Chapter 143.2: The Answer Is To Be A Chef?!

North Gate of Outpost.

Looking at the quiet market, Yaya, who had cooked mushroom soup, sighed.

That was her third sigh in an hour.

Usually, her booth would already be crowded with people by that time. Unfortunately, everyone seemed to have gone out to do missions and there were more sellers than buyers in the market stalls.

Earlier there were still two players chatting before her stall, and the topics changed from how there were too few people in the market to how they should head over to the forum to taunt losers who didn’t receive an invitation for the beta test.

And then... Those 2 asshole left without buying anything.

Yaya suddenly felt that those annoying people who were clamoring to buy stuff and often stealing her mushrooms were not so annoying anymore.

"It's so quiet today..."

Should I close the stall early?

It was fine if she was doing a mission, but it was boring if there were too few people in the market.

She might as well go to the official website to watch idiots taunt other idiots.

It was almost dawn in reality and many people were offline, so the official website was definitely very lively.

Those who went to play the new map should have already made a strategy guide. So it was estimated that she would be able to see some interesting things.

Just when Yaya was thinking about leaving, a person with a pair of big clear eyes came to the booth, and blinked curiously at the cauldron.

Floating in the pot were some mushrooms and venison along with some herbs. They exuded a very fragrant and appetizing aroma. Autumn Leaves couldn't help swallowing, her eyes full of longing.

Looking at her first little customer with surprise, Yaya said hurriedly, "Do you want one?"

𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Autumn Leaves blushed, nodded embarrassedly, but then shook her head quickly again, and stammered in a non-standard pronunciation, "No, no need..."

Huh?

The expression on Yaya's face became even more surprised, as if she had discovered a new continent.

The NPC could actually speak her language!

Seizing the opportunity, she hurriedly continued. "Mushroom soup is half off today, do you want to buy a bowl?"

Autumn Leaves blinked, not understanding what Yaya said.

She didn't know many words. She only learned a few when watching the stall with her elder sister.

Those blue coats would always say some difficult words, but some would appear more frequently than others. So combined with body language, she could still guess the meanings of what they were saying.

The way of communication was a bit like other nomads they had met on their journeys.

Although some people who came from far away seemed to speak the same language as them, they sounded a bit different.

In that kind of situation, they had to rely on their intuitions.

Yaya picked up the wooden bowl, filled the little girl with a bowl of hot mushroom soup, and said softly with a sweet smile on her face, "Forget it, there are no idiots here today anyway. Since you are so adorable, I'll treat you to a bowl. Drink it while it's still hot."

Looking at the bowl in her hands, the little girl was at a loss, and her anxious expression looked as if she was caught doing something bad.

"I, I don't have money..." Maybe because she was too anxious, she actually managed to say a few more words.

Yaya smiled softly, stretched out a forefinger, wagging it lightly, and said in a lousy game language mixed with Mandarin. "No money, my treat."

This time, the little girl seemed to understand that this bowl of mushroom soup didn't cost money, but she still had an embarrassed expression on her face.

Looking at the steaming soup in her hand, she finally couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food. She picked up the bowl and blew it a few times to cool it down before drinking it all in one gulp.

Watching the little girl gulp down the soup, a motherly smile appeared on Yaya's face.

Sure enough.

Compared to silver coins. That was the satisfaction she sought.

"Slow down, do you want another portion? I will give you more meat."

After drinking the soup, Autumn Leaves put down the bowl in her hand, looking embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, she hurriedly rummaged in her pocket and then nervously put a necklace on the table.

There were some beautiful stones hanging on it.

"This is an amulet I made from stuff I picked up from my trip here... I'll give it to you."

Leaving behind these incomprehensible words and the hand-made necklace, the little girl did not wait for Yaya to give her another bowl of soup and ran away.

Yaya was stunned for a moment, put down the spoon, and picked up the necklace on the table.

Hmm...

Mission rewards?

It doesn't seem to provide any buff. And no matter how I look at it, it's just ordinary quartz.

Well, whatever it was, Yaya still happily accepted the necklace.

The next moment, a strange guest came to the market at the north gate.

With a sneaky expression on his face, the customer looked around after entering the market, as if he was looking for something.

When he saw the stall selling mushroom soup, his eyes suddenly lit up. He walked over and pointed to the pot, then opened his wallet and took out a note and slapped it on the table.

"I want to buy the whole pot, how much is it?"

Why are all my customers NPCs today?

Looking closely, this person seems to be the NPC quartermaster?

Looking at the 100CR banknote on the table, and listening to the words she didn't understand at all, Yaya was dumbfounded.

What the hell?

The whole pot?

Just when Yaya was at a loss, a stalwart figure suddenly appeared beside her booth and relieved her from her stress.

"Haha, my friend, I've been looking for you for a while, so you are here! I used your phone just now. By the way, this kind of paper is useless around here, we have to use a special kind of currency. This pot of soup will be my treat."

Quickly taking the note from the table, Chu Guang swiped the VM with his index finger.

Hearing a ding from her VM, Yaya hurriedly raised her arm to take a look. She was shocked.

100 silver coins???

Ahhh this... Isn't this a bit too much?!

Looking at Chu Guang who took the banknotes away, Luo Hua was also stunned.

Wait a minute... Didn't you say that it was your treat?

Give my money back!

"You haven't eaten anything, right? Come with me, I've prepared good wine and good food," Chu Guang said, carrying the whole pot of mushroom soup away.

It smells quite nice.

I should be able to make this guy drink more alcohol with this soup.

"Wine? Do you have wine here?" Luo Hua looked surprised, and instantly forgot about the banknote.

Chu Guang looked at him strangely. "Don't you have any?"

Luo Hua said with a slightly embarrassed expression, "We only have rubbing alcohol, but it's impossible to drink that, right? And our captain won't let us drink alcohol, saying that drinking will only cause us to make mistakes..."

Chu Guang showed a pensive look as he mumbled, "Then if I invite you to drink, isn't it a violation of your discipline..."

Luo Hua quickly glanced around. Seeing that there was no one to get in his way, he quickly waved his hand and said, "It's fine. They won't mind if I drink a couple glasses with you. After all, this is also an important part of official business dealings!"

Seeing the impatient expression on his face, Chu Guang smirked, and reached out to pat his shoulder. "My friend, how can this be called official business dealings? It's off-duty time. This is a toast to friendship!”

Luo Hua was beaming with happiness and nodded vigorously. "Yes yes yes, let's have a toast for friendship!"

Looking at the two men walking away, the bewildered Yaya finally recovered from the shock of earning 100 silver coins, and jumped up from her chair.

"Wait, wait a minute! Administrator, I have another banknote!"