Chapter 3 [Unlocked the "Apartment" on the second floor of the dungeon...
"Xiao Xu, stop drinking. We are almost at our destination. Get ready for battle."
"Okay, right away, there's one last bite."
The player named "Xiao Xu" tilted his head back and poured the last drop of lemon tea into his mouth.
Instead of throwing away the cup, he took out a slice of lemon from it and put it in his mouth. Although the lemon was so sour that he grimaced, he still "chewed and chewed" and swallowed the lemon slice.
"It would be great if our union could also get lemon seeds so that everyone could drink lemonade."
Xiao Xu followed the team, muttering to himself.
Although his voice was not loud, Jiang Dong, who was walking in front, still heard it clearly.
"Come on, even if we find the seeds, we still have to ask a wood-type mutant to catalyze the creation of suitable soil, and subsequent cultivation will be very troublesome. Instead of spending that energy and gold coins, it's better to plant more food."
Jiang Dong said this and threw the empty cup in his hand into an abandoned trash can.
"Xiao Xu, you can't think like that. Our guild has many wood and earth-type mutants, so the variety of food is richer than other places. Be content."
"Yes, compared to us, the players in Evernight Lighthouse are even more short of food. It is much cooler in Evernight City than other places, but they don't even have daytime. Half of the quests the guild accepts are related to food."
“…”
The team members were chatting enthusiastically. Just as Xiao Xu was about to retort, Jiang Dong and Yun Ze suddenly stopped at the same time and signaled the team members to be quiet.
The sand ahead suddenly surged, and the sand rolled out like water waves.
A huge sand anaconda slowly poked its head out from the flowing desert. Its scales were earthy yellow, blending perfectly with the sand. Its huge body coiled on the sand dunes, and its snake eyes stared at the team coldly.
Almost at the same time, faint footsteps were heard behind the team members.
Xiao Xu quickly turned around and saw three fully armed players approaching quietly.
They were wearing goggles and black combat uniforms. The obvious red umbrella logo on their chests made Xiao Xu recognize them at a glance - they were members of the Red Leaf Umbrella Union!
"Be careful, there is an ambush behind us!" Xiao Xu whispered and quickly raised his weapon.
"This situation is not right." Jiang Dong's eyes darkened, and his tone was a little solemn, "If they just came to pick up bargains, they would not choose this time to make a move."
"You're right." The frivolous smile on Yunze's face gradually faded. "They are coming for me. As long as they get rid of me, Oasis will lose the qualification to apply for the elite union."
The team members instantly realized the seriousness of the situation - this was not an ordinary ambush, but a carefully planned encirclement and suppression!
"But isn't Red Leaf Umbrella already one of the elite unions? What grudge do they have against us that they have to do this?"
Xiao Xu asked doubtfully, with a hint of confusion in his tone.
Jiang Dong snorted coldly and sneered, "Those crazy people from Red Leaf Umbrella are unreasonable. Who knows, it's possible that they are the one who got the urge to mess up our Oasis again, so that they can have something new to watch."
Yunze glanced at the sand anaconda lurking in front of him, then looked at the Red Leaf Umbrella player behind him, buttoned up his shirt, and said lazily:
"Since their target is me, I will handle it. You guys follow Jiang Dong to deal with the sand anaconda."
"Just in time, I want to try out my newest skill."
As soon as he finished speaking, several peach trees quietly rose from the ground. As the branches and leaves swayed, peach blossoms fell from the sky. The petals swirled and floated in the air, gradually turning into a layer of light pink smoke, enveloping the player of the Red Leaf Umbrella.
Smoke spread out, carrying a barely perceptible aroma.
The faces of several players of Red Leaf Umbrella changed slightly, but before they could react, their movements began to slow down, and there was a hint of trance in their expressions.
"Have a sweet dream."
Yunze raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, and his voice fell lightly.
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"The second batch of lemons are ripe~"
Zhu Yu calculated the time well, entered the orchard, and harvested another batch of lemons.
[Side Quest—Countdown: 36h]
1. Host a player (Progress: 1/1)
2. Sold 10 cups of lemon tea (Progress: 10/10)
3. Pick 20 lemons (Progress: 20/20)
[Congratulations, you have completed all the side quests]
【You get a chance to win a prize*1】
【Watermelon seeds*10】
[Fire Dragon Egg Hatching Value +20]
Zhu Yu did not rush to draw the lottery, but took out the fire dragon egg from his backpack and carefully held it in his hand to observe it.
【Name: Fire Dragon Egg
Potential value: S
Hatching progress: 20/100
Note: Fire dragon eggs have extremely high potential. During the incubation process, a stable environment must be maintained to avoid severe vibration or external forces, otherwise the hatching may fail.
The fire dragon egg is dark red in color, warm to the touch, and its surface is covered with fine golden lines, like traces left by a leaping flame.
Zhu Yu brought it under the sun. As the sunlight shone on it, the golden lines emitted a faint glow, as if it would burn at any time.
It's incredible.
It was the first time that Zhu Yu saw a real dragon egg. He was quite excited and played with the egg in his hand for a long time before reluctantly putting it back into his backpack.
Then she cashed in a raffle entry.
Zhu Yu knew that if she drew the lottery in the game, maybe the chances of winning the grand prize would be higher if she accumulated ten consecutive draws, but she never liked waiting, so she didn't want to miss the chance now.
She clicked on the lottery interface, and a virtual roulette projection slowly appeared in the air.
The roulette wheel is divided into multiple areas, each with a different color and no text on them.
"Please, please, at least give me something useful."
Zhu Yu lightly tapped "Start" with his fingertips, and the roulette wheel started spinning immediately.
The roulette wheel spins rapidly, the pointer jumps on different areas, and the color changes are dazzling, as if each square carries a sense of unknown fate.
After a few seconds, the speed gradually slowed down, and the pointer wobbled towards an orange area, but at the last moment, it stopped steadily on a blue area.
[Congratulations on receiving: Robot exchange voucher*1]
Zhu Yu looked at the prompt on the screen, clicked on the details, and found that this voucher could be exchanged for a robot specifically used for management affairs.
"Management robot?" she whispered, then opened the item description and looked at it carefully.
【Name: Robot Exchange Voucher
Function: Exchange for a multifunctional management robot with basic reception, information storage, financial statistics and other functions, and can assist in the management of shops or small public facilities.
Note: The robot has basic language communication capabilities, simple artificial intelligence logic, and can be upgraded if necessary.]
Looking at the description of the robot exchange voucher, Zhu Yu smiled: "Not bad, it's much more practical than drawing gold coins."
However, there are not many customers in the store at the moment, so this coupon is of no use for the time being.
Zhu Yu put the redemption voucher into his backpack and then entered the orchard.
She first spent 30 experience points to unlock a new field, then opened the watermelon seed planting panel to check:
【Fruit type: Watermelon
Maturation time: 6 hours
Experience value: 5/each]
This time, Zhu Yu did not plant all lemons at once, but planted lemons and watermelons on six plots of land respectively.
After finishing all this, she returned to the fruit tea shop and found that a new side quest had been updated:
[Side Quest——Countdown: 48h]
1. Make a cup of special fruit tea (Progress: 0/1)
2. Unlock new fruit tea (Progress: 0/1)
3. Obtain 5000 gold coins (progress: 0/5000)
After reading the task description, Zhu Yu frowned.
She had no idea about the second task for the time being, and the third task itself had passive attributes and could not be actively advanced.
So she simply started with the easiest task.
Zhu Yu took out a bright yellow lemon from the storage space in the orchard and casually put it into the processing tank in the kitchen.
The robotic arm at the side accurately grabs the lemon and puts it into the cleaning device. With the sound of flowing water, the lemon is thoroughly rinsed.
Then the robotic arm fixes the lemon on the slicer and quickly cuts it into thin slices, which fall neatly into the cup.
The sounds of "bang-bang-bang" rang out one after another. The mechanical hammer smashed down hard, and the lemon juice splashed everywhere, gradually merging with the ice cubes.
After a few seconds, a special edition of beaten lemon tea is ready.
Zhu Yu took the cup and looked down. Finely chopped lemon pulp and ice cubes were floating in the transparent liquid, with bubbles rising and exuding a refreshing fragrance.
She took a tentative sip and found it tasted more refreshing than ordinary fruit tea, but other than that she didn't feel anything special.
Just as she was wondering if something went wrong, the system prompt sounded:
[Task progress update: Make a cup of special fruit tea (progress: 1/1) (completed)]
[System prompt: Special fruit tea is ready! The menu bar has been updated]
Zhu Yu was slightly stunned, then he opened the menu to check, and indeed found a new ordering area for "Special Fruit Tea", but this area still only had one option, "Beat Lemon Tea".
[It is recommended that you set the price to: 40-60 gold coins/cup]
The price of special lemon tea is several times higher than that of ordinary lemon tea, but there must be a reason why the system recommends this.
Zhu Yu thought about it and entered 60 gold coins in the price box at the back.
As soon as the new price was entered, the door of the fruit tea shop was pushed open again.
Zhu Yu looked up and raised his eyebrows.
Why is it that white-haired guy again?
Oh no, he's not alone this time.
Watching the players entering the store one after another, Zhu Yu glanced over and found that they were covered in dust and looked tired, as if they had just experienced a fierce battle.
Seeing someone approaching the counter, Zhu Yu asked:
"Hello, what can I help you with?"
"Excuse me, is there any difference between this special beaten lemon tea and the regular beaten lemon tea? Why is the price difference between the two so big?"
Xiao Xu flipped through the menu and asked puzzledly.
When Zhu Yu heard the player asking about the special fruit tea right away, his smile slightly cracked.
She can't say that she doesn't know what's so special about this thing, right?
Zhu Yu coughed lightly:
"Of course, the special fruit tea is expensive because of its special features. As for what makes it special... you can order a cup for yourself and keep it as a little surprise."
Xiao Xu was a little confused by her words and spoke hesitantly: "Then... uh, give me a cup--"
"Ten cups of special beating lemon tea, please."
Yunze interrupted Xiao Xu and made a decision directly.
Zhu Yu deducted the gold coins from his VIP account and then placed the order.
After a while, ten cups of special beaten lemon tea were ready.
Xiao Xu helped Yunze distribute the lemon tea to the team members.
On the other side, Zhu Yu stood behind the counter, glancing at the group of players from the corner of his eyes, hoping to find the answer from them.
However, not long after, Yunze suddenly turned around, looked at Zhu Yu with burning eyes, and walked quickly to the counter.
"Give me ten more cups - no, twenty cups of special lemon tea!"
"Twenty cups!?" Zhu Yu's eyes widened slightly: "But..."
"Not enough money, right?"
He slid across the payment interface and completed the recharge in an instant.
[Our store member "Yun Ze", recharge 10,000 gold coins]
Hearing the sound of 10,000 gold coins arriving in his account, Zhu Yu looked at Yunze deeply.
This guy is simply the God of Wealth. In just one day, he has helped him complete three tasks in a row!
However, she still spoke awkwardly:
"I'm sorry, customer. What I wanted to say just now is that our store is running out of raw materials for making special lemon tea. You can only buy 10 more cups of special lemon tea at most."
"Then buy ten cups."
"Okay!" Zhu Yu placed the order quickly, and heard the system's announcement again:
[Total operating income reaches 10,000 gold coins, successfully unlocking the second-floor apartment in the dungeon! ]
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