The rules for communal kitchens mostly remind suburban immigrants not to damage public facilities.
Cheng Zhu didn't encounter any pipeline food inspectors, but he did see other Chosen Ones who went to the public kitchen at noon meet with an unfriendly inspector and be subjected to a sarcastic remark.
The content was nothing more than things like "we need to check if there are any rats from the suburbs in the pipes" and "some stupid rats will break things."
The "rats" here are naturally a satire of immigrants from the suburbs.
For example, Christine/Christian.
The second half of the third rule addresses this situation: "If it does anything that offends you, please file a complaint about the communal kitchen through artificial intelligence, and we will promptly check the inspector's records."
If the chosen ones don't care, the AI won't be too concerned. However, if the chosen ones feel offended, they can exercise their right to file a complaint. The next day, the public kitchen will have a new pipeline food inspector who will speak much more politely, as this behavior is encouraged by the AI. Therefore, most chosen ones will promptly report the inspector.
Therefore, Cheng Zhu was somewhat disappointed that he didn't encounter the foul-mouthed inspector when he came to eat.
She was all prepared for a "battle" with the other party, but unfortunately, she arrived at the restaurant too early, before their working hours, which was a bit of a pity.
Chengzhu refocused his attention on the food in front of him—the freshly made puffed snack "Crispy"—and ate it with gusto. Although he enjoyed his first meal, the thought of having to eat only these carbohydrates for the next few days made him imagine the comments from his country's viewers on the screen:
"It looks like a snack, not a proper meal."
"Putting everything else aside, it's better than the rations for a forced march."
“I’ve watched live streams from other countries, and those biscuits are said to taste similar to the compressed rations used by the military.”
"When the cooks are around, we can still get a bite of freshly cooked food."
"It seems like the world only provides free protein and carbohydrates; vegetables and fruits are so expensive."
"How can we manage without vegetables!"
Although a country with a strong foundation may also fight with its neighbors, it is relatively free from war in a world rife with conflict due to its superior economic and military resources. Most neighboring countries will not act rashly and attack her country, and any that do act on impulse are quickly driven away.
However, due to the martial spirit of the future planet, even countries that are not at war will rigorously train their troops in peacetime, always ready for battle.
However, Chengzhu's homeland was called Kyushu, which had a unique "food culture".
Food is the most important thing for people.
This stems from the numerous famines throughout history, which have deeply ingrained the thirst for food in their genes. As long as there is something to eat that won't kill them, they will try their best to make it into all sorts of delicious food so that they won't go hungry.
Cheng Zhu didn't know if other worlds had this kind of culture, but a country that values food couldn't be too bad.
So overall, they actually ate better than the "future" suburban immigrants.
Having eaten well, Cheng Zhu's expression became quite subtle as he looked at the food in front of him, which, while clearly providing energy, was not healthy enough—people used to be so hungry that they could only eat grass, but now they couldn't even afford grass.
"What's wrong, Christine? Don't you want to eat again? Being picky about food is wrong!"
Ya clearly misjudged Cheng Zhu's intentions this time.
Pick up a slice of sausage and stuff it into your mouth. It's the "self-selected meat" offered free on the menu. It tastes more like something with added starch and meat flavoring. The texture is nothing like pork, beef, lamb, chicken, or duck. It's very crumbly and has a kind of technological product flavor.
"I just really want to eat some vegetables..."
Cheng Zhu almost blurted out "eat vegetables," but quickly changed it to "try them," the former sounding like something he eats often.
Given their humble status as immigrants from the suburbs of Christine, they couldn't afford to eat vegetables often. There was a time when a chosen one said something similar and was swiftly arrested by law enforcement.
When Cheng Zhu and the viewers in the live chat saw this scene, they all left question marks.
Now that I've entered the "Normal Future" scenario, if I stumble on this point again, it would be a classic case of "not learning from mistakes."
"Vegetables, Christine, are you going to the fresh food supermarket to buy them?" Ya immediately pulled up the information of nearby fresh food supermarkets and showed it to Cheng Zhu using a semi-transparent screen: "If Christine wants to eat them every day, the general points in her account can last for about half a month. If she can catch a promotion or discount, it should be enough for a month."
They can only eat vegetables for one month.
Cheng Zhu fell silent.
Although he already knew the outcome, Cheng Zhu was still speechless when he heard it again.
You know, Christine's elders, as "pioneers," left her a legacy of several million Universal Points. But if several million can only buy her food for a month, isn't that a bit too little?
Looking at the "high-tech food" in his hand, Cheng Zhu took another bite and broke off a crunchy piece.
No, it's not that money has lost its value; it's that fruits and vegetables in this world are just too expensive. Cheng Zhu used to think that fruits were expensive in neighboring countries with smaller land areas, where a single watermelon could cost several hundred dollars. Now he's discovered that there's no limit to how expensive things can get.
What about vegetarians?
Hurry up and come out to save the children! They have no vegetables to eat, how are they supposed to get dietary fiber and vitamins?
However, Cheng Zhu didn't dare to show the slightest expression on his face and could only calmly continue eating the crunchy snack: "It's too expensive, let's forget about it."
In reality, the chosen one might not stay in the dungeon for a month, and this amount of money could be used to eat to one's heart's content. However, considering that universal points are needed everywhere in this world, it's good to keep some, as they might come in handy later.
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