I'm just an internet cafe owner

Second, the creatures hunted by the cook can only be used for hunting and consumed by the cook himself; other people are prohibited from consuming them.

Third, if a player wastes food, they will be banned from logging into the game, depending on the amount wasted, and may even be banned for life.

In addition to these, there are various other restrictions, but these restrictions are insurmountable unless the player or Liu Yuan does something reckless. For example, you cannot destroy any planet containing delicious food, or do anything dishonest to the ingredients, etc.

These precautions don't need to be told to players; they can simply be added to the game rules during development to prevent them from using them. As for the few special beings not restricted by the game rules, they won't violate the rules of other worlds when they go there.

After all, the last person who broke the rules is now sealed away along with all those who break the rules in that world. However, the existence of these people does have one advantage: they can be used as weapons to threaten others.

As Liu Yuan's direct supervisor, she wouldn't interfere with what Liu Yuan did; she only cared about the results. Liu Yuan's business acumen was truly impressive, managing to secure a collaboration with such a world, so naturally, she had to fully support him. Thus, she created a game and, as Liu Yuan requested, recruited someone with a passion for cooking, but whose culinary skills were only average.

That's right, this is the mountain we just arrived at.

As for how Liu Yuan negotiated with this world, it was actually simpler than anyone could believe.

Liu Yuan: Are you there?

Food World: "Yes."

Liu Yuan: "Can I borrow some ingredients?"

Food World: "Okay!"

Then Liu Yuan found the young master chef, who prepared the ingredients, and shared a dish with him: "Brother, how about trying it?"

"Ok?"

Then they asked for some more ingredients, and after Little Chef and Erina each made some dishes and sent them over, the matter was settled. This is why Little Chef and Erina were both slacking off today, because researching top-quality ingredients is a very brain-intensive task.

The more delicious the flavor, the more extreme the requirements for preparation and ingredients.

In fact, Liu Yuan also had a stroke of luck. Two people from the Food World happened to be at the internet cafe, and Erina happened to find Chef's Heart and elevate it to a sufficient level. Otherwise, it would have been quite difficult for a chef to negotiate a collaboration, since there were two high-level players in the internet cafe vying for customers every day; the Food World team wasn't confident they could compete with them.

But it's different with just two people. It's easy for them to compete, and seeing that Liu Yuan plans to continue training new chefs, they might as well team up. Even if there are hundreds of millions of internet cafe customers, they can only be distributed across a dozen or so different planets at most.

In this culinary world, there are countless planets with a wide variety of delicious ingredients.

Once he finished what he was doing, Liu Yuan collapsed.

"Ugh, I'm so tired!"

Just as Liu Yuan was complaining, Mizuno Ai, who had just finished answering a customer's question, walked over and said, "All the boss does is slack off every day!"

Liu Yuan: "No! I didn't! I just finished!"

Kisara pulled out an ice-cold Coke and stuck it on Liu Yuan's head: "Good boy~ You must be exhausted! I'll reward you properly tonight!"

"It's not actually that tiring!"

Liu Yuan is now terrified of Mu Geng. Ever since they got their marital home, Mu Geng's behavior has become increasingly daring. And since both he and Mu Geng are physically strong, they naturally have a lot more fun together.

However, while it might be manageable for a day or two, it takes time. Even if the body can hold up, the mind can't. After all, Kisara can sleep and rest during the day, but I need to work during the day!

That's why Liu Yuan, having just completed a big deal, was planning to take a break.

"really?"

When Kisara questioned him, Shinkai joked, "Looking at how tired the boss is, did he get a new game?"

Based on Xin Hai's observations over the past few days, every time Liu Yuan complained of being tired, it was around the time a new game was about to be released or had just been released. She couldn't understand Liu Yuan's work style, but based on experience, saying he was tired meant that a new game or something fun was about to be released.

"That's right! A new massively multiplayer online game, a Frankenstein's monster game. Hmm... the world setting isn't Frankenstein's monster, it's just the game mode that's Frankenstein's monster."

Having worked together for so long, everyone naturally knew what "Frankenstein's monster" meant, so Kisara asked curiously, "What game?"

"We're planning to call it 'Toriko,' a large open-world game where players can do whatever they want in the world, except for the most basic game rules. However, to get rewards, you'll still need to engage in some combat."

Liu Yuan recalled the combat strength of the creatures in this world. How to put it? While the power of internet cafe games was strong, it was somewhat lacking compared to the creatures that fed on planets.

It's not enough, but it's not a big problem. As we have more people and more cooperation, these ingredients will eventually end up on the dinner table.

But the size of a planet... that's so big that it can't be cooked in one pot.

Chapter 547 Team Hunting, The Spider on Fire

After several days of preparation, the new guest became familiar with the internet cafe's game modes, and his cooking skills improved dramatically under the guidance of the two elderly people. Yamashita had always had a pure passion for cooking, and even dreamed of becoming a Chinese chef when he was a child.

However, he wasn't so lucky; he never encountered a truly master chef, and various practical reasons prevented him from reaching the level of a top chef. But now, with opportunity, time, and guidance from a top chef, his improvement is naturally rapid.

At the same time, Yamamoto also witnessed how freakish the chefs at this internet cafe were. Even Kaneki Ken, who was only a novice, could make his knife work with lightning speed. He even used his kagune as a cooking utensil to make all kinds of dishes.

A few days later, the game called "Gourmet Captive" was released.

It's an old tradition in internet cafes that when a new game is released, anyone who doesn't have much to do in their own world will log in and check it out.

The moment this new game was released, players went wild.

"A world full of delicious food? You can take home the food you hunt yourself? A live roast suckling pig? A river of fruit juice?"

Many players were excited upon seeing the game's description. However, Little Chef fell into deep thought as he read it: "So that's how it is... I never imagined there was such a world here. It seems I need to call everyone to join in."

Little Chef noticed that this world was a very dangerous one. After reading the game rules, he learned that if he could only play the game five days after dying, it was something he simply could not tolerate.

For a chef, the irresistible allure of these delicious ingredients is unparalleled in the world.

But when Little Chef entered the game and read the rules, he discovered something embarrassing: he hadn't gained any abilities or special characteristics in any of the games.

Since he can't use the items he obtains in the game, he can't use the avatar teardrop to cook. Without the items, there's nothing left to hunt for ingredients.

"This is troublesome..."

Little Chef was deep in thought when Spider-Man quickly contacted him on TT.

"Hehe~ Little Master, I've assembled a hunting party to gather ingredients, and we need a chef to cook them on-site. Do you want to come over?"

Little Chef: "May I?"

Spider: "Of course! Our team are professionals at hunting for delicious food."

In the internet cafe "Think Space," every customer has a different favorite game. As for Monster Hunter, well, the monster hunting techniques in the game aren't very useful for many people.

Most people experience combat in the old man's ring, command in Red Alert or StarCraft, or play competitive games.

Even when playing Monster Hunter, most players are solo players, because only in this way can they experience the challenge and enjoyment.

However, things are different for Spider-chan. In reality, Spider-chan is very strong, but because the power copied in the Monster Hunter game is the power she had when she first entered the internet cafe, Spider-chan in the game is not very strong.

Teammates Dr. and Tanjiro are very skilled at using the "Crazy Flame" technique, but both of them have some mental issues and can't usually go crazy in games.

Fafnir, the dragon, uses data directly from normal humans, which, according to him, presents a challenge.

The Shield Hero who joined later was very reliable; his shield was upgraded and now deals tons of damage. However, as he gained more and more teammates, he became dissatisfied with being a support and started playing as a carry.

After the release of this new game, "Gourmet Captive," everyone's gameplay remained the same. Since it's still in the early stages, the beginner guide, featuring expert Tatsumi, is still figuring things out, while expert guides, such as Blank and Riku & Shubi, are preparing to directly search for the best ingredients and challenge the highest difficulty level.

And here's the awkward part: these people are practically invincible in the game, even pulling off incredibly flashy maneuvers in real-world games. But they set their sights too high; they won't need a chef until they've hunted all the ingredients.

At the same time, everyone thought that chefs with excellent cooking skills, such as Little Master and Erina, had been reserved by various big shots, but in reality, that was not the case at all.

Xiaoyuan and Fanlou believe that in such a wonderful world, there's no need to compete with players for chefs; let the players experience the delicious food. They'll compete for chefs when Xiaodangjia and Erina are free.

Players assumed that experienced players would be vying for their spots, so they turned their attention to newcomers like Yamashita or other chefs with sufficient experience. No one dared to invite Chef Yamashita and Erina.

But the spider was different! She just tried it out, and unexpectedly, it worked.

Spider invited quite a few people this time, but she didn't really expect it to be successful. Yet, every invitation she made resulted in success.

Not to mention the addition of two top chefs, MasterChef and Erina.

Suzuki Satoru wanted to break away from his own guardians and experience the fun of the game, but the game was a bit difficult and he wanted to team up. When he had this idea, Spider invited him, and he accepted. Skeleton joined the team.

Rimuru, the "Moe King," is in a similar situation. He is currently the leader of his country and also the only designated "Moe" character, with everyone vying for him. However, Rimuru in this world just wants to quietly enjoy some delicious food.

But this world is far too dangerous. According to Demon Lord Milim's description: "This world is terrifying; Milim's power is restricted..."

Even moms can make mistakes!

Danger requires teamwork, but what about your own world's companions...?

It wasn't that he disliked it, but rather that they respected him too much, which made the game less enjoyable for him. Since Spider-Man invited him, he readily agreed.

In addition, Agumon also joined, but Taichi Yagami did not join because he was learning to cook. According to him, "I will cook the ingredients that Agumon brought back into delicious food for Agumon."

As for why Agumon regressed into Agumon, it's because Agumon discovered that more Digimon could evolve in this state, so it remained Agumon most of the time.

As for Spider-Child? Although he knows everyone and has even been to some of their worlds, he doesn't really know what those worlds are like, so he doesn't feel any pressure getting along with them.

Spider: "Ta-da! It's Spider! Everyone! Let's go hunting for all sorts of delicious food!"

Doctor: "I feel my reason is itching to act."

Fafnir: "I'm going to test the power of this laser cannon."

Tanjiro: "Water Breathing flows and dances!"

Tanjiro was saying "Water Breathing" when his intangible sword was already covered in a layer of maniacal flames.

Looking at this group devoid of normal people, Suzuki Satoru pondered for a moment before transforming into his skeleton form. Rimuru, on the other hand, completely abandoned his human form, transforming into a slime and perching on Suzuki Satoru's head.

Rimuru: "Let me assist you."

Suzuki Satoru: "No way! I'm the weakest, I'll play support!"

Doctor: "You all come and help! Tanjiro and I will unleash our C-force! Mad Fire! Mad Fire!!!"

As the professor shouted excitedly, his face turned upwards, and orange-yellow flames shot from his five orifices. Tanjiro, even more excited, started dancing on the spot.

As Tanjiro began to dance on the spot, the Agarodon jumped and bounced around him.

"How boring!"

Fafnir complained, but his body moved along with Koromon, performing what he thought was a cool dance.

Watching Fafnir begin his jump, Spider-Man thought seriously, "Oh! Is this a pre-battle pep talk? I'm coming too!"

Spider-girl also jumped up, waving her legs. She hated playing games in human form, so the eight-legged spider-girl attracted attention.

After receiving the invitation, both Little Chef and Erina made preparations. Although chefs don't fight, they still needed to carry the necessary supplies. Pots, pans, and various kitchen utensils filled their bags. However, when they arrived at the designated location and saw a group of monsters dancing around a person, the dancer in the middle of whom was covered in orange flames and looked rather frivolous, both of them fell silent.

Little Chef: "What is this?"

Erina: "Is this some kind of buff application? Look, they're all surrounded by orange flames. But these flames look so familiar..."

Little Chef: "Yeah! Why does it look so familiar? By the way, is Spider-Man alright with his head on fire?"

Meanwhile, the spider thought, "Why do I feel hotter and hotter? It smells so good!"

Doctor: "It tastes like roasted spider."