ALL NOVEL Chapter 14: Completion of Main and Side Quest Simultaneously
It was shorter than a pot and wider than a bowl, with a lid on top.
Zhou Long widened his eyes as he watched Qi Han open the lid of the vessel, revealing a creamy white soup inside. Contrary to his expectations of a strange taste, a faint fragrance wafted out instead.
Gurgle
Zhou Long couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. The tantalizing aroma tempted his senses, prompting him to pick up the soup spoon beside him and take a sip of the broth.
The soup entered Zhou Long’s mouth, and the intense flavor instantly exploded, widening his eyes.
‘Was this the soup made by the boss?’
‘So, this is what soup should taste like!’
Zhou Long’s impression of soup was completely overturned by the Braised Pork Stomach with Chicken.
After taking a few spoonfuls of soup, Zhou Long discovered that there were actually vegetables in the Braised Pork Stomach with Chicken.
He picked up a piece with his chopsticks and eagerly stuffed it into his mouth.
Tender and juicy, is this chicken?
But why is the chicken so tender?
Zhou Long couldn’t figure it out. The chickens he had eaten before were usually roasted, which were fragrant but had average meat quality. At least, they weren’t as tender as this, as if juice would flow out with each bite. The rich flavor completely melted in his mouth, refreshing his senses and making him want more.
Like discovering a treasure, Zhou Long couldn’t help but taste one piece after another. Soon, he realized that besides the chicken, there seemed to be something else in the soup.
He picked up a long strip-shaped pig stomach and curiously examined it.
There was no tradition of eating pig stomach in the Douluo Continent, or basically no one would eat offal.
Therefore, these strips of pig stomach were absolutely a new experience for Zhou Long.
Can I eat this?
In Zhou Long’s impression, a pig’s stomach should be very stinky.
But at this moment, these thin and long strips of stomach had no hint of a foul smell. Instead, they had a special fragrance.
Let’s try it, Zhou Long gritted his teeth and put the pig stomach into his mouth.
It was crisp, chewy, and had a completely different texture from the chicken. Zhou Long couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
He lowered his head, and the speed at which he waved his chopsticks became faster and faster. The thick soup and meat in the clay pot quickly diminished until nothing was left.
Looking at the clean pot bottom, Zhou Long let out a satisfied burp.
It’s so delicious.
“Oh, Boss, you’re here too. Is this a new dish?” a voice came from beside Zhou Long. He looked up and saw Zhang Ji and Zhang Mo.
Zhou Long chuckled and raised his thumb, “You two should try it. This new dish is absolutely amazing.”
Zhang Ji scratched his head and shouted to Qi Han, “Boss, two servings of Smashed Cucumber, two large portions of egg fried rice, and one Braised Pork Stomach with Chicken!”
Let’s eat!
…
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed, and Qi Han had been running the shop for five days.
The Small Shop had gained quite a reputation in the neighborhood. Whether it was lunch or dinner, as soon as the door opened, it would be packed with customers. Some customers even lined up early outside the shop to secure a spot.
At noon that day, after Qi Han closed the shop and bid farewell to the last batch of customers, a notification sound suddenly rang from the system.
【Ding!】
【Detected that the host has completed a Quest.】
【Main Quest 3: Gaining Some Fame ‘Completed’】
【Quest Reward: Random Recipe Drop x 1 ‘Claimable’, Spirit Power Level +5 ‘Claimable’, 2 Star Optional Recipe Fragment x1 ‘Claimable’】
【Ding!】
【Quest Triggered!】
【Main Quest 4: A Small Goal
Accumulate a total income of 100,000 Gold Coins for the shop.
Quest Description: Even as a Food God, making money is equally important. Come and achieve a small goal of your own!
Quest Rewards: Random 3 Star Recipe x 1, 2 Star Optional Recipe Fragment x1, Spirit Power Level +5
Quest Progress: 13621/100000 】
【Ding!】
【Quest Triggered!】
【Side Quest 2: Hire a Waiter/Waitress
Please hire a waiter/waitress for the Small Shop.
Quest Description: For such a thoughtful system, please don’t be too moved, Host~
Quest Reward: 1 Star Optional Recipe Fragment x1】
Hiss—
Qi Han took a sharp breath, stunned by the sudden barrage of Quest prompts that appeared.
The surprises came too suddenly.
His hands trembled as he quickly claimed the Spirit Power level rewards for the main Quest and side Quest.
The rich spiritual energy of the world enveloped Qi Han, rapidly entering his body through his acupoints.
His internal Spirit Power automatically circulated through one cycle after another, and in the blink of an eye, the total amount of his Spirit Power had increased by more than ten times.
Now he’s at Level 11?
No, wait, he hasn’t absorbed any Spirit Rings yet, so his Spirit Power should still be at Level 10, right?
Just as he was thinking about it, the system’s notification sounded again.
【The host has reached a bottleneck and needs to obtain Spirit Rings to continue increasing Spirit Power. The remaining Spirit Power level rewards will be retained and automatically used after the breakthrough.】
【Ding!】
【Quest Triggered!】
【Time-limited Quest: Ingredient Acquisition
Please personally go to the Star Dou Forest within five days and defeat the 100 Years old Iron-Clad Bull Spirit Beast alone.
Quest Description: Personally participating in ingredient acquisition is an essential step for becoming a Food God~
Quest Reward: System Spirit Ring x1, 2 Star Recipe: Tomato Beef Brisket
Quest Item: Star Dou Forest Iron-Clad Bull Colony Map.】
Qi Han blinked, wearing a puzzled expression.
The Quest was easy to understand. He had to go to the Star Dou Forest and find an Iron-Clad Bull. To make it easier for himself, the system even thoughtfully sent him a map of the Iron-Clad Bull’s distribution.
‘Thoughtful my fucking arse!’
“System, I’m just a Level 10 spirit master with a Knife Martial Spirit. In my past life, I didn’t even have any combat experience to speak of. How am I supposed to defeat a 100 Years old Spirit Beast alone?”
【After system analysis, the difficulty of completing this Quest is not high. Here’s a hint for the Quest: customers.】
Customers?
What does that mean?
Never mind, I’ll think about it later.
Qi Han set aside the Time-limited Quest for now. Even if he had to depart, it would be tomorrow. He should check the other Quests first.
He had just received a string of Quest information, but he hadn’t had a chance to read it carefully yet.
First, claim all the rewards.
Qi Han first claimed the 2 Star Optional Recipe Fragment x1. With this fragment, Qi Han now had 2 2 Star Optional Recipe Fragments, and he only needed 2 more to exchange for a 2 Star Optional Recipe.
Then, Qi Han claimed the random recipe drop x1 and entered the system space.
Under Qi Han’s eager gaze, the pointer on the roulette wheel slowly and firmly pointed to… the yellow section.
2 Stars!
‘Okay, it’s not one star, so that’s good.’
Qi Han calmly told himself, then widened his eyes to see his random result.
Dongpo Pork Knuckles.jpg = https://i.imgur.com/s9EFIJq.jpeg
Hiss—
Qi Han took a sharp breath. It was actually that dish.
With this dish, his Small Shop could finally have a decent meat dish to offer.
The previous Braised Pork Stomach with Chicken doesn’t count.
However, Qi Han temporarily had no plans to directly enter the training for Dongpo Pork Knuckles. He looked at the two new Quests that were released.
One was the main Quest, and the other was a side Quest.
The main Quest was easy to understand; he just needed the total revenue to exceed 100.000 Gold Coins. Currently, his Small Shop earns 3.000 Gold Coins per day, sometimes even more. Calculating it, he only needed to patiently run the business for about a month to complete the Quest.
It wasn’t very challenging, just a bit time-consuming.
As for the side Quest of hiring a waiter, it coincided with Qi Han’s thoughts. After all, with the business getting better and better, he was indeed getting a bit overwhelmed.
But he would consider this matter after completing the Time-limited Quest.