I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

"Well... although the texture is quite unique, the taste is still lacking." Heath frowned. The most crucial point was that the mission wasn't completed. Heath felt that he probably needed to make a delicious dish himself to complete the mission.

Heath hesitated for a moment, but decided to go to the nursing home he had visited yesterday to visit Chef Da Kong again and ask him how to cook jellyfish to make it taste better. After all, with the experience of his predecessors, Heath would have a better chance of succeeding.

Standing on the shoulders of giants allows one to see further. Although Hiss could try it himself, it would be too much trouble.

Thinking of this, Heath immediately drove towards the nursing home. After driving for a while, Heath saw the nursing home again. The Dragonite flying in the sky looked quite old, but the sense of oppression was even stronger.

"I'm just here to see my mother! What right do you have to stop me!" When Heath arrived at the nursing home in his food truck, he heard an angry man's voice. Curious, Heath stopped the car and looked over. He then saw a decent-looking sedan parked in front of the nursing home, and a man in a suit was glaring menacingly at the old man opposite him.

“Your mother doesn’t want to see you. She says she’s never had any sons.” The old man calmly picked at his ear. Behind him stood a Growlithe, baring its teeth at the middle-aged man in front of it.

"Bullshit! I am her son, this is a paternity test, this is proof of mother-son relationship! You old bastards, are you trying to seize our house? Get that old geezer out here! Sign your will!" The middle-aged man was still shouting, and then a woman got out of the car, who seemed to be the man's wife. The two of them were spitting on the old man.

The old man's eyes showed even more disgust. He waved his hand, and the Gyro Dog pounced on the two middle-aged men. The middle-aged man panicked and ran back to his car, cursing, and sped away. Even so, the middle-aged man continued to insult the old man and said that he would take legal action to resolve the problem.

"Oh, isn't this Heath? You're here again?" The old man looked over with an unfriendly gaze, but when he saw it was Heath's food cart, he opened the door with a smile and let Heath drive in.

"Grandpa, who was that just now?" Heath stopped the car. He wasn't in a hurry, and the old man really enjoyed having tea and chatting with him. Heath decided to spend more time with the old man, since what older people need most is a companion, someone to talk to. Many elderly people feel the same way.

There's a saying in ancient China: "When young, you're husband and wife; when old, you're companions." This proves that as people get older, many elderly people need a companion more than a husband and wife.

"Hey, don't mention that rotten thing. He's a little beast, the kind that makes me sick just thinking about him." The old man waved his hand dismissively, then chuckled and poured Heath a cup of hot tea.

Although the old man didn't say anything, Heath had some guesses in his mind. Heath had seen when he was searching for information about this nursing home online that some people had complained that the nursing home had deceived his parents and caused them financial losses, etc. However, judging from what just happened, it seems that things are not like that.

"Grandpa, would you like something to eat? It's almost lunchtime, isn't it?" Heath asked the old man. He had some ingredients in his food cart, so it wouldn't be difficult to make something for the old man.

However, the old man's expression turned to surprise as he looked at Heath. He took a drag of his cigarette, then sipped his hot tea before slowly putting the cigarette down, extinguishing it, and putting it back in his pocket.

“You’ve never met Da Kong? Da Kong makes all the food at our nursing home. If he hears you saying that, he’ll think you’re challenging his authority as head chef.” The old man said with a smile. Heath was stunned for a moment; he really hadn’t thought of that.

"Hurry up and go up. Another little bastard has come. If they see you, you might get into some trouble. These guys are like mosquitoes, so annoying." The old man glanced outside the door and urged Heath to get in the car. Heath could only follow the old man's wishes and drive towards the nursing home on the mountain.

We had only driven a short distance when we heard a shrill woman's voice.

"Why was that guy allowed to go up there?" Heath's voice was hysterical, and he was a little annoyed. He leaned out and raised his head towards the woman pointing at him at the gate below, making an international friendly gesture, which only earned him louder insults and rebukes.

Heath's mood improved considerably.

Chapter 240 Adu: Guess what kind of Heavenly King I am?

"Huh? Kid, what brings you here again? Didn't I already teach you how to make edible quartz?" Mr. Osora looked at Hiss, who had returned, with a curious expression on his face. Beside Mr. Osora, an elderly woman with red eyes looked as if she had just been crying.

“Mr. Osora, I would like to know the recipe for that edible quartz. I made a dish of edible quartz today, but I followed the method for making cold jellyfish salad, and the taste was not very good.” Heath asked with some distress. Although Heath was also curious about the relationship between the old woman next to him and Mr. Osora, he did not ask her because of the old woman’s red eyes.

Heath thought this person had probably encountered some sad event, which was very likely related to those people below who were trying to break into the nursing home.

"Recipes, do you know why edible quartz is still not widely made or studied?" Mr. Osora sat on the sofa, crossed one leg, and looked at Heath with a smile.

"Because this edible quartz doesn't taste good?" Heath considered one possibility. After all, there was a saying in his previous life that if a novel ingredient wasn't widely popular in China, it meant that it really didn't taste good.

If I had to give an example, Heath thinks turkey would be a good one. After all, in the past, turkey was a delicacy that Europeans and Americans ate once a year. Looking at those big pieces of chicken and legs, one couldn't help but swallow, and many people even thought that turkey must be delicious.

However, as China's economy developed, turkeys, which looked incredibly tempting but unattainable in cartoons and movies, gradually became a readily available delicacy. But even so, turkeys still didn't gain widespread popularity in China because they simply didn't taste very good.

Unlike regular chicken, Chinese chickens such as common chickens, yellow-feathered chickens, free-range chickens, and black-boned chickens have tender meat and are generally delicious no matter how they are cooked. In fact, many chicken recipes have been developed and are now widely available. However, turkey meat is dry and doesn't taste very good. Therefore, this once beloved childhood food has not gained a loyal following in China.

In Heath's opinion, edible quartz is actually similar to this turkey. After all, edible quartz is very troublesome to make, and the taste is not very good after it is made. It is difficult to absorb flavor and tastes like eating a plastic bag. It is tasteless and even worse than jellyfish.

At least jellyfish tastes pretty good when eaten cold, but what about edible quartz? It tastes like nothing at all. Such an unpalatable thing is naturally not popular, and it's also complicated to make, so it's perfectly normal for it to be eliminated from the market.

"Yes, it's because it tastes bad. This stuff is very difficult to flavor, or you could say it won't flavor at all. Its main purpose is probably to show what kind of patience a chef needs to make such a unique dish." Mr. Osora said seriously. He had also learned from his teacher, but back then, edible quartz was only sold because it was labeled as an ornamental item.

According to the chefs at the time, making edible quartz was not about creating a delicacy, but about an attitude, a way of proving their serious attitude towards cooking.

“Heath, there’s no recipe. My master and I, from the same generation, viewed this thing as an attitude. This edible quartz is actually an attitude, not anything else.” That was Mr. Osora’s answer.

Heath walked out of the nursing home in a daze. The answer he received from Mr. Osora caught him off guard. However, Heath felt that things were not so simple. If edible quartz was really that bad, then why would his cheat system list edible quartz as a specialty food of the Quartz Alliance, a metropolis?

With these questions in mind, Heath rode the dining car back to the Officers' dormitory area. He stopped the car, but instead of rushing to the cafeteria to cook, he lay on his bed, looking at the lights outside the window, and squinted his eyes. He was thinking about how to cook the ingredients that were similar to edible quartz in his previous life.

However, after thinking for a long time, Heath still couldn't come up with anything. But then Heath discovered a surprising fact: since he ate the edible quartz, he had not felt hungry. The edible quartz was quite good at suppressing hunger.

“This thing looks a bit like rice noodles from Yunnan Province… or sweet potato noodles?” Heath stroked his chin, recalling the things he had seen after making edible quartz—soft, transparent things that looked like strands of rice noodles. This gave Heath a bold idea: he wanted to try making a special food from Yunnan Province.

Rice noodles, that's what they're called in Yunnan Province. In other places, they might be called rice vermicelli. However, the preparation methods vary depending on the region, but the taste is indeed quite good. Heath thought of a local specialty he had eaten in Yunnan Province when he traveled there before, which was the famous Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles.

"If you want to make an edible quartz version of Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles, you need at least one kilogram of edible quartz." Heath stroked his chin. One kilogram of edible quartz can only produce about 500 grams of finished product, or even less.

However, after having an idea in mind, Heath felt much more relaxed. He hummed a little tune as he got off the food cart and headed towards the cafeteria with the green onion duck. Once he figured out how to eat edible quartz, Heath planned to head to the next city and continue his next trip.

However, the key factor is that the edible quartz can be successfully processed.

When Heath arrived at the cafeteria, he saw Lady Jenny sitting there chatting with a man. When Heath saw the man, he was stunned. Wasn't this the Flying-type... no, Dragon-type Elite Four member, Lance, whom he had seen in the news on his phone before?

Why is he here?

Chapter 241 Ordinary ingredients can also taste amazing

Lance, the leader of the Indigo League's Four Heavenly Kings, is hailed as the most promising candidate to become the champion. Heath isn't entirely sure why the Indigo League didn't have a champion in its early days; he can only say that the Indigo League is now considering following the traditions of other leagues by producing a champion, and Lance is the most popular choice.

But Lance's Pokémon...

Aside from Dragonite, a very iconic Dragon-type Pokémon, many of Lance's Pokémon are Flying-type, which has earned him the nickname "Lance the Flying-type Elite Four member of the Kanto League." It's said that the Flying-type Gym Leader in the Hoenn region is a big fan of Lance.

"Heath, you're here so soon?" Heath had originally planned to walk over silently and then go to the kitchen to cook. After all, he didn't know Avalon. Although Heath knew who Avalon was, and even knew that Avalon was an investigator of the League, he knew that from the anime. In reality, Heath could not come into contact with someone like Avalon.

So far, the most high-profile person Hisath has ever met is probably Cynthia, who has concealed her identity. Of course, this only applies to humans. If we're talking about all guests, probably no guest is more high-profile than a legendary Pokémon.

"Aunt Jenny, is there anything I can help you with?" But since Old Jenny had already spoken, it wouldn't be right for Heath to pretend he hadn't heard, so he simply went over and politely asked Old Jenny.

"This is Lord Avalokitesvara of the Kanto Alliance. He's here for dinner today. Could you cook me a dish? I'd like to have a drink with Lord Avalokitesvara first." Old Lady Officer Jenny asked Heath with a smile, while Lord Avalokitesvara looked at her with curiosity. Lord Avalokitesvara knew about Officer Jenny's cooking skills. For Officer Jenny to entrust the kitchen to this young man so confidently, it seemed that this young man was quite capable.

“That’s no problem, of course. But may I ask what you and Lance would like to eat?” Heath paused for a moment, but then nodded. It would be quite nice to cook for Lance, as Heath would receive some good rewards. Heath had received some good things when he entertained Cynthia before, which made him curious about what he could get if he entertained Lance.

"Just make it simple, but if possible, it would be best to make a snack to go with the drinks. I'll have a drink with Avalokiteshvara." Old Lady Junsha said with a smile. Heath looked at Avalokiteshvara again. Avalokiteshvara smiled very gently. He didn't have any imposing manner or sense of oppression towards ordinary people. He was just like a stranger you would meet on the street.

“I don’t have any requests.” Awakening laughed heartily. Heath nodded. If that was the case, then he could make whatever he wanted.

Heath planned to make a four-dish meal with a soup, including a side dish to go with drinks, which would satisfy Old Lady's request. However, the choice of side dish was quite interesting. Heath had considered making a dish of peanuts to go with drinks, since peanuts were a really good choice.

But thinking about the pig ears and tails in his own braising pot, Heath decided to make some delicious braised dishes for Old Lady and Avalokiteshvara. These braised dishes were also great with alcohol, and even if they weren't served with alcohol, they tasted very good. Heath himself liked them very much.

As for the other dishes, Heath hesitated for a moment before choosing a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a plate of spicy chicken, and a plate of stir-fried bok choy.

As for the soup, Heath made a simple pea shoot soup, but the best part of the soup wasn't the broth itself, but the fresh vegetables inside, namely the pea shoots.

Pea shoots are a very special vegetable, quite different from ordinary vegetables. Pea shoots have strict requirements regarding the time of harvesting. Generally speaking, pea shoots are prized for their tenderness; the tenderer the pea shoots, the better they taste. Bring a pot of water to a boil, and once the water is boiling, put the fresh and tender pea shoots into the water. Do not cook them for too long, or they will become less delicious. After cooking for a while, turn off the heat. At this point, the pea shoots will be at their most tender.

One bite of the tender and delicious pea shoots is enough to tantalize your taste buds. The unique fresh vegetable aroma of pea shoots is enough to make them incredibly delicious without any other flavors. The tender pea shoots are also very smooth and delicious, making you want to keep eating them. After the meal, a bowl of pea shoot soup would make you feel even more content.

There's nothing particularly special about scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Just make sure to peel the tomatoes. Peeling them will make the scrambled eggs with tomatoes taste better, and you won't have to worry about eating a little bit of tomato skin and ruining your appetite.

As for the spicy chicken, Heath still followed his old method and made a tender and succulent spicy chicken with a fresh, fragrant, spicy and numbing flavor. Heath was very confident that the tender chicken meat paired with the spicy chicken seasonings would make Adu the Heavenly King want to swallow his tongue after just one bite.

There was nothing special about stir-fried bok choy, and soon Heath brought the food to Lord Jenny and Avalokiteshvara.

"Please enjoy." Heath smiled at Old Lady Jenny, who then smiled and handed Heath a large piece of edible quartz, which surprised Heath.

"Consider this your meal payment. I know you've been researching edible quartz lately. It's not very expensive, but don't be put off." Looking at the 1.3 kilograms of processed edible quartz in his hand, Heath nodded happily.

After being a chef for a long time, I don't need to weigh these ingredients anymore. I can just pick them up and guess their quality pretty accurately.

[You entertained Elite Four member Lance, and you received a bottle of Flying-type Pokémon hair conditioner.]

【Flying-type Pokémon Hair Cream: Applying this to Flying-type Pokémon makes them more attractive. It's a favorite item among Flying-type Pokémon, and only those who truly love Flying-type Pokémon would possess it.】

Heath's lips twitched. He suspected that this cheat code was implying something, but he had no evidence.

However, considering its potential use, Hiss quietly put it away. Who knows if it might come in handy in the future? After all, there are quite a few Flying-type Pokémon. So Hiss put away this flawed hair conditioner.

Heath didn't intend to disturb Adu and the old Officer Jenny's meal. Back in the dining hall, Heath busied herself preparing what Officer Jenny would eat that afternoon. This was Heath's accommodation fee.

Chapter 242 Adult Life Is Not Easy

Heath stretched. He had finished cooking and was now resting in the dining car, while Zorroia was dragging Heath to play Mortal Kombat, leaving Heath feeling rather helpless.

"Didn't we agree to go to the bookstore today? Did you forget about Snorlax?" Heath yawned and then rubbed his eyes sleepily. Because Snorlax wanted to become a singer, Heath had planned to go to the bookstore today to buy some books related to vocal music.

Before this, Heath had considered whether to process the edible quartz at this time, but considering the very troublesome requirements of edible quartz, Heath silently held back. According to Heath's estimate, if he started making edible quartz now, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, because if he didn't stay up all night, all his previous efforts would be wasted.

"Let's go, I want to go to the bookstore too~" Zoroya happily jumped onto Heath's head. Heath helplessly rubbed Zoroya's little head, and then drove Zoroya to the driver's seat of the dining car. After setting the autopilot, the dining car slowly drove towards the Quartz Federation at night.

The city in the Quartz Union is very similar to the big cities of his previous life, with skyscrapers, but the greenery is very well done. Heath thinks that the air pollution in the Quartz Union is definitely much better than those big cities in his previous life. However, in contrast, the housing prices in the Quartz Union are very high. Today, when Heath was entertaining guests, he heard them discussing the housing prices.

The price of houses in the Indigo League has reached 70,000 League Coins per square meter. And that's for second-hand houses. If it were a brand new house, Heath felt that even if he worked hard for his whole life, he probably still couldn't afford it. Although there are banks in this Pokémon world that offer mortgages, it would still be a heavy debt.

"Oh my god!" A jumble of noises made Heath peek out in confusion, only to find that the road ahead was completely blocked. The street was packed with people, and passing vehicles were moving very slowly, some even coming to a complete stop. Helpless, Heath could only stick his head out to see what had happened to attract so many onlookers.

Immediately afterward, Heath discovered why the situation had occurred. On a tall building ahead, a man was standing on the edge of the rooftop, with Officer Jenny busily working below. Flying-type Pokémon were all on standby, and firefighters were setting up air cushions in hopes of making a difference. The crowd gathered around was all watching the man.

"Oh, it's the resident of 2303. He's my neighbor. He was so happy when he moved in, but now look what's happened." Near Heath's food cart, a middle-aged couple were discussing the man upstairs. Heath was stuck in traffic, so he just listened in. Gossiping is one of people's instincts, so Heath was genuinely curious about what had happened.

Moreover, Hiss wasn't too worried about the man's safety, because in the Pokémon world, unless someone immediately and decisively jumps down, it's absolutely impossible for them to die from a fall once Officer Jenny arrives. After all, Officer Jenny has Flying-type Pokémon specifically for handling these situations, and the fire department does too, so the rescue rate in this world is very high.

"Then why is that, Mrs. Kang?" The woman next to him asked curiously. The woman being asked showed a proud look. Heath understood why. When others don't know the inside story and only you know it, people will have a hidden sense of pride and arrogance.

"What else could it be? This guy came from out of town, used his parents' life savings for the down payment, and then had a huge mortgage every month. Then, who knew that his company was doing poorly recently and he was on the layoff list. He couldn't find a suitable job in a short time, and then the bank said that if he couldn't pay the mortgage, they would foreclose on his house and auction it off. That's when he collapsed." Mrs. Xiaokang sighed, looking at the desperate young man above with sympathy, and shook her head. The people around her also sighed when they heard this.

Heath listened in silence. It was a story of despair. In many companies, young employees, like those born in the 2000s, can directly confront the boss if they are unhappy. But older employees, burdened with responsibilities, even if they curse the boss to death in their hearts, will obediently listen to the boss's reprimands because they know what burdens they carry and what kind of despair they might face if they lose their jobs.

A family needs care, parents need support, and if there are children, then the children's education and living conditions need to be considered. Living with a partner also needs to be considered. If the family is unhappy and there is no economic means, and one can only rely on one's own hard work, then facing such a situation is even more hopeless.

"It seems that even in this world, there are people who are overwhelmed by the burdens of life." Heath sighed, and a gasp rippled through the crowd, followed by a sigh of relief. People were comforting the desperate young man and trying to find ways to help him, which made Heath feel much better.

Heath had seen some videos where, when someone was on the verge of death, others would cheer and shout things like, "Hurry up and jump, I've been waiting for so long!" These were despicable things. When the person actually jumped, they would laugh and even complain about how long they had been made to wait.

Heath felt that this was not something a human being should do. Faced with a life hanging by a thread, even if one did not want to comfort or concern oneself with the affairs of strangers, one should simply walk away silently, rather than joining in the commotion and waiting for a bloody scene to satisfy one's own despicable desires.

Humans cannot, or at least should not.

The man was saved after all. The best scene in the Pokémon world is when Flying-type Pokémon come to save these people. Because of the existence of Flying-type Pokémon, the casualty rate of accidents has been greatly reduced. The existence of Psychic Pokémon has also made the cure rate of human diseases particularly high. Heath knows that in the hospitals of the Pokémon world, the doctors who do physical examinations are usually Psychic Pokémon. They can tell if you have any diseases with just one look. They are very powerful.

This is a happy world, and the existence of Pokémon makes this world even more wonderful. Heath loves it.

Chapter 243 So, is it true that any light novel can be made with just a really long title?

"Trainer, what just happened?" Zoroya asked Hiss curiously. The crowd had slowly dispersed, but the evening breeze carried a faint sobbing sound to Hiss's ears. Hiss slowly started the food cart and then glanced at the Pidgeot in the crowd.

It seems that the one who saved the person was this proud Pidgeot. It's clear that this wasn't a difficult task for Pidgeot; these specially trained Pokémon are capable of handling this kind of work.