1.5 Bargain Hunting
[ ] Exhibit A - The one with the BBQ Grill
[ ] Mysterious Old Man
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Next morning, Tiffany stood at June's bedroom door a bit guiltily. After finishing the fried rice, June suddenly became inspired and apparently did an all-nighter trying to make Tiffany's food cart concept.
Tiffany planned to stay up with her, but she was shoed away saying that she was disturbing the creative energy. And perhaps, the fatigue of the previous events have caught her. But, Tiffany promptly fell asleep again.
Which was why to thank June for her hard work, Tiffany made her breakfast.
The golden fried rice she was able to make right now might not be good as using a wok but it still tasted good. And June certainly enjoyed it yesterday, hopefully, she might want some more. Unfortunately, it was still the only thing that Tiffany knew how to cook for now.
Speaking of that.
System, can I do the Part 3 now?
The recipe tutorial is still at cooldown to avoid giving the user mental damage.
Tiffany looked at her life counter which showed 216 hours, 32 minutes and 10 seconds
I need something to do.
System, you mentioned that there was a main quest activated yesterday right?
Correct, user!
New Main Quest Alert!
Tutorial: Preparing for your First Restaurant!
The user is encouraged to do her best to prepare for her first restaurant. The system will then give rewards based on how prepared the user is!
Capital - 50% progress
The user has submitted a business loan for the restaurant a the tune of 10,000 dollars
Reward: 1 day lifespan
Original Restaurant Design - 75% progress
The user has solicited an apprentice architect to make the design for her restaurant.
Reward: 3 days lifespan
It seemed like the system will reward her for successful actions done to prepare for the restaurant. That said, she can't exactly progress the loan and the design anymore since all those needs are time now.
Time that she didn't have.
Tiffany can still do other things.
Think. What can she do to prepare?
A few seconds and she had an answer.
Equipment!
Even a humble food cart needs one.
And she knows where to get it as well. The largest second-hand appliances in the area- Boris' Second Home Appliance.
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Truthfully, it was the second time that Tiffany would shop at Boris' Second Home Store. When she was just starting college, they needed to furnish the apartment but while Madison was perfectly fine spending incredulous amount of money Tiffany wasn't; especially on items that she would only use a few years, thus second hand it was. At least, on her part of the apartment.
Considering everything she brought was still working, Tiffany thought that she made the right choice and Boris definitely earned a recommendation.
When she opened the door, a professional saleslady quickly intercepted her. "Welcome to Boris. How may I help you?"
"I'm looking for some kitchen appliances, please."
"Our Kitchen appliances section is on the third floor. That way." The saleslady helpfully pointed toward the direction of the stairs. "You can also use the computer terminal to look up information on your preferred product. " The lady reminded.
On the third floor, Tiffany made a beeline toward the fridges. From there she checked the ages of the respective fridges on the computer, did some test run with a thermometer to see if it actually goes cold and not have any funny smells. Tiffany also inspected the drip pans, hinges, and other vulnerable areas.
After checking everything, Tiffany was confident in her choices.
For a mini Fridge, she chose the 2-year-old 4.4 cubic Danby. It has a steel door which should protect it from constant transportation and plenty of space. It was pre-owned by a student and only costs 50 dollars which surely was a steal!
As for the mini Freezer, she went with 4-year-old Suspensetown which was quite lightweight compared to the other freezer available. More importantly, it has a manual defrost setting which would make it easier to remove the ice and service. The freezer cost 75 dollars.
Finally, she picked a Costway Beverage Showcase that could easily house 60 cans of beverages for 150 dollars.
After doing that, she wandered into another section and nabbed a 90 cup rice Commercial Cooker along with a nice knife set from the kitchen showcase. Apparently, a Spanish themed restaurant had closed down and was trying to recoup their capital.
All in all, she managed to get a lot of great appliances for only 725 dollars.
Quite a bargain!
System, does this count for the new mission?
Yes, user. A subtask has been completed. Would you like to submit it now?
Procuring Starting Equipment - 4 ordinary equipment registered.
Reward: 2 days lifespan reward
A thought struck Tiffany.
Does this mean that the more equipment she started with the bigger the reward? Maybe she could ---
User while the amount of equipment does contribute to the reward. It is not the sole criterion. That meant that buying cheap appliances wouldn't do anything but waste your starting capital.
Yes User, that meant buying every type of pan wouldn't change the system reward.
Darn. Tiffany thought she found a loophole.
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Now, what things do I need?
[ ] None.
[ ] Write in
Choosing none means that we are done with shopping around Boris.
Also, sorry the update was a bit late this time. Mysterious Old man isn't cooperating with me. I think I rewrote it twice now but I can't get you guys to bump to Mysterious old man naturally. (In contrast, Rival guy is going to be bumped at the Spanish Kitchen showcase if chosen) .
So please vote where you will bump on Mysterious Old Man for the next update.
Note that the choice would also become Tiffany's alma matter.
[ ] Harvard- Department of Culinary Archeology
[ ] MIT - Department of Culinary Engineering
The prestigious school is going to be a plot point. One of the greater goals of the quest is to make Tiffany love cooking. I don't know if I managed to convey it but she's lowkey depressed about the situation.
And what is everyone's opinion on buying everything or renting a commissary kitchen in the future? Please note the apartment kitchen is more of a mini-kitchen than anything else. It has a stove, a refrigerator, and some pots and pans but beyond the absolute basic, it has nothing else.
