Chapter 9

"Father, what's wrong?" Amy looked at Mag, who was standing by the table with a plate in his hand, somewhat puzzled, and asked.

"Oh, nothing, Amy, drink some water first and play in the dining room for a while. Father will go and cook the fried rice." Mag quickly smiled, shook his head, moved the water glass in front of Amy, and then quickly walked towards the kitchen.

"What a beautiful crystal glass." Amy happily held the transparent water glass, leaning on the table and looking from side to side, reluctant to drink the water inside.

"All the ingredients in the kitchen are provided by the system's farms, fisheries, and pastures across the continent, sold to the host at the original price without any transportation fees. The prices are absolutely fair and honest, no cheating." As Mag just entered the kitchen, the system's calm voice sounded again.

"A copper coin for a green pea and it's still called honest." Mag pursed his lips. If he wasn't worried about being maliciously punished by the system, his inner sarcastic spirit would have already been burning fiercely.

The currency system of the Noah Continent was gradually perfected over the past century. During the racial war period, most transactions were barter. After the peace agreement was signed, commerce developed, and currency reappeared. After a series of struggles and power plays, the currency issued by the Ross Empire became the most widely used due to its sufficient supply, appropriate exchange rate, stable issuance, and low depreciation.

The lowest denomination is the copper coin. Mag recalled that in this chaotic city, the purchasing power of one copper coin is roughly equivalent to one yuan in RMB. Ten copper coins can be exchanged for one silver coin, ten silver coins for one gold coin, and ten gold coins for one dragon coin.

If it were his previous life, a bowl of Yangzhou fried rice for 296 yuan wouldn't be much, but now he is the owner of this restaurant. With the ingredient cost of 296 copper coins for a bowl of Yangzhou fried rice, would he sell it for 500 copper coins? He might be beaten to death by angry customers on the spot. After all, in this chaotic city, any race could be present.

"These green peas are grown in an uninhabited plain deep in the Twilight Forest in the territory of the Beastmen. Each plant produces only 100 green peas, and the best 10 are selected for sale. They are sweet and rich in nutrients."

"These large shrimps are the purple-striped prawns from the Sol Islands in the Stalor Sea to the northeast of the Ross Empire. The nearby waters are complex, with sea monsters, and no human activity has yet to fish there. The annual production is only 100,000, and the shrimp meat is extremely fresh."

"This rice is grown in the deep plains of the Windson Forest in the territory of the Elves, irrigated by a branch of the underground stream of the Fountain of Life. No artificial pesticides or fertilizers are used, and the yield per acre is only 300 kilograms."

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As Mag listened to the various locations and bizarre cultivation methods mentioned by the system, his mouth slowly opened wide.

Growing green peas in the territory of the Beastmen, a race with a strong sense of territoriality, was one thing. The Sol Islands are known as the Death Sea, similar to the Bermuda Triangle on Earth, where even dragons are said to get lost. The system actually raises shrimps there?

And the Fountain of Life of the Elves is their holy spring. The system uses it for farming? Even the Elves themselves have probably never tried such a luxurious method.

As for the others, the original ecological tree mushrooms grown in the Necromancer Islands of the Demons; the shadow wild boar ham from the territory of the Forest Trolls; the winter bamboo shoots dug from the black soil of the Goblin holy land, Vik Ridge; the eggs from the chicken farm near the Dwarven settlement, Eisen Iron Fortress; even the green onions are grown in the saline-alkali farm near the Lohdanmil Port, said to be more delicious than ordinary green onions.

Mag, as the former vanguard general of the Ross Empire, was well-versed in the continent's layout and important regions. Although he didn't inherit the family business in his previous life, he had a good understanding of these things. He easily compared the value of these ingredients from his memory.

Are the purple-striped prawns at 50 copper coins each expensive?

No, even ten times the price, Mag wouldn't think it was expensive.

These ingredients, even if sold in their place of origin, would be worth much more. They are things that money can't buy.

Transporting these ingredients from their place of origin to here would make the price even higher. In this world, preservation and air transport are not as advanced.

To eat seafood in an inland city, a magician must maintain the life of the seafood with magic all the way, which is more luxurious than the "red dust riding for the imperial concubine" of old. In his memory, the royal family of the Ross Empire had a special team for seafood, but the cargo was transported by a large bird called the Red Eagle, which is the air transport of this world. A fresh sea fish could sell for a hundred times the price in the capital compared to the port.

A single purple-striped prawn, in this inland city of the chaotic city, if sold to a wealthy and hungry customer, 1000 copper coins wouldn't be excessive, right?

"Does the host still suspect that this system is overcharging?" The system's voice sounded.

"No, no, no, System, you are too honest. There is probably no one in this world as honest as you." Mag said sincerely. This kind of selling method could be considered overly honest. Looking at the ingredients in the fridge, he suddenly had a bold idea and tentatively asked, "System, maybe I can skip opening a restaurant and just sell the ingredients directly? I think this would make money faster."

"The ingredients provided by the system can only be used in the restaurant and cannot be sold separately." The system calmly replied, then said, "New task issued: The host must purchase 3000 gold coins worth of ingredients with cash within ten days. Completing the task will unlock the new recipe 'Lajirou Jiamo.' Failing the task will result in a -0.5 reduction in physical attributes."

"Three... 3000 gold coins!" Mag had expected the system wouldn't agree to selling the ingredients, but the new task almost made him shout out loud.

3000 gold coins, which is 300,000 copper coins, is a huge sum!

And this is not revenue but the cost of purchasing ingredients!

The ingredients for a bowl of Yangzhou fried rice cost three gold coins, meaning he needs to sell 1000 bowls of Yangzhou fried rice within ten days. If he fails, his physical attributes will be reduced by 0.5, which would mean he would be half-disabled again.

"System, are you deliberately trying to make me disabled again?" Mag couldn't help but complain in his mind.

Although he was confident in his Yangzhou fried rice, for a restaurant that hasn't even opened, selling 1000 bowls of Yangzhou fried rice in ten days is an impossible task.

In the Nolana Continent, fried rice is not a popular cooking method. At least in his predecessor's memory, he had never eaten fried rice.

"The task has been issued. Please complete it as soon as possible." The system had no intention of negotiating with Mag.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now." Seeing there was no room for negotiation, Mag turned and smiled, "System, I have no money on me and haven't had breakfast. Can you provide me with free ingredients again? If I starve to death, we won't be able to continue our culinary master plan."

"Considering the host's current situation, the system has specially launched 'Elephant Food.' With the host's current credit score, you can pre-consume 3000 copper coins and repay by the 10th of next month. You can also choose to repay in installments, but with a certain interest rate." The system's voice sounded.

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