Chapter 15 Get the mini Charmander doll!
[Side Quest—Countdown: 23h]
1. Sold 10 cups of "Pineapple Passion Sparkling Water" fruit tea. (Progress: 2/10)
2. Sell one of each ice cream flavor. (Progress: 0/5)
3. Grab one fruit-themed doll and one animal-themed doll. (Progress: 0/2)
Looking at the newly updated side quests, Zhu Yu thought for a moment and felt that the first fruit tea quest should not be difficult to complete.
Moreover, before leaving the fruit tea shop, she had spent 1,200 gold coins to buy an auxiliary robot to help her, and now was the time to test its effectiveness.
She should go to the newly opened ice cream shop first.
Following the instructions on the map, Zhu Yu soon found the location of the ice cream shop.
To her surprise, the ice cream shop was located in the center of the underground garden, cleverly embedded in the open space between the stream and the lawn.
This location is perfect - players can buy an ice cream while strolling in the garden and enjoy the delicious ice cream while chatting.
The white cottage with a blue sign looks fresh and elegant.
Zhu Yu seemed to feel a hint of coolness from afar, as if a summer sea breeze was blowing across his face.
The ice cream shop is surrounded by colorful flowers, which are blooming in clusters. A few butterflies are flying lightly among the flowers, adding vitality and romance to the shop.
As soon as he opened the door and walked into the store, Zhu Yu was immediately surrounded by a rich and sweet aroma.
Behind the counter is a row of glass freezers, where five unlocked ice creams are neatly placed, with flavors and prices marked next to each ice cream bucket:
Vanilla Ice Cream: 25 gold coins/ball
Strawberry Ice Cream: 30 gold coins/ball
Lemon Ice Cream: 30 gold coins/ball
Matcha ice cream: 35 gold coins/ball
Chocolate ice cream: 40 gold coins/ball
In addition, what attracted Zhu Yu's attention most in the store was the wall behind the counter.
There are many transparent glass tubes installed on the wall, and thick chocolate flows slowly down the chute.
Now Zhu Yu finally knew where the sweet scent he smelled before he even entered the store came from.
There are also several rows of small bowls and ingredient jars next to the counter, and customers can choose to add chopped nuts, sugar beads, crispy crumbs, etc. according to their preferences.
But this also brought a problem.
Unlike fast food restaurants, ice cream shops must have staff on site to provide services, such as scooping ice cream, collecting checkouts, and sprinkling toppings such as chopped nuts on ice cream scoops according to customer demand.
As a result, Zhu Yu had to consider how to solve the problem of insufficient staff.
She opened the system store and took a quick look at the robot options page.
There are all kinds of service robots: food delivery robots, cleaning robots, customer service robots... She finally chose an advanced multifunctional service robot worth 10,000 gold coins.
This robot not only has all the basic service functions, but can also imitate human movements and tones to provide customers with extremely considerate services.
Most importantly, its appearance is close to that of a human, with a well-proportioned figure, wearing a light blue uniform, with soft black short hair hanging down to the ears, and a delicate and kind face, making it look like a friendly clerk.
The nameplate on her chest even has the name "Erin" instead of the simple ABC name like other robots.
"It's you."
Zhu Yu, who had just sold a large amount of ice materials, had plenty of money at the moment, so he decisively clicked the purchase button.
There was a flash of blue light, and the robot Irene was teleported into the store.
She bowed slightly, then said in a clear and soft voice:
"Master, what can I do for you?"
Zhu Yu pointed to the refrigerator and ingredient area:
"From now on, you will be in charge of this ice cream shop. Help customers choose ice cream, add toppings, and handle checkout. Do you understand?"
Irene smiled and nodded, her voice steady and confident:
"I understand. Please leave it to me. I will ensure that every customer has the best experience."
After that, she began to skillfully check the temperature of the refrigerator, organize the ingredient cans on the counter, and try to operate the ice cream scoop, her movements as smooth as a well-trained professional clerk.
Zhu Yu looked at Irene's outstanding performance and couldn't help but secretly feel that this robot was indeed worth the money.
She looked out the window and saw that many players in the garden had already stopped around the shop. They seemed to be attracted and the atmosphere was gradually becoming lively.
Zhu Yu originally planned to stand aside and observe Irene's abilities for a while, and then leave after confirming that everything was running smoothly.
However, she gradually became attracted by Irene's action of scooping ice cream balls.
Irene's movements are smooth and graceful. The ice cream ball is scooped into a round and plump shape. When it is gently placed into the cone, it is slightly rotated a few times, like the finishing touch.
It looks like a lot of fun.
The more Zhu Yu looked, the more itchy she became. She glanced at the not-so-crowded store, hesitated for a moment, and finally went behind the counter.
"Erin, can you go do something else first?"
Zhu Yu patted Irene's shoulder and said with some anticipation, "I want to try scooping ice cream balls."
"Yes, Master."
Irene smiled, nodded, and briskly stepped away.
Zhu Yu rolled up his sleeves, picked up the ice cream spoon, and tentatively dug into the ice cream in the freezer.
But she underestimated the hardness of the ice cream, and the shape of the spherical ice cream she scooped out for the first time was not satisfactory, and even a piece fell off.
She was not discouraged and tried again. Gradually she figured out the trick. The ice cream balls she scooped became rounder and her movements became smoother.
Just as Zhu Yu was enjoying it, the wind chimes at the store door rang softly.
“Strawberry flavor.”
A cold voice came.
Zhu Yu looked up and saw that it was the cat-eyed boy Luo Xi.
He still looked indifferent, with his hands in his pockets, his amber cat eyes slightly narrowed, and his eyes swept over the five kinds of ice cream in the freezer.
Zhu Yu: "Okay, how many balls do you need?"
Luo Xi: “One.”
Zhu Yu immediately scooped out a big ball of strawberry ice cream for him, put it in a crispy cone and handed it to him.
Luo Xi took the cone and took a lick with the tip of her tongue.
Then he frowned:
“Not sweet enough.”
Zhu Yu was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on the ice cream bucket in front of him.
Back when the store had just opened and there were no customers yet, she used the disposable wooden spoons provided by the store, which were specially used to give customers free tastings, to taste each flavor of ice cream one by one.
In terms of taste and flavor, Zhu Yu feels that these ice creams are more like gelato, with a rich texture and smooth taste. Compared with ordinary ice cream, the flavor of the raw materials is better preserved.
Because of this, fruit-flavored ice cream has moderate sweetness and is not too sweet, but rather more refreshing.
For other players, this taste is undoubtedly just right.
In this case, fruit-flavored ice cream will definitely not satisfy the other person's sweet tooth.
The bitter matcha ice cream is even more inappropriate.
"You can try vanilla and chocolate flavored ice cream. They may be sweeter." Zhu Yu recommended tentatively.
Luo Xi nodded: "Then let's have another chocolate flavor."
Zhu Yu scooped another ball of chocolate ice cream, put it on the cone and handed it to him.
Luo Xi took it, lowered his head to taste it, but still frowned.
“It’s still not sweet enough.”
There was a hint of disdain in his tone.
Zhu Yu was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking that this person's requirement for sweetness was a bit too high.
She hesitated for a moment, her eyes fell on the ingredient area next to her, and then her eyes lit up.
"Then you can try this."
She picked up the bottle of chocolate sauce and swirled it around the chocolate ice cream ball. The thick chocolate sauce slowly slid down the surface of the ice cream ball, exuding an even richer sweet aroma.
Then she sprinkled a layer of chopped hazelnuts on it to add a hint of crunch to the sweetness.
“It should be sweeter this way.”
She handed it to Luo Xi and watched his reaction expectantly.
Luo Xi lowered his head to look at it carefully, then took another bite.
This time, he did not frown immediately, but nodded slightly and commented:
"It's OK, just barely enough."
Then he asked Zhu Yu to pour chocolate sauce on the strawberry-flavored cone, paid the money and left the ice cream shop. He turned and walked to the bench by the garden and slowly enjoyed his ice cream.
At this moment, two task completion system notification sounds rang out almost simultaneously:
[Sold 10 cups of "Pineapple Passion Sparkling Water" fruit tea. (Progress: 10/10) (Completed)]
[Sell one serving of each ice cream flavor. (Progress: 5/5) (Completed)]
Zhu Yu glanced at the progress of the task. Although there was still a side task to be completed, she was not in a hurry to deal with it immediately.
She spent the whole afternoon scooping ice cream at the ice cream shop and didn't leave until after closing time, heading straight to the supermarket on the third floor.
Originally, she planned to leave the claw machine attempt until tomorrow, but several players who were queuing to buy ice cream during the day mentioned that these machines are not easy for "crouching doll catching novices" and said that some players spent a long time trying not to catch a single one.
After listening to this, Zhu Yu’s competitive spirit was aroused.
She thought that since it was still early, she might as well give it a try after get off work to see how difficult it really was as these players said.
She came to the open space outside the supermarket, where three claw machines stood quietly.
Zhu Yu picked the fruit-themed claw machine on the far left, threw in a game coin, and controlled the mechanical claw to slowly reach out to an avocado-shaped doll.
The mechanical claw firmly grasped the doll and slowly rose up - "Snap!"
The avocado doll falls into the exit.
Could she be the legendary genius in catching dolls?
A hint of joy flashed in Zhu Yu's eyes. He took out the soft and cute avocado doll and couldn't help but pinch its chubby body.
With this smooth success, Zhu Yu turned to the animal-themed claw machine in the middle with great interest.
She carefully selected and finally set her sights on a cute little Charmander doll.
The fire dragon egg is still hatching with the help of PDD, so she will catch a little fire dragon doll to satisfy her craving first.
Unfortunately, her luck didn't seem so good this time. No matter how she adjusted the position of the mechanical claw, the doll could never be grasped firmly. It either fell loose or deviated from the target.
After trying several times in a row, Zhu Yu began to feel a little discouraged.
Just as she was frowning and hesitating whether to change to a target that was easier to catch, the system 996 that was watching nearby suddenly flashed a ball of light, slowly floated towards the claw machine, and stuck to the glass cover.
"Host, don't give up, try again." System 996 encouraged.
Zhu Yu looked at the ball of light on the glass and couldn't help but smile:
"Okay, let's try one last time."
She threw in the game coin again and controlled the mechanical claw to slowly descend.
This time the claws seemed to be particularly strong, without any signs of slipping, and they accurately grabbed the Charmander doll and sent it steadily into the exit.
Zhu Yu bent down to pick up the doll, rubbed the round head of the Charmander doll, and excitedly poked System 996: "Finally caught it!"
[Grab one fruit-themed doll and one animal-themed doll. (Progress: 2/2) (Completed)]
[Congratulations, you have completed all the side quests]
【You get a chance to win a prize*1】
【Grape seeds*10】
[Fire Dragon Egg Shell Value +20]
Just as Zhu Yu was about to start the lottery, she suddenly received a message from robot A1.
Ever since high-level players like Luo Xi appeared in the dungeon and chose to check in at the apartment, Zhu Yu specifically instructed the robot A1 to pay attention to and report in a timely manner any players with strong strength or special identities when they register at the apartment.
At this moment, robot A1 is reporting to her:
Just now, Lin Li, the president of Liuhuo Union, has completed the check-in procedures at the apartment.
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