Chapter 19: First Recipe, Ainen's Next Adventure, The Foxes?
[You have killed a level 50 Four-Armed Demonic Ape.]
[You have reached level 37. You have acquired 65 stat points.]
[ You have acquired level 25, level 30, and level 35 Mystery Boxes. ]
From level 24 to level 37.
Ainen didn't plan to distribute the stat points. With the previous 3 points, he had a total of 68 points.
He was going to hit 50 in all stats soon just by eating food, so he planned to save the stat points and use them after breaking through to level 51, after entering Awakened life-rank, and gain a big boost at once.
Storing the Ape's body in his Inventory, the group continued moving.
With the foxes protecting Ron and Syl, Ainen didn't have to worry about them. They would be able to protect them better.
Both of the kids were already marked by some kind of skills belonging to the foxes that he couldn't understand, but he knew that whatever it was, it was to protect them.
After going a kilometer deep into the forest, they encountered more strong monsters, but none were level 50 yet.
'Did that Ape wander outside its territory? Must be pretty deep then.'
Ainen also encountered three more Demonic-attributed monsters in the next two hours.
The leveling was slowing the more he neared level 50.
In the end, he reached level 46 after three hours and was four kilometers deep into the mountain.
Ainen camped at a relatively hidden spot with a dense array of trees. He could also see the mountain, which was less than a kilometer away.
Ron and Syl were training with Mana Blades and Mana Blasts with Fraisea watching over them.
Saffa and Clovelle were roaming around, collecting herbs and other stuff while unintentionally terrorizing other monsters.
They also picked off strong monsters at level 50, instantly freezing them to death in ice cubes, and brought them back alongside other stuff every ten minutes.
Ainen brought the monsters inside the restaurant, eager to use his class skills.
He designated them as ingredients and used the skill.
Perfect Ingredient Execution.
In the next moment, all ingredients glowed briefly before an amazing scene took place.
The tables were filled with finely cut meat slabs of all different parts of the monsters' bodies, in an absolutely perfect manner.
Some meat had more blood in it, some had less.
But all ingredients were cut and optimized to their best condition in mere two seconds.
Ainen's jaw dropped.
Too broken!
Preparing meat was time-consuming for him, even though he could do it fast by controlling several flame knives.
But now, in just mere seconds…
Ainen rolled up his sleeves as he looked at the herbs and other plants with various attributes.
It was time to trigger the passive skill—Recipe of Everything, and for that, he had to target and focus.
He looked at the details of all ingredients and their tastes.
Even though he was going to make food that could give buffs and stats, he still prioritized taste.
Taste was important.
Four minutes later, a surge of knowledge entered his mind, and a recipe formed according to the type of food he wanted to make.
Sandwiches.
[Recipe: Rainbow Burst Sandwich ]
[Rating]: Tier-1 / C
[Effect]:
—> Random permanent stats points for people at Mortal-rank Lifeform.
[Buffs]: 1 hour duration.
—> Applies 25% Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning Resistance.
—> 50% Poison Resistance.
—> Applies 30% Fire elemental potency boost.
—> Applies 35% Wood and Earth elemental potency boost.
—> Applies 25% Lightning and Water elemental potency boost.
—> Movement Speed increased by 25%.
—> Stamina recovery increased by 35%.
—> Healing potency from all sources increased by 20%.
—> All stats can get a temporary boost from 1% to 20%, depending on the eater's stats and lifeform rank.
[Experience Gained]: 1.2 + 0 to 1 Bonus depending on the resulting product.
'C huh? I guess I have a lot to improve on.' Ainen wryly smiled. When he read the last line, he felt like it was a mistake. '1.2 and the bonus is between 0 and 1? What the fuck?'
Ainen dumbfounded.
But it really wasn't a mistake. He would only gain a maximum of 2.2 experience, and to level up his class, he needs 1000.
'Well, let's start.'
He would eventually reach there as he continued to cook which he would.
'Now then, let's start with the bread.'
He didn't have wheat to make bread, but he cooked up a combination of meat and some magical herbs that could turn into a new kind of bread in his mind when he was focusing on triggering Recipe of Everything.
With a snap of his finger, kitchen tools of various kinds, stoves, and other equipment manifested in the kitchen.
Ainen had a big grin on his face as he looked at the kitchen in its current state.
It was time to cook.
Soon, Ainen's figure began flashing throughout the kitchen as all ingredients went to different equipment.
With his superhuman physical parameters
…
After over half an hour, Ainen finished cooking up a great feast.
The food weighed over a ton again, and he didn't even break a sweat. Most importantly, when he finished cooking everything, he got a notification
"Alright, everyone. Time to eat."
Ainen exited the kitchen and brought out all the sandwiches, which comprised a total of 3 different categories and had 15 varieties of tastes.
The number of sandwiches he made was 1000 small ones and 50 big ones.
Total weight: 1.6 tons.
The small ones weighed 700 grams, and the big ones weighed 18 kg each.
The foxes sat down on the prepared, clear ground, their fluffy tails wagging as they looked at Ainen with sparkling eyes.
"Food!!"
"I am so hungry!"
The kids didn't just watch in the last three hours since Ainen wanted them to start getting strong, and they had a perfect opportunity right now.
He had also seen some young Adventurers around aged 14, and was shocked.
Of course, they were still kids and though somewhat mature, they were quicker to get influenced and change compared to adults who had lived more years to see the world and people.
Ainen wanted to properly develop Ron and Syl, so they could protect themselves and become good people.
That was why he planned to visit a town right from here.
He had bought a map, and he also had plenty of talk with Hammer in those hours he went in the town to get an Adventurer Card, while he cooked and sold the food. Thanks to that, he had learned some things about this kingdom and some of its prominent towns.
Looking at Ron and Syl eating happily, Ainen smiled.
"Ron, Syl. Do you want to go on a trip to another town?"
Ron and Syl looked at him with practically shining eyes.
"Another town?!"
"We want to gooooo!"
"We've never been out of this town, brother Ain! But you are so strong now, so we can definitly go!" Ron shouted with excitement, his face red.
"Yes! Brother, I want to buy some new dresses. We can, right?"
Ainen suddenly felt like slapping himself.
He didn't buy new clothes for the kids!!
'My habit of not caring about clothes…how deeply rooted it was, I fucking forgot to buy new clothes for us…' Ainen sighed.
"We are going to buy lots of good clothes in the new town, a big town," Ainen said with a smile.
"Yey!"
"Let's go!"
"Awoooo!"
"Wauuuu!"
Saffa, Clovelle, and Fraisea joined the fray, almost howling, almost like wolves.
"You three…what do I do about you? Do you want to come with me?" Ainen's brows slightly creased. "You are strong, but we are going to another town, a big one. There might be people who covet you, so it could be dangerous."
"Brother Ain, Saffa, Clove, and Fraisea are so majestic and cute. There will be bad people who will want them for sure." Syl pouted.
"True…" Ron nodded, frowning like a man.
Ainen nodded.
The foxes stared at Ainen for two whole seconds before they turned to each other, looking into each other's eyes as if they were communicating.
And then, all three of them started walking towards Ainen.
Ainen blinked. 'What?'