in2ebook Chapter 281 Exclusive Mouse Chef
Chapter 281 Exclusive Mouse Chef
The other end quickly sent a message, a voice message.
King Mouse: "I didn't mean to poison you. The sweet potato isn't poisonous. I gave you the sweet potato because I thought you were a good person. You gave me a watch."
The voice message also contained the sounds of other mice.
"It seems to be a little poisonous, but we can't taste it."
"Poisonous! Poisonous! Has the Rat King forgotten? Some humans ate our sweet potatoes and are foaming at the mouth!"
Then, the Mouse King sent another voice message.
King Mouse: "Oh dear, sweet potatoes do seem to be poisonous. I forgot you humans can't eat them. I'm sorry..."
[Lu Youyou: It's okay, I don't need your sweet potatoes. You can keep them for yourselves.]
King Mouse: "But I need your help. Besides sweet potatoes, there are only green potatoes. Can you eat green potatoes?"
The voice message bar still contained the well-meaning mice's warnings: "Green potatoes are poisonous too!!!"
Lu Youyou felt that the mice were very cute and could dispel her bad mood.
I couldn't resist the urge to give something, so I took an ear of corn from my planter and gave it to the Mouse King.
"I used a corn cob to split the rat colony, not out of extreme kindness. If you see this, sir, please don't judge me wrong."
Although that wasn't what she really thought, that's what Lu Youyou said, hoping to mislead the adults.
……
"Hey! Gray Mouse! A human gave me an ear of corn! It's freshly picked!"
The Mouse King held up the corn with all his might, for his subjects underground to see.
"Wow--"
The rats cheered with delight once again.
The gray mouse reminded him again, "Your Majesty, the human probably didn't give it to you; she wants you to cook it for her and eat it."
The Mouse King looked aggrieved: "Really? Humans didn't say that."
The gray squirrel poked at its twig cane and said earnestly, "Your Majesty, think about it. We just gave her some golden potatoes, and she said they were poisonous and wouldn't eat them. Doesn't that mean she wants to eat the non-poisonous ones?"
"But we only have sweet potatoes and green potatoes here, and they're all poisonous. Doesn't that mean we're asking humans to provide non-poisonous food?"
Upon hearing this, the Mouse King thought, "Hey, that seems to be true. So if I make corn for her, will she be able to help me become a high-level monster?"
The gray mouse nodded solemnly: "Definitely. In human relationships, this is called a test. If Your Majesty passes the human test, the humans will be able to help you!"
"Great! Once I become a high-level monster, I'll go to work and earn gold coins to buy you sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, and potatoes for humans! We'll never have to eat poisonous food again!"
Half an hour later.
Lu Youyou was playing catch with Xiao Hei when she heard Xiao Lu announce that the Mouse King had given her a gift.
[Smell-Based Roasted Corn: Corn roasted by the King of Hamsters himself; eating it will enhance your sense of smell!]
Can you successfully make food with bonuses on your first try?
Lu Youyou, not believing in superstition, took out a pumpkin, a yam, and a clove of garlic and gave them to the Rat King.
after awhile.
【Steamed Pumpkin with Speed Boost *1】
【Steamed Yam with Speed Boost *1】
【Roasted Garlic for a Sensual Experience *1】
All three items provide a bonus!
A thought flashed through Lu Youyou's mind: she wondered if the Rat King would be willing.
She took the initiative to send a message.
[Lu Youyou: King of Rats, would you like to find a class to work in?]
King Mouse: "Would you be willing to help me become a high-level monster?"
[Lu Youyou: The conditions for each race to become a high-level monster are different. What are the conditions for your rat race?]
King Mouse: "Huh? Are there any conditions? I don't know."
[Lu Youyou: Then I can't help you become a high-level monster for the time being, but I can offer you another job.]
Mouse King: "What?!"
[Lu Youyou: Become my gang's exclusive chef. I need to bring food that boosts your sense of smell, movement speed, or something else—anything but ordinary food. I'll provide the ingredients. You can choose to pay me with gold coins or food that will fill your stomachs.]
The Mouse King didn't reply to the message, but Lu Youyou wasn't in a hurry, knowing that it was discussing things with the other mice.
Lu Youyou used the props to find out the Mouse King's preferences, which was to ensure that all the mice in the group were well-fed. So she made this suggestion and wasn't worried that the Mouse King wouldn't be interested.
Sure enough, the message from the Mouse King in the next one revealed his barely concealed excitement.
King Mouse: "Great! My clan can cook for you too. Every mouse in our clan is born with the ability to cook, and we'll definitely cook quickly and well. How much food are you going to give us?"
Lu Youyou thought about it carefully. The reason why sweet potatoes were the most abundant in the gang's plantation was because only sweet potato recipes in her food factory had a chance to obtain food bonuses.
Now, let the mice help cook. They'll get a bonus no matter what kind of food it is, so you can give away any extra food from the farm.
[Lu Youyou: How about a hundred sweet potatoes a day?]
The voice message from the Mouse King was filled with even more excitement.
Mouse King: "Yay!!!"
[Lu Youyou: The food we're given must be clean, without any dirt mixed in. If I find any, our cooperation will end.]
King Mouse: "I know, we always wear gloves when we cook! They're disposable gloves, too!"
Although Lu Youyou thought the mice were nice, she couldn't completely trust them.
So Xiao Lu drafted a contract and sent it to the Mouse King.
After the contract was successfully signed, Lu Youyou sent them their wages for the day—100 sweet potatoes—and then gave them 50 pumpkins.
It's almost 12 o'clock, just the right time for lunch.
While the Mouse King was cooking, Lu Youyou went to chat in the "Five Golden Flowers and Two Little Grasses" group.
She told everyone about the contract she had signed with the Rat King and asked if anyone was free to feed and pay the rats from the gang's farm every day.
[Zhang Yuning: How about I have my dad come? He's been living a pretty comfortable life lately, and he's even gotten out of the car to walk around and relax.]
[Xiao Liu: I also think Uncle Zhang is suitable @Zhang Weimin.]
[Qi Yuan: I'm busy. My schedule is irregular. Sometimes I don't wake up until the afternoon, and everyone will be starving by the time I serve lunch.]
Yang Yan: I can do it. I have plenty of free time and a regular schedule. If Uncle Zhang isn't willing, then I'll do it.
[Zhang Weimin: Who said I wasn't willing? I'm more than willing! You don't know, I'm so bored on this bus every day.]
[Lu Youyou: Okay, then Uncle Zhang will do. He'll be in charge of paying the rats' wages, specifying the dishes for the gang members, and serving them their meals.]
Once the choice was made, Lu Youyou pushed Zhang Weimin to the Rat King and told it that Zhang Zhao Weimin would be in contact with him later.
Afterwards, Lu Youyou went to the gang's planting farm and set Zhang Weimin as an administrator, so that he could pick or plant crops without her permission.