasn't easy for an ordinary person to grow into a top-tier powerhouse. It depended heavily on the Appetite Demon parasitizing the Gourmet Cells.
Perhaps the most stunning example in the original work was the special [White Demon] inside Toriko. Although it didn't appear much, it left a deep impression.
It awakened when Toriko ate the Ougai sealed in a gold can. It appeared for an instant when Toriko's neck was broken during the battle with Acacia for GOD, frightening Acacia into blasting Toriko away.
At the end of the final battle, it caught NEO's last punch and poked a hole through NEO's head with one finger...
Shaking his head, Takeru really couldn't say what the growth ceiling of Gourmet Cells was.
But at the very least, this thing was extremely useful for Takeru now. Even if he lacked the special foods from the Toriko World to grow much, relying on occasionally obtained foods from lotteries and his own plant cultivation, he could still increase his strength considerably.
Takeru also looked forward to it. As someone who was already extremely powerful, what level his strength would reach after fully tapping the potential of Gourmet Cells would be very worth anticipating.
Thinking this, Takeru directly placed the Gourmet Cells at his mouth. Soon, upon touching Takeru's lips, the Gourmet Cells melted instantly, quickly fusing within Takeru's body. Takeru truly felt his body being rapidly restructured.
Within just a few minutes, Takeru felt a hunger signal from his body. This unique hunger felt like he could devour several cows.
Thinking this, Takeru quickly took out a large amount of food stored in his item bar and started eating quickly. A hundred-person portion of food was soon devoured by Takeru, but his hunger was only slightly relieved. He then took out his inventory again and quickly consumed it.
After about twenty minutes, having eaten roughly five hundred portions of food, Takeru stopped eating.
However, the consumption of so much food was not in vain, because Takeru could feel that the food was being converted into special energy to strengthen him.