I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"After making breakfast, shall we also make a bowl of pea shoot soup?" Heath swallowed hard. Pea shoots don't need much seasoning; they taste very good on their own.

As for what to make for breakfast today, Heath had already decided. It wasn't a particularly complicated question; Heath planned to make a bowl of pea and minced meat noodles.

Chapter 581 A Daily Life Suddenly Turns Terrifying

Pea and minced meat noodles are a common type of Chinese noodle dish, with a rather unique flavor. Generally speaking, pea and minced meat noodles are mainly savory, paired with soft, cooked peas, making the whole bowl of noodles quite delicious. It's one of Heath's favorite breakfasts after trying it, and Heath has also figured out a solution to the problem of the pea and minced meat noodles being too salty.

The solution is pea shoot soup. Enjoy a bowl of hot pea and minced meat noodles, then slowly sip a small bowl of pea shoot soup. It has a unique flavor, especially in such cold weather.

The process of making pea noodles wasn't too complicated. Originally, Heath would have needed to cook the beans beforehand, but thanks to Dialga's pressure cooker, this step was simplified considerably. So, Heath soon brought out several bowls of the finished pea noodles and placed them on the table. However, looking at Ralts watching curiously from the side, Heath became somewhat conflicted.

Can Ralts eat? Hiss hadn't really experimented much, but now Hiss knew the answer: Ralts can't eat. Her hands could hold the food, but the problem was that after putting it in her mouth, Ralts' expression was like she was chewing air, and then some noodles appeared on the ground.

Hiss was puzzled. Hess had previously entertained a guest who was a ghost, but the ghost could successfully eat, and the food the ghost ate would spoil and rot after it was finished. This allowed Hiss to discover some little secrets about the ghost guest. However, Ralts was also a ghost, but Ralts could not eat. Hiss could only serve Ralts's pea noodles to Snorlax.

"Speaking of which, I think I missed something when I was entertaining the guests yesterday?" Heath suddenly thought of something. He had entertained a lot of guests yesterday, so he forgot to check the rewards he received. He felt that the rewards seemed to have popped up before, but Heath was too busy to check them.

Heath now realized that he had forgotten to check this matter yesterday. Fortunately, after thinking about it, Heath saw the content he had missed yesterday.

[Business has ended for today. Please select your reward (quantity) (quality)]

[No selection was made within the time limit; quality rewards were drawn based on the previous selection results]

You have received an upgrade opportunity for your Food Ingredient Identifier. Your Food Ingredient Identifier can now be used twice a day.

Heath was stunned for a moment. Goodness, no wonder he always felt like he had missed something. But Heath still liked this reward. After all, the ingredient identifier was an old tool that Heath used often. It was a good thing that it could be upgraded now. Now that he thought about it, Heath realized that he seemed to have used the ingredient identifier twice yesterday. He didn’t expect that it was upgraded back then.

"That's good news, but it seems the rewards will be calculated based on the guests served that day?" Heath clicked his tongue. This was a good thing, otherwise, if the rewards were calculated separately for each guest, Heath felt that his candy would probably become super plentiful in no time. Fortunately, he didn't encounter such a situation, and the quality of the rewards was more satisfying to Heath than the quantity.

After breakfast, Heath went to the supermarket and bought a lot of seasonings, which were needed to make the hot pot base for the mini hot pot that day.

There were too many guests yesterday, so Heath plans to prepare more this time, so that even if there are too many, they can still be used tomorrow.

Once everything was ready, Heath hung up the "Open for Business" sign at the door and put out the advertising board he had prepared. Then he just waited for customers to come in.

A short while later, a guest walked in. The person was dressed very thickly; Heath felt that the person was wearing at least three layers of clothing. Heath could see that many, and he didn't know if the person was wearing any other clothes.

"Boss, you're opening so early today!" a girl's voice said. Then the girl took off her down jacket and put it on a chair next to her. Heath recognized the girl in front of him. She had ordered an ice cream fondue from him yesterday, and Heath still remembered her.

"Good morning, after all, it's business." Heath said with a smile. The customers' personalities are all different. Some customers don't say a word except when ordering food, while others are very talkative. It seems that this girl belongs to the latter. Heath has seen many customers like this, so he is not too surprised.

"I want to eat that rotating hot pot, can I eat it now?" The girl peeked out and saw that all sorts of ingredients were already laid out on the rotating table in the middle of the room, which made her swallow hard.

"Of course you can." Heath smiled and invited the guests to sit down. Heath was quite pleased that guests had arrived so early.

With the girl sitting down, Heath had nothing to do except serve her the hot pot she needed, which made him feel a little bored. He still preferred the previous mode where he could communicate with the customers. However, that's how hot pot is supposed to be. If the owner keeps nagging around the customers, they will inevitably be disliked.

But then Heath's gaze fell on the girl's pocket; he seemed to have just seen something move.

Heath looked a few more times out of curiosity, but it seemed like it was just his imagination. There was no movement in the girl's pocket. Heath scratched his head. Could it be just his imagination?

The human eye is amazing; sometimes we do encounter special situations, such as illusions, like the feeling that someone walks past us out of the corner of our eye. So Heath thought he might be hallucinating.

But then, Heath saw the girl's pocket twitch again, and the next second, a round thing slowly emerged from it. Heath was stunned for a moment. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. The round thing was still there, and it was already more than halfway out. Heath looked at it and realized that it was actually a head.

Heath initially thought he was seeing things, but then he realized it was definitely a head, and an old man's head at that. The man's hair was gray, and his face was covered in deep wrinkles. He seemed to be staring at the girl in front of him.

Chapter 582 The bizarre program turned into a legal program

The cold weather, the warm restaurant, the girl eating, and then there's the head in her pocket—it has to be said that these elements combined create a strange feeling, at least that's what Heath thought.

This scene could even be used to film a horror movie; it wouldn't feel out of place at all. The moment that head peeked out, the sheer horror was enough to send chills down your spine.

Heath even felt that the head in front of him was definitely not human. After all, the girl's clothes were not very long, and they did not look like they could hide a person. So the head was definitely not human. If Heath had traveled to a fantasy world, he might have shouted "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon" and "Great Luo Mantra" at this moment. But unfortunately, Heath did not.

However, it seemed that the girl was completely unaware that there was an old man's head in her pocket, which made Heath somewhat conflicted about how to tell her. If the head were somewhere else, it wouldn't be so bad, since Heath could just go over and ask her what was going on. But since it was in the girl's pocket, it was a bit of a problem. After all, Heath couldn't just run up to someone and tell her, 'You have a dead man's head in your pocket,' could he?

That would either scare the girl, or Heath would be treated like a lunatic and immediately called to be sent to a mental hospital for rehabilitation.

Fortunately, Hiss quickly found a solution. He went over while serving the ingredients and tentatively touched one of the heads. The cold touch was similar to that of Ralts. The other head seemed to sense something and looked up at Hiss.

When Heath was looking at it from a distance, the head had a terrifying quality to it. But when Heath poked the head and the head looked up, Heath realized that it was a kind-looking old woman, not the evil spirit Heath had imagined.

Although Heath was taken aback for a moment, he still served the girl another plate of pea shoots, while nodding subtly to the heads below.

Just as Heath had expected, the tender pea shoots were indeed a hit with the guests. At the very least, this girl really liked pea shoots, and the pea shoots Heath had prepared were all eaten by her.

"Young man, can you see me?" The old woman was somewhat surprised, but Heath ignored her and went straight back to the kitchen. After hesitating for a second, the old woman slowly climbed out of the girl's pocket, fell to the ground, and slowly stood up while holding onto a chair. She looked at Heath curiously. Heath's lips twitched, but he still nodded at her, indicating that he could indeed see her.

Heath had already imagined many scenarios, such as the old lady being the girl's grandmother or maternal grandmother, or staying with the girl because she was worried about her child, etc., but he didn't expect that the old lady would start complaining to Heath after she arrived.

"That girl is really something! She buys everything. She even bought the pendant I buried with her. Young people these days are getting more and more immoral. They buy anything and dare to dig up anything, even my grave! It's really terrible. I buried my grave the day before yesterday, and it was dug up yesterday. She even sold my pendant while she was at it!" The old lady complained angrily. Heath's lips twitched. Goodness, what he thought was a bizarre story had turned into a legal story. But this girl was really unlucky.

Because of the numerous unearthed relics in Baidai City, the city has developed its own unique characteristics. There are indeed many antique and curio markets on the streets. Yesterday, Heath saw quite a few stalls selling cultural and creative products, as well as antiques and all sorts of other things. It was clear that this girl was unlucky enough to encounter a criminal gang that dug up other people's graves to sell their wares. However, this matter was easy to resolve.

"Grandma, what's your name? I'll help you with this problem." Heath looked at the old lady with a wry smile, but still patiently asked her.

The rest was simple; they just needed to contact Officer Jenny to resolve the issue. The girl, looking pale, took out the pendant she had bought from her pocket and returned it to the old woman's son. The old woman's son seemed very angry, which was understandable. Anyone whose mother had just been buried would be furious if her body were dug up. Fortunately, the man didn't blame the girl and even compensated her for the jewelry.

The man even gave Hiss a sum of money, a considerable amount, a full 50,000 Alliance Coins. It seems that the man comes from a well-off family, otherwise ordinary people would not be able to afford a burial. The Alliance has extremely high requirements for burial, and the environmental compensation fee is also very high.

However, this did not affect Heath's business. Officers came in to inquire and then left. It was only lively for a few minutes, and then the dining car calmed down, and customers gradually came up to eat.

"...Grandma, why haven't you left yet?" Heath looked at the old lady beside him. She had been sitting in his food cart the whole time. Heath had thought that once he solved the old lady's problem, she would leave, but he hadn't expected her to stay.

But it seems there's nothing wrong with that, since the old lady has always existed in this world, which means her wish was there before she died. The fact that her resting place was dug up later is another matter.

"Young man, this looks like a restaurant?" After resolving the matter that had angered her, the old lady seemed much more normal, dressed in funeral clothes, with a kind and gentle face.

"Yes, is there anything I can help you with?" Heath asked the old woman in front of him with a puzzled look.

"Do you have any roasted sweet potatoes here? I'd like to eat some roasted sweet potatoes." The old lady said shyly. Heath's lips twitched. Goodness, at first he thought he must have misheard. This old lady actually wanted to eat roasted sweet potatoes?

However, seeing the old woman's eager eyes, Heath nodded. He did buy some sweet potatoes. It wasn't too much trouble to roast one for the old woman now. However, what Heath was more concerned about was whether eating roasted sweet potatoes was the old woman's wish.

If that's true, then it just goes to show how incredibly diverse people's desires can be.

Chapter 583 Card Collection Game?

Roasted sweet potatoes are a very simple and easy food. If you had to point out the biggest challenge, it would probably be controlling the heat. After all, if they are overcooked, the taste might be affected. However, this is not a common occurrence. Most roasted sweet potatoes are very easy to make and not too difficult.

Heath had also prepared some sweet potatoes, but these sweet potatoes were originally intended for other purposes. However, looking at the old lady in front of him, Heath still baked a larger sweet potato for her.

"Young man, how much are your sweet potatoes?" The old lady asked curiously, hovering beside Heath. Heath scratched his head; this question was indeed a bit of a dilemma.

While many people think that roasted sweet potatoes shouldn't be too expensive, or even that they should be cheap, they're actually mistaken. Homemade roasted sweet potatoes might not cost much, but if sold outside, a large roasted sweet potato can easily cost over 20 Alliance Coins, and some unscrupulous vendors might even charge 30.

Although many people know that cut cake is expensive, a piece of cut cake that doesn't look very big can actually cost several hundred yuan, but roasted sweet potato, a food that is usually easily overlooked, is not cheap either.

However, sweet potatoes are not actually that expensive. If you really want to eat roasted sweet potatoes, the best way is to make them yourself rather than buy them from outside.

"No money needed." Heath thought for a moment. He couldn't possibly ask for money. Did ghosts have money? Ghost money? Or the Heavenly Bank?

If it's the Tiandi Bank, then who is the person printed on it?

"I'm so sorry... How about this, my son is the owner of the New Century Department Store in Baidai City. Go find my son and tell him that I asked you to go with him to get the money!" The old lady said with great authority. Heath's lips twitched. Good heavens, all Heath could say was good heavens. He really wanted to ask this old lady what grudge he had against her that made her ask him to do such a thing.

That man just stormed out, and if Heath were to run over and say, "Your mom sent me to collect the money for the roasted sweet potatoes from you," she'd probably be handed over to Officer Jenny. But the old lady's words gave Heath a solution.

"Grandma, your son just gave me a lot of money. That's enough for you to eat sweet potatoes for years." Heath looked at the old lady with a wry smile. Now, quite a few customers had arrived at Heath's food truck, some of whom were regulars who had come yesterday. Meanwhile, Zoroark and Farfetch'd were already busy preparing food.

The old lady nodded in sudden realization, then squatted down expectantly to eat her roasted sweet potato. Heath looked at the old lady's clothes, then at her posture and movements. He wanted to say something, after all, it felt a little incongruous that an old lady in a long dress was squatting on the ground.

However, seeing the old lady's relaxed demeanor, Heath didn't say anything. Although the old lady was quite old, she actually had a very elegant air about her. She looked like a kind and gentle old lady, but upon closer inspection, Heath felt that she must have been a great beauty when she was young.

Time is a cruel force; even handsome men and beautiful women can hardly escape its torment.

"Grandma, here's your roasted sweet potato." Heath chuckled as she handed the roasted sweet potato to the old lady before heading out to greet the guests. Meanwhile, Zoroark and Ralts were busy settling accounts for the guests, and Heath couldn't stand in the kitchen watching, so she hurried out to help her Pokémon. Perhaps when Farfetch'd becomes a decent chef in the future, Heath's job will be a little easier.

[A Great Step for Pokémon Chefs: Train Farfetch'd to become a qualified food truck chef and owner. The standard for judgment is that Farfetch'd serves guests alone for a whole day without any mistakes. Once completed, you will receive a mystery prize.]

Heath was stunned for a moment. Good heavens, the Pokémon Chef quest had been triggered again? But this quest seemed quite unique. Heath had never expected to trigger such a quest. However, this quest was quite interesting. It seemed to be asking Farfetch'd to do what Heath had done. That was quite interesting. If Farfetch'd really did it, wouldn't that mean Farfetch'd could try to become the head chef of a food truck?

In other words, Farfetch'd might be able to try to stand on his own, and then Heath could easily slack off, wouldn't that be more comfortable?

You entertained Shui Miao (the ghost), and you received 1 Leaf Card.

The reward was rather strange, but now that Heath knew the old lady's name, it was actually called Shuimiao? That was indeed a unique name, but names in the Pokémon world are naturally varied and there was nothing particularly strange about it, so thinking about it that way, it didn't seem so puzzling.

“Leaf cards…” Heath looked at the extra cards in his hand and became even more confused. When he entertained that ghost guest yesterday, he was wondering if the ghost guest was giving him a random reward, but now the reward for entertaining Shui Miao was also cards, so there was something to it.

It seems that the rewards for entertaining those ghost guests are all the same: some strange cards. However, Heath still doesn't know what these cards are for, and his system hasn't given any hints. This makes Heath feel a little lost. But most of the things the system gives are quite useful, so Heath still puts these cards away.

"I suppose that old lady has already been released from her suffering?" Heath turned his head and glanced at her, then saw that the old lady was still in the kitchen, looking satisfied. Heath was stunned for a moment.

Yesterday, Mr. Ono, whom I entertained, was almost transcendent after finishing his meal. But why hasn't this Mizumi in front of me transcended?

Heath waited a while longer, thinking it might be a delay. After all, the ghost world might need to read whether the old lady's last wishes had been fulfilled before deciding whether to let her pass away smoothly. After all, there are bound to be some oversights sometimes.

However, Heath waited for quite a while, but the old lady was still there.

"..."

Chapter 584 So what exactly is this persistent wish?

This was the first time Heath had encountered such a situation. After all, although Heath had entertained Mr. Ono before, Mr. Ono's wish was to eat a plate of fried rice. After Heath made him a plate of fried rice, Mr. Ono passed away. So Heath thought that if roasted sweet potatoes were indeed Grandma Shuimiao's wish, then Grandma Shuimiao should have passed away after eating the roasted sweet potatoes. But now Grandma Shuimiao was still sitting in front of Heath, perfectly fine.

Heath immediately thought of a possibility: that Grandma Shui Miao's insistence might not be about eating roasted sweet potatoes.

But now is not the time to ask Grandma Shui Miao, because Heath has other things to do, namely, about the guests at the table in front of him.

"...So, sir, you mean you don't want hot pot with broth?" Heath looked at the table of guests in front of him with a normal expression. There were four people, two men and two women, who seemed to be two couples. This was not strange, after all, it was very normal for couples to go out to eat when the weather was cold.

However, what these two guests said was a bit strange, and Zoroark couldn't solve it, so he had to trouble Heath. When Heath heard their request, he was initially puzzled. After all, how could you cook food in a hot pot without broth? But Heath quickly thought of something else.

"Yes, may I ask if you can do this here?" asked the more handsome of the two boys. Heath nodded. Although the question sounded like he was deliberately trying to provoke someone, it wasn't actually that difficult.

"Of course, but without broth, we can't add the ingredients later. Please choose what you want to eat in advance." Heath smiled. A hot pot without broth is just a dry pot, isn't it?

Dry pot is a rather unique way of eating. However, the original dry pot was simply stir-frying the food and pouring it into a pot. Because there was no broth, it became a dry pot. But it's not much different from just pouring it onto a plate and serving it to the customer, so this way of eating is naturally not acceptable. What Heath plans to make is a different kind of dry pot. Rather than a dry pot, it's more like a braised pot, which is somewhat similar to hot pot.

Fortunately, the four guests didn't complain and agreed directly. After collecting the ingredients they needed, Heath took the list and went back to the kitchen. Heath had never made braised duck with scallions before, so Heath had to do it herself.

Braised pot dishes aren't actually that complicated, and they're quite easy to make. If you really want to point out any difference, it's probably that you have to wait a while before making a braised pot dish. Generally, more sophisticated braised pot dishes are prepared in front of the guests. The advantage of this is that the guests can see how the food is cooked, so they won't have any suspicions like, "Did the chef prepare it in the kitchen before bringing it out?"

The method of cooking food in a braising pot is actually very simple. Simply put, it is to steam the food with water steam and then cover it with a lid. However, this method also has some problems. It is necessary to take into account the different ingredients. Some ingredients are more difficult to absorb flavor, so they need to be marinated in advance. Sometimes, it is necessary to make a few cuts to facilitate subsequent processing.

Soon after, Heath put the ingredients in a pot and took it out. Then, in front of the guests, she began to braise the food, telling them that they could only eat it after she came back to open the lid. After that, Heath went back to the kitchen to prepare the seasonings needed for the braised pot.

Although there was already some sauce in the pot, Heath noticed the taste preferences and requirements of the four guests on their foreheads, so he decided to make it a bit stronger in flavor. All four guests had a strong preference for strong flavors, which was quite convenient. When eating, it's inevitable to have to compromise, either to accommodate a companion's dietary restrictions or to accommodate their own tastes. This is the main reason why many people prefer to eat alone. Otherwise, if a group of people go out to eat, and one person doesn't eat fish, another is allergic to shrimp, another doesn't want to eat beef, and then someone likes very spicy food while someone else doesn't eat spicy food at all, it would be a real ordeal.