My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 374: Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty-four Time

[Item Name: Secret Pocket Watch]

[Item Level: Legendary Level]

[Item Attributes: 1. Every three natural days, the holder can see ten minutes into the future.]

[2. Every thirty natural days, the holder can choose any ten-minute period from the past to seal inside the pocket watch, permanently erasing that time span from the timeline.]

[Item Remarks: Peeking into the future and even modifying the past? It’s simply too wonderful! But I still want a time-stopping pocket watch...]

Chen Ze looked at the pocket watch in his hand and his mouth twitched slightly. He had to admit that its effects were incredibly powerful, bordering on divine artifact level.

Every three days, he could glimpse ten minutes into the future, and every thirty days, he could seal ten minutes of time and erase it from the timeline.

Any one of these effects would be great on its own, and they could be very useful, especially the second one.

But the problem was that Chen Ze had just tried it, and the pocket watch didn’t work in the restaurant. It didn’t react at all when used; in fact, it emitted black smoke like it was about to "die on the spot."

Chen Ze understood in his heart that it was probably the Magic Circle in the restaurant that automatically blocked the effect. However, he didn’t quite understand why the Time Wrap Bandana and the Magic Circle given to him by Hastur had worked before.

Eventually, Chen Ze simply attributed it to the possibility that the pocket watch had a broader range of influence, triggering suppression by the restaurant’s Magic Circle.

"However, a time-stopping pocket watch... Is it the kind of time-stopping pocket watch I’m thinking of?" Chen Ze stroked his chin, recalling some movies and animations that featured a theme of time-stopping... freewёbnoνel.com

"What am I even thinking about?" Chen Ze abruptly shook his head, dismissing the thought as too dangerous.

Yet immediately after, Chen Ze’s face broke into a grin like that of a fool, though it lasted only a moment.

"Cough cough... Better put it away, it might be useful later." Chen Ze shook his head and then put the pocket watch into his cabinet.

"Boss, I’m here for a meal. Got any high-tech goodies recently?" A voice laden with malevolent chaos followed the sound of a Wind Chime into the room.

Chen Ze rolled his eyes at the Magic Circle that appeared automatically beside him and popped his head out to say, "Nyarlathotep, please tone down your aura."

"Sorry, it slipped my mind." Back in the restaurant, Nyarlathotep reverted to the familiar poker-faced figure and sat down.

Just then, Betty, who had just recovered from being suppressed, immediately came over and poured a glass of lemon water for Nyarlathotep.

"What’s good to eat today?" Nyarlathotep seemed in a good mood, a smile hanging on Its face.

"Everything on the menu is available, but I need a favor from you," Chen Ze said cheerfully. Nyarlathotep’s appearance meant there was still hope for his business.

"Sure, consider it payment for this meal. But I’d still like to eat something first." Nyarlathotep waved a hand nonchalantly. Truthfully, if Nyarlathotep hadn’t set Its heart on becoming a mad scientist, It could have manifested many things directly.

"Give me a serving of eel rice, a bowl of soup to go with it, some skewers, and beer," Nyarlathotep ordered quickly.

"Alright, any particular requests for the soup?" Chen Ze nodded; the orders were not difficult, except for the soup, which had no specific demand yet.

"Hmm... Tasty, and with lots of vegetables would be good," Nyarlathotep pondered before giving a reply.

Chen Ze was stunned for a moment as he pondered a question: what kind of soup would satisfy such conditions?

The first dish that came to Chen Ze’s mind was a very famous Huaxia cuisine, which, although a dish, also had a lot of soup in it.

"Should I try making a Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?" Chen Ze stroked his chin, thinking the idea was pretty good. However, the preparation was too complicated and required special cookware.

So, in the end, Chen Ze decided to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall another time.

Chen Ze shook his head, then took out the eel and started grilling it slowly.

After grilling the eel, Chen Ze also had a good idea of what he might cook for Nyarlathotep later.

"Let’s make a Borscht." Chen Ze nodded, thinking it was a good idea.

Borscht is a very famous soup, and it tastes quite nice, too. Although originating from Ukraine as a hearty cabbage soup, it has been modified by Huaxia to create a soup with Chinese characteristics.

There are some tricks to making Borscht. For instance, if you don’t like it too greasy, don’t cook it directly in beef broth but dilute it with some water.

Nyarlathotep sat calmly on the chair, eyes twinkling with much light, as if a field of stars lay within Them.

"That one is about to come over. Manager, don’t you plan to transfer your lover here?" Nyarlathotep suddenly spoke.

"What’s wrong?" Chen Ze was a bit puzzled but still had Betty serve the eel rice and Borscht.

"One creates all things; I think the Unifier of All Things would be quite interested in your restaurant," Nyarlathotep said with a smile, looking at Chen Ze.

Chen Ze was taken aback. One creates all things? This title sounded familiar, but Chen Ze didn’t know much about the Cthulhu Mythos, so he couldn’t quite recall who They were talking about.

"What do you want on your skewer?" Chen Ze didn’t care; regardless of what Outer God or Old One it was, he believed his restaurant could handle it.

"...Anything is fine." Nyarlathotep gave Chen Ze an amused look.

Chen Ze nodded and went back to the restaurant, took out the skewers he had bought last time, and began grilling them slowly.

"Manager!" Ronna ran in through the door, with a happy smile on her face.

"Ronna? Come sit here." Betty grabbed Ronna and then took her to the side.

Betty cautiously glanced at Nyarlathotep. Good, They paid no attention to Ronna but were fiddling with a small object in Their hands.

"Betty sis, these are braided flowers!" Ronna took out a basket, which was full of braided flowers, and it was obvious that Ronna had put a lot of effort into them; there were even more than before.

"Ronna, what would you like to eat?" Chen Ze came out smiling, holding a plate of skewers, while Betty went to pour Thunderbrew Lager for Nyarlathotep.

"Manager, as long as there’s pizza, Ronna will be satisfied!" Ronna looked at Chen Ze gratefully, making the corner of Chen Ze’s mouth twitch.

Chen Ze hoped Ronna wouldn’t end up like Andrew. After all, he quite enjoyed chatting with Elena Andrew.