Failed Mashed Potatoes: F-rank, slowly restores 20% Life after consumption, usable only outside combat
"Uh..."
Looking at the mush he had made, Li Xunsheng's face was practically burning with embarrassment...
Especially since the information provided by the Eye of God was brutally honest...
[Getting this dish to F-rank with those raw materials was already giving it everything I had. Who knows what kind of useless person mangled them into this shape.]
Great! So if he had made even the slightest mistake, he wouldn't have produced something this terrible, right?!
Clicking his tongue, Li Xunsheng picked up the fries he had fried and looked them over.
Passable Fried Fries: E-rank, slowly restores 30% Mana after consumption, usable only outside combat
"Damn it. After all that work, they're still worse than eating them raw..."
After packing up ten portions each of mashed potatoes and fries, Li Xunsheng sighed softly and shook his head.
Fortunately, Old Man Liu didn't know he still had half a warehouse of Golden Potatoes. If that old man found out he was wasting S-class ingredients like this, he would probably drag him over to test the sharpness of a cleaver...
But seriously, the proficiency gained was truly enormous...
The young man looked at his status panel in amazement.
Li Xunsheng: Cooking Level: Lv.6
And that was with nearly everything he made ending in failure... No wonder Old Man Liu had managed to break through from 79 to 80 after making a single S-class Dish...
Of course, his previous accumulated experience was important too, but this also proved that high-level ingredients could indeed provide an enormous boost to a chef.
"Whatever. I'll just put them up for sale like this."
At first, Xuan Sheng had been worried that directly selling S-class ingredients would be too shocking. Wholesale sales of S-class Ingredients might cause an enormous stir among the players.
He had no idea what the other players' current combat strength was, but in any case, drawing too much attention would do nothing to help his development.
But now, there was no problem with putting these ruined dishes up for sale.
Li Xunsheng stroked his chin and thought it over.
He remembered that the first-tier Life potions sold at Lone Star City's potion shop were used during combat and restored 40% of Life within ten seconds, with a one-minute cooldown. They were effective on beings below level ten.
The things seemed to cost... ten Copper Coins per bottle.
But when Xuan Sheng had gone to collect supplies earlier, he had discovered... they were already sold out!
Maybe too many players had joined Lone Star City and bought them all?
In any case, since restorative items were in such high demand, there shouldn't be a problem with listing his own restorative items for thirty Copper Coins, right?
Li Xunsheng chuckled and listed his restorative items on the auction house.
Failed Mashed Potatoes: Buyout price, 30 Copper Coins! x10 Passable Fried Fries: Buyout price, 40 Copper Coins! x10 Consignor: Golden Shovel!
Only a few seconds after he listed the items, several system notifications rang out:
Your item 'Failed Mashed Potatoes' has been sold. You received 270 Copper Coins. Your item 'Passable Fried Fries' has been sold. You received 360 Copper Coins. The consignment function charges a ten-percent handling fee.
"They're that popular?"
The items had been snatched up within just a few breaths of being listed. Li Xunsheng had not expected this at all, and he stood there dumbfounded.
Soon after, he received quite a few private messages.
"Thirty Copper Coins? That's way too expensive! You profiteer!"
"Brother, how did you get this stuff? Can it be made?"
"Why was it snatched up instantly? Do you have any more, Big Boss Golden Shovel?"
As the consigned restorative items were instantly bought, the chat channel of Lone Star City began to ripple with excitement.
"Holy crap, Big Boss Golden Shovel can make food in addition to killing Elite Monsters without taking damage?"
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"Tch, it's just Failed Mashed Potatoes. It's only F-rank. Trash!"
"Hey, are you just sour because you can't get any grapes? There really aren't any restorative items left in the city. If you look down on them so much, don't fight over them!"
"I'm taking cooking as a secondary Life Profession. Just a word of advice: F-rank food is very difficult to make. Forget F-rank—I can't even make G-rank food. I heard you need a cooking level of at least ten to make F-rank food."
"What the hell? Being a chef is that difficult?"
"Other Life Professions are the same. If you want them to help with combat, the level requirements are extremely high."
"Grinding monsters is so slow without restorative items... Is there really enough time to reach level ten..."
Seeing the chat channel descend into chaos once more, Xuan Sheng shook his head regretfully.
What a pity. He had priced them too low.
Judging by how quickly they had sold at that price, he should have set it even higher.
He had thought the players wouldn't have much wool to fleece, making them difficult to exploit.
Now it seemed that everyone who had entered Lone Star City during the first week was a fat sheep... Every one of them had some tricks up their sleeves.
Since that was the case, they couldn't blame him for being ruthless!
Taking out a Golden Potato, Li Xunsheng leaned against the stove and started tinkering again...
Failed Mashed Potatoes: 50 Copper Coins, consigned x20 Passable Fried Fries: 60 Copper Coins, consigned x20
After turning off the notification sounds and looking at his Cooking level, which had already risen to nine, Xuan Sheng stretched and decided to go grind some levels.
He would let the items sell for now. He wasn't short of money or equipment; he was doing this simply to sell the things he had made.
Carrying the two batches of mashed potatoes and fries he had prepared for himself, he washed the cookware on the stove, opened the shop door, and prepared to set out.
However, a familiar face appeared before him...
"Brother Li?"
"Zhao Jun? You're dressed like..."
This man, who had come from the same beginner village and carried the hopes of his comrades on his shoulders, was wearing a strange uniform. He seemed to be patrolling the streets.
"You even managed to get an official post?"
Li Xunsheng raised the corner of his mouth and teased him.
"Don't remind me. If this job didn't provide some restorative items as supplies, I wouldn't want to waste my time here either."
Zhao Jun wanted to grind monsters and roam the wilderness too, but he had no opportunity!
The city's low-level supplies had long since sold out, while the items in the auction house were absurdly expensive...
"Ugh, it's tough... Brother Li, what are you doing here?"
"I work here."
"He's not just working here."
Mo Rui walked out from inside the shop in a white dress. Her slender, graceful figure and perfect body were fully outlined by the long skirt.
She flirtatiously swept back her long purple hair and smiled faintly, as though having her soul controlled had no effect on her whatsoever.
"Boss lady? What are you talking about?"
"Talking nonsense? Not at all. Have you forgotten what you did to me? My dear boss~"
Under Zhao Jun's shocked gaze, Mo Rui smiled seductively, alluding to the fact that Xuan Sheng controlled her soul and was the true master of this place.
"Holy crap, bro, you're incredible..."
Such a beautiful woman had actually been taken down within a day of entering the city. That was far too impressive!
One boss and one boss lady—he had climbed the ranks far too quickly!
Looking at his strange-faced companion, Zhao Jun secretly gave him a thumbs-up...
A role model for us all! He was so envious!
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