The young man came to the kitchen and in his mind the system notification sounded, *Ding: Congratulations on achieving the first goal, the realm advancement. You have been rewarded with the skill mastery card. Once you have used this card, you would be able to master one of your skills to the peak.*
Hao Ren was surprised and wondered if the reward for every realm advancement would be the same, but the system replied, *Ding: Host, you are forgetting the essence of it all again. Please focus on the task at hand and leave the reward distribution to the system.*
After calming his mind, Hao Ren cooked up a feast for everyone and packed a big amount of food for Hao Mei. The latter left the Salt Wind City in the morning. However, she did not forget to give the young man a few protective means. Last time she did not expect him to kick up such a storm.
Hao Ren's life resumed the daily pace. Hao Mei told him that she would first discuss the idea of merging the two forces with her people before she gives out any answer. Hao Ren was not in a hurry, because it wasn't like he needed to conquer the four kingdoms tomorrow. He had twenty years, to make his way to the top and also infiltrate the strong ranks.
Hao Ren went back to cooking but he discovered that the girls were able to cook as better, and he guided them to make a few dishes that were liked by the crowd. To make things look fair and gain more profit, Hao Ren began to charge the dishes based upon who cooked the food.
The customers were surprised, but they all asked Hao Ren to cook, and the coffers began to overflow. It was not that Hao Ren did not want to cook, but he wanted the young girls to gain experience. The food from the Crescent Moon Restaurant was considered to be a luxury, but after Hao Ren made the change, the slightly less wealthy people also began to folk over.
The routine was set, for five days the restaurant thrived and for two days, they would take rest and prepare the sauces and stuff. Yan was an array master, she had set up illusion arrays inside the courtyard for the children to train the basic skills.
They balanced work, training, and rest. At the same time they were receiving cramming sessions with Onyx. Xi had joined them for this and was learning about tactics and other things.
One night, after closing the shop, Hao Ren said, "Sister Reni, I will be going to the wilderness to train. You can take the kids back."
Reni frowned and said, "I understand."
Hao Ren nodded and turned around to leave the city. He was now the Young Chef of the Crescent Moon, he was known to most of the people in the city because the food he made was now a city wide specialty.
So the process of leaving the city was simple. Hao Ren did not hurry to fly over, he contacted Han Lingshi, "Are you okay?"
After a few moments, Han Lingshi replied, "I am fine, what about you, Ren?"
The young man smiled and replied, "I have finally set up the shop, and the coffers are flowing in with wealth. It sure is true that food is the best product to sale. At least in this world it is."
Han Lingshi smiled and said, "You want them to start using the tech from the blue star?"
Hao Ren replied, "It is not possible, the people are very suspicious and snobbish. I do not wish to tolerate such a strong isolation."
The young lady nodded and said, "I just finished the first day of survival and battle training."
Hao Ren discussed this with her, and encouraged her to give up hesitation, and the lady felt touched. After all, she was not a fool to think that Hao Ren was able to manage everything so smoothly. She said, "Had it not been for the reason that many of my relatives were killed in the war, I would have been happy beside you."
Hao Ren smiled and said, "Aren't I the same. Forget it, we cannot do anything now that we have began to tread on this path. Also, I came to train in the wilderness, I will talk to you later?"
Han Lingshi replied, "I love you."
Hao Ren also reciprocated, "I love you too." Thɪs chapter is updated by Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
As soon as he finished the message and was about to enter the wilderness, he stopped in his tracks and asked, "Whose there?"
He vigilantly turned around to observe his surroundings. His reaction shocked Fu, the old butler of the city lord palace who was following Hao Ren for the past few days. He did not expect to be detected by this young man. However, thinking that they were both in the same realm. Fu decisively stepped out of the cover, and said, "I have been the one following you."
Hao Ren took a defensive stance and asked, "Who might you be? Why are you following me?"
The old man smiled and replied, "I am the butler of the City Lord Palace, and I came here to bring you to the City Lord, and let you confess for the sins that you have committed."
Hao Ren raised his brow and asked, "What do you mean old man? Have you gone senile to accuse me as such in the dark of the night? Do not meddle with me, I have to go and train."
The smile on Fu's face vanished and he said, "I see, so you will not repent until you die. Good."
He flickered from his position and appeared before Hao Ren, swinging his fist. However, the young man was not scared in the least. He clenched his own fist and said, "You chose the wrong way to fight."
He stepped up and attacked Fu with a blow of his own, unlike the last time, he did not have the intention to block the enemy's attack, and his punch landed squarely on Fu's chest. The silent scenery echoed with a chilling cracking sound, before Fu opened his eyes wide and coughed up a mouthful of blood, before flying into the treeline.
Hao Ren looked at his fist and clicked his tongue, thinking, who would be able to fight me ?