Chapter 6: Who Doesn't Love Fried Fries?

"Sir, the analysis report from the research lab has just come through."

Following the subordinate's report, the man sitting behind the command console stopped what he was doing and looked at the person who had arrived.

The man had a pair of glistening eyes, deep in color and faintly tinged with blue; they were clearly somewhat bewitching, paired with sharp contours and an imposing aura about his entire person.

It was so oppressive that it took immense courage just to glance at him, let alone harbor any improper thoughts.

"Send it to me."

A voice as deep and magnetic as his came through, and the person at the desk immediately performed a series of operations on their Light Brain.

The withered plant sample he had brought back from the Wasteland Garbage Dump was not an ancient plant!

The report pointed out that this plant had only withered recently, not even ten hours ago!

With a sudden movement, he stood up.

That face, which usually betrayed no emotion, showed a hint of excitement and impatience.

"Deputy Yu, assemble a team, bring the research staff, and accompany me to the Wasteland Garbage Dump!"

"But, Sir..."

He wanted to say that it was too dangerous over there and that the Marshal, who had just encountered an attack, did not need to go in person, but the words reached his lips only to find the man already striding toward the door.

The unspoken words were swallowed back down.

According to the commander's wishes, he would definitely be making this trip.

He could only select the most elite soldiers to accompany him.

"Wow, what is this? How can there be something so delicious!!!"

Ji Jialin had rushed over early in the morning; after eating the roasted potato yesterday, her stomach had felt very, very full.

Even her sleep quality had improved.

Her usual deep sleep only lasted a little over an hour, but last night she had actually slept for over two hours.

It was just that her dreams were filled with nothing but delicious roasted potatoes.

That was why she had woken up so early.

She never expected that one day she wouldn't be woken up by the urge to pee, but by roasted potatoes.

She had rushed over early, not expecting an even bigger surprise waiting for her.

Ruan Mian took out something red that looked just like blood plasma, yet it emitted a strangely sweet fragrance.

The moment she ate it, it felt as if she were placed in the middle of a galaxy, enveloped by ten thousand stars.

It was that kind of indescribable, magical feeling that made her fall in love with this thing instantly.

"This is Tomato Sauce; it's just a sauce, an accompaniment, but it's true that you can use it to make many delicacies."

Upon hearing the word "delicacies," Ji Jialin's eyes lit up, and lit up again, and lit up once more.

"There's more good food? Is it roasted potato?"

How could she forget the roasted potato she had been thinking about all night?

"It's also a delicacy made from potatoes; wait for me."

When a plate of golden, crispy Fried Fries was served, a fragrance of deep-frying wafted toward her, instantly filling her entire nasal cavity.

"What is this? How can it be so fragrant?"

Fried food can easily capture a young girl's heart.

"This is potato fries; they've been deep-fried, and they have a unique flavor when dipped in Tomato Sauce~"

She first ate a fry without dipping it in the sauce.

It was so delicious that her eyes narrowed; if she had a tail behind her, it would surely be wagging high in the air right now.

Not until she had swallowed it completely did she impatiently pick up a second one and dip it in the Tomato Sauce.

At that moment, when she looked at Ruan Mian, her eyes were shining; she was almost falling in love with her.

"How can there be such delicious food in the Interstellar? Sob, sob, sob, I'm really going to cry..."

A tear fell from the corner of her eye; it was truly delicious enough to make her cry.

Ruan Mian: That's really not necessary...

There were only four fries on the plate, and she finished them quickly, still feeling very unsatisfied, even having the urge to lick the plate.

Ruan Mian was very satisfied with her reaction; she knew that no child could escape the charm of the Fried Fries and Tomato Sauce combination.

Only then did she speak leisurely, "Shall I go get you a roasted potato? Or do you want to switch to Fried Fries?"

The surprise came so unexpectedly.

"Can I?"

When eating the fries, how could she still think of roasted potatoes? Especially when paired with this sweet and sour, appetizing Tomato Sauce, it was simply delicious to the point of exploding!

She had actually felt a bit regretful just now, but she hadn't been embarrassed to ask.

"Of course you can switch, but if you want to switch to a serving of Fried Fries and Tomato Sauce, you need to pay an extra twenty Interstellar Coins~"

Her expression was a bit uncertain; one hundred and twenty Interstellar Coins for a serving of fries plus Tomato Sauce—that's not too much, right?

She just didn't know if she could accept it.

"Really?"

The next second, the sound of twenty Interstellar Coins being received rang out on her Light Brain.

This girl really was a woman of action; she was so fast.

For Ji Jialin, this was simply too good a deal, too cheap; she could eat such delicious Fried Fries for just twenty Interstellar Coins!

"Alright, please wait a moment, I'll go make it for you right away."

Ji Jialin sat on the small chair at the small table, not moving an inch, gazing in the direction Ruan Mian had left, full of anticipation.

Waiting to see the delicious food the moment it came out of the kitchen.

Suddenly, she felt a chill rising step by step behind her back.

Her sixth sense seemed to be signaling danger.

She whipped her head around and scanned the area behind her, but her Light Brain did not detect any issues.

"Could it be that I'm overthinking it?"

She shook her head, and just to be safe, she still deployed a Light Shield Machine in front of Ruan Mian's door.

With this, she felt much more at ease in an instant.

The person hidden in the shadows confirmed there was no danger, then their figure flashed by and disappeared completely.

"It's here, it's here, your Fried Fries; because you are my first customer, I've specially prepared an extra-large portion of Fried Fries for you~"

A massive plate of Fried Fries fried from four large potatoes, served with Tomato Sauce—Ji Jialin felt she had truly made a killing!

"Um..."

Ruan Mian looked at her in confusion, "What is it?"

This person, who hadn't even started eating the fries yet, spoke up a bit sheepishly, "Could I pack another portion of fries to take away?"

Why not?

Not making money when you can is for fools.

"Sure, but I don't have any takeout boxes here; do you have something you can put them in?"

At the same time the sound of 120 Interstellar Coins arriving rang out, she heard her cheerful voice, "Mm-hmm, I brought a box, look~"

In an instant, she took out an extra-large white box from her Light Brain; it even had a smart electronic screen on it, a box that looked very high-end at a glance.

Fried Fries had never imagined in its life that it would one day receive such treatment.

After seeing Ji Jialin off, today's turnover was 140 Interstellar Coins; she felt her wallet had suddenly become flush.

"That woman left?"

Ruan Mian, who was immersed in thoughts of how to spend this money, was almost startled by the voice that abruptly cut in.

She raised her eyes and saw Lu Yi with his white hair, arms crossed, leaning against the door frame with a straight face looking at her.

"You, you're so silent, you're scary!"

The lingering aroma of Fried Fries permeated the room, making his Adam's apple bob up and down, "The room is fixed, I'm hungry."

"Eat, eat..." Eat, all he knows is eating; is he a reincarnated rice bucket spirit?

Swallowing the rest of her words, Ruan Mian was a person who kept her word, "If you're hungry, then eat; I'll go make food, you wait."

Lu Yi looked at his own open palm, where power seemed to be stirring...