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Chapter 8 Chinatown

After sleeping until he woke up naturally, he didn't know what time it was. Lu Li felt full of energy and got up from the bed.

"A new life is waiting for you in the outer colonies, a chance to start over, in a golden land full of opportunities and adventures."

In the living room, Terry Company's colonial advertisement was playing on the projection TV. They were recruiting for various types of jobs, from captains to logistics personnel, with priority given to those with work experience.

A young man like Lu Li, who has just come of age and has no professional certificates, will most likely not even have a chance to be interviewed.

However, Lu Li still extracted the key information from this advertisement——

Navigator, driver, and captain, these three important positions can only be held by humans. Not to mention clones, robots, and even modified humans are excluded, even if they only have prosthetic eyes.

Even the most arrogant person will have the feeling that a storm is coming.

Of course, for Lu Li, this should be a good thing. Although it is true that he is a werewolf, he has not installed a prosthetic body. He meets the alliance's criteria and belongs to the beneficiary group.

"Hurry up and give out any welfare benefits. If you don't hurry up, I will embark on the road of crime."

With a casual sigh, Lu left a can of Snow Beer. Frankly speaking, when he saw it when he visited the convenience store yesterday, his heart was instantly filled with surprise.

Unfortunately, so far, apart from Snow Beer, I have only found Coca-Cola, a brand that has been selling well in the sky for thousands of years.

"Long time no see, Mr. Sato."

When taking the steam elevator downstairs, Lu Li met his neighbor again.

"Good day." Sato Fumjun looked at his watch and asked with a smile, "Are you going to school?"

"..."

The topic was killed.

Fortunately, the steam elevator descended very quickly, which prevented the two of them from falling into deeper embarrassment.

In fact, during this process, Mr. Sato really wanted to persuade Lu Li to study seriously, but when he thought about the news that was widely circulated within the group, he felt that there was no need to be sentimental.

"Don't go to places where you can easily have conflicts with others. If you have a criminal record, it will affect your future."

When they were about to say goodbye, Sato Fumjun looked at Lu Li's back and couldn't help but remind him not to ruin his future.

You know, a young man who has no guardian and can receive high subsidies from the government can easily go astray and associate with some bad people.

Naturally, Lu Li would not show off his face to other people's well-intentioned concerns. He responded happily:

"Got it, thank you."

After finishing speaking, he waved to Mr. Sato who was rushing to work.

crime?

Lu Li thought about it and felt that he would not conflict with others. After all, there were no slums in the nearby districts and the security was very good.

"In the next three hours, the rainfall pH value in Kabukicho and its surrounding areas will remain at normal levels, and citizens can put away their protective equipment."

Next to the traffic light, a mechanical beep sounded.

"How long has it been since you last seen normal rain?"

"At least two years."

There was chatter among the crowd.

Lu Li followed the crowd and quickly crossed the road.

Not far away was the "ATOM Club", with the neon lights flashing brightly, but he had no intention of going in, even though the hospitable Miss Kamio would treat him to a free breakfast and prepare a lot of delicious food.

Strange things to live in.

This idiom makes sense. Besides, how can anyone run to the other person every day as soon as they met?

It seems too cheap.

Next, Lu Li plans to go find Mr. Roger and talk about the stars.

North of the city, industrial zone.

The acid rain has just stopped, and water drops are dripping from the eaves and neon signs.

This place is even more crowded than Kabukicho, with noisy scenes of people coming and going everywhere.

Workers either have just finished their work or are rushing to go to work. There are often suspended cars whizzing by overhead.

Due to his excellent eyesight, Lu Li raised his head and could still vaguely see the skyscrapers built in Kabukicho.

Perhaps due to poor sales and no money for advertising, the lady selling medicine no longer occupies the big screen and is replaced by a certain girl idol group.

The holographic projections of the five members danced in the drizzle, and the LED lights kept changing colors to match their performances.

Of course, the AI ​​girlfriend is still strong, probably because there are too many singles who lack love on this planet, and there are a few more billboards than yesterday.

"How do I get to Baiyin Street?"

"Go forward...turn left into the red light street...then cross Chinatown and you'll be there."

"Thanks."

"It's okay. For the sake of credit, I will give you another suggestion. If you are not in a hurry, you can try the delicious food there, which is not available in other districts."

After years of acid rain and the laziness of the street management department, the road signs have become mottled.

In desperation, Lu Li began to ask for directions.

At first no one wanted to talk to him, but it wasn't until he promised five credits as reward that a dusty old man stopped, patiently guided him, and even gave him a small piece of kindness.

Chinatown?

As we explore, there are more and more surprises.

However, do we need to pass through the red light street, a street composed of red lanterns, before doing so?

All right.

Facts have proved that Lu Li was overthinking. After turning left, he entered a long street with neon lights flashing ambiguously. The shop doors on both sides of the road were wide open and girls were standing at the door to solicit customers.

Bunny girl, uniform...

Although Kabukicho also does this kind of business, their style is reserved and they don't let their girls go out to solicit customers. The interior decoration also pays attention to the cultural heritage.

"Want to serve?"

"don't want."

"Only fifty credits."

"Sorry, I was in a hurry to go out and left my ID card at home."

"Sister, I think you look good, so I won't charge you."

"High school students, not yet adults."

As soon as he said this, no one dared to bother him anymore, and Lu Li walked out of the red light street smoothly.

Next, there were far fewer neon lights, and the light became softer and less dazzling.

“Ramen”, “Cantonese-style morning tea”, “artificial crab roe soup dumplings”, “scalded dried shreds”, “Gubuli steamed buns”, “duck soup”, “rice bowl”…

The fragrance hits your nostrils.

Just then, a table of customers left in front of the morning tea stall. The boss raised his head and greeted: "There is space, there is space."

What was spoken was not the common language, but the Han nationality. Even though the pronunciation was a bit irregular, Lu Li felt very cordial and walked over quickly.

"Welcome, welcome."

"Come, please sit down."

The boss is an old man in his sixties or seventies, with a slight hunchback. He is cleaning the table with a clean rag on his shoulder.

"What would you like to eat?"

After speaking, he repeated it again in non-standard interstellar lingua franca.

Lu Li picked up the menu, glanced at it casually, and immediately said: "Let's have four cages of pork liver and roasted wheat."

The boss saw that Lu Li's pronunciation was strange, but he also spoke Chinese, and his attitude became more kind, "Two servings are enough."

"No, four servings."

"Two servings are enough!"

"Next bowl of noodle soup."

"okay."
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