Elf: Seriously? You only get a cheat code when you're about to die?

Chapter 21 New Mission, New Food

Soon, the mud loach and the catfish king helped Anjie plant the lotus roots, and the two brothers then returned to their original home to prepare for moving.

Anjie also went to help.

The two brothers dug out all the remaining lotus roots from the puddle, and Anjie took the little Snorlax and the others to help carry the lotus roots back to their home.

The Mud Loach and Catfish King brothers have decided to store all the lotus roots with Anjie. Anjie puts them in the refrigerator at home and then instructs Tianxi to deliver some to the Mud Loach and Catfish King every noon and evening.

And so, the two brothers officially became neighbors with Anjie's family.

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Several days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Anja and Munchlax had just seen off the Pokémon after they finished eating breakfast when they suddenly received a system notification. The status of the task bar had changed.

Invite 100 Pokémon, for a period of 30 days. (100/100) - Completed, reward to be claimed.

The last beginner quest was finally completed. Anjie had deliberately delayed it, but it still came so quickly.

Without hesitation, I clicked to claim the reward, and a pop-up notification immediately appeared.

Congratulations, Master, you have received the reward: Constitution +2.

As soon as Anjie finished clicking on the reward, another pop-up window immediately appeared in the system taskbar.

Congratulations, master, on passing the beginner stage and obtaining the achievement rewards: Constitution +5, Intelligence +5, Home binding qualification, and system permission sharing qualification.

Anjie glanced at her personal information panel and, sure enough, the data had been updated.

Anjie

Race: human

Sex: Male

Age: 16 (+500)

Physical condition: 12

Intelligence: 8

Culinary skills rating: A complete novice, barely able to eat it.

He clenched his fist, feeling an immense surge of power within him, enough to kill a Tauros with a single punch.

He looked at the system taskbar again and found that the taskbar interface had been updated, displaying the following:

【Daily Task 1】Train in the culinary training room for 1 hour – To be completed.

[Daily Task 2] Invite 10 Pokémon - Completed, reward to be claimed.

Anjie knew without guessing that these two daily tasks were fixed tasks that would be refreshed daily in the future, so he claimed the reward for the completed [Daily Task 2] without hesitation.

A pop-up notification appears immediately.

Congratulations, owner, you have received a reward: 1 jin of rice.

One pound of rice? Is it really that tiny?

But thinking about it, Anjie felt it was normal, since it was a daily task that refreshed every day, so the rewards were usually quite normal.

Checking his system inventory, Anjie indeed found a "1 jin of rice" label. Come to think of it, he hadn't eaten rice in a long time. He decided to have this for dinner tonight, along with two side dishes. It would be delicious. Luckily, there were plenty of vegetables in his garden that were ready to eat.

But... his novice period is over. Do he still have the seasonings in his kitchen? Without seasonings, he'll be completely lost and won't be able to cook anything.

Suddenly, Anjie remembered that after passing the beginner period, he seemed to have a special reward: home binding qualification? System permission sharing qualification? What was that?

"Dianci! Diancie!"

Now it's time to guide the little sprites to make their appearance!

"Here I am, here I am!"

When Tianxi saw Anjie calling so urgently, she thought something had happened. But after hearing Anjie's question, she suddenly realized and said:

"Oh, so that's what it was for!"

Then it explained to Anjie in detail what home binding qualification and system permission sharing meant.

The first step is to determine the eligibility for home registration.

Angel can choose a location as its home and bind it to the system. Once bound, any Pokémon living in the "home" can be summoned and sent back to Angel at any time, no matter where Angel is.

Then there's system permission sharing.

Angel can pay wages (happiness points) to Pokémon living in the Home through the system, and then share access to the system shop with the Pokémon, so that the Pokémon can freely shop in the system shop!

After hearing Tianxi's explanation, Anjie exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, that's so convenient?"

Tianxi nodded. "Do you want to bind your home?" Its face was full of anticipation. It also really wanted to shop in the system store.

Anjie said impatiently, "Binding, binding, home is of course where we live now."

"OK."

As Diancie finished speaking, a pop-up window appeared on Ange's system interface.

Should I link my current residence as my home address?

Be

no

Anjie clicked "Yes" without hesitation, and the system immediately issued a notification: Congratulations, owner, you have successfully bound your home.

Diancie then asked, "Should I share permissions with the Pokémon?"

Anjie didn't hesitate, "Share, share."

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, another pop-up window appeared on the system interface.

Should we share this with the Pokémon subsystem?

Be

no

Is this subsystem the so-called sharing permission? After Anjie clicked "Yes", a second pop-up window immediately appeared.

Please select the subsystem to share with.

1. Diancie

2. Koala with a tree pillow

3. Snorlax

This is a multi-select option. Anjie selected all three options, and the system immediately displayed a message: Congratulations, Master, the system sharing was successful.

After successfully sharing permissions, Anjie noticed an extra button at the bottom of her personal information screen.

Salary Payment

He clicked the button, and a pop-up window immediately appeared.

Please select the recipient of your salary payment.

Diancie

Tree pillow koala

Snorlax ()

This is also a multiple-choice option; the parentheses after the name are used to enter the amount of salary to be paid.

Anjie thought for a moment, then entered 500 into each parenthesis. It wasn't that he was being stingy; he was just too poor. His salary would definitely increase in the future.

After Anjie finished entering the information and clicked "OK," his happiness points immediately decreased by 1500. At the same time, a reaction occurred in front of Tianxi and the other two, and an interface suddenly popped up.

Diancie

Balance: 500

Shop

backpack

The subsystem interfaces of the three Pokémon are identical except for their names; they are very simple and easy to use.

As the system's guide sprite, Diancie was naturally familiar with everything. Upon seeing the interface appear, she immediately said mischievously to Ange:

"Thank you for the tip, boss."

At this moment, Komaru and Snorlax are puzzled by the interface that suddenly appeared in front of them.

Seeing this, Ange said to Diancie, "Alright, stop being naughty. Hurry up and teach Snorlax and Komaru how to use the system, or their CPUs will burn out."

"Yes, sir!" Tianxi dashed off in a flash.

Anjie shook her head helplessly.

The three Pokémon then huddled together to study how to use the subsystem.

When Anjie was making lunch, she discovered that she hadn't used too little seasoning; in fact, she had used too much, as had flour and other ingredients.

Then Tianxi explained the reason to him: in order to help him transition smoothly, the system had given him a full month's supply of ingredients and seasonings. If Anjie still couldn't find a source of ingredients after he used them up, then it wouldn't be the system's problem.

Anjie once again felt that the system was truly considerate, taking into account all aspects.

That evening, Anjie went to the training room with Munchlax as usual. An hour later, the status of the system taskbar changed.

【Daily Task 1】Train in the Culinary Training Room for 1 hour – Completed, reward to be claimed.

[Daily Task 2] Invite 10 Pokémon - Completed, reward claimed.

He clicked to claim, and the system displayed a notification message.

Congratulations, owner, you have received a reward: a bunch of celery.

Okay, the rewards for daily tasks are all about the same.

The next morning, Tianxi knocked on Anjie's door.

"Anjie, there's a new mission. Do you want to take it?"

"What mission?" Anjie asked.

"Take a look." With that, Tianxi showed the mission pop-up to Ange.

[Purchase Mission] Go to the capital city of Azot to purchase ingredients. Do you want to accept the mission?

Be

no

Anjie was slightly taken aback when she saw the task.

Azot, his former home! He had long wanted to go back and see it, but the thought that things had probably changed drastically made him feel a little hesitant to return.

Are we finally going back now?

Tianxi could guess Ange's complex emotions, and so could it, after all, the royal city of Azot had once been its home.

"Let's go back and take a look," Tianxi said.

"Okay." Anjie smiled and nodded to Tianxi, then accepted the task, and the system taskbar interface immediately changed.

【Daily Task 1】Train in the culinary training room for 1 hour – To be completed.

[Daily Task 2] Invite 10 Pokémon - To be completed.

[Purchase Task] Go to the capital city of Azot to purchase ingredients - To be completed.

Daily quests refresh at a fixed time every day and don't require Ange to accept them. Although the quest rewards are average, they are long-lasting. Moreover, as Diancie mentioned, there is a very low probability that daily quest rewards will drop good items, so it all depends on Ange's luck.

In addition, after the beginner period ends, all of Anjie's tasks will no longer have time limits. However, if some tasks are not completed quickly, it may affect the acceptance of subsequent tasks.

After accepting the mission, Anja, Diancie, and Munchlax went downstairs together, and a new day began.

In the kitchen, Anjay handed over the task of steaming buns to Munchlax, while she herself dealt with the reward she received for completing the task last night—a bunch of celery.

"G-G-G-Master, what are you doing?"

While kneading the dough, the little Snorlax stared intently at the celery in Anja's hand, wondering if its master was going to make something delicious again.

Thinking of the rice he ate last night, which smelled so delicious, Snorlax's mouth watered uncontrollably.

The portion was a bit small; you could only taste it.

Anjie only received one pound of rice as a reward yesterday, which was far from enough for Munchlax's large appetite.

Anjie said with a smile, "We won't have steamed buns this morning, we'll have something else." He planned to make some steamed buns with the celery he had just gotten.

Steamed buns are nowhere near as delicious as baozi.

Upon hearing Anjie's words, the little Snorlax's eyes lit up, and it quickened its kneading motions.

()expect! ! !

Anjie glanced at the little Munchlax and shook his head helplessly.

He finely chopped the washed celery, then added various seasonings and mixed it well. He also added scallions and garlic grown in his own garden, along with sesame oil specially supplied by the system. The taste was incredibly tempting.

After preparing the filling, Anjai took the kneaded dough from Snorlax, rolled it into a long strip, cut it into equal portions, and then started wrapping the buns.

He held the dough in his left hand, added the filling, and then used his right thumb and forefinger to pinch the opening of the bun. With his thumb still, he rotated the dough with his forefinger, and pleats appeared on the bun.

Putting the taste aside, Anjie's buns are absolutely impeccable in appearance. They are white, plump, and round, about the size of a baby's fist. The pleats on the buns are all the same size and neatly arranged. They don't look like they were made by hand, but rather like they were made by machine. You absolutely can't make them without some skill.

Anjie was incredibly fast at making steamed buns. In no time, the cutting board was covered with plump, adorable little buns. The little Snorlax stared at them with bright, sparkling eyes, not even blinking.

"Gang~ Gang~~" Master, I want to learn this!

Anjie asked with a smile, "Want to learn?"

"Gang~~"

The little Snorlax nodded quickly, reached out and gently touched a bun, thinking: So cute.

"Okay, I'll teach you later." Anjie naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Just!!"

The little Snorlax immediately spun around happily.

After the other Pokémon finished their breakfast, Angelina, Diancie, Snorlax, and Komaru sat around a table with a bowl of steaming buns in the center. The aroma of the buns filled the air and wafted around the four of them.

The little Snorlax kept sniffing, as if it wanted to inhale all the fragrance into its belly.

"Alright everyone, let's eat! Try today's steamed buns and see if they're delicious."

As soon as Anjie finished speaking, the little Snorlax couldn't wait to pick up a bun.

Hoo-ha~ Hoo-ha~~

The steamed buns were piping hot, and the little Snorlax was scalding them, hissing in pain. But even so, it couldn't bear to put down the delicious food in its hands.

Even with its eyes closed, the tree-pillow koala's movements were just as fast as Snorlax's.

The little Snorlax took a bite out of the bun, revealing the crisp celery filling with its juices, interspersed with scallions. The fresh vegetable flavor blended perfectly with the unique wheat aroma of the bun skin.

excellent!

"Wow~~~" It's so delicious!

Seeing that Snorlax and Komaru were eating happily, Ange smiled and urged Diancie, "Dianci, you should eat too."

The family of four quickly finished off a bowl of steamed buns. Little Snorlax still looked like it wasn't full after eating, so it showed off another bowl of steamed buns separately.

Unfortunately, the system reward of celery was limited; Ange only had enough to make a few buns, which was just enough to whet the appetite of the little Munchlax.

Because they were too full, Ange hugged the Tree Pillow Koala and took Diancie and Snorlax out for a walk to digest their food.

The morning breeze on the Nibel Plateau carried a slight chill, refreshing the mind and body. The family of four strolled leisurely across the grass, occasionally greeting the Pokémon they encountered along the way.

Compared to when they first arrived at the Nebel Plateau, the Pokémon's attitude towards Angel is now completely different. While not all of them have accepted him, at least now almost none of them run away at the sight of him; at most, they just pretend they don't see him.

Of course, this is a minority; most Pokémon are quite friendly.

(End of this chapter)