At the Breeding House, after Lucas had finished preparing the ingredients, he had a sudden idea and went to the backyard. Gengar had already set up the table in the backyard.
He looked around and found the stones Gengar had processed this morning, piled up in an inconspicuous corner. He walked over and picked out some large stones from the pile.
Then he found a relatively open space, took out the materials left by the moving company, and roughly stacked these stones to form a stove.
"It's a shame we're missing a big pot."
Lucas looked at the somewhat strangely shaped stove, then he said to Gengar, "Gengar, can I trouble you to buy a big pot? This size will do."
Lucas gestured towards the stove.
Gengar floated over and also gestured, then nodded. Then Lucas hung his phone with a string around Gengar's… neck, presumably?
"Go and come back soon, be careful."
"Kou jie~"
Gengar waved his hand without looking back.
Afterward, Lucas returned to the kitchen, found a dessert from a recipe, studied it for a while, and then began to work.
Before long, a grinning Gengar cake was completed. As soon as Lucas put the cake into the refrigerator, he heard Gengar's voice from outside.
"Kou jie~"
Lucas came out and saw Gengar carrying a large pot on his back.
"Hiss… Ninja Gengar?!"
Gengar took the large pot off his back, placed it on the stove, and then handed the phone back to Lucas. Lucas glanced at the consumption record.
"I need to open for business soon, or I'll be eating dirt."
Lucas sighed, the money was almost spent before even opening.
He put the phone away and told Gengar to bring the ingredients out from the kitchen. He then went to find a pile of old wooden fences and some old furniture, which he put into the stove.
"Gengar, I'll trouble you."
He picked up a piece of firewood and said to Gengar.
"Kou jie—"
Gengar extended his small hand towards the firewood, and a brilliant blue flame appeared on it. The firewood was then lit and placed into the stove.
"It's a good thing Gengar is here; many things are much easier."
Seeing Gengar light the fire with Will-O-Wisp, Lucas said.
"Kou jie~"
The next second, Gengar pounced on him and started licking Lucas.
"Oh, stop licking, stop licking! It's time to cook; don't you want to eat?"
After finally pushing Gengar away, Lucas wiped the saliva from his face, then poured oil into the pot to heat it. Immediately after, he added various ingredients, and for a while, the entire backyard was filled with an enticing aroma.
"Kou jie— ٩(º﹃º٩)"
"Just a little longer, it'll be ready soon. Go bring out the rice and the soup, it's almost done."
Lucas's spatula was flying non-stop as he said to Gengar.
Gengar, drooling, floated into the kitchen and saw a clay pot simmering soup on a low fire on the stove, its aroma tempting.
"Kou jie~ ٩(º﹃º٩)"
Gengar secretly glanced at Lucas outside, then took out his special small bowl, served himself a bowl of soup, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Kou jie— ((ᵒꈊᵒ᷅ ू‖)՞"
Delicious!!!
Then he served himself another bowl, and another… "Gengar, isn't it ready yet?"
Lucas's voice came in. He quickly covered the clay pot, then carefully turned off the heat, and carried out the rice from the pot and the clay pot together.
He used his psychic powers.
"Put it here, I'll serve you a bowl… of soup?! Gengar, you'd better tell me where the soup went."
Lucas opened the clay pot Gengar had placed on the table, then closed it again, and questioned Gengar, who was stealthily trying to sneak away.
"Kou… Kou jie?"
Gengar raised his small hand, trying to scratch the back of his head but couldn't reach, so he just grinned foolishly.
"Being cute won't work this time."
"Kou jie—"
Seeing that Lucas wasn't falling for it, Gengar was somewhat shocked, then he pounced on Lucas.
"Oh, your mouth is full of soup. Stop licking, I forgive you already."
Helplessly, Lucas said. Only then did Gengar let go of Lucas, opening his small mouth and smiling, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"Hurry up and sit down to eat."
Gengar took Lucas's bowl, filled it with a generous amount of rice for him, and handed it to Lucas. Lucas rolled his eyes helplessly and took it.
Seeing Lucas take the dinner, Gengar then served rice into his own special large bowl. And so, one person and one Pokémon enjoyed their dinner leisurely under the evening breeze.
"Kou jie— (✧∇✧)"
This is delicious, this is also delicious—
Gengar's eyes sparkled as he began to eat heartily. Lucas took a bite of a dish.
"Hmm… the taste isn't bad."
[Your cooked "Old Duck Soup" triggered a gourmet critical hit! Gengar's mood has reached an unprecedented high, increasing efficiency in handling tasks by fifty percent.]
[I have always believed that the dining table is the best way to communicate—Great-Aunt]
"This triggered a gourmet critical hit?"
Lucas glanced at the feasting Gengar, unable to see any changes.
But as long as Gengar was happy eating, Lucas thought.
"Nee-ka—"
A Machamp looked at the Breeding House not far away, recalling what that person had said to them a few days ago.
"If you need anything, come find me."
He looked back at his two companions behind him, then led them to continue walking towards the Breeding House.
As he approached the Breeding House, he smelled an extremely enticing aroma. The direction indicated it was coming from the backyard.
He took a detour and stood outside the fence, watching Lucas and Gengar inside, and then glanced at the food on the table.
"Nee-ka—"
He couldn't help but drool.
Lucas heard a sound from behind, turned around, and saw three Machamp staring intently at the food on the table.
Lucas recognized them at a glance; these were the Machamp Nina had brought that time.
He glanced at their status bar:
[Machamp]
[Gender: Female]
[Type: Fighting]
[Ability: No Guard]
[Moves: Low Kick, Glare, Bulk Up, Low Sweep, Knock Off, Brick Break, Mega Punch.]
[Mood: Depressed, Worried]
[Status: Very hungry]
[Friendship: 60 (I remember that good person)]
[Description: The leader of the three Machamp. She believed the human's words and came to him for help, but they are currently in a state of hunger.]
Seeing the description, Lucas quickly stood up and greeted them, "Come in first, I'll open the… door for you…"
Before he could finish speaking, the three Machamp leaped high over the fence.
Is there even a point to this fence anymore…? Lucas suppressed his urge to complain, then said, "You're hungry, aren't you? I'll get you something to eat."
Gengar heard this, looked at the pot in his arms, then pointed at Lucas, rolled the rice from the corner of his mouth into his mouth with his tongue, and handed the pot to Lucas.
"It's okay, you eat. I'll make them something else."
Lucas pushed the rice cooker back, then turned to the three Machamp: "How about I make you some noodles?"
"Nee-ka—"
The three Machamp nodded frantically.
"Alright then, you guys sit down first. Gengar, go get some chairs."
He finished speaking and walked into the kitchen, took out a large bag of noodles, some meat, vegetables, and berries, and walked to the outdoor stove.
Gengar poured all the rice from the rice cooker into his mouth, then passed through the wall into the house.
Lucas then instructed one Machamp to go to the kitchen to get some water, and thus began cooking noodles in the backyard.
Soon, a large pot of steaming hot noodles was ready, with plenty of meat inside.
Lucas served each of them a large bowl, glanced at Gengar, who was drooling nearby, and somewhat helplessly, served him a bowl too.
"Kou jie~"
Gengar happily held his bowl and began to eat.
"Nee-ka… (┳◇┳)"
The Machamp put the noodles into their mouths, not afraid of the heat, and shed tears of gratitude.
So… so delicious… "I'll serve you more when you finish, and I'll make more if it's not enough."
Lucas sat aside, watching them wolf down their food. The friendship level in their status bar was constantly rising, reaching 100 in the blink of an eye.
Before long, they finished the noodles, then patted their bellies, indicating they were full.
Seeing this, Gengar picked up the large pot, poured all the remaining noodles and soup into his belly, put down the pot, and even licked it with his Lickitung.
"Nee-ka…"
The leading female Machamp kept thanking Lucas.
Seeing them like this, they seemed to have been hungry for a long time. Lucas thought that his Breeding House was currently short-staffed, then he said:
"Machamp, since you've been helping to earn rewards, my Breeding House also needs help now. Why don't you stay and help me? Food and lodging included, how about it?"
The female Machamp looked at Lucas, who had a gentle smile on his face, looked back at her two companions, then turned around and nodded heavily.
"Nee-ka!!"
"Welcome to join us here!"
Lucas extended his fist. Seeing this, the female Machamp also extended her fist and bumped it, and a small purple chubby hand also joined in between their hands.
"Kou jie~"
Looking at the Machamp who had joined his Breeding House, Lucas suddenly remembered something, then returned to the room, took out the hard hats he had received as a reward, returned to the backyard, and handed them to the Machamp.
Seeing the Machamp put them on, Lucas nodded.
That's more like it.
"Currently, your job is to patrol the areas of our Breeding House to prevent thieves from stealing things."
Although there was nothing much outside the house, Lucas continued, "And there might be some heavy labor that you'll need to help with."
The female Machamp vigorously patted her chest.
"Nee-ka!"
Patrolling and heavy labor were things they were good at.
"Alright then, from now on, you are joining the glorious security team!"
Lucas nodded, pointing at them one by one, saying, "From now on, you are Dash, you are Bolt, and you are Vex."
Lucas saluted them with a mischievous grin. They didn't know what was happening, but they saluted back, and then… the four hands started fighting.
Oh, right, there was also a small chubby hand next to them that couldn't reach his forehead.
"Gen… Gen Gar?! Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟﾉ)ﾉ"