When Qi Jiu said this, Qin Rang choked up.

If it were him, he would follow common sense and actively avoid cold and raw food, but he would not realize that the color red is a danger warning layer.

"But this is only the result of inference based on his theory. It is not known whether the theory is correct or not," Qi Zhu analyzed. "If he recommended that the newcomer choose well-done steak, but he chose seafood, I would think that he was

Testing the rules, but now it seems he just didn't think it through."

After the union boss and his partner finished choosing their steaks, two ladies in black robes came forward with plates. However, they were not in a hurry to choose their meals. Instead, they held a pendulum-like object.

What are you testing.

"Hello, how can I help you two?" asked the chef wearing a nengmian.

One of them looked at the slightly older woman with dark eye shadow and a serious expression. She immediately put her index finger on her lips: "Shh, please don't disturb me while I'm doing my spiritual test."

The chef immediately fell silent. The dark-eyed lady's fingers were wrapped around several silver chains, and the blue crystal pendulum hung above the display window. She closed her eyes and muttered something.

The NPC who was a chef was stunned on the spot, and the travelers lined up behind her also looked at each other.

At this moment, the floor lamp in the cafeteria flickered a few times, seemingly affected by the opponent's pendulum energy field.

Qin Rang asked curiously: "Good guy, what kind of operation is this?"

"Probably a witch, right?" Qi Qiu also found it interesting. This was the first time he had seen such a traveler. It seemed that there were many players with psychic abilities in this dungeon.

After about a minute, the lights in the restaurant finally returned to normal. The dark-eyed woman slowly opened her eyes, and the pendulum swinging above the food was tightly held in her hand.

She sighed tiredly, turned around and whispered a few words to the female companion behind her, who nodded understandingly.

All eyes were focused on the two ladies. The lady with dark eye shadow was carrying a dinner plate towards the bloody raw steak.

"Excuse me, how cooked do you want it to be? I can cook it according to your taste." The chef wearing a noodle asked.

The dark-eyed lady shook her head: "No need."

As she said this, she chose another fruit and vegetable salad and asked, "Can I eat raw steak directly? My companion and I don't like fried food."

The chef had no objection and said with a smile: "Of course, we respect the eating habits of our guests. Please wait a moment for you and your companions. I will prepare some fresh minced pepper and pickles for you. It may taste better if you eat them together."

"Our restaurant uses the best and freshest steaks, so any cooking method will be delicious." The chef said proudly while preparing the ingredients.

"Thank you." The two ladies in black skirts took the bright red and bloody steaks and chose a secluded spot to sit down.

Before the meal, they still waved their pendulums over the scarlet steak a few times, chanting something ritualistic.

Everyone looked at them in disbelief, especially the six men who had just chosen well-done steak.

But the two ladies in black skirts turned a blind eye to all the doubts. After the ceremony, they picked up their knives and forks and began to eat the whole steak with relish. The blood from the steak wet their lipstick. The lady with dark eye shadow even stuck out her tongue to lick it off.

Blood stuck to the corners of the lips.

After they finished the operation, everyone was stunned.

The young man who was chewing a well-cooked steak froze up in his cheeks. The completely opposite choices of the two ladies made him doubt that his judgment was wrong...

"Stop thinking nonsense," the union leader looked at them with disdain, patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "We are civilized people, different from those barbaric humans."

"Be firm, maybe they are deliberately disrupting our view." While comforting the young man, he was also trying to convince himself.

The remaining players who stood still and originally planned to copy the homework were completely confused.

Now there are two completely different reference answers before them, making them confused about which one to choose.

Reasonably and with common sense, they feel that cooked food is safer, but the behavior and choices of the witch in black dress just now bother them. Human beings are essentially tangled creatures, and the more incomprehensible the behavior, the more people care about it.

"Dear guests, please actively choose the food of your choice," the chef urged everyone. Although he was wearing a noodle, everyone could feel the weird smile in his tone, "It has been 20 minutes."

Everyone knows that according to the safety regulations, they must return to the guest room before 24:00 at night. It is not good for everyone to continue to delay.

The air was silent for half a minute, and a young lady came forward. She hesitated for only a short time, and finally took a piece of ramen and vegetable and fruit salad.

The ramen is still steaming hot, and there is a soft and glutinous soft-boiled hot spring egg on top of the thick white soup.

Next came two pairs of young travelers who looked like lovers.

One of the couples copied the homework of the witches in black dresses and chose bloody steak and salad; the other couple had disagreements with each other when holding detection props, and even almost quarreled on the spot. In the end, they only reached an agreement.

For salads and meat dishes, the boys chose boiled seafood, while the girls chose medium-rare steak as a compromise.

There were also three girls who were dressed in fashionable styles. Like the witch group, they all preferred raw food when it came to their choice of non-vegetarian food. However, they seemed not to be interested in salads and chose matcha daifuku and handmade ice cream respectively.

The last ones to step forward to choose a meal were Xiaomi and her daughter.

The lady hesitated again and again, and finally stopped in front of the steak: "Hello, could you please help me get a well-done one..."

"Mom, don't eat well-cooked steak, you're so stupid," Xiaomi complained and interrupted her. She looked at the sashimi aside, "Don't you always like Japanese food? Why are you eating Western food tonight?"

"And when you come to a hot spring hotel, of course you have to eat the most authentic Japanese food." She seemed to be winking at her mother.

The distraught lady was stunned for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "That's right...I..."

Then the lady said a faint "Ah" and repeated as if she was remembering something, "Yes, I have been thinking about eating Japanese food all the time."

In the end, she chose a piece of salmon sashimi and a salad that everyone would choose.

But Xiaomi next to her chose neither sashimi nor steak in the end. Unlike everyone else, she only ordered a handmade ice cream and matcha daifuku.

The chef looked at the little girl and smiled and said: "Our restaurant's dim sum production will carefully select the best raw materials to ensure that the ingredients are all natural and without additives. At the same time, we also adhere to the oldest handicraft production methods to absolutely guarantee the authentic taste."

The lady immediately grabbed Xiao Mi and said worriedly: "Don't the rules say that you must choose at least one meat dish? Why do you..."

Xiao Mi stood on tiptoe and said a few words in her mother's ear. Her mother's eyes widened slightly. She did not stop her daughter anymore and instead bowed slightly to the chef behind the window to express her gratitude.

Qin Rang on the side said worriedly: "Isn't it dangerous for Xiaomi to directly violate the rules?"

Qi Jiu shook his head: "That's not necessarily the case. The chef also said just now that their snacks are all made of natural ingredients, which means that the ice cream and Dafu are made with animal butter, not artificial vegetable butter."

"And even if milk has a controversial classification of meat and vegetables, eggs are still needed to make traditional handmade ice cream. Eggs cannot be considered vegetarian. The same goes for hot spring eggs in ramen." Qi Zhu analyzed.

The only difference is that the eggs in traditional handmade ice cream are raw, while the hot spring eggs are half-boiled.

Qin Rang suddenly realized: "Xiao Mi is so smart."

Qi Jiu smiled: "It seems that although this place is lively, most of them are players living in the dying city, and there are not many experienced travelers."

The whole meal process was quiet, and everyone was eating the dishes on their plates uneasily. No one dared to be 100% sure that their choice was correct.

But as the chef NPC said, the hotel's buffet dishes use high-end ingredients, and the cooking temperature and seasonings are just right. While retaining the deliciousness of the ingredients to the maximum extent, it also enhances the taste bud experience.

It's a pity that most travelers can't concentrate on enjoying the food.

Watching others eating, Qi Jiu felt a little hungry. He walked over and asked the chef politely: "Hello, I am a new massage intern who joined the hotel today. How can I solve the dining problem of the employees?"

The chef gave him a strange look: "Our employees only eat before dark, and the evening is the time for guests."

Qi Jiu smiled: "Okay, I understand, thank you."

It seems that only guests have the right to eat at night.

Everyone kept the check-in rules in mind. Before 24:00, everyone ate all the food on their plates and then returned to their rooms in silence.

Only the wife nodded to the chef before leaving: "Thank you for the hospitality."

The chef bowed and said, "This is our duty."

After the last guest left, the chef and waiter began to clear away the dishes.

At this time, the snow outside the window became even heavier, illuminating the night as brightly as day.

The long night is approaching, and the first night in the dungeon is a very critical time point.

Before it was 24:00, Qi Ku deliberately went around to the front desk before returning to his room.

The girl at the front desk wearing a noodle was lying on the table, repeatedly pressing the ball on the ballpoint pen with her thumb, and the sudden "click, click" sound continued. She looked uneasy.

Qi Qiu stepped forward and said politely: "Excuse me, could you please let me see today's check-in registration? I want to know our guests better so that I can better serve them in the future."

"Of course," the girl at the front desk came to her senses. She already regarded Qi Qiu as her colleague. She naturally took out the registration book stored in the drawer, handed it to Qi Qiu, and said in a confused tone, "Well... you

Are you free tonight? I have something urgent at home, and I want to take a leave tonight, but the boss lady said that I must find a replacement for the night shift before she can grant me leave..."

At the same time, the system issued a task prompt——

[Dear traveler, you have successfully triggered the side mission "Become a temporary receptionist on duty for 1 night". The side mission comes with risks and benefits. You can selectively accept the mission according to your own wishes]

[Reward for completing side mission: 300 survival coins]

[Please confirm whether you can accept side quests: Yes/No]

Qi Jiu clicked "Yes" without hesitation.

The reward of 300 coins is not a lot, and the benefits of side tasks are not only reflected in the survival coin rewards. The greater value lies in the fact that side plots can often dig up hidden clues.

His goal has never been to beat the dungeon, but to obtain the main quest of the final achievement, dig out all the hidden plots, achieve 100% plot completion, and close the entire dungeon.

Complete the deal with that guy by the way.

[The system has detected that the side mission "Becoming a temporary receptionist" has been started. Please spend your first night in the hotel as an agent receptionist]

[Identity change: "Massage Trainee" "Temporary Front Desk"]

"No problem," Qi Qiu answered the girl at the front desk, "Is there anything you need me to do at night?"

"Great!" The girl at the front desk breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, the night duty at the front desk is very simple. You just need to sit here and wait until dawn, and then you can catch up on your sleep after work."

"For your personal safety during the night watch, be sure to wear a mask at all times. Don't take it off just because there are no guests coming," the girl at the front desk warned.

Qi Qiu asked tentatively: "I saw in the entry handbook that it says 'please do not leave the room after 24 o'clock under any circumstances'. Does staying on duty at the front desk violate this rule?"

"For your mental health, please wear a safe night guard," the girl at the front desk handed an amulet painted with Ukiyo-e patterns to Qi Qiu's hand, "Remember."

Qi Jiu held the royal guard: "Mental health?"

"Yes, spending a long night can easily affect the mental state of the personnel on duty." The girl at the front desk tilted her head slightly and continued to add, "Also, for the safety of the guests, they must not leave during the duty period.

Front desk area.”

Qi Ku quickly thought about the logic and deeper meaning of these rules——

As long as the night watch personnel wear safety guards and masks at all times, they can circumvent the rule of "please do not leave the room under any circumstances after 24 o'clock".

Among them, the mask ensures the personal safety of night watch personnel and is one of the shields to avoid "ghost" attacks.

The safe guard can prevent the night watchman's mental value from declining to a certain extent.

However, night watch personnel cannot move around at will and must stay at the front desk area at all times.

According to the instructions from the girl at the front desk, this is for the safety of the guests, not the safety of the night watch staff themselves.

Qi Jiu speculated that as long as he had a mask and a guard, travelers could move around in the store.

But if the front desk is left unattended, passengers in the store will face some unknown dangers.

If there are two people on duty, one person is on duty, and the other person can move around freely in the hotel...

"Thank you," Qi Jiu held the Yushou in his hand, "Can you give me another Yushou? I'm afraid if I lose it, I want to be prepared."

He considered that Qin Rang already had a capable face, and if he could get another guard, he would be able to have two people on duty.

But the girl at the front desk shook her head and said: "The hotel only has one guard every night, so you must not lose it."

"That's it..." Qi Qiu's plan of double duty was aborted in an instant.

But the absence of a guard only means that the spirit of the night watchers cannot be guaranteed. If you think about it this way...

A dangerous plan is brewing.

"By the way," the girl at the front desk interrupted Qi Qiu's thinking and handed a pair of earplugs to Qi Qiu's hands, "Wearing these can block the noise. Although it is not very useful, it can be somewhat helpful."

Qi Ku hesitated for a moment: "...What kind of noise will there be at night?"

"All kinds of things. You will know this later. If you are unlucky and hear a knock on the door..." The girl at the front desk hesitated, and finally shook her head and said, "Anyway, no matter what sound you hear, it's best to ignore it and wait until dawn.

Besides, it would be quite dangerous otherwise."

"Okay, I understand," Qi Jiu thought for a while and then asked tentatively, "Then if a guest rings the front desk call bell and I can't leave my post at the front desk, how can I go over and help handle it?"

The girl at the front desk was obviously stunned: "This is impossible to happen."

Qi Jiu frowned: "What?"

Front desk girl: "No one rings the front desk call bell at night."

Qi Qiu questioned: "But I saw it mentioned more than once in the "Guest Check-in Rules" that if you encounter an emergency, you can press the front desk call bell of the guest room."

The girl at the front desk was silent for a moment, then suddenly giggled and shook her head: "I've been here countless nights and I've never heard a call bell. Don't worry."

"During the duty, you just need to remember: ignore any noise, don't leave the front desk area, wear a mask and keep safe. This will ensure the safety of you and some guests who have not violated the rules." She once again highlighted the key points for Qi Qiu.

Qi Jiu understood the key immediately and smiled humbly: "I remember it, thank you for reminding me."

"Then it's up to you."

"Don't worry, but please wait a moment. I'll tell my roommate to remember to close the door." Qi Jiu looked at the time and saw that it was already 23:45. He told the girl at the front desk, "Five

I'll be back in a few minutes."

"No problem." The girl began to pack her things and prepare to leave.

Qi Jiu quickly returned to the guest room, while Qin Rang was preparing to wash up and rest.

"I need to borrow your energy tonight." Qi Jiu said.

Qin Rang, who was wiping his face with a towel, was stunned: "...meaning you're going out tonight? You're not coming back?"

Qi Jiu nodded and said: "Please pay attention to your own safety. Remember, no matter what noise you hear, don't open the door or go out. It's best to use the props to help you sleep. We didn't eat the food from the cafeteria.

The danger shouldn’t be great.”

Qin Rang said in disbelief: "Oh no...don't the rules say you must never go out at night...?"

Qi Jiu pushed up his glasses: "Yes, but I took on a night job, so there's nothing I can do about it."

Qin Rang:......

As expected, this new boss couldn't rest at night. He was either stealing things, hunting monsters, or picking up jobs.

"Then pay attention to your safety?" Qin Rang handed over his skills to Qi Jiu.

To be honest, after this period of time together, even if he knew that Qi Jiu was going on an adventure at night, he wasn't particularly worried.

After all, Qi Ku always gets unexpected gains.

Qi Jiu smiled: "Thank you, you too."

After getting Qin Rang's mask, Qi Qiu quickly returned to his post at the front desk. The time was already 23:55, and the girl at the front desk had also asked for leave from the landlady.

The interesting 24 o'clock is approaching.

The girl at the front desk said goodbye to him in a hurry and trotted out of the hotel.

When she opened the door and left, Qi Qiu noticed that the snow outside seemed to have stopped. It was not clear whether it was the light of the snow or the sudden appearance of the moonlight, which illuminated the small courtyard in front of the hotel brightly.

From the conversation with the girl at the front desk just now, Qi Qiu got a very important clue——

The person on duty at the front desk never hears the passenger call ring.

"Teacher System, who should I report the hidden rules discovered in this copy to?" Qi Jiu asked.

Unlike the previous dungeon, which had Mr. Lord in charge of guiding newcomers, the hot spring dungeon has a very flexible mode of entry, and his current identity is very special, being both a traveler and an intern, so Qi Jiu needs to confirm the reporting person with the system.

[You can directly report the discovered hidden rules to me, and I will synchronize the results to the corresponding person in charge] The system answered him.

It seems that the reporting process in the flexible notebook is also more convenient.

"Article 3 of the Intern Handbook: There is no front desk call button in the guest room. If you hear the ringing, please ignore it. Am I right?" Qi Jiu asked firmly.

The system was silent for a moment, seemingly loading data.

Three seconds later——

[Congratulations, you have successfully completed the missing part of Rule 3 of the "Internship Handbook" and unlocked 50 survival coins]

[The unlocked rules will be synchronized to travelers who also own the "Internship Handbook"]

[Complete the rules to obtain additional prop rewards: "Old Radio"*1]

Qi Ku, who has now escaped poverty, is far more interested in additional props than survival coins.

He clicked on the item details to view:

[Prop description: The appearance is very shabby, it seems to be the tatters left by former employees. Whether it can be used normally (unknown) and the effect of use is unknown]

Qi Jiu:...This is a bit too much.

But it doesn't matter, he believes that even if it is tattered, it will have tattered value.

Qi Jiu then opened the "Visitor Check-in Book" handed to him by the girl at the front desk.

This hotel has a total of twenty suites.

Among them, two couples lived in 101 and 104 respectively. Xiaomi's mother and daughter lived in 105, three young men shared a bed in 109, the union leader and his followers lived in 110, and a single young man who ate well-cooked steak lived in 112. Three young men lived in 109.

The girl who dressed fashionably lived in 114, the girl who ordered Japanese ramen lived in 115, and the witch-looking duo lived in 117.

The rooms assigned to Qi Jiu and Qin Rang are located next to guest room No. 120, at the end of the corridor. Perhaps because they were renovated as utility rooms, they are not numbered.

The remaining rooms are shown as unoccupied.

There are not many rooms, but for some reason, walking on the corridor that connects all the rooms always gives people the illusion that the walk is getting longer and longer.

The floor lamp in the corridor went out. After the snow stopped, the moon rose to the middle of the sky, and the pale moonlight spread all over the ground.

The shadows of dead branches and trees in the courtyard are reflected on the closed lattice fan. When the wind blows, the shadows are like countless entangled ghost hands, stretching longer and longer as they sway, trying to penetrate into the silent guest room.

Qi Jiu believed that the guests who had just finished the buffet without knowing it tonight would not be able to sleep peacefully, but the rules advised everyone to "go to bed early" and no one dared to make any sound.

The wind in the yard became louder and louder, and the bell in the hotel lobby struck twelve times.

The surroundings fell silent for an instant.

There is no chirping of insects and birds in the winter night, and even the sound of the wind blowing the falling snow is swallowed up by the silence.

Qi Jiu did not wear earplugs as the girl at the front desk told him. After all, he decided to come to the vigil to get more hidden clues. Although these sounds may be accompanied by danger, they will become an important way to elicit clues.

About ten minutes later, Qi Jiu suddenly heard the sounds of "Zi...la" and "Zi...la" coming from the yard.

It was like someone dragging their footsteps in the snowy field, heavy and long.
Chapter completed!