The world is a wasteland (a rebuilt world after an apocalyptic event caused by insurmountable forces like machinery, plague, and disaster). Many settings are original, with the background world bei...
They came in, bruised and battered, supporting each other. As soon as they entered, they saw Kraken eating while carrying a large bucket.
"I want to eat this much too! Give me a whole bucket first!"
The person serving the food glanced at it.
"Sir, your standard portion is one plate. Of course, you can add two more bowls of rice, but you can't add any more dishes. If you want to eat anything else, that will be at a different price."
"What? Our leader promised that the training camp would include food and lodging. Do you know where we're from? We're..." Before he could finish speaking, he was pulled back by the person next to him.
"Brother, brother, take a look at what we're eating first!"
"What do you eat? Just a bowl of rice. If you're not full, you get two more bowls. And you have to pay extra for extra food. Do you know how intense the training is?"
He glared at one of the orcs next to him who possessed octopus genes, clearly displeased.
"Our team of ninety people all need extra food!" As the captain of this training team, he felt he had to show his leadership, so he took out five gold coins and asked everyone to have extra food.
The cafeteria worker looked at the five gold coins with a troubled expression, then glanced at the ninety people who could eat.
"Why don't you try eating first and see if you can get enough? If you can't get enough, how many people do you think we need to have more food?" He politely declined, but the person in front of him didn't seem to understand what he meant.
"What do you mean? Five gold coins aren't enough to cover our extra food?"
The people nearby became anxious.
"Brother! Look at what we're eating! It's all low-pollution food!"
What's wrong with low-pollution food? It's not like they haven't eaten low-pollution food before!
He turned his head and saw that the electronic screen above showed a low-pollution meal with a pollution rate of 10%. Today's meal consisted of pork bone soup, steamed buns with rice, and a large spoonful of minced meat and cowpeas.
He froze for a moment, then stammered, "This...this is the food provided for our training camp?"
The canteen staff nodded and explained, "However, it's impossible for everyone to have a piece of bone in the soup. The lord's idea is that whoever trains the best and has the best training results will get it. Today, the biggest bone has already been given to Lord Ken!"
This is why Kraken was willing to work for free, but insisted on being provided with meals.
"We've put the remaining bones in a separate soup pot. You can see over there that we've kept them warm. You and the other team can share the rest equally. Just tell us who you want them from, and we'll give them to them!"
"In addition, each person has a bowl of soup, two thick steamed buns, a large iron basin of rice, and a generous spoonful of minced meat and cowpeas. Please eat first. If it's not enough, you can ask for more soup. If it's still not enough, you can pay more to have more food. However... five gold coins is definitely not enough for ninety people!"
Before the captain could even feel embarrassed, the plate handed over wasn't a divided plate but a serving plate: a large bowl of soup, steamed buns, and a bowl of rice topped with minced meat and cowpeas.
Without saying much, he quickly took his plate, found an empty seat, and started eating.
After taking two bites of the steamed bun and a sip of soup, he finished the bun in no time. There was still a little soup left, so he picked up his chopsticks and started rummaging through it.
Some people of different races who don't know how to use chopsticks will use a spoon to mix their rice and then start showing off their food.
After eating most of his meal, he took a sip of soup and then poured the remaining soup into his rice bowl.
"This food is so good, so delicious! If I were back to my original form, I'd probably be licking the plate clean!"
Some people sighed, while others had already almost finished eating.
"Back when I was in the mercenary group, we were lucky if we got to eat meat after a mission! I never thought I'd get to drink meat soup on my first day of training here. Even if the dish is just minced meat, it's still meat! I'm starting to believe what they said about using cured pork fried rice to welcome the half-elves into the territory!"
"So none of you believe this? It's true! I asked several people yesterday, and someone even took me to see pigs, cows, and sheep, but there were security guards around, so I only got a glimpse from afar!"
The captain wiped his mouth and ate with great satisfaction.
After finishing my meal, I looked at the cafeteria food stalls.
"We still have a few thorns to climb, let's see who works the hardest today! Everyone can vote by raising their hands!"
The selected people came out quickly and went to the food counter to get a separate serving of bone broth with bones. Another group of people from the team walked towards them.
"What happened? Your face is so swollen! You're terrible! We sent you to training camp, not to get beaten up!" But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that all ninety of his brothers, the better ones who had gone out for training that morning, were covered in bruises.
"I'll tell you about this later. Go eat now and experience the food in this territory!"
Ninety people went to collect their meals in a grand procession, and as expected, there were exclamations of surprise all around.
The person in charge of the canteen is an orc with female gorilla genes. She is quite burly and strong, and her wok-flipping movements are very smooth. She is quick-witted and usually very clever. She is the fastest learner among all the chefs and the one who can best understand Qin Yiyi's ideas. She also has excellent management skills, so Qin Yiyi promoted her to the position of canteen manager without hesitation.
The canteen first serves the more than one hundred mercenaries, then the trainees. The trainees in the territory are also trained in groups, with each group training for a week and then rotating shifts.
After the more than one hundred mercenaries finished eating, the trainees also entered the canteen one after another.
The cafeteria manager turned on an electronic screen, which displayed the cooking situation in the kitchen.
"Please rest assured that our food hygiene and safety are guaranteed. In addition, we will post the daily menu outside the cafeteria, and there is also a suggestion box next to it. You can put your opinions in there. Since our cafeteria is newly built, in addition to you, it will also be responsible for the meals of the territory academy, as well as the buildings and other jobs within the territory. So we hope that you will give us your suggestions so that we can continuously optimize the cafeteria's menu and taste!"
The lord said that listening to everyone's opinions is the only way to make rapid progress. Once the first canteen is opened in the entire territory, there will be a second canteen, a third canteen, and as the territory develops, there will be separate restaurants, which will be different from taverns and canteens.
The lord said that if she performs well and gains experience, she will not only be able to manage the first canteen, but also all the canteens opened in the territory! Therefore, she must work hard, improve quickly, work for the lord, and let the lord see her abilities!
Sitting in the room, listening to music, drinking tea, and closing her eyes, Qin Yiyi, who was about to lie down in the rocking chair for a nap, drifted into a sweet dream.
As long as she paints a good picture, plenty of people will be willing to work for her, and she's getting closer and closer to retirement!