A Curious Case Of Mobs Extra

This is my first time seeing and having a Chinese business lunch. The waiters start to fill the tables with various types of dishes. Tens of different dishes lay in front of us, most of them a freshly cooked by the kitchen. Some of them I have seen before, some I don't. The fragrance of the food are so enticing.

"Let's eat!" Finally, Lie Peng invitations are what I have been waiting. I'm looking forward to tries all of these dishes.

I took my chopstick and took a bite of the rice giving it a taste. Even the rice has an exquisite taste. It was full of natural sweetness and savory's taste. The soup is thick but smooth when you drink it. The fried meat taste so tender and buttery. The spiciness never overpowers the meat taste just give a very nice palate experience. I don't know how much this lunch gonna cost, but I'm grateful that it's not coming from my wallet. Lie Peng and I eat everything serve without any leftovers and most of them finish by Lei Peng.

Burrup!!!

"That was delicious." I complimented the cooking. The art of culinary in this world are several times more advance from the old earth. Probably because of the variety of ingredients and mixed origins of its people allowing the culinary world to develop into a new height.

The vastness of land and different habitats create a very unique ecosystem. Millions of different species that have no counterparts on the old earth, millions of other species change with the influence of world mana resulting in culinary experience like no other. That is why exists a special branch of cultivators that choose to devote themselves hunting and searching new taste and delicacy around the globe, they called themselves 'Gourmet Hunter'. With the vastness of this world, I confident and fully believe that the delicacy and exquisiteness of food serve here and anywhere known in this world are only at the tip of an iceberg.

"It is, I never know such good cooks exist on this backwaters island." He blurted. Lie Peng looked at me and continue to say his thoughts. "No offense though, this is a backwaters area. Sitting at the edge of the wilderness river bank. The last of the island chains."

"What! Really?" I questioned his statement. "That food is only good at best?"

"Huh...here I thought that you gonna take offense when I said you stay at a backwater island." puzzled Lie Peng. "I can give it four and a half star at best since they can bring out that taste even with only using mediocre ingredients."

"Out of five?" I exclaimed about his revelation.

"No! Out of twenty and that was rated using standard Gourmet Hunter star rating. So consider it quite generous." He said with a pride voice. It's like he is doing the restaurant a favor by giving the rating. "Nope, let's do an even four-star. Yep, it feels like a four-star."

Lei Peng then proceed to called the waiter and asked for the owner and the chef to come meet him. At first, the waiter gives a slightly confused look, but Lie Peng then proceeds to show him his pendant. The waiter attitude instantly turns meek and respectful. He rush out as fast as he can without trying to be disrespectful.

Not long after, A woman and an older man wearing a chef attire came by our private room. They introduce themselves respectfully with a slight bow toward Lei Peng.

"We greet you, senior Lei Peng. We were sorry for the inadequate treatments given by our staff. Please have mercy." The older man appealed to Lei Peng's mercy.

"Don't be, I'm here not to nitpicking little things. We just finish dining and I'm quite satisfied with the cooking. So, I'm gonna award you four-star rating base on Gourmet Hunter Star Rating." He said nonchalantly. However, the expression both of the owner and the chef betrays on the way Lei Peng said.

"Thank You, senior. Thank you." The older man quickly said his gratitude while kneeling. "Lucy! quickly show some thanks to our benefactors." He said toward his daughter who is still in shock about what just happened.

Both of them then kneeling toward Lie Peng and me to show their gratitude again. I tried to tell them that I'm just a normal cultivator but that doesn't even stop them a little bit, it even made them feel more thankful. I glared toward Lei Peng and with a sigh, he explained that I am just a normal disciple. The kneeling finally stop, but I'm still revered because of Lei Peng status and my status as his friend.

The process of giving a rating is quite simple. Lei Peng send an email toward Lucy with a link to download the paperwork. Lei peng then asked both of them to filled the paperwork as fast as possible. He will bring the paperwork back after finish discussing the matter with me. Upon receiving the email via an intranet, Lucy the young chef suddenly change his meek attitude into a fangirl mode. Her eyes change into the sparkly mode. Her voice change into squeaky version and she just rush out from the room without reason. Her father, I recon watch what happened in silence not knowing what to do.

Even Lei Peng doesn't know what just happened. Her father, Lei Peng and I keep looking at each other for an explanation of what just occurred. However, as soon as she came out, she arrives again. This time, with a big cutting board and a camera complete with stands. Turn out, Lei Peng the Gluttony has a fangirl. He became so embarrassed because of my silent teasing and unending grins. Even with reluctance, he signs the cutting board and agrees to take a picture together with the girl. Two picture was taken, once both Lucy and her father took the picture and once only Lucy alone posing with him. His face became redder when Lucy just grab his hand and holding it as a couple do. I acting as a faithful junior sacrificing myself to be a cameraman for the future couple, I hope so.

"Not another word!" Lei Peng said to me.

I pantomime zipping my mouth while keep grinning to no end. "Yes, senior Lei Peng." I joked about his predicament as a somewhat famous person.

"Nope, no senior this senior that, I always hated it, called me Peng like before." he sighed responding about what just happened. "Since I became a gourmet hunter, I have a few lucky encounters. I found several dishes that achieve grades 10 and above. However, my specialty is always having a low-grade ingredient, and turning it into the best food as possible."

I keep from asking him what that grade mean. I definitely will know it in the future about what that grade means. " So, the foods we just eat are inspired by you?"

"Probably, since she my fan. I do think she had potential too. A little bit grooming, she can achieve wonders." Lei Peng said with a genuine interest.

"So, how come you became Lei Jie's servant?"

"My family has to serve Lei Jie's family for a long time. I'm not that talented too. The highest stage I can reach is at early foundation establishment and that is if I got lucky. I already reach my peak and I don't think I can go further. Better to spend myself pushing others to reach what I can't."

"Each to their own, I guess. You still have what, several hundred years left to live I assume?" I asked without an intention to get the answer from him. "So what, you just give up? How about you take Lucy on a date or at least take her as a disciple. Teach her, groom her, that the least you could do. My mother always said, 'Mobs, s.e.x is a weird thing. The more you give, the more you will get and it's the same as knowledge, the more you teach, the more you will learn'."

"What? what does it even means?"

"I don't have a clue about the s.e.x thing, but for the knowledge part, I know if you teach someone, your knowledge will grow on its own."

"Urgh, fine, I'll think about it."

"Good, I'm sure there will be other ingredients just waiting to be discovered. Even a blue cat eyes grass suddenly find it uses other than a mosquitos repellent. Who's to say the weeds which grow on the side of the road will not be a long lost magical ingredient." I affirmed my encouragement. "Let talk business next."

"Yeah, Let do that. So my master agrees to follow your suggestion. but he needs it to be done in three months. There will be a tournament in five-month which he needs to attend to no matter the cost. He needs the money from this business venture to buy a lot of rare ingredients and those ingredients will use tonnes of money." Explained Lei Peng.

"Three months, I think it is doable for me to do it. Any special care I need to know while handling the grass?"

"Not Really, just dry the grass along with its root. Make sure the grass dried completely before crushing it to dust. I recommend using the hot air blower. There always someone selling it somewhere on the main island." Lei peng commented on the method to process the grass.

"So the process is pretty simple. Know where can I found the grass? Is there a guide or something?" I questioned Lei Peng about the area in which the grass can be found.

"Well, there is a herbology guide, but I don't think they listed the grass. They too common and can be found on every island. It's weed." Lei Leng said. "Here, look at this. I just pick this up on the way here. That spot of land already contain tens of those grass and I saw tens of those spot from the tower to here."

"That's a lot. I can't use my original plan it seem. I planned to hire some natives on each island to gather them. But seem too overmuch. Did Lei Jie came up with any plan?"

"Sure did. He plans to sell the cream recipes after buying up all the market stockpiles. Then when the price came out, sells everything from his stockpiles."

"That's the stupidest plan I have ever heard of. No self respect merchant gonna stockpiles weeds. Even if there is some, other people just pick it at the roadside."

"That's what I said. I should thank you for sending the reply. If not, I'll never get a chance to know about his genius plan. Who knows what will happened to his wealth that keeps on dwindling." complained Lie Peng about the stupid idea scheme by his master.

Well Mr Lei Peng, you probably never known about the legendary skills of the main characters. The cheat abilities that always overpowered logic and reason. It is called The Plot Armor. Because there is an existence of so call transmigrated extra, your master's life will be more complicated and logical. You will be involved in a logical scheme that allowed someone not main characters to gain the benefits too.

I may unknowingly change your fate from a two or three chapters servant into a somewhat important side character. From a sending letter and buying rare ingredients extras into a somewhat important financial advisor for your master is probably a fair exchange. Changing your fate and making your life more meaningful toward your master in exchange for me to tag along with this scheme.

"Don't worry about it. I don't think this softening and smoothing cream is the only thing your master can do. He certainly gains some fortuitous encounter. I dare to bet my life that he got more mysterious recipes that already forgotten. If I were you, I'd stay close to him all the time. Help him during his hard time. and maybe if you're lucky, your master will share some of his fortuitous encounters. Maybe he can even cure your talent problems." I pointed out the elephant in the room for Lei Peng. Those Granpa in the ring for sure know how to improve someone raw talents. They sure did it for Lei Jie.

"You think so?" He looked at me with a questioning look about his chances to cure his long-time problems.

"I do. Just ask him nicely when you get back, but told him you after you told him about your investment in this scheme." I reasoned with Lei Peng. "Then tell him you will forfeit the profit and will give to him if he can found out the cure for his talent problems."

Lei Peng fall into silence about what just brought forward by me. Pointing out the obvious solution for his long life predicaments seems to made him quite speechless too. I'm will act like that too if I found out there is hope about my life long sickness too.

"So, how much can he commit to our cause? I don't have much, but I will put everything I have into this. Everything he gives to me minus what I used to build the chicken coop and warehouse."

"Here, there is 300 mana stone in there and here's another 200 from me. You need to deposit them at the tower first since the value exceeds 5,000 Rivs. They will post it, became the middle man and tax it too. You only can sell the maximum of two stones a month using direct purchase." Lei Peng explained. "Just made sure to email him and me the plan later on. We will communicate using email after this. Spies are everywhere nowadays. So, this may be the last meeting we should have for the time being."

"Sure, no problem. 1.1 mil should be enough to exploit the hell up this scheme too. I'll email the plan later. I need to think about it some more. I have some ideas on how to do that but it sure needs a lot more thinking and touching up."

"Good, do that." Lie Peng said. He then asked for Lucy and the paperwork for rating purposes. Both of them offers to wave the payment but Lei Peng asked them not to. If somehow the gourmet association gets some wind that I don't pay the full price at the restaurant I'm giving the rating, my grade may be dropped.

After paying the food and taking back the paperwork. With a little bit of silent coercion from me. Lei Peng finally have the courage to asked Lucy to bring out her resume too. She just so excited, she hugs Lei Peng in response. Lucy bubbly and straight forward attitude maybe the only way to break Lei Peng's awkwardness and shyness toward the opposite s.e.x. Lucy, fighting!!! I'll ship both of you even if the universe has a different plan for you. I'm the transmigrated extra, the one with the power to mess up the plot, the one to fill up the plot hole, the arrow to break the protection of plot armor. Buwahahahaha!

We part with each other since I don't want to disturb the moment happened between Lei Peng and Lucy. A toast to no one in hoping for both of them to move from a normal master-disciple relationship into a more intimate relationship.

On the way back home, I stop by at the tower first to drop the mana stone to be sold by the sect. I also stop by the general store to asked both Bob to find me a hot air blower and change or design a new building for drying the herbs.

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NAME: MOBS EXTRA

AGE: 10

PATH: UNDECIDE

GRADE: 0

STAT:

BODY 1.0 -> 1.2

MIND 1.1 -> 1.3

SOUL 1.1 -> 1.3

SKILLS:

PERKS:

TRANSMIGRATED EXTRA:

- This perk allows you to determine if the person has the Main Character Aura. Only Work within a 10-meter radius from the host.

- This perk also allows you to see his/her inheritances active/non-active that belong to the main characters.

- This perk allows you to determines who is who toward the MC. They were called side characters. There are many kinds of side characters. Side characters can be main characters. SC acts as a rival for the main characters. SC acts as an MC first love and many more.

NOTIFICATION:

Side Characters has been found:-

Lei Peng

- A somewhat small-time extras that recently upgraded into a supporting character because of your action. Now act as a financial advisor and a true friend for the main characters.

Lucy Watanabe

- A somewhat small-time extras that recently upgraded into a small-time supporting character because of your action. Now act as a love interest for main character financial advisor. There is some possibility that the main character develops a crush toward her because she will attack the main character if the main character occupied too much of his beloved master Lei Peng free time.

WARNING:

- There are some possibilities that because of your meddling, the genre for the story change. From a cliche Xianxia cultivation story into romance tragic story.

Choose one of the two options:

1. Please limit your involvement to keep the story from changing the genre.

2. Please commit to change everything and keep getting involved in the story to evolves the genre of the story.

REWARD:

- 0.2 Point increase in all attributes because of you changing the story. Higher the risk, higher the reward you get. If you become involve more in the story, the risk to dying soar sky-high, the system award you some reward for your involvement to balance it.

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Well, Shiiieeeettttt!!!