Game update seafood hotpot base unlocked/Northern...Northern...
[Extreme Cold Disaster: Day 11, Temperature: -48℃, Number of Players: 7749/10000]
I wish I had a long sleep, as peaceful as death, without any dreams at all.
However, when she woke up in the morning, she felt sore all over her back and waist. Her muscles were still not completely relaxed after last night's battle.
After getting up, she checked the wound on her arm. After taking the healing potion during the battle yesterday, the wound had basically healed, and the scab on the wound made her feel a little relieved.
Recalling the crazy and thrilling battle last night, Zhu Yu felt a palpitation and fear belatedly.
Fortunately, she bought a few bottles of blue-quality healing potions when she was bored and wandering around the trading hall; fortunately, she drank the bottle of fortune potion before the battle; fortunately, she wore the plush knitted hat as usual when she went out...
And this battle also exposed many of her shortcomings.
She had been focusing on improving her attack power but neglected to improve her defense. If it weren't for the hat's defensive effect, she would have suffered a fatal blow yesterday.
She also realized that she relied too much on her professional skills, especially when she didn't have a bow and arrow, and she completely lacked other effective means of coping.
If she had had a melee weapon last night, she would have been more adept at close combat than using arrows.
After the review, when Zhu Yu was about to go to the hot pot restaurant for breakfast, System 996 suddenly popped up and reminded him:
"Host, have you forgotten that after you advance to C-level, the hot pot restaurant will unlock new hot pot soup bases!"
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Zhu Yu slapped her forehead. She had been immersed in the excitement of killing monsters and leveling up last night and had not thought about this matter at all.
She quickly opened the NPC's hot pot page, and sure enough, the hot pot encyclopedia had been updated with new hot pot bases.
The updated hotpot base this time is - seafood hotpot base!
After seeing the additional effects of the seafood hotpot base, Zhu Yu suddenly became completely sober.
The first additional effect of the seafood hotpot is: [Underwater action efficiency +20%]
“The seafood hotpot is rich in deep sea essence. After eating it, the player's underwater movement speed will increase by 20%, and they will gain the ability to breathe underwater, while preventing their skin from getting wet. It is very suitable for diving or water combat. The effect lasts for 3 hours and cannot be stacked within 24 hours.”
The second additional effect is: [Defense increased by +15%]
"The seafood in the seafood hotpot has a powerful nourishing effect. After eating, the seafood hotpot will give the player the "Guardian of the Sea" effect, increasing physical defense by a certain percentage, and the effect lasts for 2 hours. At the same time, an additional protective barrier will be generated, which lasts for 15 minutes and can withstand a powerful attack. It cannot be stacked within 24 hours."
This seafood hotpot base is really like a pillow for those who need it most – it comes just at the right time!
This solved some of her defensive loopholes. Of course, Zhu Yu knew that although she had the blessing of the seafood hot pot, she still had to pay attention to the defensive props and could not rely solely on this hot pot.
Then she opened the food menu:
The new meat dishes updated this time include: Basa fish fillet, fish tofu, cuttlefish, and crab sticks.
The new vegetarian dishes include: yam, winter melon, lettuce and bamboo shoots.
"Although these meat dishes are all seafood, they still don't seem to be rich enough when put in the seafood hot pot."
Just as Zhu Yu was complaining, she suddenly noticed a line of small words attached to the seafood hotpot base illustration:
[The seafood area has been automatically added to the hot pot restaurant owner's backpack. You can drag it to the appropriate location in the hot pot restaurant in the thumbnail to place it. ]
Zhu Yu was stunned for a moment, lowered his head to confirm the line of small words, then opened his backpack and saw the "Seafood Area" in a newly unlocked column.
It seems that this time not only the seafood hotpot base is unlocked, but also an exclusive seafood display area is included.
She quickly rushed to the hot pot restaurant, and before it opened, she opened the thumbnail of the hot pot restaurant marked with a small blue house, and dragged the "Seafood Area" to an empty space in front of the store.
The next second, an exquisite aquatic product display area appeared out of thin air before our eyes.
The seafood area is cleverly divided into several sections and displayed according to type.
Near the entrance is a large tank with several huge lobsters swimming in it.
They waved their long pincers, gently stirring the water, and the sheen of their shells glittered in the light.
In the tank next to it are all kinds of plump crabs: king crabs, flower crabs, swimming crabs, Dungeness crabs...
Further to the right, several smaller tanks hold a variety of shellfish and crustaceans.
The scallop's shell was tightly closed, emitting tiny bubbles; the clams lay quietly at the bottom of the water, and the abalone next to them moved slowly at the bottom of the tank.
In a tank near the corner, there are many varieties of marine fish: grouper, tiger grouper, red snapper, grouper, bluefin mullet, yellowtail grouper, etc.
There were several species of fish that Zhu Yu didn't recognize, but fortunately, each tank containing fish had the name and introduction of the seafood listed above.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Yu immediately understood the true essence of the seafood hotpot.
It turns out that it’s not that there are not enough meat dishes, but that after players order the seafood hotpot, they can directly choose the seafood they want in the aquatic area and put it into the hotpot.
She carefully checked the rules - each player can choose five kinds of seafood for free, and if they want more seafood, they have to pay extra.
But this also brings up problems.
Zhu Yu thought about it and felt that Jing Miao would definitely not be able to handle it all by herself, especially since she had to take care of the front desk and the newly opened aquatic area.
It looks like she'll have to hire another waiter to be in charge of this area.
Coupled with her previous plan to set up a massage area in the waiting area, this series of expansion plans made her realize that recruiting new employees had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
"Boss, these are——"
As soon as Jing Miao entered the store, she saw her boss standing in front of rows of sinks. Before she could react to the sudden appearance of these aquatic products, Xiaoju, who was in her arms, saw all kinds of fat sea fish, and his eyes immediately lit up. His tail was raised high, and he struggled to jump out of Jing Miao's arms.
Xiaoju ran straight to the sink, stood there, carefully approaching the water surface, staring at the fish in the water intently.
The leisurely fish were unaware of the threat posed by the cat and continued to swim freely in the water, creating a few small splashes of water.
"Hey, Xiaoju! Come back soon!"
Jing Miao called out helplessly, but the kitten was completely immersed in the world of fish and didn't hear her voice at all.
Xiaoju jumped onto the edge of the tank, gathering strength with his hind legs, and was about to pounce on the nearest fish.
Zhu Yu couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene. He walked over, picked up Xiaoju, and patted its head gently. "Little guy, these fish are not for you to eat. They are prepared for the customers to make hot pot."
Xiaoju seemed dissatisfied with this sentence. He meowed twice and twisted his body as if to express his protest.
"Okay, Xiaoju, next time if you really want to eat it, I'll let you try it when your master and I are cooking the seafood hot pot together."
Then she turned to Jing Miao and explained, "Today the hot pot restaurant has a new soup base, which is seafood hot pot. These seafood are prepared to match the new soup base."
Jing Miao nodded to show that she understood.
When the two sat down to have breakfast, Jing Miao went to the drinks bar and got a glass of sweet soy milk that was made with the seafood hotpot base.
After returning to her seat, she couldn't help but curiously ask about Zhu Yu's situation last night.
She had always wanted to know how Zhu Yu dealt with the frost lizard last night.
Hearing Jing Miao's question, Zhu Yu picked up the chopsticks and without further explanation, he briefly recounted last night's experience.
However, Jing Miao was not so easily fooled.
She was watching the gossip on the front line yesterday. That was the Frost Lizard. She heard from other players that this monster had strong defense and could release cold air. It was not something that could be easily dealt with.
Jing Miao put down the bowl and looked at Zhu Yu with starry eyes: "But Boss, you fought against a B-level monster by yourself, and you said it was nothing special!"
Zhu Yu looked at Jing Miao's reaction and couldn't help laughing: "It's not as exaggerated as you think. I'm just more prepared."
Jing Miao obviously didn't think so: "Anyway, Boss, you are amazing! I can't imagine that one person can deal with that kind of monster."
"Oh, by the way, Boss, did you continue to check the group chat after you defeated the monsters yesterday? The news of your promotion has stimulated many players, especially those who are weak and like to roll up their sleeves. Some of the players who lie down and lie flat nicknamed you 'Cabbage'. Do you know what nickname they gave you..."
The two chatted while eating breakfast. System 996 watched Xiaoju from the side to prevent it from jumping into the sink and causing trouble. In this way, everyone finished their breakfast in a relaxed atmosphere.
After the hot pot restaurant started business, the players who entered the store were immediately attracted by the scene in front of them. They couldn't help but stop and gathered in front of the sink, marveling at it.
Since online takeout does not provide the option of selecting fresh seafood, players who want to try the seafood hotpot have to go to the store in person to consume, which again caused a wave of complaints in the group chat.
But because of this, the launch of the seafood hotpot base successfully diverted everyone's attention from Zhu Yu's duel with the B-level monitor lizard, and at the same time brought a lot of offline traffic to the hotpot restaurant. This result was exactly what Zhu Yu wanted.
In the next few days, although players came to apply for the waiter position one after another, Zhu Yu was not very satisfied with them.
Therefore, she had to reduce the time she spent going out to fight monsters and stay in the hot pot restaurant to help out personally.
As the days passed, the 15th was getting closer and closer.
Just after dawn on the 15th, Zhu Yu suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the camp.
She quickly put on her coat and went out with System 996 to check.
Under the illumination of 996 and the silver moonlight, Zhu Yu saw a huge city wall towering into the clouds appear before his eyes.
Ice covered every brick, and the ice and snow glowed with a light blue luster under the moonlight. The city wall seemed to rise from the horizon, majestic and imposing.
Zhu Yu's heart suddenly shook, and he murmured almost subconsciously:
"Oh my god, this...isn't this the Great Wall of the North?"
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