MC is an androgynous male. Max 175cm tall & 60kg. Hair & eyes are white cuz i like white.

MC is a chef. He dies and get reborn in a not-so-modern-not-so-ancient world.

Cultivation world. Normal human -> Qi gathering(body & mind gets stronger) -> Qi condensing(can do small stuffs like... idk forgot. Telepathy maybe) -> Qi sea(fancy skills for attacking & defense are possible) -> Qi core(who knows) -> Qi soul(no idea) -> Ascension(preparing to ascend to immortal) -> Immortal/God/Whatevs(what the name said)

Each stage has 5 smaller stages. Or 10. Idc. Name it yourself. Add the effects by yourself too.

Worlds is divided by planets, not countries or provinces. MC is born on Planet A, the most prosperous planet in the star system. Lets just limit it to 9 planets so it doesn't become too much to handle. Planet A & B are human territory, Planet D & E are Demons/Devils/Whatever's territory, Planet G & H are Mobs & High-level Mobs's territory. Planet C, F, I, and J are neutral territories.

Races are: Humans, Mobs, High-level Mobs, Demons/Devils/Whatever, etc.

Mobs are all idiots with only instinct. High-level mobs would be Dragon, Phoenix(fire/ice), Golden Crow, etc with basic level of intellect.

Demons/Devils/Whatever are just another race. It's just that they have great affinity to the dark element so there's a higher chance of them committing crimes or have mental problems.

1 White Gold < 100 Gold < 10.000 Silver < 1.000.000 Copper. Idk if wrong math cuz i just add 2 zeroes each time it goes down. An average family of 3 has an income of 1 Gold annually and they use 2.000 Silvers annually if they live normally.

Travelling is done by walking, running, jumping, teleporting, riding some mob or someone or your weapon or something made specifically for travelling. Standing still is not allowed.

MC is born in a middle-class family. Father & Mother at Qi sea stage. No siblings, uncles, aunts, counsins, grandparents, or servants because those are so damn annoying & useless. Average income by killing mobs & selling the materials from the mobs.

MC gets his previous life's memory back between 5-10 y.o. Because of a birth defect MC can't gather Qi, has white hair & eyes, looks androgynous, etc. Blame everything on the birth defect! He's filial, hardworking, fears females(cuz of a past life experience), etc. Bullied childhood is too cliche so he lived normally. In solitude. No friends. Why? He got too lazy to care about other people after he got his memories back. Does his parents not care? They care but can't persuade MC to come out. Meanwhile MC is studying about the world, plants, animals, mobs, materials, etc from books. How he got the books? God knows. Ok fine he got it all by spending 2.000 Silvers. Books are cheap for plot purposes and because it's too basic. Jade slips can only be used by Cultivators.

Herbs have simple names for their corresponding uses.

Blood -> have some uses for blood

Soul -> have some uses for soul

and the rest of them.

Example: Blood rose, Soul dandelion, Bone cactus, etc.

Names such as Blood flower or Soul tree which takes the name of their whole race are Divine level herbs.

MC can cook all kind of foods. Why? For the plot ofc.

Prologue: make it yourself

Volume 1: On the road to open a restaurant

Begins slightly before MC starts having thoughts of opening a restaurant. He gathers fund, this, that, etc by the help of his parents. Then he gathers all of the unsolvable problems and vents it by cooking. Then a dragon appears in the sky flying leisurely. Dragon is there because it just awakened from it's slumber and it wants to see how the world has become and because plot. The smell from the food reached it, it's attracted, it goes down to eat the food, and plot moves. This & that happens and now MC & Dragon are friends-with-benefits! Dragon is female but MC doesn't know it until later volumes. MC would feed the dragon and dragon would protect him & his family. It also gives MC stuffs like a fridge, something similar to a stove, etc. Else how could the MC find those somewhat-advanced stuffs.

Then MC goes to a nearby safe forest to find cooking materials. Why his parents won't give him any? No idea. Why can't he just buy them? The things in the market are either low quality or EXPENSIVE. He adventures into the forest with nothing other than himself, his clothes, some tools for cooking, and the dragon. If you still don't know yet, the dragon is very near to OPness. There he finds a divine level herb. Neat? Very neat. He is so excited about it that he decides to cook it right there and then with only basic tools and some random herbs he found before he got there. Result? The herb is ruined and the MC becomes depressed. MC is now more mature and won't make such rash decisions in the future. Then he searches for more herbs and finally he comes back to his home.

This & that happens and now the restaurant is open!

Volume 2: Strange Restaurant

The restaurant is relatively small and it is located in a not-popular-but-not-deserted-either place. It is designed to be like a drivethrough where someone would order something to a counter, MC will cook, and then MC will give the food to the customer through a small hole on the counter. Why? MC is still scared of females and he decided that he won't take chances of getting involved with any. Because of the design and the quality of the food, it quickly becomes popular. Well quick is relative so decide it yourself. Many people are curious about the owner of the restaurant but the MC has made plans for such times and so his identity is safe. For now. Troublemakers will ofc be destroyed by the dragon. MC doesn't really know what happens to the troublemakers because the dragon decided it by herself.

After he gets a lot of money, he decides to try make new recipes or try to recreate the foods from his past life using the herbs in this world. During this time numerous weird recipes & foods are created. Foods with effects like gender changing, specific species charm, aphrodisiac, etc. MC always tests his food himself. He has a good instinct about which food is normal, with side effects, and poison.

Trivia: The fridge has unlimited space and anything inside will not degrade. Magic! or something. Since it's a fridge, it will ofc be cold. Though you can also change the temperature.

All of the new foods also have a role in giving the restaurant a nickname, which is:

Strange Restaurant. (idk how to bold or italic or underscore so yeah)

Volulme 3-end is free for all!