I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Chapter 419 The Despicable Outsider

"?" Dream turned her head blankly, then smelled a strange odor, which made Dream frown and look a little angry.

This reminded Heath of the cat he used to have. When Heath woke it up from a deep sleep, it would make this face and then launch into a tirade filled with meows, which, although it sounded meowing, was actually quite cute.

"Mew, can you help me get rid of this flower's smell?" Heath looked at Mew excitedly. Mew is a Psychic-type Pokémon, and a Mythical Pokémon, and in the past, it was even a Legendary Pokémon, so Heath felt that there was a high possibility that Mew could do this. After hearing Heath's words, Mew nodded, and then waved its hand. Heath was pleasantly surprised to find that the smell that had been giving Heath such a headache had completely disappeared.

Heath even buried his head in the heather, but he couldn't smell any of that life-giving scent. This made Heath much more satisfied. Once he overcame the problem of the scent, the task given by the cheat code wouldn't be so difficult.

Aside from the special flavor associated with the continuation of life, photinia flowers are actually just ordinary flowers that can be used in cooking simply by cleaning them.

Heath quickly made a simple stir-fried egg with heather flowers. He then smelled it and found that only the eggs smelled. The heather flowers seemed to have lost all their flavor and became like cabbage. Heath took a bite and found it normal, without any problems.

You have completed a special mission and received a special reward.

You have obtained the flavor extractor.

You have completed the hidden achievement: The Despicable Outsider.

You have acquired a special title: Despicable Outsider (Automatically equipped, cannot be removed)

[The despicable outsider: Oh my God, look at this scoundrel! He actually used such a cheap trick to complete the mission! (When wearing the title, the success rate of bargaining increases by 30%, and it's easier to spot some 'clever' methods.)]

Heath's lips twitched. Heath was a little confused by the long string of prompts. However, looking at the special title, Heath was speechless. But it also made Heath a little curious. Could it be that the cheat code thought that with Heath's current cooking skills and strength, he actually had a way to remove the special smell of heather?

Heath felt that this was probably the only explanation, but Heath hadn't figured out how to erase it yet. Now, Heath didn't want to dwell on it anymore, since the mission was already completed, all thanks to Dream.

Heath's mood improved considerably. He hummed a little tune as he waited for Dream to finish his breakfast before clearing away the dishes. However, just as Heath began washing the dishes, he felt the food truck suddenly stop. Heath walked out in confusion. In such a short time, it was impossible for the food truck to have arrived at its designated destination, Dark Grey City. So, could something have happened on the highway?

Heath went to the driver's seat and glanced around. He then saw a long line of cars ahead, so long that it seemed to stretch on forever. Officer Jenny was holding a reflective sign to maintain order. Heath looked at Officer Jenny; he didn't recognize her and guessed she was a traffic cop on the highway.

"Excuse me, what's going on up ahead?" Heath asked, rolling down his window curiously as he looked at the traffic jam.

"Well, sir, because of the heavy rain a few days ago, a group of ground squirrels appeared ahead. They are crossing the road, and our staff are trying to drive them away," Officer Jenny said politely. Heath thanked her gratefully and then pulled his head back.

“A swarm of Diglett.” Heath scratched his head. Digletts are a peculiar group of Pokémon. Most of the time, these little guys don’t venture into human activity areas on their own, but sometimes there are exceptions. This time, it seems there was a special situation. However, given how long the line was, Heath didn’t know how many Digletts there were.

Traffic jams are something Heath is all too familiar with. After all, Heath often encountered traffic jams in his previous life, especially around the Spring Festival and other holidays. Traffic jams are indeed common on highways, although sometimes they may be caused by traffic accidents.

"Phew... It shouldn't be too long, right?" Heath wasn't quite sure. He had never experienced traffic jams in the Pokémon world before, so he wasn't sure how long it would take. He could only wait patiently. As the food truck turned off, Heath's food truck also quieted down. He yawned, glanced at his phone, and saw that it was a little past one in the afternoon. If this were Evergreen City, it would already be lunchtime, or even a little past lunchtime.

However, on the highway, Heath did not...

Ok?

Heath paused for a moment. When the topic turned to traffic jams and highways, Heath went to the driver's seat to take a look. There was a long line of cars in front of him, and the line of cars behind him was getting longer. All these cars were full of people, and people need to eat. Heath turned his head to look at the location of his kitchen. Heath had bought a lot of ingredients when he went out today.

"Aha, business is just coming to our door!" Heath was instantly delighted. He sincerely hoped the traffic jam would last longer, but looking at the long line of cars outside, Heath couldn't help but stroke his chin. There were so many people, but Heath couldn't possibly shout through a megaphone, so he needed some tricks. Heath stuck his hand out of the car window, and the refreshing wind blew on his hand. Heath nodded. As long as there was wind, that was fine.

How can a restaurant quickly attract customers without advertising? One way is to create a signboard, and another is to use aromas to entice customers. As we all know, when people are hungry, the aroma is the most unbearable torture. So Heath decided to use this method to attract customers, which is to attract customers by cooking dishes and letting the aroma of the dishes attract them.

"In that case, let's make curry chicken... cough cough, let's not talk about chicken." Heath quickly decided what he wanted to make today. If he were to say what kind of dish would be more appealing and more in line with everyone's taste, Heath felt that curry would definitely be the first choice.

Heath opened the window of the food cart and turned on the ventilation system. Then Heath began to prepare curry beef and curry chicken. As Heath prepared, a rich curry aroma gradually spread out and wafted around with the breeze.

"Gah?" A car window rolled down, and a Psyduck poked its head out.

Chapter 420 A Little Guy with a Business Mind

"Is this a food cart?" Officer Jenny couldn't help but ask. The aroma of curry was too tempting. She had eaten breakfast in the morning but hadn't had lunch yet. She had been able to hold on, but now, faced with this rich aroma, Officer Jenny said she was finding it hard to resist.

“Yes, Miss Officer Jenny, would you like to buy a curry rice?” Heath looked at Miss Officer Jenny with a smile. He deliberately did not close the car window, just for this moment. Once the rich aroma wafted out, it would be the most torturous thing in the world for those who had not yet had lunch.

Miss Officer Jenny swallowed hard. She glanced at the cars behind her, hesitated for a moment, then took out her wallet from her pocket and bought a curry rice from Heath. Fortunately, Heath had already prepared it, so all she had to do was scoop out a box of rice and pour the curry over it.

“Miss Officer Jenny, your curry rice. I have a seat here. Would you like to come in and sit down and rest for a bit?” Heath asked Officer Jenny gently. Although there was nothing wrong with eating standing up, Heath felt that eating while sitting down was more comfortable.

"No, I still have to manage traffic." Officer Jenny shook her head, took her rice, and continued walking towards the back while eating. The line behind her was still getting longer, and the traffic in front of her was still not moving. She didn't know if the Diglett swarm had left yet. If they hadn't, then this traffic jam might last for a long time. This was a characteristic of the Pokémon world. After all, in her previous life, it was completely impossible to see Diglett blocking the road and causing a traffic jam on the highway.

As Ms. Jenny bought a curry rice from Heath's, a man in a car next to Heath finally couldn't resist. He got out of the car, wiped the sweat from his brow, looked at Heath's food cart, hesitated for a moment, and then tried to walk over.

"Excuse me, do you sell food here?" the man asked somewhat embarrassedly. The traffic ahead showed no sign of moving, and he didn't know how much longer he would have to wait. He hadn't expected the highway to be so congested, and he was starving.

"Of course, this is a mobile restaurant. If you'd like to eat, you can come in and eat here, or you can take it back to your car to eat, that's fine too." Heath chuckled and took out a blackboard, which he had bought specifically for writing menus. Today's special menu item was curry rice, but if guests wanted something else, that was fine too. Heath had plenty of ingredients, so while it wasn't like guests could eat whatever they wanted, there were still quite a few choices.

"A mobile restaurant? This one of yours... ah, is it the one that Siluf Corporation showcased at the technology expo?" The man smiled with delight. Heath was taken aback; he really hadn't expected to encounter a customer who knew about his food truck on the highway. This was quite interesting.

“Yes.” Heath nodded, and the man instantly became excited. However, after looking at the traffic ahead, the man decided to take the food back to his car to eat, and Heath had no objection to this.

The man ordered three portions at once, and Heath didn't ask any questions. He had noticed two other people in the back seat of the car while he was cooking, so he guessed they were a family of three traveling together.

Heath modified one of the three curry rice dishes to suit the men's tastes, but left the other two unchanged. After selling all three curry rice dishes, Heath made another sum of money.

With one or two examples, Heath's food truck became busier. Every now and then, customers would come up by the smell of curry rice and wave their money to buy one serving of curry rice after another from Heath. Heath worked quickly, serving one serving of curry rice after another to the customers in front of him.

“Sir.” A little boy stood outside Heath’s food cart. Heath glanced at him; the boy looked to be about twelve years old, but rather thin. This inexplicably reminded Heath of Karenia, whom he had met before, who had also initially appeared malnourished.

"What's wrong? Do you want to buy curry rice?" Heath asked the boy in front of him. The boy immediately shook his head and looked at Heath with some trepidation.

“Sir, you see, there’s still a lot of traffic ahead, and many people behind are hungry. I’d like to ask if you need a temporary worker to run errands and deliver food for you? I can help you!” the boy said shyly. Heath was taken aback. He really hadn’t expected this kid to have such a business mind. Heath had indeed considered asking Zoroark to help with the food delivery, but when Heath went into the lounge earlier, he saw Zoroark still lying in bed fast asleep, so Heath gave up on the idea.

“I do have that idea… but how much are you planning to pay?” Heath looked at the little boy in front of him curiously. Heath’s curry rice wasn’t very expensive, eighteen a serving. Considering their location and the fact that Heath was the only one who could provide meals, the price was really not expensive. You have to understand that Heath now had a monopoly.

"Um...can you give me two cents as commission for each serving?" The little boy hesitated for a moment before asking. Heath raised an eyebrow. Two cents per serving would be quite a lot if he sold a lot, but Heath thought the price was pretty good. He knew that even if he sold ten servings, the little boy would only get two dollars in wages.

Heath nodded in agreement, and to prevent Heath from worrying that he would run away, the boy even brought his parents along. Their car was parked very close to Heath's food cart, just to the left and in front of it.

Heath packed the curry rice with satisfaction and put it in a large box. Then he asked the young man who came to work to take the rice to the front and sell it. Only some customers who lived nearby came to buy a serving. The other customers probably didn't know about it yet.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the boy happily ran over. The box in his hand was empty, and the boy handed a handful of money to Heath, looking at Heath expectantly. Heath calculated that it was exactly the right amount. Then Heath settled the little guy's wages. There were just fifty-two servings of curry rice, and Heath gave the little guy eleven dollars.

Chapter 421 Officer Jenny of Dark Grey City

However, after completing this transaction, Heath's grand plan to make money had to come to an end. Officer Jenny was efficient, and soon the traffic ahead began to flow. Heath bid farewell to the shrewd little fellow and drove his food truck toward his destination.

After resolving the mole traffic jam, the highway returned to its usual smooth flow. Heath quickly passed through Evergreen City and headed towards Dark Grey City. It wasn't until the afternoon that Heath saw the Dark Grey City tollbooth. He then had his food truck exit the tollbooth and arrived in this city, which primarily develops mining and also features museums and fossil research.

Upon entering Dark Grey City, Heath noticed that the city's population was slightly larger than that of Pallet Town and Evergreen City. However, the most distinctive feature of the city was its people. Heath saw that many men were simply dressed, their muscles impossible to conceal, while others looked rather thin. But in this city, Heath felt that muscular people made up more than 50 percent of the population, and they were the very muscular type.

Heath thought this might be because the mining industry in Deep Grey City was relatively developed, and many people were engaged in similar work, which led to these problems. However, as soon as he entered Deep Grey City, Heath saw a huge billboard.

"Hmm... The Pewter Science Museum plans to revive a fossil Pokémon in three days?" Hiss was taken aback. He really hadn't expected to be so lucky. It was just the right time—three days later—to see the Pewter Science Museum revive a fossil Pokémon. You see, although reviving fossil Pokémon wasn't a difficult problem for Ash after he embarked on his journey, at the current pace, this was groundbreaking research. However, Hiss was even more curious about which fossil Pokémon the Pewter Science Museum planned to revive this time.

Could it be Aerodactyl? That's really interesting. However, Heath remembers that after Arceus appeared in his previous life, many regionally unique Pokémon appeared, but Aerodactyl wasn't among them. This made Heath very curious. He was curious about what Aerodactyl's earliest form was like, and it seemed that all Pokémon resurrected from fossils had the Rock type. That was really interesting. This made Heath inexplicably think of his encounter in Pallet Town. Back then, Heath met people and Pokémon from the Distortion World. If Pokémon died and went to the Distortion World, would they take on the Ghost type?

Heath felt that next time she went to the Reverse World, she should definitely learn more about these things, as the other side of this world was quite interesting.

“But if I come today, I can see the science museum’s reopening the day after tomorrow. Then I’ll truly be witnessing history.” Heath yawned. Little Red jumped onto the counter next to Heath and curiously looked around at the unfamiliar city. After being sealed away for so long, everything seemed so new and interesting to Little Red.

"Good afternoon, Little Red. It's a good thing you didn't drink that oolong tea yesterday, otherwise it would have been really funny." Heath ruffled Little Red's hair. It was so fluffy. No wonder so many people like to keep cats. After all, cats look so cute and adorable. Heath remembered that someone had studied that a cat's face shape looks like a human baby, which makes humans feel cute and lovable from a genetic perspective.

"Meow!" Little Red flicked its tail unhappily. It was Hoopa, after all! How could it be like those idiots and go drink something that didn't look friendly at all? Little Red had originally planned to drink it last night, but it chose to let Zoroark and the others test the poison first to see if there were any adverse reactions. Who knew that Zoroark and the others would not be able to handle it after drinking it?

Thinking of this, Hoopa couldn't help but wag its tail proudly. Sure enough, it was different from ordinary Pokémon.

"Little Red is such a good girl." Heath chuckled and ruffled Little Red's hair. Little Red squinted her eyes in enjoyment, but then seemed to realize that this was a bit embarrassing, so she tugged at her airplane ears and jumped out of Heath's hand, looking like she was saying 'Don't touch me'.

Heath was both amused and exasperated. No wonder so many people said cats were crazy. Although Heath didn't know Little Red's true identity, judging from Little Red's current state, that statement really made sense.

As usual, Heath first went to Officer J.A.S. Heath knew the Officer J.A.S. captain of Dark Grey City, since Evergreen City and Dark Grey City were neighbors. Of course, the main reason was that Dark Grey City's public security was not very good, so Officer J.A.S. of Dark Grey City would often be organized to come to Evergreen City to learn how to improve and how to reduce the crime rate.

Although Heath thought that Pryde City probably couldn't learn it, after all, the reason why Viridian City had a low crime rate was entirely because the leader of Team Rocket, the largest dark organization in the Kanto region, was the Gym Leader of Viridian City. Mr. Giovanni had made outstanding contributions to the safety of Viridian City.

However, Heath had also heard Officer Jenny from Pewter City say that Pewter City's biggest problem was actually the miners. These guys were very wild, which gave Officer Jenny a lot of headaches. Moreover, the miners were mostly trainers, carrying Pokémon like Geodude, Graveler, or Machop with them.

"Heath, what brings you to Pyrenees City all of a sudden? I heard from Maple that you went to Mossdeep City." The Officers' Squad in Pyrenees City seemed to be larger, but the Officers here were all very serious and busy. Every now and then, Heath would see some Officers riding Growlithe and Arcanine and rushing off, not knowing what mission they were going to carry out.

“I’m back. I came to Dark Grey City because I was traveling… Sister Jing, should I go to the kitchen and make dinner for everyone?” Heath looked at the busy Officers’ Club. Although he knew that Officers’ Club in Dark Grey City was very busy, he did not expect them to be this busy.

“That would be the best, of course. I’ve heard Feng say many times that your cooking is incredibly delicious. Everyone is eager to try it.” Officer Jenny smiled, and Heath got his parking spot in Deep Grey City, Officer Jenny’s parking lot. This gave Heath a feeling of returning to Evergreen City, since he used to park in Officer Jenny’s parking lot in Evergreen City as well.

Chapter 422 What the hell is the Water Rocket Team?

Heath wasn't in a hurry to set up his stall today, since it was already evening, and Heath usually didn't operate at this time. Heath's food truck usually only stayed open until the afternoon, rarely until the evening. This was a little habit Heath had set for himself. After all, in Heath's view, a balance between work and rest was very important. If you were too busy every day, life would be too miserable.

So after parking in Officers' Parking Lot, Heath took Farfetch'd, who had finally woken up, to Officers' Dining Hall and prepared a sumptuous dinner for them. Heath got to know the Officers of Deep Grey City and gained a basic understanding of each other. Heath's superb cooking skills were unanimously recognized, which even led to everyone eating more.

"Heath, your cooking skills are truly amazing. No wonder Feng specifically told me that when you came, I must have you cook for us." Officer Jenny happily ate the braised chicken in her bowl. She had never seen this unique cooking method before, but the soft and sweet potatoes and the chicken that had absorbed all the broth and become incredibly delicious were all perfectly suited to her taste.

Heath was somewhat amused and exasperated, not expecting to hear news about Maple here. However, this was normal, as the relationship between the Officers of Evergreen City and Dark Grey City had always been quite good due to their exchange of experiences. In addition, these Officers were originally members of the same family, so there was generally no disharmony between them, although there were some special cases.

"Sister Jing, you flatter me. I'm just simply interested in cooking." Heath smiled. She had started using her old profession from the previous world to pay off her predecessor's debts. However, she didn't expect to fall in love with it as she did it. Even though she had paid off her debts, she never thought of giving up the profession. Although being a trainer was a very interesting thing, Heath felt that becoming a chef was also a good choice.

Moreover, Heath felt that the kind of life of battling every day was not what he wanted. The repetitive challenges to gyms and Elite Four were actually quite boring. Heath felt more comfortable with his current life.

“Hey, don’t be so modest. But Heath, since this is your first time in Dark Grey City, be careful if you run into those miners’ association members in their grey uniforms when you’re entertaining guests.” Officer Jenny swallowed the braised chicken in her mouth and then spoke with a serious expression. Heath scratched his head, wondering what she meant. But then Heath remembered the gangs he had heard about in Dark Grey City before. Could this miners’ association be one of them?

“Originally, these people weren’t anything special; they were all law-abiding citizens. But these guys are extremely protective of their own. If any of their members are bullied, they’ll risk being arrested by us to beat up the bully. That’s why they don’t get along well with most people.” Officer Jenny said earnestly. Heath nodded and listened quietly. It was indeed his first time in Deep Grey City. In an unfamiliar city, it was best to listen to the opinions of the locals. It would be foolish to act recklessly just because he was an outsider. After all, they were just ordinary people, not people with special status.

"And then, there are currently two criminal gangs operating in Pewter City. One is Team Rocket, but these guys are hard to spot most of the time. We're also secretly investigating them..." Hearing Officer Jenny's words, Heath's lips twitched. Goodness, he didn't expect Team Rocket to actually have branches in every city except Viridian City. But wouldn't this arouse the League's suspicion? After all, other cities have problems, but yours doesn't seem to. It just seems suspicious no matter how you look at it.

However, it seems that the league has not suspected Giovanni yet. It is unclear whether Giovanni is hiding his true identity well or the league has not yet found any evidence.

“The second one is a local gang in Deep Grey City. Although we often crack down on them, these guys are like cockroaches, with tenacious vitality. They can hide for a while and then come out again to cause trouble. It’s disgusting. They call themselves the Water Arrow Team. These guys do things in a rather extreme way. If you encounter them, contact me immediately.” Officer Jenny finished introducing the basic situation of Deep Grey City, while Heath’s expression became even stranger.

Team Rocket, Team Aqua, they're so similar, it's hard to tell them apart. The only difference is the first letter. This makes Heath wonder if this Team Aqua is just a bunch of weirdos who admire Team Rocket. But Heath still wrote down what Officer Jenny said, because he still needs to pay attention to this. Although Heath thinks he might be on Team Rocket's whitelist and won't be attacked by them, he's not really sure about Team Aqua.

After finishing his meal, Heath asked Officer Jenny if there were any attractions or special ingredients in Dark Grey City. Officer Jenny answered very quickly. According to her, Dark Grey City's biggest attraction was the Dark Grey Science Museum, and another attraction was a stone park near the outskirts of Dark Grey City, which had all sorts of strange and wonderful stones.

This gave Heath a strange feeling, as if he could hear the Stone Forest.

“As for specialty ingredients… you can ask Mr. Marge. He’s the chef and purchasing agent in our canteen, so he should know more about these things.” Officer Jenny said this and then hurriedly left. She still had business to attend to, while Heath found Mr. Marge, whom she had just met in the kitchen.

Mr. Margay was a middle-aged man, who looked to be in his forties. He treated Heath very well and did not look down on him or deliberately make things difficult for him.

“Specialty ingredients? Our Dark Grey City’s specialty ingredients… I think it’s probably the Mineral Rock Worms? But those things are rarely found, since they live in mineral rock layers and are very rare. Once they appear on the market, they’re usually snapped up quickly.” Mr. Margay took a puff of his cigarette, thought for a moment, and gave his answer.

Heath raised an eyebrow. The name and habits of this rock worm made Heath wonder if it could be included as an ingredient in the gourmet encyclopedia.

Heath has discovered that the gourmet encyclopedia can only hold a limited number of ingredients; so far, it only contains one lava eel and one purple crab.

Chapter 423 The quality of ingredients is also very important

Heath has discovered that the ingredients that can be included in the gourmet encyclopedia basically have two characteristics: one is that they are incredibly delicious, and the other is that they are extremely rare. According to Mr. Margai, the Mineral Rock Worm perfectly fits this description, which makes Heath very upset. Having made two special dishes, Heath knows how difficult it is to obtain these ingredients. If he cannot obtain the Mineral Rock Worm in Dark Grey City, then completing this special ingredient reward in Dark Grey City will become a difficult task.

However, although these special delicacies are very delicious, they don't actually provide any health benefits. They are simply delicious to an extreme, which is still quite remarkable, since not all ingredients can be compared to these special delicacies.

If these special delicacies had any magical effects, then Heath thought the price might rise even more, and there might even be a situation where there was no market for them. Although the current situation was already close to that, the difficulty in obtaining such delicacies as lava eels was extremely high. Heath would search every day, but he had never found any information about selling lava eels.