I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Heath watched Rowlet eat with a smile. It seemed Rowlet was quite satisfied. He just didn't understand why this little guy had been abandoned. It was so cute. Even if it couldn't evolve, it would be fine. However, most trainers in the world have different views and requirements for Pokémon. Heath himself knew this. Some trainers were very pragmatic and would only train Pokémon that would help in battle. Others prioritized appearance. Of course, there were also those who were purely collectors. Everyone had different reasons for training and catching Pokémon.

However, this doesn't mean that everyone here is a good person. Heath knows that some people who prioritize appearance will stop their Pokémon from evolving after collecting their favorite Pokémon. If they are wearing Everstones, that's one thing, but some people, because Everstones are too expensive to buy, will interrupt the evolution of Pokémon by scaring them or deliberately beating them, thus causing great psychological pressure to the Pokémon.

"Heath, do you want to catch Rowlet?" Mew looked at Heath warily. It remembered that Heath already had... well, if you count carefully, Farfetch'd, Zoroark, Charizard, Snorlax, and Ralts. That's already five Pokémon. If you add Rowlet, that's six. Generally, each person can only carry six Pokémon. Other Pokémon need to be sent to a special Pokémon management box.

Mew doesn't want Hiss to catch a sixth Pokémon.

“No, Rowlet probably still misses its trainer a little.” Histo looked at Rowlet with his chin in his hand. This poor little guy always looked so lovable. But after what happened with Mimikyu, Histo knew that some Pokémon, even if they were abandoned, still had a lot of affection for their trainers in their hearts.

Mew breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately shook its head violently. What was wrong with it? Seath had never said it was going to catch it as a Pokémon.

But then Mew paused for a moment. Wait a minute, what's the difference between its relationship with Seath now, aside from a Poké Ball, and that of a captured Pokémon?

Heath had no idea what Mew was thinking. If he did, he would have laughed out loud. After all, Mew was no different from any of the Pokémon he had caught at that moment. Moreover, Heath had always kept a Poké Ball, just in case Mew spoke up sometime. Although the probability was low, what if it happened?

Heath admitted that he had a little bit of greed.

Chapter 754 Nine-Turned Large Intestine

Rowlet happily finished its bug feast, but Heath was caught in a dilemma. After all, he hadn't had time to contact Officer Jenny in Goldenrod City, and most importantly, Rowlet was very resistant to Heath's plan to hand it over to Officer Jenny, even saying, "If you hand me over to someone else, I'd rather starve to death!" Although Heath looked at Rowlet's chubby body and was very skeptical about whether Rowlet was telling the truth or not, after all, Rowlet didn't look like a Pokémon that would starve itself to death.

However, to avoid the possibility that it might not be very high but was still possible, Heath gave up the idea of ​​calling Officer Jenny. Anyway, Heath had already decided who to leave Rowlet to.

"If you don't want to go to Officer Jenny, I guess I'll just have to let you go." Heath yawned. It was quite late, and Heath was getting sleepy, so he looked at Rowlet huddled in the corner and said irritably. Rowlet didn't say anything, just looked at Heath with a wary gaze. Heath pursed his lips, ignored Rowlet, and told Mew to handle the matter himself before leaving. He was going back to his lounge to sleep. As for Rowlet, Heath figured that since Mew had brought the trouble upon itself, he decided to let Mew deal with it.

So Heath slept soundly. When he woke up, it was still dark. Heath yawned, then checked his phone. It was only eight o'clock, which wasn't too early for him. Heath didn't plan to open for business in the morning while in Goldenrod City, as it was too much trouble. Heath planned to open early sometimes and rest sometimes. The opening hours were different for each city. If the next city was Cerulean City, Heath planned to open in the evening, providing barbecue and such, which would be quite interesting.

"Good morning, Trainer." When Hiss woke up, he didn't see Zoroark and Farfetch'd. But when he went outside, he saw them. What surprised Hiss was that breakfast was already laid out on the lounge table. Looking at Farfetch'd's smug expression, Hiss couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Farfetch'd had made breakfast. Hiss didn't even need to go over to know what Farfetch'd had made. It was beef noodles, but not the crispy beef noodles that Hiss often made. Instead, it was Lanzhou beef noodles that Hiss had taught Farfetch'd to make.

Heath went over to take a look. A seasoned gourmet can tell at a glance whether Lanzhou beef noodles are well-made or not. Although Heath doesn't eat Lanzhou beef noodles often, he can still tell. So, Heath smiled as he looked at the bowl of Lanzhou beef noodles in front of him. The Lanzhou beef noodles made by Da Cong Ya looked pretty good, and the smell was also decent.

Heath looked around but didn't see Mew. He wondered where Mew had gone off to again, but he wasn't too bothered. That's just how Mew is; it's always running around everywhere. Heath was used to it. But Rowlet wasn't there either, which worried Heath. He wondered how Rowlet and Mew had handled things yesterday. Heath figured Mew would handle it well. After all, while Mew didn't have the moral compass and sense of right and wrong that humans usually have, it wasn't a naturally evil Pokémon. The little guy was quite smart and kind enough.

A Pokémon that would deliberately put someone in a warm room because it was worried that they wouldn't be able to sleep well at night couldn't possibly be a bad person, and Heath felt much more at ease after thinking about this.

"Trainer, is it good?" Farfetch'd rubbed its hands together expectantly, then looked at Heath and asked. Heath had just eaten a small portion of the beef noodles, so this evaluation was definitely acceptable.

Heath's expression was a little strange. He chewed the beef in his mouth and then remained silent for a while. There was nothing wrong with the beef itself. If he had to say something, it would be that this slice of beef was a bit thick, which didn't quite fit the image of thin beef that people usually associate with Lanzhou beef noodles. After all, most Lanzhou beef noodles have beef slices that are as thin as cicada wings. If Da Cong Ya cut this beef slice, he would probably be fired by the owner of any noodle shop.

However, since this was something he ate at home, it didn't matter that the beef in the scallion duck was cut quite thick, and Heath was quite satisfied with it.

"It tastes pretty good. I'll make you some braised pork intestine noodles next time." Heath smiled and finished the Lanzhou beef noodles in front of him. He wasn't someone who liked to waste food, or rather, Heath disliked people who liked to waste food. People who waste food don't deserve to be good chefs, unless the food is really bad or has an unpalatable smell, like canned herring.

Heath hated canned surströmming, which was why he was reluctant to go to Cerulean City. The people there particularly loved canned surströmming. Heath didn't comment on it; he didn't know what to say. After all, people in different places have different food preferences. So, the fact that the people of Cerulean City liked canned surströmming was something Heath could only silently applaud. It was canned surströmming, after all!

Heath shuddered at the thought. The smell of canned herring was simply unbearable. Heath felt that the smell of canned herring was really not something that ordinary people could tolerate. However, thinking that the smell of intestines was not so bad for some people, Heath calmed down.

"Pork intestine noodles? But trainer, is it better to keep the taste of the large intestine or remove it completely?" Farfetch'd raised a new question. Heath was taken aback when he heard it, but this kind of question was not difficult for Heath to answer.

[What was the...step again in Pokémon Chef?: Teach Farfetch'd to make a dish of Nine-Turned Pork Intestines with a rich and delicious flavor, and you will receive a mystery reward.]

Heath's lips twitched. This task was really... but thankfully it wasn't too difficult. He just didn't know what the system meant by "strong intestine flavor."

Chapter 755 Meat Wholesale Market

"Nine-Turned Intestines?" Heath fell into deep thought. The name "Nine-Turned Intestines" doesn't mean that the intestines need to be processed nine times. Legend has it that the reason it's called that is because the inventor of Nine-Turned Intestines particularly liked the number nine. When asking someone to name it, the person knew about this preference and named it Nine-Turned Intestines, meaning a nine-turn elixir. Although comparing a fatty intestine to an elixir is a bit of an exaggeration, it has to be said that Nine-Turned Intestines does taste quite good.

Moreover, for many ordinary people, delicious food is actually equivalent to elixir of immortality, since elixir of immortality is not available to humans, but large intestine can be eaten frequently.

However, there is another problem with this classic dish, Nine-Turned Intestines, which is also the reason why it became popular on another level. A contestant on a food show made a unique Nine-Turned Intestines dish. In order to preserve the original flavor of the intestines, he left some of the intestines inside. As you can imagine, the judges were furious.

However, Heath wasn't worried that Farfetch'd would create such a unique dish of braised pork intestines, since Farfetch'd's cooking skills were still quite good, and such a situation was unlikely.

And to be honest, Heath wouldn't just let the braised pork intestines retain their original flavor like that. Strictly speaking, braised pork intestines do need to retain some of the intestine flavor, but this so-called retention doesn't mean that. This so-called retention doesn't mean keeping the original flavor, but rather that after cleaning the intestines, the inner layer needs to be removed. But how much to remove and how much to retain is also a problem. If too much is removed and the intestines are cleaned too thoroughly, the flavor will be bland. If too much is retained, not many people will like it. So the difficulty of making braised pork intestines lies here.

Besides that, is Nine-Turned Intestines difficult to make? Yes, it is a little difficult, but it's really not that difficult. You can make it by following the recipe.

Therefore, Heath felt that the difficulty of this challenge lay in the taste of the intestines of the Nine-Turned Intestine. As long as this problem could be solved, then the Nine-Turned Intestine would not be so difficult to make. That was Heath's opinion.

However, before that, Heath needed to get his hands on large intestines. After all, large intestines are a very special food, and people in the Pokémon world don't really like to eat them. This caused some troublesome problems, such as how to obtain the raw materials. Heath didn't know how to get the raw materials, so he planned to go to the meat wholesale market in Goldenrod City to take a look.

Golden City is a big city, and the advantage of a big city is that you can find all kinds of places, such as this meat wholesale market.

The meat wholesale market Heath was looking for was more of a slaughterhouse than a wholesale market. These kinds of places usually have one thing in common: they're not located in a city, but rather in the suburbs. Heath didn't know if there was one in Golden City, but after asking a taxi driver, he found one. It was a bit far, though. Luckily, Heath drove a food truck, and he didn't mind not making any sales that day in order to complete his mission.

"Trainer, where's your girlfriend?" Zoroark asked curiously, watching Hiss drive off into the car. Hiss rubbed his nose.

"She had something to take care of today." Heath shrugged. It has to be said that having a champion girlfriend is a very unique thing. However, Cynthia is also a responsible champion, which makes Heath's life quite unique. Heath can only say that Cynthia has a lot of things to do and deal with every day.

Just like today, although Cynthia said she was going to see an old friend, Heath felt that his girlfriend most likely went to the League's office building. Yesterday, Heath noticed that some people glanced at Cynthia several times.

Zoroark wagged its tail, seemingly lost in thought.

Heath quickly arrived at the meat wholesale market in Golden City, and as soon as he got out of the car, he smelled a familiar scent—the smell of livestock.

Livestock can refer to many things, but Heath usually refers to the smell of cattle, sheep, pigs, and chickens. Even ducks have a smell. The more livestock gather, the stronger the smell becomes, to the point that it makes your scalp tingle and is particularly nauseating. Heath once traveled to a place where people often used a word to describe the extremely strong stench—dead cows and rotten horses.

However, Heath had also heard that in some places, "dead cows and rotten horses" seemed to have other meanings.

"This smell... ugh... it really is..." Heath pinched his nose, but still couldn't stand the peculiar smell. He simply put on a mask.

Yes, because Heath had been to the meat wholesale market several times, he knew exactly what it tasted like. Therefore, Heath had made some preparations in advance, such as carrying a mask, which came in handy now.

"Are you still coming in with me?" Heath glanced at Zoroark. The little fox had been pestering Heath, saying she wanted to go with her, but Heath wasn't sure if Zoroark was still in the mood to come along, especially since she was already covering her nose.

"Ugh...I...I...Ugh...Never mind, I'm not going..." Zoroark hurriedly closed the door. Hiss's lips twitched, but a fox's nose should still be quite sensitive. This smell was probably really hard for Zoroark to accept, so Hiss calmed down, put on a mask, and walked out alone.

Because Heath got up late and it took him a long time to drive there, it was already past 10 a.m. when he arrived. Although there were still some people at the meat wholesale market at this time, it was not nearly as lively as it was in the morning.

However, Heath didn't care. Generally speaking, if you really want to pick out the best meat, it's best to come late at night to get the freshest meat. But Heath came to buy large intestines this time, so he didn't need to worry about the time. He just needed to find the place that sells pork and ask the owner.

Soon, Heath found a pork vendor and saw him preparing to feed the dog intestines.

Chapter 756 Everyone's tastes are different

Well, the pig intestines were being fed to the dogs, which was within Heath's expectations. After all, people in this world don't eat pig intestines. The last time Heath met someone who liked pig intestines was because their mother made them. Heath himself rarely saw anyone ask for pig intestines, so you can imagine how unpopular this thing is in this world. Heath was actually somewhat prepared for this.

"Huh? You want to buy this?" The butcher was a big, burly man with exaggeratedly large muscles that looked quite muscular. Heath thought he could easily be a bodybuilder. However, not every butcher was like that. The butcher next to this stall was not so strong.

"Yes, may I buy it?" Heath asked, looking at the freshly picked large intestine in front of him. Although he felt a little strange about competing with a dog for food, he did need the large intestine.

"Hey, what are you buying? I usually just throw away these pig offal. If you want it, I'll give it all to you." The man laughed heartily. Heath quickly explained that he actually intended to buy it, but this only made the generous man unhappy. Heath could only keep saying thank you and then received the shopkeeper's gift: a whole bag full of pig intestines. Heath weighed it in his hand; it was quite heavy. In his previous life, it would probably have cost a lot of money.

Having received the free large intestines, Heath wasn't about to simply keep them. So, he opted to buy a considerable amount of pork from the butcher shop. It must be said that the pork at this shop was of pretty good quality, which Heath himself liked, hence the large quantity he bought. Otherwise, Heath would have only bought enough meat to cover the price of the large intestines.

Carrying a large bag of meat and pig intestines, Heath hurriedly returned to his food cart. After setting up the autopilot, Heath tossed the meat into the storage room and then pulled the faraway duck to his side to teach it how to prepare this unique dish of intestines.

The preparation of Nine-Turned Intestines is not very complicated; the key lies in the intestines themselves. Therefore, Heath felt that he only needed to teach Farfetch'd how to handle the intestines.

"Actually, I think this kind of stuff... well, I wouldn't eat this kind of stuff, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious." Farfetch'd watched Heath cleaning his intestines and couldn't help but touch his own belly. Of course, he knew what the large intestine was, so just thinking about what it had once contained made Farfetch'd feel a shiver run down his spine and want to vomit.

"It's alright, this has been cleaned." Heath looked at the pig intestines being rinsed with water, his eyes calm. He had always felt that as a chef, he and a doctor had some things in common, especially since the chef was also responsible for handling the animals, which made them even more compatible.

However, the butcher had cleaned some of the pig intestines that Heath bought. Heath had once heard a colleague complain that the pig intestines he bought were not cleaned at all. He stood in the garbage disposal area of ​​the slaughter market and shook the pig intestines for a long time before they were somewhat empty. However, not all intestines were stuffed. It depends on the pig's digestion. Sometimes they might be at the front, sometimes at the back. It just seemed very mysterious.

Sometimes, if you're unlucky, you might be able to squeeze out some of the large intestine while cleaning and squeezing it. Since this world doesn't have the habit of eating large intestines, the cleanliness of these large intestines is naturally quite unacceptable. But Heath doesn't care. He's cleaned up even more disgusting things. However, in order not to affect his appetite, Heath doesn't plan to recall that memory.

Once the pig intestines were almost completely cleaned and only clear water was flowing out, Heath turned them inside out. The next step was to clean the greasy parts on the surface. These parts are generally inedible and many people would discard them. However, some people would choose to keep a little bit to preserve the flavor of the intestines. But Heath swore that absolutely no one would choose to take out those leftover parts from the intestines to make a dish just to preserve the flavor. Not a single one.

Heath taught very carefully, and Farfetch'd learned very diligently. After all, it had some culinary skills, so it wasn't too difficult to teach. Heath was relatively relaxed, and soon he had prepared a plate of braised pork intestines, along with some other dishes. Heath planned to use these for lunch, as he and his Pokémon hadn't had lunch yet. However, when it came time to eat lunch, Farfetch'd, who usually loved pork intestines, refused the fragrant braised pork intestines. Heath shrugged. It wasn't Farfetch'd's fault, since the scene just now was indeed very appetizing.

However, Heath ate quite a bit, and after finishing, he nodded in satisfaction. The taste of this braised pork intestines was quite good, and the texture was also very good. There was nothing to complain about.

"This Nine-Turned Intestine tastes really good. Although I feel a little disgusted knowing it's intestine, I really can't stop eating it." Zoroark gave his evaluation. Heath remained noncommittal. Many people refuse to eat intestine because they can't get over that hurdle, but those who like to eat intestine have gotten over that hurdle and also like the unique taste of intestine.

It has to be said that even the same dish is hard to please everyone.

"After we finish eating, we'll go apply for the street vending permit and then start operating." Heath stretched. Next was applying for the permit and such. Along the way, he could also let Green Onion Duck try making braised pork intestines. Heath had gotten quite a lot of braised pork intestines today, enough for Green Onion Duck to try at his own pace.

However, to ensure that Farfetch'd's attempt was effective, Heath supervised Farfetch'd processing the intestines before going to Officer Jenny's Building to apply for the stall permit and other items.

[...According to our reporter's interview in Vermilion City, this strike against Team Rocket was very effective, destroying one of Team Rocket's bases in Vermilion City in one fell swoop. Gym Leader Lt. Surge played an important role in this...] Heath saw this news as soon as she entered.

Chapter 757 Kanto University of Science and Technology

Here's a joke: Years later, Conan finally obtained all the evidence of the Black Organization's crimes and, with Ai Haibara's help, regained his original body. Just as he was about to cooperate with Zero to take down the Black Organization, Gin suddenly showed his police ID. In fact, he was also an undercover agent, and his level of secrecy was even higher than Zero's.

Although it's not the same meaning, that's the feeling Heath got from seeing this news. Who is Lt. Surge? The Gym Leader of Vermilion City, the Electric-type Gym Leader, known as a man whose entire body is electrified. But this world is also the world where Sabrina is a Team Rocket executive, so Heath finds Lt. Surge's identity highly suspicious. So, could Lt. Surge have destroyed Team Rocket's base? More likely, he destroyed a base that was pushed out to be a scapegoat.

Heath clicked his tongue. He had thought about reporting Giovanni's problems to Sister Feng and the others, but Heath found it too difficult. Giovanni's disguise was very good. Now no one in the entire league would suspect Giovanni. It was like if a super powerful criminal gang appeared in the previous life, would people believe that the real boss of the criminal gang was a tycoon on the Forbes list?

...It seems like it's not impossible?

"Looks like Team Rocket will have to be left to Ash to handle." Hiss shook his head, stopped looking at the news, and instead took the letter of introduction that Maple had given him to Officer Jenny in Goldenrod City. Officer Jenny Gold, a very unique name, reminded Hiss of Officer Jenny Silver, and he wondered if there was any connection between the two.

The good news is that Officer Jenny didn't have any opinions or views about Heath. Heath seemed quite relaxed. He happily received his stall permit. The location wasn't great, but it wasn't too bad either, and Heath was quite content. In fact, he wouldn't have minded even if he had been given a less-than-ideal location. However, what concerned Heath was that the location he was given this time was near a university in Golden City, a university that Heath had actually heard of.

Kanto University of Science and Technology, a university that might not sound impressive from its name, is actually incredibly prestigious. It's arguably the most powerful university in Kanto, comparable to a certain China in the past. But what's most remarkable is that it has produced many tech industry giants; the founder of Silph Corporation is from this university.

“This location is really…” Heath pinched his brow. He used to think it was just an ordinary location, but now he doesn’t think so anymore. However, it is also a very troublesome problem. Doing business near a university is actually quite challenging for a catering business. Although it is said that it is easy to make money near schools, and many people think that even setting up a hot dog stand can make a lot of money, it still depends on the situation.

Heath had seen some hardcore schools, and the reason why Kanto University of Science and Technology caught his attention was because he had seen news on his phone before. The news reported that Kanto University of Science and Technology had conducted a social experiment, in which students purchased food from nearby restaurants and sent it to the school for testing. The results showed that the compliance rate was only 50%, and most of the food had excessive additives or other quality problems. This immediately attracted the attention of the Golden City Alliance, which led to a major crackdown on the catering industry.

Then it led to more problems, such as unlicensed and unregistered products, dirty kitchens or food storage environments, and even worse, meat that had been frozen for who knows how long and for which the restaurant had no registration information. The alliance staff told the owner to eat it, but the owner didn't dare to eat it, yet they dared to sell it to others. It was incredibly shameless.

However, Heath wasn't worried about being found to have any problems. In fact, he would rather those people did the checking, because it would be like advertising for him. Heath was very confident in the food safety of his restaurants. He was a restaurant owner who valued hygiene, so he didn't care about those tests. But as the saying goes, great waves sift out the sand. After the baptism of a tsunami, the restaurants that could survive around Kanto University of Science and Technology were naturally not simple entities.

While there are some unscrupulous merchants in this world, there are also some honest businesses. Many of them collapsed after that wave, but some survived. Heath felt that this time, running the business would probably be very stressful.

But that's what makes it interesting. Before, Heath's restaurant competed with Dialga's, and Heath won by relying on the hot pot he copied from his previous life and the weather. This time, Heath doesn't know what he can do. Introduce a new way of eating? Heath really doesn't know what he can introduce. In essence, Heath can actually copy a lot of dishes, such as crispy pork belly, hot milk cubes, and so on. He can even make a ramen canteen.

However, Heath had high standards for himself. He didn't like to make fancy dishes that were meant to attract attention. In Heath's view, a chef should win over diners with his culinary skills.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time." Heath shook his head. He was very confident in his cooking skills, and most importantly, he had a cheat code that allowed him to see through customers' preferences. Heath felt that if he still couldn't compete with other restaurants under these conditions, he might as well just buy a block of tofu and smash his head against it.

However, although Heath was confident in his culinary skills, he also knew that in modern society, publicity was a very important thing.

“Should we introduce some…” Heath stroked his chin. He had been a college student himself, so he naturally knew about college students’ food preferences and such. After hesitating for a moment, Heath turned his attention to beef. He planned to create a unique dish to attract customers and then use his culinary skills to win over these diners.

"Speaking of which, it would be really interesting to play ping-pong with beef balls, right?" Heath thought of a movie he had seen in his previous life. Although the beef balls in that movie were a little exaggerated, they were still quite realistic in some ways, since beef balls really can be very bouncy.

Chapter 758: If it doesn't become a hit and doesn't go viral, it's ultimately just a niche interest.

Beef balls, especially those with great elasticity, may seem unbelievable, but they are actually quite common. Heath had made some similar beef balls before, namely Chaoshan beef balls, which tasted great and, importantly, were very elastic. However, to achieve the elasticity of Chaoshan beef balls, it means that they need to be constantly pounded during the production process for a long time. Using a machine to pound them would not achieve the same result as the "high bounce when dropped on the ground," which is quite unique.

Chaoshan beef was quite famous in its previous life, after all, Chaoshan beef hot pot has spread all over the country, so you can occasionally see people making Chaoshan beef in these places. However, Chaoshan beef balls and beef tendon balls are quite unique. The biggest difference between Chaoshan beef balls and beef tendon balls is that they are made by hand by master craftsmen and made by machine. Handmade beef balls are the beef balls that old Chaoshan people miss the most. Although machine-made ones are convenient and fast, the taste is ultimately not as good.

Are Chaoshan beef balls difficult to make? Strictly speaking, they are not difficult to make. The only problem is that Chaoshan beef balls are like the "three-no-stick" method, which is the kind of thing that makes chefs instinctively shake their hands when they hear about it. After all, it is too tiring, very troublesome, and time-consuming to make. In order to ensure the elasticity of the beef, the chef needs to constantly beat the beef. It is a continuous work, and the force cannot be too heavy or too light.