For the next few days, Jiang Youwei didn't experience anything remarkable, other than waking up each day and observing the spot of light change from "2" to "3" to "4" to "5" and "6." "As long as it's not a countdown," he hunkered down in his room, researching online. While he couldn't find Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem," he did find a similar book called "Three Thousand Bodies." "Maybe this world isn't the Three-Body Universe," the fat man thought, rubbing his bald head. If it were the Three-Body Universe, those sponge spirits wouldn't allow a book like "Three Thousand Bodies" to circulate online, would they?
Jiang Youwei had recently learned from the community that the so-called "synthetic grain" was actually a welfare benefit for residents. Anyone with an ID could get it from the neighborhood committee, and there was no limit on the quantity. "As long as you can eat it, you can eat as much as you want," the staff member said. "Young man, try something good. Even my pigs won't eat that stuff," a blind grandmother nearby said. "Actually, this stuff was a rarity more than a decade ago, but electricity wasn't as cheap back then," an elderly man recalled.
Although he'd prepared himself, Jiang Youwei still felt a chill in his heart when he emerged carrying two snakeskin bags of synthetic grain. He'd only come to see the world, but the staff told him, "Once you enter this door, you have to take at least two bags with you." After seeing the machine that produced the synthetic grain, the fat man's expression could best be described as shock. According to online information, this thing is actually a high-tech product, churned out in bulk with just electricity. Jiang Youwei had initially thought it was something like starch, but it actually contains a lot more than just starch. "These are all nutrients the human body needs, no wonder it can be used as food. It's a shame the taste has ruined it. This good thing has become a terrifying demon that can stop children crying," the fat man sighed.
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