[Order Description: Gourmet Hunter Toriko wants to taste delicious cuisine he's never experienced before.]
[Order Details: Delicious cuisine prepared with unknown ingredients.]
To be honest, completing this order would be simple enough.
After all, these were two different worlds, so the ingredients couldn't possibly be identical.
Abel was certain that preparing a dish using Sea King Class meat would satisfy the order's requirements.
However, securing a high-star rating with such a basic approach would be nearly impossible.
And the harsh reality was that Sea King Class meat might not even be available here...
Given his current circumstances, finding any other rare ingredients was equally unlikely.
This was quite the predicament.
If he stubbornly tried to pass off ordinary dishes as something special, he risked receiving his first one-star negative review.
After careful deliberation, Abel finally decided to use the Four-Star Good Review Card he had obtained from the beginner's gift pack!
[Four-Star Good Review Card (Limited Edition)]
[Consumable Item]
[Effect: Use when submitting an order to guarantee a Four-Star Good Review.]
[Note: Only applicable to Beginner's Prayer Orders.]
After obtaining the Intermediate Trading Qualification, this item would become useless to him anyway.
So, he might as well use it now to help him overcome the early challenges.
After Baby-5 left, he submitted the roast meat hidden under his blanket as the trade item and simultaneously used the Four-Star Good Review Card.
[Confirming order item... Initiating transfer.]
[Beginner's Prayer Order completed! Customer gave a Four-Star review (unexpected delight)!]
[Review: This is the first time I've ever tasted meat with such a unique texture. It's absolutely delicious!]
[The Four-Star review grants a 50% bonus to the base Trade Points reward. The remaining bonus has been automatically distributed. Please check your account.]
[Because the customer was highly satisfied, you've received an additional reward: Gourmet Cell Implantation (claimable).]
'Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!'
Abel was stunned!
The bonus reward was a Gourmet Cell Implantation?!
This was a true stroke of divine luck!
But what he didn't expect was that the real surprise was yet to come.
[You have earned the recognition of Gourmet Hunter Toriko and received a special long-term Wish Order. Do you accept?]
Accept? Of course, he had to accept!
Seeing the System Notification pop up again, Abel accepted almost without hesitation.
[Obtained a special long-term Wish Order.]
[Order Description: The delicious dishes you provided have greatly satisfied Toriko. He eagerly anticipates more surprises from you.]
[Order Content: Delicious dishes cooked with Unknown Ingredients.]
[Base Reward: Unknown, 300 Trade Points.]
[Remaining Time: Unlimited, repeatable.]
[PS: Repeatedly providing unsatisfactory goods may result in the cancellation of this order.]
"Hahahaha, that's awesome!"
A one-time Wish Order had suddenly transformed into a repeatable, long-term Order, and each completion came with a substantial base reward. Could there be anything more to celebrate?
Abel felt his face might crack from grinning so hard.
This Four-Star Good Review Card was incredibly useful. Not only had it earned him 450 Trade Points and a portion of Century Soup for free, but it had also allowed him to fleece Gourmet Hunter Toriko twice.
Without it, what level of culinary masterpiece would have been required to secure a Four-Star review on this Order?
Abel didn't even want to imagine!
This served as a reminder: unless he was confident of achieving at least a Three-Star review, he shouldn't attempt this Order lightly.
If he kept messing up and the long-term order got canceled, he'd have nowhere to cry.
After all, Gourmet Hunter Toriko's world was full of treasures, and Abel was determined to keep milking this golden goose.
"If only I had a few more of these positive review cards," Abel muttered, smacking his lips, a hint of greed in his voice. "I wonder if I can find more in the Shop later."
He quickly composed himself and prepared to claim the bonus reward for completing the order.
[Gourmet Cells]
[Single-use consumable]
[Description: A special type of cell extracted from the Phantom Jellyfish.]
[Effect: When implanted into the human body, these cells activate the body's own cells, allowing them to evolve after consuming gourmet food.]
[Side Effects: Requires a constant intake of large quantities of food to maintain the Gourmet Cells' activity. Prolonged insufficient energy intake carries a risk of being devoured by the cells.]
Abel felt this was the perfect way to become stronger at his current stage.
All he had to do was eat.
Safe, painless, and even the side effects were negligible.
After all, he had already secured a long-term meal ticket. Doflamingo wouldn't kick him out just for eating too much, would he?
The only real challenge would be finding delicious foods to evolve his Gourmet Cells in the future—a somewhat troublesome task.
But even that wasn't a major problem. He still had his Golden Finger!
If the delicacies of one world weren't enough, he'd move on to two, then three...
This overwhelming advantage surpassed even what Gourmet Hunter Toriko possessed!
In short, his future looked promising.
"Claim additional reward."
[Additional reward claimed successfully. Gourmet Cell implantation commencing... Implantation complete.]
As expected of the System, Abel felt nothing during the implantation. This level of technology would make doctors worldwide hang their heads in shame.
This was far more impressive than that Mutant Trash Ray from before.
However, his joy was premature.
Immediately after the implantation, the Gourmet Cells within his body sprang into action, digesting the roasted meat he had eaten earlier at an astonishing rate.
Yet this still couldn't satisfy him!
He needed to eat—to eat voraciously!
This was the urgent message his stomach was sending to his brain.
But there was no time to find food now, and Abel didn't want anyone to witness his current state.
So he immediately retrieved his newly acquired reward from the System Inventory: the Century Soup.
[Century Soup]
[Single-use consumable]
[Description: A soup dish from the life menu of Toriko, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Gourmet.]
[Effect: Upon initial consumption, it will deeply repair and purify the human body. If Gourmet Cells are present, they will be greatly satisfied and undergo evolution.]
[Side Effect: The drinker will involuntarily transform into a smiling face due to overwhelming satisfaction. Duration: 1 hour.]
Utterly clear and transparent!
It was like a bowl of air soup, with nothing visible inside.
Yet the beautiful aurora shimmering above the bowl and the intoxicating aroma emanating from it unmistakably proved that the soup... was indeed in the bowl.