However, the changes in the strength of the Gourmet Cells in Takumi's body did not cause much external change.
Unlike people in this world, when they eat something good, their body will either glow with golden light or they will immediately transform into a muscular King Kong. Because Takumi himself has great strength, and the Gourmet Cells are further optimized by his Perfect Body. This means that Takumi's Gourmet Cells will not have any superficial impact on him in the process of becoming stronger.
Not even a breath of energy leaked out, so even Jiro, who was sitting next to Takumi, didn't notice anything unusual.
As for the effect of the Gourmet Cells becoming stronger... the increase in physical strength was not that great given Takumi's already robust physique, only about less than one percent. Although the intensity of this increase is enough to make an ordinary person become a city-destroying master.
But for Takumi, it was almost negligible. After all, for a player with a Star-level rating, the improvement of destroying one more city is really not obvious.
However, in addition to the increase in physical fitness, what Takumi is more concerned about is the strengthening of the special abilities of the Gourmet Cells. His Appetite Demon is a super-single-universe-level Divine Dragon, possessing numerous and powerful abilities that are almost law-like. These include: Time, Space, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, etc.
These are all very powerful abilities in any extraordinary world. Especially the abilities of Time and Space. These are the most recognized laws among countless laws. There is even a saying that Time is respected and Space is king. And these two are the abilities that Takumi most hopes to be strengthened.
Time Ability.
This is an ability that Takumi didn't have before integrating the Gourmet Cells, and he has been coveting it for a long time.
Spatial Ability.
Takumi originally had this, but it was precisely because he already had it that Takumi understood how powerful the Spatial Ability was, and hoped to fully control this law. Because the space ability is so useful.
From teleportation and displacement to space expansion often used in the construction of Dimension Cities, and attached to some equipment, it is made into very convenient spatial storage equipment. Then, solidifying space creates a very high-priority forced control effect on the enemy; solidifying space achieves a super strong defense effect; and cutting space achieves a 100% defense-breaking effect.
Whether it is for daily use or as a bonus to combat effectiveness, the Spatial Ability is first-class and can be said to be almost an all-rounder. Takumi, who has tasted some of the benefits, will naturally not be satisfied with the status quo. It would be great if he could directly master the laws of space.
Although these abilities were obtained after Takumi fused the Gourmet Cells, their strength was very weak and they could hardly form any combat effectiveness. But now, as the strength of the Gourmet Cells has increased, so has the intensity of these abilities, and the results are very promising.
Time Ability.
From the time that could only be paused for a few seconds within a range of ten meters, it has been improved to the present level, and can reach a range of one thousand meters for three minutes. And it also extends the use methods such as acceleration, deceleration, as well as backtracking.
Time Acceleration.
It can accelerate the time of an object, including living things and oneself. Similar to Kiritsugu Emiya's Time Alter in the Fate world. At the same time, an acceleration barrier can also be applied to a range to create a gap in the time flow rate inside and outside, creating an effect similar to that of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
However, there is currently no acceleration effect as strong as 365 times (one day inside equals one year outside), only five times. That is, one day outside equals five days inside the barrier. Moreover, the result does not last long. With Takumi's current ability strength, deploying an acceleration barrier can only last for about one day (external time).
Time Deceleration.
It has the opposite effect of speeding up. It can be used to slow down the target's time flow to achieve the effect of slowing down the target, similar to the Slow-Slow Fruit ability in One Piece.
But the real power of this ability is that it is used in conjunction with the acceleration ability. Such as an accelerating barrier. If a time deceleration effect is added to the acceleration barrier, the time difference between inside and outside the barrier can be further widened. For now, if acceleration and deceleration are used at the same time, the time flow rate difference between inside and outside the barrier can reach one to ten.
This made Takumi very happy. Because this ability is so useful. With this ability, the construction of Dimension Cities will press the accelerator button in the future. And for some work such as production and research, this ability should not be too buggy, okay?
For example, for agriculture in Dimension City. The agricultural production in Dimension City is currently mainly managed by Takumi using the Universal Tool. The Universal Tool has a very high growth rate for the growth cycle of crops. Grains such as wheat and rice can mature in about ten days.
If the acceleration barrier is applied to this, then... the maturity cycle of crops will be reduced to within a day or two again! Wheat and rice that mature in two days! What is this concept?!
There are also medicinal materials that have age requirements. After being accelerated by the acceleration barrier, they can also be produced quickly.
In terms of research, the Acceleration Barrier is also quite useful. Take the new business Takumi just received from Aleister, the project of developing equipment to replace the Misaka Sisters within a month. Now that there is an acceleration barrier, this one-month period can be relaxed ten times, leaving ten months for research.
Not to mention the backtracking ability, a BUG within a BUG. Whether it is injury, disease, or even death, all negative states can be recovered by going back in time. However, this ability can only go back a few seconds at present, which is not enough.
But even so! It is indeed a Time Ability; it is simply too strong. Takumi couldn't help but admire secretly.
As for the Spatial Ability, the gains are also not small. In the past, it could only move an object weighing ten kilograms for tens of meters, but now it can easily transport hundreds of tons for dozens of kilometers. Several new extension methods have also been added.
Needless to say, he could originally open up and expand space using magic. Even if this is not available for the time being, it will not affect much.
What really surprised Takumi was the Space Cutting ability. This is a space attack method that he has been coveting for a long time but has yet to master. It has an unparalleled defense-breaking effect.
No matter how high the opponent's defense is, as long as there is no space resistance, he can only be cut in half in front of Space Cutting! No matter what kind of invincible iron turtle you are, they can cut you in half directly from space! It can even restrain regeneration abilities to a certain extent.
It can be called an unparalleled attack!