Chapter 15: Ground Beef with Tomato and Celery
"Boss, if there's nothing else, I'll leave work first."
Jing Miao asked while holding the sleepy Xiaoju in her arms.
"Okay, have a good rest tonight."
After seeing off the only employee, Zhu Yu turned off all the lights in the store and left the hot pot restaurant through the back door.
As soon as she returned to the shelter, she couldn't wait to open the explorer's friend dialog box and start replying to messages.
The other party was obviously online all the time, and after receiving Zhu Yu's question, he quickly responded.
[Explorer]: It's like this. I found a mithril mine today. The forger mentioned to me that you need to make arrows and suggested that I pay attention to the mithril mine. So I thought of looking for your cooperation.
[Player 0996]: We can consider cooperation. Do you have more detailed information?
[Explorer]: Although this mine is not large, there are monsters guarding it.
[Player 0996]: What level of monster is it?
【Explorer】: D-level.
Seeing this level, Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
[Player 0996]: It doesn't matter. My professional level has been upgraded to D level. I can handle it.
[Explorer]: But I detected that there seem to be three D-level monsters there. Fortunately, I discovered this mine early, because one of the monsters seems to be about to break through to C-level.
Player 0996 withdraws a message.
[Player 0996]: Who else will go to the Mithril Mine with us then?
[Explorer]: Currently, only two of us know about this. The mineral resources are not large, so I haven’t contacted other people yet.
[Explorer]: But don't worry, I have some escape and defense items with me, I can help you lure away one monster. If you find it difficult to deal with the remaining two, we can find another helper. But in this case, the distribution of mithril may not be enough.
The explorers' concerns are not without reason.
However, she had just been promoted yesterday, so it would take some time for her to advance again.
If other players get there first during this period of time, we won’t know when we will be able to discover a new source of mithril ore again.
She was also a little worried about the copy update that 996 had reminded her of before, and she always felt that it was safest to improve her attack power as soon as possible.
Therefore, it is best to forge purple-quality mithril arrows as early as possible.
Sitting on the soft sofa, Zhu Yu gently rubbed the plush balls on the sofa, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought.
Suddenly she seemed to have thought of something, sat up straight, and quickly typed out a reply.
[Player 996]: Don't worry, I have a way to deal with the remaining two monsters. If there is no problem, we can take action tomorrow morning.
[Explorer]: Sure. As for the reward, how about this: If you fail, you pay me a commission of 200 gold coins. If you dig up more than three pieces of mithril, you give me one piece; if you dig up less than three pieces, you pay me a commission of 800 gold coins. How about that?
Mithril is a key material for making purple quality weapons. It is rare and precious. If it is put on the trading hall, it can be sold for at least 1,000 gold coins, or even more.
Zhu Yu knew very well that if she refused, the explorer could find other players to cooperate with. Her offer was also quite consistent with the value of finding purple quality mineral resources in the current market.
[Player 996]: No problem.
[Explorer]: Okay, then I'll go to the arbitrator and ask for a draft contract.
When Zhu Yu saw the three words "Arbitrator", he couldn't help but be stunned.
She hasn't checked the group chat for a while, but new game terms/memes have appeared?
In order not to appear out of touch with the game, Zhu Yu quickly looked through the players' group chat records.
Looking through a pile of mess -
"Are there any players near this area [click to view shared map]? We are short of one!"
"Before you open the treasure chest, roll in the snow and do two backflips to get a golden legend!"
“Shock! Is the black giant shadow I saw when I woke up in the middle of the night a B-level monster or an unknown official hidden mission? Please add a friend and chat privately!”
"188 Men's University Online teaches you how to fight monsters [click to see photos of eight-pack abs]!"
"Why are you still unable to level up? I am a disciple of Master Xingyun. I can help you check your horoscope and palmistry for only 1 gold coin to help you improve your fortune!"
“…”
——After reading some meaningless messages, Zhu Yu finally found the explanation of the word "arbitrator" through keyword search.
It turns out that "Arbitrator" is a player profession.
When the game first started, this profession did not receive much attention and almost no one mentioned it.
It was not until later when more and more players were cheated during transactions or cooperation that this profession gradually came into everyone's attention.
Generally speaking, players can purchase a draft contract from the arbitrator. They only need to fill in the details agreed upon by both parties and sign to confirm, and the contract will automatically take effect.
Although there are still players trying to exploit loopholes in the contract, the overall trading and cooperation environment has improved significantly.
In addition, some players with the arbitrator profession would occasionally launch "1 gold coin sale for 10 contracts" activities, which attracted many players to buy their services.
While Zhu Yu was surfing, the explorer had already received the contract and filled in the details and sent it to her for signature.
Zhu Yu opened the contract, read the terms carefully, and signed his name after making sure everything was correct.
After the contract came into effect, she leaned back on the sofa and opened the trading floor.
She will meet the explorer offline tomorrow, and she wants to find some props to disguise herself or change her appearance. After searching for a long time, she only found a mask that reminds her of Prince Le.
Moreover, this mask does not have any additional concealing effect. It just makes people go from being "easily discovered" to being "funny to be discovered".
Forget it, at worst I can go out fully armed tomorrow. Anyway, many players walking outside in such a cold weather only show their eyes.
Zhu Yu had even seen some players wearing swimming goggles or sunglasses, and even their mothers wouldn't be able to recognize them.
Just as she was about to leave the trading hall, she suddenly saw a potion that could change her voice.
According to the description, this potion is effective and only costs 2 gold coins.
So cheap?
Zhu Yu bought it decisively.
After buying the potion, she accidentally switched to the player group chat again, so she lay there for a while and read the various chat records of the players.
It was not until 996 reminded him that Zhu Yu reluctantly got up from the soft sofa and walked to the bathroom to take a shower and wash up.
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[Extreme Cold Disaster: Day 7, Temperature: -33℃, Number of Players: 8501/10000]
Zhu Yu put on the wolfskin warm vest (blue) received from Cheng Yuying and came to the hot pot restaurant early.
Today's task is not easy. She plans to have a pot of tomato hotpot before going to fight monsters.
After eating the hot pot, she will gain the additional effect of immunity to the weak state for two hours. If she calculates the time well, it will be just right to increase her strength in the next battle.
Before the ingredients were put into the pot, Zhu Yu scooped himself a bowl of tomato soup.
The soup was warm and mellow in her mouth, and the sweet and sour tomato flavor burst out on the tip of her tongue, like a warm current flowing directly into her limbs.
As the heat rose, Zhu Yu, who drank half a bowl of tomato soup in one breath, had his cheeks slightly flushed and he completely relaxed.
Then she stood up and filled a new bowl of soup, then went to the seasoning table and added some minced beef and celery to the soup.
After stirring evenly, Zhu Yu took a bite. The sticky tomato pieces were mixed with the fresh aroma of beef, and the slightly crispy texture of the chopped celery brought a refreshing layer.
That’s the taste!
The sweet and sour tomato soup base early in the morning whetted Zhu Yu's appetite, and he ate a lot of fresh ingredients.
In addition, she also finished several small plates of hot pot snacks that had additional effects on combat, and finally luckily triggered the additional effect of [Tomato Borscht] - Strength +1.
When he had almost finished eating, Zhu Yu remembered the bottle of medicine he had bought yesterday.
She took it out, unscrewed the cap, and drank it all in one gulp.
The moment the potion entered her mouth, her expression suddenly changed.
"vomit!"
A strong bitter taste immediately burst out at the tip of her tongue and spread from the root of her tongue.
The bitter taste seemed to pierce her taste buds, making her feel indescribable nausea in an instant.
Zhu Yu quickly grabbed the bowl beside him and gulped down the tomato soup.
The sweet and sour soup quickly neutralized the pungent bitter taste.
She let out a long sigh and couldn't help but sigh to 996: "It turns out that cheap products are not good. No wonder this potion only costs 2 gold coins."
Although the medicine was indeed unbearably bitter, its effect was unexpectedly good.
As soon as Zhu Yu opened his mouth, he found that his voice had become much lower than usual.
"Host, your voice sounds so familiar. I seem to have heard it in some senior system."
Seeing Zhu Yu wrapped in a cashmere scarf, put on a mask and a knitted hat and prepared to leave, System 996 appeared on her left and right.
Zhu Yu: "What mission does your senior system have?"
"Well, I remember going to see the overbearing president and his—"
"Okay, you don't have to say anything."
Zhu Yu interrupted it expressionlessly.
"Oh, right," System 996 immediately changed the subject, "Yesterday, host, you said you had a way to deal with two monsters, but you just got promoted to D-level not long ago, how can you defeat two D-level monsters?"
Zhu Yu glanced at it, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "You will know when you get there."
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