Chapter 1028 Unwritten Rules
After signing for the package and receiving five-star praise for the one-stop service, all the supplies were collected and put into Lu Jinxiu and his friends' space, and then it was time to check out and set off.
Upon learning that they were leaving, Ding Mao and the others all came out to see them off.
Jian Yan also gave them gifts, which were her cooking experience and recipes.
"I'm sending this recipe to you in advance. Remember to study it carefully. I hope to see you at the next cooking competition."
Ever since the Food Association and Olive Branch jointly organized an amateur cooking competition, the Food Association realized that this was an activity to discover chefs, and it could also be expanded to hold a regular competition to enhance the reputation of professional chefs.
Olive Branch saw a business opportunity and signed a win-win contract with the Food Association.
The Food Association wants both people and fame, and the olive branch wants money.
Jian Yan became an honorary special judge. He didn't need to go on stage to compete with the regular troops. He just needed to be paid to comment.
The Ordinary Army competition was held once, but the number of participants was not large. After gathering together, only eight professional chefs were able to participate, but the result was good.
The eight contestants gained a significant boost in their fame in the empire. While boosting the download volume of their teaching videos, they also received invitations from high-ranking officials and wealthy individuals from foreign civilizations to host banquets.
It is truly a win-win situation.
Ding Mao and his friends, who had been following the cooking competition throughout, agreed readily. They had originally planned to sign up for the second session, and now that Jian Yan had taken the initiative to invite them, there was no reason for them not to accept.
"Master, don't worry, we will practice well."
"good."
Jian Yan nodded in satisfaction, "If nothing unexpected happens, I will be waiting for you at the judges' table."
"It's okay if something unexpected happens. I'll keep an eye on you guys."
Ding Mao and the others were under great pressure, but they still smiled and nodded in agreement.
She was about to speak when Lu Jinxiu, who was chatting with Wen Shi and the others, said, "Yanyan, we should go!"
“Hey, here it comes!”
Jian Yan responded, gave Ding Mao and the others a few more instructions, then got into the car with Lu Jinxiu and the others and left.
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The Twelve Black Star Regions are not a single star, but a small galaxy composed of twelve stars. They are tightly connected together, and it takes three or four hours to travel from one star to another, or as short as one hour.
The environments are getting worse and worse.
Natural disasters such as sandstorms and meteorite floods come one after another. In the twelve months of a year, there are less than three months of peace and tranquility.
Because the resources are too scarce, the people here are still as poor as ever even though they are doing a business with no capital investment.
The harsh environment and scarce resources make the life expectancy of people here short.
The average life expectancy in the Empire is 320 years old, but the life expectancy in the Twelve Regions of Black Star is less than one-third of that in the Empire. Living to 70 or 80 years old is considered longevity here.
Most of them don’t even live to be 40 or 50 years old.
Dying young is a common thing here. In order to make up for the lost population, people here will create new people whenever they have the chance.
Therefore, the birth rate here is a hundred times higher than that in the empire.
Because adults have a short lifespan, there are many orphans here.
Upon learning of this, Jian Yan asked curiously, "How do orphans survive?"
"We'll pay for it!"
Hou Shanbai said nonchalantly, "There's an unwritten rule in the Twelve Territories of Black Star that orphans who have lost their parents are uniformly funded by the major forces. After turning fifteen, children in orphanages must make a living on their own. No matter what they do, as long as they can support themselves, it's fine."
“That’s how we got here.”
(End of this chapter)
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