This scene undoubtedly terrified all the players.
To the players, they are like the perfect service providers, yet their terrifying appearance and the elegance and attentiveness they exude are also extremely eerie.
Is this the 'Ghost Restaurant'? It certainly lives up to its name.
Immediately afterward, in that breathtaking moment, an elegant woman in a black cheongsam silently bypassed the waiters on both sides and slowly entered everyone's sight.
Her face looked as if it had been meticulously sculpted, every inch of her skin exuding an unnatural stiffness. A slight smile played at the corners of her lips, but her eyes were devoid of any emotion.
What is particularly striking is her bright red lips, so vivid they are almost eerie, and against her pale face they are even more shocking.
Although she was the only NPC in the restaurant whose appearance was closest to that of a human, her appearance was like a cold wind, causing everyone's heart to involuntarily tighten.
This feeling is so familiar; it's like a paper doll come to life! Don't think they can't tell.
Then, the woman spoke in an unusually calm voice: "Welcome, all you experience testers, to the Ghost Restaurant. I am the manager here."
"What you were supposed to do was enjoy the food in the restaurant. But unfortunately, just now, there was a theft, and all the ingredients are gone."
As the manager said this, a hint of annoyance flashed across his face, and he looked genuinely angry.
"Without ingredients, the original meal plan had to be changed to another form."
To complete the tasting experience, each participant must provide an ingredient to the restaurant chef. After consuming the resulting dish, the experience is considered successful.
After hearing her words, many players lowered their eyes and pondered deeply.
The disappearance of ingredients couldn't have just happened; this mission was probably originally designed to have players find the ingredients.
But are these 'ingredients' normal?
After a while, one of the bolder players couldn't help but ask the woman, "Excuse me, where should we find ingredients? Are there any restrictions on the types of ingredients we can find?"
The woman was very easy to talk to.
"No restrictions on type, the ingredients are all available in the restaurant."
What?
Everyone glanced at the two-story building.
In such a small place, it would be easy for fifty or so people to find what they need. Besides, does the restaurant even have that many ingredients available?
Everyone realized this and looked warily at the people around them.
After he finished speaking, the twenty waiters wiped the tables and tidied the chairs, while even the female manager stood aside, continuing to smile towards the door.
Upon seeing this, the players looked at each other, and then scattered in a chaotic frenzy.
What are you waiting for? Grab the ingredients! If you're late, they'll be gone!
Xiao Jin and the other four were not in a hurry, and stood in the corner to study it for a while.
Cui Mingyang: "Please feel free to ask any questions you may have!"
Although Xu Qing was not familiar with them, since Xiao Jin was familiar with them, there was definitely no problem in getting along with these people.
He was the first to speak: "I'm still skeptical about the 'ingredients.' What decent ingredients could a lousy restaurant possibly have?"
Luo Bin nodded.
"And then there's the scope." Tong Xiaolu raised her hand. "Ingredients, logically speaking, are only located in a few places: the kitchen, the warehouse, and the cold storage."
These places are blatant traps; the ingredients won't be easy to obtain.
“Little Deer is right,” Cui Mingyang agreed.
"It seems that all players will be targeting these locations from now on. We will not only have to deal with the traps set by the game, but also the covetousness of other players."
After saying that, he turned to look at Xiao Jin: "Ying, what are your thoughts?"
Xiao Jin pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "I can't say anything. I may have some doubts, but I haven't found any clues yet."
"Let's take it one step at a time and see what happens."
The five of them thought for a moment and decided to split up first, as that would be more efficient. However, it didn't take long for them to realize that things were indeed not that simple.
Throughout the entire restaurant, let alone ingredients, there was nothing edible except for the flowers and plants in the terrariums.
The players practically turned the restaurant upside down.
In the basement warehouse on the first floor, besides a jumble of miscellaneous items, there was only a handcart with broken wheels, and the cold storage was completely empty.
Inside the kitchen, the pots and pans were so clean they reflected light. As soon as the players entered, all the chefs turned to look at the door, their eyes gleaming with greed, as if they were the ingredients themselves.
The players were so frightened that they didn't dare to go in. They could only grit their teeth and glance around, but there was still nothing there.
After working for half an hour, there was still no sign of the ingredients, and the players were getting anxious and scratching their heads.
Left with no other option, they went back downstairs and sat down at a table to discuss whether there was anything they hadn't yet discovered.
"Damn, what kind of lousy restaurant is this? Did they just leave nothing here and make fun of us?"
"That's unlikely. If that were the case, how could the mission continue?"
"Speaking of which, haven't you noticed anything? Now is not the time to keep secrets."
Some people couldn't help but question, "If one person didn't notice, surely there can't be a single smart person among so many of them!"
However, his words made the others feel uncomfortable.
Immediately, someone slammed their hand on the table and shouted, "You're talking nonsense! Do you think everyone is as petty as you? The place is only so big. Can't you see whether there's any food or not?"
The person on the other end retorted, "I was just saying something, why are you acting like you stepped on my tail? If you weren't holding anything back, why are you so angry!"
'Bang!' The player suddenly stood up: 'Are you looking for trouble?'
Seeing the two start arguing, the surrounding people watched like it was a spectacle. They hoped the argument would escalate into a fight, then they could be responsible for collecting the badges.
Of course, these two were just showing off verbally; they definitely wouldn't actually fight. After getting all red in the face, they calmed down.
Ignoring the surrounding arguments, Xiao Jin and his group of five sat around a table and discussed the situation.
Luo Bin rested his chin on his hand, looking utterly dejected: "It's too clean, even abnormally clean. Could it be that we're looking in the wrong direction?"
Cui Mingyang also leans towards this view: "Those people practically scraped the plaster off the walls. If they still couldn't find it, is it possible that the ingredients aren't in the restaurant?"
"Why would you think that?" Xu Qing looked at him: "Didn't a player ask the manager this before?"
Tong Xiaolu was also a little confused. She pouted and said, "It's so annoying. We can't really give away a leg or an arm or something!"
The others exchanged bewildered glances. Are all kids these days so vicious?
As she spoke, Xu Qing frowned: "What's wrong with you? You've been keeping your head down and not saying anything. Did you discover something?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their heads and saw Xiao Jin standing silently to the side.
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