Hidden dragon continent imperial city of the light wind Empire.
Within the bustling city the street were filled with people and the noise made by them could be heard everywhere. On both side of the street were towering buildings and there were plenty of restaurants and inns among them. The fragrant smell of the food cooked by the chefs was wafting
through the air and lingered for a long period.
Among the restaurant, the number one restaurant in the imperial city, the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant, was even more crowded, and its business was booming.
Within the imperial city, the building were build in a neat and orderly fashion and the alleyways were everywhere. If you were to follow the main road and walk past the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant, you would find a deep alley after walking for a few dozens of metres. Walking straight into the alleyway and turning left you would see a small and simple restaurant.
There was a big black dog laying in the front of the restaurant with its tongue hanging out. Inside the resting there was not even a single customer.
A young man walked out of the restaurant, he had a slim figure and fair skin. His long black hair, along with his fringe, was pulled back and tied into a ponytail with a thin and long wool rope. He gave off a feeling of neat and tidiness.
"Blacky, it's time to eat" the young man, Bradford, was holding a porcelain bowl as he walked out of the restaurant. He place the bowl in front of the big black dog. The dog who was formally behaving lethargically suddenly became energetic and started to devour the food in the bowl.
After rubbing the silky and clean fur of the dog, Bradford smiled and walked back to the restaurant.
Bradford a twenty years old male, was an ordinary but ambitious chef from earth. He suddenly woke up one day and found himself in another world, with the Gourmet system mysteriously appearing in his brain. The small restaurant was created by Bradford on the second day he arrived, with the help of the system
Even though a month had passed since he created the restaurant not a single customer showed up, and Bradford had grown use to it all he had to do everyday was to follow the instructions of the Gourmet system which was to practice his cooking skills and to make sure to feed the big black dog.
He had no idea where the big black dog came from, he only remembered that it appeared after a week the restaurant was built. The system reminded Bradford to periodically feed the dog with his practice ingredients. And so every time the store opened the dog would be waiting outside for Bradford to feed it.
Strictly speaking, the big black dog was the first customer of Bradford event though it was a freeloader.
Once Bradford was back in the restaurant he took a look at the empty place and sigh. Even though the restaurant was simple, it was neat and tidy. With an area of ten square metres and a few set of tables and chairs, it was indeed a small restaurant.
As he look at the three dishes on the menu, Bradford could only helplessly give another long sigh.
The menu was a piece of wood hung on the wall in the restaurant with only three dishes on it.
It was hard to imagine what kind of a restaurant would only have threw dishes on its menu, and the price listed... could only be described as ridiculous.
A portion of stired–fried vegetables and Dry–mixed Noddles were each priced at hundred gold coins, while a bowl of Egg-Fried Rice was even more outrageous.... it was actually priced at one crystal.
Crystal were something only cultivator had. A single crystal could be brought for around a thousand gold coins, but it was the kind of thing where there was no availability.
For a small restaurant, it was an unexpected ridiculous price.
Bradon at all did not believe anyone will be foolish enough to order a dish that expensive. Even though he would agree that the dishes were indeed delicacies when he tried them, when he looked at the prices.... Bradford though it was impossible.
"As the God of cooking who desire to stand at the top of the fantasy world, how could you not have your first customer? If you get your first customer within a month you will get a system reward."
That was the mission the system gave him few days after he created the restaurant, and there was only three days left until the deadline. Bradford look at the empty alleyway expressionless.
"I looks like my dream to become the God of cooking will be destroyed before I can even take the first step." Bradford checked the time and sighed. He stood up, covered up the entrance with the door boards and closed up the store.
The dishes could not be brought out without permission, and there was a strict regulation on the opening hours even though the restaurant was small, there were a lot of rules and regulations. However, as the regulations were set by the system, Bradford had to obey them.
The restaurant was close for the day. After locking up the restaurant, Bradford returned to the kitchen to practice his cooking. Actually, the so called practice do not involve many technical aspects, it was just continuous cooking since the system will automatically refill the ingredients, Bradford only needed to cook.
In the corner of the kitchen there was a humanoid robot. This robot was created by the system to reclaim any food Bradford made during the practice. Other than the food Bradford and tye big black dog ate the other food are to be placed in the robot stomach area.
After Bradford started the fire, he began his daily cooking practice.
Even though Bradford was in a fantasy world, the kitchen created by the system is identical to the modern from earth.
All kinds of equipment were available; smokeless cooking pot, stainless steel knives, cutting board, exhaust hood, microwave ovens, refrigerators... in fact, they were even more advanced than the one on earth. Bradford dis not face any difficulties when ising them, he even preferred cooking with them.
As the night descended the two moon in the sky were in harmony the the moonlight was like a vail in the sky.
In front of the restaurant the big black dog was lazing about in blissfulness after its finish its meal, accompany by the chirping sound of insect as it was guarding the store.
The next morning Bradford drowsily woke up. After he washed up, the restaurant was opened for business.
The place was still desert and not a single soul could be seen. The big black dog was laying on the floor as usual.
Bradford was suddenly envious of the booming business of the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant that was outside of the alleyway. There business was simply too extraordinary, there were so many customer that it seems that the entrance would be demolished.
Bradford began to daydream about the day when his business was as successful as the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant.
"My host as the gourmet who desire to stand at the very top of the food chain in the fantasy world, you should not be envious of other restaurant. Work hard for the sake of your bright future."
The mechanical and serious voice of the system resounded in Bradford head as a reminder. He was already used to it. During the past month whenever he was envious of the Immortal Phoenix Restaurant, the system will automatically start encouraging him.