I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Chapter 247 Bold Ideas

Chinese people generally emphasize that cooking should be colorful, fragrant, and delicious, and sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty are the most commonly used flavors. However, it must be said that sweetness is also a very important part of the taste buds. However, the use of sweetness is also very particular and cannot be done haphazardly.

Sweet dishes do exist in Chinese cuisine, and in Shanghai, sweetness is a significant component. However, people who haven't grown up eating sweet food often find it difficult to accept the flavor the first time they try it.

Heath's pickled vegetable stir-fry doesn't have this concern. The reason why a little white sugar is needed in the pickled vegetable stir-fry is mainly to make it taste slightly sweet with a hint of sourness, thus adding layers of flavor to the dish. This is a very important element. However, it is also necessary to pay attention to the degree. The sweetness should be subtle, you can taste it, but you can't taste it too obviously. This is considered a superior dish.

Besides a little white sugar, you also need to add a tiny bit of salt when stir-frying pickled vegetables with meat. Of course, it's not good to add too much salt. The amount should be small, depending on the amount of pickled vegetables and minced meat. The most important flavor of stir-fried pickled vegetables with meat is actually the flavor of the pickled vegetables.

As Seath stir-fried, an enticing aroma filled the entire food truck. Farfetch'd swallowed its saliva more than once, and the other Pokémon weren't much better off. However, Charmeleon shrank to the side. At first, Farfetch'd didn't understand why Charmeleon was hiding, until it felt a cool sensation on its head and belatedly realized that Snorlax's saliva had dripped onto its head.

Zoroar glanced at Farfetch'd's head. "That scallion head is no good," he thought. Then he silently moved further away from Snorlax. The big guy was great in every way. He was gentle and kind. When it was hot, hugging him was like hugging a big block of ice. But the biggest problem was that he would drool when he smelled something delicious.

As for Mew, it sat on the ground with a serious expression. If it weren't for its swaying tail giving it away, Mew would probably look very serious and proper.

After the fragrant stir-fried pickled vegetables and meat was ready, Heath started making the noodles for the mixed noodles. This was even simpler; you could say that at home, all you need to do is take out dried noodles, cook them, drain them, add various seasonings, and finally add the finishing touch of stir-fried pickled vegetables and meat. That's how you make a mixed noodle dish with stir-fried pickled vegetables and meat.

Although it was prepared, it still tasted best after being mixed well by oneself. After preparing a bowl of noodles for his Pokémon and Mew who came to freeload, Heath started mixing his noodles. Only after mixing them well did Heath start eating.

The steaming noodles still seemed to have some broth on them, but the slightly sweet and sour taste of the pickled vegetables and stir-fried meat made the noodles taste very good. The sourness also made them more appetizing. Heath took another clove of garlic and began to enjoy his breakfast. However, if he ate garlic, Heath would have to rinse his mouth later.

If it were just someone eating alone at home, there wouldn't be such a thing to do, but Heath had to go out to do business, and at that time, Heath couldn't have garlic breath on his breath, as that would be disrespectful to his guests. So Heath would rinse his mouth after every meal in order to make his breath fresh.

[You entertained the dream, and you received a random clue.]

Every seventy-two days, a green shooting star flashes across the sky above the Quartz Alliance.

Another incomprehensible but impressive thing. Heath swallowed the noodles in his mouth. A green shooting star every seventy-two days? A green shooting star?

Heath immediately thought of Rayquaza. After all, the ozone layer in the Pokémon world is inhabited by a legendary Pokémon like Rayquaza. Rayquaza is also green and very fast. Heath felt that the name "Green Meteor" was well-deserved for Rayquaza. However, it didn't seem impossible that it was a green Comet...

Hiss shook his head violently. This is the world of Pokémon, how could a monster from Monster Hunter possibly come out?

Heath thought this must be his imagination, but it was also related to the fact that Heath hadn't played games for a long time. Although there were quite a few games in the Pokémon world, Monster Hunter was not among them, which disappointed Heath.

After a decent breakfast, Hiss's food truck arrived at its destination. Hiss and Farfetch'd started washing the dishes, while Snorlax and Zoroark went to practice singing. Hiss gave Zoroark a task: to accompany Snorlax in singing practice. The reward was 100 League Coins every week. Zoroark happily agreed, giving Hiss a long-lost sense of relief.

After finishing its breakfast, Dream disappeared instantly without paying for the meal. However, Dream probably didn't understand why it had to pay for food.

Heath had no objection to this, after all, the clue given by Mew was quite good. The green meteor was very likely Rayquaza. After asking Mirror, Heath learned that seventy-two days had passed since the last appearance of the green meteor, which meant that today was the day the green meteor would appear again.

However, Rayquazas usually fly very fast in the air and rarely stop or fly into the human world, so Heath thinks he would need some courage to attract a Rayquaza.

Thinking of this, Heath looked at the ingredient analyzer in his hand. This thing could identify ingredients, and most importantly, it could make legendary Pokémon feel like they were being spied on. Last time Heath did this, the petty Ho-Oh pelted him with a lot of rocks, and this time...

Thinking of Rayquaza's strength and astonishing speed, Heath inexplicably thought of Kizaru, one of the three admirals in One Piece, who clocked in and out of get off work in his previous life.

Thinking about it this way, the image of a green Rayquaza sitting on Kizaru's face, saying to Heath, "Kid, have you ever been kicked in the butt by light?" is still quite terrifying.

"But it should... probably... probably be fine, right? After all, it's Rayquaza, it shouldn't come down and beat me up, right?" Heath thought uncertainly, but thinking about the various rare rewards he could get from entertaining a legendary Pokémon, Heath felt that he could get up again.

The weather cleared up, more people gathered, and Heath felt capable again.

However, as soon as Heath arrived at the location where the food truck was open every day, he saw an old acquaintance, Karenia, whom he had met last time.

Chapter 248 Conclusion of Karenia's Accident

When Heath saw Karenia, he was stunned for a moment because he remembered the child. After all, Heath always felt that he had been tricked by the child into becoming a witness, a witness who helped him... no, it should be said that he helped her get acquitted.

Heath signed the internship list that Karenia gave him around 3 p.m., but Heath actually remembered that Karenia left around 2 p.m. The extra time in between was a problem. What did Karenia do?

However, the evidence Heath provided to Officer Jenny was ineffective. When questioned by Officer Jenny, Karenia earnestly stated that she left around 3 PM, and as for Heath's memory, she didn't know why it was like that.

The Quartz Alliance actually has very few surveillance cameras. Heath remembered that the news had mentioned that the Alliance Speaker was planning to discuss whether to install more cameras. According to Officer Jenny's investigation, Karenia left Heath's food truck and appeared under the camera at around 3:00 PM.

With Heath's own signature, it can be said that Karenia's working hours were basically confirmed to be around 3 PM. Therefore, no matter what, Karenia has an alibi, and the final evidence can only rely on the fire investigation report.

"Good morning, Brother Heath." Karenia smiled at Heath, her face showing a familiar shyness, and her eyes filled with childlike innocence, revealing nothing about her condition.

“…Good morning, Karenia.” Heath sighed inwardly. This unlucky child was strange; Heath always felt something was off about her, like…a highly intelligent criminal genius, combined with the books Karenia had been given…

"Brother Heath knows? Then Brother Heath, could you please make me some breakfast? Anything is fine." Karenia said with a smile. She seemed to be in a good mood. Before, Karenia always gave people a bad mood and a gloomy feeling, but now Karenia gave people the feeling of a normal girl.

“…Okay.” Heath nodded. He had no evidence that Karenia was responsible for the deaths of those two people, and Officer Jenny had not found any evidence so far.

Karenia happily paid the money and then patiently waited for Heath to make what she wanted to eat.

Heath turned around and started preparing what the girl wanted to eat. The breakfast Heath was making today was the same one she had served to her Pokémon before: a unique stir-fried noodles with pickled vegetables and meat. After all, this stuff tasted really good, and the addition of pickled vegetables made the noodles even tastier. You could even say it was very appetizing, and it was perfect with rice without needing to add anything else.

"A preliminary accident investigation report meeting has been held for the previous fire-related fatality case. According to the conclusions of the investigators present, this fire has been classified as an accidental fire. Aging gas pipes were found at the fire scene, and the cause of the fire is suspected to be aging electrical circuits..."

The radio in Heath's dining car started playing. Heath paused for a moment, then turned to look at Karenia. Karenia noticed Heath looking at her, tilted her head, and looked puzzled.

"What's wrong, Brother Heath?" Karenia smiled at Heath. Only then did Heath notice that Karenia was wearing a pure white dress today, and her hair was still very short. However, judging from her clothes, no one would think that the child in front of them was a boy. She was a beautiful girl.

"It's nothing, I just feel like my IQ isn't quite up to par." Heath pursed her lips. Karenia had already cleared herself of suspicion, after all, the investigation results of the fire accident were out. However, Heath didn't understand why the investigation results were so straightforward. You know, because of the existence of Pokémon in this world, many cases need to consider whether Pokémon were responsible.

"Huh? Really?" Karenia raised her small hand to cover her mouth in surprise, but she couldn't stop smiling.

With a sigh, Heath placed the prepared pickled vegetable and meat stir-fried noodles in front of Karenya, then handed her a pair of chopsticks and briefly explained how to eat the noodles. Karenya listened attentively and then obediently sat down in the chair to start eating her noodles.

[You entertained Karenia, and you received "A Detailed Explanation of the Domino Effect"]

Heath paused for a moment. He felt that his cheat ability was hinting at something, but he couldn't find any evidence. However, the guests who followed him made Heath put Karenia's matter aside for the time being. He needed to entertain his guests.

Meanwhile, Karenia quickly finished her breakfast, then hummed a popular song from the Pokémon world as she slowly walked home.

Soon, Karenia arrived at her home, or rather, her former home. The insurance company was waiting for her there. Karenia's expression seemed normal, without any obvious sadness or distress, but this did not arouse anyone's suspicion.

Even several neighboring aunties and uncles came to comfort Karenya.

"Sigh, little Karen, although this fire is very sad... maybe it's a good thing for you." The neighbor said sincerely, and the surrounding neighbors nodded in agreement. Everyone knew what the poor little girl had gone through. They even wanted to celebrate the death of that scumbag couple.

Officers were watching from the sidelines; they had more detailed reports on hand, so they were well aware of what those scumbags had done to the child.

"It seems like a possible vendetta, but no traces of Pokémon energy were detected at the scene, and according to the investigation, Karenia's parents did not allow her to have her own Pokémon," Officer Jenny, the leader of the squad, said calmly.

“But her parents had just purchased a very generous accident insurance policy six months ago, with their daughter as the beneficiary,” another Officer Jenny raised a question.

"So what? That happened half a year ago, and the couple went to process the insurance themselves." Officer Jenny, who was in charge, shook her head. Because the fire was caused by aging electrical wiring, Karenia could receive a very generous compensation.

She felt there was something wrong with the case, but she couldn't find any evidence. Officer Jenny shook her head helplessly. Every year, there are always some cases that can't be closed for various reasons. Although this case can be closed, something still feels off.

Chapter 249 The Growth Story of a Famous Duck

"Welcome back next time. Here's your jianbing guozi, please enjoy." Heath wiped the sweat from his forehead and greeted the young lady who came to buy breakfast in front of him. Then, looking at the food cart that had finally quieted down, he couldn't help but stretch.

Every morning during rush hour is Heath's busiest time. There are crowds of people coming and going, and many people buying breakfast. Heath and Farfetch'd are busy like dogs. Farfetch'd's head feathers have been plucked by customers many times because he is serving them buns. Heath is worried that Farfetch'd will go bald if this continues.

And it's the Mediterranean type.

This is no exaggeration. Farfetch'd has actually become quite popular. Perhaps it's because people think that Farfetch'd being a chef is too much of a topic, or perhaps people think that Farfetch'd is a rare Pokémon, or even perhaps it's because people in this world think Pokémon are cute. Anyway, I don't know why, but Farfetch'd has become so popular.

When buying breakfast in the morning, the line at the farfalle duck stall was twice as long as that at Heath's stall, which greatly surprised Heath.

As the saying goes, when the traffic comes, even a pig can take off if it stands on the right spot. DaCongYa is a typical example of this. DaCongYa actually makes a lot of crab roe soup dumplings, after all, Heath was planning to sell them until noon. However, there were just too many people coming to buy the crab roe soup dumplings, and they were sold out in one morning. As a result, Heath had to put up a sign that read "Crab Roe Soup Dumplings Sold Out".

This made Heath's heart ache; this was all a lot of money!

Thinking of this, Heath couldn't help but call the strong man from that morning and order another batch of crabs with crab roe. He then had the strong man deliver them, as Heath planned to take advantage of the good sales of crab roe soup dumplings during this period to earn more money.

Furthermore, Heath also plans to launch some other crab roe dishes, such as crab roe rice, crab roe noodles, etc. It's all possible, but since she doesn't know what the customers' tastes are, Heath plans to make them slowly, only when customers request them, and the amount of crab roe reserved for these dishes cannot be too much.

"Scallion~" Farfetch'd patted its chest proudly. Heath looked at Farfetch'd's messy head and couldn't help but laugh. Just thinking about Farfetch'd having a bald head in the future made Heath want to laugh.

What is that? Is it the unique form of Chef's Green Onion Duck? I wonder if doing this will change the attributes of Green Onion Duck.

"You're famous now, Farfetch'd." Heath couldn't help but stroke Farfetch'd's head. And let me tell you, it felt really good, even exceptionally good.

"Onion?" Big Onion Duck looked a little confused, clearly not understanding what a famous duck was.

Thinking of this, Heath explained to Farfetch'd what a famous duck was. However, what Heath didn't notice was that Farfetch'd became more and more excited and happy as he talked, and even started waving his arms and legs excitedly, flapping his wings constantly, which made Heath a little curious whether Farfetch'd was planning to fly.

Farfetch'd is a Normal-type Pokémon and doesn't have the Flying type, but it can actually fly a little bit, though not very far or very high. At least compared to Pokémon like Pidgeot, it's not comparable.

You have triggered a temporary quest: The Rise of a Famous Duck

[The Rise of a Famous Duck: How Farfetch'd Duck Gains Over 100,000 Views]

Heath was stunned. Could this trigger a mission? But what Heath was more curious about was what reward he could get by completing the mission. After triggering the mission, Heath found a text box in front of him with Farfetch'd's name and a popularity score. Strangely, the popularity score was soaring and easily exceeded 20,000 in no time, leaving Heath dumbfounded.

"Hello~ Are you Heath's chef?" A sweet voice asked. Heath turned his head in confusion and saw a girl holding a microphone with a cameraman following behind her.

"Eh? Yes...yes." Heath froze instantly. Even though he had lived two lives, Heath had never faced an interview with a reporter before, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Well, we're from the 'Quartz Food Trendsetter' program. We've noticed a lot of buzz online about Heath's Crab Roe Soup Dumplings these past few days, so we wanted to interview you." The reporter said with a smile. Heath also noticed the cameraman...

No, it should be said that the camera that Hao Li was carrying had the name and logo of "Quartz Food Trendsetter" on it.

“Of course, but I’m not making the crab roe soup dumplings right now, it’s my kitchen helper.” Heath smiled. Wasn’t this just a ready-made tool to complete the task?

Sure enough, the reporter became interested and asked curiously who the kitchen helper was. Then, under Heath's guidance, he looked at the giant green duck wearing plastic sleeves next to him with a shocked expression. The giant green duck also proudly puffed out its chest.

At this moment, Uncle Dali arrived and brought Heath the crabs he needed. Heath happily paid for them, agreed to be photographed and questioned by the reporters, and then began to let the reporters interview the green onion duck.

Although it was supposed to be an interview with Farfetch'd, most of the time was spent interviewing Heath, since humans can't understand Pokémon language. Meanwhile, Machamp was seriously filming Farfetch'd making crab roe soup dumplings. Out of respect for the business, he didn't film some key details, such as the combination and composition of the crab roe.

After filming the preparation of the crab roe in the braised duck with scallions, Hawley put away his camera and sat aside to wait. Heath promised to give each of them two crab roe soup dumplings to try, which was a kind of perk. Food journalists are usually very concerned about their figure because they are prone to gaining weight.

"This is really big news. You know, there are quite a few Pokémon chefs, like Octobuzz and even Alakazam, but... Farfetch'd, this is truly the first time I've ever seen one." The female reporter was very talkative and could chat even without cameras.

Since there weren't many customers around, Heath was happy to chat with the reporter and learn more about Pokémon chefs.

After the conversation, Hiss discovered something interesting: although there are many Pokémon chefs, Farfetch'd, which was so delicious that it was eaten into becoming a Pokémon protector, is truly a unique case.

Heath thought this popularity task would probably be easy to complete.

Chapter 250 One roast duck, several apartments

The reporter's expression, actions, and demeanor while eating Heath's buns made Heath realize that not everyone can be a reporter. At the very least, Heath felt that this reporter's facial expressions were good enough to win an Oscar.

However, this is also related to the fact that the crab roe soup dumplings made by Da Scallion Duck tasted very good. At least when the reporter left, he bought some more crab roe soup dumplings, and Heath also took down the sign hanging outside, so the crab roe soup dumplings can be provided again now.

Soon it was lunchtime, and Heath got busy. Asong's company's takeout orders had surged, more than a hundred more than before. This made Heath a little curious as to why there were so many more, but later Heath felt that he could understand it. It should have something to do with the boss who had come to eat earlier.

Even so, Heath didn't have any special ideas. To him, entertaining guests was simply entertaining guests, regardless of who the guests were or how many there were.

After a busy mealtime, the crab roe soup dumplings with scallion duck sold out again. Heath gave up the idea of ​​buying more crabs to make more soup dumplings. After all, if she started making them now, it would be afternoon by the time they were ready. So after serving a few more guests, Heath closed her food cart and headed toward the Officers' dormitory area.

Heath's edible quartz was almost ready. To avoid any problems, Heath was watching over the edible quartz this time. By 4:30 pm, the edible quartz was cooked and had become soft and mushy again. Heath quickly took out the edible quartz and shaped it into rice noodles. However, because the quartz was too soft, the shapes he made were all sorts of strange shapes.