"What extra job?"
Liu Zheng asked.
"You'll find out when the time comes. But it's not certain you'll qualify, it depends on your luck,"
Niu Tou replied.
"Oh, right, I can't give you the armor right away."
The deliveries still needed it, so he would leave the armor in the rest room before leaving the instance.
"That doesn't matter; I'm not in a hurry to use it. It's not much help to me unless I have the complete set,"
Niu Ma said.
"It's a set?"
Liu Zheng exclaimed in surprise.
Dai Legao hadn't told him that.
"Yes, it should be a vest, a hat, and a delivery box,"
Niu Ma recalled.
A vest alone was a perfect-grade item; wouldn't a complete set be at least epic-grade?
Liu Zheng was somewhat longing.
However, he knew it was just a wishful thought.
"Speaking of which, who exactly is this Legendary delivery man? Is he from our restaurant?"
Liu Zheng asked curiously.
"Yes,"
Niu Ma nodded.
"Then, have you seen him before, boss?"
"No, by the time I arrived, he was already gone,"
Niu Ma shook his head.
"Did he resign or die?"
"How would I know? But he worked in the restaurant for thirty years; if he were to die, he would have died long ago,"
Niu Ma said.
"Aren't you also planning to save up for over a decade's salary to buy a scalped ticket?"
"You actually believed that?"
Niu Ma rolled his eyes.
"I plan to find a way out as soon as I return from Heaven Island. Continuing to work in the restaurant, surviving until my calf is born would be fortunate enough,"
Liu Zheng seemed to see a trace of sorrow on its large face.
"There's no surveillance in the rest room, right?"
He looked around.
"I don't know. It doesn't matter either way; that's what everyone says,"
Niu Ma said nonchalantly.
"Isn't the restaurant good?"
"It's not bad; it's just not easy,"
Niu Ma shook his head.
"Enough about that. We probably won't have any more orders today; let's sleep,"
It went to its straw mat and lay down, and soon the sound of its snoring filled the air.
Since Niu Ma said so, Liu Zheng relaxed and found a comfortable position to sleep in the corner.
When he woke up to the sound of the alarm, he could hardly believe it.
He had actually survived another day in this eerie world.
He had even lived relatively well, except for a few minor issues.
"Could it be that I'm some kind of innate delivery saint?"
Liu Zheng amusingly thought to himself.
"What are you laughing about? Hurry up and eat breakfast; we're starting work soon,"
Niu Ma shouted.
"Oh,"
He opened the cupboard, and indeed, there was already an employee meal inside.
A plate of indistinguishable scraps covered with a layer of pink small spheres, looking a lot like snail eggs.
The quality was only ordinary, and its effect was merely to restore stamina.
"Boss, after you,"
Liu Zheng courteously handed his meal box to Niu Ma.
He knew, this was Niu Ma's intention in reminding him.
"Looks like you know what's what,"
Niu Ma lowered its head and sucked away half of it in one breath.
Especially those pink eggs, which it almost completely devoured.
"Fishman eggs are really bouncy,"
Niu Ma commented admiringly.
It chewed vigorously, puffing its cheeks, and the Fishman eggs crackled crisply in its mouth.
"The rest is yours,"
Niu Ma handed back the meal box to Liu Zheng.
"Thank you, boss."
He took the meal box and started eating without changing his expression.
As it turned out, Niu Ma grabbing the food wasn't entirely bad; after all, he didn't want to eat those disgusting eggs.
After finishing the scraps, Liu Zheng picked up the beverage.
"Name: Red-eyed Snake Mackerel Essence Liquid"
"Type: Item"
"Quality: Excellent"
"Effect: Induces a vigorous excretion that can treat certain poisonings."
"Note: At first, he just thought it was a fart."
"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"
A translucent balloon-shaped plastic container, the liquid inside gleaming with an oily sheen.
"Isn't this just an enema?"
Liu Zheng said wordlessly.
Putting this thing in the employee meal, are they afraid there aren't enough people slacking off in the restroom?
Oh, you're not allowed to use the restroom in the canteen, then never mind.
He pocketed the plastic container.
Nobody in their right mind would drink this stuff, better to trade it with French Plane Tree.
After Niu Ma finished his portion of the employee meal, Ghost Hand came over to assign tasks.
Still two orders, but this time Niu Ma didn't let Liu Zheng choose; he just grabbed one and left.
Liu Zheng walked to the door, picking up the remaining one.
"Meal: Large Intestine Sashimi Platter"
"Address: Green Garden Mad City Building 1, Room 201."
"Time limit: Within one hour."
Why is it another order from Green Garden?
Liu Zheng frowned.
Reluctant as he was, an order had to be delivered.
He opened the locker, put on his Legendary Armor, and left the resting room.
Opening the meal box on the food cart, a horrific stench instantly filled his nostrils.
"Does it have to smell this bad?"
Liu Zheng hurriedly used his tentacles to block his nostrils, looking inside the meal box.
Inside lay neatly stacked intestines of various shapes and colors, each intestine looking plump with thin skin.
"Name: Large Intestine Sashimi Platter"
"Type: Item"
"Quality: Excellent"
"Effect: Restores physical strength, heals injuries."
"Note: Life is unpredictable, intestine on intestine."
"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"
First an enema, then large intestine sashimi, does he particularly dislike Lao Ba today or what?
Liu Zheng was about to close the meal box when something didn't feel quite right.
He opened the item description and took a closer look at the note.
Then, holding back his disgust, he carefully began sifting through the intestines.
After a thorough search, he finally found a distinctive intestine.
This intestine was thinner and longer, with many velvety protrusions inside.
Clearly, it was a section of small intestine.
This knowledge was something Liu Zheng had learned during his time shadowing at a hospital.
"So you were here waiting for me."
Liu Zheng sneered coldly.
He put the delivery slip and the meal box back on the food cart and returned to the resting room.
A few minutes later, Ghost Hand pushed the panel open again.
"You know, Niu Ma only said we couldn't talk with the catering staff, not that we couldn't communicate."
Watching the slowly extending Ghost Hand, a thought suddenly struck Liu Zheng.
Thinking about the meal he almost delivered wrongly, this thought quickly turned into a blaze of anger.
"Bang!"
He pounded his fist fiercely against the door.
Ghost Hand seemed startled, its five fingers swiftly curling up.
"Hahaha."
Seeing its reaction, Liu Zheng laughed uncontrollably.
Ghost Hand dropped the delivery slip, flashed him a straight middle finger, then left the resting room.
"Little thing, you really have a big temper."
Liu Zheng laughed nonchalantly.
After waiting half a minute, he stepped out of the resting room again; a new meal had already been placed on the food cart.
Just in case, he checked the meal once more.
This time there were no problems, all were intestines, and none were damaged or spoiled.
And the item description had subtly changed.
"Name: Large Intestine Sashimi Platter"
"Type: Item"
"Quality: Excellent"
"Effect: Restores physical strength, heals injuries."
"Note: Was it intentional, or an accident?"
"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"
With the meal secured, Liu Zheng walked into the dark corridor.