Chapter 799 The temptation of delicious food

Chapter 799 The temptation of delicious food

Chapter 799 The temptation of delicious food

Although Lu Li was happy to help Chu Chu as a favor, he didn't want to work for nothing.

Chu Chu heard this and knew that Lu Li had misunderstood, so she said, “Don’t worry, how could I cheat you, you haven’t tried the supreme menu at Shrimp’s, right?”

Lu Li shook his head, "What does this matter?"

He didn't know what Chu Chu meant. He had indeed never tried the supreme menu. It would be better to say that he had never seen such a menu in a shrimp restaurant. The most luxurious menu he ordered on a normal day was about one hundred thousand.

"Of course it matters. What I mean is that you have no idea how good her cooking skills are. She has asked many explorers, but they are unwilling to be her bodyguards. But in fact, an excellent chef is very powerful in that kind of world. Just follow her and eat. She will not say a word while eating."

Chuchu said, "It is said that high-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods, but delicacies cooked by excellent chefs can bring unexpected improvements to people."

"You mean...she can cook for me as payment?"

Lu Li began to understand a little.

"That's what I mean. Trust me, you won't regret it. Those short-sighted explorers don't know the benefits of following the chef into that world. Just be happy."

Chu Chu said that she was not fooling Lu Li. Xia Ren was the best young chef she knew, but a good cook cannot cook without rice. Without good ingredients, she naturally could not shine.

Compared to ores and medicines, there are very few supporters who specialize in the field of food. After all, making equipment and refining pills are often very violent.

In other words, Chuchu is very familiar with Lu Li and can be considered one of his family members. Otherwise, with her craftsmanship, if she wanted to make custom equipment for others, the price would definitely be doubled.

Cooking is different. Few explorers are willing to enjoy such extravagance in the space. A meal costs tens of thousands of End Coins, which is money that low-level explorers cannot earn even if they work hard in an entire world.

Therefore, this is a relatively unpopular field of expertise. Even if there are large-scale restaurants in the commercial street and the business seems to be good, it does not mean that they are very profitable. They follow the route of small profits but quick turnover, and a meal costing hundreds or thousands of End Coins is considered expensive.

In fact, the chefs of such big restaurants may not have very superb cooking skills. When explorers go to eat there, it is usually a gathering of the adventure group after a victory, which can be regarded as a celebratory consumption.

It’s different with shrimp. You’re working alone in a small space with only one store. Your energy is limited, so it’s impossible to expand the scale and you can’t make much money.

After all, people like Lu Li who spend tens of thousands on a meal are extremely rare, and she is just barely making it through.

Because of some special reasons, and also because they felt a sense of sympathy with each other, they had always been secretly taking care of each other.

"Oh, that sounds good. I'll go ask her in person later."

Lu Li knew that he had to ask the man himself for the details. He felt that Chu Chu would not cheat him. Thinking about it carefully, he was already interested in the world of food. Even if he just used the shrimp as a prop to locate the world, it would not be a loss.

"Well, that's it."

Chu Chu said as she pushed Lu Li out of the shop and pulled down the door curtain. She was going to start working quickly.

The set of three pieces of equipment is no better than three ordinary fairy equipment. She has to work harder this month than last month to catch up.

After leaving Chuchu's shop, Lu Li saw Sosuke walking towards him. He slapped his head and remembered that he forgot to ask Chuchu to help Sosuke get the furniture out before she went into seclusion.

"Brother Lu, what's wrong?"

Aizen was confused when he saw Lu Li's expression.

Lu Li told Aizen about this matter, and Aizen said he didn't care. After all, he didn't get many treasure chests in the previous world, and he opened them all during the settlement, so it wasn't that he was unlucky.

After all, he had the Broken Jade on him, and his luck was not bad, so it was not the case that he opened an empty box.

As for the furniture, he could just wait until Chu Chu was released from quarantine before going to get it.

After hearing Lu Li talk about the world of gourmet food, Aizen seemed to be very interested as well, so he went with Lu Li to the small restaurant called 'Shrimp Hut'.

Lu Li was not quite sure about the rental situation of the commercial street in the End Space, but it seemed that people with poor financial conditions would often choose this kind of corner. Like Chu Chu's shop, Xia Ren's shop was also located in the corner of an alley.

Chu Chu should actually be quite rich now, but Lu Li has never seen her change her store, and he doesn't know why.

After entering the restaurant, Lu Li saw a woman wiping the table.

Different from Lu Li's previous impression, perhaps because there were not many customers who needed to cook for her, her hair was not tied up, and her long black hair was draped over her shoulders and hung to her waist.

The wide white apron couldn't hide the straight and excessive curves. To be honest, Lu Li rarely saw someone with such a figure in real life, but it looked very coordinated on the other person.

As she bent over to wipe the table, she raised her hand to tuck her drooping hair behind her ear, revealing her gentle and lovely profile. Even though she was wearing a Western-style outfit that was somewhat similar to that of a baker, she exuded a classical temperament.

Because she was preoccupied, the woman didn't seem to notice the arrival of Lu Li and Aizen and was still wiping the table. It was not until Lu Li walked up and sat in front of the table that had already been wiped clean that she came to her senses.

"Ah... guest, you are here?"

The woman was startled and screamed, "I... I'm sorry, I was distracted just now. May I ask what would you like to eat today?"

She was a little incoherent, spoke timidly, and had a sense of social phobia. It was hard to imagine that there were such people in a place like Space.

However, Lu Li had eaten here several times and knew that Xia Ren was such a person. It could only be said that it was understandable that she could not be an explorer. It was a miracle that she could safely retreat to the position of supporter and not die.

The poor business of her store is also related to her introverted and shy personality. Just imagine how you can attract customers and do business if you are shy. On the commercial street, there are many thick-skinned supporters and you can't compete with them at all.

"I heard from Chuchu that you have some kind of supreme menu here. How much does it cost?"

Lu Li asked curiously.

"Supreme menu?"

When it comes to food, Xia Ren seems to have changed into a different person, no longer so timid, "Guest, the Supreme Menu needs to be reserved. This month's Supreme Menu version requires 23 million End of the World Coins."

Lu Li nearly vomited blood when he heard this, thinking to himself, "How much... Duo Shao?"
It's just a meal, but it costs 23 million End of Life Coins in a small shop like this?
Although he heard Chuchu say that the other party's cooking skills were superb, he didn't expect the so-called supreme menu to be so expensive. This means that he would have to close the restaurant for three years and then eat for three years after opening. "Guest?"

Seeing that Lu Li didn't say anything, Xia Ren continued to ask excitedly, "Do you want to order?"

At this moment, the timid aura around her completely disappeared, as if she was possessed by a demon. The strange thing was that there was no desire for money in her eyes, but instead a desire to display her skills.

"Still... no."

Lu Li said weakly. He didn't have much money in his pocket now, and even if he was rich, he couldn't spend so much money on a meal. "Just follow the last menu and serve us a set."

"That's it..."

Shrimp seemed very disappointed. She would prepare a supreme menu every month, but that was just an ideal on paper. After all, she had no money to buy those ingredients.

Of course, she actually has the ability to cook those high-end and expensive ingredients, but she doesn't have the money to buy them now.

The shrimps are cooked very efficiently and the delicious food was served in no time, allowing Lu Li and Aizen to feast on it.

After finishing the meal, Lu Li got down to business. "Chuchu told me about your situation. I want to ask you first, when are you going to enter the world of gourmet food?"

Xia Ren was stunned when he heard this, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, "The person Chu Chu is talking about is you!?"

Lu Li didn't know how the other party's train of thought worked, and he seemed a little confused. But when he thought about it carefully, he didn't say that it was Chu Chu who introduced him when he first came to this store.

"It's me. I'm also interested in the world of food. Tell me about it."

Lu Li nodded.

Xia Ren was very surprised to hear that. She didn't expect Chu Chu could really find a helper for her. And looking at the other party's lavish spending, she knew that he had a high income at the seventh level and was a strong person.

"It's like this, Mr. Prisoner, I will enter the prison of gourmet food to collect ingredients in 50 days. I have to complete the hard indicators of the space. May I ask if you will be in the space at that time?"

Xia Ren looked at Lu Li timidly, fearing that he would give a negative answer. After all, she had asked many people, and no one was willing to work for her for nothing.

"If nothing unexpected happens, he should be here."

Lu Li thought for a while and said that he would stay in the space for a month, so if he entered the mission world at the end of this month, he should be able to catch up as long as it was not the native world that took a long time.

Moreover, he was ready to use the God-given props to enter the mission world and get the growth equipment from Aizen. Because he entered with the props, Lu Li felt that the mission process should not be too long.

"However, we cannot rule out the possibility that I will stay in the mission world for too long."

Lu Li spoke again, making Xia Ren's heart beat fast, "How about this, if I'm not in the space after 40 days, you find a way to find someone else."

As he spoke, Lu Li sent a friend request to Xia Ren face to face, so that the other party could see whether he was in the space through the avatar.

Hearing this, Xia Ren didn't know whether to be worried or happy, but he quickly accepted his friend's invitation, "Thank you, Mr. Prisoner."

She glanced at the other party's explorer level in her friend list. It was level 65, which seemed to be only in the middle stage of level seven. However, she was not disappointed. After all, it was difficult to find help these days, and Chuchu also said that Mr. Prisoner was not an ordinary person, and his combat power could not be estimated by the mark level.

After making an agreement with Xia Ren, Lu Li ate and drank his fill, then went to the equipment enhancement hall with Aizen.

By the way, the entry limiter he obtained can be traded within the team and used by each other, but there is a note below that only team members are allowed to transfer it to each other once per natural month.

As long as it is sold to others and then traded back, this function will be locked for one month.

This space is designed to prevent people from trading this thing or renting it out to make money. With this setting, it can only be used within the group.

Lu Li planned to complete his own enhancement first, and then transfer the entry limiter to Aizen, so that both of them could choose the entries in a targeted manner.

Lu Li currently has four pieces of growth equipment, Demon Prisoner, Soul Eater, Starry Sky, and Evil God's Mask. Among them, Demon Prisoner and Soul Eater are already fairy-level equipment, and the Soul Eater's enhancement terms do not need to be changed. Lu Li only needs to deal with the latter few pieces of equipment.

The Prisoner is now a +11 piece of equipment, so if he wants to refresh the item, Lu Li needs to drop it again. Anyway, he doesn't think he has the luck to upgrade the equipment to +15 in one go.
The Prisoner's entry was refreshed smoothly. Lu Li ignored the strange looks from the people in the hall, sat on the bed, and jumped sideways five times before strengthening the Prisoner's entry to +11 and refreshing it.

[Strengthened +11 characteristic: Devouring Element]

Function: When the Pioneer uses the Prisoner to kill the opponent, he can initiate a lifespan plunder while the Prisoner devours its soul. The stronger the target is and the longer its original lifespan, the higher the benefit.

When the target's health is below 50%, the Devouring Essence special effect will be triggered, devouring the opponent's essence according to the damage caused, fundamentally reducing the enemy's vitality.

Lu Li was very satisfied with this new entry. It was after he locked on to the category of entries that could be refreshed by the Demon Prisoner sword that he found an entry that could plunder lifespan, but it was stronger than the Lifetaker he had obtained before.

Afterwards, he upgraded the Evil God Mask, which was already at the fairy level, to +11. Lu Li didn't know why this mask upgraded so quickly. Anyway, he didn't focus on scaring people in the last world, but he also gained a lot of growth.

After he locked the entry, the entry of the Evil God's Mask did not change. It was still the Ultimate Fear he had used before, but it was now effective for the entire seventh level.

In the end, because he devoured a large amount of minerals in the Fairy Tail world to upgrade to the fairy-level equipment Starry Sky, Lu Li risked his life and strengthened it to +11 before his wallet was emptied, and a new feature appeared.

[Strengthen +11 characteristics: poisonous milk]

Function: When the Pioneer recovers his life force, it will cause magic damage with 25% recovery efficiency to the surrounding targets identified as enemies by the Pioneer.

This effect is very interesting. To put it simply, when fighting against a strong opponent, Lu Li can cause damage to the enemy while recovering after being injured, and this damage can trigger the Soul Eater.

Although the damage of the poisonous milk is magic damage, it is not a small amount of damage. After all, Lu Li's life value limit is extremely high. The 25% healing amount, if calculated from Lu Li's recovery from near death to full health, is equivalent to the full health of an ordinary strong man with the same attribute.

Even if magic damage will be reduced by resistance, it will not be a minor injury. As long as the opponent is injured, the big-headed Soul Eater will be waiting behind.

(End of this chapter)