Should I say hello to her?
To maintain his persona as someone with social anxiety, Cheng Zhu quietly asked Ya for advice.
"Um?"
The woman who was fiddling with food with her back turned heard the voice behind her and greeted Chengzhu warmly: "Hello, young lady, are you getting something to eat too?"
"Um."
Chengzhu nodded obediently and stood aside waiting for An to make what she wanted to eat.
Seeing Chengzhu's obedient appearance, An scratched his head a little embarrassedly and gave up his seat: "Why don't you go first? The food I want to eat is a bit complicated, and I can't finish it in a short time."
"Oh! Thank you!"
Chengzhu quickly went over and got something to fill her stomach. Then she carried a plate of carbohydrates to the table to replenish her energy while watching An tinker with something more complicated. This was the first time Chengzhu had encountered a fully automatic cooking machine like this. She didn't even think about doing anything extra herself. Even on Future Star, she wasn't considered part of the cooking team. She could only say that she knew how to cook and wouldn't starve.
In this world, there are no chopsticks, and cooking is not allowed with fire, so the food produced is really mediocre.
However, Cheng Zhu had eaten even worse food when he was on Future Star, so he naturally wouldn't be picky about the ordinary food in front of him. He would just eat every meal with gratitude.
Because An was more focused on making his own specialty food, Cheng Zhu didn't look at it for too long, and his eyes naturally drifted to the rules posted on the wall.
Cheng Zhu almost choked on his own saliva when he saw that.
"Cough cough cough..." She forced down two glasses of colored beverage before finally managing to swallow them. She waved to Ya and An, who were looking at her with concern, indicating that she was fine before looking at the paper again:
[Guidelines for Using Public Kitchens]
The first three rules remain unchanged, but the previously empty fourth rule has somehow been replaced with a new one:
4. If you discover that the machine is producing live insects instead of food, please leave the communal kitchen immediately and insist that the AI around you report this incident immediately.
After the fourth rule, there is naturally another rule that is yet to be continued.
【5、】
Before entering the instance, Cheng Zhu knew that the rules of this world would be constantly updated. She remembered clearly that three days later, the kitchen rules would increase to nearly ten, but she did not expect that the kitchen rules had already been quietly added that very night.
To make sure he wasn't the only one who saw it, Chengzhu pointed to the rules and asked Xiang Ya, "Weren't there originally three lines here?"
Before Ya could speak, An leaned closer, looking somewhat surprised: "It really is!"
However, An showed no surprise or disgust at the mention of insects in the rules: "Could it be that the machines at the food factory are malfunctioning, sometimes sending raw materials directly over?"
"Raw materials?" Cheng Zhu suddenly had a bad feeling.
“Yes, raw materials. After all, many areas outside were contaminated when they became restricted zones, and there simply isn’t enough land to raise cattle and sheep… You don’t really think the meat they’re feeding us is real meat, do you? It’s definitely made from insect protein. We’re not city people; we’re lucky to have meat at all. Don’t be too picky.” An remained unfazed by the rules themselves and quickly offered her own interpretation, which eased Cheng Zhu’s initial suspicions.
By this time, An had almost finished preparing his food. A large plate of what looked like "rice" was piled up, covered with a layer of gruel, which made Cheng Zhu look completely unappetizing.
Not only Cheng Zhu was disgusted, but An's expression was also one of disdain: "This time it failed again. The ancient recipes are too unreliable. No wonder they were lost."
"What is this...?" Cheng Zhu asked, a little curious.
“Apple pie!” An answered confidently.
"...I don't think it's a problem with the old recipe." Although Chengzhu had never made apple pie, she had seen pictures of it, and it definitely didn't look like such a big pie.
Although An disliked this failed attempt, she still ate it bite by bite, treating it as a dipping sauce. While eating, she couldn't help but chat with Cheng Zhu: "Your name is Christine, right? You look like a student. What major are you planning to study?"
"Science and engineering," Cheng Zhu said vaguely, since it was mainly Ya who was applying for that field.
"I thought you'd go into religion, what a waste of your name." Ann, with her outspoken personality, bluntly said what was on her mind: "Your parents must have named you that hoping you'd be a follower of God, but you've gone and studied science, it's practically questioning God!"
"Well, I think God is all-knowing and all-powerful, so even if I study science, it won't affect his divine power."
Chengzhu knew almost nothing about this; she had only seen the pamphlets the church distributed for free, and all her knowledge came from those few pages. She could still convincingly persuade others. However, the church near the orphanage didn't give out eggs, so she decided not to believe.
After chatting with An for a while, the two of them had a very pleasant conversation. When they finally parted, they not only exchanged contact information, but also looked at each other with a hint of reluctance.
This can be considered as meeting a kindred spirit in a foreign land.
Back in his room 404, Cheng Zhu skillfully activated his green talent. Seeing Adam Chang's drastically changed demeanor, he plopped down on his bed and said, "Aren't you summoning a little too frequently?"
Yin Zhu discovered that, in a way, this guy was just as fond of taking advantage of others as she was.
Skills with cooldowns should be used as soon as possible, for fear of missing out... It's not a big problem, after all, I've taken half of her talent, so I should make some compensation to her.
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