There was no doubt that what was displayed on the wall were the dishes that this restaurant offered for sale. However, the ingredient list section below didn’t have any text description, but was composed of a series of circles of different colors.
However, at this time, everyone’s attention was obviously not on the meaning of these colored circles. After all, the names of these dishes alone were enough to make people feel a strong physical discomfort.
“Raw pickled liver, braised human head, live heart, fresh blood drink…” Ji Xingque couldn’t help his throat rolling slightly as he read out the words one by one. “By the way, is this restaurant of ours really a proper restaurant?”
“First of all, think about it. Can an NPC in this type of instance be a legitimate customer?” Hua Qianmei was relatively accepting of this situation. She had already looked around. “Even if I was given a pile of corpses as raw materials, I probably wouldn’t know how to cook them. But what does the circle on the ingredients list mean? It looks like there isn’t much in stock in the kitchen.”
As she spoke, she walked to the refrigerator and reached out her hand to pull open the door. She frowned as the cold air hit her face. “It is empty.”
Song Xuefeng provided the simplest feasible solution in a timely manner based on his own logic. “Or take a look at the points mall?”
Lou Yueren listened to the conversation between the two people and finally couldn’t help laughing. “Spending points at your own expense to complete the instance? The officials should like players like you the most.”
“It would be nice if we could pay for it ourselves, but the points mall shouldn’t sell these bloody things.” Lu Nanling didn’t let this conversation continue, and drew everyone’s attention back at the right time. “If I’m not mistaken, these circles of different colors should refer to this.”
Looking in the direction that Lu Nanling pointed, Chi Ting noticed several uncovered boxes stacked in the corner. He could see clearly at a glance what was densely packed there. “Incense?”
“Yes, I don’t need to tell you about the color comparison. The circles on the list represent the quantity needed to configure these incense sticks. For example…” Lu Nanling walked over, checked the menu, picked out two red and one blue incense sticks from the box, and handed them to Ji Xingque. “Borrow a light.”
“……” Ji Xingque touched a mini fire cannon and fired it.
Lu Nanling inserted the three lit incense sticks into the sacrificial tripod next to him.
Others gathered around the curling smoke.
After a moment, he could finally see the vague outline of the thing that gradually became clear from its blurry state.
Ji Xingque’s tone couldn’t hide the disgust from the bottom of his heart. “…These are really steamed lung slices!”
No wonder why he felt disgusted.
It was hard not to suspect that the contents of this basin were human lungs. They might be steamed, but it was highly doubtful that they hadn’t been processed in any way before cooking. The faint smell of cooked food was mixed with the bloody odor, making it even more unacceptable.
Hua Qianmei was obviously choked as well.
Her expression was slightly distorted as she directly pulled out three incense sticks. At the moment she extinguished the sparks, the plate of steamed lung slices, which seemed so real just now, also disappeared.
Hua Qianmei took the incense sticks and gave them to Ji Xingque to try again. After confirming that they couldn’t be re-ignited, she casually threw the three incense sticks into the trash can beside her. “Xiao Lu is right. It seems that these boxes of incense sticks should be the basic ingredients of our business tonight. Apart from anything else, I am actually beginning to wonder what type of weird things the customers we will meet will be like.”
Ji Xingque was still covering his nose tightly with his hands. “It doesn’t matter what weird thing it is. The main thing is that I found that I can’t seem to accept this smell.”
“Even if you can’t accept it, you have to get used to it. Let’s first determine the specific dishes to be sold tonight. Then it will depend on how these colored incense sticks are arranged and combined.”
It wasn’t until Chi Ting spoke that everyone noticed he had found a tablet from somewhere that displayed the menu interface waiting for confirmation. “I just took a quick look around. It should be due to the color restrictions of the initial incense. Currently, we aren’t allowed to enter too many types of dishes on the menu. I guess this first day is just for us to test the waters, and the sales volume won’t be too high. But there is at least one good news. It is that there will be no shortage of goods during the business tonight. This way, we can experience the game with peace of mind.”
Chi Ting counted the colors and quantities of the incense in each box, and preset a basic menu for Lu Nanling to confirm. “Is this okay?”
Lu Nanling quickly gave a judgment. “Yes.”
Chi Ting nodded. The moment he pressed the confirmation button, the restaurant’s menu for tonight was officially locked. “Then what’s next…”
Just as he was about to speak, a figure approached him, and he felt something gently hanging on his neck. He looked down and found that someone was slowly tying an apron for him. “Where did you find it?”
“On the table over there.” Lou Yueren didn’t stop what he was doing as he answered. After he had dressed Chi Ting properly, he took two steps back to admire his work and smiled with satisfaction. “Very good. it really suits you.”
Chi Ting glanced at the apron on his body. He turned around and found that Lou Yueren was wearing the exact same one.
Judging from the Cindura restaurant logo printed on it, this was indeed the business uniform of this store.
In fact, compared to his own outfit, Chi Ting actually felt that Lou Yueren’s outfit was unexpectedly harmonious.
He couldn’t help looking at him twice before suppressing the smile on his face. He cleared his throat and said, “Everyone should put on their business uniforms as well. We should get ready for the opening.”
The moment these words were spoken, a scene of chaos and war ensued.
It was also at this time that people realized more clearly that these people of the Dawn team really had no connection with the kitchen.
Even Lu Nanling seemed a bit in a hurry, let alone others.
Ji Xingque struggled with his hands for a long time before asking Song Xuefeng for help. Finally, he turned to Lou Yueren for help. “Brother Yue, uh, that’s not right. Brother Lou, can you help me tie it too?”
Lou Yueren glanced over and stood still. “Be self-reliant.”
Ji Xingque said, “You were helping the captain with the task. Why do I have to be self-reliant?”
Lou Yueren was amused. “Can you guys do the same?”
Ji Xingque: “……”
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Lou Yueren sighed helplessly before finally standing up slowly.
“Come on, come on.” Ji Xingque was about to offer his back happily but was pushed away. “…You don’t want to help?”
“Help.” Lou Yueren raised an eyebrow. “Men shouldn’t touch each other. I’ll help you verbally. Just listen to me.”
Ji Xingque: “………”
D*mn, it wasn’t allowed for men to touch each other?
In the end, Hua Qianmei was the first to finish tidying up. She couldn’t stand the situation anymore and pulled Ji Xingque over. “Okay, Little Bird. Don’t get mad. Come here and let me help you put it on.”
This image of the business uniforms was transmitted to the No 89 screen belonging to the Dawn team. It seemed to be very lively, but it was enough to form a sharp contrast with the surrounding teams that looked confused.
The truth about the dishes that was inferred from this understatement alone was enough to attract many players to come over.
“This No 89 team is called the Dawn team? The reaction doesn’t look like it is from a new team, but why does it feel like I’ve never seen them before?”
“I just checked the team rankings. It should be a new team. Or it could be a temporary team formed by a few talented players just to participate in this event.
“But they are progressing really quickly. It hasn’t been that long, and it feels like they are fully ready to open.”
“I just came from the side of a top team. I can only say that their speed is really good. They are on par with the top teams!”
“Hiss! Are you talking about the Dawn team? I came here after seeing the post on the forum. I didn’t expect this team to be so powerful?”
“Huh? What forum post?”
“Why don’t you join in the fun and check out the forums? Here it is. Someone broke the news that this team got an NPC from an instance as a teammate.”
“??? What the? Say it again? NPC?”
“Let me see… it should be that one. Yes, yes. That one with the short black hair. See? That one wearing an apron and posing as a model!”
“Oh my god, is this true?”
In the instance, Lou Yueren started sneezing for no apparent reason.
Chi Ting didn’t pay much attention at first until he heard the noise countless times. Finally, he looked over. “Are you catching a cold?”
“I shouldn’t be.” Lou Yueren rubbed his sore nose and frowned. “I feel like there must be someone who is blindly criticizing me.”
He didn’t care about it. He glanced at the time and slowly stood up. “It is almost time. Are we ready to start business?”
Chi Ting nodded. “Yes.”
Before they knew it, the clock on the wall had slowly approached midnight.
Song Xuefeng was happy to have fewer errands to run. He pulled a chair and stayed in the kitchen, taking on the role of ‘chef’ in charge of food distribution.
According to the division of labor, among the remaining people, Ji Xingque was responsible for running errands in and out of the kitchen, Lu Nanling was responsible for the cashier at the front, and the remaining Chi Ting, Lou Yueren and Hua Qianmei were directly in contact with customers.
Everything was ready.
Finally, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the clock moved one last time.
The clock struck midnight, ringing heavily again and again.
At almost the same time, there was a clock sound from the door that was supposed to be locked.
Once everyone’s eyes focused on it, the first thing that caught their eyes was a smooth and clean hand. Under the light, it seemed that all the blood had been drained out, leaving only a sickly pale color.
Click, click…
The sound of shoes dragging on the ground seemed to hit their hearts as well.
Finally, the first customer of the evening walked into the restaurant.
He slowly raised his head to meet the gaze cast upon him. The corners of his mouth curled up, revealing an extremely morbid smile on his equally pale face.
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