29: Mission completed and new missions

After the mass incident on the second day, Lu Chuan's stinky tofu stall completely became a hit in Yinhua Mountain Park.

At 7 PM on the third day, when Lu Chuan appeared next to the public restroom on his tricycle, he felt that the customer traffic had increased significantly.

The most obvious sign was that the stinky tofu, which used to sell until 11:50 PM yesterday, only lasted a little over 10 PM before completely selling out.

This left many Regular Customers who came because of its reputation greatly disappointed.

Fortunately, Lu Chuan publicly stated that he would prepare more in the coming days, which barely managed to appease them.

By the evening of the fourth day, as soon as Lu Chuan appeared on the green pedestrian path, he was spotted by Regular Customers who had eaten there in the previous days.

Under their layered protection (and entanglement), Lu Chuan rode his tricycle to the public restroom with an embarrassed expression.

As soon as he set up his stall, a three-fold line had already formed in an orderly fashion in front of it, and the line was even transforming into four-fold and five-fold shapes.

The business becoming so popular not only exceeded Lu Chuan's expectations, but even the Regular Customers, Qi Yuan and the others, had never imagined it.

Even on the fifth day of setting up the stall, Qi Yuan and the others almost didn't get to eat.

Seeing the Regular Customers increase day by day, there were even instances of Regular Customers arriving early to secure a spot.

Many Regular Customers who lived far away or had to work even started using proxy buyers.

In short, business was getting hotter by the day.

Even Lu Chuan began to worry if it would attract the attention of the city management.

Fortunately, the time had already come to the last day.

As the last portion of stinky tofu was sold, Lu Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He bid farewell to the last customer, cleaned up the trash in the area, and then hurried home on his tricycle.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the first street vending mission with excellent performance.]

The system's light screen also appropriately displayed virtual fireworks.

"Stop with all this nonsense, where's my reward?"

Lu Chuan watched the fireworks for three minutes, finally unable to resist asking.

[If you claim the reward, it will be considered as agreeing to accept the second street vending mission. Do you wish to claim it?]

Lu Chuan immediately looked at the system with disdain, still trying to bundle rewards at this point.

"Claim it, claim it, stop dawdling, where's my reward?"

As Lu Chuan's voice fell, the system's light screen immediately shone brightly.

Lu Chuan's body immediately trembled, and he eventually collapsed onto the ground, his face flushed.

"Hoo-hoo... Ha-hoo-hoo..."

[Please, host, do not make strange noises.]

"Hoo-hoo... I can't help it, it feels so good..."

After a while, Lu Chuan sat up, touching his face for a moment, then his body, until he confirmed that his body had not undergone any strange changes, then he closed his eyes with relief.

The next moment, a series of books, condensed from light points, appeared systematically in his mind.

Then the books shattered into dust again, merging into the depths of his mind, transforming into knowledge that he completely absorbed.

"This feeling is so magical!"

Lu Chuan opened his eyes in surprise, looking at his hands.

He had a feeling that if there were a spatula and various ingredients in front of him now, he could cook dishes with perfect color, aroma, and taste according to the type of ingredients.

The dishes included not only home-cooked meals but also various elaborate and challenging dishes requiring complex cooking techniques and knife skills.

"This is only 'Elementary Cooking Skills'? What about the subsequent Intermediate, Advanced, and even Master levels? What kind of realms are those?"

[The 'Elementary Cooking Skills' granted by the system are equivalent to a senior chef in the host's world, meaning possessing a Level 3 Chef Certificate, capable of holding senior positions in high-end restaurants or hotels, or being a top talent who can open their own high-end restaurant.]

[Friendly reminder: An Advanced Chef Certificate has been provided to the host, traceable to its source.]

"That amazing?"

Since Lu Chuan had the street vending system, he certainly had some targeted knowledge about the chef industry.

To his knowledge, above Advanced Chef were Technician (Level 2 Chef Certificate) and Senior Technician (Level 1 Chef Certificate).

An Advanced Chef needs to work for 5 years after obtaining an Intermediate certificate, a Technician needs to work for 4 years after obtaining an Advanced certificate, and a Senior Technician needs to work for 4 years after obtaining a Technician certificate.

The chef industry not only requires exquisite techniques but also extensive experience.

It can be said that talent and experience are indispensable, and the entry threshold is quite high.

Lu Chuan excitedly climbed up from the ground and dashed into the workshop.

He grabbed a cleaver and a potato, and reflexively began to slice and dice with a 'chu-chu-chu' sound.

His knife work was divine; evenly thick potato strips quickly appeared, then transformed into potato shreds so fine they could pass through a needle.

"This is incredible!"

Lu Chuan, amazed by his own knife skills, was as happy as a 203-month-old baby, grinning from ear to ear.

Just then, the system's light screen popped up another reminder.

[Please, host, check next week's mission and prepare for vending.]

"Oh, oh, I almost forgot. Let me see what the mission is first~"

Lu Chuan excitedly clicked open the interface and looked at it.

The next moment, a wail that would scare even a ghost echoed in the small workshop.

"System, you betrayed me again!!"

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As July began, the weather became increasingly hot and unbearable.

Lu Chuan rode his tricycle, feeling the hot wind blowing in his face, and felt his clothes drenched in sweat.

He could only grit his teeth and push the speed up a bit more, hoping to get back to the village sooner.

Half an hour later, he finally arrived home, and the first thing he did was grab the cooled boiled water and gulp down several big mouthfuls.

Then he let out a satisfying burp, feeling all the heat in his body dissipate with it, instantly relieving the summer heat.

At this point, he finally regained some energy.

"Time waits for no one, time to work."

He vigorously rubbed his face, then quickly unloaded the ingredients from the tricycle and moved them into the cool workshop.

By the time this was done, Lu Chuan was again covered in sweat.

He simply closed the courtyard gate, took off all his clothes, leaving only his shorts.

Then he ran to the well in the corner of the courtyard, drew up a bucket of cool water with a splash, and poured it over his head with a whoosh.

"Hoo!"

"Refreshing!"

Lu Chuan vigorously shook his head, like a dog shaking off water, drying himself.

"The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It's only July, it doesn't seem like it used to be this way."

Lu Chuan couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

He turned and went back inside, wiped off the water from his body, and changed into clean clothes.

Only then did he go to the workshop and begin preparing the cold drinks and sweet soups to be sold at the stall that evening.

That's right, the food he randomly got this week was cold drinks and sweet soups.

And the vending location was at the entrance of a Haunted House in a semi-abandoned Yinhua Amusement Park in the suburbs.

Speaking of this mission, Lu Chuan was still gritting his teeth.

The system truly wasn't human... Oh right, it wasn't human to begin with.

But this act of betraying the host truly filled Lu Chuan with indignation.

Last week's selling stinky tofu next to a public restroom was already outrageous.

He didn't expect this week's mission to be even more appalling.

It was as if the system wouldn't be happy unless it tormented Lu Chuan to death or something.

Selling cold drinks in front of a Haunted House?

And selling cold drinks in a Haunted House in an abandoned amusement park?

And it was even restricted to setting up the stall only after 6 PM!

How could such a brilliant idea even be conceived!

This was probably not for selling to living people, but for selling to ghosts!

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan shivered violently.

Then he gave a stiff laugh.

"System, there are no ghosts in this world, right?"

[Please, host, advocate science and do not be superstitious.]

"You are the biggest unscientific thing!"

Lu Chuan rolled his eyes, unable to resist complaining, but the fear in his heart also subsided quite a bit.

Since the system said there were no ghosts, then there definitely were no ghosts.

So now, the challenge of setting up the stall was how to improve the recipes given by the system to achieve the ultimate taste!

Just like the improved "Delicious stinky tofu," to achieve the extreme in one aspect, thereby attracting more repeat customers and achieving a comeback against the odds!

Yes, Lu Chuan had already regarded completing the tasks issued by the system as a challenging act of turning the tables!

Lu Chuan re-opened the system interface, looking at the mission on it, and fell into deep thought.

[Mission updated (claimed)]

[Requirement: 7 days a week, every night at 6 PM, go to the entrance of the Haunted House in Yinhua Amusement Park to sell cold drinks and sweet soups]

[Recipes: Cold drink and sweet soup recipes have been issued]

[Equipment: Cold drink and sweet soup specialized vending cart has been placed in storage space]

[Mission Reward: Intermediate Cooking Skills]