Chapter 76: Who Doesn't Love Fried Fries?

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

Following the subordinate's report, the man sitting behind the command console stopped his movements 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, matched 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 motion, he stood up.

That face, which usually showed no emotion, revealed 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, having 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 such delicious food!!!"

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

Even her sleep quality had improved.

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

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

So, she had woken up 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.

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

The moment she ate it, it felt like she was placed in the middle of a galaxy, wrapped 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, a condiment, but it's true that you can use it to make a lot of delicious food."

Upon hearing the words "delicious food," Ji Jialin's eyes lit up, then lit up again, and then again.

"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 crispy, golden Fried Fries was brought over, a fragrance of deep-fried food rushed toward her, instantly filling her entire nasal cavity.

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

Deep-fried food can easily capture a young girl's heart.

"These are fries made from potatoes, deep-fried in oil; dip them in Tomato Sauce to eat, and they have a unique flavor~"

She first ate a fry without dipping it in sauce.

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

Not until she had completely swallowed it 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, I'm really going to cry..."

A tear fell from the corner of her eye; it was truly so delicious that she cried.

Ruan Mian: That really isn't necessary...

A plate only had four fries, which were finished quickly, and she was still very much left wanting more, 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 combination of fries and Tomato Sauce.

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.

"Is that allowed?"

When eating the fries, how could she even think about 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 of regret just now, but was too embarrassed to bring it up.

"Of course you can switch, but if you want to change 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 serving of fries plus Tomato Sauce for one hundred and twenty Interstellar Coins—that wasn't 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 only spent twenty Interstellar Coins to be able to eat such delicious Fried Fries!

"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 vanished 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 made from four large potatoes, served with Tomato Sauce—Ji Jialin felt she had truly struck gold!

"Um..."

Ruan Mian looked at her in confusion, "What's the matter?"

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 to 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~"

She instantly took out an extra-large white box from her Light Brain; it even had a smart electronic screen on it, looking very high-end at a glance.

The Fried Fries had never imagined in their life that they would one day be treated so well.

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 to see Lu Yi with his white hair, arms crossed, leaning against the door frame with a straight face looking at her.

"You, you're silent as a ghost, you scared me!"

The room was filled with the lingering aroma of Fried Fries, 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 of her word, "If you're hungry, eat; I'll go make food, you wait."

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