Chapter 66: Recruitment of a personal chef

Arthur went to the washroom and took a deep shower.

After taking a shower and putting on a new set of clothes, he came out of his room and headed directly toward the dining room. Although it was only five in the morning, the maids were already awake, cleaning the mansion and preparing breakfast.

As soon as they saw Arthur, their hearts almost stopped at his sheer handsomeness.

"Good morning, young master," the head maid, Elenore, said with a bow.

Beside her stood a young girl around his age, who had a nervous look on her face. She was so gorgeous that she could even compare to Sofia herself.

"Who is she?" Arthur asked directly.

"Young master, she is my niece. Her parents died five years ago, and I adopted her. I was hoping you would allow her to become a maid here," Elenore said, bowing again.

"Your niece?" Arthur repeated, thinking for a moment.

"What’s your name?" he asked, looking at the girl.

"My name is Anastasia, young master," she replied nervously.

She had heard about this young man, the leader of the young generation of the mighty Miller family, who lived here alone with his butler. Therefore, she was being extra careful with her behavior, afraid of displeasing him.

"Have you entered the game yet?" Arthur asked directly.

"Umm, no. We don’t have a gaming pod yet. Aunt said she would buy one today," Anastasia replied.

"Would you like to become my personal cook? I’ll pay for your leveling up, and you will become a member of the Evergreen Guild," Arthur offered.

The girl was extremely beautiful, and he knew she would attract the unsavory gazes of powerful players. Perhaps she already had, which was why her aunt had brought her here under the pretense of finding her a job.

However, Arthur couldn’t protect every beautiful girl in the world. Unless they were connected to him, he had no reason to take responsibility for their safety.

So he gave her an option. If she became his personal cook, she would establish a connection with him and become someone under his protection.

He also remembered that, in his previous life, Elenore had made the same request but that time she didn’t bring her with her.However, Amelia had refused to allow any young woman to work in his mansion, so he had declined.

Later, he heard that her niece had been raped and brutally murdered by some players.

Both Anastasia and Elenore were so shocked that their eyes widened in disbelief.

"Young master, are you seriously asking my niece to become your personal chef?" Elenore asked, her eyes beginning to gleam with excitement.

Anastasia’s mind also went completely blank.

Before coming here, she had been so nervous that she couldn’t sleep. She had spent the time watching her phone, trying to calm herself down.

A few minutes ago, she had learned that the Evergreen Guild, created by the world’s strongest player, Darklord, currently held twelve of the top thirteen positions in the world player rankings.

And now, she was being offered direct membership in that guild.

"Is he Darklord?" Anastasia suddenly connected the dots.

There was no powerful player named Arthur Miller in the top rankings, yet he was speaking as if he owned the guild.

Gulp!

"Anastasia, what are you waiting for? Say yes!" Elenore urged excitedly.

"I agree, young master. I’ll become your personal cook," Anastasia agreed instantly.

"Good. Then use the gaming pod in my room and choose the Chef class. Give me your account number. I’ll transfer the money to your account. Level up using Platinum Coins," Arthur said nonchalantly.

"Wha..." Anastasia’s mind went blank again.

The Platinum Foundation was reserved for the elites among the elites of the world. Yet this man was allowing her to level up using that kind of resource?

"Umm, young master, wouldn’t it be too expensive?" Elenore asked this time.

Anastasia nodded vigorously, sharing her aunt’s concern.

Arthur smiled.

"I don’t need someone weak beside me. You just have to do what I ask you to do without questioning it. You can entrust your life to me," Arthur said with that killer smile on his face.

Anastasia felt as though an arrow had pierced directly through her heart when she saw that smile.

Badump!

Badump!

Her cheeks immediately turned red.

"Okay," she nodded, her ears turning red as well.

She then gave him her bank account number, and Arthur transferred 50 billion dollars into her account.

His liquid money was now completely depleted. He would need to sell some game currencies soon.

When Anastasia saw the amount, she almost fainted from shock.

She knew the value of that currency and had mentally prepared herself, but seeing the actual amount under her name was still overwhelming.

"Don’t waste time. Reach level 10 and come out immediately after that," Arthur ordered.

Anastasia nodded before heading toward his room.

Unless a player reached level 10 and brought their game attributes into reality, they couldn’t exchange game currency in the real world.

"Thank you, young master, for your generosity," Elenore said, bowing deeply. Tears rolled down from her eyes.

"I need a chef, so I recruited her. There’s no need to thank me. Now, can you make me a sumptuous meal? I’m craving some," Arthur said with a smile.

Elenore immediately wiped her tears and nodded.

"Yes, of course. Please wait a bit, young master."

She ran toward the kitchen.

"Young master, what is your schedule today?" Sebas appeared at that moment.

He was now dressed in his proper butler clothes, with his Epic-grade equipment worn underneath.

Arthur told Sebas about the meeting at 10 AM and ordered him to be ready. He also asked him to inform his ten cousins.

One hour later, Elenore returned, followed by a group of maids carrying a variety of dishes in their hands.

They gently placed the food on the table.

"Young master, the food is ready," Elenore announced with a smile.

Arthur sat down at the table and began devouring the food like a glutton.

After finishing almost half of the meal, Arthur burped with satisfaction.

"Your cooking is perfect, as always," Arthur said with a smile.

"Thank you, young master. But Anastasia’s cooking is even better than mine. With her Chef class, she could probably become a world-tier cook," Elenore said proudly.

"I hope so," Arthur replied with a nod.

Arthur was a foodie. He liked eating even though after reaching level 11, he could sustain without food for 3-5 days without feeling a thing.

But he didn’t want to abandon his human desires, or else he was afraid he might become an emotionless war machine in the future.

At that moment, Anastasia finally appeared beside him and stood there nervously.

"Young master, I’m done," she said with a nervous smile.

"Good. Now take these and equip them. Then go and cook something using your class skills," Arthur ordered, throwing a set of Epic-grade equipment toward her.

"This, this, this..." Anastasia stammered, almost falling to the ground when she saw the details.

Sebas gently placed his right hand on her shoulder.

"Young lady, don’t think too much about it. The young master has always been this generous. Just work hard, okay?"