PFRG: Chapter 146

There was a clear and orderly division of labor, so the first day of business went very smoothly.

The moment the clock pointed to 2 o’clock, all the customers in the restaurant left one after another as if they had made an appointment. No new customers stepped through the restaurant door.

In the quiet environment, only the slow background music was left. There was an indescribable sense of disharmony in the atmosphere of the early morning.

Regardless, the first day of business in this instance was a smooth one.

Of course, this so-called ‘smoothly’ only applied to the current situation of the Dawn team. If they were in the square watching the wall of screens at the moment, they would see that the scenes on many screens were no longer enough to be summarized with the word ‘shocking’, apart from some teams that were progressing smoothly.

On the first day alone, many teams were already in danger of elimination.

Around screen 89, the camera shots of each scene lingered on the broken limbs and torn heads with sticky blood splattered in a mess. In the midst of these unbearable scenes, the overall picture of the Dawn team’s live stream room was relatively neat and tidy. This was already exceptionally warm and harmonious.

However, it was obvious that some people were still extremely dissatisfied with this.

“So, what should we do next? Do we have to clean up all these messes?” Hua Qianmei had always been free and easy. At this moment, her bright features showed her strong dissatisfaction with the way these customers ate. “Let’s not talk about whether these customers are human or ghosts, but at least they look like human beings. Can’t they be polite when eating? Even pigs know to lick the slop properly. They are at this level. It should be enough to suspect that they are deliberately making trouble, right?”

Lou Yueren looked at the dining table and chairs that were splattered with visceral juice for a long time. He couldn’t help nodding sincerely, “Indeed.”

“We have to clean it up. After all, we need to continue business tomorrow.” Chi Ting threw a rag that he had fished out from somewhere at everyone. No one was spared except for Lu Nanling. Even Song Xuefeng, who had been hiding in the kitchen, was dragged out with a helpless look on his face. Chi Ting said, “You have half an hour to clean up and go back to sleep.”

He looked at the stairs leading upstairs. “If I’m not mistaken, there are other arrangements waiting for us next.”

The others were all used to Chi Ting’s arrangements. Once the captain spoke, they all sighed and took action.

As Chi Ting glanced over inquiringly, Lou Yueren blinked. He shrugged with the rag in hand and took a step forward obediently.

For a while, the restaurant fell into a state of collective cleaning after the first day of operation.

It could only be said that the eating manners of these customers were indeed too indecent. After finishing a meal, not only did the blood and juice splash everywhere, but even the remaining bones fell to the ground one by one. Some bones were in a half-cooked state, and there was still a lot of residual skin and flesh attached to them after being gnawed. The vaguely visible skin tissue combined with the strong smell in the surrounding air made people feel even more disgusted.

Many players stood in the square and watched from afar. Even so, they felt their stomachs churning due to the strong discomfort.

“Is team 89 called the Dawn team? What is wrong with these people? They really don’t seem afraid at all…”

“It is worthy of being a big boss from the Sanctuary. They can remain calm and collected. If it was me, I would’ve vomited a hundred times already.”

“Didn’t you notice that they were staring at the NPCs the entire time they were operating the business, as if they wanted to pierce holes through their mouths to see through the customers?”

“Not all those in the Sanctuary are big shots… look at the teams next to us. Half of them have already been wiped out in a panic.”

“Let’s look at the rankings. Does anyone know the names of the members of the Dawn team? Judging from the style of these big shots, their individual rankings shouldn’t be low.”

“F*k, do you have to clean so carefully? Every corner is cleaned so thoroughly. I feel like vomiting again.”

Chi Ting didn’t feel much. This type of human tissue didn’t cause any emotional fluctuations in him. He hummed a little tune leisurely and looked around to make sure that the mess after the meal had been cleaned up. Then he stopped with satisfaction. “Okay, it is done.”

At the cashier counter, Lu Nanling, who hadn’t participated in the general cleaning, had already completed the analysis of tonight’s data. “I am done here too.”

Chi Ting walked over and asked, “How is it?”

Lu Nanling directly pushed three pieces of paper over. “Here, this is the total sales for tonight. This is the consumption and retention of the ‘ingredients’ for tonight, and this is the maximum sales that we could’ve theoretically received tonight.”

Lou Yueren stood behind Chi Ting and saw the difference in the data at a glance. “It seems that there is still a lot of room for improvement.”

“It can be improved significantly.” Lu Nanling glanced at him and tapped the second piece of paper with his fingertips. “But the premise is that we first need to make sure that we have enough spare ingredients.”

Lou Yueren naturally hadn’t forgotten the initial rules. He agreed with a smile. “Indeed, from every angle, things will become troublesome once a customer places an order and finds there aren’t enough ingredients.”

“So, it is still a matter of food sources.” Chi Ting looked at the few remaining food quantities on the paper and pondered for a moment. “The business hours for the next day will start at midnight. This means our next main task is to consider how to ensure that we have enough food reserves.”

“In addition, there are various colors for the incense sticks,” Lu Nanling added. “Don’t forget. The menu we have set tonight only includes the most basic dishes. The other dishes haven’t been unlocked, but I guess that in the future, the demand for both the types and quantities of ingredients and incense sticks will increase.

Ji Xingque was lying on the table next to him, looking at Lu Nanling, Chi Ting, and Lou Yueren with an absent-minded look as if to say, ‘I can’t think, so I’ll just wait quietly for you to come up with a result.’ Suddenly, he felt a weight on his shoulder. He turned back and found that Song Xuefeng, who finally finished the cleaning, was using his shoulder as a pillow, ready to go to sleep. “……”

Chi Ting also noticed the drowsiness here and clapped his hands. “Let’s go upstairs first.”

There was a very simple layout diagram in the corner of the restaurant.

From the moment they entered the instance, they had been sure that they couldn’t leave the restaurant. This meant they could only rely on themselves to replenish the ‘ingredients’ inside the restaurant. After a careful inspection in the kitchen, they didn’t miss any clues. Then the only place left to explore was the staff dormitory on the second floor.

Compared to the exquisitely decorated lobby downstairs, everyone could feel that the roof at the top was obviously much lower after going upstairs.

This structure also brought about a sense of oppression.

In the wooden corridors, six doors were clearly open. They were obviously the six rooms where the team members lived.

Ji Xingque trotted along and quickly observed the surroundings. Then he came back to report. “All the furnishings in the rooms seem to be exactly the same, but it is a bit strange. Why would a mailbox be hung on the door of an upstairs bedroom?”

“Because of this.” Chi Ting’s eyes fell on the device in front of him. “These mailboxes should be our main way to receive the incense ‘ingredients’.”

This device was located at the corner where they went up the stairs. It wasn’t very conspicuous, and even the light from the corridor outside could hardly reach here. It was hard to find if one wasn’t paying attention.

As Chi Ting got closer, Lou Yueren used a mini flashlight to illuminate the area. Finally, he was able to see the tiny text marked next to it.

The hair that fell on his ears caused a slightly itchy sensation, distracting Chi Ting slightly. Then he quickly refocused his attention.

He read through the text one by one.

[Ingredient purchasing instructions:

Orders can be placed from 2:00 to 3:00 a.m every day. Please select the food purchase list according to business needs and confirm it.
The delivery time is from 3:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please do not go out during this time, and ensure that the corridor is clear.
The supplier only guarantees the quality of the ingredients. Please place your order based on your own situation. We aren’t responsible for any other unrelated safety issues.

Hua Qianmei smiled meaningfully when she saw the last sentence. “It seems that there are also safety issues i n the procurement of ingredients.”

“In any case, we’ll know roughly after a test.” Lu Nanling reached out and tentatively tapped the button on the device. After studying the changes in the content on the screen, he quickly came to a conclusion. “Numbers 1 to 6 here should refer to the mailboxes at the door of each room. At present, each mailbox is only allowed to receive one color of incense at the same time. There are exactly six types of incense. In this way, if we want to have a reserve of incense of all colors, everyone must participate in the procurement process.”

“Then just participate. Is there any problem?” Ji Xingque asked.

“Look at this. ‘Please place orders according to your own circumstances’.” Lou Yueren reminded. “The fact that such a setting can be made means that there must be certain risks in this process. Otherwise, all the teams in the instance would directly increase the purchase quantity to the maximum, and there would be no worries.”

Hua Qianmei heard the conversation and looked over. “So the most important thing now is the specific extent of this so-called risk. If the problems encountered after maxing out are enough for us to solve with force, then it will be completely simple.”

In fact, Lou Yueren had always thought that Ji Xingque would be the one who was most fond of violence in Chi Ting’s team. As he got to know her now, he suddenly felt that maybe he had not been able to feel Ji Xingque’s good behavior before. The more he compared it, the more he felt that this Sister Meimei might be even more ‘hidden.’

“Whether we can solve it by force will be known after tonight.” Lu Nanling had already adjusted the purchase values for each room. He stood up and patted the dust on the keys. He made a ‘please’ gesture to the others and said, “Choose your own room according to the color you prefer.”

The doors of the rooms were originally indistinguishable. Now after hearing what he said, the others noticed that the hanging mailboxes had unknowingly turned into the color of the purchased incense as the setting was completed.

Lu Nanling didn’t forget to remind them, “The data I set today should be absolutely safe. If the situation still can’t be handled at that time, don’t forget the rule that you aren’t allowed to leave the room and enter the corridor. My suggestion is that in order not to drag down other teammates, please die quietly in the room even if you are in trouble.”

Hua Qianmei coughed softly. “The style of our team is as cold and ruthless as ever.”

Ji Xingque was dissatisfied. “You are looking down on us. If you can’t even handle this, who can call themselves a Dawn person? Don’t you think so, Old Song?”

A few seconds later, Song Xuefeng sighed softly. He picked the nearest room, pushed open the door, and walked in. “I’m going to sleep first.”

Once he left, the others also chose their own rooms.

Chi Ting watched as Lou Yueren almost instinctively walked around the room with the pink mailbox and almost couldn’t hold back his laughter. Then when he looked up, he saw the man turn back and suddenly walk to him, asking, “Have you decided which room?”

“Hmm?”

“I will live next door to you.” Lou Yueren blinked. It was obviously a ridiculous statement, but he said it with extra seriousness for some reason. “If something really happens, I can’t go into the corridor, but there is no rule that we can’t tear down the wall.”

Chi Ting didn’t answer.

After thinking about it, this approach was indeed possible. However, just looking at Lou Yueren’s appearance, he inexplicably suspected that there was no need to take any risks at all. This person was ready to make a hole in the wall at any time to force the space connection.

After all, they were still in the instance. After waking up and opening his eyes tomorrow, he shouldn’t find that there was an extra person in his bed, right?

Just in case, before choosing the room, Chi Ting gave a very strict warning. “Don’t demolish the room unless I tell you to.”

Lou Yueren looked obedient. “Okay, Captain Chi.”