Comfort Food for the Penniless

Adeline was about to go outside when her grandfather call her, " Where are you going?" Adeline casually respond, " I will hunt some level 5 bird type beast." His grandfather was about to stand up but Adeline uses the spell, water spurt and hit the floor just few inches from where Cardo was sitting. Cardo's eyes widened, "You can use magic? I thought you are an aberrant?" Adeline smile, " I am an aberrant, I am not still aware of what my class over all capability but it seems magic is one it. Certainly I can handle some low level beasts. Don't worry, I will not enter the forest. I will just hunt near the entrance to that forest. Her grandfather sigh and said, " I should be the one providing you but instead, I am the one that being take care of." Adeline faintly smile and said, " There is nothing wrong for a man to asked for help when they need it, I think they are brave enough to swallow their pride, unlike my father who stab you at the back." His grandfather became furious but was able to control it by swallowing its anger, " You can go now." Cara smile and said, " Adeline please take care. I will ready the kitchen. I am not that good in cooking but I hope that I can practice. Please, if you're in danger just come back. Don't venture too much. We don't even know this place." Adeline nodded, " Mom, kindly carry those two sacks of rice. Place it in the kitchen." Cara smile and nodded.

Adeline and her mother went out together then Adeline bid farewell to her mother when they reach the carriage. Adeline activate the spell earth's ear and continuously pulsate energy to the ground. Each pulsation consumes 1 mana point. He uses it 5 times to locate the ingredients which left her 45/50 mana points. She went to the location of one of the ingredient and encountered a level 5 chicken. The chicken is one feet tall and length. It looks like a white broiler chicken but with white body r and black wings part. The patient comb and wattles is bright read in color. Adeline was hiding on one of the big tree. She is about 5 meter away from the chicken. She thought water sprout can't kill the chicken. She thought since the water sprout is formless that give her an idea. She conjures water spurt and imagin forming it into a water arrow then she immediately releases it but the arrow became formless again when the spell is about 2 meters away from the chicken. She then conjures another water spurt and form an arrow then release it towards the chicken. The arrow penetrates the chicken head and died on the spot then a "Ding" can be heard.

• Unlocked water arrow spell

She checked the spell windows and shows:

• Water Sprout – Mastery E

• Water Arrow- Master F

• Earth Ears- Mastery E

• Lighter – Mastery F

• Fertilizer – Mastery F

She realized that each water arrow conjurations can consume 5 mana points. So her remaining mana is about 35/50. She continues to hunt those broiler chicken using water arrows until her mana was about 5 points left. The total level 5 chicken she successfully hunted is around 3. Adeline faintly smile and murmured, " It seems that I need to practice more…..Now, I need to get the other two ingredients." Adeline use the earth's ear to locate the other two ingredients. As soon as she was able to detect wild onions, wild garlic and ginger she hurriedly walks towards its location. Adeline pulled the inions and dig u the garlic and ginger then use the appraisal skill.

• Level 1 wild garlic – This garlic can be use as spice. Eating garlic alone will not have any beneficial effect but when mixed with some recipe it can have an additive effect.

• Level 1 wild onions- This onion can be found almost anywhere. Eating the onion alone will ward off all level 1 monster from the consumers but it decrease the stamina regeneration points byt 2 points. When combined with some food, some effects will be negated or switches.

• Level 1 wild ginger- This ginger has a slight pain relief effect with the duration that ranges to 30 -60 minutes. If this ingredients will be use in cooking the pain relief effect might be extended.

After Adeline read the description, she heard a 'ding' sound and the system spoke, "All the active quests are now successfully completed. Hope that you will be happy with the rewards.

• Unlocked Gaea Land rank 1: 30 square meter

• Unlocked Shop window

• Unlocked Recipe window

• Unlocked Recipe: Arroz Caldo

• Unlocked Deboning Skill

• Unlocked Slice and Dice Skill

• Experience points gained: 300 points

After Adeline saw all the pop up rewards, she hurriedly walks home. At home, she immediately went towards the kitchen. The kitchen is a bit small, about 2 square meter There is small table at the center and beside the table is a cast iron cooking stove. She opens the space storage and place 3 level 5 chicken, 10 bulb and stalk of onion, garlic and ginger on the small table. She also took out from the storage several dry logs and place it inside the cast iron, she uses the spell lighter then close the lid of cast iron.

She uses a 2 24 cm cooking pot which can boil water up to 6 liters. She placed 4 liters of water using the water spurt spell, place the chicken in the boiled water then remove the feather of the chicken. Due to the deboning skills, Adeline did not have any difficulty in separating the flesh from the bone. She first locates the backbone then undresses the chicken from that point until the only remains is the bones.

Adeline went out from the kitchen and just throw the used water and feathers from the cooking pot then clean it. She uses again the spell water spurt and fill the cooking pot by 3 liters of water then place all the bones and the meat inside the pot to make a chicken stock. The other cooking pot was for making the "lugaw" which has a similar consistency of rice pudding but has little bit of water.

The boiled chicken meat, onions, garlic and ginger were sliced in small dices, with the help of slice and dice skill Adeline did not meet any error. She pours a small portion of stock to the "lugaw". and place all the diced ingredients inside the "lugaw pot" then let it simmer for a few minutes.

After few minutes of simmering the system immediately announced, "you created your first dish...…rating is 1/5...Along the way, you can upgrade your rate by using high grade ingredients appropriate for each recipes. Nevertheless, you created an edible food." Adeline was very happy when she heard about it.

Adeline clean all the cooking wares and thought, "maybe when I level up I can order a dishwasher and upgrade my stove." She checks the shop menu if she can buy any utensils but there are only two products, the wooden fork and spoon which costs 10 silver per pair and a small wooden bowl with diameter of 13cm and with the depth of 13cm. She bought 5 pairs of spoon and fork and 5 small wooden bowl. The system responded, "Please check the drawer beside you" Adeline checked the said drawer and the items was there, Adeline thought, "magic! What a feat! I wonder how the system do it…. "

The moment she pours the semi thick consistency of Arroz Caldo the aroma just spread immediately. The onion, garlic and gingers" scent is permeating in the air. She can even hear her stomach rumble. She place the wooden bowls on one of the tables in the dining room.

His grandfather uses a wooden cane to walk towards the table while her mother was assisting Cardo. Cardo smile, " I never thought you knew how to cook….." her grandfather sniff the bowl of arroz caldo and said, " this is not just any plain rice porridge?" then he proceeds to sip then eat and eat until the bowl is empty. "Can I have another one?" Adeline smile and gave him another one then her grandfather stops and stare in a blank space. Adeline was worried because maybe the food is poison. Although the ingredients are similar to her old world but who knows. The system spoke, " Do you want me to scan your grandfather?" Adeline nodded then she can hear a "beep" sound 6 times then stop, few seconds later the system spoke," your father is just reviewing his stat window, I can't see your grandfather's level and status screen due to the huge gap between your level and his level. One thing that I am positive though, the recipe that you cook has pain relief effect, and also it increases the stamina regeneration by 2 point for 4 hours"

Cardo proudly look towards his granddaughter, "It seems like the food that you made have positive effect to the person who consumed it, plus it is really delicious. This is the first time I have eaten a rice porridge without thinking of vomiting it. There are only few people in this world who can create a dish that can affect one's status points. They are not rare but they are not as many as offensive class type such as myself.

Her mother silently cry while eating and said, " It is the first time I've have eaten a good food." Adeline held her mother's hand and whisper, " If you are ready to tell me your problem, just to let you know that I am just here," Her mother's eye widened then nodded. Her grandfather almost ate the entire dish.

Cara was cleaning the table when a dwarf enters the inn. Cara smile, "Can I help you?" The dwarf looks around, "I've been living around here for almost 5 years and never thought that there is an inn." Adeline walk out from the kitchen carrying 5 bowls of Arroz Caldo and place it on the table. The dwarf sniffs the aroma that lingered in the air and walk towards the table and said, "how much?"

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Name: Adeline

Sex: Female

Age: 12 years old

Race: Human

Class: The Iron Lady

Level: 9

Money:0

Experience Points needed: 10/100

Health: 45/45

Stamina: 45/45

Mana: 1/90

Mana Regeneration: 9 per hour

Stamina Regeneration: 4.5 per hour

Elemental Affinity: 10% water, woods, fire, ground

Personal Statistics:

Strength: 0.8

Vitality: 0.8

Dexterity: 5

Speed: 5

Intelligent: 10

Wisdom: 10

Spells:

• Water Sprout – Mastery E

• Water Arrow – Mastery F

• Earth Ears- Mastery E

• Lighter – Mastery E

• Fertilizer – Mastery F

Skills:

• Appraisal – Mastery F

• Deboning – Mastery F

• Slice and Dice – Mastery F

Recipe:

• Arroz Caldo 1/5 Star - +2 stamina regeneration and slight pain relief. Effect Duration: 4 hours

Shop:

• Small Wooden Bowl – 10 silver each

• Wooden Fork and Spook – 10 silver per pair

Buildings Owned:

Inn-shop – rank 1

Gaea Land – rank 1