RPAGF Chapter 59 Conversation
Chapter 59 Conversation
Lin Xiaoqian was replying to her grandmother's message on her phone when she heard a knock on the door.
Seeing that it was Jiang Shuang and a rather imposing old man who entered, Lin Xiaoqian looked at Jiang Shuang with some confusion.
Jiang Shuang quickly introduced, "Ms. Liu, this is Commander Li, the commander of the Eastern Theater Command."
Commander Li extended his hand: "Hello, Comrade Lin Xiaoqian."
Lin Xiaoqian was flattered to see that it was a high-ranking leader from the Eastern Theater Command who had come in person. Fortunately, she was not intimidated by the important figure and quickly stepped forward to shake his hand: "Commander Li, hello."
Commander Li smiled kindly: "Comrade Lin Xiaoqian is loyal and devoted; such patriotism is rare. I thank you on behalf of the country."
Lin Xiaoqian quickly replied, "No, no. You can just call me Xiaoqian."
After everyone was seated, Commander Li got straight to the point.
"Comrade Xiao Qian, I'd like to ask a few questions about this interdimensional travel."
Although Commander Li was as kind as a friendly old man next door, Lin Xiaoqian was still a little nervous because of his imposing presence.
She sat up straight and said very obediently, "Please ask me anything, I will answer to the best of my knowledge."
Commander Li nodded with a smile.
"Can you bring other people with you when you travel between dimensions, or is it only possible for you to go alone?"
Lin Xiaoqian had asked the system about this before, so he replied, "You can bring others along."
Commander Li asked, "How many people can we bring? Is there a limit?"
Lin Xiaoqian was taken aback; she hadn't asked the system about this.
She mentally tapped the system and received an accurate answer.
"Commander Li, theoretically speaking, as long as my small restaurant can accommodate as many people as I want, it's possible, but there are conditions."
Commander Li frowned: "What are the conditions?"
"As you may know, I am bound to the God of Cooking System. The purpose of dimensional travel is to sell the food I make to people in other small worlds. The system will also gain energy as a result, providing the energy for the operation of the small restaurant through dimensional travel."
If I bring along one more person who isn't bound to the system, the system needs to expend extra energy. To gain that energy, my workload will double, but the timeframe will remain the same—half a month.
This is easy to understand. It's like in a magical world, Lin Xiaoqian went there on her own, so she only needed to sell a thousand chicken legs a month.
If you bring one person, you need to sell two thousand fried chicken legs within a month. If you bring two people, you need to sell three thousand chicken legs within a month.
More importantly, the system told her that no matter how many times more food she sold, her chef experience would still be calculated based on the basic task volume.
The extra energy gained from selling is only to allow another person to travel between dimensions.
Upon hearing this, Commander Li fell into deep thought. If that was the case, then he would have to have someone make careful plans.
If the country wants to send more people to other worlds with Lin Xiaoqian, the workload will inevitably increase. If the time limit remains the same, too many tasks may cause all of them to be unable to complete their tasks and run out of energy to return.
Commander Li then asked, "What kind of food will you be selling in your next world? Can you know that in advance?"
Lin Xiaoqian asked the system again in her mind, and then replied, "We need to sell 500 servings of braised pork trotters rice every half month."
Commander Li calculated that on average, more than 30 copies need to be sold per day. The task is neither too much nor too little. In particular, if another person is added, the number will double.
Moreover, they didn't know which small world Lin Xiaoqian would travel to next, or how many people there were, or whether the pork trotter rice would sell well.
Commander Li took this matter seriously and kept it in mind. He continued, "Xiao Qian, could you move your little restaurant to a different location?"
That small restaurant is located on a fairly bustling street in town, so it's not very convenient for the government to do anything about it.
Lin Xiaoqian shook her head: "Once the system binds the small restaurant, it can't be moved."
Just like the system is bound to her, unless she reaches the maximum level of her culinary skills and is unbound, the system will not replace her.
If the mission fails, or if she dies, there's a possibility of being replaced.
Commander Li thought about it and decided that it was fine not to move the restaurant. He would relocate the nearby residents and businesses and build a new military base around it.
"Can the small restaurant be expanded?" Expanding the restaurant would allow them to accommodate more customers, and they could send more people to help Lin Xiaoqian complete her mission.
Lin Xiaoqian told Commander Li what the system had said: "Currently, the workload doubles for every ten square meters of expansion. However, the system told me that when I reach the level of professional chef, I will have one opportunity to expand without consuming energy. However, I can only expand up to two hundred square meters, which can be considered a phase reward from the system."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "I can also bind two chef assistants, and these two people won't need to consume any extra energy when traveling between dimensions."
This is good news.
However, after Commander Li learned that Lin Xiaoqian needed more than 6,000 chef experience points to reach the professional chef level, he remained silent for a while.
But Commander Li quickly realized that having the opportunity to travel between different dimensions was already a rare privilege, and they couldn't let all the good things fall into their laps.
After Commander Li asked some more questions about the worlds Lin Xiaoqian had visited, Lin Xiaoqian was allowed to go home.
Of course, Jiang Shuang also went back with her.
From today onwards, Jiang Shuang will be Lin Xiaoqian's personal bodyguard.
Back home, I briefly introduced Jiang Shuang to Grandma Lin. Grandma Lin knew that this girl, who looked like a soldier, was sent by the country to protect her granddaughter.
Grandma Lin naturally showed great enthusiasm and personally prepared a guest room for Jiang Shuang to stay in.
Nothing happened that night. When Lin Xiaoqian woke up the next day, Jiang Shuang had already finished her morning training and had even brought Lin Xiaoqian breakfast.
Jiang Shuang had specifically asked Grandma Lin about the breakfast she bought, and it was all things that Lin Xiaoqian liked to eat.
After washing up, Lin Xiaoqian happily rushed towards her breakfast: "Thank you, Sister Shuang!"
Jiang Shuang had already eaten, so she sat down and talked to her.
"Commander Li called this morning and asked me to tell you that your household registration has been changed to military status, and you will be temporarily given the rank of captain, directly under the command of the Eastern Theater Commander."
In other words, from today onwards, Lin Xiaoqian is an officer in the Eastern Theater Command.
Of course, Jiang Shuang didn't tell Lin Xiaoqian that Commander Li had argued with the other war zone commanders for a long time last night, and in the end, the top leader made the decision on his own.
However, because Lin Xiaoqian's restaurant was located within the Eastern Theater Command's territory and could not be moved at will, the Eastern Theater Command had a significant advantage in the battle to seize Lin Xiaoqian.
Lin Xiaoqian drank the wisdom potion that the system rewarded her with before going to bed last night. After listening to Jiang Shuang's words, she nodded knowingly.
"Ok."
However, she didn't care which war zone she belonged to, since she was just working for the country anyway.
However, after meeting Commander Li yesterday, I felt that this old man was quite easy to get along with, and it would be good if he were the leader in the future.
“There’s one more thing,” Jiang Shuang added. “The commander said that now that you’re a soldier, you need to participate in daily training and at least learn how to use a gun. Because you’re the only one who can understand the language of the small world, if you want to buy things in the small world, you’ll need to act as a translator, so you might have to go out.”
Lin Xiaoqian did not refute, after all, being able to learn self-defense techniques would ensure her personal safety, and she couldn't always rely on the system or other people.