Although the man in white felt helpless inside, his tone remained respectful: "So, what’s your usual schedule? When do you roughly return to the surface to rest?"

Wang Ye responded, "My excavation time is from 5 AM to 3 AM the next day. During the two hours in between, you can freely survey or collect minerals underground, and if you need help, you can find me."

Upon hearing this, the geologists were bewildered.

"5 AM to 3 AM the next day?!"

"You mean, you spend twenty-two hours a day in high-intensity excavation?"

"Yes." Wang Ye nodded in response.

His schedule had indeed been like this for the past few days.

After completing evolution at 5 AM, he began high-intensity excavation, maintaining this until 3 AM the next day. Upon returning to the surface, he absorbed Stellar Energy while devouring large amounts of graphite to replenish the carbon atoms in his body, providing raw materials for the Diamond Skeleton.

And this was not even his limit; if he pushed himself,

he could even spend a full twenty-four hours in the pit.

But for evolution, he needed the two hours to return to the surface to consume graphite.

This way, he could have enough carbon atoms to synthesize the Diamond Skeleton.

But the geologists in front of him showed expressions full of disbelief.

They knew that Wang Ye slept less than ordinary people, because earlier during a physical examination, Ning Junyi reported all the information he knew to the organization, including that Wang Ye seemed to require very little sleep.

But without witnessing it themselves, they only speculated that Wang Ye might only need about five hours of sleep, since a biological being, especially an individual with such formidable physical resilience like Wang Ye, would require rest, especially after engaging in such a high-intensity activity as mining.

For example, in the natural world, the strongest animals like lions, tigers, and rhinos usually move slowly and have long sleep durations to conserve energy, which is a trend in biological evolution: either saving energy in body functions or through resting habits.

According to Wang Ye’s account, he is also in the process of evolution, and evolving at an astonishing speed, which means he should also follow the natural law and evolve towards energy conservation.

Yet now, Wang Ye was telling them he could stay in the pit for twenty-two hours a day in high-intensity excavation, and even during the two hours of rest, they could seek his assistance at any time.

What does this mean? It means Wang Ye might not need rest at all!

Moreover, as they knew, Wang Ye’s capacity for consumption was also evolving, becoming almost unnecessary. He only needed sunlight exposure to replenish enough energy, did not require sleep, did not need food, and could still unleash such formidable power. It also appeared that his lifespan was far beyond that of ordinary humans, as the speed and limit of division of his blood cells were countless times greater than those of ordinary people; this was a physique that only seemed to exist in movies.

The leading man in white took quite a while to come to his senses, stammering as he asked, "Okay... it’s just 5 AM now, are you going down for excavation?"

Wang Ye nodded and said, "Hmm, I need to supplement some food first."

With that, he opened the warehouse’s door.

Inside the warehouse, there were mountains of graphite.

The graphite initially delivered by trucks amounted to nearly twenty tons,

and after Wang Ye consumed a ton of graphite not long ago,

the graphite in the warehouse noticeably diminished.

At this moment, the geologists behind him were still quite confused about the situation.

Food supplement? According to the information provided by the military, wasn’t Wang Ye already free from the need to consume food? Why is he now starting to supplement food again?

And even if he needs to supplement food, why did he suddenly open the door of the graphite storage warehouse? Is there some connection between the stored graphite and food?

Just as they were bewildered,

Wang Ye, standing in the warehouse, moved.

They watched him unhesitatingly grab a piece of graphite and stuff it into his mouth.

The piece, the size of half a tiger’s head, bulged his cheeks.

His developed chewing muscles moved rhythmically, creating screeching and grating noises.

While chewing, black debris continuously fell from his mouth and chin.

It looked exceptionally savage.

"Dear God...!"

"What on earth is he eating?"

The geologists were petrified on the spot.

So when Wang Ye mentioned eating, he meant eating graphite?!

Humans, although omnivorous, can’t eat just anything, especially hard minerals like this. Whether it can be digested is a big question. If an ordinary person were to eat so much graphite in one go, the likely outcome would be surgery to remove it from the stomach, or they would painfully starve to death.

In ancient times, during famines, similar situations occurred where people had no food to eat and resorted to bark and Guanyin soil, which is a type of chewing earth. However, Guanyin soil cannot be digested by humans; eating a small amount is fine as it can be excreted together with other food, but if eaten excessively, the stomach would fill with it and be unable to expel anything, causing bloating and preventing any other food consumption, leading to starvation.

The graphite Wang Ye was consuming now wasn’t Guanyin soil, but it was undoubtedly one of the substances humans cannot digest. Even if one could barely digest some of it, humans cannot extract nutrients from it, resulting in excreting it in the same form it was consumed.