A Bite of Douluo Continent

Perhaps only Yu Hua, who spends his days studying elixirs and spiritual plants, has the leisure to come to the small shop for a meal every day.

A fiery red figure pushed open the door and entered. She immediately saw Fuya, dressed in a maid outfit, moving around the shop. Seeing her best friend looking like a completely different person, she couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise.

Ying Shuangshuang didn't try to hide anything today, after all, in her eyes, the shop's waitress was her best friend, and she was there as part of her best friend's support group.

If this shop owner dares to mistreat Fuya, hmph, watch me, Ying Shuangshuang, burn you to ashes!

Ying Shuangshuang's striking fiery red dress caught Fuya's eye quickly. She hurried over, took her hand, and led her to an empty seat. "I'm a bit busy right now. I'll tell you later. What do you want to eat?"

Looking at Fuya, who had suddenly become more capable in just a few hours, Ying Shuangshuang blankly said, "A small portion of fried rice with egg, a Dongpo pork knuckle, and a tomato beef brisket."

"Our shop has new products today, Qinan juice. You usually love drinking juice, why don't you try one?"

"Ah... okay." Ying Shuangshuang nodded blankly, feeling betrayed by her best friend.

It's only my first day at work, why am I already actively trying to get business for the boss?

It's all the boss's fault!

Ying Shuangshuang glared resentfully at the busy figure in the kitchen.

Waaaaah, give me back my best friend!

"Ah!"

Qi Han, who was in the kitchen, couldn't help but sneeze.

"System, is your range hood broken?"

Why did I suddenly start sneezing? Was it from the cooking fumes?

[Please do not slander this system. The range hood is not faulty; someone is insulting the host.]

Someone insulted me?

Qi Han expressed disbelief.

I'm just as handsome as my readers, who wouldn't love me?

I looked at the beef brisket in front of me with regret; I'd sneezed on it, so it was obviously no longer usable.

"System, recycle it, give me a new one."

Chapter Thirty-Two: Opportunities to Become a Junior Chef

"Boss, I'll head back now."

"Okay, come over at 10:30 tomorrow." Qi Han waved and watched the girl turn and leave.

"Okay, boss, I'll be there on time."

After changing back into Shrek Academy's uniform, Fuya carefully put the two maid outfits away in her bosom and walked towards the side gate of Shrek Academy.

Such a beautiful dress should be cherished.

The side gate of Shrek Academy is not far behind Qi Han's shop, and the dormitory area of ​​Shrek Academy is near the side gate.

Or perhaps this side door was originally designed to facilitate the entry and exit of students.

The gatekeeper merely glanced at Fuya's Shrek Academy uniform before immediately opening the gate and letting her in.

No one in this world would dare to disguise themselves as a Shrek Academy student and sneak in.

Back in her dorm, Fuya finally relaxed and lay down on her bed.

Even for a Soul Master like her, serving dishes and recording menus for two hours straight is still a very tiring task.

After all, the small shop was doing really well.

"Waaah, Fuya, don't you want your best friend anymore?!" A beam of white light suddenly shone, making Shuangshuang's face appear deathly pale, like a ghost!

"Ah!" Fuya screamed and jumped out of bed in terror.

She's terrified of ghosts.

She quickly realized that it wasn't a ghost, but her own fake best friend. Furious, she pounced on Ying and they started tickling each other.

After playing around for a while, the two exhausted people lay down side by side on the bed.

"Is being a waitress tiring?" Ying Shuangshuang turned her head to look at her best friend's delicate profile and asked softly.

"It's alright, and the food at this little shop is really delicious!"

Fuya's eyes lit up.

For her, the busyness of the small shop was nothing compared to the many hardships she had endured as a student of Shrek Academy.

Recalling the delicious pork tripe and chicken soup and fried rice with eggs, Fuya felt that such busyness was not worthy of the delicious food she had eaten.

What should I do if I feel inexplicably guilty?

correct!

Thinking of the delicious food she had eaten, Fuya suddenly got out of bed and sat cross-legged in a cultivation posture.

We can't waste this; we need to cultivate and absorb all this nutrition as soon as possible.

Ying Shuangshuang glanced helplessly at her best friend and sighed.

From the moment we met until now, my best friend has always been so diligent in her self-cultivation.

Ying Shuangshuang naturally also started cultivating. After eating so many delicious things at the small shop, she took advantage of the fact that the effects of the Dongpo pork knuckle had not yet worn off and began cultivating as soon as she returned to her dormitory.

However, once the effects of the Dongpo pork knuckle wore off, her enthusiasm for cultivation vanished.

The two have similar talents, but Ying Shuangshuang comes from a better family and eats more nutritious meals, yet she is still only a level 38 Soul Master. On the other hand, Fuya is already a level 42 Soul Sect expert.

The contrast is so obvious because Ying Shuangshuang is too lazy and Fuya is too hardworking.

Strangely enough, these two girls with completely different personalities and family backgrounds became close best friends.

Forget it, I'd better just work harder at my training.

Ying Shuangshuang, who had just wanted to have a nice good night's sleep, sighed softly when she saw Fuya working so hard. She got up, sat cross-legged, and began her meditation.

...

After watching Fuya leave the shop, Qi Han turned his gaze to the system's task panel.

Main Quest Four: A Small Goal

The shop's cumulative revenue reached 100,000 Gold Soul Coins.

Task Description: Even for a culinary master, making money is just as important. Come and earn your own small goal!

Mission Rewards: 1 three-star random recipe, 1 two-star selectable recipe fragment, +5 Soul Power Level

Task progress: 38213/100000

In just one night, the profit reached eight thousand gold soul coins.

It was only five thousand at noon.

Clearly, the extra 30% was thanks to hiring Fuya as a waitress.

Previously, Qi Han had spent a lot of time and was extremely inefficient in clearing the table and serving the dishes himself. Now that all these tasks have been handed over to Fuya, he only needs to focus on cooking, and his efficiency has naturally improved significantly.

Qi Han understood the reasoning, but now he suddenly felt that he was paying Fuya a little too little.

Sigh, there are so few entrepreneurs with such a conscience as me.

[Please don't flatter yourself, host. You're not exactly an entrepreneur; you're just a trainee chef.]

"Shut up!"

“Speaking of which…” Qi Han glanced at the menu on the wall. He had now mastered several two-star recipes. “System, when will I be able to become a junior chef?”

?

"System? Where are they?"

[The host told me to shut up.]

"Now you can speak."

[If I just speak whenever the host tells me to, wouldn't I lose face? Humph!]

Huh? It's even acting all high and mighty.

A wicked smile crept across Qi Han's lips.

"But you've already spoken."

【...】

Seeing that the system remained silent, Qi Han was overjoyed.

This was the first time he had ever won an argument with the system.

Fighting against the system is endlessly enjoyable.

After completing the fourth main quest, a new promotion quest will be available. Completing it will allow you to advance to the rank of Junior Chef.

Despite the bickering, the system is mostly quite dutiful and reliable.

"System, there are tasks for promotion too?"

Yes, the host needs to complete promotion tasks to be promoted. If they fail to do so, they will remain as a trainee chef.

"What are the benefits of becoming a junior chef?"

[By becoming a junior chef, you will be eligible to name your shop, and one-star recipes will no longer appear in random recipe drops.]

Ok?

Naming it is a minor issue, since the shop is already quite famous. Although it doesn't have a name yet, diners still call it "the shop opposite Tangmen".

For Qi Han, the second point was actually the most important.

Why are one-star recipes no longer appearing in random recipe drops?

Does this mean that future random recipe drops will start at two stars?

Yes, that's exactly what I mean.

hiss...