Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 26 - 22: A Bold Idea
Tang Yiyi has always been grateful for the system’s help, because without it, she would have died long ago with nothing left but dust. But only now does she understand that the system’s assistance is not without a price. Due to multiple times of help from the system, she has incurred a large debt!
Now, the system has only given her one month to repay the debt, and if she cannot do it, not only will the system automatically unbind and disappear, but it may also resort to other means to recover the debt from her. Not to mention, both the multifunctional gloves and the protective mask are indispensable to her right now. Without these two items, she wouldn’t be able to continue her disguise!
However, she has found out that while the system has many functions, only the "obligatory" assistance within the permission range is free, and any help beyond that requires deduction of the corresponding points. She currently owes the system 1000 points and cannot even obtain basic permissions! This means that anytime she requires help from the system, it will cost points!
In other words, if she doesn’t want to accumulate more debt to the point of being unable to repay it, she’d better not ask for system assistance from now on!
As for ways to earn points, the system lists quite a few. But with her current limited abilities, taking shortcuts is impossible; she can only take it step by step, slowly accumulating enough points to repay the debt. Obtaining ingredients and preparing food can earn her points, the system has its own evaluation methods, and the higher the level of ingredients, the tastier the food prepared, the more points she earns.
In addition, the system includes recipes and cooking tutorials, but unfortunately, she is in debt and has no permission to access them. So despite Tang Yiyi’s curiosity and eagerness towards the system’s recipes and cooking tutorials, she can only put it aside for now and obediently search for recipes on the lightweb.
It’s a pity that nowadays is not like a hundred years ago, when ingredients were extremely abundant, and except for a few, most were non-toxic, allowing ordinary people to cook freely, with numerous recipes available online—search and you could find many. Nowadays, except for the non-toxic ingredients specially bred at farms and plantations, mutant flora and fauna contain toxins, which render them inedible unless neutralized by special methods.
Yet, mutant flora and fauna are diverse, and various research institutes have spent years and decades just to find a limited number of neutralizing methods, able to consume only a few mutant species. However, the normal ingredients bred, though non-toxic, contain very limited energy, whereas those highly toxic mutants contain abundant energy, which is quite beneficial for superpower users when consumed.
Initially, due to the toxins in mutant flora and fauna, humans wouldn’t consume them at all. Until later on, someone discovered the benefits they brought to superpower users when used as ingredients, causing people to flock towards them. However, neutralizing the toxins without destroying the contained energy is exceptionally difficult, and thus, except for a handful of people who persisted in researching, most have awoken to reality and abandoned this tremendous temptation.
Tang Yiyi remembered this while searching the lightweb. She also knew that Liu’s Restaurant developed to its current scale by mastering the cooking methods of two first-level mutant beasts, becoming one of the famous restaurants in Songyun City. Plus, she researched it, those dishes appeared over thirty years ago, before she was born, and Liu Pengyi and Liu Zhenlan were not yet part of the restaurant!
These two not only usurped her original inheritance, changed the restaurant’s name, but even the house they’re living in originally belonged to the Tang Family! Yet they still repeatedly attempt to take her life!
Tang Yiyi suppressed her hatred, refusing to dwell on the matter. But she couldn’t stop thinking, would those energy-containing mutant flora and fauna be recognized as high-level ingredients by the system? After all, obtaining ingredients can earn points, what does it matter if she doesn’t know how to handle them?
This thought took root in her mind, growing stronger and irresistible. The Shao Family rose to prominence initially with mutant ant egg soup, developing new mutant cuisine step by step, growing into a mighty tree in the culinary industry! If she could develop a few mutant dishes, could she clear her grievances, avenge herself, and reclaim what she lost?
Tang Yiyi knew this was wishful thinking, yet could not resist such temptation. She lacked foundation, connections, credit points, and abilities, how difficult it would be to clear her name or seek vengeance? Though she awakened her Fire Element ability, with her current status, she couldn’t enroll in Superpower University! It’s almost impossible to quickly enhance her superpower level and return for revenge!
Since this path was blocked, she could only seek another way.
Tang Yiyi squinted her eyes, determined to act on her thoughts. After finishing her leftover boxed meal, she tossed the box and went directly to find Sun Jian. Despite changing her identity, her personal terminal still had few credit points; she needed Sun Jian’s help to buy mutant beast meat.
Sun Jian looked at her, his expression conflicted: "You mean... you want to borrow credit points from me?"
Tang Yiyi nodded, it’s her first time borrowing credit points from someone, feeling uncomfortable inside, yet appearing confident outwardly, even her tone full of righteousness: "Nutrient boxes and nutrient pills are not fit for consumption, how you managed before I don’t care, but now that I’m living here, I can’t let you continue abusing yourself, so the daily food must change! From now on, I’ll handle cooking and grocery shopping, we split the food expenses evenly. But I currently have few credit points, so you’ll have to lend them to me first. I won’t take advantage of you, I’ll repay within three months."
As she spoke, she already had a plan. Developing mutant cuisine wasn’t urgent, she felt confident in her cooking skills, she could open an online shop. Even if business was slow, she would surely earn some credit points. As for mutant beast meat, she needed to buy it first to try and see if she could earn more points.
Sun Jian felt like crying, his heart bitter; earlier he had only thought Tang Yiyi was hard to deal with, with her at home, he wouldn’t worry about those people bothering him anymore. But hearing her demands, he realized he had invited a formidable presence!
He knew nutrient boxes and pills tasted awful, but where could someone like him afford regular food? Eating it occasionally hurt his wallet, let alone daily!
"I..." Sun Jian hesitated, unsure how to refuse Tang Yiyi, when a sharp doorbell suddenly rang!
Sun Jian’s face immediately changed, that was an alarm he specifically set for those people!
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PS: First recommendation request for collection and recommendation /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~
