Infinite: Dawn Game

restaurant.

The restaurant at the Fulin Hotel also leans towards a European style, with gray and beige fabric sofas and half-height tables scattered in irregular shapes throughout the large space. Above, there are chandeliers emitting a faint glow, and "guests" come and go in the booths around the room.

Looking around, Yu Shijiu could see many familiar faces—the players who had gotten off the bus with him not long ago.

Yu Shijiu, who thought she would receive extra food: "..."

He felt he had been cheated.

Xiao Li, who was standing in a corner of the hotel, sneezed, and a hotel staff member next to her looked at her curiously.

"Have a cold?"

"..." Xiao Li's lips twitched slightly. "We won't catch a cold."

"Oh, right." The hotel staff member covered her mouth and chuckled. "I almost forgot, we're not human anymore..."

—The scene returns to the restaurant.

Yu Shijiu and Feifei casually found an empty seat and sat down, waiting idly for the salad that Xiao Li had mentioned to be brought up by the staff.

Do you think she's trying to fool us?

Yu Shijiu patted the chubby head, and the latter squinted its eyes and shook its head.

"No?"

Yu Shijiu muttered, "Why hasn't that salad thing been served yet—"

"gentlemen?"

A woman's voice suddenly appeared behind Yu Shijiu, interrupting him.

"Did you order the salad?"

The hotel staff member smiled and placed the green vegetables on the table in front of Yu Shijiu, saying with a smile:

"This is what the kitchen chef told you."

Yu Shijiu, who was immediately proven wrong after speaking: "..."

He blinked, looked at the green salad on the table in front of him, and hesitated for a second.

"This is... a salad?"

"Yes, sir."

"The salad ingredients used in our hotel are all pure, natural, and pollution-free green vegetables, which are completely different from the vegetables used in other hotels."

"You can try it before giving your opinion."

It must be said that the staff at the Fuling Hotel are indeed very dedicated; their smiles have never disappeared from the beginning.

Yu Shijiu looked at the salad in the large white porcelain bowl, hesitated, picked up the chopsticks next to him, and stuffed a leafy green into his mouth.

It's crisp, sweet, and has a slightly grainy sauce flavor. It's not bad, but it's hard to say it's delicious either.

In short, Yu Shijiu doesn't really like to eat.

He prefers to eat meat.

"...Not bad," Yu Shijiu said, having learned about interpersonal relationships over this period of time, offering a relatively fair assessment:

"These vegetables are indeed very fresh."

The hotel staff member's smile deepened, and she raised her head with pride, saying, "Sir, you're absolutely right. Our hotel's vegetables are definitely the freshest."

"..." Yu Shijiu swallowed another bite of leafy greens. "Can I order now? It seems like it's almost 11:30, right?"

As he spoke, he looked down at his wrist; the time on his watch was now pointing to 11:20.

"Okay."

The hotel staff asked, "Sir, what would you like to eat?"

"I'll have a braised pork belly and fish soup, plus a big bowl of rice. Fatty, my pet, will have three grilled fish."

Yu Shijiu quickly ordered her food and smiled sweetly at the hotel staff, saying:

"Thank you, sister."

Hotel staff: "..."

She was visibly taken aback for a moment, then her smile became much more genuine.

Perhaps it's because of the visual impact?

"Okay, please wait a moment, the meal will be served shortly."

Hotel staff bent over and backed away, while at the same time, some players who looked somewhat familiar gritted their teeth and began ordering food.

The restaurant is likely to be an important node in the game's content; they will definitely come to order food regardless of whether they want to eat there or not.

As 11:30 drew closer, the restaurant saw a noticeable increase in "customers," including "adventurers" who had come for the money, as well as men and women who appeared pale and thin, but whose eyes gleamed with an eerie light...

Yu Shijiu's gaze lingered on the thin guests for a moment, and he sniffed.

Those people emanated a foul, barely perceptible stench of decay. This smell wasn't unfamiliar; Yu Shijiu had smelled it in many places before—it was like… the smell of rotting corpses.

"Sir, your meal is ready."

As the familiar female voice rang in her ears again, dishes emitting the aroma of food were placed in front of Yu Shijiu.

The braised pork belly was bright in color, with evenly distributed pieces of meat glistening with oil; the broth was snow-white; the fish soup was smooth and tender; and there were three golden-brown and crispy grilled fish.

These were just three very ordinary dishes, but the chefs at Fuling Hotel made them exceptionally well, with vibrant colors and delicious aromas.

Yu Shijiu's eyes lit up instantly.

It's safe to say that, judging solely from appearance, the dishes at Fuling Hotel are definitely the most visually appealing of all the game instances he's encountered.

It looks so good that it's comparable to the food Chen Yi cooked.

Aside from the fact that it's an item from a game instance and the raw materials might not be of very good quality... its appearance is indeed impeccable.

This shocked not only Yu Shijiu, but also the other players who had ordered food.

"This food..."

Does it look that good? Is this the effect of having a hotel as a backdrop?

Even with concerns about the potential problems with the ingredients, some players who hadn't had a proper meal in a long time hesitated repeatedly before finally picking up their chopsticks.

The same applies to Yu Shijiu.

But instead of picking up the braised pork, he chose to pick up the grilled fish that should have belonged to the fatty guy.

Fatty, who had already opened his mouth wide to take a bite of the grilled fish, thought: "?"

"Meow?"

How did you eat my grilled fish, meow?

"I've never had this before, let me try it."

Yu Shijiu confidently picked up a piece of fish and stuffed it into his mouth, saying thank you to the hotel staff who were still there.

"No need, sir, you're too kind."

Seeing that Yu Shijiu was enjoying his meal, the hotel staff smiled and turned to leave.

After she left, the smile on Yu Shijiu's face gradually faded. He picked up another piece of fish with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth to chew, but his eyes remained fixed on the tempting braised pork.

"This plate of meat..."

Yu Shijiu curled the corners of her mouth, stuffed a large mouthful of leafy greens into her mouth, and her brow furrowed instantly.

"What a pity..."

He muttered to himself and continued eating his leafy greens.

Fatty: "..."

It licked its own paws, grabbed the grilled fish that Yu Shijiu had already eaten several times, and bit into the fish head, starting to crunch it.

As time went on, Chen Yi, He Lingling, and Xu Han also arrived at the restaurant.

Xu Han spotted Yu Shijiu pouting as she ate salad with rice and ran happily straight towards her.

"Shi Jiu!"