Chapter 428
Even if she couldn't make it this time, she could still prepare for the next. Even if the skills borrowed during the next inspection of the restaurant had expired, it didn't matter. She was always ready, and success was inevitable.
Yu Xunge had certainly gained some experience; it was her first time witnessing such a multitude of control skills.
Not only that, but B8017913 also informed her that in just those few seconds, there had already been traces of seven time skills used.
Moreover, in the area with the highest concentration of players, invisible area-of-effect skills occasionally fell, clearly indicating that a black market player was at work.
Yu Xunge's health quickly dropped to 35%, and she dared not approach any closer; this was far more dangerous than being a black market player.
However, she didn't wander too far. She flew a little higher to observe the interior of the restaurant. Fortunately, the food street restaurants were mostly transparent, with only transparent barriers surrounding them from all sides.
When she spotted a player inside the restaurant, she immediately used the skill **You Borrow, You Return** and began to retreat, pulling out a bowl of salad that could restore health and starting to eat.
So far, she had no idea how many times she had violated the rules by eating her own dishes.
A skill suddenly appeared in her mind.
**Targeted Teleportation** (SSS): Consumes 2% mana, allowing you to teleport to a location within your line of sight. Cooldown time: 5 minutes.
Yu Xunge immediately focused on this restaurant, where four players were already visible inside. She decisively distanced herself from the area.
Three minutes later, a new notification rang out: Restaurant 3035.
Yu Xunge charged forward again!
**Targeted Teleportation** was still active. As long as she could reach the vicinity of the restaurant before it filled up, she would be able to enter!
Just over ten seconds later, Yu Xunge found herself inside Restaurant 3035, still a bit incredulous at how smoothly it had gone.
At that moment, the cursor for the **Cashier** position solidified above her head. She glanced at the skill barrier outside the restaurant, which had thickened like a wall, and quickly hid behind the kitchen counter.
Official employees could attack semi-official employees, and the latter could naturally retaliate.
Fortunately, the restaurant's decor could withstand skills that ignored players.
But Yu Xunge didn't just sit idly by waiting for things to unfold; she crouched down to observe the battle outside, mentally counting to thirty, estimating that the fight outside was already halfway through.
With a bit of luck, she peeked out from behind the counter, used **Family Bucket**, and unleashed the SSS-level single-target attack skill she had obtained by eliminating other players as a black market player.
**Grand Opening Celebration** (SSS): Creates an arrow that resembles a cloud. The combined value of your intelligence and agility will determine the arrow's initial damage. The first cloud arrow shot each day has its attack power multiplied by ten, the second by five, the third by three, and no further discounts thereafter. No bow or crossbow required; each use consumes 500 mana; cooldown time: 30 minutes.
After performing a pantomime of drawing a bow, an arrow that looked like a cloud shot out of the restaurant.
Yu Xunge didn't even aim, as she couldn't see the situation outside the restaurant clearly; whoever it hit, it hit.
After all, **Family Bucket** had a cooldown of 0.3 hours, or 18 minutes, and she wouldn't be leaving the restaurant for at least another forty minutes, so it would be a waste not to use the skill.
The cloud arrow was already weakened by half when it passed through the skill barrier, ultimately shooting out of the restaurant close to the ground. It struck a player's ankle and quickly split into a hundred arrows, shooting at nearby players.
Yu Xunge waited a few seconds but didn't receive a kill notification, and she felt no regret.
She was surprised she had managed to get a job so quickly.
After another two minutes, the restaurant was full, and the next restaurant to be cleared by the inspector was announced. Only then did the entrance of Restaurant 3035 become quiet.
Yu Xunge glanced at her three colleagues inside the restaurant: two rabbits and one player.
Just as she was about to get up and check if there were any leftovers in the fridge, she suddenly turned around and looked at one of the little rabbits: "You..."
The little rabbit spoke in Mandarin: "Silly treasure."
Yu Xunge: "…Wrong person."
With a blank expression, Yu Xunge turned her gaze away and continued searching for food.
When a restaurant was cleared by the inspector, one of the perks was that the ingredients in the fridge would be replenished to help the restaurant reopen quickly.
Yu Xunge took all the ingredients out and divided them into four portions, taking one for herself and leaving the other three on the table.
She didn't bother discussing it with the other three players; after all, she only took what was rightfully hers.
The little rabbit jumped onto the counter first, kicking its portion: "You make it into a dish for me, and I'll give you 20% as a service fee."
Yu Xunge nodded, sliding that portion toward herself: "Sure."
Another rabbit hopped up as well, speaking in Mandarin: "Me too."
Yu Xunge didn't refuse; why not earn some ingredients? It was just a matter of making a small portion versus a large one. She nodded: "Alright."
The last velociraptor ran over, speaking in dragon language: "What are you guys talking about?"
Yu Xunge briefly explained in dragon language, and the velociraptor immediately pushed its portion over: "Me too."
Yu Xunge gathered the ingredients with a speechless expression; it seemed everyone was ready to leave the restaurant behind.
Just then, a voice rang out in dragon language, which all four employees could understand.
—"Can I be let go now?"
The three temporary colleagues looked back at Yu Xunge, who suddenly remembered she was still carrying a pancake customer.
These customers were quite harmless; player attacks had no effect on them, and they wouldn't attack players for any reason.
Just like when Yu Xunge had pushed the lychee customer into the employment channel, the latter had offered no resistance.
Yu Xunge set the pancake customer down, patted the nonexistent dust off it, and gratefully said, "Thank you for your protection. You're so kind. Would you like to stay for a meal?"
The pancake customer gave her a resentful glance and turned to leave.
The little rabbit said, "It doesn't look like it wanted to stay."
Yu Xunge rubbed her ears, pretending she hadn't heard.
She didn't release Tu Lan; Tu Lan didn't have the skill to change her size, and the restaurant couldn't accommodate her.
While Yu Xunge was cooking, the little rabbit sat beside the counter and asked, "Are you going to be a black market player again?"
Yu Xunge replied, "Of course."
The little rabbit suddenly said, "The reason you were so successful this time is that I helped you a bit."
Yu Xunge looked at it, having indeed caught a glimpse of a white ball under the table in the dining area when she entered the restaurant. She didn't say whether she believed it or not but smiled and asked, "How did you help?"
The little rabbit replied, "I removed the barrier that blocked teleportation skills. Aren't you going to repay me?"
Ah, so it was a paid service. Yu Xunge immediately shook her head: "You're tricking Silly Treasure; Silly Treasure doesn't believe you."
The little rabbit looked as if it had bitten into a sour lemon, its rabbit mouth scrunching up in displeasure.
After putting the little rabbit back in its place, the topic was dropped.
She started her job at 12:08, and by 12:48, Yu Xunge had turned all the ingredients into dishes, distributing them according to the agreed-upon proportions.
However, she didn't take the little rabbit's 20% service fee.
Whether it was true or not, since the little rabbit claimed to have helped her, she thought it was fair to show some gratitude, considering it was just a bit of skill.
Most importantly, her backpack was completely full...
With 33 slots, the ingredients were wrapped in animal skins and placed in one slot, while the rest were stacked with various dishes.
The little rabbit sighed: "I was going to test you. If you were grateful, I was going to give you a gift."
Yu Xunge was checking the battlefield chat channel, hoping to see if anyone was discussing hidden Easter eggs, and replied, "What a coincidence, I'm just afraid you'd spend too much, so I won't repay you."
The little rabbit was impressed by Yu Xunge's sharp tongue.
It didn't linger on the topic any longer. It raised its left arm and said, "Let's exchange this information. How many do you have?"
Yu Xunge suddenly realized; hidden Easter eggs! She led the rabbit to a corner and took out a hollow animal bone tube.
This ingredient was a toy on its source planet; one person would hold one end of the bone to their ear while another spoke into the other end, and the sound would bounce back and forth inside the tube, serving as a simple soundproof device.
This tube was nearly as big as the little rabbit's head, and Yu Xunge directly stuffed the little rabbit's ears into the tube, saying, "I have three: 3, 8, and 12."
The little rabbit replied, "I have 1, 8, 9, and 17."
They could only trade two for two. Yu Xunge suddenly said, "I won't trade the hidden Easter egg task for taking on four different professions; I'll trade the other two instead."
The little rabbit clutched its head in agony, swaying side to side, feeling insulted: "Ahhh... Can you make your trickery a bit more sophisticated?!"
Yu Xunge felt a bit embarrassed: "Cough, it was just off the cuff. Looks like there's one, right?"
The little rabbit jumped up and kicked Yu Xunge hard, then exchanged its 9 and 17 for her 3 and 12 hidden Easter eggs.
9 Hidden Easter Egg: This is Parkour—run across the rooftops of all the restaurants on the food street.
Here, the rooftops referred to the transparent barriers above the restaurants.
This was easy; with over ten thousand restaurants, it would only take a few minutes to run the entire route.
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