Before long, the food Xu Milu ordered was delivered by the round robot—it was no secret that she had a big appetite, so Xiao Zhuang simply ordered all three set meals one by one:
"Ms. Xu, what are your plans for this afternoon?"
"I heard from Director Hao that the biology lab has made progress in its research on slime. I plan to visit the fluorescent strawberry farm first, and then take a look around the lab."
Xu Milu paused with her chopsticks, then headed towards the steamed pork ribs on the plate.
Although it's a large-scale cooking operation, the cafeteria chefs' skills are truly exceptional.
When the steamed pork ribs are served, they have a light yellow color similar to fried food. The ribs are made by mashing sweet potatoes, marinating them with seasonings, wrapping them in the mashed sweet potatoes, and then steaming them. The sweet potato mash is almost completely absorbed into the ribs. When you gently poke them with chopsticks, the meat is tender and the bones are falling apart, making them soft, sticky, and flavorful.
The pork chop rice bowl looks very substantial, with a large piece of fried pork chop, almost as big as a face, on top of a generous amount of rice, and next to it is a mound of rich mashed potatoes.
The golden color of deep-fried food is incredibly tempting, and when topped with a spoonful of the chef's carefully prepared meat sauce, every bite is pure bliss.
Although braised ribbonfish is a common home-style dish, it requires a great deal of skill to make. If the ribbonfish is not handled properly, no amount of seasoning can mask the fishy smell.
The braised ribbonfish in front of Xu Milu clearly did not belong to this category.
Cut the ribbonfish into large sections, scrape off the black membrane and scales from the belly, and deep-fry them. Once they are set, deep-fry them again. After braising in a sauce, pour in the fried ribbonfish and stir-fry. Reduce the sauce over high heat until thickened, then it's ready to serve.
The fried ribbonfish has firm skin that doesn't fall apart easily, and even the bones of smaller pieces are crispy. Each piece of fish is firmly coated in a red braising sauce, making the fish meat tender and the sauce both salty and sweet. Xu Milu can easily eat three bowls of white rice with it.
The egg drop soup wasn't made like the typical cafeteria version of "one egg for one bucket of water." Instead, you could see golden egg flowers swirling in the rich tomato broth, with two soft-boiled eggs nestled underneath.
—Even the candied sweet potatoes were better than Xu Milu had expected.
The fried sweet potatoes are soft, sweet, and fragrant. The sugar coating on the outside is so crispy that it looks like a thin sugar shell. When you pick them up with chopsticks, you can see strings of shiny sugar strands hanging out. They are so sweet and fragrant that you can't put your chopsticks down.
Although she ate a lot, she ate quite quickly. While Xiao Zhuang was still leisurely sipping her soup, she had already started eating fruit after finishing her meal from a stainless steel bowl.
"Actually, the dried earthworms taste alright. The texture is similar to dried yak meat, but it tastes like dried chicken. If you ignore the ingredients, the taste is actually not bad."
Xu Milu smacked her lips and commented:
"It tastes similar to dried slime skin, but it's a bit chewier—once the pigs and earthworms are ready for market, the dried earthworms can be replaced as feed, and then everyone won't have to eat dried earthworms anymore."
Durian-flavored dried earthworms are one of the delicacies of the underground city.
Although its name sounds like something out of a horror movie, it has the advantages of being high in protein and rich in various trace elements. In addition, it is easy to carry and store, so it has been added to the list of military rations.
—When a person is starving, they'll even nibble on the dirt on the ground, let alone a worm.
"That would be great."
Xiao Zhuang ate very carefully, shoveling every last grain of rice off the plate before speaking:
"If we can solve the food crisis, we might be able to accommodate more people into the underground city. A new round of lotteries is about to begin, and I wonder if I'll be able to win."
Xu Milu glanced at her with some surprise, but didn't say much, only offering words of comfort:
"Have faith in the country. In times of crisis, China will not abandon any Chinese citizen."
Some things might be secrets to ordinary people, but they aren't to her.
When Xiaoqi entered the underground city last time, she noticed something was wrong. The scale of the underground city built by China was significantly larger than the scale planned by the United Government. Based on the total amount of resources stockpiled by China, it was not difficult to guess what China was planning to do.
—If a disaster were to strike, China would absolutely not hesitate to fully open its underground cities to accommodate its citizens for refuge.
In contrast, the coalition government only plans to allow 20% of its citizens to enter the underground city, some countries even plan to issue fewer lottery tickets, and the United States even allows the buying and selling of lottery tickets.
The rich hide in underground cities for refuge, while the poor are left to die on the surface.
Looking at it this way, China is practically the moral benchmark for all of humanity!
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The underground breeding area of the Beijing No. 3 Biological Experiment Research Institute.
"Shhh..."
"Shhh..."
"rustle……"
In the darkness, there was the sound of tiny insects crawling on the ground, and occasionally a few strange "chirp" screams also came from here.
"Teacher Xu, they are all sleeping."
Xiao Zhuang peered through the one-way glass, his eyes wide with surprise: "It's so dark, aren't those fireflies? Why aren't they glowing?"
"These insects only glow when they are startled or mating. They can't see us through the one-way glass wall, so of course they won't glow."
Xu Milu approached the thick glass wall and gently tapped the glass with her finger:
"Bang Bang".
Suddenly, a tiny blue fluorescent light rose from inside the glass wall. This light flickered slowly, as if breathing, and as if in response, other points of light immediately "lit up" around it.
"rustle……"
"rustle……"
"rustle……"
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