When some of the Pandarens came in the early next morning to have their daily dose of dungeons or just mere sightseeing, they were given an update to restart their Pandamonium App the moment they came close to the Dungeons and Panda.
To veteran customers, they were delighted to see an update as this meant that something was brewing within Jin's shop. With the free strong wifi around the area, the update was installed quickly and they noticed a new interface had surfaced upon opening the app.
Qiu Yue had been advocating a slight revamp of the interface to allow a smoother transition between the modules that were in the Pandamonium App and Jin had finally given the approval since he was around. It does look cleaner and more importantly, the UI was simple and easy to read.
But most importantly a popup came out to indicate to everyone that there is a major overhaul to the shop instance and this might be one of the more permanent instances until Jin gets tired of it. And so when the customers entered, they were surprised to see a Panda Mascot in train attendant clothes which fashioned a simple black and white uniform, standing in the middle of the entrance.
"Welcome to our very new store instance. You can buy your tickets via your phone or at the ticket booth over there! But if you do wish to only view the store, you can just open your Pandamonium App and tap in with your own unique QR code at the bottom of the app!" The Panda Mascot said.
"Oh, I am just here for the morning breakfast by the penguins." The Pandaren said to the Mascot as he opened the new version of the Pandamonium App and clicked the obvious scan button at the centre of the bottom of the app. The QR code emerged and he managed to tap in without any problem.
"The food stores are not far from here! It's located once you go down the escalators!" The Panda Mascot said and the Pandaren thanked it for its help. Soon, as more Pandarens started to make their way to the Dungeons and Pandas, more Panda Mascots emerged with their big fluffy heads and aided the Pandarens with any of their queries.
Once they entered the store instance, they realised that they were in the central area where there were no longer those usual food stands and stalls. Though Jin never wanted to remove that authenticity feeling away, the fact that the numbers of Pandarens coming in might be crazy at times, they had to compartmentalise them so that there was space for people to walk around in this underground station.
In a way, it is sort of an upgrade for the Penguins from owning a food stand or stall, they had been given their own shops or even restaurants depending on their popularity before the place had been renovated. And the fact that each penguin finally started to learn to be ambitious, they asked Jin whether they could have their own decorations.
Now with the thought manipulation and live adjustments for the Penguins to see, it did not take more than an hour for each of the stores or restaurants to be set up. (Thank goodness for time dilation.) However, at the very end of that particular central area, there was a staircase that goes up rather than down.
Those first few Pandarens who came to explore the area had the luxury of knowing that it leads to what seems to be the canopy of the Tree Mall. Or at least it looked that way since they could still feel the cold breeze of the temperature controlled air within the dungeon instance.
"Welcome." An otter greeted them as they wore a waiter uniform to greet the group that managed to find the place first. "You are the first few customers to step into the Amber Arbour. A place you will be served by our most famous inhouse chef, Lynn."
"Chef Lynn? Do you mean she is back? The penguins said that she was doing some enlightenment run just as Jin." The Pandarens were excited to hear that inhouse chef's name.
"Yes, indeed. She had returned and this time she came back with more tricks under her sleeves that could continue to wow you. The only difference this time is that most of her food is based on the bounty of the day." The Otter took out the menu and showed them the three sets of items.
"Chinese, Japanese, or Western. It is unfortunate that I am unable to reveal any more and their prices can differ depending on the day. For today, Chinese is the most expensive, followed by Japanese and lastly Western."
"So, it's something like a mystery set?" The Pandarens asked and the Otter nodded his head.
"The only thing I can tell you is that if you possessed certain allergies, you can tell us in advance and the Chef and her companions would see if they could put out an alternative for you. But if such allergies had been reported into the Pandamonium App, you do to have to worry as we will already note of such allergies for you."
"So, while I understand my Chinese set might be different from a person with allergies. And if I find that particular set to be more interesting, can I request to change?"
"Apologies, no refunds. If you want the alternative, you can request a top up with a fee to it. I apologise that this is how the shop will work. Also, if there are leftovers, you can request to take away the leftovers. Otherwise, if you are not adventurous enough to try, I am afraid that I cannot recommend walking into the Amber Arbour." The Otter said that when the Pandarens decided to enter, their Pandmonium App gave a big red warning stating that there would be no refunds given.
By pressing 'I accept' they lost all the rights to complain or demand something new. Jin wondered why Lynn wanted to make things so difficult for the customers when all they wanted was to eat her food. Then, all he could think of was that she still wanted to have fun cooking.
Just as how her Amber Arbour had been created, seats were on mini tree tops which looked grandeur and there were also picnic spots where people could just sit together as a group and enjoy with a dedicated sound barrier so that the noises were muffled. It was as if Lynn came to a point where she cooked what she wanted and if there were no sales then that food would go to minions or even be sold to other worlds.
All of these were done along with her Dad as well who also started to learn how to do some basic assistant tasks. (He noted that Lynn was stricter than the teachers or instructors he had in his life.)
"We will give it a go." The group of Pandarens were agreeable to taking the risks of a mystery meal since they knew that Lynn could hardly go wrong. And to their pleasant surprise, when they took Chinese. It was an assortment of Dim Sum.
A breath of relief from a Pandaren while the others didn't think much of it until they took a bite in and felt as if nature was breezing through them when the hot piping crispy char siew (barbeque pork) bun melted in their mouth. It would not be an exaggeration that they felt as if the pigs were sliding around their tongue before they went into their throat.
It was to the extent that they did not know whether they should buy the mystery set of Japanese and Western just to bring back home for their families too.
Lynn came in and brought them each a glass of handmade honey with a lemon at the side of the glass. "Sorry, no straws. It will spoil the taste if I give them to you. Enjoy from the wooden mugs." The chef said as she personally came out to thank them for being the first customers of her new restaurant within the store instance.
The Pandarens were amazed to see the beautiful goddess of cooking in Jin's store standing right in front of them, personally giving the drinks to them. Needless to say, they were speechless and even more so when they started drinking the honey with lemon. It was so good that they had forgotten to take a picture of the mystery meal.
From the looks of it, it seemed like it was a good start to the new store instance with the comeback of Jin and Lynn.
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