Chapter 30 - 30. Getting Closer To My Projected Target.

"Right where was I just now?" I greeted Patricia when I entered the kitchen and made an appearance. Somehow I felt that I had a glow from within from all the allocated points and she immediately noticed the difference.

"You seemed a bit stronger now, Audemars. You looked a bit different from just now. Even your tunic seems a bit fitting for you. Did you lift some weights or something when you're out at Joan's and Pointus'?" she asked as she eyed me and can't help to wonder but yeah, I could feel I had somehow being chiselled and sculpted lately.

"Oh, I was helping Pointus to carry some boxes and clearing his store earlier. I didn't actually cut it with Joan just now but I find out from her that she bathe 24 times a year and only during the gazetted holidays." I laughed as I remembered how she smelled her armpit in front of me without feeling abit bashful after doing that.

"Oh, then how about yourself, Audemars? It seemed that you love to feel fresh every time before going to bed and early in the morning," she asked as she prepared the ingredients that would be made for lunch.

"How I wish I could feel fresh like a newborn baby...! Right after my ongoing plans takes off, I'm sure you would want to shower 2 to 3 times a day just to feel fresh and smell good. By the way, I would be grinding till late at night, so we could cook extra and we don't really need to spend more time in the kitchen to prepare dinner later, ok?"

"As you wish, Audemars. So what would we be making?" she asked as I took a step back and observed all the spread of ingredients that was supplied by the Director just for this series. The thinly sliced pork had been placed under the sun and it had dried up quite considerably as I saw a thin layer of salt nicely covered the meat.

I saw eggs, celery, green and red bell peppers, shallots, garlic, mustard leaves, potatoes and yam. I could visualise what I could whip up 3 dishes in an hour with Patricia's help.

"Trish, could you fetch about 8 slices of meat hanging in the sun? Wash them properly to get rid of the salt and then soak it in a plate with a bit of water. After that, you could sit back as I prepare 3 dishes, you just place a cauldron and a frying wok on the stoves. Need not fire them up yet, until I've prepared the first dish, alright?"

She nodded and went to fetch the meat and followed according to my instructions. I broke 3 eggs into a bowl, then I took a green and red Bell pepper and sliced them up. Next up celery, spring onions and shallots were sliced thinly and placed into another bowl.

The mustard leaves had been washed and then chopped and placed in a plate and I place a bottle of condiment from the shop called McCormicks. It was dark oyster sauce and its good for like a dozen servings.

Next, I had peeled and diced the potatoes and yam and placed quite a considerable amount into a large bowl and this would be made into soup. I filled the small cauldron with a third of the water and placed the diced potatoes and yam into it. I drop a few drops of olive oil into it and fired up both stoves. A generous spread of condiments was added and some seasoning was sprinkled into it too.

The three eggs were beaten and had been mixed with the garnishing and a bit of salt. The slices of meat had been chopped with the cleaver and it would be made into 2 portions for both lunch and dinner. A bit of fat was dropped into the wok and once it is hot, I dropped in the shallots and crushed garlic and stir-fried it for a bit before I dropped in the first portion of the chopped meat.

After it was well done, I dropped in half portion of red and green peppers and soon the beaten eggs were dropped in as well. I held the wok in my hand and moved it around to spread the omelette evenly. I took a plate, invert it and placed it on the omelette and flipped both wok and plate around. I then replace the wok and slide omelette into it so the other side would be fried as well.

Patricia was watching me all the time and when I did the trick with the omelette, she was surprised. I explain that if a small one it could be flipped easily with just a ladle but a large circumference like this, I would need the help of a plate. I worked the bellows for the soup and the cover was gurgling with steam and from the smell of it, it would be ready once I had settled the rest.

I repeated the process for the 2nd omelette and once it is done, I placed both the omelette on a clean oval-shaped porcelain ware. The plate that was used to flip the egg was placed in the basin and immediately Patricia went to clean it.

I used the same wok, dropped a bit of fat and dropped in the garlic and shallots inside it. After a bit of stir frying, until the content is golden brown, I threw in the mustard leaves and stirred it for a while before I pour 2 tablespoons of McCormick's oyster sauce. The mustard leaves were only chopped into halves and when the oyster sauce was stirred in, I got some water in my cupped hand from the tap from my hand and sprinkle it inside.

"Wah Eh... I've never seen someone does that. It looked kind of fancy... It is like as if you just washed your hands and then sprinkle the water in them." she remarked and can't help but marvel at the unorthodox way of me preparing the dishes. It was like creating a piece of art and not cooking at all.

The ladle that I used for the wok was making such a din because I wanted to make not a watery dish but just enough to simmer the vegetables. I took another oval-shaped porcelain ware and carried the wok to it as I carefully poured the content and scraped the sauce and slowly spread it out evenly.

I placed the wok inside the washbasin and Patricia once again immediately wash it off and wiped it dry before she hangs it back to its original place. I went over to the soup and took a ladle and tested the potatoes and yam since it had pressure cooked and it won't take a long time for it to be softened. I close the air inlet of the stove and the fire slowly died off.

I took a large bowl and scooped the vegetable soup after putting in some crushed white pepper seeds. Since it was a clear soup, it could alternatively use white or black pepper as I explained to Patricia. She nodded and had a habit of biting her upper lip and wetting both her lips as I was preparing these dishes.

"Clang... Clang... Clang..." I used a wooden spoon and hit on the cover of the cauldron as I announced that lunch is served. Patricia took a large tray and placed all the dishes onto it and brought it to the Great Hall. As she walked I can't help notice the way she swayed her hips and I would really love to sink my teeth into her butt cheeks one day. Hah Hah Hah.

She really did put up a kind of flirtatious way of walking when she came back as she took the rice steamer, several cutleries and plates for our lunch. We both were arranging the food when Prius walked down from stairs and can't help exclaiming in surprise at the spread in front of him.

"Having you awakened is a blessing, my friend. You really had whipped up a great meal today. It had been ages since we have this type of glorious food served before us. How long ago was it, Pat? More like 6 to 7 years ago?" Prius asked and Patricia simply nodded but from the look of her eyes, I could see a sense of sadness. Maybe she was reminiscing their past when their father and the rest of the brothers are still alive.

We all sat down and said grace before started eating. "Audemars, what do you call this omelette dish?" Patricia asked as she took a slice and tasted it. The moment it entered her mouth, she can't help but squint her eyes shut as a burst of flavours exploded in her mouth.

"It's called 'Omelete De Ovo De Porco' and it is a Portugal dish. It should usually be served with either prawns or seafood but i substitute it with chopped pork instead."

No answer was needed as both siblings were shovelling the rice into their mouths and were chewing happily. I then took a bit of vegetable and served the poor siblings as I set them at the sides of their plates. After they had finished chewing their food in their mouth, they slurped the soup and forked down the pieces of potatoes and yam.

"You remembered the recipes right? Don't forget to write it down for future references." I advised as I slowly enjoyed the fruit of my labour as I was thinking of going at least 30 rounds against the goblins later. At least I could gain EXP points, level up, grab their spoils and sell off their highly valued goblin planked shields.

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*Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh... * every single arrow i shot from the crossbow had found its mark after I kited the 8 goblins every time I entered their grounds. I discovered another 'cheat' in the interface when I entered the forested area.

The map would be activated once I'm out from the safety zone of the town. I could just click the goblin campsite and it would automatically warp me to that place and every time I did that after killing the 8 of them, I could 'force respawn' on the same location.

These goblins would emerge at the same place as before. I don't even have to wait for a whole 5 minutes for them to totally respawn. Hah Hah Hah. This system has a glitch and to my advantage as well. I repeated the whole process for 45 times before the sky turned reddish indicating that dusk is approaching soon.

I saw an icon marked as 'NoOne Campsite' and I clicked on it and this brought me there in warp speed. Hah Hah Hah. I sold off 360 goblin planked shields at a whopping price of 21,600 credits. I had also gained 4320% progress and an additional 4320 credits in spoils.

I checked my system and discovered that I had gained an additional 43 levels and had already hit a century. I'm also close to hitting the halfway mark of acquiring the capital to gather funds for the initial capital. Maybe I should up the ante to 250k credits?

Level: 104/100,000

Progress: 56%

Unallocated points: 583

Wealth: 51,323 credits

I decided to leave the unallocated points aside since I'm just grinding goblins which now just took a single arrow shot to be exterminated. *Bbbzzzttt... *