"Please be sure to stay away from any staff members other than the eight of us."
Although Waiter No. 1 had emphasized this twice, the humanoid waiters themselves hardly seemed alive. Their voices sounded like preprogrammed scripts, and their hollow eyes seemed unable to see anything. No matter how many times No. 1 repeated himself, it was difficult for the human players facing them to trust them.
Still, compared with any other humanoid staff in waiter uniforms the players might encounter later, No. 1, Su Bai, and the others had introduced themselves first and become familiar faces. Trust was not entirely out of the question.
A flicker of understanding came to Su Bai as well. It seemed that the Administrator had not merely given him an identity, but an official position on the staff.
"We hope our honored guests enjoy their stay at the Lorimas Grand Hotel." Waiter No. 1 led the other humanoids in bowing to the thirty human players before them. Su Bai nearly lagged half a beat behind, but his expression remained as impassive as those of the humanoids beside him.
After the bow, perhaps because the entire introduction procedure was complete, the eight waiters other than Su Bai began dispersing in different directions. Just as No. 1 had explained, he headed for the reception desk, while Waiter No. 2 moved back to the door connecting the hotel lobby to the garden. Waiters No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 took the passage beside reception toward the bar and buffet restaurant, while No. 6 and No. 7 headed for the stairs.
Su Bai hesitated for half a second, then followed No. 6 and No. 7.
No. 6 and No. 7 looked a little older than Su Bai. One had neatly cropped hair, while the other wore a