A Small Incident on Dilis Star

On the thirteenth day of their voyage, Grey Eagle Liliath Gu Ding again docked their ship on an Administrative Star inhabited by a large number of humans. This was their third stop since the start of their voyage. The reason for the stop—besides fried rice—was that Gu Ding's culinary creations were simply too culinary to look at.

In fact, the two had their first stop on the third day. They were so engrossed in their meal that they forgot to pack up the leftovers, resulting in them eating fried rice for five days straight before finally finding their second inhabited planet. So, during their second stop, they happily packed five days' worth of food and stored it in the spaceship's cooler, enough to last until their third stop. After all, food kept in the cooler for too long isn't healthy.

Dilis Star is an obscure little planet. If it has anything to be known for, it's that it was once home to an Interstellar Pirate with a bounty of 380 million Star Coin. However, that Interstellar Pirate was imprisoned in Federal Prison more than twenty years ago, and his job in the crew was a cook.

Even so, this figure still had a significant impact on Dilisies many young people aspiring to become chefs. As for why they didn't choose the profession of Interstellar Pirate, it was probably related to his imprisonment in Federal Prison.

Gu Ding loved listening to tavern anecdotes; it was a habit he'd cultivated since childhood. From a very young age, he'd frequented the Rose Tavern with his Old Dad, and whenever someone started telling a new story, his Old Dad would listen quietly while sipping his Binks. He never questioned the story's veracity, nor did he join the others in trying to silence the storyteller. He was always simply a listener, a slight smile playing on his lips, a mysterious glint in his eyes.

Back in the Rose Tavern, Gu Ding was most interested in the adventure stories of Interstellar Pirate. Now that he's become Interstellar Pirate himself, he's more interested in hearing the legendary history of each new planet he arrives on.

Gu Ding and Liliath chose a tavern near the port that was doing very well.

Just as the two found a seat, a dark shadow loomed over them, like a dark cloud blocking out the sun. "Hello, gentlemen, I am a waiter here. What would you like to order?"

Gu Ding and Liliath looked up at the waiter, blinking twice. He was a giant, nearly three meters tall, with bulging muscles and a full beard, looking quite frightening, but thankfully his smile was rather kind.

"Uncle, please wait a moment, we'll be right there." Gu Ding and Liliath were slightly surprised, as this was the first time they had seen this type of waiter. But they didn't think too much about it; they had seen quite a few different kinds of humans and non-humans over this period of time.

After filling out the menu, the two handed it back to the burly waiter.

The burly man glanced at it and said, "Are you sure you want this much? I doubt you can finish it."

"We ordered three days' worth extra to take away, and we'll eat the rest here," Gu Ding explained with a grin.

"Oh, then I'll have the kitchen make the first one for you." The burly man nodded, took the menu, and turned to leave.

Just then, Gu Ding overheard someone at a nearby table chuckling softly, "Hiring this kind of waiter, are they afraid people will dine and dash? Isn't the boss afraid of scaring all the customers away?"

"Exactly, looking like that, it's obvious that it hasn't fully evolved!" another person added.

Gu Ding frowned slightly as he listened, but no one noticed that the burly man, who was almost at the kitchen door, clenched his fist tightly.

"Hey, Bigge, why are you taking so long to hand over the menu? Didn't you eat breakfast?" A scolding voice came from afar in the kitchen.

"I'm sorry, those two guests ordered a lot of food, so we had to wait a little while." The burly man quickly bowed his head and apologized.

"Then what's with that listless look on your face? Are you dissatisfied with me?" The chef took the menu, glanced at Bigge, and said impatiently.

"I didn't..." Bigge quickly shook his head in denial.

"Let me tell you, if I see you looking this listless again, you might as well pack your bags and get out of here. You can't even be a good waiter, and you want to be a chef?" the chef continued to berate.

With their current hearing, Gu Ding and Liliath could hear everything clearly. They hadn't expected this seemingly formidable waiter to act so weak.

After a while, the dishes were served. Bigge serving the dishes, still showed a simple and honest smile to the two of them, "Please enjoy your meal."

"Thank you!" Gu Ding nodded with a smile.

When he heard "thank you, "Bigge's expression clearly froze for a moment, then his smile widened. But then he suddenly remembered something, "Oh no, I got scolded by the boss earlier and forgot to tell him that the remaining portions were to be packed up."

He quickly ran to the kitchen window and said, "Boss, pack up the remaining dishes from those two customers."

"You idiot, why didn't you tell me sooner?" The chef stopped what he was doing and roared at Bigge. He had already plated two dishes.

"Sorry, I forgot to mention earlier..." Bigge bowed his head and apologized again, "I'll pack those two dishes to go."

"Do you think an apology will do any good? Do you know how much time you've wasted for me? Do you know how much money I can earn by repacking two dishes...?" the chef continued to berate him mercilessly.

The tall Bigge simply lowered his head and silently endured it, without uttering a word.

"The owner of this restaurant has ruined my appetite. Shall we go somewhere else?" Liliath wiped her mouth with a napkin.

"If we just leave like this, he'll make things even harder for that old man," Gu Ding shook his head.

"I didn't say I was going to leave without paying," Liliath said, pursing her lips.

"Judging from the shop owner's reaction just now, even if we paid but didn't eat his food, he would still get angry. And he wouldn't get angry at the customers, he would only get angry at that uncle." Gu Ding judged what kind of person the other party was based on just a few words.

"Then let's finish eating before we leave." Liliath felt that Gu Ding was sometimes too kind, which, in a way, was also a flaw.

After finishing everything on her plate, Liliath. "Although the restaurant owner has a bad temper, I have to admit that his food is pretty good."

It was already afternoon, and most of the people in the tavern had left. The other two waiters had already started cleaning up, Bigge was still at the kitchen window, listening to the boss's scolding while waiting for Gu Ding and Liliath to pack up their food.

Gu Ding and Liliath didn't have to wait long before Bigge approached them carrying the packed groceries. Suddenly, he slipped and fell hard to the ground. Not only were the packed meals destroyed, but a nearby table and two chairs were also crushed by Bigge's massive size.

Bigge wasn't seriously injured. As soon as he got up, he apologized to Gu Ding and Liliath, "Sorry, I slipped... You guys packed it up..."

"Bigge! I'm officially informing you that you're fired!" The shop owner poked his head out from the loud noise in the kitchen, saw the debris on the ground, and immediately knew what had happened. "Also, as compensation for the damage to the tavern, your salary for this month is zero."

"Boss... please give me another chance, I promise I'll do my best!" Bigge seemed desperate for the job.

"Get out of my tavern!" the tavern owner shouted, pointing to the door.

After a moment of silence, Bigge walked out dejectedly...

(Thanks to reader 140301223417490 and the Asia-Europe forum for the donations~~ I want to say that this chapter is not filler; some readers may have already guessed what I'm going to write about...)

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