Chapter 21: The Mini-Map Function in the Game

“Very satisfied, extremely satisfied,” Chen Yun said as he came back to himself.

“As long as you’re happy. Here are all the documents for this car, and here’s your driver’s license.” Manager Liu pulled out a stack of paperwork, saying, “Buying a car is easy, but these documents are not so simple—I spent quite a bit of effort on them.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Manager Liu. If the chance arises, I’ll treat you to a meal,” Chen Yun replied, beaming as he flipped through the papers.

“No need for that. If there’s nothing else, I’ll return and report back,” said Manager Liu.

“Alright, take care—wait a moment!” Chen Yun suddenly looked up. “Manager Liu, about my boss and my mentor…”

“Oh, you nearly made me forget,” Liu glanced at Xi Jiu and Hu Dan Niu. “Today is Wednesday. By this time next week, I suppose you’ll have wrapped up your affairs here? If you both find it suitable, you can start working next Wednesday. How does that sound?”

Hu Dan Niu and Xi Jiu exchanged glances, nodding. “A week is plenty. We’ll settle matters here as soon as possible and head over. We’ll rely on your guidance, Manager Liu.”

“Don’t worry. As long as you work hard, I guarantee your lives will be much better than they are now. Master Chen, this is a small token of appreciation from Chairman Jiang. Please accept it. I’ll take my leave.” Manager Liu handed Chen Yun an imperial bank card.

“Please thank Chairman Jiang on my behalf,” Chen Yun said, not standing on ceremony as he accepted it.

In the restaurant’s main hall, despite their strong objections, Chen Yun tidied the table and said, “Master, Boss, what master? It’s just an empty title. As long as I’m here, I’m still an employee of this place. You’re still my boss, and you’ll always be my teacher—nothing can change that.”

“Chen, I won’t say anything more. Thank you. Old Hu and I have benefited from your fortune,” Xi Jiu sighed.

“Benefited? If you hadn’t taken me in back then, I’d probably have been killed by those bandits,” Chen Yun laughed. “We’re all family, no need to be so polite.”

“Exactly, we’re all family,” Hu Dan Niu said excitedly. “The best decision I ever made was taking you as my apprentice.”

“That’s your ancestors’ blessing. An apprentice chef taking on a master chef as a disciple—enough to brag about for a lifetime,” Xi Jiu teased.

“Isn’t it? Even now, it feels unbelievable,” Hu Dan Niu said, clicking his tongue.

Chen Yun smiled quietly, saying nothing.

This is just the beginning. Your disciple won’t stop here. Once I have power, Master, I dare not promise too much, but I can certainly guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and honor.

That afternoon, the Delicious Dishes Restaurant closed its doors, a notice of transfer and lease posted at the entrance. Visitors who came in search of the famed cuisine found the place empty.

“How odd, truly strange. With a master chef here, business should be booming—why transfer now?”

“Someone must be jealous. How can such a small restaurant have a master chef? The boss is clever, transferring early before someone forces a cheap buyout or malicious suppression. Otherwise, they’d lose everything.”

“That’s true. With so many big restaurants watching, I wouldn’t dare keep it open either.”

“I saw a lot of important people here this morning—probably trying to hire the master chef.”

“By that logic, the master chef must have been recruited. But even if he leaves, shouldn’t the small restaurant continue? Why transfer?”

“You don’t know, do you? Let me tell you—my shop is next door. I heard the boss and chef here have been hired by the Night Blossom Hotel chain, and the pay is sky-high, paid in gold coins!”

“No way! The chef here is just average. How could he work at Night Blossom Hotel, the biggest chain in the empire?”

“It’s because the boss and chef took in the master chef when he was at his lowest. The master chef is grateful, so with just a word from him, the two are living the good life now.”

“So that’s it. The master not only has superb skills, but is also a good man. This place really struck gold.”

“Indeed. Why don’t I ever get that sort of luck?”

Watching Xi Jiu and Hu Dan Niu directing workers to move things out, busy as can be, Chen Yun knew he could do nothing to help, so he slipped out the back door, eager to take the Maserati-GT for a spin.

As he touched the car door handle, a system prompt sounded.

“Player Chen Yun has not mastered the driving skill and cannot operate a level 4 mount vehicle.”

What? Chen Yun was stunned. I haven’t mastered driving? Are you kidding? I’ve had my license for fourteen years—how can I not have the driving skill?

Unwilling to accept it, Chen Yun tugged hard at the car handle, but it was as if welded shut, unmoving no matter how much force he applied.

“Damn it! System, curse your ancestors!” Exhausted, Chen Yun leaned against the car door, panting heavily, pondering where he could learn this damned driving skill.

“The most likely place to teach driving skills would be a driving school. Fine, I’ll check it out.”

“Driver, take me to the nearest driving school,” Chen Yun flagged down a taxi and climbed in.

He hadn’t even touched the taxi when another system prompt appeared.

“System alert: Player Chen Yun has not mastered the riding skill and cannot ride a level 4 mount vehicle.”

Chen Yun was dumbfounded. Riding skill? What kind of nonsense is that? Defying the system, he rushed toward the taxi, only to be thrown to the ground by a powerful repulsive force!

“Player Chen Yun has not mastered the riding skill and cannot ride a level 4 mount vehicle.”

The taxi driver stared in astonishment. What in the world? The passenger didn’t even touch anything and ended up sprawled on the ground. Is he here to fake an accident?

“Are you alright?” The driver hurried over to help Chen Yun up.

“I’m fine. Go ahead, I won’t take the ride.” Chen Yun brushed the dust from his clothes, gritting his teeth. “I’ll walk there myself!”

The driver gave him a strange look, muttering as he got back in the car, “Who chooses to walk when they could ride? Must be crazy.”

Watching the taxi drive away, Chen Yun suddenly realized he’d forgotten to ask for directions to the driving school.

“Damn, I’m so frustrated I forgot to ask where the school is,” Chen Yun muttered, annoyed.

“Player Chen Yun, would you like to activate the game minimap function?”

Chen Yun paused. Game minimap? What’s that?

“Yes.”

As soon as he spoke, a small box appeared in his mind.

In the box, a large green dot and a large yellow dot were clearly visible.

Chen Yun, a gaming enthusiast, immediately recognized the minimap.

But what were the green and yellow dots?

He stepped forward, and the green dot moved forward as well. In the upper right corner of the box, the numbers changed to 4587/1548.

Stepping left, the green dot shifted left, and the numbers changed to 4586/1548.

Suddenly it dawned on him—the green dot represented himself, and the changing numbers were coordinates.

Then, could the yellow dot be the driving school? No sooner had he thought this than the yellow dot zoomed in. Chen Yun checked—it was indeed the driving school he sought!

Amazing! The minimap even had a target zoom function, just like in games!