Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Teleportation Ring

On the opening day, Tang Li filled the gang warehouse and dining station with a large amount of pastries and cakes.

Ailan was ready at the food station. The elf brothers, who were in charge of the reception, stood on both sides of the door. Tang Li stood at the front desk. Uncle Drew was busy preparing and carrying food in the kitchen. Aunt Tiger was waving a spoon and working hard.

Everything is ready and the Doom Restaurant is officially open.

"Welcome."

"Xiao Li, congratulations on the opening!" During the past few days when Tang Li was busy preparing for the restaurant, Li Zi was also working hard to practice life professions, and Ci Budaiyi and others were even busier leading gang members to clear dungeons. None of them had a moment to spare, and today they heard that Tang Li's restaurant was opening, so they took a break from their busy schedule and all the members were present.

"Thank you!" Tang Li was very happy today, and it was rare for her to have such a constant smile on her face.

"Here is the menu, you can order whatever you like." Tang Li pointed to the blackboard on the front desk, which recorded today's special dishes.

[Combo 1: Garlic Water Spinach + Stir-fried Pork + Rice]

[Combo 2: Shredded Pork with Spicy Peppers and Edamame + Pork with Mushrooms + Rice]

[Single item: Yangchun noodles]

The restaurant has just opened, and they have only developed a few dishes so far.

The garlic-mashed water spinach and rice in set meal one are the store’s regular cursed foods, while the stir-fried pork is simply delicious without any buff, suitable for people who love meat.

In addition to the staple food rice, the two dishes in Set 2 are a combination of meat and vegetables. The curse effect is there but the effect is halved. It is very suitable for first-time people who want to try the deliciousness of cursed dishes but don’t want to be hindered by the curse being too strong.

There is nothing much to say about the plain noodles. Even with two eggs added, it is still a pure curse dish like the staple food rice.

In addition to the dishes freshly made in the store, other pasta and cakes can be purchased directly at the food station.

"I want set meal one." After looking at the attributes of the dishes, He Bi Duoyan touched his stomach and chose set meal one.

"Me too!" After hearing that the chef the restaurant was hiring was a famous orc chef, and that vegetarian dishes were Tang Li's specialty, it seemed that set meal one was a powerful combination. Li Zi chose the same set meal as He Biduoyan without hesitation.

"Then I'll have set meal 2, so I can switch things up?" Ju Ge Li Zi thought for a moment and met Li Zi's gaze.

"Okay." Li Zi certainly wouldn't refuse such a good thing, and nodded decisively when he heard it.

"I want to too..." Hebiduoyan looked at Juerlizi expectantly.

"Don't even think about it!" For example, I decisively refused. I was sharing with my girlfriend to show my affection, so how could I share with such a grown man? Absolutely not.

Why say more? I can only shift my expectant gaze to the words that fail to express my meaning.

"...I want this plain noodles." He was silent for a moment, unable to express himself clearly, and pointed to the items on the menu.

"Okay, how about a bowl of Yangchun noodles?" Tang Li confirmed with him.

"Yeah, a bowl of plain noodles." He nodded and repeated, unable to express his meaning clearly.

"Okay, I'll make it for you right away." Tang Li wrote down everyone's orders, waved her hand, and walked towards the kitchen.

"Huh? Isn't there a chef?"

"That's right," Tang Li turned around, "If you guys take the time to come and support me, of course I will cook for you myself."

"Find a place to sit down, it will only take a few minutes." After saying that, Tang Li quickly walked into the kitchen.

"Guests can place your orders now!" Just as Li Zi and his companions sat down, new guests came in, and the elf brothers at the door immediately came over to greet them.

"How lucky! There aren't many people here!"

"These two waiters look so handsome and strong, are they really not mission ***?" Because of the presence of NPCs, some game terms were automatically harmonized.

"Boss, we're here to support you." The players noticed Tang Li busy in the kitchen and greeted her with a giggle.

"Thank you!" Tang Li turned around, nodded and smiled at a few people, and soon continued to be busy.

The players were very happy to receive the response. They quickly ordered the dishes under the guidance of the elf brothers and began to look around the store.

"Your food is ready!" Soon Tang Li came over with food for several people.

Although it felt strange to eat like this so early in the morning, fortunately the food portions were not large and I finished it in a few bites.

“Mmm, delicious!”

Li Zi and his friends ate without even raising their heads.

At this moment, more and more players came into the store. Seeing that a few people were eating seriously, Tang Li felt relieved and went back to the kitchen to start busying herself with other players' orders.

"One for each set meal."

"I want set meal 2."

Although it is a restaurant management simulation, it is impossible to eat for a long time in the game like in a restaurant. If I have to describe it, the scene in the first-floor lobby at this moment is actually more like a restaurant management game.

Guests come in waves, wait a few seconds symbolically, and the ordered meals will be delivered. The guests spend 1 minute to finish eating, and leave happily with a satisfied smile and debuffs on their bodies. The plates on the table disappear, and then the next wave of guests sits down... and the cycle repeats.

The food station at the door was even busier. Ailan was so busy that she couldn't handle it all, so she had to ask for help from Uncle Drew who came back with the purchase. The two of them worked together to avoid being overwhelmed.

It was a very addictive mini-game. Watching the coins in the system wallet increase little by little and the proficiency in the cooking interface also increasing little by little, Tang Li became more and more addicted and felt that she could play this game forever.

This is the highlight moment of managing players.

When she makes enough money, she will definitely upgrade the tableware, warehouse, chairs, etc., and strive to make the restaurant bigger and stronger!

When she finished a stage and looked back, she found that Li Zi and the others had left without her knowing.

Tang Li clicked on her friend's message and found that several people had left her a message before leaving, telling her that they had to go back and get busy.

"Boss, give me a set meal here!"

"Coming!" Tang Li hurriedly closed the chat interface, planning to talk later when she was free.

Thanks to the celebrations a few days ago, there were many more customers on the first day of opening than Tang Li had imagined.

Many of them were familiar faces, and Tang Li even saw colleagues in the gang.

"Why are you here too? Isn't it in the gang warehouse?" Tang Li found Benming Mantou, who was relatively familiar to him, in the crowd and asked with some confusion.

Although she was busy with her business these days, she definitely did not neglect her contribution to the gang.

"The gang warehouse only has those simple foods from the dining station. These dishes can only be eaten in the store." Benming Mantou looked at Tang Li sadly. If they hadn't seen the players' discussion in the nearby channel, they would not have known what they had missed.

Baozi, steamed buns, pastries and the like are of course delicious, but dishes are a completely different feeling. In reality, the former can only be regarded as snacks, while the latter are real meals. Who would give up a meal for a snack?

"It's not just us. Look at the gang office hall. Everyone is strongly suggesting that the gang warehouse can be exchanged for restaurant dishes."

"If you want to fight monsters and level up, of course portable food is easier to carry!" Tang Li opened the gang channel and saw that it was indeed the case. However, she was still very confident. Just like everyone clearly distinguished between snacks and main meals, she also had her own persistence.

Of course, dim sum can be taken away, but dishes with plates can only be eaten at the table.

No matter how much everyone in the gang begged her, she remained unmoved.

"What a heart of stone!"

Tang Li silently quickened her pace to shake off the howling of ghosts and wolves behind her.

After a busy day, it’s finally time to close.

"It's probably because everyone is more enthusiastic when the store first opens. Once everyone gets used to it, they might only come here at mealtimes. After all, everyone has things to do at other times." In fact, the players' active time in the town is at night. Business would be better if the store continued to be open at night, but that would be too tiring.

Not to mention that the store clerks all work from nine to five. Although Tang Li likes running a store very much, it is impossible for her to be busy with this one thing all day long.

Business is good enough during the day. It is hard to imagine that they have planned to stockpile some inventory these days, but they are still so tired at the critical moment.

Who would have thought that it’s okay for the indigenous people, but don’t the players have to go out to kill monsters?

There were five employees in the shop, but the other four couldn't tell. Xiao Ailan was clearly exhausted, so to reward them, Tang Li decided to give them some material incentives: "Today's bonus will be doubled, and everyone can take some dishes home."

"Great!" The shop assistants cheered when they heard this. Material rewards were certainly gratifying, but the food rewards were even more popular.

Even though today's dishes may look ordinary, they are the versions that Tang Li and Aunt Lao Hu spent a long time researching before finally deciding on. The taste of each dish is irresistible. Even though they have tried the dishes many times in these days, they still haven't gotten tired of them.

"It looks like we can have a good meal at home again today!" Uncle Ailan and Uncle Drew, who live with their family, decided to bring the dishes home and taste them with their family.

"My mother especially likes the food in our restaurant. Every time I bring food home these days, she praises me for making the right decision to come here for an interview." Thinking of the happy smiles on her family's faces, Ailan felt that all the fatigue from a busy day was swept away.

"It's indeed the right decision, we agree." The elf brothers exchanged glances, feeling that if they continued eating like this, they might be forced to give up because their waistlines would be too large by the time they decided to continue their adventure. "Praise be to the almighty magic of cooking! These dishes can be preserved for a long time!"

The elf brothers happily decided to put it away. When they were hungry, they could just take it out and eat it. It still tasted perfect and was so convenient.

"I plan to save some more and send it to my old customers. They will definitely be happy that my cooking skills have improved." Chef Aunt Tiger said with a smile.

"I plan to take it back to reward my little ones." Tang Li also had her own plans.

The group said goodbye at the door of the store and left quickly.

"I'm back." After returning to her own cabin, Tang Li handed the dishes she had brought back to Xirang and her younger brother. After watching them eat happily, she stood up and used the owner's authority to transfer all the ingredients in the planting space to the restaurant warehouse.

Originally, the evening was her time to practice cooking and potions. I had been busy all day, and Tang Li didn't want to continue being busy in the evening.

"I've decided to relax today." Tang Li picked up Xirang and his little brother, went to the yard to pick some fresh fruits, and ate them while playing with the little ones.

All the original fruit trees have finished bearing fruit. These fruit trees were later exchanged by Tang Li from the gang warehouse. In addition to those planted in her yard, she also planted many fruit trees in the gang’s base.

There is strength in numbers. Although the gang still maintains 300 people, the total number seems particularly large because most of the fruit trees are occupied by Tangli.

Most of the fruit trees are used to make cakes, and gang members occasionally pick some to eat.

Judging from the conversations in the gang's office hall, the gang members have been getting along pretty well during this period.

Once everyone is thoroughly familiar with it, the next step will probably be to expand enrollment externally.

Tang Li took a few glances at everyone's chat and briefly understood what everyone in the gang had been doing in the past two days. After she had a general idea of ​​what was going on, she closed the chat channel.

"Do you want to go to the night market together?" After eating the fruit, Tang Li looked at the night sky which was gradually getting darker. She still didn't want to work, so she asked the two little cuties.

"Chi!" Xirang loves to be close to Tang Li. He has been bored from farming at home these past two days. As soon as Tang Li finished speaking, he couldn't wait to nod.

The little brother still has the thinking of a slime. It was fine before when he followed Xirang. With the boss leading him, he would also try hard to try some new things. During this period, because the aura of Xirang changed, the little brother who was unwilling to stay with Xirang completely gave up. Except for sticking with Tang Li, most of the time he still likes to stay in the land with his newly split little brother.

"Ji..." Faced with Tang Li's invitation, the younger brother hesitated visibly.

Maybe it's just a habit? Tang Li guessed.

"Then I'll ask you to stay at home and look after the house." Since they don't want to, Tang Li will of course not force them. Who would force their cat master to do something they don't like? Although the little brother is not a kitten, the cute baby certainly has the right to make his own choices. After the previous incident with Xirang, Tang Li has learned to respect.

Carrying the bouncing Xirang, Tang Li walked slowly towards the bustling street.

The town has become much more lively these days. Although it is night, under the illumination of the magic lights, it is not much darker than during the day.

Players and natives were shopping everywhere, and the bustle was comparable to the holiday tourist attractions Tang Li had visited in her previous life. It was hard to imagine that when the game was first launched, there were only a few system stores emitting dim lights in the entire town at night.

Tang Li walked forward aimlessly with Xirang. In the center of the wide square, a group of people gathered and stood on tiptoe curiously, even though an elven bard was singing.

"Light triumphs over darkness,

The abyss has become a legend,

In this joyous moment,

Let us welcome the miracle of April together.

The village was born from the ruins,

Countless people gathered here,

Aimless adventurer,

Have you found a home to stay in?"

This elf NPC not only looks melancholy and handsome, but his singing voice is also full of heavy stories. Following his singing, everyone seems to have experienced such a period of time.

Everyone was listening quietly, and some even shed tears silently.

Tang Li stopped and listened to the entire song before moving on.

After turning a street, two orc warriors were fighting, and the onlookers cheered for them. The guards who were on duty did not stop them, but while maintaining order, they gave a brief explanation to the onlookers around them.

In a friendly atmosphere, the competition was concluded to the point. Not only did the two competitors gain something, but the audience also benefited a lot.

"Good evening, ma'am. Would you like a bouquet of flowers? They will accompany you through a wonderful evening." The young elves carried flower baskets and asked passers-by. Caring for plants is the elves' forte. Tang Li took a look and found that there was not a single ugly flower in the basket.

Tang Li chose a bunch of jasmine for herself and a wreath for Xirang. When she bent down to smell them, the fresh and elegant fragrance really made her mood soar.

"I hope you have fun." After receiving the money, the elf praised the customer sweetly and quickly moved on to the next customer.

Tang Li bought two drinks and Xirang each had one and continued strolling.

A player greeted them and shouted, "Would you like to see the glowing toys?" A group of cute Aboriginal children gathered around them.

Tang Li looked closely in the direction of the sound, and wow, isn’t this the kind of luminous toy that she often saw in night markets when she was a child?

But this seems to be a high-tech version.

"Where did this come from?" Tang Li picked up a glowing flying saucer and took a look. It could actually fly.

"Although this is a magical world, science also exists," the seller looked up from among the children. "Kindergarten crafts with little technological content will not be considered illegal!"

Tang Li: “…” Has kindergarten handicrafts in the outside world become so complicated?

"Give me two." Tang Li chose a flying saucer and a spaceship, intending to take them home as decorations.

"Okay! A total of ten gold coins." The player quoted the price a little nervously.

Noticing that Tang Li was staring at her without saying anything, the player quickly explained, "This is the highest-tech product allowed. Anything higher would require combining it with everyday occupations and creating a magic version."

"Why don't you do it?" Tang Li went straight to the core of the problem.

Yeah, why doesn't she do it?

Is it because she doesn't want to?

It's because the underlying logic of the magic side and the technology side are completely different, and this game is damn rigorous, like merging Mercury and Mars together. With her current level of skill, she simply can't find a way to do it.

"Oh, oh, okay, I only know how to make these little gadgets." The frustrated player gave up on himself. "If it weren't for continuing my research, would I have done this?"

"7 gold coins, no less, any less won't cover my material expenses!"

The farming robot that Yu Bumei gave her seems to be a product that combines alchemy and technology. It is still busy in her planting space. Each time, it only needs to transfer a little magic into the core of the gem. It is capable and saves trouble.

At that time, I just downplayed it because the words didn't express my feelings. Was it actually so difficult to produce?

Tang Li looked at the pitiful seller girl in front of her and suddenly felt a little soft-hearted.

"Never mind, seven gold coins is fine." Just consider it as contributing to her research career.

Anyway, although the price of seven gold coins is a bit expensive, it is not very expensive. The main reason is that she is rich now. This time Tang Li paid very straightforwardly.

"Thank you!" The seller smiled happily, with two cute dimples on his face.

Tang Li took another silent look.

"Yeah!" Tang Li turned and left, and the seller cheered happily.

Tang Li paused, realizing that she seemed to have been fooled.

How could a toy that a group of children gathered around to buy cost seven gold coins?

Wouldn’t it be a fool to sympathize with others who have difficulty in scientific research?

"...Forget it." After a long silence, Tang Li shook his head and laughed, then continued to walk forward with Xirang.

It had been a long time since she had strolled the streets so leisurely. Not until the crowds on the streets gradually thinned out did Tang Li take Xirang home with reluctance.

The next day was still a busy day.

After returning home after a busy day, Tang Li became lazy again.

"So, how about we go for a walk again?" Tang Li picked up Xirang, who had been reluctant to take off the wreath all day, and went out silently.

This went on for several days, and Tang Li bought a bunch of strange and odd things and brought them home to redecorate her house.

"This is life!" Tang Li sighed as she held Xirang, ate fruit, and looked at her brand new home.

Until this day, the store's business gradually stabilized, and Tang Li finally had no excuse not to work at night.

"It turns out that laziness is addictive." Seeing that the inventory was insufficient and there was no way to delay any longer, Tang Li finally started working overtime at night to cook and refine medicine after a long time.

[Chestnut]: Xiaoli, how is the restaurant business these days?

[Chestnut]: It’s been a while since we fought monsters together. We live next door to each other, but it feels like we haven’t seen each other for a long time?

[Chestnut]: So, shall we fight monsters together tomorrow?

These past two days, she was indeed immersed in business and shopping and had forgotten about her friends. Tang Li looked at the chat records with a few of them. She had clearly planned to contact them after she was done with the work on the opening day, but she didn't remember it until Li Zi took the initiative to contact her today.

Tang Li touched her nose guiltily and clicked on the messages from several people.

It has been almost a week since they last went monster hunting together. The three people, Cibuduoyi, who led the gang to hunt monsters, are already several levels higher than her. Even Li Zi, who has become a casual player, although he also works diligently to make space backpacks and equipment every day, will also go monster hunting with everyone when he is free, so his level is also several levels higher than Tang Li.

Not to mention her friends, even everyone in the gang has caught up with her in terms of general level.

"I was careless." A drop of sweat ran down Tang Li's forehead.

Everyone has been busy upgrading the gang these days, and seems to be online often even at night. If she joins everyone in killing monsters at this time, wouldn't she be a drag?

Tang Li asked herself if she could do such a thing.

[Lucky Star]: I have something to do tomorrow, so we’ll talk about monster hunting later.

After sending the message, Tang Li rummaged through her backpack and finally found what she was looking for among some ingredients.

"Found it, this is it - the teleportation ring." If Tang Li remembered correctly, this seemed to be the item that was opened from the silver treasure chest when the Goblin Nest dungeon was first cleared.