Infinite: Dawn Game

And... why eight servings of rice?! Can they really eat that much? There are no side dishes, are they just eating plain rice?

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi glanced at Xu Han, who was standing beside him looking guilty and whose eyes were darting around nervously, and said with a smile:

"Someone at home took Shi Jiu out to eat too many spicy snacks."

He Lingling instantly understood and looked at Xu Han with the same kind of mischievous look she had given him.

"...What? The spicy strips weren't... I didn't give them to Shi Jiu. No, I only gave Shi Jiu a few packs of spicy strips, and then he just liked to eat them himself..."

Xu Han quickly tried to explain, but he was still somewhat guilty, and his voice became weak and increasingly soft.

It seems that Yu Shijiu's current love for spicy food is indeed due to my constant introduction of him to spicy snacks and all sorts of strange and unusual spicy braised dishes...

"Tsk tsk," He Lingling said deliberately, "Nobody said anything about you, so why are you so guilty?"

Xu Han immediately retorted, "Who's feeling guilty? I'm just stating the facts. Besides, those things are really delicious. What's wrong with me letting Shi Jiu eat them? Neither of us has ever eaten these things before, so it's okay for us to eat a little more now..."

He Lingling and Chen Yi exchanged a glance, and sighed as they watched Xu Han begin to speak eloquently.

After ordering, Yu Shijiu reluctantly put the menu back on the table and continued to carefully examine each of the extremely beautiful dishes.

"Ok?"

After noting down the names of the dishes, Xiao Li bowed slightly and asked, "Do you gentlemen have any other dishes you'd like to order?"

"Nothing."

Chen Yi politely declined, smiling and saying, "You can serve the food now. We hope to finish dinner as soon as possible."

“Of course, sir,” Xiao Li nodded with a smile. “It is our duty to meet your request. Please wait ten minutes. In ten minutes, all your dishes will be served.”

"Thank you."

Chen Yi resisted the urge to look at the gazes cast upon him by the other "guests," and smiled slightly.

Xiao Li left.

Most of the surviving players opted to order food. Whether they ate or not was their business, but ordering was a must... unless they wanted to be watched by the staff the whole time.

While waiting, Yu Shijiu pointed to several dishes on the menu and asked Chen Yi about them.

After Chen Yi explained everything and promised to do it when he got out, Yu Shijiu nodded happily, but after only five seconds, he hesitated and said:

"Actually, you don't need to cook it all at once, otherwise it would be too wasteful to finish it all."

Chen Yi couldn't resist reaching out and gently ruffling his hair.

"It's okay, I can make a smaller portion. There are five of us, so we can finish it."

Yu Shijiu cheered up again and lowered his head to continue looking at the menu.

He didn't notice that when he looked down, He Lingling, Chen Yi, and even the ever-talkative Xu Han all looked down at him with complicated expressions.

Sometimes, they always felt that Yu Shijiu seemed particularly conflicted.

Most of the time he is very smart and can see through the loopholes in the game instance at a glance. His combat strength is also very high, higher than they imagined. He is even more powerful after activating his talent skill. But sometimes, Yu Shijiu seems to have a kind of "naivety" that is very simple in his thinking, and can even be described as lacking in experimentation.

It's not "naive" in the literal sense, but a kind of "naiveté" that always leaves one feeling a bit bitter and hard to explain.

When the first "meat dish" was served, Yu Shijiu carefully rolled up and folded the menu in his hand.

Xu Han couldn't hold back any longer, "Shi Jiu, why are you folding this?"

"Bring back."

Yu Shijiu carefully folded the menu into a small square, looked up and said with a smile:

"You can take a look at this if you want to eat something in the future."

The silent Xiao Li in his mind snorted: "You're overthinking it. This thing can't even be taken out of the dungeon."

【why? 】

Yu Shijiu wasn't angry; she simply thought to herself, "It's not some special prop; it's just a piece of paper."

"There's no reason," Xiao Li chuckled maliciously, "I just don't want you to bring it."

Are you really that stingy?

Yu Shijiu sighed: [Fine, so you're such a stingy system after all.]

Xiao Li: [...]

So what if it's stingy? It's not like it's eating your food—pfft! This whole system doesn't even need to eat!

Yu Shijiu was somewhat disappointed that he couldn't take the menu with him. He looked at the neatly folded menu in his hand, thought for a moment, and then put it in his coat pocket.

He didn't notice at all that the chubby guy lying next to him was staring thoughtfully at his pocket.

Across from Yu Shijiu, He Lingling, who had no idea that Yu Shijiu had just argued with the exclusive system, opened her mouth, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

Yu Shijiu is actually a boy who has just turned eighteen.

In the real world, this age is equivalent to a student just starting their senior year of high school.

Because of his ruthless nature and his ability to kill monsters with a smile, most people have always overlooked his overly youthful appearance and age, but he is still a child... a child who had a very difficult past.

Chen Yi thought about it more deeply.

He was older than the others, and in real life he was a chef who loved cooking and also adored children, which made him feel a bit protective of Yu Shijiu, Xu Han, and He Lingling.

—Actually, Anjie is a few years younger than him, but Anjie really doesn't seem like a young person in their twenties. Her attitude towards doing things is too mature and self-centered. Sometimes, even Chen Yi, who is a good-natured person, is rendered helpless by her.

Chen Yi had been wondering what An Jie was hiding from them.

But since Anjie wouldn't tell him, he couldn't force her to ask.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi sighed inwardly.

The first "meat dish" was the sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce that Yu Shijiu had been looking forward to.

The bright red lung slices were cut very thinly, topped with chopped green onions, cilantro, and brightly colored chili flakes, and garnished with a light sauce around the edge of the plate. Both the color and the taste were impeccable.

Yu Shijiu's eyes lit up immediately.

If he hadn't known that this "Husband and Wife Lung Slices" dish might be made from human flesh, he definitely would have been tempted to eat a few bites.

...Actually, it's not that you can't eat it; besides the "guests," there were other people in the restaurant who actually ate it.

As Yu Shijiu pondered, his gaze drifted to the grandmother and granddaughter Mutangtang not far away.

Mutangtang has changed into a yellow princess dress. The chick-yellow princess dress is decorated with lace trim, making the delicate and cute little girl look even more adorable. She exudes an innocence and naivety unique to her age.

If Yu Shijiu and the other three hadn't seen Mu Tangtang keep putting "meat and vegetables" into Grandma Mu's bowl.

They really do think that way.

Unfortunately, because Mutangtang kept putting "meat dishes" with questionable ingredients (human flesh) into her grandmother's bowl, her apparent cuteness completely disappeared.