FVN Chapter 137 Free Food In Exchange For Menial Work
Chapter 137 Free Food In Exchange For Menial Work
with how much james was licking his boot, lucian knew he must have informed the guards to protect his restaurant, and by extension, that included the table and chair outside.
[big brother lucian, opened his restaurant early and didn't even tell lily?]
as lucian entered the tent, a familiar voice sounded in his head, but compared to her usual melodic and beautiful voice, this time the words were said in an angry and sour tone. he smiled bitterly as he looked toward the living room where lily and the rest were.
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on one of the couches was lily in her usual black robe, black mask, and a bamboo hat.
despite her facial expression being blocked by the mask, just from her tone and her hands on her hips, lucian knew she was mad.
[i didn't get a chance to tell you because i slept in the restaurant yesterday.] lucian replied.
hearing her big brother lucian's words, lily's fake anger disappeared, replaced with a blush across her cheeks.
[d-doesn't that mean big brother lucian slept in lily's bed?]
[that's right.] lucian calmly replied. he saw no reason to hide such information. he had paid good money for the bed, so of course, he would use it.
'how can big brother lucian be so calm!?' lily squealed.
"good morning, chef lucian," garrett greeted after seeing him.
"good-
morning, senior!" the twins hurriedly stood up and bowed.
"morning." lane nodded coldly.
"good morning." lucian greeted them back with furrowed brows. despite their words, the atmosphere in the room felt off.
lucian was not a person who would poke his nose into random people's businesses, but these people were his customers.
they were akin to his lifeblood!
his quest of feeding 1000 people in a month rested on their shoulders.
even the usually loud and obnoxious hervy remained quiet with a frustrated expression while mouthing something under his breath.
but instead of using his mana sense to eavesdrop, lucian took a seat on the couch. and, of course, it was right next to his lily.
"what's the matter? are you guys not going to eat at my restaurant today?" lucian asked them after a while.
"why would i lie?" lucian asked. "it won't be a normal job, but if you do your tasks well, you will get to eat a filling meal a day."
"what are the tasks?" lane went straight to the point. they were adventurers and were used to doing odd jobs, such as walking magical beasts, cleaning houses, grocery shopping, and many more menial works.
the rest of the lion's liver thought the same. as long as the tasks did not go against their morals then they would gladly accept. lucian's dishes were worth going to great lengths. they felt if they continued eating his food, they would have a chance to become powerful mages.
"just simple tasks that i can't be bothered to do." lucian shrugged and continued via voice transmission to only the members of lion's liver and lily, [digging holes, planting seeds, cutting trees, etc.]
[oh, also selling hotdogs.] lucian added, with an imperceptible glint.
hervy furrowed his brows but relaxed them immediately after.
[why did you use voice transmission for something so simple?] hervy asked.
[if it was simple, why would i use voice transmission?] lucian asked him and continued quickly to not alert james that they were using voice transmission, [if you five are interested we'll continue our discussion at transcendence, but remember if you accept to do tasks for me you will first have to swear an oath that you will not share my secrets.]
"chef lucian, please give us time to discuss your offer," garrett said, acting like nothing had happened.
"alright." lucian nodded. if they agreed to his offer, his life would become much easier. but even without them, it was not as if the tasks were difficult. they were merely time-consuming and boring., "now, for the real reason why i'm here. does anyone know where i can find low-ranked magical beasts? preferable magical beasts from grades one through five?"
wang chen's memories sadly did not contain such basic information. he was truly an idiot, who did not understand that information was gold. even if he was a cripple and useless, had he been intelligent, he could have been regarded as a useful tool by wang ming and been able to live to this day.
though, on the other hand, had wang chen not died, lucian would have never obtained this body. therefore, he did not feel anything regarding his death.
"does chef lucian need magical beasts for a new dish?" fenwick, who had just left his room after taking a shower and was currently on the stairs, asked.
turning around, lucian looked at fenwick, and replied, "no, i want magical beasts to tame and breed."
lucian could have lied; however, his lies would have been seen through by a mere glance through his menu. with no other choice, he chose to tell a half-truth.
hearing this, everyone was confused as to why a chef would want to tame and breed magical beasts.
unless...
"is senior planning to use the magical beasts in future dishes?" james asked after seriously thinking about it.
lucian nodded, "that's right, but i will only use the magical beasts in the future. after all, it's better to grow my own ingredients and breed magical beasts than to buy them."
regarding lucian's statement, everyone nodded their heads in agreement. they could not agree more. if lucian grew his own ingredients and bred magical beasts, he would essentially earn more mana stones without having to increase the prices. in fact, he might even decrease the prices.
with that thought in mind, their eyes lit up in excitement.
"does senior have any preference as to what magical beasts you are looking for?" james asked with an imperceptible glint in his eyes.