Chapter 1630 - You Cannot Meet Chefs Who Are Too Good When You're Young
A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World
The first prince of the Roth Empire had finally ended his visit to Chaos City, and there was a grand farewell ceremony at the city lordâs castle held for his group.
âWhat a pity. Now youâll have a lot to crave for now. Itâs easy for a poor person to be extravagant, but itâs not easy for an extravagant person to live poorly.â Abraham sighed softly in his horse-drawn carriage as he watched the golden eagle disappear in the distance.
For a chowhound, you couldnât meet chefs who were too good when you were young, especially top-tier chefs like Boss Mag. Otherwise, you would never be able to walk out of this city.
Of course, for an old man like him, who had tasted the whole of Norland Continent, it was fantastic to be able to meet a chef like Boss Mag at his age.
He had already walked on roads that he should explore, and seen all the vibrancy that there was to see. For the rest of his life, all he wanted to do was to find a good chef and stay right beside him so that he could enjoy delicious food every day.
âItâs best if this world does not go into chaos. Otherwise, you canât even eat in peace.â Abraham looked away, and put the curtain down before ordering the coachman to head back to his residence.
As the most trusted brother of the king, although Abraham had not been involved in state affairs for years, he still knew very well how much his older brother wanted to take over the world.
Abraham couldnât stop these things from happening, so he could only make a silent prayer.
âForget it. I should think about whether to have super mild spicy grilled fish or steak for lunch.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
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A young girl in tattered animal hide clothes put down the vines that were on her shoulders, and turned back to look at a young man as she said, âDarren, I see it. The tall city walls that Grandpa said you couldnât see the end to. It must be Chaos City!â
The young man named Darren appeared to be only in his teens. He had very young and refined features, making him look rather feminine. However, his eyes had a hint of whiteness to them, and it seemed that he could not see anything. He said in surprise, âReally? That wall that you canât see the end to must be very sublime.â
âMm-hm. Itâs like a mountain in a plain.â Lucy nodded. She thought that her description was not accurate enough, and added, âItâs like Mount Amari thatâs in front of our village.â
Darren opened his eyes wide, but quickly lowered his gaze in defeat as he softly said, âI wish I could see it for myself.â
Lucyâs heart went out for Darren when she saw him in such low spirits. However, she quickly smiled and stroked Darrenâs head as she said, âThis time, we brought the money that other villagers have pooled together and come all the way to Chaos City to treat your eyes. Grandpa said that the best doctor is in Chaos City, and heâll definitely be able to treat your eyes.â
âReally?â Darren looked up, but was still quite hesitant.
âOf course. Grandpa said that your eyes are eagle eyes, and they are just covered. Once the doctor heals your eyes, you will definitely become the best hunter in our village,â Lucy said with confidence.
âThen I must hunt a lot so that the entire village can have meat.â Darren also smiled.
âLetâs go. Letâs go over, and Iâll find you a doctor. Your eyes will definitely be cured.â Lucy put the heavy vines on her shoulder again, and clenched her teeth as she pulled a snow sledge down the hill. Her little shoulders shuddered with every step as she trudged along.
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âHey, Honey, come quick, I can see the words on the ledger clearly now!â An old accountant stared at the ledger in his hands, and shouted towards the room in surprise and joy.
âTold you to drink less. You must be drunk. Youâre not blind. Of course you can see.â An old lady walked out of the room with a face of disdain.
âI donât mean that. I mean I can see the ledger clearly even when Iâm holding it like this,â the old accountant told the old lady with a shake of his head while bringing the ledger an arm away from his eyes.
âI thought you had to bring the ledger close to your eyes clearly? How come you can see it clearly at such a distance?â The old lady was shocked when she heard that. She reached out to take the ledger from the old accountantâs hands, and pointed at a random row as she said, âRead this.â
â11th. Sold a total of 41 gold bracelets. Collected 400,000 copper coins. Sold 25 gold necklaces. Collected 266,000 copper coinsâ¦â The old accountant started reading.
âWithout a mistake,â the old lady exclaimed in disbelief when she took a look herself.
âIsnât it? My presbyopia has been a problem for years, and itâs miraculously healed.â The old accountant was also stunned. However, he quickly smacked the back of his head, and said, âI know, it must be Mamy Restaurant.â
âThat restaurant you have been going with the others to fool around and drink for the past few nights?â
The old accountant shook his head. He angrily said, âWeâre not fooling around. I say, my presbyopia must have been cured by the days of drinking rum. Itâs Old Simâs 15-year-old rum. It must be different!â
âReally?â The old lady was still in disbelief. However, the old manâs presbyopia was a problem for years, and it even aggravated over the past two years such that he could no longer go through the gold shopâs accounts meticulously, and could only do a rough check monthly, but now he no longer needed to strain his eyes when looking at the ledger.
âYeah. Looks like I have to go over to drink tonight. Maybe in another few daysâ time, I can go out hunting, and even see the eagles flying in the sky clearly,â the old accountant said with a chuckle. He was in a fantastic mood. He would be able to finish going through the ledger today in no time at all, and even have the time to walk around the gold shop to check if those fellows had been doing the accounts seriously.
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âBoss, Iâm done with my drawing,â Hannah said excitedly to Mag as she carried a thick stack of papers downstairs.
Mag looked at Hannah, who had been eating and sleeping in the study for days. Her messy hair was like a birdâs nest, and her dark circles were very prominent, but her eyes were shining ever so brightly. Magâs capitalist heart felt a little uneasy. With a nod, he said, âLet me take a look.â
It was a thick stack of blueprints with detailed illustrations of every part of the brewing machine. The structure was not complicated, and it was very easy for Mag to understand.
After his strict tutoring over the previous several days, the final draft of the blueprint was perfect. Of course, the only person with the skills to produce this machine would be Mobai, the blacksmith next door.
Mag took a careful look at all the blueprints, nodded, and said, âI think we can try making the prototype. When itâs out, we can refine it further based on the problems that surface later.â
âWhich means, I donât have to edit my blueprint anymore?â Hannah asked in surprise.
âYes.â
âOh my gosh! Iâm finally done with staying up all night! I donât have to edit anymoreâ¦â
Hannah fainted with a face full of joy in Magâs embrace.
ââ¦â Mag.