Chapter 48

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"Slow down, there's plenty of each dish left."

"Mmm."

With such delicious food being offered for free, Abel, who had completely overcome his initial reluctance, naturally switched to a whirlwind-like gobbling mode.

At first, the woman seemed very happy, softly urging Abel to slow down.

It was evident that Abel was the only customer who dared to try her dishes and gave a positive review during her stint at the food festival.

Although she didn't charge a penny, encountering such an 'appreciator' of her food gave her great satisfaction.

However, only a few minutes passed and the smile on her face gradually froze.

That's because the handsome young man in front of her was ridiculously ravenous!

In a short span, he had nearly wiped out all the stock she had put out over the past two days.

And every time he finished a type of dish, he would stare at her with those 'innocently sincere' big eyes, seemingly urging her to 'restock' quickly!

"Well..."

"Beautiful lady, you're the kindest and most beautiful person I've ever met. No one has ever treated me to such delicious food before. This could possibly be the happiest moment of my life."

Instant keyword extraction!

'Beautiful' 'kindhearted' 'good person' 'delicious' 'happy'!

The rich and generous woman was greatly moved, the ground shook, and the sound of swallowing could be heard around.

"To make customers happy is the lifelong pursuit of us chefs!"

Suddenly, the woman was ignited. Under Abel's expectant gaze, she took out a bunch of 'special ingredients' that had been processed but not cooked yet and began to work fervently.

Seeing this, Abel relaxed and slowed his devouring pace, attempting to maintain a harmonious balance between the chef and the customer.

"Ten skewers of charcoal-grilled Purple Rain Scorpions!"

"Leave the serving to me."

"Ten skewers of honey-dipped, deep-fried Killer Bees!"

"Leave it to me, leave it to me."

"Dry pot Blood Arrow Frogs are ready!"

"Tasty, any more?"

"Do you want to try the Snake Soup that cures everything and is loaded with all kinds of poisons?"

"Of course! Just hearing the name makes it sound delicious, hurry up and serve one, no, two!"

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While Abel was greatly enjoying his meal, he didn't forget to scan and send the details of each dish to the order content from time to time.

He believed that such peculiar foods would definitely spark inspiration for the 'Medicine King'.

Meanwhile, the woman, oblivious to the fact that she was being used, began to sense that something was off.

Each time she completed one of her 'ferocious-looking' insect dishes, the handsome young man in front of her enthusiastically accepted it, showed an enraptured expression, and slowly savored it.

When Abel finished one dish, her next dish was just freshly out of the pot—a perfect connection!

This led her to feel like a worker on an assembly line, unable to break out of this endless cycle, even though she was speeding up.

After a moment of consideration, she finally said, "I think that's enough."

"This is too delicious! If I were a judge, you'd definitely win this food festival!

Chapter 59: Exploding Clothing!

"You would undoubtedly be the first place!"

"Well, there are a lot of great people, I can't possibly be the first... but top three, definitely."

"No, in my eyes, you're the first! And I won't accept any objections!"

Looking at Abel's handsome and resolute face, the woman lost herself in his praises and once again began preparing the ingredients with renewed energy.

Half an hour later...

"I can't continue, I really can't..."

"Beautiful lady, I'm actually terminally ill and don't have much time left. The thought that I might never taste such exquisite cuisine again is the greatest regret of my life. But meeting you today, isn't it also the greatest blessing from heaven?"

"So I really want to thank you, thank you for adding a ray of light to the remainder of my life."

"Wait, what did you just say? What can't you do?"

"I can! There's no 'I can't'! I hate when people say I can't! I'll immediately fetch the last stock, wait for me."

Things were starting to get a bit strange.

When the woman returned with her face gradually crumbling, Abel regretfully put down his skewer and wiped his mouth elegantly.

They would have to stop for today, otherwise, the tool might break.

"Thanks for the hospitality~"

"There's none left, really not a single drop left!"

"Er, no, I meant that I'm full. Can you give me what you promised?"

"Take it, take it all! Just stay where you are~"

Seeing Abel take a step forward, the almost exhausted woman showed a look of alarm!

Abel reluctantly took a step back, then, feeling a pang of conscience, he left a considerable amount of money for the meal and compensation for the emotional distress he had caused.

After all, he wasn't a bad guy, how could he possibly dine and dash, right?!

It wasn't until Abel left with full satisfaction that the woman managed to recover from the shock. She gazed at the ten thousand berries he left behind and fell into deep thought.

"Master, you were right, I'm not cut out to be a chef, to inherit your legacy."

"The outside world is too scary, I better go back to the countryside, wuu~"

The woman hurriedly packed her things, tears welling up in her eyes, fearing that the human-shaped food vacuum might come back for her.

As for Abel, he was already immersed in his next round of feasting.

After all, if he wanted to taste everything at the food festival in just a day or two, he had to put in extra effort!

(Law: Are you sure you're putting effort into the right thing?)

It wasn't until night fell and the day's food festival declared over that Abel belched contentedly, patted his stomach, and headed home.

In the process, he also submitted his "Prayer Order."

"Confirming order items... Starting transmission..."

"Primary Prayer Order completed, customer gave a five-star rating (Perfect)!"

"Remark: Such delicious insect cuisine?! Yes, this is it! It's just too good! Now my inspiration is pouring out endlessly! Hehehehe~"

"Five-star rating has an additional 100% bonus on base transaction points, remaining rewards have been automatically distributed, please check."

"Due to customer's extreme satisfaction, you have received additional rewards—Skill: Garment Burst and 10x Yukihira Diner Coupons."

"Um? What the hell is Garment Burst? This counts as a skill???"

After reading the system prompt, Abel was completely stunned!

Is he going to walk further and further on a peculiar path?!

Chapter 60 Purple and Three Blues

Skill: [Garment Burst]

Level:

Consumption: Mental power, physical strength

Effect: When this skill is activated, there's a certain chance to break the defensive items or abilities on the target, making them temporarily ineffective.

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[Yukihira Diner Coupon]

One-time consumable item

Effect: After use, you can order a delicious dish from Yukihira Diner for free, or provide your own ingredients.

PS: The food with added spice is very exciting and satisfying

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"Is it really like this?!"

Abel was somewhat shocked after reading the skill effect!

This certainly lived up to being an additional reward for a five-star rating.

He initially thought this skill was just about making people's clothes 'burst', it seemed he was thinking too small.

Then he tried to activate the [Garment Burst] skill, and noticed a golden glow appearing on his hand.

Looking around the room, he couldn't find anything to experiment with, so he simply touched the clothes he was wearing.

The next moment, a blush-inducing event happened!

With a flash of golden light, Abel's perfectly fine clothes instantly burst open and fell to the ground in pieces.

"Whoa!"

"So, clothes are considered 'defensive items' then?!"

He was suddenly excited. With this skill, wouldn't he have nothing to fear from any woman in the future?

Just start with bursting clothes, does he even need to fight?

Straight up victory without a fight!

Of course, he imagined that women like Big Mom probably wouldn't be fazed by this move. In fact, picturing it was somewhat nauseating and eye-burning.

He quickly put on a spare set of clothes, wanting to see the activation rate of this skill.

However, in no time, he nearly ran out of clothes without figuring out the exact probability.

The worst attempt took him over ten touches without triggering the skill effect.

While the best luck was, of course, the first try, when it happened right away.

Abel decided to diligently train this 'god skill' in a certain sense, guessing that the trigger rate would increase significantly once the skill level was higher.

And those ten [Yukihira Diner Coupons], in his view, were also good things.

At least when he gets hold of some special and precious ingredients in the future, he won't waste them but can directly use these to prepare delicious dishes.

Whether he uses them for personal consumption, to enhance his gourmet cells, or to fulfill Alu's long-term prayer order, it's a good choice either way.

Considering the culinary skills of the 'Medicinal King', the outcome should be more than satisfactory.

After all, it is a series about beauty (back) and food (palace)!

The doubled 200 transaction points and that dish of yellow cypress honey dip fried bear meat didn't need much mention.

Abel chose to eat it straight away, his internal gourmet cells faintly strengthened again, but still not enough for the next evolution.

Fortunately, he was not in a hurry, knowing this was a slow accumulation process.

He didn't go to bed to rest, instead, he started training with the turtle shell on his back while waiting for midnight to come.

Because it was nearly time for the monthly shop refresh.