I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Here's your phone, look it up yourself." Heath rolled his eyes. Sometimes, listening to advice is always a good thing, but since Zoroark's curiosity was so strong, Heath didn't mind letting him look it up himself.

After all, persuasion is often ineffective; it's better to let people hit a wall on their own, so that they can learn a more profound lesson.

Zoroark took the phone and started searching. Then, Zoroark's eyes slowly changed from curiosity to horror, then to disgust, and he even had an urge to vomit. Heath quickly took his phone back, closed his eyes and turned off the pictures, and then put the phone back in his pocket.

However, after this search, Heath suspected that his phone would start pushing various hospitals, information, and medicines for treating diseases to him. The big data in the Pokémon world was far more advanced than in his previous life. In a world where Porygon existed, these technologies had also developed powerfully.

After searching for some incredible images, Zoroark was practically depressed. Heath chuckled as he watched Zoroark without saying a word. This little guy had been like a curious child all day, asking this and that. Now it was time for Zoroark to learn the consequences of being too curious.

Then Heath took the dejected Zoroark to the supermarket and bought a lot of seasonings and some decent quality meat, since barbecue stalls consume the most meat. However, when they passed the beverage section, Heath couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Previously, Heath had obtained a strange crystal from Darkrai, the god of nightmares, which could be used to brew alcohol. However, Heath had never sold that alcohol; he planned to store it for future use.

Moreover, if it were a barbecue stand, Heath thought beer would be a great choice, and there was no spirits in this world, which Heath found a bit of a pity.

Barbecue and beer, gout will come immediately...

No, barbecue and beer are a perfect match, and many people like this combination. Yesterday, beer sales were also quite good, so Heath plans to buy some beer this time as well, otherwise the food truck's stock will soon be insufficient.

There are just too many types of beer in the Pokémon world. First of all, there's the Berry series of beer from Lemontree Company. Each type of berry corresponds to a different beer flavor. It's said that berries are added to all of them, and drinking them can have some magical effects. However, Heath doesn't really like this kind of beer. The taste is particularly strange, so it's not Heath's first choice.

The second type is the draft beer that Heath bought. It's a very traditional beer with no other additives. It tastes quite good and has a small amount of foam, but it's not a problem to make a lot of foam if you want.

This beer is Heath's top choice because it satisfies both those who like it foamy and those who don't.

Then there were all sorts of beers, like stout, wheat beer, and so on. Heath bought some stout, but draft beer was still his first choice, even though it didn't have a long shelf life and he had to drink it as soon as possible.

After buying the seasonings, beer, and meat he needed for the day, Heath arranged for the supermarket to deliver the goods. Since Heath's purchases were quite large, the supermarket sent Haoli to lead the delivery team.

"Next up is the market," Heath said, yawning.

Chapter 509 Lugia Comes Knocking

The vegetable market in Ziyuan Town was basically the same as the ones Heath had visited before, with no significant differences. However, perhaps because Heath arrived relatively late, there weren't many vendors in the market at this time, but it wasn't completely empty as Heath had expected.

However, after looking around, Heath was dismayed to find that most of the better dishes were already sold out, and some shops had even closed down. Heath thought it was probably because they had already sold out of all the vegetables they had ordered.

This disappointed Heath somewhat. He had been thinking that if there were better ingredients, he could have made up for it. For a chef, good ingredients are like treasures.

"Tsk, as expected, if you get up late, although there are vegetables, it's a bit difficult to meet my requirements." Heath looked at the vegetable stall in front of him and fell into deep thought. These vegetables didn't look particularly good, but Heath still bought some. After all, how to entertain guests in the evening would be a problem if he didn't buy any.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. Without ingredients, Heath didn't know what to make for the guests. He couldn't very well make some deep-fried icicles, could he?

Many people think that barbecue stalls only start operating at night, but in fact, a proper barbecue stall usually has to start preparing in the afternoon. Cutting and skewering ingredients is a rather heavy and boring job because it is basically repetitive and doesn't have any special meaning. However, this may be why pre-skewered barbecue skewers are now being sold directly in the market.

After all, if it's a company team building event or friends going out for a barbecue, this kind of ready-made food, which only needs to be coated with oil and grilled, is more suitable for everyone's needs than having to prepare at home for most of the day. However, this is a good option when eating alone. If it's for a family, then they have to prepare these things themselves.

Barbecue stalls don't actually require much technical skill, but precisely because of this, to run a good barbecue stall and make customers like it, the chef's culinary skills are required to a certain extent. In Heath's opinion, the preparation of ingredients is a chef's basic skill. Knowing how to select good ingredients and which parts of the pork are best suited for kebabs is also a matter of expertise.

The simplest is grilled chives. Grilled chives are a common barbecue at barbecue stalls. It is very simple to make, and the ingredients are not particularly expensive. After all, chives are not expensive. However, if you want grilled chives to taste good, the chef needs to know how to select chives. Old chives have a very bad taste. In the end, it feels like eating plastic, which makes people feel bad. But if the chives are fresh and tender, then you can eat them whole.

If it were just Heath doing it by himself, it would take forever. Fortunately, with the help of Pokémon, Heath can save some effort.

While Farfetch'd and Zoroark were busy, Heath took out the Resurrection Vegetables she had bought yesterday and glanced at them. Heath hadn't forgotten that she hadn't completed her achievement quest in Lavender Town yet, but she had been too busy yesterday. She had finally managed to rest, but then the Dark Lugia incident kept her busy until now. Only now did Heath have time to take out the Resurrection Vegetables and examine them with the ingredient detector.

Just as Heath was about to use the ingredient detector to check, she heard a knock on the door. Heath was a little confused. Could it be Miss Saya? After all, only Miss Saya would come to see her at this time. Miss Saya had talked to her about Little Gold before.

"Is that Miss Saya?" Heath opened the door and saw Ho-Oh, and two anxious people, who looked like Lugia.

"Huh? Ho-Oh? Lugia? What's wrong?" Heath was a little confused, but still let them in. Then Heath noticed that behind the two Lugia, there was a Dark Lugia. However, this Dark Lugia was covered by something, so others couldn't see it. Heath only saw it after they came in.

"Sigh, Heath, do you still remember this child?" Ho-Oh sighed with a complicated expression. Heath nodded. He wasn't an old man; he definitely remembered this. How could he not remember?

The Dark Lugia appeared to be in great pain, struggling incessantly but unable to break free from the barrier erected by the two Lugia. It could only writhe within its confines, a sight that reminded Hiss of the Dark Lugia's similar state atop the tower, and then he immediately…

The next second, Dark Lugia fainted. Hiss's lips twitched. Yes, that's exactly how it looks.

Farfetch'd and the others who were helping out couldn't help but look over. After all, as Pokémon, they were somewhat afraid of these four fellow Pokémon with stronger life force, especially the faint sense of oppression emanating from these legendary Pokémon, which made the Pokémon feel suffocated.

However, Charmeleon became even more excited. Despite the immense pressure unintentionally released by the mythical beasts, it diligently skewered the meat. The training effect was incredible!

"Why did it faint again?" Heath was a little confused. Wasn't it fine yesterday? If it weren't for the fact that the dark aura around it still looked the same, Heath would have doubted whether the full recovery medicine he used was completely ineffective.

"...After we got back, we tried it, but no matter what we did, we couldn't get rid of the dark aura on it, so..." Lugia, who had come with Ho-Oh before, looked at Heath embarrassedly, who was completely confused.

"I really don't have that medicine anymore." Heath looked helpless. If he had the full recovery medicine, he would have used it on Dark Lugia. Although Heath didn't have much in stock, he wasn't a stingy person.

Ho-Oh looked at his friend's embarrassed expression and Lugia's dark face beside him, and shook his head helplessly.

"Actually, what they meant was, they wanted to ask if you had any ideas," Feng Wang said helplessly, asking on behalf of his friend.

"Huh?" Heath was stunned for a moment. He didn't have the full recovery medicine. What else could he do?

You have triggered a temporary quest: Extend your round hand.

"..."

Chapter 510 Extending a Round Hand

"Wait, what's with the round hand? My hand isn't round, and I'm not Doraemon." Heath looked at the suddenly triggered quest with a mix of amusement and exasperation. Heath had just been thinking about how to help Dark Lugia, but the next second this quest popped up. This was really interesting.

Extend your round hand

[Use the given items to help Dark Lugia escape its dark state. You will then gain access to the given items and trigger subsequent quests.]

Heath scratched his head. If it weren't for the three legendary Pokémon staring at him expectantly, Heath would have complained. What kind of quest was this? Was this some kind of prerequisite quest? This was too outrageous. But since he could help Dark Lugia, Heath naturally didn't mind helping the poor little guy. After all, she looked like she was in a lot of pain.

"Okay, I'll think of a way." Heath agreed anyway, since there was a reward of a cheat code, Heath didn't care.

The next second, Heath had a strange feeling; he seemed to know what he should do next.

……

"Phew, after all that time, I've finally finished making my spice jar. Next time, I'll ask that idiot Palkia to make me some kind of barrier to isolate spatial energy, otherwise this kitchen is really doomed." On the majestic Mount Coronet, Dialga was looking at the spice jar in his hand with satisfaction. After Dialga's spice jar mysteriously disappeared, he was angry for a long time, but there was nothing he could do but make a new one himself.

Dialga looked at the kitchen, now restored to its original state, and wiped his hands with satisfaction. His cleaver, pressure cooker, and other utensils were finally back, as were the spice jars. Thinking about this, Dialga felt a little itchy to cook. He picked up his apron, intending to make a steak today and practice his culinary skills.

But the next second, a familiar golden circle appeared in front of Dialga, and then, right in front of Dialga, a hand reached out, grabbed the apron that Dialga was about to pick up, and then withdrew.

Dialga stared in disbelief at the scene, his body trembling, his teeth clenched in anger, his fists tightly shut. He really couldn't take it anymore. Last time they took his seasoning jar, and today they took his apron too? What was going on?

Are you treating this place like a supermarket, offering free shopping?

"I can't live like this anymore!" Dialga angrily smashed his cutting board, but seeing it almost on the ground, he reluctantly picked it up again.

……

"...This...is this the round hand?" Heath looked at the apron in front of him with a strange expression. He had just grabbed something with Hoopa's gold ring, but he didn't expect that after grabbing it, his hand would be wrapped inside this apron, and it would look like a round hand. To be fair, this apron was blue and white, so it really did look a bit like Doraemon's round hand.

[Dialga's Apron: Place the apron on any object and think about the time that needs to be reversed; this will cause time to flow backward on the object covered.]

You have completed the task of extending your round hand, and you have triggered the next task.

[Get 3,000 customers satisfied with your dishes within three days, and you can permanently obtain Dialga's apron.]

0/3000

"..." Heath couldn't help but cover his face. He felt he had gone too far, to be precise, far too far. Heath himself couldn't stand it anymore. What had Dialga done wrong to deserve this treatment? He looked at his kitchen: the kitchen knife was Dialga's, the pressure cooker was Dialga's, the spice jars were Dialga's, and now even the apron was Dialga's. Heath felt that his future kitchen might all become Dialga's.

Although he felt he had gone too far, Heath admitted that the prop really smelled good and that returning it was impossible, absolutely impossible.

"Ahem, this thing should be able to help." Heath took out Dialga's apron and draped it over Dark Lugia.

Ho-Oh and Lugia exchanged a glance. Good grief, this apron looks so familiar! Thinking back, they realized they'd seen something similar when they ate at Dialga's house last time. But the problem was, even Dialga couldn't dispel this kind of power, right? They'd tried with Dialga before, but then they remembered the power emanating from Seath…

Hmm, it should be stable now.

"How long ago did it go missing?" Heath looked at Dark Lugia, then asked the child's parents.

“About two weeks ago.” Lugia, who had met Heath, answered the question immediately, while Lugia, with a dark expression, was too embarrassed to speak. His attitude towards Heath this morning hadn’t been very good.

Heath nodded, then thought back to a month ago. The next second, Dialga's apron emitted a dazzling light, and a divine aura emanated from it. After the light faded, Dark Lugia had returned to its original form.

"Kids!" Seeing the two Lugia pounce on him, Heath chuckled and picked up his apron. This thing was so useful. Heath had some bold ideas in his mind.

Dialga's Apron (Normal Version): The apron can turn inanimate objects upside down for two weeks.

Heath was stunned. Good grief, now there's another restriction?

Heath felt cheated. This apron was incredibly powerful; you could even say that with it, Heath was practically a god—a god who could grant longevity, or even keep someone alive to the age of twenty-five forever. But now, with this limitation, this thing could only be used…

Heath sighed. It didn't seem to be of any use. But wouldn't wearing it mean he wouldn't have to wash the apron? As a chef, it was inevitable that he would get splattered with oil and other things, but with this apron, he wouldn't have to worry about that problem. After all, it could turn back time.

"Wait, that's not right. I think I can save money on laundry too!" Heath slammed his fist in his hand. So, does that mean I'll be wearing new clothes every day?

Heath was instantly much more satisfied; this thing was really useful. Heath planned to complete the task and then keep the apron.

"Heath, thank you." Lugia, who had met Heath before, walked over quickly, and little Lugia seemed to have recovered quite a bit by this time.

"It's alright, it's alright. Would you like something to eat?" Heath asked with a smile.

Chapter 511: The way to attract customers is through discounts.

Although it seemed a bit strange for Heath to ask others if they wanted food at this time, it was indeed Heath's only need. After all, there were three divine beasts in front of him, but Heath didn't know what they wanted. He might as well entertain the guests, and who knows, he might even get some good rewards from them.

"Huh?" Ho-Oh and Lugia were both taken aback. Clearly, they hadn't expected Heath to ask them if they wanted to eat something.

"You really are a strange human." Ho-Oh smiled. She had already anticipated that Hiss might ask them for something good, or make some outrageous demands, such as letting him raise that little Lugia for a few days. After all, it was a legendary Pokémon, which would be the best reward in the world for a trainer. But she didn't expect Hiss to just let them have a meal here.

Heath shrugged. Maybe that's just his personality. Anyway, making money is no longer Heath's primary goal. His current idea is to get more rewards from his cheat system and complete his trip in the Kanto region.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Heath." Lugia said with a smile. Heath immediately prepared a sumptuous dinner for these legendary Pokémon. This reward was within Heath's expectations. Although they were legendary Pokémon, it wasn't the first time Heath had entertained them, so the food was quite ordinary. Lugia, who was too embarrassed to apologize to him, unexpectedly gave Heath a full recovery potion, which relieved Heath.

The Full Recovery Potion is a great item. Look, this Full Recovery Potion can even reduce the dark aura on Dark Lugia. Heath thinks it's a top-tier item. If used on other injured Pokémon, it could practically revive them from the brink of death.

After seeing off the legendary Pokémon, Heath hummed a little tune as she continued to attend to her evening business. Dialga's apron was a good thing, but unfortunately, it came with requirements, and she had to serve a full three thousand guests, which was quite a challenge. After all, Heath had many competitors, and although Lavender Town was large, its sheer size made it difficult to attract all the customers to her restaurant. Therefore, appropriate promotion and marketing methods were the key to success.

Of course, to increase his efficiency in hosting guests, Heath planned to buy more tables and chairs and place them around his food cart to make it easier for guests to sit down. Otherwise, if too many guests came and too few got to eat, wouldn't that be doing all the work for someone else? Heath didn't want to do that, so he definitely needed to buy tables and chairs, and then he'd have to come up with some promotional methods, like discounts. It was a pity that Dream wasn't there, otherwise, given Heath's friendship with Dream, he could have Dream take some photos of him and then run a lucky draw for those who ate barbecue, which would definitely have been more profitable.

After all, discounts mean lower profit margins. Although Heath could raise prices and then offer discounts to give the impression of making a good profit, Heath felt he wasn't a complete profiteer, so he abandoned that idea. Even though he would earn less with discounts, Heath still understood the principle of small profits but quick turnover.

"Then it comes down to advertising. Let me think... If we're going to advertise, does that mean we have to run ads?" Heath stroked his chin. He thought the idea of ​​advertising was good, and considering people's current lifestyles, advertising on mobile phones would definitely be the most cost-effective. Advertising on television would seem a bit foolish, since fewer people watch TV these days, and most people are glued to their phones.

After deciding on his plan for completing this task, Heath called the supermarket that delivered the goods that day and ordered several sets of tables and chairs, which were then delivered to him. Next, Heath started looking for advertising companies in Lavender Town. There were quite a few advertising companies in Lavender Town. After hesitating for a while, Heath chose one that looked pretty good. After talking to them on the phone, Heath decided to place ads on his mobile phone. Three days of this cost Heath a lot of money, making him so distressed that he wanted to give up on the plan.

"Forget it, money can be earned back, but once Dialga's apron is gone, it's really gone." Heath could only console himself with this thought before driving his food truck to his usual stall location to prepare for today's business.

As for the discount, Heath had already decided on 25% off. This would be a significant price reduction, making it very attractive, while also allowing Heath to make a small profit from the discount.

Sure enough, as soon as Heath set up the tables and chairs, and then the barbecue stall, and hung up his discount sign, he immediately attracted some customers. At the same time, the surprised and envious eyes of the barbecue stall owners around him were also cast over. Heath didn't care about this. He just wanted to entertain his customers well and finish his task as soon as possible.

"Hey? Mr. Heath, is your discount this big today?" A man walked over, looking surprised. Heath glanced at the man; he remembered him—this man had come to his place for barbecue yesterday.