Gourmet: From a Stall in Northern Europe-Chapter 184 - 141: Task Draw, Luck Off the Charts (Part 2)

"What the heck??"

"Is my buddy's publicity effect really this good?"

"Excuse me, let me through."

"Hey hey, why are you cutting in line, have some decency."

"Move to the back!"

"Wait, is there a possibility that I'm a staff member?"

"If you're a staff member, I'm the security guard."

"Old Lin! Old Lin! Look at me, tell them to let me in!!"

Lin Chen was completely swamped, surrounded by people everywhere, with phones constantly taking pictures, and the sound of two pots bubbling on the stove, along with the beep of the timer, made it impossible for him to hear anything outside.

Lucas shouted a few times without getting a response, guessed the situation, and instead of pushing his way in, he backed out.

"With so many patrons, his ingredients are surely going to run out and he won't have time to restock, why don't I just bring them around from the back of the food truck? Great, that's what I'll do!"

Switching his focus, he ran directly to the kitchen, dragging two buckets of fish soup and a few bags of rice noodles around to the side entrance of the food truck.

"Hey, I'm back Old Lin!"

Lin Chen didn't look up: "You found your way back, huh? I thought you were washed away by the waves."

"Haha~ as if. Guess who I saw earlier?"

"Dreya, taking bikini photos, right? Oh, I know, did you get mesmerized by her beauty again?"

"What the heck? How do you know??"

"She only took photos after she finished eating noodles, of course I know. Alright, alright, quit babbling, you're docked half a day's pay for skipping today."

"??? Come on, bro, please, I'm telling you, I wasn't just chilling, I was going around drumming up business for you with a loudspeaker!"

"Get the stuff up here, we'll square up later... here, you three, your noodles are ready~"

Since it got busy, Lin Chen hadn't stopped once, not even for a sip of water.

He kept going until past ten before selling out all the ingredients.

Collapsed like a wet noodle on a plastic stool, he gasped for air.

[Ding, Challenge task settlement complete, total 532 dishes sold, 96% positive feedback, challenge successful]

[Reward: Food Truck Upgrade Card *1, Recipe Exchange Voucher *1]

[Insufficient conditions, follow-up breakfast series challenge tasks currently locked, please keep setting up stalls]

"Fantastic!!"

Lin Chen cheered silently in his heart.

Breakfast is something he wouldn't touch unless it was for that Food Truck Upgrade Card.

Now, he only had one vegetarian challenge left and an unused random Challenge Card.

Tomorrow's Saturday, then Sunday, and Monday is the official start; it's likely that he won't get much sleep Sunday night and might even pull another all-nighter.

This vegetarian challenge depends on tomorrow's situation to decide whether to do it then or next week.

As for that Challenge Card... deciding after a good sleep.

He didn't have to clean up today.

To make up for slacking off, Lucas "volunteered" to stay behind and clean up alone, avoiding a pay cut.

Primarily because today's income was absurdly high, breaking ten thousand, a new record high.

If it were half the amount, he might have thought a pay cut wouldn't matter much.

While he went back to catch up on sleep, there was a casual and pleasant business negotiation going on in the hotel's second-floor meeting room.

"It's an honor to collaborate with Miss Dreya. Honestly, we were considering finding a beautiful and sexy woman as the spokesperson for this event, and Miss Dreya was already on our shortlist."

The man handed over a file, Leo took it, and together with Dreya, they flipped through it, seeing a list of nine beautiful celebrity candidates on one of the pages.

Each photo had detailed notes on the person's current location, ongoing work, and collaboration remuneration ranges.

Overall, Dreya had the best value, had ample time, and most importantly, she was nearby.

Although their side proposed the collaboration, it was actually a mutual pursuit.

"No wonder, we were wondering why you offered so many benefits right off the bat; turns out it was pre-planned, we just got ahead of it."

"Haha, that's fate for you. We Great Xia people believe in it. Nice to meet you, and hope you enjoy your time here."

The meeting was short, with only five minutes of business content, the rest was mostly small talk.

Dreya had a keen interest in the ocean farming area and the farm, and with both parties being close in age, plus his wife being a big fan of hers, conversation was effortlessly enjoyable.

"It's a pity I want to go diving and catch fish too, but the doctor advised against intense activities. But we can go pick fruits and vegetables at the farm together!"

"No worries, I have a diving certificate. Your diving instructor can help, it'll be easy to take you to the sea. Just catch lobsters, spear some fish, it's very simple."

"Really? That's great! Never thought I'd get to go diving and fishing with a big star one day."

"What big star? I'm just a small model. With your resources, even collaborating with Hollywood stars isn't difficult, is it? By the way, did you eat at that food truck downstairs?"

"Oh right! I saw your post this morning. How did it taste? We just had it; it was delicious!"

"Exactly, I think so too. He used to set up a stall in Amiens and just came this week for a business trip. I planned to have dinner at his place tomorrow evening, but the moment he left, I lost a few pounds!"

Hmm?

The man, not interrupting the two ladies' conversation, found something odd as he listened.

Why did it feel like Dreya didn't know the chef there worked at their restaurant?

He didn't reveal it, thinking it could serve as a surprise.

He hadn't expected that the chef was already setting up stalls even before but assumed he worked in the God's Kiss kitchen and still had energy for a stall afterward?

Amazing!

When Lin Chen opened his eyes again, he was greeted by a new round of sunrise.

"What the heck, did I sleep for twenty hours?"

Poking himself a few times, he thought he was hallucinating, seeing the time clearly as Saturday morning on his phone screen.

Slept straight through, feeling physically exhausted as if he fell apart, but mentally rejuvenated.

He contemplated if he should set up the stall today.

After considering, he decided to soak in a hot bath first.

"Oh right, I forgot to use the Challenge Card."

Soaking in the warm water, he mentally pulled out the Challenge Card and chose to use it.

[Ding, Challenge Card successfully used, randomly drawing challenge task...]

[Raw Food Challenge: Under the condition of not starting a fire, prepare food including meat, using over ten types of seasonings and ingredients, limited to Great Xia Cuisine only]

[Receive more than four hundred positive reviews, with a positive rate above ninety-five percent to succeed in the challenge]

[Task success rewards Food Truck Upgrade Card *1, Potion Fragment *1]

"What the heck?!"

Seeing the reward, he sat upright in the bathtub, startled.

Upgrade Card plus Potion Fragment?

No wonder the task completion conditions are so high; it makes sense now. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Not allowing fire, yet requiring meat, is almost equivalent to eating raw.

Even though people here like oysters, it doesn't mean they're game for anything raw, mostly favoring cooked foods.

Under these circumstances, achieving a positive rate over 95% is almost mission impossible.

"No way, can't rush it, this challenge needs careful planning; best to try it in the restaurant first, gauge customer reactions, then decide what to make."

He quickly thought of using the restaurant for market research.

Such a great resource shouldn't be wasted.

"Raw food, meat, the only fitting condition must be seafood, right? Raw beef might work too. Oh, and today the hotel side is supposed to provide the supplier platform; maybe I can find some inspiration there."