Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 45. Requirements

Four things I wanted to ask the lord.

The first was meat, the second was tax exemption.

Actually, I originally intended to ask for a tax cut, not an exemption.

No matter how much, not paying a single penny in taxes seemed a little too much.

However, the lord of Felonia and the president of Lucky Land appeared here.

If she doesn’t accept her request in this position, I might hump someone else who offers better terms.

Knowing that her anxiety would work in my favor, I boldly demanded a tax exemption.

“I can’t help it… If you leave, many people won’t come again, and then the tax revenue will be reduced to normal. I haven’t seen you that way, you. You’re more meticulous than I thought.”

“Thank you. I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“Well, okay. Is this the end of the request?”

Sorry, but there are two more.

In order not to give the image that my request is too much, I twisted the rest of the request so that it was interpreted as wanting your help, not in return.

“About the business you asked me to do. The business license I’ve received now is only for opening one stall.”

“Why is that?”

“As you know, isn’t my cooking business going well? If I’m going to do business again, I don’t think one stall will be enough… The lord, please help me.”

“Aren’t you greedy?”

“Well, even if you think so, it can’t be helped, but it’s the reality. Actually…”

From now on, I plan to put a fair price on the dishes I make.

Then it will be difficult for Salem residents to buy except for a few.

Doing business here, selling at prices that Salem people can’t touch?

That doesn’t make much sense.

Last time, the man named Dylan was turned into a small incident by the lord, but this time, real residents may protest.

So the idea was to open several stalls.

One stall sells cheap food, and the other stall sells really expensive expensive food.

That’s why I needed free business rights, and I turned it over to the lord.

If you want me to do business, ask for permission to do business freely.

“Okay. For that reason, I’ll allow it.”

“Oh, and…”

“Are there any more?”

“Wouldn’t people be surprised if I suddenly raised the price? So, have your subordinates spread the word in advance. I’m going to open a stall again, but it will be very expensive. Instead, I will be selling very cheap dishes as well.”

“…That shouldn’t be difficult. I’ll put up a poster in squares and places with a lot of foot traffic.”

I nodded, saying that seemed like a good idea.

Roughly, this was a very satisfactory transaction.

“Then, I’ll be waiting for you to find some good meat.”

“It’s a promise! I’ll let you eat other dishes.”

“Of course.”

I shook hands with the lord.

‘The next trading partner is the president of Lucky Land?’

* * *

“Me?”

“Then who is it? The richest people from all over the world will pack their money and run to you for the dish you cook. If you entrust your future to me, I will change your number to seven.”

Pierre, president of Lucky Land, suggested that he want to scout me.

“Think about it. The people who visit our business are people with extra money. They eat and drink without sparing anything. What if they tasted your cooking? Maybe, you would sweep the money with a pitchfork will have to.”

Appetizing.

If this man’s words are true, he might be able to get all his attributes to 100 after he goes there and rolls around for a few months.

‘Ah, I’m negotiating with this man first…’

… Is just what I said, not the truth.

I just briefly imagined such a future.

What if the invasion of the demon corps is scheduled right now?

And no matter how rich they are, all of them must be gambling addicts. Don’t you know that they come back after losing money and ask for a refund?

“Thank you for the offer, but I’ll decline it.”

“That’s right.”

“As you may have already felt, my food is delicious and the buff effect is also excellent.”

“That’s right.”

“Don’t you think it would be better to sell it to someone who buys it for a little more value than the rich or noble?”

“This, I ate a shot. I am also a supporter of adventurers.”

Now that I’ve heard his offer, it’s my turn to make the offer.

“Pierre, have you ever seen anything like this?”

I took out the artifact plate and placed it in front of him.

“It’s a relic.”

“Yes.”

“If it’s something like this, we often deal with it at our auction house.”

‘As expected.’

Visiting the relic dealer is another way, but I’m not trying to sell this relic.

I want to buy it.

Of course, only the artifacts that help my cooking.

Of course, all the artifacts circulating in this world will flow into the hands of the rich through auctions, and if I want to get what I need among them, I will have no choice but to participate in the auction myself.

However, the owner of the auction house suddenly appeared in front of him, so how fortunate was this?

“What I would like to suggest to Pierre is that sooner or later you will hold the largest relic auction ever.”

“An artifact auction?”

“Yes. The largest ever. We advertise to each territory or kingdom in advance. Ah! If possible, even holding an auction fee discount event would be a good way. There have been few such cases, so there will be many people who want to sell at this opportunity. Tego.”

“Why should I?”

Well, that’s not wrong.

I haven’t offered him anything in return yet.

“I’ll sell you my food. It’s the finest food I’ve never sold to anyone. Of course, you can resell it at auction or enjoy it.”

“hehehe…”

He began to think.

“If it’s the finest cuisine?”

“Oh, it’s quicker to show you the real thing, right? Actually, when I’m cooking, things like this sometimes pop out.”

What I showed him was the water buffalo bulgogi rice bowl at Eupore Lake.

Among all the finished products, it was a dish that was completed only once.

Since it is a gem, of course, the basic stat buff is doubled.

Since the base is doubled, of course the final buff value through the amplification attribute has also been doubled.

The result.

– Effects: Strength +30 (+105, +135), Stamina +30 (+105, +135), Intelligence +30 (+105, +135)

A monster dish that increases strength, stamina, and intelligence by 270 was born.

‘If I knew something like this would pop out, I’d invest more attributes, even if I was forced to.’

There is still a lot of time.

As you gradually invest, more powerful dishes will be created.

I told Pierre about this.

In the future, when I grow up, even more amazing dishes will be completed.

So this dish is the world’s strongest dish, limited to this time.

“If you open an artifact auction on my terms and conditions, I’m willing to do business with you in the future. Of course, I can’t sell everything to Pierre-sama alone.”

“It’s a dish that raises a whopping 270… I’m very satisfied with the 7 in the middle.”

Pierre, befitting his position as president, has been asking tough questions.

“Looks like there’s an artifact you’d like to buy through the artifact auction, right? You didn’t want to teach it to me or anyone else.”

“No comment.”

His lips stretched just before reaching his ears.

“Well, that’s good. Auctions are always held, so it wouldn’t hurt to organize a special auction at least once. Oh, after the artifact auction, let’s hold a cooking auction? These days, the price of a dish called Felon’s Feast is skyrocketing. There was.”

‘Felon’s Feast’ is the name of a legendary cash dish.

A top-notch dish with several minor additional buffs, including +30 to all stats for 24 hours.

My cooking has already surpassed me in terms of buff effects.

It’s not publicized yet.

Anyway, as far as I know, the price of that dish has skyrocketed by nearly 10,000 gold.

It is questionable what kind of madman would buy and eat that money, but you can just take it as meaning that it has become precious.

“I’m sorry, but my food will go bad after a week and you won’t be able to eat it.”

“Whoa, who am I? I already know that information.”

Well, if you came to Salem’s lord’s castle for my cooking, you must have information about the time limit.

“Didn’t you already give me a hint?”

“Hint?”

“If it’s a relic with permanent preservation, I have a few in my possession. Even if I look like this, I’m the president of Lucky Land. There are many items that need to be preserved before the auction, even if it’s not cooking.”

Isn’t that why we have to compete with that boss at the next artifact auction?

Anyway, the president seemed to accept my request.

Under that condition, he asked me to hand over a la carte dish right here, and I agreed to make it again.

I didn’t show it, but it’s a great welcome to hold an auction of relics with just one dish.

“First, as a test, I’m going to sell this dish at the next auction. I’m looking forward to it. How much will it be worth?”

I shook hands with him too.

Then, the motivation began to rise even more.

The desire to create even better dishes in the future.

* * *

The dinner party in the outdoor garden of Yeongju Castle was over.

We also had enough private conversations to make a deal.

But my business is not over yet.

At my request, Cecil, the owner of this place, Derek, the lord of Felonia, and the president of Lucky Land were seated in the drawing room of the lord’s castle.

Our party also occupied a seat in the corner.

“Do you have something to say after we gather?”

“Yes! This is a serious story.”

“Let’s listen. What number will come out this time?”

It was late.

I immediately got to the point.

He took out the devil’s order from his inventory and handed it to Cecil.

Everyone took turns checking the contents of the order, and then everyone narrowed their eyebrows and their expressions became serious.

“Why is the ghost of the ancient kingdom still…”

Everyone remembered the last invasion.

I remember it as an event for the first anniversary of the opening of the game, but the people here remember it as a terrible history of war and a great achievement in fighting evil with everyone’s strength.

Because of that, there was no need for further miscellaneous explanations.

The story went by in an instant.

“This is not a matter for us to discuss. We must call a Continental Congress immediately.”

“How about doing this?”

It was the president who made the proposal.

“First of all, we send letters to all territories and kingdoms to share information. Then, we gather additional information through adventurers’ guilds in each region. If the Demonic Order is found in Salem, there must be something moving in other regions as well. “There must have been. Based on the information gathered like that, we will convene a Continental Congress in the next week or two. I was thinking of holding a massive auction of artifacts just in time, so why don’t we gather at that time?”

“Wouldn’t it be too late?”

“We’ll have to be flexible. The first priority is to collect additional information from each region. The demons won’t attack tomorrow right away. If they do, we won’t be able to do anything about it anyway.”

I just kept quiet.

Because I was a stranger to politics and military.

However, the story was going in a strange direction.

“You should also attend the Continental Conference. Summoner Jeon Tae-min.”

“I… You mean?”

“Yes. You brought this information, so of course you should attend.”

“Well, I understand.”

There was no reason to refuse.

The reason the meeting was convened. Even so, it could be a very rare opportunity.

‘Let’s go cook and treat the high ranking people and get points.’