Free Web NovelChapter 105: Chapter 105 Egg Tart
"So, what do you need me for?" Having calmed down a lot after drinking the cola, Lafra sat in the chair, swinging her short legs.
Lafra was neither a little girl nor a naive sweetie; having lived for a long time, she naturally understood that there must be an ulterior motive behind the gift.
Moreover, it was Chen Ze asking for the favor, and the fact that he had someone pass the message to her made Lafra think Chen Ze had no small request.
Suddenly, Lafra furrowed her brows, thinking of a possibility, but that possibility seemed so slim that she shook her head and discarded the thought.
Chen Ze, watching Lafra’s behavior, was a bit puzzled. Could it be that the blood-red vampire ancestor expected to just shake her head and feel the fizz of the cola again?
"It’s like this, do you know about the person who has been targeted by misfortune?" Chen Ze asked, having learned his lesson from Hastur’s incident, he decided to inquire first if the problem could be resolved.
"Targeted by misfortune? Who’s that? I don’t know them." Lafra shook her head; she didn’t remember any person by that description.
Chen Ze covered his face, seeing that Lafra didn’t know.
"Then take a look at that little girl; she’s the one who’s been targeted by misfortune. She’s terribly unlucky, so much so that it endangers her life. I’m asking if you could help resolve it." Chen Ze decided it was better to keep his explanation simple and direct.
Lafra turned her head; she had been preoccupied with being angry and drinking cola and hadn’t noticed there was another customer.
When her gaze landed on the little girl—very young, extremely weak, flat figure, and utterly ordinary appearance.
Not even remotely a human girl worth noticing—that was Lafra’s current thought. But she also knew Chen Ze wouldn’t ask her to look at an ordinary little girl without a reason.
Then Chen Ze saw a flash of red in Lafra’s eyes, and he raised an eyebrow, realizing Lafra’s strength indeed fell short of Hastur’s.
"So that’s how it is..." Lafra saw the situation of the little girl.
"Then, is there any way to solve it?" Chen Ze asked urgently.
"There is, but the problem is, if I handle it, this human girl will probably turn into an idiot, right?" Lafra took out a small knife, leisurely filing her fingernails.
"Turn into an idiot? Is it that serious?" Chen Ze was shocked. To merely ward off misfortune seemed to be as drastic as performing a frontal lobotomy.
"How should I put this, this little girl, her soul contains a dense, dark substance, which has become one with her soul. I reckon this dark substance is what you call misfortune." Lafra blew on her knife and brushed her long hair.
"So if you want to remove the misfortune, you’ll have to remove the dark substance, and whatever you do, it will affect the girl’s soul," Lafra spoke very magically, but Chen Ze translated it into something he could understand.
"So you’re saying, it’s like Yuna’s brain has cancer, and she needs to remove part of her brain to survive, but the removal will definitely affect Yuna?" Chen Ze felt he understood this explanation better, as he had never seen a soul.
"I don’t quite understand your talk of cancer and brains, but have you made up your mind? I can start whenever you’re ready," Lafra said, looking at her well-filed right pinky fingernail.
"This... let me think of another way," Chen Ze hesitated, feeling that he still couldn’t accept it.
An idiot? What’s the difference between becoming an idiot and being dead? With the living standards in a different world, Chen Ze didn’t think Yuna could live a normal life as an idiot.
And that was supposedly the best outcome. What about the worst?
"I’ll make you some desserts; I’ve learned a few new ones recently." Chen Ze tied on his headband. Since magic and science were of no help, he could only rely on his "System."
And on the mystical, too.
"New dishes, huh? I’m looking forward to it," Lafra nodded her head. Since she had come, it wouldn’t do not to eat something.
Chen Ze returned to the kitchen; this time, the dessert was relatively simple, belonging to a very common type of pastry that Chen Ze used to quite enjoy eating.
As for why it was in the past? Because there were too many delicious things, and Chen Ze’s stomach shamelessly became a playboy.
"Manager~" Just as he was about to start, Chen Ze heard Betty’s seductive voice.
The corner of Chen Ze’s mouth twitched; he didn’t think Betty was there to show concern for him, he knew very well what she meant.
"Alright, alright, I won’t forget about you," Chen Ze sighed, the succubus was getting more and more gluttonous.
This time, Chen Ze planned to make egg tarts, which were small, could be made in large quantities at a time, and each one could provide an experience point, and might trigger the passive effect of dessert lovers.
Cheesecake was too big, mango mousse too troublesome, and Paluda wouldn’t be able to eat it after drinking too much, so egg tarts were simpler.
"With Lafra around, my luck should be a bit better, right?" Chen Ze put on gloves and started preparing this batch of egg tarts. freewёbnoνel.com
There are many types of egg tarts, but Chen Ze was short on time and only planned to make the most basic and simplest egg tarts.
In a short while, ten egg tarts were ready.
[You have made ten ordinary egg tarts, and your dessert-making experience has increased by 20 points]
The egg tarts didn’t give much experience, but Chen Ze didn’t mind that; what he cared about was whether the passive effect of a dessert lover was triggered or not.
"It didn’t trigger..." Chen Ze sighed and let Betty come in to take them out first, otherwise Lafra might get anxious and lose her temper.
Chen Ze continued to make egg tarts; he didn’t believe he couldn’t trigger it.
[You have made ten ordinary egg tarts, dessert-making experience...]
[Dessert Lover’s passive triggered]
[Ordinary egg tarts have gained a sentimental effect]
The corner of Chen Ze’s mouth twitched again, sentimental? What kind of magical special attribute was that?
"Take it out, it’s also for Lafra," Chen Ze shook his head, realizing a problem.
The passive effect of being a dessert lover was already a matter of chance; now, Chen Ze was gambling on an even less probable chance, which was practically nightmare difficulty.
"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, I beseech you to bring me luck!" Chen Ze muttered as he took the third batch of egg tarts out. freewebnoveℓ.com
Although he triggered a tranquil special effect, it wasn’t what Chen Ze was looking for.
"No good, at this rate, how many will I have to make?" Chen Ze felt that even if he used up all the ingredients today, he might still not be able to make a lucky egg tart.
But the problem was that dishes made by others couldn’t trigger the passives on Chen Ze, otherwise Chen Ze would have wanted Lafra to make them herself.
"What to do..." Chen Ze felt a little discouraged; he couldn’t possibly keep Lafra in the restaurant forever, Lafra wasn’t the landlady here...
Wait, I seem to have a bold idea!
