I sat under a tree, took out my notepad and scanned through what I had written while I scrapped the rest since it is of no use and takes up space. I tore off the pages and burnt it to asked near the base of the tree to turn it into compost.


    Since there was nothing much to do, I decided to write down as follows for the internship to follow up on their set of menus.


    Day One


    Tex Mex Meatballs


    Turkey Tetrazzini


    Pork Chops in bread crumbs


    Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup


    Day Two


    Chicken Fajitas


    Classic Calzones


    Baked Spaghetti


    Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups


    Day Three


    Cheesy Ground Pork Tacos


    Braised Beef and Brocolli


    Cilantro Lime Chicken


    Tempura Prawns


    Day Four


    Garlicky Spaghetti


    Lemon Pepper Chicken Curry


    Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken


    Beef Totchos


    Day Five


    Pineapple Baked Chicken


    Pasta Carbonara


    Chicken Tortilla Soup


    Shepherd''s Pie


    Day Six


    Black Pepper Roasted Meat


    Cajun Jambalaya


    Spaghetti and Meatballs


    Beef Stew with Potatoes, Peas, Carrots and Corn


    Day Seven


    Tamale Loco Pie


    Crunchwrap Supreme


    Greek Salad


    Classic Stuffed Peppers


    Day Twenty-Two


    Cheesy Beef Macaroni Ghoulash


    Hawaiian Pizza


    Japanese Yakiniku


    Sloppy Joe''s Grilled Cheese


    Day Twenty Three


    Indian Keema with Garlic Bread


    Classic Falafel


    Cheesy Ravioli Lasagna


    Garlic Butter Spaghetti Meatballs


    Day Twenty Four


    Spring Chicken Soup


    Meat Curry Rendang


    Mixed Vegetable Seafood Chopsuey


    Instant Pot Rice and Fish


    Day Twenty-Five


    Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Gravy


    Mashed Potato with Mayo and Chives


    Fish Fillet with sweet and a spicy chilli


    Hot dog fried rice


    Day Twenty-Six


    Rasta Pasta


    Chicken and waffle casserole


    Perfect fish tacos


    Cheesy Chicken Alfredo soup


    Day Twenty-Seven


    Taco Casserole


    Greek gyro skillet


    Creamy Tuscan chicken


    Spiced Fried Tilapia


    Day Twenty-Eight


    Butter gnocchi


    Creamed chicken spinach in gravy


    Lemon baked tilapia


    Cranberry balsamic chicken


    Notable additionals to be added accordingly.


    Hot dog cheesies


    Cheesy taco lasagna


    Apple cider glazed chicken


    Fried rice with egg rolls


    Chilli cheese dog sliders


    Bbq sheet pan pork chops with mixed vegetables


    Burger and fries


    Triple heart attack ham burgers


    At last, I put the notepad down as I roughly made about 14 days of 4 recipes each for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have not made the schedule for the puddings, cakes, pastries, muffins, pies and biscuits but some of the recipes can be made rotational into mid-morning or mid-afternoon snacks as well.


    The children clamoured after me as they had completed more than level 3 at 60% progressed and I handed them the 100 points to them on top of the 10 points that they''ve gained through the level up.


    After Patricia has received another 100 points from me, she had allocated all into her 5 attributes and hers looks like this: STR +162, DEX +162, CONS +162, INT +197, WIS +162 while the children''s stats looked like this: STR +194, DEX +206, CONS +194, WIS +194 after allocating 110 points into 4 attributes.


    "Come on, let''s go and see how well you perform on your next quest. Let''s meet with Quest Master Becky then." I stood up and Jane took my notepad and read what I had written while I was waiting for them to finish the grinding.


    "Oh. My. God... You are going to teach them to make a burger and fried, Daddy? So many dishes in one day... Oh yeah... I almost forgot we have 20 junior members to feed. Hehe." said Jane as she looked in amazement at what we are going to have for the next month as I had made up about 60 menus excluding the desserts.


    The children all looked at my notepad and saw the list of menus and can''t stop their stomachs from growling. They soon exchanged their wild boar''s hide for credits and then heads back to accomplish their second Quests.


    ...


    "Hi Becky, we are here to send them in for their second quest. Hah hah hah... It had been some time since they had done their first quest and right now they are just about to do their second one." I greeted Rebecca who was waiting for the last 4 adventurers before she calls it quits and back to her normal life.


    "Oooh... Finally. They are ready, aren''t they? Well, one at a time and once you come out wait a while before I issue to the next niece if mine. But seriously, juggling between a Quest Master and an aunt sometimes is a real headache for me." replied Rebecca as she began to narrate for help to the adventurers.


    "Please, adventurer. Tend to my son while I go and get some medicine for him." Rebecca started her role as a quest master and asked for assistance from the children. "Adam, you go ahead first and accept the offer to help Quest Master Becky," I said to Adam and he nodded his head and did a little role play.


    Adam opened the door and went into Rebecca''s house and when he shut the door after him, he saw the two hoodlums with their weapons drawn. "Oh, look at what the crafty puss...." before they could finish their sentence, Adam had shot the two hoodlums at point blank and they were thrown back and their bodies disintegrated into the ground.


    He merged and Rebecca approached him and said, "Thank you there, adventurer. Here, I found this when they were pushing me around and demands me to hand over my purse to them. It''s a Ring of Strength." she presented the ring to Adam and he took it and thanked.


    "That was easy... What could I do with this ring, Daddy?" Adam asked as he held the fingers and tries to see its attributes.


    "Keep it then, it serves as a remembrance that you had completed the second quest, just like me." I showed Adam my little pinky and there''s the ring that I got from Rebecca that time.


    "It''s Ingles turn now." I tapped Ingles as she got her Assassin''s compact crossbow ready in hand as she accepted the quest and once she has done so, she barged in and shot the two hoodlums dead.


    When she emerged from the door, she too got a similar ring from Rebecca. Jane took the quest and after accepting it she, she enters and a little while later she emerges with her two crossbows tucked at her sides as she flashed a Victory sign with her fingers across her eye.


    Lastly, it was Kayla''s turn to accept the quest and the moment she enters and closed the door after her, I heard blood-curdling shrieks coming from her and soon after she emerges from the door. "Daddy...!!! Those hoodlums are really hideous... Where did the director pick those two guys from? They were brandishing their swords and jumped from that corner of the house and I shot a few bolts at them."


    "They got no chance to speak and I had my eyes closed on that moment as I shot the crossbows right in front of me. Really, Daddy... Those men were really ugly and they looked fiercer than lions trapped in a cage...!!!"


    We all laughed at Kayla as she went to receive the ring and that ends the task of Quest Master Becky for the whole period. She had been repeating the same requests over and over again until she had lost count and was there to wait for the 4 of them to complete the quest.


    "Hah Hah Hah... Now I can go back being the Rebecca you used to know. Phew... I guess my task is done now unless there are new adventurers popping from other towns. So how was your grinding at the Northern Forest?" Rebecca asked Patricia as she saw that the latter was holding to a Mark of Magi as everyone heads back to the Castle.


    "Well, we had a lot of fun blasting the wild boars into smithereens with my frost and lightning bolts. Furthermore, I''m there to level up, the same goes to our children." Patricia replied to her sister in law.


    "Daddy has made a lot of recipes and menus for next month starting tomorrow, am I right Daddy?" exclaimed Ingles in her excitement as she had worn the ring on her pinky and kept sliding out so she kept it around her amulet instead.


    "Yes, that''s for the apprentices, and since Auntie Becky is free now, she may help to mind the junior members as well in the first part of the morning. Uncle Prius had also completed his task being the Quest Master so everyone can chip in."


    "So the internship would commence tomorrow am I right? Wow... I can''t wait to try every single recipe that your Daddy would teach to those apprentices." Rebecca replied as we walked in the town square and got ourselves a cold soda first from the vendors.


    .....


    "Hmm, excuse me. I can''t help noticing the staff that you are holding. I am Cyrus and I am the youngest siblings from the House of Light. Are you a fellow Wizard that came over to our store many days back?"


    a young man hurriedly approached and introduced himself to us. By the looks of him, he may not even have passed his 16th birthday with a boyish look and scrawny little arms beneath his cloak that was made of light blue material.


    "Well, hello there Cyrus. Yes, we are all fellow Wizards and don''t be fooled by our battle gear as well. We are from the Castle of Keating and these seniors here are the new breed of Ranger-Assassin-Wizards. What is special about the staff I am carrying right now?"


    Patricia replied as she introduced herself and the children to Cyrus. She eyed him with suspicion and is able to read his body language and his intent even before he opened Cyrus opened up his mouth to speak the next sentence.