Chapter 72: Creation Skill
After seeing that he could create his many recipes using the Creation skill, Lucien became very excited and wanted to make some of them right away.
But not only was it not the right place, but he still had a lot of things to do...
Knowing that in the afternoon all the apartments would be searched by the building’s survivors, he began moving the more than 20 bird cages to one of the bedrooms in his apartment. This took some time, as he could only carry two at a time, and he had to watch the stairs to avoid being seen constantly.
After making more than 10 trips, he finally transported all the birds that hadn’t yet evolved to level 1. After that, he returned to Mrs. Helena’s apartment and cleaned out her pantry, leaving only a few items to give the impression that her resources were nearing their end.
He then emptied a liquor cabinet that belonged to her late husband and collected any other valuables he could find. Lucien didn’t urgently need any of this, but it would be a good extra supply to feed the two building employees and keep them quiet.
Afterward, he closed everything and returned to the apartment to take Mr. Mustache for another walk in the underground parking lot.
But instead of waiting for the feline to return from his hunt, Lucien took advantage of the time he had and went to check on the building’s new residents while "buying" a few items at the convenience store.
The building’s small convenience store was quite simple, selling items like frozen prepared foods from various regions of Jyera, as well as junk food like snacks, chips, alcoholic beverages, peanuts, candy, and sweets. This store’s focus was specifically on selling cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, which led many residents who used the building’s leisure area to make more use of the store.
The building’s leisure area was something the Riveros rarely used, as they had their own on the roof. Lucien’s mother didn’t like her son frequenting the place, due to the bad example set by the residents, who were always seen drinking and smoking there.
Lucien walked slowly toward the store before realizing that it was dimly lit, with at most a few candles providing some light. He saw a group of six people sitting at two tables. There were four men and two women, and Lucien recognized one of them as the person who had come to his apartment.
The store clerk, upon seeing Lucien, greeted him and led him to the burned-out freezers where the frozen foods were stored. He told him he could take whatever he wanted, but he would still have to pay for the other items in the store.
Lucien waved and began to look at the frozen items that didn’t seem to have spoiled yet. He pondered the fact that the clerk was still charging for the store’s items. Perhaps he still didn’t understand what was going on here, or was simply afraid of losing his job if things returned to normal.