I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

However, after Heath answered the time, he noticed that the girl in front of him suddenly stopped and then showed a strange smile. Heath looked at her in confusion, and then looked at his phone. There was no problem. It was indeed 3:23 pm. No, it was 3:24 pm now. But Heath felt that he was just answering a time. There was no need to be precise to the second.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Miss?" Heath asked the girl again. In this world, "Miss" doesn't have any ambiguity, just like how a 2B pencil was just a pencil at the beginning, without any other meaning. It has to be said that it is often people, not other things, who give words different meanings. For example, in my previous life, people used to call each other "Miss" and "Mr.", but now if you call a girl "Miss," she will probably be unhappy. If you add "Sister," it's still okay. If it's a man, calling him "Mr. Qin" is not a problem, but some experienced people will show an experienced smile.

"You can see me." The girl suddenly laughed, her laughter growing louder and louder. Then Heath noticed that her eyeballs had fallen off and landed on the ground. Those empty eyes seemed to still be staring at him. Heath stared at the girl in silence. It turned out she was a ghost.

"You can see me!!!" The girl picked up her glasses and rushed towards him, as if she intended to embed her eyeballs in Heath's face. A normal person would have been scared back or screamed at this point, but Heath didn't. He just stood there with his arms crossed, watching the girl rush towards him aggressively. Then, as if he had hit a transparent glass, the entire ghost was embedded in front of Heath, and the air suddenly became silent and awkward.

A moment later, the girl silently took a step back, struggling to pull herself off an invisible wall. Then, she silently put her eyes back in their sockets and ran outside without looking back, crying loudly as she ran. Heath was stunned. Goodness, why did it feel like it was his fault? Heath was somewhat bewildered. He hadn't made a single move. The ghost couldn't get in simply because Heath hadn't granted it permission. It had to be said that although Mew didn't have permission either, Mew could still enter. This access system was just like some people who bully the weak and fear the strong.

"Hey, why are you running away? Aren't you going to eat something?" Heath was a little unwilling. He really wanted this girl to eat something at his place. After all, this girl was a ghost, and a scary one at that. That was really interesting. Moreover, if he could get a ghost to fulfill her wish, Heath could get a considerable reward.

Unfortunately, Heath didn't have any means to keep people... no, I mean, to keep ghosts from leaving, so he could only watch regretfully as the girl ran out wailing. Then he sighed, shook his head, and thought, "These days really are..."

However, just as Heath was wiping his kitchen utensils, he saw the girl come in again, which made Heath happy. Could it be that there was still a way to complete his mission?

But Heath soon discovered that this was a buy-one-get-two-free deal, because two very fierce-looking and imposing girls dragged the crying girl in and walked aggressively towards Heath.

"Hey, it's you who bullied our Xiumei!" The girl in the lead spoke loudly, and she had a mole on the corner of her mouth, making her look fierce. She wasn't as pretty as the girl named Xiumei; in a class, she would be the kind of girl who was very inconspicuous, neither particularly beautiful nor particularly ugly. At most, she would get some strange nicknames because of her mole.

"Xiu Nian, don't talk nonsense. Xiu Mei just said that she only did that to scare the chef, so she can't blame anyone else." The girl next to her advised. This girl was well-mannered and quiet. The girl called Xiu Nian immediately pouted and stopped shouting. It seemed that she listened to this girl.

Seeing that her companion had quieted down, the girl next to him looked apologetically at Heath, then bowed deeply, even...

Heath stared blankly at the scene before him. Good heavens, when this girl bowed, her upper body fell down, performing a 180-degree bow that no normal person could possibly do. Well, that's not quite right, since some yoga practitioners might be able to do it, but this girl's waist seemed to have broken off. That's something no human being could do.

"I'm so sorry... I'm sorry, I forgot for a moment..." The girl hurriedly returned to her original appearance and then said apologetically. Although Xiu Nian next to her still looked unhappy, she also apologized along with the girl. Even Xiu Mei, who had just bumped into them, apologized. This made Xi Si a little confused. He had just been thinking that if these three female ghosts caused trouble, he would just call the Night Demon.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, what's wrong with you all..." Heath looked at the three girls in front of him. Xiu Mei and Xiu Nian seemed to be sisters, but he didn't know who this girl was.

"Excuse me, we are wandering spirits living in this area. I won't mention our original names, since that was a long time ago. We later adopted new names. My name is Xiuhui." The girl in the lead smiled politely, but Heath was silent for a moment. Wandering spirits who had been dead for who knows how long?

This is actually quite abnormal. Pokémon like Ralts can't live in the human world for very long. If it hadn't met me, it probably would have been wiped out long ago.

"Ah... what would you like to eat?" Heath decided to entertain the three guests in front of her, but before they could reply, new guests came in. Heath was a little helpless; it seemed that it wouldn't be possible in the short term.

Chapter 768 All-Adaptive Potion

Fortunately, although these three strange female ghosts seemed a bit odd and had different personalities, they were quite reasonable. Led by Xiu Hui, the one in the lead, the three girls also went out. They went through the main gate, which left Heath dumbfounded. He didn't know why these girls were all going through the main gate, or if his food cart couldn't get in without going through the main gate? But if that's the case, how the little guy Dream got in is a question worth pondering.

Fortunately, Hiss knew a bit about his food truck. It wouldn't be a problem to stop ordinary people, but it would be difficult to stop a Pokémon like Mew. Hiss thought that even legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo and Ho-Oh might not be able to stop it.

"Boss Heath, you actually came all this way." A somewhat familiar voice called out. Heath looked up and saw Ho-Oh standing in front of him, arms crossed, looking at him. The expression on Ho-Oh's face was much friendlier than before, when Ho-Oh would always look at him with its nose, making Heath wonder if Ho-Oh had its eyes hidden in its nostrils. Fortunately, as Heath and Ho-Oh interacted more, they became more familiar with each other, and now they could have a normal conversation without worrying about any problems. Heath no longer needed to look at Ho-Oh's nostrils.

However, this made Heath think of something. When he first met Ho-Oh, it was still in its original form. Then, because Heath glanced at it with its food identification device, Ho-Oh threw several rocks at him to block its path. This made Heath wonder if Ho-Oh was still holding a grudge when it first saw him because it looked down at him with its nostrils. If that's true, then Ho-Oh is quite petty.

Heath looked suspiciously into Ho-Oh's pockets. Could it be hiding a little notebook for keeping grudges? Probably not. Heath wasn't sure, but Ho-Oh was a legendary Pokémon, so its memory should be pretty good. It wouldn't need a little notebook to help it keep grudges.

"Ahem, would you like something to eat?" Heath rubbed his nose. It had been a while since Heath had seen Ho-Oh. Heath had only seen Ho-Oh before when he needed Ho-Oh's help with something.

"I... Huh? What is Farfetch'd doing over there?" Ho-Oh was about to say something, but then she noticed Farfetch'd cutting something, so she asked curiously. Heath looked over and saw Farfetch'd, and then saw what Farfetch'd was doing.

Large intestine encased?

Heath immediately figured out what the scallion duck was doing. The Nine-Turned Intestines dish is different from regular intestines. The difference lies in this: the Nine-Turned Intestines dish requires layering the intestines inside each other. In the end, it looks like there is only one ring of intestines on the outside, but in reality, you will eat several rings of intestines. And now the scallion duck was just stuffing intestines inside.

"Oh, Green Onion Duck, he's making Braised Pork Intestines." Heath explained that although pork intestines existed in this world, people rarely ate them. Heath had only seen a few customers enjoy them by chance. Heath had served grilled pork intestines with green onions to his customers during the evening hours, but the audience remained the same.

"Just give me one of those." Ho-Oh made its choice decisively, but Heath was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ho-Oh strangely. Ho-Oh actually wanted to eat the Nine-Turned Intestine? But that's not a problem. If you think about it, birds eat insects, not to mention some predatory birds, such as eagles, which even catch sheep and chickens, so eating some intestines is naturally not a problem.

Moreover, those birds of prey all eat stuffed intestines. Although the Phoenix King is a mythical beast, it probably wouldn't have any problem eating unstuffed intestines.

"Okay, just a moment." Heath nodded. Nine-Turned Intestines—Heath had bought a lot of ingredients for Farfetch'd to complete the mission, so making it now wouldn't be too difficult. The only challenge for Farfetch'd right now was stuffing the intestines in; once that was solved, everything would be fine.

Just as Heath turned to make Ho-Oh's Nine-Turned Intestines, Ho-Oh stopped him. Then, to Heath's bewilderment, Ho-Oh said it wanted to eat the Nine-Turned Intestines made by Farfetch'd, not Heath's. Heath was stunned, but he agreed. Farfetch'd's intestines certainly wouldn't be the kind with fillings, so it would be fine for the guests. He just wondered if Farfetch'd could use this opportunity to complete the system's task. Heath was quite curious about what the reward would be for him this time.

Farfetch'd got excited after hearing Heath's words. It quacked happily and patted its chest and belly to show that it could definitely complete the task. Heath encouraged Farfetch'd and then went to entertain the other guests, since there were other guests besides Ho-Oh.

A moment later, Farfetch'd brought a plate of braised pork intestines to Ho-Oh and nervously watched Ho-Oh eat. Heath glanced at it a few times but didn't pay any more attention, since he had quite a few customers. Perhaps it was because the exhibition was about to close, so more people came to eat, and Heath was quite busy.

[What was the...step one in the Pokémon Chef series again? Quest complete! You have received a mystery reward: All-Adaptation Potion]

Heath was stunned for a moment. Good heavens, the mission was actually completed? It seems that Farfetch'd has solved the problem of the large intestine, and the large intestine he made has also been recognized by the system. He just doesn't know what this all-adaptive potion is for.

Heath felt his pocket and pulled out a small, purple potion that looked similar to some kind of brain-boosting supplement from his previous life.

[All-Adaptive Medication: After taking it, you can adapt to any environment and will not be affected by it]

It's a very simple and plain description, but this thing...

"So, does that mean I can take a walk in the ocean?" Heath's expression was a little strange. This thing looked simple, but the effect was powerful enough.

Chapter 769 Treasure

Heath suspected the system was playing a long game, but he had no evidence, only some guesses. First, the upgraded food truck could adapt to any terrain and environment, meaning Heath could even open a restaurant in the lava of a volcano without worrying about any problems. Of course, whether customers could get in was also a question. Now, not only the food truck, but Heath himself had become a person who could adapt to all environments. If Heath's understanding was correct, it meant that Heath could swim in lava without being affected in any way, which was quite impressive. But it was precisely because of this that Heath had the feeling that he was about to open a restaurant in some extraordinary place.

They could even open a restaurant on the seabed. In their previous life, let alone anything else, they could have opened a restaurant right in the Mariana Trench. Hmm, by then, Heath could have been kept in a laboratory by those scientists. He's practically a superhuman!

"It must be my imagination, right?" Heath rubbed his eyes, but still drank the potion. After all, it was quite useful. Whether it was summer or winter, Heath wouldn't feel too hot or too cold. It was a very powerful item.

After Ho-Oh finished eating the Nine-Turned Intestines, Heath decided to close the shop. Since it was almost closing time, Heath didn't want any customers to miss the closing time and cause unnecessary trouble, so he put up a sign that said "Closed".

"Hmph, human, you've taken good care of Farfetch'd. I must say, although you were a bit too handsy, you've certainly been very attentive to your Pokémon... This is for you." Ho-Oh looked at Heath with an arrogant expression. Heath's lips twitched. So you really are holding a grudge, aren't you?! It's been so long, how come you still haven't forgotten that time I used the food analyzer on you?!

Heath was frustrated. He genuinely couldn't understand why Ho-Oh was so vengeful. This legendary Pokémon really was petty. Fortunately, he hadn't done anything else afterward, like using the ingredient detector to examine Giratina or anything like that. In fact, Heath harbored a secret ambition: he wanted to use the ingredient detector to examine Arceus...

But that's Arceus! Ho-Oh is already so powerful, so Arceus...

But this idea is really interesting.

However, when Heath saw what Ho-Oh handed him, he raised an eyebrow. Ho-Oh had given him a feather, a seven-colored feather that shimmered with light and felt very warm to the touch. Heath looked at Ho-Oh with a strange expression. Had Ho-Oh plucked a feather from his own body?

"You bastard! Pervert! Psycho! What are you thinking with that brain of yours that's comparable to Psyduck's!" Ho-Oh seemed to understand the strange look Heath was giving her, and immediately became furious. Ho-Oh's face turned red as she angrily cursed, then she turned and left.

"..." Heath touched his face. Was Psyduck really that miserable? What was he being treated like?

"Ah~ beautiful girl, scold me again~" Zoroark provided expert voiceover from the side, and Hiss gave him a brain shake; this guy was hopeless.

Heath looked at the feather in his hand again.

There were no prompts, after all, this wasn't a reward from the system for Heath. Fortunately, Heath had his own solution. With that in mind, Heath took out his ingredient identifier and glanced at the feather.

[This feather, imbued with the essence of life, is non-toxic but not edible. After all, it's just a feather. Can you eat a feather? Of course not. However, this feather contains an extremely strong life force, and wearing it for a long time can effectively increase the wearer's lifespan and slow down the aging process. It is a supreme treasure.]

Heath scratched his head. If that's the case, it was indeed his fault. This feather was priceless. In his previous life, it would have been enough to achieve financial freedom. After all, there were too many wealthy people in the world who were afraid of dying. Heath had heard of some rich people who spent hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars a month on injections to prolong their lives. This was Ho-Oh's feather, and its effectiveness was guaranteed. Just renting out this feather could fetch millions of dollars a month. If he bought it outright, he could probably become rich overnight.

"...This meal cost way too much." Heath looked at the feather, then hung it on the rope and around his neck.

Well, Heath isn't particularly afraid of death, since everyone dies eventually, but living longer would certainly be wonderful. However, Heath also wants to ask Ho-Oh for one for Cynthia; what's the point of living alone? Heath even wants to ask Maple for one, but he knows that this feather is definitely not ordinary; it would be something that would make countless people envious. If too many of them appear, it will cause problems, which makes Heath quite conflicted.

"Huh? Such a strong life force..." A head peeked in from the door of the food cart. Heath could see clearly that it was the girl named Xiu Mei. After realizing it was Heath, the girl blushed and shrank back shyly.

“Yes, it’s like a light bulb… no, it’s like the rising sun in spring, just looking at it makes you feel warm all over…” Xiuhui also came in, looking at the feather on Heath’s chest with a look of surprise.

Xiuhui hadn't originally planned to bother this living person, since Heath was alive and they were dead. However, just now, Xiuhui and her friends discovered a sun in Heath's dining car. The sunlight was so strong that they could only huddle in a corner, afraid to move. Unexpectedly, after the sun left, the place became a warm light, making them feel comfortable. So Xiuhui still brought her two younger sisters over to examine what this light source was all about.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the feather hanging around Hiss's neck. Xiu Hui instantly realized what the sun was just now. It must be the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh from Pokémon, right?

Thinking of this, Xiuhui glared at Xiumei. This little girl almost caused a catastrophe! That was the Phoenix King! If he stood in front of them, they would have been unable to withstand the intense light and their souls would have been scattered.

Xiu Nian also realized what was happening. Her expression wasn't good. She looked at Heath hesitantly, but was too embarrassed to apologize, so she just stood there.

Chapter 770 Mashed Potatoes and Meat

"Would you like something to eat, gentlemen?" Heath looked at the three girls in front of him with a gentle smile. In Heath's eyes, these girls were practically quest givers with exclamation marks above their heads, just waiting for Heath to come over, accept the quest, trigger the quest, and then make these girls Heath's guests. Then Heath could get the reward he wanted. You know, when he used to entertain ghost guests, he was often given all kinds of cards, and those cards were later proven to be legendary items with god-like uses.

Ralts was saved by those cards, so Hiss is very curious about what he can get from entertaining these guests this time.

Heath was very curious about this. Currently, the items Heath could obtain to entertain most guests were quite ordinary, such as candies with various attributes. Of course, these things would be quite valuable if they were sold, but Heath did not intend to sell them because there were no such powerful items in this world yet, and Heath had no way to explain them. Moreover, if Heath wanted to sell them, he would have to consider whether it would attract too much attention.

After all, everyone is very interested in improving their strength. Even champions train and develop their Pokémon every day, so something that works instantly is terrifying.

However, Heath felt that the current candies were rather useless, for a very simple reason: they were all basic candies, and after eating some, they had no effect. If a Pokémon already had specific training, then eating them wouldn't have any effect either.

The simplest example is Charizard. After Charizard builds up its muscles, eating physical attack candies becomes less effective. And Heath currently has mostly those kinds of candies, with not many other more effective ones, since not every customer will give him those.

Moreover, upon closer reflection, Heath hadn't received his reward yet. However, he knew the nature of his system; it would likely compile all the rewards for the day and allow him to choose between quality and quantity. But judging from the current situation, Heath felt that he might need to entertain these three special guests before he could make his choice.

"Um... excuse me, esteemed boss, is it alright for us to eat the food you prepare here? We haven't eaten anything for decades." Xiuhui asked politely, feeling a little embarrassed because Heath was currently too dazzling in their eyes, and Xiuhui was also worried that if Heath still held a grudge against Xiumei for what she had done before, it might cause some problems.

Although Heath didn't seem to care much, Soo-hye still hadn't forgotten how that gentle man had tricked her into coming here, then cheerfully told her that nothing would happen, and then...

Xiuhui took a deep breath, suppressing the unease in her heart.

“Of course I can. I can see you and I can entertain you.” Heath nodded. If he couldn’t see these ghosts, he wouldn’t be able to entertain them. Moreover, ever since Heath obtained the pass to the Reverse World, he has become quite different. He can even entertain these ghost guests, although the way the ghost guests eat and the way they eat are quite different from normal people.

Fortunately, these guests can also eat, which solves Heath's helplessness when facing these ghostly guests.

"Ah..." Xiuhui was stunned for a moment after hearing the affirmative reply. She fell into deep thought. After all, food was a memory from too long ago. And now, thinking about it, her stomach, which might not even exist in the first place, seemed to be making gurgling sounds to remind her that it hadn't eaten for a long time.

It's strange, ghosts don't feel hungry. Xiuhui is quite certain of this, since she hasn't felt hungry since she died. But that's not entirely true. She seems to have felt hungry before, but that was just a habit, like thinking about breakfast every morning. At first, she wasn't used to it, but she got used to it later. After that, she never felt hungry or had the desire to sleep again.

But at that moment, after hearing Heath's answer, Soo-hye felt a long-lost hunger.

Food? What is food? Do you want to eat something? But in Xiuhui's memory, the most delicious food she had ever eaten was probably the dish her mother made in the cold winter that filled her stomach and warmed her up.

"Um... I want to eat a big piece of potato with some minced meat inside, and it would be even better if there was a bowl of meat soup... Is that okay?" Xiuhui swallowed, and she heard her two younger sisters behind her swallowing. She guessed that they felt the same long-lost hunger in their stomachs as she did.

Heath blinked. What was that? Was it a dish? Heath paused, stunned. He had already planned what to make, but he hadn't expected Miss Xiuhui to have such a unique perspective on food. Heath was momentarily speechless. But upon reflection, he realized it was a local dish: mashed potatoes and meat broth—a very ordinary and common food. The preparation could be described as foolproof, but whether it tasted good depended on the chef.

It seems that Miss Xiuhui is either a person with a unique personality or someone who is not doing very well. After all, God help her, the last time Heath heard of such food was in a documentary film released by the Alliance. It was about a dark era, an era before the Alliance was created. At that time, the Alliance was still a non-existent thing. In that era, there were commoners and nobles. The nobles were high and mighty, while the commoners lived in hell.

Back then, the staple food for ordinary people was mashed potatoes and meat. Some restaurants even offered it. Heath, led by Sister Feng, tried it and found it to be very unpalatable. It was said that they did it on purpose.

To use it to depict how dark, terrifying, and hopeless that era was, Heath felt, was unnecessary. However, if such food was considered delicious by Miss Soo-hye…

“Okay, so what about the other two guests? What would you like to eat?” Heath asked, looking at the two girls who hadn’t spoken yet.

Chapter 771 Food from My Memories

Xiu Nian was very embarrassed. She was an impatient person, and most of the time her impatience caused her some trouble. In fact, the reason she died here was because of her impatience. She spoke without thinking and offended a nobleman, who then arrested her and brought her here, where she was sentenced to death. It was a very tragic end.

And it's the same now. Because Xiu Mei came back and burst into tears, Xiu Nian came over angrily and spoke very unfriendly. But after being taught by her older sister, she realized that it was actually her younger sister's fault. This little girl went to scare others again. Although she never succeeded, since no one could see her, this time she finally met someone who could see her, and she still embarrassed herself.

So at this moment, Xiu Nian was too embarrassed to say that she also wanted to eat. Not only her, but even Xiu Mei next to her was the same way. Xiu Mei was even more exaggerated, not daring to look up at Xi Si. Xi Si was a little amused and could only say that she did not care about what happened before. Only then did the two girls say what they wanted to eat.

However, after hearing the two girls' answers, Heath was also stunned for a moment. Then he looked at Xiu Hui strangely. He now suspected that the three girls were not real sisters. After all, the eldest sister Xiu Hui ate mashed potatoes and meat, while Xiu Nian, a straightforward girl, wanted to eat tomato and egg soup with rice. Xiu Mei wanted to eat hamburgers, fried chicken, and cola. This was completely incompatible with the first one, mashed potatoes and meat. Mashed potatoes and meat was a product of the previous dark age, while tomato and egg soup with rice only appeared slowly after the founding of the Alliance. Hamburgers, cola, and fried chicken were even newer things that had only appeared a few decades ago.

“Actually, my two younger sisters and I aren’t really sisters. We’re just poor souls who died in this place. But since there are only the three of us here, and we can’t leave, we simply changed our names and became the three sisters.” Xiu Hui seemed to see Heath’s confusion and explained in a low voice. Heath nodded. If that was the case, it made sense. He had said that the three girls didn’t look alike at all, or even that they looked different. When they were together, Heath would only think that the three of them were friends.

Is there no way to leave this place? A bound spirit?