1.It is quite unbelievable plot that the big families have send their future heads/candidates in such dangerous forest without proper training.
Also why are they giving guards! not only these guards are useless can't do their job, they can't even procure food.Even the suppose useless mc is more knowledgeable than them,so they also can't be proper guide.
So to me the whole plot is very forced & weakly knitted.
2.Now for the mc. -A ULTIMATE SIMP-
Through the whole novel he is simping over beauties.
And he is so intelligent that he charges 'magically enhanced delicious food' for 3 silver, when other sells 'normal bland chicken drumsticks' for 10 silver.
3.Moreover it is also kinda 'Sign in' type novel. As we don't clearly understand how he is leveling up(I am talking about the new recipe getting not the system update with gold).
Also a gourmet system where u don't even have to cook doesn't go well with me.