TOP SECRET: Adventures in the Dark Continent

"Garett, right? I received the communication from my superiors, they confirmed that you are a new cook that they sent. I will be clear about one thing. I don't know what kind of connection you have with your superiors, but I don't want useless people in my kitchen. Everyone who works in the kitchen must have at least one cooking skill, even if it is the most basic of all. Unless you prove to me that you can cook a good dish without the skill." The manager explained. He was not being arrogant, as Liu Yang had some powerful connections, and offending him is not a good idea.

The restaurant manager was a two-and-a-half-foot fat man and almost a meter wide, he is very fat and tall. His race was of the orcs mixed with the demons.

"Manager Merton, if you want, I can prepare something for you to eat. I heard that the restaurant works differently. Each dish different from the self-service is made by a cook, I saw that there are about twenty types of food for customers to choose from, so there are at least twenty cooks to take care of the self-service. But the order side have cooks who make various dishes, right?" Liu Yang just wanted to confirm what he heard from Millia.

"Yes. This is how our restaurant works. You will only receive your payment if customers choose your food. The more they choose your dish, the higher your payment will be. What kind of things can you cook? Just so you know, I like to eat delicious food" Manager Merton was curious about the taste of the food prepared by Liu Yang.

As Liu Yang was sent by his superiors, his food must be edible.

"Garett, what kind of cook do you want to be? Do you prefer to work in the self-service cooking only one thing or the other kitchen and making several different types of dishes?"

Manager Merton was giving Liu Yang the option to choose.

"I want to work in self-service cooking only one dish" Liu Yang would have some difficulties working in the multiple dishes, he was not confident in preparing several dozen dishes quickly. He wasn't even in the habit of doing that.

So, his best choice is to work as a self-service cook.

"OK. I want you to prepare for me any dish that you know how to make. It doesn't matter what it is. I will evaluate the dish and decide whether or not it is worthwhile to accept you to work here" Manager Merton spoke. He was one of the restaurant's tasters.

To be hired as a cook, a person needs to be approved by him or by another taster.

But since Merton is a manager, his criteria are more strict than the other tasters.

"This is not a problem. Manager Merton, do you have these ingredients? " Liu Yang took out a piece of paper and placed it on the table.

"Gitta, I want you to bring these ingredients to me." Merton spoke to someone.

"Yes, master" A middle-aged woman opened the door and entered. She came from a room next to the manager's office.

Gitta was beautiful, despite her middle age. She had a mature and cold charm. The clothes she wears were maids, but ordinary clothes.

"Garett, you can use these utensils to cook" Manager Merton pushed a button on his table.

The wall was opened and various cooking equipment appeared. Cookware, stove, knives, and many other types of kitchen utensils.

"Master, here are the ingredients on the list." Gitta returned sometime later with a leather bag.

"Garett, you can confirm that the ingredients are right or not" Manager Merton placed the bag on the table.

Since Liu Yang was the cook, he needs to check the ingredients.

"The ingredients are correct. I can start?" Liu Yang verified that everything was in the bag.

"You can" Manager Merton was excited to try a new type of dish. He has eaten some dishes with similar ingredients before, but there were some things that Liu Yang took that were not in the dishes he had eaten before.

Liu Yang washed the ingredients and cut everything before preparing and cooking.

(Interesting ... The techniques used by this young man are mixed. I am curious to know who taught him these techniques) Manager Merton quickly realized the movements used by Liu Yang during the preparation and cooking of the ingredients.

To make it difficult for anyone to discover his background, Liu Yang used cooking methods that he learned from Lizette, Millia, Ciera, and some of the women in the Free Flowers group and Cilia's maids.

The restaurant had several cooks from another world, so it is easy to find out whether the technique used was from the Xinia Continent or not.

The dish cooked by Liu Yang was spaghetti with cheese and spices. The spaghetti was made using the ingredients received.

The preparation was not difficult, Liu Yang had no difficulties in doing so.

It took about an hour to prepare and cook the ingredients.

When Liu Yang finished cooking, a large plate of spaghetti mixed with a lot of cheese was placed on the table.

The dish looked very simple, but a delicious smell could be felt inside the room. The appearance of the dish was very different from the smell.

"An interesting dish. Can you tell me more about this dish?" Manager Merton has eaten something like this before, but the smell is quite different from the times he ate.

"This is a spaghetti and cheese dish along with some types of special spices" Liu Yang commented.

His description was quite general, as he also did not know how to explain the dish. He was not the person who invented this dish, Lisette was the person who created this dish for the group to eat.

Lizette had the best cooking skills among all Liu Yang's women, so she always researched and invented new dishes. Many were horrible, but when the result was good, the food was delicious.

One of those dishes was the spaghetti and cheese that Liu Yang made.

The original dish was taught by Liu Yang, Lisette took the same dish and did several dozen tests to create the current dish. She changed the original ingredients and added many others to add flavor to the dish.

"I see ..." Manager Merton did not bother to hear this general explanation. He knows that every cook had their secrets and he has no reason to be very curious about it.

"The dish is interesting, it looks like the ones I have eaten before, but the smell is much better" Manager Merton made his comment. He took some and placed it on a small porcelain plate.

"The texture of the pasta is good, the smell is not very strong and it is smooth. It doesn't make me sick to smell it" He started commenting on the pasta.

Using a fork, Manager Merton took some pasta and put it in his mouth.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"