Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 56. This guy?

A huge continent inhabited by humans.

Salem, a beginner area, is located right in the middle.

The setting of this game is that the farther out from the center of the continent, the higher level dungeons exist, and that each area is protected by a giant invisible curtain.

Because of this, it is impossible to move to another area by walking or riding a vehicle unless it is a warp portal provided by the temple.

This is why players need to look good in the temple.

If you hate it and are denied the use of the portal, you will have to stay stuck in one area.

“I’m nervous, mister…”

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s something everyone experiences at least once.”

“Melissa is not scared!”

“Yes, that’s great.”

Our destination is Pixel, a city located in the Bramha region.

Bramha is a relatively low-level area right next to Salem, so the warp portal fee is not too expensive.

“Come here lemon too. Let’s go!”

“Yes.”

I took Rin in my arms and stood on top of the huge portal magic circle.

Eventually, the warp portal activated with a tremendous flash of light, and when we came back to our senses, we were already at the Temple of Pixel.

[You have left the beginner area. The restriction on cooking reputation has been lifted. You can now acquire Cooking Fame with 9999 or higher.]

‘Oh, there was something like this.’

I forgot about it for a while.

The culinary reputation level that did not rise any more from 9999, probably because of staying only in Salem.

But now that the limit has been lifted, it’s not far to receive the next free skill.

You only need to accumulate one more point.

“Wow- Is this a pixel? The shape of the temple is completely different, isn’t it?”

“Is that so? Isn’t it almost the same? The climate and lifestyle are similar, so there shouldn’t be a big difference.”

“No! It’s very different! The carvings on the ceiling and pillars are different, and the costumes of the priests are slightly different.”

Mumu has a very good eye.

Meanwhile, Melissa…

“Mister! What is this here?”

“What is it? It’s a new statue.”

“Then what about this?”

“That’s a new statue too.”

“They’re both gods, so why do they look different?”

“Because it’s a different god…”

Curiosity was too strong.

‘Sometimes I’m tired.’

Lemon, who had been quiet, opened her mouth.

“Are you going to the dungeon right away?”

“Yes. I have only heard of the adventurer’s guild and then I should. To be honest, I want to move faster, but I also need to accumulate adventurer points for the children. I’ll register and go.”

“Are you really okay? Orcs are strong.”

“It’s okay. I haven’t even used the new dish yet.”

Freshly made dishes.

I’m not talking about a new menu.

I just made a new version of the existing Bulgogi Rice Bowl.

However, there is one thing that has definitely changed.

That’s the buff effect.

Out of the money earned from this business, there are more than 3 million gold remaining, excluding the emergency fund for the party.

Naturally, I invested that money into the character.

No matter how much money it takes to raise an attribute, 3 million is a lot of money to get one attribute close to 90.

Of course, I thought about efficiency, so I invested the buff time increase and buff effect increase attributes in an appropriate ratio.

Time increase attribute is 70.

I invested up to 80 to increase the buff effect.

‘Enough here for now.’

There is still more than half of the money left.

However, this has a separate use.

‘Because I have to prepare for the relic auction soon. To participate in the auction, the more bullets the better.’

Of course, when an unusual rich man like Everett Lowell appears, it is a joke.

However, since the value of the relic is not so well known, the competition won’t be too severe.

At best, it’s about competing with aristocratic collectors.

Above all, the only artifacts I need are those related to cooking.

“Guys, let’s watch the sights later and first go to the adventurer’s guild and register.”

“Yes!”

“By the way, will the Adventurer’s Guild accept low-level adventurers like us? I’ve just reached level 10…”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m the party leader anyway.”

“Oh, that’s right!”

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

* * *

[You have entered the Red Orc Village Garrison.]

After stopping by the adventurer’s guild, we went straight to the dungeon.

“Is this inside a dungeon? It just looks like a meadow…”

“Wolf Hill was like this too. It’s an open dungeon here too, so there’s nothing much different from the outside.”

Endless green meadows.

Small villages made by orcs are formed in the middle.

There are various kinds of orcs in this game.

Starting with Orcs with normal green skin, Red Orcs and Black Orcs.

From the higher species of orcs called high orcs to the bony orc undead.

Goblins are the same, but it must have been the lazy development team who copied and pasted it with the intention of sucking even the honeydew of the okra monster.

“Can we really catch them? Orcs say the minimum level is 30.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I only trust you and Lemon.”

“Then let’s start hunting right away?”

“No, I need to eat.”

“Wow! It’s Bob!”

I took out the pork bulgogi rice bowl I made yesterday from my inventory.

In the Goblin Dungeon, I ate a dish I made before, and this is the first time I’ve eaten a dish made after investing a large amount of attributes.

That’s Carlisle Wild Boar Bulgogi Rice Bowl.

A monster food made with monster meat.

If you eat it as it is, it could be said to be a monster buff dish that raises strength, stamina, and intelligence by 270 each.

‘A buff like this would make an orc feel sorry for it.’

Even so, it’s a rare dish, so the basic value is high, but the level 80 attribute has been applied to it.

This isn’t a la carte, but if it sticks out, the stat gain is doubled again here.

‘Then each stat increases by 540… This is a real scam.’

Although it is a temporary increase caused by eating food, it is usually impossible for three stats to increase by 540 at once.

Even wearing a full set of Abyss Legendary equipment is not this much.

If this were still a game, there would probably be a fuss about breaking the balance here and there.

‘This is going to be a mess again in the next business.’

We spread out the table near the entrance of the dungeon and started eating.

It wasn’t freshly cooked rice and freshly stir-fried bulgogi, but the taste was the same.

You might get tired of the bulgogi, but everyone is eating well without showing any signs of it.

Well well well… Gulp.

Mumu swallowed the food in his mouth and said.

“By the way, mister. What will the new member do?”

The story that came out at the last meeting was not only about the level of the children.

Various opinions were also exchanged about who should fill the remaining two empty seats in the party.

“Well. Even back then, you decided to find someone you would naturally become close to, right?”

“But now that I think about it, wouldn’t it take too long? And if I save it now, people with low levels like us can grow together.”

“Well, that’s it too.”

Unbeknownst to me, it seems that the new party member was determined to be a high-level person.

This is because the old habit of only focusing on efficiency has not yet been corrected.

If you were to receive a low level party member again, Mumu’s opinion would be very reasonable.

Helping Mumu and Melissa in this way isn’t hard at all, and rather enjoyable, but I wonder what it would be like to think that I would have to do it all over again.

It would be better to do it all at once.

However, it is also true to deliberately find new adventurers and bring them into the party.

Being close to people is sometimes too easy, but other times it seems very difficult.

Lemon, who was preoccupied with eating rice bowls, managed to join the conversation.

“Why, can’t I just ask the slutty girl who came last time? You can advertise that you’re looking for party members. All other parties seem to do that.”

“A hot woman?”

“That information woman!”

“Laura, Laura. What kind of woman are you?”

“It’s not wrong, but what?”

“That’s true. He’s an acquaintance of mine, so be polite.”

“I’ll set it up! I didn’t say that when I was in front of you!”

“Mister! Don’t fight with your sister!”

“Huh? Oh, we don’t fight.”

“It’s not about fighting…”

Suddenly flowing silence.

“Well, if I borrow Laura-san’s help, there must be many people who want to come. There are so many people who want to cook for me.”

“Can’t we keep it a secret?”

“If I keep it a secret, will anyone want to come?”

“Oh, that’s right.”

A party of two level 10s, one level 67 and one level 84.

Nobody wants to join the party after seeing this strange combination.

The hard reality is that if my cooking isn’t your goal, you won’t even look at it.

“Let’s just get it slowly. If you hunt in a dungeon, you might meet by chance.”

At least until you go to the Nightmare difficulty dungeon, there are quite a few people who enjoy solo play.

Among those people, if there is someone who agrees with our party, it might be a good idea to invite them.

“I ate well…! Huh? Your strength… Much more than usual…”

“I invested in the attribute. The buff effect is a little better than before, right?”

“It’s not even a little better, this! What the hell did you do? Your strength is…”

Even if you invest all your points into strength up to level 10, you will be between 60 and 80 at most.

However, anyone would be surprised if his strength increased by 270 just because he ate one dish.

In addition, the number of stamina of 270 varies depending on the class, but it has the effect of increasing the maximum HP by about 15,000.

My pure stamina without buffs is only 10,000, but with just one dish, my stamina increases by a whopping 150%.

In addition to that, if you add the original recipe’s special buff, the maximum HP increase effect, it triples.

Finally, if you use the God’s Blessing buff, it quadruples.

‘No matter how much it’s a buff, the priest’s HP is 40,000…’

It’s not even over yet.

Attributes just turned 80.

It will cost a lot of money, but it is said that there is room for further growth in the future.

In addition, as the chef class level increases further, special buffs such as HP increase effect and movement speed increase will become more and more powerful.

“What are you all doing?”

Everyone is looking at me with their mouths open.

Although I have already explained and experienced the effect increase in this way several times, I must have felt something special this time.

‘As expected, money is the best. After hitting over a million gold in one go, you can really feel it, right?’

“Mister! I want to hunt down Melissa quickly! My magic attack power is well over 2,000! It was only less than 100 until recently.”

“Me too! My body itches because I learned the skill this time. I want to use it quickly.”

“Did Mumu learn from Cyclone Slash?”

“Yes! I did as you asked.”

“Good job.”

Put the dining table back in and cross the meadow.

In front of us, huge red orcs are waiting for us.

“Let’s party and hunt first. It might be dangerous. After getting used to it, leave the party.”

“Yes!”

“Good!”

“What can I do?”

“What are you talking about. You know what we did a lot in the Goblin Mountains.”

“You want me to hunt again? Here?”

“Well, first, taste each one.”

Mumu and Melissa were barely level 10, and their HP already exceeded 10,000.

Even if the head of the Red Orc appeared, it wouldn’t be a very dangerous situation.

“Now let’s start hunting. Rin! Rin is dangerous, so stay inside.”

“……”

Lynn shook her head.

Her eyebrows were drooping down, as if she didn’t like it very much.

Her ears were drooping too.

“No. It’s dangerous. Stay in even if you don’t like it. This place is completely different from the Goblin Mountains.”

Now the lips are protruding.

His eyes looked like they would burst into tears any moment.

But I can’t help it.

This is a dangerous place where Rin could get seriously hurt if she went wrong.

Arrows or magic might suddenly come flying, but there is a limit to me blocking them instead.

Free will was written on the special pet registration certificate, but now I have no choice.

As a guardian, I had no choice but to make a decision against her will.

Using the jewel in the cache inventory, Rin was forcibly sent back into the inventory.

It was heartbreaking, but it was an inevitable choice.

But then the problem occurred.

“Lin!”

Even though I didn’t manipulate it, even though I didn’t summon it, Rin popped out again.

“Aww!”

“No! Get back in quickly!”

He screamed loudly.

This was the first time I had done this to Rin.

But Rin only shook her head vigorously.

It was strange.

Previously, no matter how much I hated it, he was a guy who listened well when I told him to stay inside.

But why are you doing that all of a sudden?

Are you rebelling already?

“Rin! It’s really dangerous here. We can’t even hunt because of Rin. Everyone is waiting.”

It was then.

Suddenly, a system message popped up.

[The only survivor of the blue wolf clan registered as a special pet, ‘Rin’, has asked you, the owner, to awaken.]

“What?”

All of a sudden, what kind of nonsense is this?

[Do you want to awaken the registered pet using the ‘Sealed ????’S Thought Body’ in your inventory?]