Adventurers Are Obsessed With My Cooking

Episode 90. Since you earned it, you should spend it

“The King of Heroes has 14 million gold! Any more? Come on, five, four, three, two, one…”

Land! Land! Land!

“It’s a successful bid! The King of Heroes has won the bid for 14 million gold for the excellent High Oak Tenderloin Bulgogi Taco!”

A frantic auction.

The final price of all the dishes exceeded 10 million gold, and several people won the bid without one monopoly.

Among them, Everett Lowell and Kang Dae-san overwhelmed the other players.

Among the players gathered here, there were several people who participated in the auction, but in the end, only these two were awarded, and even three and two dishes were awarded respectively.

Among the kings, the King of Heroes stood out.

In particular, five dishes made with high oak were successful bidders.

The Fairy King maintained a wait-and-see attitude after winning the bid for the first ordinary oak-based dish, perhaps just to taste it, and most of the other kings withdrew as soon as the bid exceeded 10 million.

Among the lords, of course, the lord of Pelonia overpowered all the other lords.

After winning the bid for two dishes, it was so relaxed that he was busy tasting the winning dish right here with the nuance of giving it to other lords or kings.

‘Well, it’s a neighborhood where most players stay.’

It is also a territory that includes the city of Pellon, which is used as a base by many top players.

Collecting taxes will not be a joke.

It is a town with crazy prices.

‘Even the taxes I deducted from the stall sales last time in Pellon…’

Anyway, the auction of all the dishes ended like this.

It must have been.

‘Did it take 20 minutes?’

Because this was the only dish I gave Pierre the other day.

But it was strange.

Mr. Pierre did not declare the auction closed.

Come to think of it, he didn’t even say that the auction was the last item.

I wondered if it was a ploy to sell it at a higher price, but it was strange when I thought about it.

The one that declares it to be the last dish to be sold will have competition and the price will skyrocket.

Just as I was expressing my doubts, Mr. Pierre came up to me and whispered.

“Taemin. Don’t you have more a la carte dishes on hand right now? What do you think? Selling more now.”

“Yes?”

“No matter how valuable your dishes are, the opportunity to sell them at the current price will be rare. Those people don’t always participate in our Lucky Seven auctions. The opportunity is only now.”

“Ah…”

To be honest, it was a thoughtful proposal.

Then he asked me a strange question.

“Do you know how many days have passed since your cooking became known to the public? No, I should count it as the day you left Salem and entered Bramha’s orc camp.”

What are you trying to say all of a sudden?

“Only ten days or so. The fact that this amount of a la carte dishes have been produced in that time means that at least three or four a la carte dishes are being produced a day. So even if you sell all the dishes you have at auction, Taemin-san I think you can make a dish for the party to use in a day or two, wouldn’t it?”

In other words, it was just a matter of making a new dish for me and the party members, so if there was anything I had, I should give it all up.

‘I’m not saying it’s wrong…’

You can make up to 10 a la carte dishes if you like and cook all day long.

Of course, I can’t be sure because I’m just lucky, but at my current level, it’s roughly that much.

By the way, you can’t even calculate that and suggest it?

I got a little goosebumps.

Especially the last words.

“A lot of artifacts Taemin wants will be submitted for the auction that will be held this evening. Do you have enough money?”

To be honest, with the money I have now, I would be able to purchase enough artifacts.

The problem is the other items listed in the catalog that will be exhibited at the auction.

If you’re going to compete with those f*cking rich people here and win the bid, your current money won’t be enough.

Because they are the ones who pay 10 million gold for one buff dish.

“No matter how many kings and lords, it is not uncommon for kings and lords to carry a large amount of money in the amount of 10 million units. Even if you succeed in selling it right away, it will take a few days for the money to come into your hands. But now, Mr. Taemin If you’re willing to sell more of your dishes…”

He smiled wickedly and continued.

“From my personal safe, I’ll give you the amount I just earned from the auction straight away. So you don’t run out of money for this evening’s auction.”

Gulp.

I couldn’t stand it and swallowed dry saliva.

Then he answered.

“Good.”

“Excellent choice.”

Pierre’s eyes and mouth drew a disgusting arc.

“By the way, the amount is a bit large. Will it be okay?”

“Yes?”

To be honest, I don’t have a few a la carte dishes.

It’s just that I’ve been consuming a lot of high orc meat in my inventory, so there are a few dishes I’ve made.

‘That’s great. I should take this opportunity to empty my inventory.’

After a while, the stalled auction resumed.

“Ah…The next dish will be sold in bulk. It’s not an a la carte dish, but the buffing effect is a little less, but this is also a dish with a very surprising effect! High Oak Sirloin Bulgogi Taco Set of 100 . Starts at 4 million gold!”

A dish that was sold at Fallon not too long ago for 50,000 gold per person.

However, at the time, no more than one portion was sold to one person.

Is that why?

“7 Million gold from Everett Lowell!”

Bidding was coming in at a higher price than the selling price at the time.

“Kang Dae-san got 7.5 Million gold!”

“The Fairy King has 8 million…”

“Again, Everett Lowell, 8.5 Million gold!”

In particular, those three people started raising prices like crazy.

‘What the hell… How much money do you have?’

If this goes well, I’ll be able to get one for myself at the auction later in the evening.

* * *

All dishes have been auctioned off.

The heat in the hall, which had been hot, did not cool down.

“Mmm! mmm! How could such a taste exist in the world!”

“Heh heh, this is the first time I’ve ever tried a dish like this.”

“How did you make it so the flesh inside is so tender…”

Excluding our party, rice bowl and sweet and sour pork were introduced for the first time in the world.

Many people, including the King of Heroes, fell in love with the taste and couldn’t stop admiring it.

Unlike a la carte dishes, regular dishes were sold in large quantities, so many people sampled them right away.

Since they are sold in units of 100, there are still 94 servings left even if everyone tastes it.

People who have tasted the rice bowl for the first time, and people who have tasted deep-fried meat dipped in sweet and sour sauce for the first time in their lives.

I couldn’t come to my senses from the ecstatic taste.

Could it be because of that?

After the meeting, there was an endless stream of requests to have a private conversation with me.

‘Damn it…’

I couldn’t even say no easily.

First of all, all of them were customers who bought my dishes.

Those were the people who bought it at a very high price, and they were the most powerful people in each region.

“Don’t you want to come to Tania Kingdom?”

Starting with the proposal from the King of Heroes, the recruitment proposal continued.

“Can you help us? If you can cook something like that, you can trust even a human, even a summoner.”

A request for help from the Fairy King.

“I heard that you are now in our pixel! We will take care of everything, so please don’t leave for other areas.”

Even the tearful plea of the lord of Bramha.

My head was pounding.

I didn’t expect this much.

‘I’ll have to hurry up and start with assistant training…’

Requests that cannot be handled alone.

Inevitably, most of them had to be turned down.

In particular, it was unavoidable to request a high-level region to sufficiently block the demonic invasion.

First of all, we are in a hurry because it is a low-level area.

‘It’s a pixel…’

According to Kang Dae-san’s remarks, the area where demons are almost certain to be targeted is the pixel.

There’s Nadia, Rudy and the others, and it’s also the home of the hairy brother.

‘Of course, it must be that dangerous.’

I plan to lure the top players with cooking as bait, but it won’t be enough with just that.

‘We need to raise the overall level.’

In order to do that, my cooking is absolutely necessary.

Didn’t Rudy’s party, Mumu, and Melissa already prove it?

I don’t know how many days are left until the invasion, but I have no choice but to do my best.

* * *

[You have entered the Platinum Auction House.]

“Wow, that’s huge… Isn’t it bigger than a temple?”

“Mister! Are you buying Melissa gear now?”

It’s been a long time since the Continental Conference ended safely and I was hit and run by endlessly visiting people.

I was barely able to get a chance to escape, so I was able to get out of Trump Tower using this auction as an excuse.

“Yeah. Buy your equipment, and there’s a lot to buy. You have to buy artifacts too.”

“Do you have enough money? Would you like some more?”

Said Lemon, still not sure what happened at the Continental Conference.

I smile,

“Yes. About 100 million is possible?”

“What, what? This, 100 million?”

“What is it? He said it as if he would lend it, but the relationship between us is barely…”

“What are you talking about! I need 100 million to lend it!”

“If you have it, would you really lend it to me?”

“That, well.”

A culinary auction held in the middle of the Continental Congress.

The total sales amount was a whopping 243 million gold.

‘I still can’t believe it…’

I called the system again and checked the number of golds in my inventory.

[191,111,467 Gold]

About 190 million gold.

The original amount of 20 million gold plus 170 million gold from the cooking auction excluding the 30% commission.

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About a month ago, when I was kicked out of the party, it was something I could never have imagined.

I never thought I would make this much money in just one month.

Not that I would risk my life to catch a boss, but to think that I would earn it through cooking.

“Mister?”

“Mister, are you saying this because you don’t have money? Can I get some money for Melissa?”

“Huh? Oh, no. Don’t worry about money. You have a lot of money.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Rather than that, let’s hurry up and enter. It looks like it’s about to start already.”

“Yes!”

No matter how much money you have, it is not enough, so I was a little worried even though my funds increased tenfold in just one day.

Yes, the things I want to buy at the auction today are of such great value.

‘Well, if I can’t buy it, I’ll have to pour it all into my attributes.’

It is not my characteristic.

Investing in traits continues to drop in cost-effectiveness in the later stages.

However, in the beginning, it is a characteristic that shows tremendous efficiency with a small amount of money.

Mumu and Melissa.

Even if you invest only 12,000,000 gold in the characteristics of the two, the firepower of our party will be more than doubled again.

‘Still, if possible, I should go to the winning bid.’

Attributes can be invested anytime as long as you have money, but the ones I’m trying to buy at this auction aren’t that easily available.

[The 41st Platinum Auction has begun.]

I made a lot of money by selling it to my heart’s content, so now it was my turn to write it coolly.