Dream Delivery System: My Delivery Jobs Keep Changing History – CH91

Chapter 91

“Boss, the goods have arrived.”

Sam and Avita, who were responsible for purchasing the special-effect foods, returned to the hotel with their spoils.

“How did it go, guys? Smooth trip?” Jennifer couldn’t help asking. Sam clearly had been in a fight—his clothes were wrinkled. Avita’s hair was messy, and very unladylike, she was clutching a box of C-Nation food.

“There were some bumps in the process, but it all worked out in the end.” Avita still had a bit of sauce on the corner of her mouth. She stabbed a thick chunk of Dongpo Pork with her fork. “God, I love this. I love fatty meat. I think I could take down a boss right now.”

“I remember you don’t eat fatty foods, or anything coated in sugar glaze.”

“I said that? Impossible. Humans need fat, and sugar.” As she spoke, Avita scooped a spoonful of sauce and poured it over her rice.

“Hm?” Sam was just about to report the details of their task when he suddenly noticed the white bracelet on Parsons’s wrist. As a highly trained elite player, he immediately sensed the faint energy fluctuation.

It was a precious item.

However, the organization’s treasury had no shortage of jewelry-type items. This was simply the first time Parsons had ever worn any accessory. It was as eye-catching as the pink gemstone charm hanging from his phone.

“Ahem.” Across from him, Jennifer shot Sam a look—don’t ask.

There was only one person in the world who could make the boss wear jewelry. The fact he was wearing it so obviously meant he wanted to show it off… so don’t ask. Don’t give him the chance to show off.

Let him hold it in.

Sam understood immediately.

“Sam, tell me what happened,” Parsons said.

“At 8:30 in the morning, we set out…” Sam straightened up and began recounting the events.

A former special-operations soldier and the combat backbone of the Mystery Seeker Organization, Sam usually gained “respect” wherever he went thanks to his large frame. But this time, even this iron-blooded warrior encountered some obstacles.

Because today, a higher-quality C-Nation meal set had appeared—more expensive, better quality—and everyone wanted a larger share. Sam wanted some, but the C-Nation players weren’t pushovers either.

As foreigners and also the last to arrive, Sam’s group was targeted and pushed aside. After a chaotic scuffle, he fought just enough to earn their rightful portion.

Because of shop rules, they went to the alley next door to fight, not in front of the storefront. After fighting, they had to deal with cleanup and first aid to avoid being blacklisted from the food shop.

Their impulsiveness aside, Sam was glad he had acted.

After comparing several types of food, both Sam and Avita believed the new C-Nation meal set was the best one. It cost 200 yuan—twice the price of the first type of special-effect food.

To test each food’s effect, Parsons divided up the dozens of dishes they bought. Everyone chose two, then ate and wrote down notes on the effects and how they felt afterward.

Parsons himself picked up a pumpkin bun and the Dongpo Pork meal set he had eaten yesterday.

This is his handiwork. And his sauce formula.
Parsons recognized it at the first bite. It was Jiang Jitang’s cooking—he had eaten it just yesterday.

An entire vending machine full of meal sets… Jiang Jitang couldn’t possibly have made that many dishes in one morning, and he hated repetitive tasks. It seemed that special building must come with a “replication” effect, able to duplicate food Jiang Jitang had previously made.

But unlike yesterday’s dishes, these replicated meal sets contained terrifying amounts of energy.

Although the Cube World didn’t gamify players’ bodies with visible stats, everyone knew their real condition in-game could be summarized as: Satiety, Stamina, Health, and Mental State.

Labor, combat, and running depleted Satiety and Stamina. Injuries, poisoning, illness reduced Stamina and Health. Mental State was tied to emotions: fear or anxiety lowered it—also lowering Health.

These attributes existed together and influenced each other. If any one of them dropped into the danger zone, death wasn’t far.

This was why players had to pay close attention to their condition.

The Cube World had many strange items—but lacked the most basic consumables to restore these attributes. This caused players to feel powerless when facing bosses.

But now, special-effect foods dealing directly with attribute consumption had appeared.

No wonder people who tried special-effect food acted insane searching for the source, Parsons thought. Even he needed consumables. And long-term ones.

The sandwich effects were minor, but where there’s one, there will be more. Already, a far stronger Dongpo Pork meal set existed. Future foods would likely be even more powerful.

Soon, the team’s after-meal reports were ready. They had been training and studying since early morning, so their satiety, stamina, and mental state were somewhat depleted. But after eating these foods, all attributes were fully restored—and in optimal condition.

“I feel like foods in the 50-yuan range increase one attribute. The 80-yuan ones form another tier. But the strongest is definitely the 200-yuan meal. Of course, which one to eat depends on personal needs,” Sam said.

“Tastes good. Even if it didn’t add attributes, I’d still buy it. Who knows if the dungeon will give us food?” Toby mumbled into his meal without lifting his head.

Everyone stared at the little chubby eating machine.
“Alright, alright, keep eating.”

“The effects of this meal set are already obvious. Food can replace part of a healer’s role. It can alleviate the current shortage of healers,” Browning said.

“Any dungeon may allow food, but not every dungeon gives you the chance to party with a healer.”

Special-effect food dramatically reduced player anxiety.

“It’ll keep evolving—from single-attribute foods, to multi-attribute foods, and in increasing varieties. With this food shop in Jin City, the potential is limitless,” Nick said, already analyzing the city. Healers were limited by quota and hard to access, so they only attracted a portion of players. But this magical building could attract countless players.

“You’re right,” Jennifer agreed.

“In-game, these foods would be basic consumables—yet the most essential. Quickly restoring stamina and mental state, with extra effects.

“I’ve always thought Magic Cube’s difficulty wasn’t only from the game itself and the lack of items, but also from lacking these fundamental consumables. Now that C-Nation has filled this gap, competition will become fiercer.”

A full and satisfied Avita analyzed.

“So boss, please work hard.”
Improve your team. Don’t get left behind.

Everyone looked expectantly at Parsons.

Parsons: …

“Nick, use this information as exchange material. I want all foreign player organizations—those beyond C-Nation, average in ability but likely to come here and friendly toward C-Nation—to hear about this.”

Though confused, Nick nodded. “Yes, boss.”

C-Nation’s government clearly wanted this information spread, otherwise special-effect foods wouldn’t have circulated so quickly. Parsons suspected it was something Jiang Jitang needed. Probably because the special building required more people and more transaction volume to upgrade.

Also, C-Nation was trying to recruit strong foreign player organizations.

Lastly, this information would lose value over time—so they needed to exchange it for other resources quickly.

One move, three gains.

“Yay!”
The owner of Dream-Fulfillment Food House had no idea that a new Dongpo Pork meal set had caused small-scale clashes among player groups. He had just stepped out of the virtual kitchen—with brand-new two-star foods.

At first, he had wanted to make a three-star meal set, but the result wasn’t ideal.

[You have successfully made Braised Meat Bun (Rou Jia Mo), 2-star. Effect: Satiety +5, Mental +1.
Also grants “Rapid Stamina and Body Energy Recovery,” fully restored within 30 seconds. Shelf life: 72 hours at room temperature; consume within 6 hours after opening.]

Golden-brown, crispy outside, fluffy inside—stuffed with chopped braised pork and green peppers. Fresh, savory, rich with pork and wheat aroma.

Its greatest strength: convenience and speed. Easy to eat. Effects fast to activate.

When time was tight, the bun might be more useful than Dongpo Pork.

[You have successfully made Braised Pork Meal Set, 2-star. Includes: braised pork, one braised egg, minced meat stir-fry greens, seaweed egg-drop soup, rice. Total 560g. Effects: Satiety +5, Mental +3. Grants “Negative Emotion Resistance,” lasts 15 minutes. Shelf life: 72 hours at room temperature; consume within 6 hours after opening. Record recipe?]

Same format—three dishes and a soup—but still 2 stars. Something was off.

Rice, egg, vegetables were all locally sourced… oh—was it because he didn’t use local black-haired free-range pork? Yesterday’s Dongpo Pork used heritage pork from his freezer, twice as expensive as normal white pork. Today’s braised pork used cheap white pork.

Jiang Jitang stroked his chin. He decided not to record this version. He wanted to redo it with premium pork belly.

And while he was at it, he remade the Rou Jia Mo too.

The second braised meal set appeared—this time, it finally rose to 3 stars.

[You have successfully made Braised Pork Meal Set, 3-star.Includes: braised pork, braised egg, minced meat greens, seaweed egg-drop soup, rice. Total 560g. Effects: Satiety +6, Mental +5, Health +5. Grants “Negative Status Dispelling,” lasts 30 minutes. During this period, incoming mental damage reduced to 60%. Shelf life: 72 hours at room temperature; consume within 6 hours after opening. Record recipe?]

“Record.”

The Rou Jia Mo’s star level didn’t change, but its attributes changed:

[Braised Meat Bun (Rou Jia Mo), 2-star. Effects: Satiety +5, Stamina +3, Mental +1. Grants “Rapid Recovery of Stamina and Body Energy,” completed within 20 seconds. Shelf life: 72 hours. Replace existing recipe?]

Originally, its total attribute boost was 6—weak for 2 stars. Now it was 9—almost 3-star level.

Since his cooking skills weren’t improving dramatically for now, upgrading ingredient quality was indeed the key to raising star levels.

“Replace.”

Now he had two 3-star meal set recipes. Along with 1-star and 2-star ones, he possessed eight recipes total:

1-Star: Luncheon Meat Sandwich, Wontons, Berry Cake
2-Star: Pumpkin Bread, Snow Fungus Pumpkin Sweet Soup, Rou Jia Mo
3-Star: Dongpo Pork Meal Set, Braised Pork Meal Set

Hoping for more high-star recipes, Jiang Jitang reviewed his schedule. He should squeeze out time to learn more cooking, right?

But in two days, he also wanted to go on a trip with the Minister.

That meant Dream-Fulfillment Food House’s ingredient deliveries needed adjustment—no more daily deliveries.

So busy, so busy, so busy.

Jiang Jitang worked like an ox—while his actual horse enjoyed daycare-level treatment at the kindergarten. Even Parsons used “checking on the horse” as an excuse to visit.

After one round of horse-watching, Parsons dropped the act and again sought advice on how to “obtain citizenship,” and whether transferring assets would bring advantages.

Minister Jiang felt complicated. This foreigner was planning to move all his assets to C-Nation, even wanting to establish a charity fund. He really seemed to be aiming for… becoming family.

He was offering so much that it was hard to refuse.

Aside from Parsons’s famous player organization, another wealthy group from a desert nation was also arriving soon.

They offered C-Nation the lowest energy prices and brought countless gifts. In return, they asked only for stable special-effect food supply and one chance to meet a healer. Hard to refuse that, too.

Their royal family apparently had several members stuck in the game. They were now splitting into three groups seeking help from the world’s three strongest nations.

This group was coming to C-Nation.

Before the people arrived, their gifts had already been delivered—full of sincerity.

Doing business with them had another advantage: once the price for healers treating foreign players was set, it would establish the “cooperation standard” for all future negotiations.

Good for C-Nation, and good for Jiang Jitang.

So once informed, Jiang Jitang also expressed willingness to cooperate. Business is business—do what you can with the resources you have.

Since both sides were willing and cooperation looked promising, the “greeting gifts” already delivered to the kindergarten could be re-routed directly to Jiang Jitang’s home.

“These don’t count as official visit gifts,” Minister Jiang said. “Accept them with no pressure.”

A million-yuan car and a new phone worth over 100,000 after markup… just greeting gifts?
Truly worthy of a country “with nothing but oil.”

“Do you need license plates? We can process them through a special channel and get them in two days.”

“Yes. Oh right, Minister—Dream-Fulfillment Food House will upgrade at the latest the day after tomorrow. And I have another favor to ask.”

“Go ahead,” the Minister sat upright.

“I need huge amounts of ingredients every day. Even if the suppliers aren’t too curious, neighbors will start imagining strange things. Unless I rent a place out in the suburbs—but that’s too troublesome.”

“After the upgrade, I plan to switch to having suppliers deliver ingredients to the kindergarten once every seven days. Please have the chef help receive them. Every ingredient must be inspected for quality—must be top-tier.”

Inspecting daily ingredients was time-consuming for Jiang Jitang. Better to rely on the kindergarten’s chef. And going there once every seven days would save time.

This plan was only possible now that his tasker backpack had upgraded and could preserve freshness.

“No problem,” the Minister agreed immediately. “I’m looking forward to the upgraded food shop.”

“So am I.” Jiang Jitang smiled. “By the way, Minister, are you leaving Jin City anytime soon?”

“Yes. There’s a conference in East Capital in three days. Why?”

“…Can you take me with you? I want to go wander around.”

“Of course.”