NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 149: Random Recipe
Funerals were meant to be solemn occasions, a time for mourning and reflection. The notion that it could be remotely interesting was baffling to them.
Soon, like everyone else waiting in the long queue, they fell silent and waited for the queue to move.
<{Quest Part 2: Prepare and serve 100 servings.}>
<{Description: Prepare and serve 100 servings of a dish that is not already on the restaurant's menu or a dish previously provided by the System. The System will provide a new dish and a food cart with kitchen equipment. The Host is not allowed to use any other kitchen equipment for this Quest. You are also not allowed to buy kitchen equipment to help in this Quest.
Only the provided kitchen equipment can be used.}>
<{Time Limit: 1 hour}>
<{Reward: Celestium Shard.}>
'So this is the Quest.' Lucian looked at the System Notifications in his mind with interest. 'But how will the System provide a new dish? Will I get to choose or will it be random?'
Soon, Lucian had his answer as a spin wheel appeared in his mind. Before he had the chance to look at the options, the spin wheel began spinning.
'Haah…' Lucian sighed.
As the spin wheel spun, Lucian's mind wandered to the reward, wondering what the Celestium Shard could be. From its name alone, it seemed to be a resource similar to Mana Stones.
'But would I be able to absorb it?' That was the conundrum Lucian faced due to practicing the Celestial Mana Control Technique. He could not absorb Mana!
However, before he could ponder long, the sound of the spin wheel ceased, bringing his attention back to the task at hand. When Lucian looked at the spin wheel, he noticed an anomaly, the other options were blank. However, he swiftly shifted his focus to the glowing set of words: 'Garlic Butter and Herb Popcorn'.
'Garlic Butter and Herb Popcorn.' Lucian thought for a moment, his interest piqued. 'I didn't expect to receive a popcorn recipe, but from the name alone it sounds delicious.'
A moment later, a detailed recipe was sent into his Soul and combined with his memories. It included all the necessary ingredients and step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the dish.
At the same time, as Lucian looked through the memories to familiarize himself with the recipe, a new addition appeared on the sixth page of the menus back in Transcendence. Continue reading stories on empire
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<{Gourmet Snacks}>
Dish Name:
Garlic Butter and Herb Popcorn
Description:
A savory snack featuring freshly popped Golden Dew Kernels coated in rich Golden Garlic Butter, and garnished with freshly sun-dried herbs.
Requirements:
To indulge in the Garlic Butter and Herb Popcorn, a Mage Rank of at least Mana Condensation Realm is required.
This dish can only be ordered on special occasions!
Price:
75 Gold Coins
Ingredients:
1 Cup of Grade 1 Golden Dew Kernels
(Origin: Arcadia: Harvested from the finest corn field — Golden Corn Field.)
1 Tablespoon of Grade 1 Golden Garlic Butter
(Origin: Arcadia: Genetically modified Golden Garlic Bulb infused with Golden Butter by the Mad Scientist Gideon Everhart.}>
1 Tablespoon of Grade 1 FIre Blossom Oil
(Origin: Arcadia: Flame Archaeopelogo. Fiery Blossoms, which are grown during an active volcano, then pressed into Fire Blossom Oil.)
½ Tablespoon of Grade 1 Dried Emerald Sage
(Origin: Arcadia: Plucked from the lush Emerald Sage Shrubs.)
½ Tablespoon of Grade 1 Dried Star Pearl Thyme
(Origin: Arcadia: Star Highlands: Picked from the thriving Star Pearl Thyme Shrubs at the peak of its maturation.)
¼ Teaspoon of Grade 0 Misty Sea Salt
(Origin: Arcadia: Collected from the shores of the Misty Sea, then sun-dried.)
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After receiving the second part of the Quest and the Garlic Butter and Herb Popcorn recipe, Lucian did not want to waste more time. He had all the necessary ingredients provided by the System, like always, and even a food cart with kitchen equipment. All he had to do now was cook.
With an indifferent expression, Lucian stepped to the side, leaving the queue, and stopped when he reached the sidewalk.
As soon as his figure moved, Lily and the rest that came with him became immediately confused.
[Senior, are you leaving?] James asked, as he lifted his foot to leave the queue, but stopped after hearing Lucian's voice, [No, I'll be back. I saw an opportunity.]
Despite being confused by the cryptic words, James and the others watched to see what he was up to.
The people nearest to them, also noticed his movement, causing some to frown while others showed pitying expressions,
"What the Hell is this brat doing? He actually left the queue. Doesn't he see no one has left the queue?"
"Who knows? If he wants to die, let him. Why do you care?"
"Little Sister, you're right."
Instantly, their hushed voices alarmed more people to look over. Like a domino effect, more and more people took notice of the idiot until the people lined up in the queue were too far away to see with their eyes and had to use Mana Sense.
Lucian, however, remained indifferent to the hundreds of Mana Senses covering his body. This was his plan the entire time… to cause a commotion.
Hearing their mocking words about her Big Brother Lucian, Lily frowned with displeasure. Before she wanted to see what her Big Brother Lucian wanted to do, but now could not stand still. [Big Brother Lucian, what is the opportunity you mentioned?] She asked him as she stepped out of the queue and stood beside him.
"What another one?"
"Haah, there are too many idiots in the world. Don't they know they should look at the owner before slapping them in the face?"
"Wow, what a beautiful saying!"
The people who heard the young man's words were amazed by how accurate they were. Secretly, they decided to steal his phrase.
As their Mana Sense covered Lily, she felt her body sink, as if a small hill was pressing down on her, causing her angelic face behind her mask to pale.