"Do you know where it is?" Ye Xi asked.
The street was much longer than they had imagined. Along the way, they saw some large shops with a lot of people and strange creatures coming and going, but they did not find a place that looked like a bathhouse.
“From the entrance into Shadow Street, the closer the industry is, the earlier it appears, which means the more established the leader. Ruby’s level is not very high in Shadow Street, just middle level, so he should be around the middle section of Shadow Street!” Xuan Du replied.
Shadow Street is a straight street with no turns or bends. If subsequent leaders wanted to build their businesses, they had no choice but to continue developing it by plundering. Over time, this caused the street to grow longer and longer. At the same time, the newer the leader, the further away they were from the entrance to Shadow Street.
"Tsk, is this some kind of protective measure taken by a veteran commander?" Ye Jun chuckled.
“I think that’s a fair assessment!” Xuan Du shrugged, and the group continued walking forward.
"This arena must also be the property of some ruler, right?" Ye Jun asked curiously as he passed by a huge and magnificent arena.
“Yes, it’s the property of the third-ranking leader of Shadow Street. It brings in huge profits and casualties every day!” Xuan Du nodded. “Actually, the floating island is quite large, and there are quite a few strange creatures coming to the main world every day, but not many come to Shadow Street. This arena has made a great contribution!”
"Wow! This is like killing yourself, isn't it?" Ye Chang chuckled.
The arena is huge; the facade alone is hundreds of meters long, not to mention the inner chambers at the back, which are their own space. No one knows exactly how big they are.
They had already seen two buildings like this along the way, and could imagine that there were many more like this in Shadow Street. After all, nine commanders meant that there were nine similar industries in Shadow Street. In addition, there were those built by high-ranking dark creatures who had not yet become commanders. The value of this street was simply unimaginable.
"This should be it, Ruby Soup Ground!" After walking for nearly two hours, the group finally stopped outside a huge soup ground.
A stone bridge connects the entrance, with a shallow, constantly flowing river below, seemingly serving only a decorative purpose.
After crossing the stone bridge, there was a huge tower-like building. Ye Xi and the others counted that it was nine stories high. Steam was rising from the windows of each floor, as if they were really taking a hot spring bath.
"This? It seems to be a proper bathhouse for the strange creatures?" Ye Jun was stunned. Looking at the bustling bathhouse, he turned to look at Xuan Du.
"Yes, this is a proper hot spring bath, and it uses real water, but many precious medicinal herbs have been added to it, which is of great benefit to those who bathe in it! Although most of these benefits are for dark creatures, some of the soups are also quite beneficial to us!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. What the hell? They found a proper bathhouse inside a tool of a dark civilization? And they could actually go in and enjoy themselves? What kind of interstellar joke was this?
"Why do I get the feeling that you're a little eager to try?" Taishan looked at him and said with a shocked expression.
"Hmm, that's true to some extent. After all, our human race is weak, and we shouldn't miss any opportunity to improve ourselves!" Xuan Du stroked his chin and replied thoughtfully.
"Then how do we get in? Go in for a soak in the hot springs? We don't have any money, do we?" Ye Xi asked doubtfully.
Toby was still in the bathhouse. Zhulong would not have a chance to make a move until tomorrow. They needed to stay there for the night and prepare for tomorrow's operation.
“Yes, so we can only go in as workers!” Xuan Du replied.
"Wash? Wash the bodies of these monsters? Can I find somewhere else to spend the night?" Ye Chang asked with a pained expression. They weren't afraid of getting dirty or tired, but the thought of washing the monsters made them feel nauseous.
Looking around at the strange creatures coming and going, the skeletons and vengeful spirits are relatively good, at least they have complete bodies.
But dark creatures like abominations and carrion, touching them leaves your hands covered in blood and rotting flesh. To scrub them? Just thinking about it is enough to send chills down your spine.
“Trading in Shadow Street requires Shadow Coins, and unfortunately we don’t have a single one right now!” Ye Zhen said.
"Then? Then? Then you'll have to spend the night outside?"
"One of the rules of Shadow Street is that you must live inside a building at night, or you will be eliminated by the rules!"
"..."
"Actually, we have to go into this hot spring resort today. Only in this way can we find out where Ruby is and understand the situation inside the resort so that we can make decisions for our next move!"
"Since we don't have Shadow Coins, we can't go in as investors, so we can only go in as employees."
"According to our information, quite a few monsters die every day in the Ruby Soup Farm, so we need to recruit a lot of monsters every day. We can even be assigned work directly by the supervisors without going through Ruby."
"Therefore, entering as a worker is the most inconspicuous and quickest way, and workers can access far more places than customers!"
Upon hearing Xuan Du's words, everyone fell silent. Indeed, as he said, going in as a worker was the best option. However, the thought of scrubbing those strange creatures sent chills down everyone's spine.
"It's alright! It's only one night, and the bathhouse is so big, they might not even arrange for us to get a scrub!" Ye Jun comforted Ye Chang, putting his arm around her.
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
“Indeed, the bathhouse is so big and there are so many things to do. What a coincidence that we were assigned to get a massage?” Ye Xi said, and everyone’s tense hearts gradually relaxed.
"If it's confirmed, I'll tell everyone the rules of the hot spring. No matter what, don't break them. Everyone should at least get through tonight safely. By tomorrow, everything will be over!" Seeing that everyone had nodded, Ye Zhen spoke up.
"There aren't many rules at the hot spring restaurant, but the most important one is that you must never anger or neglect your customers. Everything must be done with the customer as your priority, and you must never compromise their interests..."
"Besides that, there are different guidelines for each position. For example, cleaners must ensure the entire bathhouse is clean, and bath attendants must satisfy customers. These are basically similar to our regular job responsibilities. As long as you pay more attention at work, there shouldn't be any major problems!"
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