The Definition of Ingredients

The scene that occurred at the Serving Hatch was not only witnessed by Bai Zhi, but also by others to varying degrees.

Immediately, everyone's expressions turned grim.

Of the eight Player here, not all of them were confident enough to dodge that sudden attack.

What's cunning is that nothing went wrong with the first four dishes, but this happened precisely during the fifth dish. It's hard to say that this wasn't planned by the guy across the Serving Hatch.

Seeing only a part, one can understand the whole picture; Bai Zhi had more to think about.

Although the Chef are prohibited from harming Customer, it seems that the Customer don't follow any rules against harming the Chef.

The large, swollen hand from before clearly indicated a Chef to grab the dishes placed at the Serving Hatch along with them.

The Dish-Out Window exist to protect the Chef and prevent Diner from rushing into the kitchen.

As things stand, his reasoning is largely sound, but things get interesting when you connect it to another matter.

Why are Diner allowed free access to the Chef's Rest Area during late- Midnight Snack Time?

Judging from the level of violence displayed by the Diner he had just witnessed, Bai Zhi didn't think that person would have the patience to go to the Chef's Rest Area at night and ask him to cook for them.

In other words, the Diner during Midnight Snack Time are fundamentally different from the customers during the Heavenly Craft hours.

As for the specific differences, Bai Zhi could only wait until the evening to find out.

While some reasoning doesn't require overly clear evidence, reasoning without any evidence is nothing but castles in the air and cannot withstand any scrutiny.

However, if we consider this aspect, then that so-called Dawn Lord should know something...

Looking around the kitchen from God's Perspective, focusing on the Positive and Negative, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Unlike the solemn expressions on the other people's faces, the other person's expression clearly carried a hint of excitement.

The secrets hidden within this restaurant seem to be more complex than they appear on the surface.

"Now, shouldn't this be considered rest time?"

With a wary look, Renjian Guli glanced towards the Serving Hatch and, his face slightly pale, Earthly Homeland to speak.

The energy expenditure after completing a dish is not a small burden for any of the Player here, but since she and Li Changsheng share the burden of a dish, it's not too bad.

As for Cloudfall Illusion and Two Lives Cycle's face showed no emotion, remaining as taciturn as ever, while Cloudfall Illusion's complexion was noticeably paler.

"The Rule Books says breakfast time is from 7:00 to 9:00, and it's already past working hours."

He glanced at the August Desolation clock and answered.

"Instead of all this, don't you think we should deal with that pile of stuff right now? It's not good for it to just sit here like this."

As he spoke, he pointed to the large open space to the side.

Now, it's practically a slaughterhouse. Animal carcasses are lying there, and even with the kitchen exhaust fan on full blast, the stench of blood still lingers, with a faint, nauseating smell.

Even disregarding the fact that lunchtime is still a few hours away, having such a huge pile of food here is a physical challenge for the Chef working in the kitchen.

Especially the crocodile that was fed some unknown drug by Positive and Negative; its entire body is now completely rotten, and even its bones have melted away, making it unrecognizable as a fish.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone else tacitly and silently distanced themselves from the Positive and Negative sides.

"Isn't there an Ingredient Area? Let's move these Ingredient Area there."

After thinking for a moment, Li Changsheng gave his answer.

The Ingredient Area is located on the opposite side from the Dish-Out Window. The double-leaf iron door uses the same lock as their rest area, which can be opened by swiping their door number.

The Ingredient Area was quite spacious, appearing to be a large Ice Storage. In the very center of the Ice Storage was a large, bottomless pit, which looked out over the edge. It was probably a waste disposal site specifically for them to process their waste.

It took about 20 minutes for everyone to finish tidying up the kitchen.

This delay meant that only about an hour and a half remained until lunchtime.

They are free to move around during their off-duty hours.

However, despite being called free movement, the areas Players can actually explore are extremely limited.

From the enclosed area crammed with eight rooms where we slept at night, to the wide corridor hundreds of meters long leading from the sleeping area to the kitchen, plus the kitchen itself, and the Ingredient Area behind the kitchen.

There are only four places in total.

As for moving left from the sleeping area or right from the kitchen, there is a heavy iron gate blocking everyone's way, making it impossible to pass without Key.

Of course, it's not impossible for Player to succeed, but faced with unknown risks, no one is willing to take the risk before they've recovered to their best condition.

Aside from these tightly closed iron gates, the Unique way to get to the outside world seemed to be through the huge hole in the center of the kitchen's food Ice Storage Ingredient Area.

During the hour and a half that followed, a few minor incidents occurred because everyone acted differently.

Take Cloudfall Illusion for example. In the several hundred-meter-long Corridor leading from the Rest Area to the kitchen, he smashed a mirrored window, hoping to use it to explore the area outside the restaurant.

However, as the window on the opposite side of the Corridor was smashed, the window on the other side of the Corridor also shattered. Then, Cloudfall Illusion through that broken window.

As if they didn't want them to know what was happening outside the restaurant, the spaces on the left and right sides of this several-hundred-meter-long Corridor were connected by some Strength.

--Then he was given a verbal warning over the loudspeaker for damaging restaurant property without cause.

[Restaurant Hidden Rule One: Do not damage restaurant property without cause]

As for Bai Zhi, he made an even bigger discovery in the Ice Storage area of Ingredient Area.

After entering the Dungeon, he tried to summon Shadow Guard three times and Shadow Puppet once, but all of these summoned things mysteriously disappeared.

He originally thought that the things he had summoned would just die like before, but he never expected to see them here in the Ice Storage.

"..."

Looking up at what was in front of him, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

--The Shadow Guard was frozen solid and placed in the Ice Storage of Ingredient Area.