Time flew. A full week had passed since the Gastrodon incident.
It was now April 1, spring of year 112 of the League Calendar. With the start of a new month, Tong Hua felt refreshed as well.
Over the past week, both Fairy Tale Ranch and Happy Dessert House had entered a period of rapid growth.
Every day was busy, and the kitchen oven hardly ever sat idle. All sorts of pastries and desserts went on sale, with the occasional delivery order too.
Speaking of deliveries, Delibird had gotten quite good at them lately.
Mostly, Delibird went back and forth between Windring Town Base and the Village Chief's house in Chicory Village, occasionally stopping at the village shop to help buy some fuel.
Delibird was truly dependable, never wandering off during deliveries and always returning soon after finishing.
For some reason, though, trips to the Village Chief's house always took longer than trips to Windring Town Base, even though the Village Chief's house was closer-
Still, having someone to run errands while things were busy at home was a huge help.
"All done! Whew-finally, a chance to rest."
Having finished another batch of pastries, Tong Hua carried them to the shelves with Minccino.
"Cook leveled up again. Now the gap between it and my other professions is even bigger.
"I feel like I've become a full-time Cook, but that's not bad either."
Ever since his Cook profession had passed level 20 on the day of the Spring Festival, Tong Hua had been producing large batches of all kinds of pastries every day that week.
Their quality varied, but they yielded plenty of experience.
By now, his Cook profession was nearly level 24.
By Tong Hua's rough estimate, his current culinary skills were probably enough to make him head chef at