I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Heath thought there used to be a documentary called "Protecting Liberation West," but it could actually be renamed to any similar place. If it were in this world, it would probably be called "Protecting Evergreen City," and so on.

Soon after, Heath arrived at the Officers' dormitory, a luxury apartment on Champions Avenue. When Officers' Mirror made Heath get off the dog, Heath was a little incredulous that the Officers lived in such a luxurious apartment.

Heath was somewhat taken aback.

Chapter 137 Lao Jun Sha

Generally speaking, Officer Jenny's dormitories are rather simple or plain. After all, what Officer Jenny needs is a training ground and a small house that is convenient and quick to respond to calls, rather than a large apartment. Although large apartments are luxurious, they are actually very inconvenient to live in.

Especially for Miss Officer Jenny, who lives on the top floor, she will have to give the order a few minutes in advance if she wants to gather, and then she can take the elevator down from the top floor.

"These are some privileges of Officer Jenny from our Indigo League. You'll see when you go inside." Officer Jenny seemed to sense Hiss's confusion. She smiled, recalled Arcanine, and then pushed open the door and went inside.

Heath followed Officer Jenny inside. The first place Heath entered was a lobby, but what puzzled him was that the lobby was very spacious, with many Officer Jennys coming and going, but he didn't see any elevators.

"This place has been equipped with teleportation arrays. We can teleport directly to the corresponding room by holding the corresponding identification tag. If you want to go to the cafeteria, that's the location; if you want to go to the training ground, that's the location," Officer Jenny explained enthusiastically. Heath gasped in amazement, his mouth agape. He really hadn't expected the Alliance to be so extravagant, setting up so many teleportation arrays.

His arrival drew puzzled glances from the passing Officers. Since most Officers were women, His arrival was like a monk falling into a women's kingdom, surrounded by all sorts of Officers. Although the Officers looked very similar, His could still distinguish between them.

“That’s the cafeteria. You can go in with Officer Jenny’s certificate. With your honor, Officer Jenny can also get in. I won’t see you off. I have a lot of things to take care of.” Officer Jenny spoke quickly, then waved to Heath and left in a hurry.

Heath thanked Officer Jenny gratefully. After all, a captain is indeed very busy, even incredibly busy. It was truly rare for her to take so much time to spend with him. This made Heath sigh with emotion. The parting gift that Sister Feng gave him was truly precious.

Heath walked into the cafeteria with a smile. With a sense of familiarity, Heath found himself in a huge cafeteria, much larger than the one in Evergreen City, as it needed to accommodate many people. At this moment, the cafeteria was empty, with hardly anyone around.

"Who are you?" A questioning and wary voice came from Heath. He turned his head and saw an older woman named Officer Jenny.

Heath quickly explained his identity, and after Heath took out his honorary Officer Jenny's certificate, the older Officer Jenny nodded and warmly pulled Heath to sit down.

"Hey, I was wondering why Jing suddenly contacted me and asked me to entertain the guests. Turns out it was you." The elderly Officer Jenny smiled at Heath, who smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"You want to ask about some special ingredients, right? You've come to the right person. I've been in the Quartz Union for a full forty-five years, and I've been working as a chef here since I retired." Old Lady Junsha smiled kindly, giving Heath the feeling of meeting her grandmother when she returned to her hometown for the New Year.

And the other party can indeed be said to be Heath's grandmother. According to Old Lady Junsa, she is now a 73-year-old woman with much gray hair, but she is full of energy and spirits, a very energetic old lady.

"The most distinctive ingredient in this Quartz League is naturally quartz. Although it sounds a bit strange, it is indeed edible. However, I only heard about it from a very skilled chef when I was young." Old Lady Junsa's eyes were somewhat unfocused, as if she was recalling the past.

Heath was somewhat surprised. Could quartz really be eaten? Heath really didn't know that. After all, in Heath's opinion, quartz was inedible. After all, quartz was just a mineral, hard in texture, similar to stone.

"Isn't quartz a mineral?" Hiss asked in surprise. He had thought it would be something like a mushroom, but it turned out to be a stone. The Pokémon world is really strange.

“They are minerals, but among these minerals, there is a very special type of quartz that can be used as food. This type of quartz is only found on the Quartz Plateau and is very precious, but it is also very difficult to distinguish. I heard a few experienced masters talk about this before.” Old Junsha said slowly.

"Do you remember what mineral it was? Or how to identify it?" Heath asked with some anticipation. He hadn't even completed the first task yet. Who knew how difficult it would be to collect all the unique ingredients from the entire Kanto region?

Now that the first step is in sight, Heath is still very excited.

"Of course I don't remember. I wasn't interested in cooking back then. I only heard about it from them during a meal." Old Junsha smiled mischievously and deliberately shrugged, making Heath both laugh and cry. She really was getting more and more like a child.

Fortunately, Heath has now figured out what the Quartz Federation's signature ingredients are. Heath plans to spend some time looking for them. As long as he has his own ingredient identifier, Heath thinks the probability of finding them is quite high, even though he can only use it once a day.

"Young man, I'm a little hungry. Could you make me something to eat?" Just as Heath was about to say something, Old Lady Salle suddenly asked, looking at Heath with a smile and a hint of testing in her eyes.

Heath paused for a moment, then nodded. Although he didn't know what the old lady was planning to do, Heath didn't mind making something to eat for a hungry guest, and he could also try to complete his chef's eye task as soon as possible.

"So, what kind of food do you like to eat?" Heath asked instead of rushing to the cafeteria kitchen.

"Me? I like to eat... I like very sweet things, preferably something soft and chewy, so that even my old teeth can eat them. But I also like to eat meat, which is a real dilemma." Old Lady Junsha looked at Heath with a smile and gave him a somewhat troublesome answer.

It needed to be sweet and soft enough for the elderly to eat, but it also needed to contain meat. This problem really stumped Heath. His mind raced, but he couldn't think of any food that could satisfy Old Lady Junsha's requirements.

“Okay, may I use the kitchen?” Heath nodded; he had an idea.

Chapter 138 Edible Quartz

Heath stood in the kitchen, pondering the problem. He had to admit that Old Lady Jenny's request was somewhat difficult, but not impossible, since Heath had noticed that the canteen here served glutinous rice.

Glutinous rice perfectly meets Lao Junsha's requirements; it's soft, sticky, and easy to eat, and it can also be made sweet. As for meat, it can be cut into chunks, made into sweet and sour sauce, and then wrapped in glutinous rice. However, this way of eating always reminds Heath of the glutinous rice balls she used to eat on the street.

"Forget it, there aren't many ingredients after all. Although we can make other things, those dishes take a long time to cook, and the customers probably won't be able to wait too long." Heath looked at the ingredients in the cafeteria and quickly made a decision.

There are many dishes that can be made with glutinous rice, but if you want something sweet, Heath thinks making glutinous rice balls would be a good option. Alternatively, you could consider making glutinous rice chicken, which tastes quite good, and Heath herself really likes it.

The glutinous rice balls were really not technically difficult to make. Heath didn't even want Farfetch'd to come out and help him. He quickly made the glutinous rice balls himself and then served them to Old Lady Jenny, who was sitting outside waiting.

"Please be careful, it's hot." Heath smiled at Old Lady Junsha, who curiously examined the food in front of her. She had never seen this kind of food before, but judging from the rice on the outside, it should be glutinous rice. She just didn't know if it would satisfy her requirements.

Old Lady Sa picked up a sticky rice ball, blew on it, and then carefully put it in her mouth and took a bite. The sweet and sticky taste instantly filled Old Lady Sa's taste buds. With another bite, she could taste the meat. However, the meat that Heath made was very special. The meat was very tender and had a sweet and sour taste, which made Old Lady Sa give it a thumbs up.

"Little guy, your cooking skills are pretty good, even better than mine." Old Jun Sha praised. Heath's cooking skills were truly unparalleled. Even Old Jun Sha, who started learning to cook after retirement, couldn't cook as well as Heath.

"Thank you for your compliment." Heath smiled. His culinary skills were undoubtedly excellent, but what made Heath happiest was that his Chef's Eye quest progress had increased again. At this rate, Heath could easily complete all of his Chef's Eye quests in the Indigo League, which made Heath quite excited.

Heath was very curious about what changes would occur after he obtained the Chef's Eye, and what functions it would have. Heath was very much looking forward to it, feeling that it might be a qualitative improvement for him.

“Very good. No wonder you thought of asking about the special ingredients of our Quartz Alliance… However, I have no complaints about your cooking skills. This stuff might be more useful to you than to me.” Old Lady Junsha smiled and then stood up.

Heath cast a curious glance at him. Was Old Lady Jenny planning to give him something?

"Wait here for me a moment. I'm getting old, and I don't carry that thing with me anymore," Old Lady Junsha said with a smile to Heath, then walked into the teleportation array and disappeared. Heath waited patiently.

After a while, Old Lady Sha came again, holding a piece of quartz in her hands. It didn't look very big, only about the size of an apple.

"This is..." Heath was somewhat surprised. Could this be the quartz that Old Lady Jenny had mentioned? A specialty ingredient of the Quartz Alliance!

“Yes, this is a specialty ingredient of the Quartz Alliance, edible quartz. However, the method of making it has been lost. I have studied it for a long time, but I have not been able to find a way to cook it.” Old Lady Sylvanas sighed, and then took the quartz to Heath.

Heath instinctively took out his food identification device, which was already working.

[Pure quartz, edible, toxic, and with an extremely rich flavor. However, due to its extreme difficulty in cooking, it is just a mineral without mastering the cooking methods. It requires extraordinary superpowers to twist and remove the toxic components before it can be processed and consumed.]

Heath's lips twitched. The good news was that this thing was indeed edible quartz. Although it was poisonous, it proved that Heath hadn't made a mistake; he had indeed found a unique ingredient of the Quartz Alliance.

The problem is that the cooking method for this thing is extremely demanding, requiring extremely strong superpowers to distort and remove the toxic components. So just how strong is this ingredient identifier? Can a Pokémon like Alakazam meet the requirements of "extremely strong"? Heath was a little confused.

"Can I have this?" Heath looked at Old Lady Salvation excitedly. This thing was very hard to find, and now that there was one readily available, Heath didn't want to give it up easily.

“Of course you can!” Old Lady Jenny said with a smile. Heath immediately grasped the quartz, but then hesitated.

Heath wasn't stupid; he knew that there was no such thing as unconditional kindness in this world, except for family. And such seemingly precious gifts often came with a hidden price.

"So, what is the price?" Heath asked Old Lady Jenny.

“All of this.” Old Lady Junsha opened her arms. Heath swallowed hard. He was genuinely worried that Old Lady Junsha would remove her mask to reveal Gul'dan’s face, or take out a suspicious green liquid for him to drink.

Fortunately, Old Lady didn't do that; she simply opened her arms as if embracing the entire cafeteria.

"?" Heath slowly typed out a question mark.

“I would like to trouble you to take over my responsibility of preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for the Officers during your stay in the Quartz Alliance. In return, I can give you this quartz.” Old Officers explained, and Heath stroked his chin.

There are many Officer Jenny from the Quartz Federation, so Heath himself doesn't know how much he'll be making, but it certainly won't be easy, especially since it involves making three meals a day, which is quite demanding. However, Heath really doesn't want to give up this quartz, as it's a very rare ingredient.

“Just dinner. I have to go out to set up my stall in the morning and at noon.” Heath shook his head. Three meals a day were too much. If it was just dinner, Heath could manage.

"Deal!" Old Lady Jenny happily extended her hand, and Heath subconsciously shook it, but for some reason, Heath had a feeling that he had been tricked. Why did he have this feeling?

Heath walked out of Officer Jenny's dormitory in a daze. He had reached an agreement with Officer Jenny: the Officer Jennys would provide the ingredients, and Heath would only be responsible for cooking dinner. The agreement would last until the day Heath left the Quartz Federation, and the reward would naturally be this Quartz.

Chapter 139 Methods to Attract Guests

Heath walked out of Officer Jenny's apartment, pondering a question as he went: what exactly was that inexplicable feeling of being tricked that he had just experienced?

"Trainer, why are you so serious?" Zoroya curiously perched on Hiss's head, then tugged at Hiss's hair with its paw. The pain brought Hiss back to his senses instantly. He rubbed Zoroya's head in annoyance. This little guy... Hiss wondered if his head would go bald in the future.

"Of course I was thinking about things, but never mind, I guess I was being a bit too sensitive." Heath shook his head. He felt that the old Officer Jenny probably hadn't tricked him. At most, Officer Jenny would eat more at dinner, but Heath didn't care. After all, cooking in large batches was one of the essential skills for a chef.

After boarding the food truck, Heath drove it towards the location he had applied for as his stall. Heath had asked Old Lady Jenny to find it for him. According to Old Lady Jenny, this stall location was the best one, located near the most bustling commercial district in the Quartz Federation, next to several company office buildings.

Heath was quite satisfied, and he discovered that although Old Lady Jenny had retired, she still had the authority to issue him a street vendor's license, which made the process much easier for him. Heath had originally thought he would have to wait until tomorrow to get the license.

Upon arriving at the location for his food stall, Heath parked his food cart and took out tables and chairs, placing them near his cart. He also wrote down the menu for the day and then waited for customers to arrive.

Soon, Heath encountered his first customer, which pleased him. He hadn't expected the customer to arrive so quickly; a big city truly lived up to its name.

"Hello, excuse me... do you have braised chicken rice?" The first customer was a young man who looked a bit disheveled. He was yawning, and his dark circles were impossible to hide. He was wearing ordinary clothes, but they were not dirty or smelly.

“Yes, 25 Alliance Coins per serving.” Heath nodded immediately. This price was a bit higher than in Evergreen City. It wasn’t that Heath was overcharging customers, but because the price of vegetables in the Quartz Alliance was much higher than in Evergreen City. So Heath had to raise the price a bit, otherwise he wouldn’t make any money at all.

"Twenty-five for one? Give me one, I'm starving." The man paused for a moment, then nodded, found a seat, and started playing a game console.

This made Heath instantly realize why the man in front of her had such severe dark circles under his eyes; it turned out he was a workaholic.

Heath couldn't help but glance at the other party. The game console was red and blue, exactly the same as the NS from his previous life. However, Heath already knew this, since this world also had games, even Sony had them. However, the mainstream in this world was various Pokémon games, and the most popular games were sword and magic games.

The game in the man's hand was a sword and magic game. Heath remembered that it was called "The First Reality," a very popular phenomenon, but Heath had never played it.

Heath shook his head, ignoring it, and instead took out a chicken from his kitchen cabinet. He chopped it into small pieces and set it aside for later use.

Braised chicken is a very famous type of Chinese cuisine, and there are many shops selling braised chicken rice on the market, which are almost forming a chain. However, the braised chicken that Heath made this time is not that kind of braised chicken; Heath made a different kind.

Most of the braised chicken rice sold in the market consists of broth, chicken, potatoes, and mushrooms, with chili peppers added for seasoning. In Heath's opinion, this method is not bad, but the taste is too bland, and it may even be a ready-made meal kit.

Heath planned to make braised chicken with a slightly thick broth, and the ingredients were just chicken, potatoes, and mushrooms. As for chili peppers, Heath didn't intend for the guests to find them in the rice; he had his own way of handling them.

In Heath's opinion, a proper braised chicken dish should be one that makes guests want to shovel down all the rice. However, Heath didn't know what this guest's hobby was, but judging from the dark circles under his eyes and the game that never stopped in his hand, Heath figured that the guest must be a hardcore gamer, and a hardcore gamer who stayed up all night.

Such people actually have somewhat dulled taste buds. Long-term sleep deprivation makes their brains stiff and sluggish, and their nerves also become somewhat dulled. Therefore, many people feel groggy after staying up late, and at this time, their taste buds are definitely more numb.

“In that case…” Heath smiled. He had already made up his mind. This time, Heath wanted to make the braised chicken rice his signature dish. There are many ways for a small food stall to attract customers, but the best way to attract diners is to make delicious food with a rich aroma and a mouthwatering fragrance.

And braised chicken perfectly meets this requirement.

Heath started making his braised chicken, and as he worked on it, the aroma of the braised chicken quickly spread from his food cart, carried by the breeze, and drifted into the bustling commercial district. This rich aroma instantly attracted the attention of a large number of people.

"What's that? Heath's Kitchen?" A pair of girls looked at Heath's food cart with curiosity. Heath, who looked young and handsome while wearing a chef's hat, instantly caught their attention. Coupled with the mouthwatering aroma, the girls couldn't help but walk over.

"This smell... Damn it, why isn't it lunchtime yet?" A miserable office worker clutched his stomach. He had forgotten to bring his lunchbox, but the smell was just too good. His stomach started growling.

Even the hardcore gamer who was always engrossed in the game couldn't help but raise his head. Looking at the guests who were gradually gathering around, Heath showed a satisfied smile. Wasn't the reason he launched braised chicken to attract customers with its unique aroma?

As the saying goes, even the best wine needs advertising, let alone Heath, who doesn't have the money to advertise. Rather than sitting here waiting for customers to come to him, Heath felt that making delicious and fragrant food could serve as a form of advertising.

Judging from the increasing number of customers, Heath's tactic has been very successful. However, diners are very honest creatures; they vote with their stomachs.

If Heath's food isn't good, then no matter how delicious it is, it won't matter. But Heath doesn't have this worry.

Chapter 140 Pet Golden Retriever and Milk Tea

Heath's braised chicken is excellent in both aroma and taste, so Heath is confident that he can win over the discerning palates of the guests in the Quartz Alliance. Of course, if the people in this place have unique taste preferences, then Heath doesn't have any good solutions.