Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 44. If there is something going, there must be something coming

A garden inside the lord’s castle.

In the midst of well-groomed flowers blooming brightly, a rustic street stall that doesn’t match the place at all was revealed.

I started cooking right away.

Seasoning bulgogi is the same, but cooking pot rice takes time.

If it’s only for our party, we’ll make it right away, but this time we have a lot of people to serve.

But don’t worry.

After having two feasts in the village of wolf beasts, I was already used to cooking large amounts of rice.

The cash item, the permanent brazier, is used to stir-fry bulgogi.

For pot rice, use a commonly available brazier.

I’m sorry for the growing grass, but I took out as many as five furnaces to make it quickly at once.

‘I have to make a lot when I make one.’

My body is only one.

Even if you can’t eat it all in one meal, you should cook as many dishes as possible at one time.

Even if you happen to eat leftovers for the next meal, there’s nothing you can do about it.

‘Now that we’re back in the city, we can sell what’s left. People who buy will stand in line.’

In an instant, the pot started to boil.

Today’s dish is Bulgogi Rice Bowl.

More precisely, it is a normal pork bulgogi rice bowl.

‘I can’t waste precious Carlisle boar or Euphore buffalo meat. Ordinary pigs are so delicious when I touch them.’

I am worried.

Next time you open a stall, what to sell?

‘Because I’ve sold enough…’

Now they will be selling bulgogi.

Meat, you can use regular pork.

However, there is an important problem.

It is rice.

‘I hear they harvest once a year…’

You have to eat sparingly.

You have to wait for nearly a year until the next harvest.

Of course, I got close to 100 sacks, but if I eat at the current rate, I won’t be able to last long.

So, I paid the village chief in advance for the rice to be harvested next year.

He asked me to farm as much as possible, harvest as much as possible, and sell everything to me except for the amount to be consumed in the village.

‘As expected, it’s kind of like selling wasteful rice through street vendors.’

That’s why I’m worried.

Bulgogi over rice is a very suitable menu for street vendor sales, but I don’t think it can be sold because rice is precious.

‘Should I make a new menu…’

What immediately comes to mind is tacos, a favorite in Mexico.

If you put bulgogi on a tortilla and then roll it up and sell it, you will have a better street food than rice bowl.

‘Because the flour is everywhere.’

It may take trial and error, but wouldn’t it be easy to make that flat wheat bread?

It doesn’t have to be tortillas.

The purpose is to sell bulgogi as a complete food without rice.

Even if you just sell bulgogi, the business will go well, but as a chef, this is a matter of pride.

As a buff, the one with the physical stat will be more helpful in battle, and the value of cooking will increase several times.

‘Okay, let’s try it.’

While thinking about future business like this, the dish was completed in an instant.

The three guys who were quietly watching from the side were salivating.

“Ah… Dazzling… This scent.”

“Melissa, wipe your saliva and speak.”

“Mister! Is that ours? Melissa is hungry.”

“Sorry. There’s enough for you to eat, but if the lord shows up while you’re eating, you’ll be in trouble, so bear with it.”

Likewise, I glanced at the lord’s butler, who was watching me from the other direction.

While supervising the setting up of tables and chairs in the garden, he gave me a light bow and disappeared to pick up the lord.

* * *

A middle-aged man with an impressively protruding belly approached me.

“hahahaha, nice to meet you. I am Derek Loud Pelonya. I am the lord of the great domain of Pelonia. I am very happy to meet such a famous person.”

“Bar, nice to meet you.”

No, the guest was the lord of Pelonia?

I remember hearing it last time in the plaza in front of the temple.

The lord of Felonia said he wanted to eat my food so much, did he come all the way here himself?

‘I wasn’t going to go to Felon for a while because of those guys…’

But I didn’t know that the lord would come personally.

It’s absurd.

A nobleman named Yeongju throws away Yeongji and goes out to play because he has a dish he wants to eat.

Well, he must have someone to work for him, but he is a very carefree person.

In a situation where demons are invading the city right now.

‘Well, it worked out rather well.’

As for talking about the directive, it seems like a very good table has been laid.

Maintaining a business smile, I greeted various people in turn.

Lemon seemed to hate this situation as well, and his facial muscles were twitching slightly between the smiles he created.

Not to mention children.

‘I’m glad Melissa is quiet…’

Most of the people who appear here are lords, high-ranking nobles, or wealthy people.

But the only important people to me were the lord of Felonia and one other person.

“Nice to meet you. Pierre from Lucky Land. My name is Lucky Seven. As expected, I’m lucky. You showed up exactly at the timing of your visit to the lord’s castle. Today is Seven.”

Pierre Lucky Seven, president of Lucky Land, stands out with a star-shaped dot or a tattoo under his eyes.

At a glance, it seems that the developers made it into a gag character.

Like the name.

He introduced himself as the president, but he also has the power of a local lord.

Because he is the owner of a special area called Lucky Land that only exists for entertainment.

Most of the contents provided by Lucky Land were blocked in Korea, where gambling is illegal.

‘If you’re going to stop gambling, stop the random box first…’

It was an area where various gambling was available, starting with roulette and slot machines, and it was a must-visit place for auctions of expensive items or direct transactions between players.

Of course, the largest item trading market in the game was also located there.

But what happened to the boss of such a place, the lord’s castle of Salem, which is a novice area out of the blue?

“I smell money like a ghost. I really want to take you to my Lucky Land. Alas, there are a lot of people watching here, so I’d like to talk about it separately after dinner… Could you give me some time?”

I smiled and nodded.

“Anytime is fine.”

“hahahaha, I’m so lucky.”

Actually, I also have business in that area.

I didn’t know that there would be an event where I could cut my face with the president.

‘Am I lucky?’

It seems like a good thing.

From now on, they will taste my cooking, and then their liking will naturally increase without suffering.

‘Delicious food is a real scam…’

Each of the NPCs in this game had their own personality, and there were different ways to increase their favorability.

In particular, it took a lot of time and effort to raise the favorability of a famous NPC like the lord.

It wasn’t easy to meet them, and the prerequisites for building friendships were too complex and demanding.

However, after making some delicious dishes, the event of meeting a high-ranking NPC occurs too often.

Didn’t he even show a crush on me from the start?

Ignorant miscellaneous quests like me It seems that the correct answer was to cook without running around.

Who would have known that the chef class, which everyone shuns and no one does, would be like this.

‘It’s a scam, really…’

The time I put into it is not worth it.

If I had known it would be like this, I would have been a cook long ago.

“This is the dish I made.”

“Ohh!”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen this food.”

“It smells really good.”

Actually, bulgogi is not a food that goes well with this place.

But it didn’t matter.

Because I was so confident in the taste.

I hoped that you would enjoy the appetizers, drinks, and grilled meat that we made together.

The meal began in earnest while soft classical music was playing.

“Hmm? This… Tastes…!”

“Ahahahahaha, I’m really lucky. If it tastes like this, the aristocrats of the world will pack their money and come running. A perfect triple seven!”

“The jeondo is delicious… But what kind of meat is this? What kind of meat is it made of?”

Like the others, even Cecil Salemian, the owner of this place, did not stop admiring it.

Regardless of the face of being a noble, everyone was absorbed in eating.

“Ah, this rice… It tastes amazing. The meat and balance are so perfect.”

“This is a very suitable dish for our Lucky Land.”

“Did you say Mr. Jeon? How about you, don’t you want to be hired by me and stay at the castle of Fallon? I promise you the best treatment.”

“Oops, it’s difficult if you do this. I made an appointment first, Lord of Pelonia. Intercepting is Unlucky.”

“Hey, this is my castle!”

Around the end of the meal, a scramble suddenly began.

I really have no idea…

Still, I didn’t feel bad.

Even without checking the system figures, I could directly feel that their liking for me had greatly increased.

‘This will become more comfortable in the future?’

At least I don’t think I’ll have to worry about suffering in Lucky Land or Felonia.

Because the head of the region is in such a situation.

‘I don’t feel like going to Pellon right now…’

“Then the ‘guests’ are chatting here. I have something to share with him for a moment.”

“Heh heh… Cecil, you’ve changed a lot.”

“Sure. I’m a full-fledged lord now.”

“I am next to Yeongju. I already made an appointment with Jeon Tae-min.”

“Really… Got it!”

Cecil, lord of Salem, approached me, tucking his red hair behind his ears.

“Should we talk over there for a second? But let’s finish talking about the reward.”

“Ah… I see. Then my colleagues…”

“No, only you.”

“Still, lord. His comrades also defeated the calamity together.”

“I know. It’s because I have something to tell you.”

‘What is it?’

Children stare at them.

In particular, Lemon’s expression is unusual.

I looked at them pleadingly, asking if they had no choice but to follow the lord’s words.

“This would be nice.”

“Ah… Yes.”

I followed Cecile to the other side of the place where the stalls were set up.

“Are you going to Lucky Land or Fallon?”

“Yes?”

“Tell me.”

“No. I have no idea…”

“Hmm… I see.”

What is this woman?

She said before that she would send me to Fallon first.

“What would be a good reward? To be honest, I can’t think of it. I already gave you the medal. But I don’t think you’re in need of money, and even if you don’t, you’ll make a lot of money selling that dish.”

“No. I’m really in need of money.”

“Really?”

“Sure. I’m about to bend my back while taking characteristics.”

“Then… Would you like money as a reward?”

“Me and Mr. Lemon will have good money. And the kids will get Salem hero gear if possible…”

Red eyes stare at me coldly.

“Hmm… Well, fine. I’ll give it to you. You’ve defeated the calamity, so you’re a hero.”

“Thank you.”

I smiled brightly.

“Instead, I have one favor…”

“Please?”

“Yes.”

What else do you want me to do?

“Please do business with me. Even if it’s only for a few days, I’d like to ask for longer, but you’re not a resident of my land. I can’t force you.”

“Business?”

“Yes. The fact that you sell food here is important to keep people coming here from hearing about your cooking. If not every day, then at least once a month.”

“Hmm… Do you want to sign a contract? I’m stuck in one place…”

“It’s not like that. I’m just asking.”

“Well, that’s good. It’s not a difficult request.”

“Really? Thank you! I’ve been getting complaints from people asking when you’re doing business, but thanks to you, I’m relieved.”

I laughed and added one more word.

“By the way, what about the price?”

“Eh?”

“Shouldn’t I have something left over too? That way, I can do business comfortably. Do you know? I feel so good that I might want to do business only here and not in other areas next month or next month.”

The lord with red hair and red eyes let out a long sigh in my face.

However, unlike the reaction, the answer that came back satisfied me enough.

“Okay. What do you want?”

I answered.

I was waiting for this to happen.

“First of all… Meat!”

“Meat?”

“Yes! I want to get all the edible meat that exists in Salem. If possible, meat from other regions is also welcome. I think the lord will be able to get it without too much difficulty.”

Now is the start.

I was thinking it was time to get rid of the novice chef label.

“All meat… Heh. Okay. If a new dish is made instead, I can taste it too, right?”

“Of course, Lord.”

We looked at each other and smiled.

At the thought of tasting a new dish, the lord’s expression showed that he had nothing to lose.

‘First of all, I think I’ve achieved my first goal…’

But the deal isn’t over yet.

I intend to take this opportunity to get much more from the lord.

“My lord. Shall we talk about taxes next?”