Chapter 3 Chapter 3 404 Convenience Store 3
"Hurry up, hurry up—"
"One minute left, are you a turtle so slow?!"
The voice was loud and urgent, and Luo Qing pinched her ears subconsciously. It was late at night and there was no traffic jam, so why was the delivery man so anxious?
“Ding ding bang bang—”
The drunkard was rummaging through the high-end liquor shelves near the lounge, and the sound of glass bottles colliding made Luo Qing jump with fear.
I haven't worked in a convenience store for several years, but I still get PTSD when I hear this sound!
These drunkards are unreasonable. If you accidentally drop a bottle of wine on the ground, they are unwilling to pay for it. When you are unlucky, the clerk on duty will have to bear the consequences and at least pay half of the money!
"Guest, what kind of wine are you looking for? Let me help you find it!"
Luo Qing took a deep breath, then held her breath, trying hard to hide the smell of alcohol.
"Maihua Craft Beer, what kind of crappy shop is this? How come you don't even have Maihua Craft Beer?"
The drunkard kept yelling and shouting, his mouth and hands kept moving, and he continued to pull and rummage through a row of high-end liquors and kicked the shelves twice.
"Maihua Craft Beer is in the beer area at the door. Please come this way." Luo Qing forced a smile, but she felt a little regretful in her heart. She was really bored and came to work in a convenience store.
The drunkard walked forward slowly, and Luo Qing kept watching him to see if he touched the expensive goods on the shelves again.
"Timeout, timeout!"
"I don't care if it's overdue, you can deliver it yourself!"
Luo Qing had just brought the drunkard to the public alcohol area at the door when he saw the delivery man in crimson clothes shouting loudly and running away like lightning.
At this moment, announcements sounded simultaneously on all players’ mobile phones and front desk machines.
"You have a new order waiting to be delivered, please process it promptly!"
"Please deliver takeout order number 1 within the specified time limit."
The man in the shirt, Liang Ping, was a little dumbfounded at the moment. He didn't care whether there was any danger outside.
He originally thought that if the time limit was exceeded, he might have to fight with this monster, but he didn't expect that this monster would not follow the routine and would just run away when the time limit came.
When he rushed out of the store with the basket in his hand, he saw the strange man wearing a tattered helmet riding an electric bike with loose parts. He rode away at a speed that left everyone in a dusty place. In the blink of an eye, he rushed out dozens of meters!
He can't catch up at all!
Liang Ping's face turned green visibly. What should he do?
Article 5 of the Convenience Store Employee Code of Conduct
[5. Delivery drivers and customers have limited patience. Please be sure to complete the pick-up within the takeaway order time limit, otherwise our staff will be responsible for delivery.]
The delivery man’s patience is limited, and now the weird delivery man has run away.
If the goods are not delivered, will the strange customers waiting come to the door?
But this convenience store doesn’t even have a small electric car. How are our staff going to deliver the goods? Are they going to walk?
It’s such a dark night, this is the night of the weird copy!
The fog was so deep in the night that it seemed as if once one walked in, there would be no way out, let alone finding the home of the customer who placed the order.
This isn't reality, the dungeon is full of weirdness...
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Liang Ping's mind, and his eyes swept over the other players.
Sister Ren in the fresh food area was grilling sausages with her head down. Liang Ping was resentful that he didn't pay attention to the problems his teammates in the same copy had.
Nie Ke, who was scanning the code to pay at the checkout area, glanced over secretly and was caught by Liang Ping. Ha, this newcomer, just wait and see him make a fool of himself once he is safe!
If he had chosen cashier first, this wouldn’t be the case!
The bald man busily checked the expiration dates on the refrigerated goods and then the food shelves. Liang Ping was furious at his expression. He had acted like a leader from the beginning, but now he was silent.
Also, that woman, Liang Ping saw her smiling as she paid the bill for Guiyi and sent him out the door, and then she stood leisurely at the self-service checkout.
After all the strange customers in the store had finished checking out, Liang Ping spoke.
"I say, if the delivery man ran away, does someone have to deliver the food? Just cancel the order directly in the system and choose not to deliver the food."
He still held onto a tiny glimmer of hope, and said bitterly, "That little time to pick up the goods is not enough!"
"You can't really ask people to go out and deliver the goods, right?"
Luo Qing looked at him in surprise. It wasn't strange for him to deliver from a convenience store, and besides, he was a grown man, so why would he be so scared at night?
"See if there are any options like reasons for returning the order." The bald man said in a low voice.
Having said that, Baldy didn't think there would be such an option at all. Would a weird copy be so kind? What a joke!
"No." Liang Ping searched up and down the machine several times, his face becoming more and more ugly.
"I don't know how long that order will take. If you dawdle here, it might even exceed the time limit." Nie Ke said at this moment.
"Doesn't the rule say that even customers have a limited patience? Will there be any punishment later?"
She was standing at the cashier counter, holding her phone and thinking about the rules. Liang Ping was even more angry when he saw her acting as if it had nothing to do with her.
He looked down at the rules on his phone in silence, then suddenly laughed.
[5. Delivery drivers and customers have limited patience. Please be sure to complete the pick-up within the takeaway order time limit, otherwise our staff will be responsible for delivery.]
The rules say, "Otherwise, the store's employees will be responsible for delivering the goods," but the division of labor within the convenience store is done by themselves. In theory, anyone here can now deliver the goods.
He raised his head, chin slightly tilted, and glanced at the few people: "I said, the rules say that our employees are responsible for delivery."
"We have four divisions, but a total of five people. Logically, the extra delivery work should be handled by those without divisions."
As soon as Liang Ping said this, several people looked over. Nie Ke's face was obviously shocked and astonished.
"What the hell? You made the mistake yourself and you want others to take responsibility for you! It's you who didn't pick up the takeaway on time, there's no reason for others to clean up your mess." Nie Ke was instantly furious.
This person is too mean! It's obvious that he wants Sister Luo Qing to get out.
"Then just wait for the customer to come. I won't go out to deliver the goods anyway." Liang Ping said with his arms folded.
"Maybe this takeaway customer will call to complain, and then we'll all be in trouble."
He acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He knew that going out to deliver the goods would definitely lead to his death, so he might as well continue to delay.
Liang Ping certainly didn't know whether there would be any complaints here, but the equipment and decoration in this 404 convenience store were very similar to those in reality, so maybe there was a complaint section.
The bald man was not too surprised. Looking at Liang Ping's appearance, he had a rough idea of this man's character.
There are always many such people in the dungeon. They are absolute egoists. If they cause trouble, either everyone dies together or they have to clean up his mess.
If you meet this kind of person in a dungeon, you would really be grateful to be able to get out alive.
"Liang Ping, you chose the division of labor in the copy yourself. You were responsible for the takeaway area and it was your own choice. You left the rest to the two little girls. You are really shameless." Sister Ren couldn't help but scold.
Liang Ping looked shameless at the moment. He sneered and sat directly on the chair in the dining area. He turned his head away and pretended not to hear anything.
The bald man stepped forward at this moment and said, "There are still eleven minutes left. Don't waste time."
"I'll go. If the delivery guy comes later, you guys will have to move the goods." He looked at the three ladies without glancing at Liang Ping.
He was about to pick up the takeaway bag and go out, but Luo Qing stopped him.
"Let me take a look at the takeout order." Luo Qing took the takeout order and glanced at it. The address was 303, Unit 2, Building 9, Ping'an Home. She blinked.
Isn’t this her residential complex? Unit 2, Building 9 is right next to her. What’s so difficult about delivering it? Eleven minutes is enough. Just run a few steps and you’ll be there in six or seven minutes.
"Let me deliver it. I can't move the goods." She snatched the takeaway bag and order from the bald man's hand.
"I just need your help with something. Consider it as you owe me a favor."
"Sister Luo Qing!" Nie Ke called out.
"It's okay, I'll be back soon." Luo Qing smiled, strode out the door with his long legs, and disappeared in the thick fog of the night in an instant.
Seeing Luo Qing being instantly engulfed in the darkness, the bald man's face was solemn, and Nie Ke and Ren Shumei both looked unhappy.
Once it happens, there will be a second time. If there is another takeout order and Liang Ping continues to do this, everyone will have to clean up his mess.
Only Liang Ping looked so relieved that he succeeded. If he didn't do it, someone else would.
The bald man pulled him up by his shirt and said, "If you don't want to live, just say so. There's no one as big as you in the whole store."
"You don't have to worry about the takeout area anymore. If you still want to do the dungeon, just go and move the goods."
"That's perfect." Liang Ping sneered.
This takeaway area is obviously a scam. The bald guy chose a job that looks tiring but is actually good. He stood up leisurely and started to work. Anyway, whoever wants to work in this takeaway area can do it.
"You have a new order, please process it promptly!"
Another takeaway was spit out, and several people's faces changed. Only Liang Ping looked relaxed, and Nie Ke was about to come out from the cash register to help.
"Bald brother, let me help you."
They can't afford to lose another player.
Liang Ping sneered again and said nothing. Now someone came to help, why didn't anyone come to help him just now?
The bald man quickly glanced at the items on the takeout order and made a gesture that everything was fine.
He is in charge of the shelf area. Old players have had their five senses and physical fitness enhanced, so he roughly knows where the items on the takeout order are.
He ran between the shelves at a very fast pace, putting the takeout bag directly on the edge of the shopping basket and quickly buying things.
"Order number 2, order number 2, you have 40 seconds."
The delivery man was still weird. When he arrived at the convenience store door, the bald man rushed over and handed the takeaway bag in his arms.
That strange face still had a hint of surprise on it as it said viciously, "You'd better pray you didn't leave anything behind."
Although his tone was evil, this time the strange delivery man honestly packed the takeaway bag and rode away on his bike.
The bald man took a deep breath and it seemed that the normal procedure was fine.
"Wow, that's amazing. It's so fast. Why didn't you choose takeout at the beginning?" Liang Ping felt unhappy when he saw the bald man completing the takeout order smoothly.
The bald man narrowed his eyes slightly and scolded sternly: "Your mouth is so rude, you can stop talking to me."
He couldn't do anything because he was in the dungeon, but when the dungeon ended and he returned to reality, he didn't mind if this bitch lost her voice forever.
The bald man looked at the disappeared delivery man, not knowing how Luo Qing was doing now.
"I don't know if Sister Luo Qing has arrived yet." Nie Ke murmured as he collected the cash.
This was her first time in the dungeon, but she could imagine the danger in the dark night. It must be a life-threatening danger, which was why the stupid man in the shirt refused to go out.
"You still say you need our help, but how can I, a newcomer, help you?"
Listening to Nie Ke's voice, Ren Shumei sighed silently while handing over the sausage.
Kind people never live long in the dungeon.
You say you owe someone a favor, but how can it be a favor if you can't pay it back?
The girl looked like a veteran who was familiar with the weirdness and handled it with ease, but it was night time and they were not in the dungeon yet.
It's so difficult to come back alive.
At least, in the four dungeons that Ren Shumei passed, she had never seen any player survive after leaving the dungeon range.
"I'll be back." The bald strong man's calm tone was filled with silent prayer.
The bald man believes that he is not a good person. It is difficult for a player to survive in one dungeon after another in this weird world and be called a pure "good person". Being a saint or a mother comes at a price.
The reason why he took the initiative to pick up the takeaway bag just now was that a copy of the mission required that someone must go out to deliver the takeaway to the customers. Secondly, he had his own support, and it was better for him to go out himself than to let the newcomer Nie Ke go, and the probability of survival was higher.
Since the convenience store opened for the night shift tonight, both Luo Qing and Sister Ren's agility in dealing with the weirdness has proved that the two players are capable veterans.
Luo Qing took the initiative to go out. Baldy believed that she was definitely not a glowing saint who was impulsive, nor was she provoked by Liang Ping's words. This female player must have been prepared.
But, but, it was night in the dungeon, and she had to go to a place outside the dungeon area.
Only eleven minutes left for delivery.
The bald man looked at the endless darkness and fog, and could hardly imagine how Luo Qing would find the address on the takeout order in such an environment.
And how many strange things will we encounter in this process?
If you are lucky, you can find the address of the order and deliver the takeaway, but what about the way back?
Before the dungeon started, new player Nie Ke came out of the subway and said that something was chasing her in the subway.
What about the night, the roads, the stairs? How many strange monsters will chase her?
Just thinking about it, you can imagine the many death crises you will face after going out.
Or, in other words, when Luo Qing went out, she must have already made up her mind to die, and was just taking a gamble.
Something like owing someone a favor or something.
This is more than just a favor. If she goes out like this, it's clear that everyone owes her a life!
But if she doesn't come back, this so-called "owing someone a favor" is just empty talk.
The bald man felt heavy in his heart, and so did Nie Ke. At that moment, he could only do his job at the convenience store while praying silently in his heart.
“Thump, thump, thump—”
Luo Qing walked up the stairs lightly. If there was one bad thing about the old residential area, it was that there was no elevator!
Their Ping'an Home is an old residential complex with seven-story buildings of the old style. Fortunately, this order was on the third floor.
Luo Qing lives on the sixth floor, and climbing stairs has become a habit for her. She considers it as exercise. Her upstairs neighbors, Aunt Gao and her husband on the seventh floor, are so old, but they walk up and down the stairs very fast every day and even have the energy to chop dumpling stuffing in the middle of the night.
“Knock, knock, knock—Hello, the takeaway is here.”
"Open the door, open the door! If you don't open the door, I'll put it at the door."
There was no doorbell in the house at Room 303, Unit 2. Luo Qing thought about it and realized that the person living there seemed to be a fat otaku who stayed at home during the day and came out at night. Sometimes when she and her lover couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and went downstairs for a stroll, they would run into this man's sneaky figure.
He is indeed capable of opening the convenience store at the entrance of the community in the middle of the night.
"Why are you here so late?" The fat otaku in 303 was in a bad mood and was about to get angry as soon as he opened the door.
"You..." He was about to curse when he saw the person outside the door was stunned.
"Qing, Sister Qing, why is it you?"
"What? Are you surprised? I'm working nearby." Luo Qing raised his eyebrows and handed over the bag in his hand.
"Okay, here you go. Eat early and go to bed. Don't stay up like this. Order it and have it delivered."
Luo Qing muttered a few words.
"No, no, no, please go down the stairs slowly, or I won't take you down."
The fat otaku cautiously watched Luo Qing leave the corner of the stairs and go down to the second floor. He closed the door, took a deep breath from his huge body, and immediately one of his tentacle opened the phone. Eighteen tentacles stretched out their tiny tips and trembled as they typed frantically on the screen.
Ten seconds later——
A loud voice came from the 404 convenience store.
"Ding! Did you eat it? Order No. 1 received a five-star rating!"
Order number one, delivered?!
Several players were shocked, and Nie Ke immediately said "yes"!
"Sister Luo Qing has delivered it!"
The bald man also felt relieved. The goods had been delivered and he hoped that he would have a safe journey back.
Ren Shumei also had a look of joy on her face. The girl was indeed capable. Not only did she deliver the goods, but she also received good reviews.
It was another short period of free time. Baldy saw the good reviews on the takeaway system. On the other side, Ren Shumei and Nie Ke also went to the cashier machine to check.
[Anonymous User 6778]: Five-star reviews! I didn't expect it was a convenience store clerk on the night shift who delivered it. She's incredibly dedicated to making a special trip in the middle of the night! If I remember correctly, this beautiful, dedicated, and polite clerk is called Luo Qing. Five-star reviews! She knocked politely, packed it perfectly, and delivered it three minutes early. She showed concern for me, feeling lonely late at night. Full marks! Thank you for your hard work! Thank you so much.
—A truly sincere comment from a midnight otaku who wishes to remain anonymous.
Several people were stunned by the comments from the strange guest.
Holy shit! Is this true? Wasn't this review written by Luo Qing himself?!
This, this, this is a weird evaluation?
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