Chef Work Guidelines

Following the withered figure, Bai Zhi and his group walked through a dark and long corridor. After passing through a door, they entered another strangely shaped Corridor.

The Corridor runs straight to the end without windows, but on one Corridor there are eight doors in a row, each numbered. The gap between the doors and the corridor is wide enough for three people to walk side by side, and at the end of the corridor is another closed door.

"From now on, this will be your resting place."

The Withered Figure draped in a black robe turned around, and a hoarse voice came from his mouth.

"Recently, the restaurant has been facing a severe shortage of junior Chef, leading to considerable Customer protests. This has caused the Manager a great deal of distress, but thankfully, you've arrived."

(Chef shortage... Under what circumstances would there be a Chef shortage?)

Was it disposed of by the ingredients during the food preparation process, or was it eaten by the Customer because the food didn't suit Customer tastes?

... Or, as the book says, both possibilities are possible?

Who exactly are the Customer of this restaurant?

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

And before them, the Withered Figure continued to speak.

"Your trial period is three days. If you survive after three days and satisfy the Manager and the Customer, the Chef who receives the most positive reviews will have the opportunity to join the restaurant as a full-time Employee."

The Withered Figure seemed to smile slightly as it opened its mouth.

"At the same time, you should remember to check the work guidelines before you start work. If you violate the rules, you will be severely punished. This is a word of advice."

"Work Guidelines?"

August Desolation glanced around briefly, her gaze lingering on the doors along one side of the Corridor.

"These rooms will be our living quarters, right? Is that work guide inside the rooms?"

"That's right."

The Withered Figure raised its head and smiled at August Desolation, making him feel uneasy.

"Your room Key is your room number; you're free to change rooms. It's getting late, you should go to rest. Remember to turn off the lights when you go to sleep; the official work starts tomorrow. Goodnight~"

After saying this, the Withered Figure bowed slightly to them, then staggered towards the door at the end of the corridor.

With a soft slam of a door closing, the figure vanished from their sight.

The corridor was dimly Lights, and the three light bulbs overhead flickered as if they were about to go out at any moment.

Since there were no windows in the corridor and both doors were closed, the space inevitably felt quite oppressive.

Both the front and back doors were locked.

The corridor was only a dozen meters long. After the Withered Figure left, Illusory Starry Sky and August Desolation checked the two doors at the front and back respectively, and came to a not-so-good conclusion.

--They are like prisoners locked in a jail right now.

"Let's all go into our own rooms first. It's considerate of us to be sitting so close together."

Shaking his head slightly, Bai Zhi walked towards his room.

"If we stay in the hallway any longer, something bad might happen. The locked doors aren't necessarily imprisoning us; they could also be protecting us... Remember to read the work manual again when you get back to your room."

Eight doors, eight Player, eight rooms, and the Corridor is only a dozen meters long in total. It's hard to imagine how cramped the rooms are.

How about we switch rooms?

Since there were no room restrictions, Fireworks of Romance went directly to the Illusory Starry Sky with their Number Plate.

"No problem."

After a slight pause, the Illusory Starry Sky glanced at Bai Zhi, who was pondering how to open the door to the room next to it, and nodded.

Since the two of them clearly know each other, it wouldn't be unreasonable to do them a favor.

Without much delay, everyone soon went into their rooms.

To be honest, this was the first time Bai Zhi had ever seen such a shabby room; in fact, the word "room" was an insult to the concept of a room.

Although he had some premonitions beforehand, Bai Zhi still felt quite speechless looking at the room in front of him.

The entire room contained only a bed, a bedside lamp, a small table next to the bed, a Small Booklet on the table, and an alarm clock; nothing else.

The iron bed, about 1.9 meters long, took up most of the room's space. The entire room was lit by bedside lamps, and the room had no windows, making it feel quite oppressive. Even prison was much better.

"Capitalist would weep seeing this; these are truly the miserable lives of Wage Earner..."

Bai Zhi's lips twitched slightly. After locking the door behind him, he sat down on the only iron bed.

The Unique saving grace was that there was a bed and a blanket on the bed.

"The current time is 11:55..."

Bai Zhi glanced at the alarm clock on the table, then reached for the work guidebook on the table.

[Dining Hall Employee Handbook - Chef Edition]

The first thing that caught his eye was this line of text on the cover of the Small Booklet.

"The Chef Edition... This restaurant Employee more than just Chef?"

Leaning back against the wall, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at the thin Small Booklet in his hand.

"In a restaurant, Chef, waiters, food runners, Cleaner... That thing mentioned earlier that these were junior Chef, so are there also Intermediate Chef and Senior Chef areas?"

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi opened the booklet in his hand.

[①: The Heavenly Craft is from 7:00 to 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.]

[②: Those who are late or absent during work hours will be severely punished. Please be sure to set your alarm to avoid being late.]

[③: Each Chef must strictly follow the provided menu to prepare dishes. Each Chef must serve at least three dishes per day, and each Chef must serve at least one dish individually per day. Each dish can involve a maximum of two people.]

[④: Every evening, the Chef performs best that day will have the opportunity to go to the restaurant to prepare a meal live, and can choose whether or not to bring an assistant.]

[⑤: Outside of working hours, each Chef is allowed to prepare a maximum of one dish per day, which Chef may consume themselves or share with others.]

[⑥: The first hour of Heavenly Craft is designated as meal preparation time. During this time, a large amount of fresh ingredients will arrive in the Back Kitchen. Chef must process these ingredients as quickly as possible to prevent Back Kitchen spoilage.]

[⑦:...]

Just as Bai Zhi finished reading the sixth rule, the hands of the alarm clock on the table silently pointed to midnight.