As a result, two days later, Popukar and Rosmontis both received missions and were preparing to leave Rhodes Island.
Kanna stood at the main entrance, saw them off, and then pondered how to complete the remaining two missions. She looked up and saw a restaurant not far away.
Her eyes lit up. Eating this place clean would fulfill the condition of three different restaurants, wouldn't it?
Thinking this, she scurried in.
When she walked out, frowning, the Head Chef inside the restaurant was crying like a child decades younger. How could this hungry dragon still not let him go, even though he had hidden in such a remote place?
Could it be that she had discovered his previous trick of taking leave to avoid her, and now she was coming for him? Unless he stopped working in catering, the hungry dragon's shadow would follow him wherever he hid, even to the ends of the earth.
Thinking this, he looked dejected, summoned his subordinates, and told them he was going to retire.
His subordinates, who actually had no complaints against the Head Chef, were saddened to see him so despondent. After discussing it, they came up with a half-baked solution: since making main dishes led to him being targeted, they would simply stop making main dishes. Conveniently, many of the remaining staff were skilled in desserts, so they decided to open a dessert shop together, to grow and prosper on Rhodes Island and create new glories.
Under the persuasion of his subordinates, the Head Chef finally gave up the idea of retiring and decided to strive together with everyone once more.
At this time, Kanna was called over by Kal'tsit and severely criticized because her unusually gluttonous eating had caused a food crisis on Rhodes Island. Kal'tsit told her that until they reached the next supply point, she was not allowed to be so gluttonous in the cafeteria.
Kanna agreed to Kal'tsit's terms with a regretful expression, but she hadn't given up on the mission. If there were no main courses, there was still afternoon tea, right?
But it wouldn't look right for her to have afternoon tea alone.
Two days later, Kanna, who was wandering around Rhodes Island without finding a suitable target, encountered Cerberus, who was also wandering around. At this moment, she was scratching her head and talking to a small person in front of her.
When she saw Kanna, she was delighted and pulled her over.
Kanna was stunned as she looked at the little girl in front of her. The girl was Myrtle, an FA country Operator who had maxed out the buffs of 'shorty,' 'woman,' and 'foreigner' (underground person).
It turned out a new dessert shop had opened, and Myrtle, bored, applied for a job handing out flyers. She then happened to catch Cerberus, but Cerberus's love for desserts was limited to honey cakes; she wasn't very interested in others. So, she wanted to refuse but couldn't find an excuse, and just then, she met Kanna.
Kanna's eyes flashed with a bright light after hearing this. Auntie, it's now! This was the perfect time to complete the mission. Kanna grabbed the flyer from the other party and pulled Cerberus's hand.
"Let's go, let's try it! Just because the flyer doesn't mention honey cake doesn't mean the shop doesn't have it! And how would you know if it suits your taste if you haven't tried it yet!"
Seeing Kanna's enthusiasm, Myrtle was very happy. She eagerly led the two to a somewhat secluded commercial street on Rhodes Island, pointing to the shop in the middle of the street and saying, "That's the one!"
Kanna nodded, seeing the bustling scene inside and outside the shop. So many people coming for dessert proved that this place indeed had a knack for it.
When Kanna and Cerberus entered the shop, she suddenly felt that the expressions of the shop assistants became strange, and their movements became very stiff, like puppets.
Kanna narrowed her eyes, her silver pupils slightly opening. She found no traces of magic on these people; they didn't seem to be manipulated, so she confidently walked to the counter.
At this moment, the counter staff, seeing Kanna and Cerberus approaching, immediately had sweat covering their entire backs.
He didn't expect the Head Chef to be right; as long as he still wanted to work in catering, the hungry dragon's shadow would always follow.
Half an hour later, the dessert shop officially closed because there were no ingredients left. At this time, a group of chefs, including the Head Chef, were quietly squatting on the ground, hugging their legs, their eyes vacant as they stared at the dark shop door, contemplating the meaning of life… After leaving, Cerberus and a stunned Myrtle noticed that Kanna's expression was a bit strange as she smacked her lips.
"What's wrong, Kanna? Although I don't really like the taste of honey cake, the other desserts were quite good!"
Kanna rubbed her head, looking equally puzzled. "I don't know why, but I keep feeling like I've seen the people in this shop often recently? But I've been eating at different restaurants this whole time, so this feeling is very strange!"
"Rhodes Island isn't that big after all. Maybe you've seen them elsewhere and got them confused?" Although they weren't familiar before, after an afternoon tea, Myrtle and Kanna had become like good sisters.
Kanna was noncommittal about Myrtle's suggestion. After all, she couldn't think of any other reason for the moment and could only infer that, as the other party said, she might have seen them before and confused their faces.
At this point, Kanna, having completed her mission, was focused on the mission reward and didn't have the spare thought to recall the oddities of the situation.
After bidding farewell to Cerberus and Myrtle, Kanna walked back to her room. She was curious about what the 'Designated Skill Enhancement Scroll' reward for this mission actually did.
After submitting the mission, a scroll appeared before her. Upon reading it, she learned that this enhancement scroll could enhance any skill that had not yet been enhanced, and the enhanced skill would gain a new additional effect, just like the Thunder Punishment Evil Star Eye.
Thinking of the powerful additional effect of the Thunder Punishment Evil Star Eye, Kanna's heart burned with excitement.
She then began to review her skills. Besides the already enhanced Thunder Punishment Evil Star Eye, there were four skills that could be enhanced.
First was Palm Thunder, then Star Shift and Super Myriad Thunder Heavenly Prison, and finally Pray for Rain.
Because she didn't know what effects the enhancement would bring, Kanna was momentarily unsure how to decide.
After a moment of deliberation, she thought that this item was given by the system, and the system surely knew which skill was best to enhance. She immediately pulled up the system interface again.
"System big brother, can you recommend which skill is best to enhance?"
"Is there any area you need to strengthen?"
Seeing the system's text, Kanna's lips curled into a smile—there was hope!
After some consideration, she felt her combat power was sufficient. However, if they went to Chernobog, the teams would be scattered in different parts of the city. With the natural disaster and man-made chaos disrupting communications, if a small team encountered danger, she might not be able to detect it in time and provide rescue. After thinking for a moment, she said,
"Something with wide-range reconnaissance or teleportation effects!"
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