Chapter 1. Please be sure to read the copywriting reading guide...
After working overtime for a month, Zhu Yuben wanted to take a break and get a good night's sleep while camping.
However, when she chose this campsite in the forest, she heard that at dawn, the forest would be shrouded in a large area of hazy mist, making the entire campsite as ethereal and quiet as a fantasy.
If you are lucky, you may even see a few deer running through the woods.
In order not to miss this beautiful scenery, she stayed in the sleeping bag for a long time and finally crawled out of the comfortable sleeping bag.
Zhu Yu yawned and took out the camera bag she had brought with her from the storage box.
This campsite was carefully selected by her yesterday. It was backed by mountains and forests, with an open grassland in front and a beautiful scenery.
She even took the time to set up a curtain to block out the night wind, ensuring a comfortable sleep.
So at this moment she couldn't wait to pick up her camera, ready to go out for a quick wash and then take some pictures of her natural scenery.
Zhu Yu quickly pulled open the curtain of the tent.
The next moment, the cold wind carrying fine snow particles suddenly rushed into the tent, and the warm interior was quickly occupied by the cold air.
As if it was a subconscious reaction, Zhu Yu quickly pulled the curtain closed again.
She must have opened it the wrong way.
Zhu Yu was a little confused for a moment and couldn't help rubbing her eyes. After making sure that she was awake and not dreaming, she carefully pulled open the curtain again.
This time, her eyes were fixed on the scene before her - no longer the lush camp in the forest, but a vast white snowfield, boundless, as if the whole world was covered by a thick layer of ice and snow.
The few beautiful stones she had picked up from the forest during the day had been buried under the snow, with only a few vague outlines visible.
No, where on earth did this sleep take her?
Zhu Yu narrowed his eyes, trying hard to see what was happening outside.
She noticed that there seemed to be something lying not far from the tent. After hesitating for a moment, she decided not to walk out rashly.
Zhu Yu turned around and walked to the storage box, and took out a telescope from it.
The telescope had a very high clarity and she could quickly see the scene in the lens.
It was a frozen deer.
In an instant, a bone-chilling chill permeated her body and mind from the inside out.
The wind seemed to be even stronger. Zhu Yu zipped up the tent tightly with trembling arms.
Something was wrong. She had checked before coming to camp, and the temperature in this campsite would not drop so sharply at night.
Years of experience in novels, films and television made Zhu Yu realize that he might be facing some kind of supernatural weird phenomenon.
Just when she was still doubting her life, a blurry ball of light suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
This small ball of light floated in the air, glowing faintly.
"Your golden finger 'Worker System No. 996' is now online! Come and work happily with me!"
For some reason, Zhu Yu felt inexplicably relieved after hearing this inappropriate and cheerful mechanical voice.
However, after hearing the name of the system, she suddenly felt breathless again.
In order to fully enjoy this camping trip, Zhu Yu deliberately gave up the holidays arranged by the company, chose to work overtime for a month, and repeatedly applied for annual leave. Finally, after completing a major project at hand, he got the approval of his leader.
As a result, her annual leave is now gone, and it seems that she has to continue working on this natural disaster game.
Even the name of the system that selected her was 996. Zhu Yu felt that her future in life was bleak.
"Wait, listen to me first." Seeing that his host looked hopeless, System 996 continued, "You are now in a real natural disaster survival game. The theme of this game is an extreme cold disaster. The total number of players is 10,000, and you need to survive for 30 days."
"After I choose you, you won't be doing ordinary part-time work. Instead, I will let you work for the game as an important NPC!"
Zhu Yu: "…What's the difference? Don't you still have to work?"
System 996: "No, no, no. This means that even if you are a player, you can still use the privileges of the game NPCs. For example, the game will retain your camping site and items as your initial shelter and equipment, so you don't have to start from scratch like other players."
"Moreover, as a key protected area, your camp is an absolutely safe area. As long as you stay within the specified range, you can avoid all monster attacks in the game."
"Of course, you also have the right to freely view everyone's personal dashboard. For example, their real name, professional level, etc."
Zhu Yu was not overwhelmed by the sugar-coated bullets of System 996. She asked calmly: "If I can survive, can I leave here safely?"
System 996, which had been talking nonstop just now, suddenly lowered its voice, and the light around it flickered, as if it felt a little guilty:
"Uh, yes, but...if the number of player deaths exceeds a certain percentage, you will...uh, die."
Zhu Yu's face darkened: "Are you telling me that even if I can survive, I will still die if too many other players die?"
System 996's voice became even lower: "Yes... it's like this. For example, you have to ensure that 30% of the players survive after the dungeon ends. After all, the game believes that it will be boring if too many players die!"
"Oh, right," System 996 seemed to have remembered something and added, "I forgot to tell you just now that this game has actually started for more than 30 minutes, but there were some minor problems in the game at the beginning, so I was slightly delayed in binding you."
Zhu Yu was startled and keenly grasped the key words: "What? The game has already started?"
System 996: "Yes, the black bracelet that just appeared on your arm is the player bracelet."
Zhu Yu touched the bracelet that appeared out of thin air on her left arm, and the next moment, a translucent blue screen appeared in front of her.
[Player name: Zhu Yu
Occupation: Archer
Occupational level: F
Experience: 0/100
Stamina: Unlimited
Strength: 7
Agility: 7
Intelligence: 7
Luck: 7
Just as Zhu Yu was checking her personal information, System 996 was still circling in front of her, asking for credit:
"Originally, your basic player attributes were all 6, but because I didn't bind you immediately at the beginning of the game, as compensation, I consumed energy to help you increase each attribute by one point."
"And once you successfully survive and complete the mission, the game will not only grant you a wish, but also give you a large sum of money, allowing you to lie down and enjoy your life in the future."
Zhu Yu looked at the number of surviving players at the top of the screen and couldn't help asking:
"Wait, so what should I do next? You see, players have been eliminated one after another in the past 30 minutes."
System 996 also saw the number of survivors and immediately emitted a sharp electromagnetic sound.
The next moment, Zhu Yu heard a "ding dong" sound, and several icons appeared in the lower left corner of her personal panel.
[Player Zhu Yu has been detected. The system has extracted your NPC identity in this instance for you]
[Congratulations, the NPC you are playing this time is the owner of a hot pot restaurant. ]
[Hot pot restaurant has been launched]
【Clear soup base unlocked】
[Basic ingredients unlocked]
[Hot pot dipping sauce unlocked]
【You can click the hot pot icon on the lower left of your personal page to view more details. 】
【I wish you a happy survival in the game! 】
After the prompt sound disappeared, Zhu Yu couldn't wait to click on the icon and entered the NPC page.
A hot pot illustration book is displayed at the top of the page, and currently only the "clear soup base" is lit up.
Then she clicked on the hot pot ingredients menu, and the next moment she was redirected to a new page showing a list of existing ingredients for one person:
[One copper pot (small), one beef roll (small), one beef ball (small), one tripe (small), one shrimp paste (small), one baby cabbage (small), one frozen tofu (small), one potato flour (small)]
The large portions of ingredients for large groups of people (4-6 people) are also listed in order.
Zhu Yu took a quick look at them all, then exited the page and continued to scroll down. Below the hot pot illustrations, there were unlocked hot pot dipping sauces:
[One dipping sauce: sesame sauce/garlic oil sauce (choose one for free)]
While Zhu Yu was quickly browsing the NPC page, System 996 was also explaining quickly:
"Every time you advance a level in your profession, you unlock a new pot."
"Also, you need to spend money to buy each soup base before putting it on the shelf. But considering that you are penniless at the beginning, I will be kind enough to put 10 soup bases on the shelf for free today."
"Okay, I understand."
Zhu Yu secretly kept these contents in mind while observing the changes around him.
"By the way, why can't I see my hot pot restaurant?" she asked puzzledly, looking around.
"The hot pot restaurant is outside, but don't rush out. The hot pot restaurant has also developed an online takeaway channel. Hurry up and click on the trading hall on the player page to put these ten clear soup hot pots on the shelf."
System 996 urged as he looked at the decreasing number of players.
Zhu Yu didn't say much and followed the instructions of System 996 to enter the trading hall and switched his red player avatar to the blue NPC avatar of the hot pot restaurant owner.
The content of any transaction in the trading hall can be set by the players themselves.
The purchase price of a clear soup hotpot is 1 gold coin.
The game has just started, so players certainly don’t have many resources at hand.
Zhu Yu pondered for a moment and set the price of each clear soup hotpot to two gold coins.
After setting the price, Zhu Yu raised his hand and put 10 servings of clear soup base hotpot on the shelf.
As soon as these 10 servings of hotpot were put on the shelves, a red game announcement immediately floated in the chat channel.
Zhu Yu: It can be seen that the game really wants her to help other players survive.
At the same time, the chat channel, which had been in chaos since the beginning of the game, immediately exploded because of her actions.
[Player 8013]: Holy shit! Has anyone seen the hot pot on sale in the trading hall? There's such a thing in this game? I thought I could only eat dry food!
[Player 5745]: Hahaha, hot pot! I want a hot pot! It's freezing cold, hot pot is like heaven on earth! Go grab it right now! Oh no, I don't have anything now, so I can't grab it! !
[Player 1022]: Isn't this a survival game? There's hot pot? What kind of weird setting is this? Is it a trap? Does anyone know if this thing is safe?
[Player 2890]: Upstairs, I see this hot pot seems to be put on the shelf by the game NPC? It is probably a prop specially designed by the system. Anyway, let's get one and try it first.
[Player 4211]: No, when did this NPC appear? I didn't see her in the trading hall just now?
[Player 0620]: I can't care less! I just grabbed a hot pot! It has meat and vegetables. It's so cold, and it's so refreshing to have a bite of hot food! I feel like I've warmed up. I highly recommend it!
[Player 0777]: Can you add me as a friend and give me some?
[Player 3870]: What? There are only two left? Who is fighting for this hot pot?
…
The hot pot was sold out soon after it was put on the shelves.
Zhu Yu was quick-witted and quick-handed. As soon as the shelves were sold out, he immediately used the 20 gold coins he earned to purchase more hot pot.
It was not until the sales rate of the hot pot dropped significantly that she found a windbreaker to put on, opened the tent curtain, and went outside.
In the vast expanse of white snow, Zhu Yu's hot pot restaurant stands out.
The hot pot restaurant has a simple appearance and the store as a whole gives off a makeshift feel.
The small wooden door of the store looked a bit shabby. There was a simple wooden sign hanging at the door with the five words "Fengxue Hot Pot Restaurant" written on it. The handwriting seemed a bit blurred due to the erosion of the cold wind.
The store was located in front of Zhu Yu's tent, just a few steps away from her tent.
Looking at the bright light inside, Zhu Yu rubbed his hands that were chilled by the biting cold wind and pushed the door open impatiently.
When you walk into the store, you will see three neatly arranged small wooden tables, each with a small copper pot.
Zhu Yu found a table and sat down, looking around.
The hot pot restaurant does not cover a large area. The roof is made of wooden boards and canvas, and the surrounding walls seem to be pieced together with several thick wooden boards.
There are no extra decorations in the store, only a simple stove in the corner to provide warmth for the entire space.
The charcoal in the stove was burning brightly, making crackling sounds from time to time.
The lighting in the store is also very simple. A few small lights hanging on the wooden beams barely illuminate the entire space. Although the environment is simple, the atmosphere in the store is particularly warm.
As the owner, Zhu Yu did not need to spend money on any food in the store. In addition, she had not eaten since she got up, so when she saw the ordering panel popped up above the table because she sat down, she could not help but order a clear soup base hotpot.
The next moment, a stream of clear soup automatically rose from the small copper pot on the table. The soup at the bottom of the pot quickly boiled and bursts of white mist emerged.
At the same time, several plates of fresh ingredients and a dish of dipping sauce were neatly arranged beside the pot.
Zhu Yu couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef roll and put it into the boiling soup.
The meat slices changed color quickly in the hot soup and were cooked after a dozen seconds.
She blew gently, dipping the beef roll into the sesame sauce dish prepared on the side, and then she put the beef roll covered with sesame sauce into her mouth.
The warm gravy accompanied by the rich aroma of sesame immediately spread in his mouth, seeming to dispel the coldness in Zhu Yu's body.
It was so delicious. Zhu Yu kept adding ingredients to the hot pot. She leaned back in her chair, feeling the satisfaction brought by the warm food.
Of course, while eating, she did not forget to familiarize herself with the rules of the game.
Zhu Yu was swiping the game panel. After she finished eating, she looked up at the empty shop and couldn't help but sigh.
Fortunately, the hot pot restaurant supports online delivery, otherwise she wouldn’t know when customers would come to her small shop.
But before she could finish her sigh, she heard a soft "bang" at the door.
Zhu Yu closed his personal panel, took off his player bracelet and put it in his pocket, put on the work clothes hanging at the front desk, and then walked towards the door vigilantly.
She gently pushed the door open, and when she saw the clear and excited eyes of the players outside the door, she almost subconsciously said:
"Welcome to Fengxue Hotpot Restaurant."
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