Hearing the system notification, Ethan Stone frowned slightly.
He genuinely hadn't expected a small restaurant like the Chansey Restaurant to hide something as valuable as a purple opportunity.
Before he could think further—
A woman stepped out from the kitchen, wiping water from her hands with a towel.
"Hello. I'm the owner of this Chansey Restaurant—Yunmei Ning."
She looked to be around thirty years old.
About the same age as Guli from the forest restaurant Ethan had visited before.
But compared to Guli, Yunmei Ning clearly took better care of herself.
Her complexion was healthy, her posture relaxed.
She gave off the calm, capable aura of a mature woman.
"Hello," Ethan replied politely.
"My name is Ethan."
After a brief look at Yunmei Ning—still wearing an apron like a professional chef—Ethan asked curiously:
"Are all the dishes here made by you personally?"
Yunmei Ning smiled.
"Of course."
"My family passed down some cooking techniques."
"I opened this place here at the Academy just to make a living."
Ethan blinked, intrigued.
Before he could speak again, Yunmei Ning continued:
"So, Ethan—what brings you here today?"
Ethan didn't beat around the bush.
"Yesterday at lunch, I ordered takeout from your restaurant."
"I felt the food quality was excellent."
"My Pokémon loved it as well."
"I've got quite a few Pokémon now, and I'm struggling to handle all their meals."
"So I wanted to ask—do you provide customized Pokémon meals long-term?"
Hearing that Ethan wanted to cooperate, Yunmei Ning's eyes lit up.
Although she had opened her restaurant inside Donghuang Academy, the total population of students and staff was only around three thousand.
That number included graduate and doctoral students.
And the Academy already had cafeterias.
Most students came from ordinary families.
For many of them, eating out once a month was already a luxury.
On top of that, the Academy's commercial street had no shortage of restaurants.
As a newly opened business, the Chansey Restaurant simply didn't have enough customers.
Yesterday, if not for Ethan's large order worth over a thousand credits, the restaurant's entire daily revenue wouldn't even have reached one hundred.
That was devastating for a business.
Between ingredient costs and paying Iris Lin's wages, Yunmei Ning was already under heavy financial pressure.
If things continued like this, the restaurant would shut down within a month.
So when Ethan proposed a long-term Pokémon meal partnership—
She welcomed it wholeheartedly.
"That won't be a problem at all," Yunmei Ning said immediately.
"May I ask what Pokémon you have?"
Ethan smiled and gestured to the two beside him.
"These two," he said, pointing.
"And I also have a Deino, a Mudkip, and a Fuecoco."
Five Pokémon?
Yunmei Ning froze for a moment.
Beside her, Iris Lin stared at Ethan in disbelief.
She was a first-year student too.
And she only had one Pokémon—Nidorina.
She hadn't even secured her second yet.
Yet Ethan had five Pokémon.
No—six, counting the already-famous Tyrantrum.
And every single one of them was rare.
Hatenna—known worldwide as the "Little Witch of the Forest," with no fixed habitat.
Fuecoco and Mudkip—starter Pokémon with sky-high prices.
Deino and Gible—pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
And Tyrantrum—a species under national supervision.
For the first time, Iris felt a genuine sense of pressure.
She had always considered Ethan a rival.
But now…
Comparing her team to his felt almost unfair.
Ethan, however, noticed none of this.
His attention was fully on Yunmei Ning.
Yunmei Ning herself was equally surprised.
She had never fed Pokémon like these before.
But her family recipe collection contained detailed dietary plans for nearly every known species.
"This is manageable," she said after thinking briefly.
"However, many of these ingredients are extremely expensive."
"I may not be able to source all of them myself."
Ethan smiled.
"I'll take care of the ingredients."
"You just need to give me a list."
He wasn't exaggerating.
As the son of a Champion, ingredient sourcing was trivial.
He wouldn't even need to handle it personally.
One phone call to his family's supplier would solve everything.
Hearing this, Yunmei Ning finally relaxed.
"Then I'll only charge a processing fee."
"Thirty credits per Pokémon per day, based on market rates."
"What do you think?"
Thirty credits per Pokémon was cheap.
That came to only one hundred fifty credits a day.
About four thousand five hundred a month.
"Sounds good," Ethan nodded.
"But I'll pay you six thousand per month."
"I just ask that you put extra care into their meals."
"I'll pay three months in advance. How does that sound?"
Yunmei Ning's breath caught.
Eighteen thousand credits upfront.
For her, this meant survival.
As long as her cash flow held, she could keep the Chansey Restaurant alive.
"Of course!" she said immediately.
"No problem at all!"
Because this was a formal partnership, Ethan had his family draft a proper contract.
They signed it on the spot.
Ethan transferred the money immediately.
For Yunmei Ning, it was a lifeline.
For Ethan—it was barely noticeable.
The moment the transaction completed, the system chimed.
[Ding! You have resolved the Chansey Restaurant's operational crisis]
[Opportunity multiplier in progress…]
[Congratulations! 166× critical multiplier achieved]
[Golden Opportunity acquired: Ning Family Pokémon Recipe Collection]
Ethan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"A golden opportunity…"
"And with a 166× multiplier."
He smiled faintly.
"Looks like this trip was more than worth it."
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