Chapter 37 Cantonese Coconut Chicken Hot Pot + Ice Sculpture Garden...
After finishing off the A-level nightmare beast and the exposed vest, Zhu Yu walked out of the central hall and headed towards the hot pot restaurant.
On the way, she casually opened the reward interface to check the results of the battle.
The materials dropped by the A-level nightmare beast are extremely rich, including an A-level quality snake bone.
In this way, she finally had all the materials to make a dragon bone wood bow.
Li Qinglan happened to be beside her, so Zhu Yu handed the blueprints and materials to her and asked with a smile, "The dragon bone wood bow is up to you. Thank you."
Li Qinglan nodded and took the materials readily.
Then Zhu Yu clicked on the reward given by the game after being promoted to A-level - it turned out to be 30 orange-quality obsidian arrows.
Obsidian Arrow has three skills, and one skill particularly caught her attention - the arrow will automatically be recovered after hitting the target. This skill is very useful to her.
The distance from the central hall to the hot pot restaurant is not far. Zhu Yu was checking the rewards while walking, and unknowingly arrived at the door of the hot pot restaurant.
As soon as you enter the hot pot restaurant, the rich aroma of hot pot hits your nose.
Since there were many people invited this time, Zhu Yu, as the owner of the hot pot restaurant, took his friends directly to the largest private room on the second floor so that everyone could dine together.
After a while, Ou Qi, who had been recuperating at home, pushed open the door of the box and walked in. She yawned and sat down in the empty seat.
Seeing the two obvious dark circles under Ou Qi's eyes, Zhu Yu ordered coconut chicken hotpot without saying a word. He quickly served her a bowl of steaming coconut chicken soup, handed it to her, and motioned her to drink it quickly.
Ou Qi took the bowl, held it in her palm, closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the sweet aroma, revealing a satisfied expression: "This smells so good, I feel much better just by smelling it."
She lowered her head and took a sip, the warmth sliding down her throat into her stomach.
The coconut chicken soup base is refreshing and non-greasy, with a light coconut aroma. Every sip makes you feel the taste of nature, as if you are in the shadow of a coconut grove, with the sun shining through the leaves on your body.
“The coconut chicken hotpot is really delicious!”
Ou Qi sighed as she drank her soup. The fatigue on her face seemed to gradually dissipate with the heat.
"I haven't slept well for several days, and I always feel dizzy. After drinking this soup, I feel like I have slept for 12 hours. It's so comfortable."
Seeing Ou Qi's eyes, which had been listless due to fatigue, regain their vitality, Zhu Yu felt a little more relaxed.
She turned her head and glanced at the group chat, and saw that some players had already discovered the additional effect of the coconut chicken soup base, which could cure the sequelae of the Nightmare Beast. Only then did she start eating hot pot with peace of mind.
While eating hotpot and drinking the newly released coconut juice, Zhu Yu always felt that something was missing.
She clicked on the hot pot restaurant page and found that new hot pot snacks had been updated.
So she immediately ordered one for each person.
Soon, a plate of fried lotus root cakes, cheese fish sticks, sweet potato fries with plums, and taro balls and sago appeared in front of everyone.
Looking at the full desk, Zhu Yu nodded with satisfaction.
She picked up a piece of sweet potato fries and took a bite. The sweet and sour taste whetted her appetite, and she began to slurp up the ingredients in the coconut chicken pot.
At this moment, Bai Qianan suddenly spoke up, with a hint of inquiry in his tone:
"So, the ball of light that had been following you before was not a pet?"
The moment Bai Qian'an learned about Zhu Yu's other identity, he vaguely guessed something.
"Yes," Zhu Yu clarified for System 996 with a smile, "It is actually the safe zone system. It helps me a lot, but in daily life it behaves quite human-like."
Human-machine? Bai Qian recalled what System 996 had done in the Fengling Stone Mine, and stared at the plate of fried lotus root boxes in front of him, without revealing the ambiguity in Zhu Yu's words or the true face of a certain system.
On the other side, after Tong Qiao finished the last cheese fish stick on the plate, she looked up with a look of unsatisfied satisfaction and looked at Zhu Yu eagerly: "This cheese fish stick has a strong milky flavor. Zhu Yu, can I order another one?"
Before Zhu Yu could speak, Lu Xiaochi pushed the plate in front of him and said casually, "It just so happens that I don't like this kind of thing. Mine is untouched. You can have it."
"Then I won't be polite!" Tong Qiao immediately took it and continued to eat hard.
Tong Qiao's interruption made the atmosphere of the hotpot dinner more relaxed and enjoyable.
Lin Ji raised his head at this time, looked at the delicacies on the table, drank another sip of coconut chicken soup, and asked thoughtfully:
"By the way, 996, I've always been curious about where all the food in this hot pot restaurant comes from. The taste of each soup base is very authentic."
Zhu Yu smiled and said, "I have also been curious about this question, but I still haven't found the answer. Just think of them as gifts from another world."
Lin Ji nodded and continued to drink the soup, not quite understanding what was going on.
Zhu Yu thought for a moment and added, "In fact, I was also curious about why the hot pot restaurant can change directly every time it is upgraded, just like the house renovation game. It feels very magical."
Talking about this, Zhu Yu suddenly remembered that it was promoted to A-level this time, and the hot pot restaurant should have a new round of upgrade opportunities.
The last update of Oden gave her a big surprise, what kind of changes will this time bring?
Zhu Yu was full of anticipation, but then she thought again, the current hot pot restaurant was already quite complete, and apart from further expanding the area to accommodate players, she really couldn't think of where else it could be renovated and upgraded.
This unknown made her feel itchy and she became more and more curious.
Now that her vest had fallen off, she simply stopped hiding it.
After eating hot pot, Zhu Yu directly clicked on the update option in front of everyone.
"Hey, Boss, it seems like there's nothing new in the hot pot restaurant this time."
After the update was completed, Jing Miao walked from the counter to the front door, peered outside for a few times, and returned to the store with a puzzled look on his face: "It seems that there is nothing new outside the door."
Zhu Yu was also puzzled after hearing this.
Has the growth of hot pot restaurants finally reached its limit?
She frowned slightly and was about to click on the panel to check the detailed status when suddenly, there was a commotion from the direction of the back door, accompanied by several exclamations.
"Come and see!" His voice was filled with undisguised excitement and surprise.
Zhu Yu quickly stood up and walked quickly towards the back door with everyone else.
The moment you push open the door, what comes into view is a crystal clear ice sculpture garden filled with cold air, as if you have entered another world.
The original small courtyard in the backyard has been completely changed, replaced by a large and spacious ice sculpture garden.
The ice sculptures are scattered in an orderly manner, each one is lifelike and incredibly exquisite.
Nearby is an ice sculpture of an elk, whose posture of lowering its head to drink water is so realistic that it seems as if it will raise its head and look around in the next moment.
A little further away is an ice sculpture of a snow eagle spreading its wings, ready to fly. Every feather on its wings is carved in exquisite detail, and the refraction of cold light makes it seem as if it may take off at any time.
The most eye-catching thing is a huge ice sculpture fountain in the central area.
The water flow of the fountain is frozen at the moment of splashing, as if time is completely frozen.
The base of the fountain is surrounded by several ice-sculptured little foxes that seem to be playing. Their eyes are smart and lively, forming a wonderful contrast with the cold ice and snow.
"This is so beautiful!" Jing Miao couldn't help but exclaimed, and ran to the nearest ice sculpture to take a closer look. "These sculptures are so realistic, even the small details are not missed!"
"It's really a work of art." Ou Qi gently touched the ice sculpture of the elk: "If this place is open to other players in the future, it will definitely attract a large number of people."
Other players in the hot pot restaurant were also attracted by this scene.
Some people took photos, some tried to touch the ice sculptures, and some opened the group chat channel to record the situation at the scene and send it to the chat group.
"Everyone, come and see, the backyard of Fengxue Hotpot Restaurant has turned into an ice sculpture garden! It's simply a miracle in the north!"
"Oh my god, these are so detailed, I can even see the hair on the animals in the video."
"What? The hot pot restaurant owner has come up with something new? Oh no, I mean, what surprise has the 996 boss come up with this time?"
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Zhu Yu looked at the scene in front of him and felt a little surprised.
She originally thought that this upgrade was just a functional optimization, but she didn't expect it would come with such an ice sculpture garden.
The beauty and exquisiteness of the scene shocked even herself.
"This kind of garden, coupled with the hot pot restaurant's various soup bases, is simply a winter paradise for gamers." Li Qinglan walked to Zhu Yu and exclaimed, "Zhu Yu, if your hot pot restaurant appeared in real life, it would definitely be popular all over the world!"
Zhu Yu smiled, and then his eyes were attracted by a dragon-shaped ice sculpture next to him.
The ice dragon's scales sparkle with a delicate luster under the reflection of the snow, and its dragon head is raised high, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.
She couldn't help but walk forward and reach out to gently touch its scales.
The cold touch just came from the fingertips, but at this moment, Zhu Yu suddenly felt a strange burning sensation on his body.
She quickly opened her backpack and found that it was a "Danger Warning Card" flashing a dazzling red light in the backpack compartment.
Zhu Yu's expression changed slightly and he quickly took the card out of his backpack.
As soon as the danger warning card appeared in her hand, a suffocating picture immediately emerged in front of her eyes - continuous snow-capped mountains collapsed, large snow waves roared down, rushed straight to the foot of the mountain, swallowed up everything, like the end of the world. At this moment, the relaxed smile on Zhu Yu's face just now completely disappeared.
Danger warning cards, as the name suggests, are used to warn of major dangers that may occur in the future.
Today is the 27th, and there are only three days left. What tricks is the game going to play this time?
Zhu Yu took a look at the number of players currently alive - 4490/10000.
However, since some players have their own shelters or cannot afford the price of igloos, they only stay near the safe zone.
There are still some players who are completing tasks outside at the moment, so there are only about 2,000 players actually staying in the fortress.
This is still about 10% away from the 30% player survival rate required by the mission.
Zhu Yu frowned, stared at the panel, and quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind.
Jing Miao, who was admiring the ice sculptures, noticed that Zhu Yu's face had become serious, and couldn't help but walk over and ask:
"Boss, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
Zhu Yu nodded and briefly described the situation on the danger warning card, then added: "The vision I just saw was very clear. A large area of snow collapsed and the snow wave covered the entire area. I suspect... no, it should be certain that the game may experience a large-scale avalanche in the next few days - the specific time is still uncertain. By then, almost all places except the safe zone will be completely submerged by the wind and snow."
"What!"
Zhu Yu's words happened to be heard by Tong Qiao and Xue Wu who were passing by. They both exclaimed in surprise, and their voices attracted the attention of Lin Ji and others.
Seeing that his friends had gathered around him, Zhu Yu simply explained the situation and his own speculations in detail again.
After listening to this, Li Qinglan frowned and said, "We must not be careless in this situation. If an avalanche really happens, the players outside may not even have time to retreat to the safe zone."
Lin Ji opened the panel and said, "I will notify the teams that have a good relationship with us and ask them to stop their tasks and return to the fortress."
"I will also explain this matter in the group and on the task bar, reminding players to enter the safe zone as soon as possible. But this is not enough," Zhu Yu leaned against a lifelike ice sculpture, his eyes swept across the garden, and continued:
"I'm planning to hold an ice sculpture themed event. I'll set up the park tonight so that players can enjoy the ice sculptures while relaxing around the fire with tea. They can also set up stalls to sell food. For example, the pearl milk tea Xue Ling made before was very popular."
"This is a good idea!" Xue Wu's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "It can not only attract players, but also make everyone relax during the evacuation period, so that they won't feel bored."
"Yes, yes!" Tong Qiao nodded repeatedly: "When does this activity start?"
Zhu Yu looked up at the light snow floating in the air and said decisively:
"It will start from tomorrow and last until the last day of this instance."
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