New Century Kitchen Warrior

Chapter 147 Market Research
"This is for you too."

This time, Grady immediately turned her head to look. It was not gold coins. She pouted and took the small snack box handed to her by Lei Ye.

The packaging was strange yet familiar, and after opening it, a small tentacle that was still moving was revealed.

Although tentacle monsters are terrible just to imagine, they are definitely a kind of food in a scorched earth where food is scarce. However, Grady shrugged and dodged. She didn't like these local specialties in the first place. After tasting Lei Ye's cooking, she decided that she would only eat what Lei Ye made, even if it cost money, because she could afford it anyway.

"What's that expression? Try it, it's quite delicious." Lei Ye said as he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

"Eh~" Gretty said with disgust, "Street snacks like this are very unhygienic, who knows if they are farmed or just ripped off from somewhere? Just imagine, this thing might have just been entangled with some unlucky trainee succubus maid, and now it's in your mouth, and you haven't even washed it carefully."

"I'm imagining it." Lei Ye ate even more vigorously.

Grady was stunned, and at this moment a skewer was quickly stuffed into her mouth.

When the food entered her mouth, Grady no longer resisted it. The taste, similar to that of octopus balls, filled her mouth, turned into a hot current flowing into her lower abdomen, and then turned into a feeling of happiness rising up.

"I processed this for you," Lei Ye squatted beside Greti and chewed slowly, watching the crowd pouring into Grey's Mall. "I saw him process the ingredients with my own eyes. Don't worry, I won't cheat you out of nothing. I just wanted to compare it with the local specialties. You're as vigilant as Mr. Li next door."

"What Old Li?" Grady wiped her tears thoroughly with her sleeve, then picked up the snack box and ate with a skewer.

"You don't know Old Li, because he was my former neighbor. When I was babysitting his kids, the kids wanted to look after Big Head Son and Small Head Dad. I let Stweie Son and Peter Dad go because they were boring. Later, Old Li wouldn't let me babysit his kids anymore."

Grady frowned and tried to understand what Lei Ye said, but she soon gave up. Don't try to understand something this person said casually. This is the easiest way to get along with him.

"You are such a terrible person." She muttered with her head down.

"What are you talking about? You're repaying kindness with enmity, aren't you? I helped you make money and even treated you to some snacks, but you turned around and scolded me!"

"It's really scary. I thought about it carefully today. The first live broadcast last night, due to the imperfect equipment, there was actually no one watching, right? You were bringing... uh... selling goods or something, and your purpose at that time was not to make money from dumplings. It was just a rehearsal. You did it to make me adapt and get used to it."

Grady groaned, feeling unhappy that she was being tricked. "Anyway, you have been trying to trick me into joining you. Well, it's not really a trick. After all, this is a good opportunity to make money. Even if you don't do this, as long as I observe quietly for a while, I will eventually propose cooperation. But this is even more strange. After all, as long as you wait until I ask, you can lower the price even lower. According to my calculations, I will also make money with a 90% split. I will definitely agree. But you did this. There was something wrong with you from the day you suddenly came to me. You said a lot of things and showed off new things. Then you worked for three consecutive days without sleep. Then you expanded the market so much in one go. It's like... it's like..."

".It's like you're in a hurry to expand your business."

Lei Ye smiled and ate the food in his hand in silence.

He just passed the topic with silence, and Grady tactfully stopped asking questions.

After he finished eating, he stood up and said, "Let's go. The last time I was in the Demon King's Castle was the last time, and I didn't wear my clothes properly. This time I want to go shopping, you take me."

"No," Grady shook her head, "The Dark Emperor never goes shopping. If someone sees me, my style will be ruined..."

Having predicted that Grety would say something similar, Lei Ye took out a mimicry veil from his storage bag, put it on his head, and threw the other one to Grety.

When he put on the veil, he instantly became a different person.

"Try it, it's not for sale."

Faced with yet another new thing, Grady was only slightly surprised before taking it immediately and putting it on her head carefully.

She pulled out the mirror and saw the face of a human woman.

Only then was Grety really surprised, surprised that the veil could actually read one's inner thoughts and change one's appearance. If this thing was not for sale, I'm afraid those Moon Clan girls would be completely unemployed in the future.

What’s even more surprising is that after so many years, the first people I thought of were still those people who left a shadow on me, even though they had all died long ago.

She shook her head to get rid of these disappointing thoughts and felt her new image with curiosity. With this thing, she wouldn't have to worry about so many things in the future and could go out and play happily.

"How much is this?" Grady asked warily.

This Lei Ye looked honest but was actually very cunning. He had calculated everything clearly in his mind. Could it be that he knew that I would like this thing very much and would definitely buy it? Grady silently estimated the price of this thing and found that the price he was willing to pay for it was surprisingly high. For a moment, he was a little uneasy.

"This is a gift for you. It doesn't matter what the money is." Lei Ye said casually.

Grady was stunned.

The first batch of customers who poured into Gray's Mall have already come out. An old man with a blond crew cut is squeezing out against the flow of people. Lei Ye doesn't know if it's an illusion, but he hears a faint voice in the air saying "We are all trying our best to live~".

Uncle Lierda was very annoyed. Firstly, because the lower-class demons who usually gave way to him dared to squeeze him hard, showing no sense of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Secondly, because he now knew why this thing cost a large silver coin.

byd it has been upgraded!

Now the third icon has been changed to Gray's Goods, and you can buy things by clicking on it. No wonder he is called Max, he bought hundreds of them in one go yesterday and planned to give them to his relatives in his hometown, but now they are all gone.

What to do? Just buy a new one. I have money anyway.

However, he didn't know that Lei Ye has already developed to the fifth generation today. But it doesn't affect his updating of products like squeezing toothpaste. He only launches one new function each time, so you can buy it slowly.

After finally squeezing out, Uncle Lierda greeted Axi, who had arrived late, and watched her blend into the crowd. He turned around and saw the young couple on the side of the road were still there, but he didn't know if it was because of his old age or his eyesight being blurry, but he always felt like they had become two different people.

The attitudes of the two people were still not very close, but at least they stopped crying and quarreling, so there was no need to ask the Minotaur to mediate. He came over, took out the two mobile phones he bought yesterday and stuffed them into their hands without saying a word.

"What are you two doing, you two? You two are so troublesome! Young couples nowadays can make a fuss for a long time over a small matter. It's annoying to watch. Just take it home and play. Why are you squatting here?"

After giving the two men a lecture, Lierda walked away with a bag of new gadgets in his hand, without even giving them a chance to speak.

Greti was dumbfounded. She had never thought that she would be mistaken for a young couple with Lei Ye. Well, it was better than being recognized as the Dark Emperor squatting on the roadside to wipe tears. She followed Lei Ye here to see if the effect of Gray Mall was really as good as he said. When she saw the big bag of things in Lierda's hand, she understood that it was a huge profit.

The key point is that she paid almost no cost, got 20% for free, made a fortune, and just had to wait for tomorrow's financial report.

In return, you can take your friends on a tour.

"Let's go, what do you want to see?" She stood up.

The Demon King's Castle is quite beautiful at night, with magic lamps lighting up everywhere. Those lamps are all works of Gratty. The light is soft and as romantic as moonlight.

There were a lot fewer people on the street, probably because they all gathered on the other side.

But the shop owners are still in their respective locations and have not left.

Lei Ye and Greti strolled side by side. He was observing what these small shops were selling. There were very few shops selling food, and the ingredients seemed to be very strange. The really high-quality ones were light industries. For example, Lei Ye saw all kinds of fancy stockings at a succubus stall. The quality was perfect and the design was very reasonable, reasonable in every sense. And for a little money, he could let the succubus lady try them on one by one using the display items.

In the end, Lei Ye did not let Miss Succubus go to the inventory to pick up the goods, but directly bought the display items.

For example, there is a small shop that specializes in tobacco. Lei Ye is surprised that tobacco can be grown in the scorched earth, but he finds that the tobacco sold is made from dead branches and leaves that are everywhere in the scorched earth. Only a small amount of top-quality goods are imported from a small human country.

Those pipes were very beautiful. Lei Ye thought about it and bought a good pipe and good tobacco, planning to give them to Chris, who had been the subject of his experiment and still hadn't recovered from the withdrawal reaction, when he returned to Yuzu Castle.

Of course, they will be delivered as they are, and the tobacco leaves will not be modified using the chef's bonus.

Cooking Man is a great skill. If used well, it can really save the world. Lei Ye will not let it create any evil products.

After a walk around, the most noteworthy thing is the few large restaurants in the Demon King's City. Lei Ye has some impression of this place. He once severely punished a proud succubus here. He didn't pay much attention to the restaurant at that time. Now it's a good opportunity to come in and try it.

First of all, the decor, it's great.

It's a classy-looking place, with a golden gate that looks like the entrance to a temple, and two large black wings reliefs that instantly bring up the texture of the place.

Lei Ye chose a seat, looked at the menu handed to him by the succubus waiter, and quickly understood why this restaurant was so high-end.

The menu was almost entirely made up of items from Hillius. Lei Ye even saw the familiar deluxe luncheon meat set, but the price here was fifteen times higher.

So dark.

But after all, this was a market survey, so Lei Ye still ordered one with a pinch of his tongue.

After tasting it, I have to say that the deluxe luncheon meat from Jiaotu is much more delicious than that from Hillius. The chefs here at least know a little about the cooking temperature and the correct way to use seasonings.

This must be the top level of Scorched Earth, much better than Hillius, but not qualified to compete with him. Lei Ye thought about it. He could see that a lot of thought had been put into the food here. The boss behind the scenes must be someone who loves cooking. It was a bit unfair for him to win by cheating. Maybe he could talk to the boss about cooperation later to protect her from losses.

He turned and glanced at Grady.

She was very quiet along the way, but she looked around with curiosity on her face, like a big kid who hadn't been outside for a long time.

Lei Ye bought her a few small gifts, but when she was paying, they were snatched away and she gave Lei Ye a few small things in return, such as an ugly monster doll that made a squeaking sound when she squeezed it.

Lei Ye felt that Grady was very smart. When negotiating business, she would try to get as much as possible, but she would not use favors like such small items. However, sometimes he also felt that she was not very human because she was always too calculating about money. Just like this meal, she didn't touch anything on the table because she didn't want to pay for it herself.

Because Lei Ye ordered a table of food on his own and wanted to compare, he had no intention of asking Grady to pay. But from this small detail, it can be seen that Grady's inner defense is so strong, which still makes Lei Ye very curious.

He remembered what Sekopos said, that Grady had some leverage over her, a leverage that could easily be used to control her.

Maybe it has something to do with Grady's current personality.

The door opened and an eye-catching woman walked into the room. She looked around first, and when she found that there were not many customers, she sighed heavily, then found a table and placed the bag in her hand on it.

Seeing that the wings on her back were consistent with the relief on the door, it was not difficult to explain why she was so calm as if she had entered her own home. What she took out of the bag were several boxes of pre-prepared meals. Because Lei Ye's production could not keep up at the moment, these were expensive limited editions. Looking at the red national trend packaging, you could tell that this lady must have spent a lot of money to get them.

Immediately, a succubus waitress came forward, but the lady from the Winged Clan ignored her and went straight to the kitchen. After a while, she came out with a plate of meat rice.

She chose a seat some distance away from Lei Ye and sat there alone, eating slowly.

After the first bite, her upper body stiffened and her lower body trembled slightly.

After a while, when she took the second bite, her strong woman temperament collapsed. She changed from picking up the rice with her hands to shoveling it away, eating it voraciously.

Tears streamed down my face.

"I thought my sister also added chili peppers" Lei Ye was stunned.

"That's Axi, the owner of this restaurant," Grady introduced in a low voice, with a little bit of gloating, "She's probably crying because she has a premonition that she's going to be ruined by you."

Lei Ye hesitated for a moment, stood up, and walked towards the girl who was eating the Guochao Pincai meal alone with tears in her eyes.

Normally, Aksi was very cautious when interacting with people, avoiding them whenever possible and always giving off an aura that said "don't disturb strangers". But at this moment, she didn't care that someone had the audacity to sit in front of her, and just ate silently with tears in her eyes.

Lei Ye noticed that the other person's chopsticks had barbs on them, so he silently placed a new pair of chopsticks and pushed them over, and took the black plastic spoon.

(End of this chapter)