Chapter 9 Meeting
As expected of a compatriot, the boss is really conscientious in his management. He was worried that Lu Li would order too much and not be able to eat it, so he reminded him several times.
Although his worries were somewhat unnecessary, if Lu Li opened up and ate, he would probably be able to eat up this stall.
"How much?"
"I'll give it to you after you finish eating."
Seeing that the old man was busy and had no time to take care of himself, Lu Li said again: "Boss, I'll go to the phone booth over there and make a call. I'll be back in a moment."
"Okay, once the noodles are cooked, I'll bring them to the table."
Soon, Lu Li walked to the phone booth on the street, which was covered with graffiti in Chinese characters: People are going up, don’t count the fish if you have to, have a good day tomorrow...
Probably the child of some family just learned a few words and was scribbling and drawing here.
After swiping your ID card once and losing two credits, the restrictions on public telephones will be lifted.
A few minutes later, Lu Li walked out of the phone booth. The interstellar security guard, Mr. Roger, had not gone out and promised to meet him at the Cantonese morning tea stall in China Street later.
Although this is a street stall, the consumption is not low at all. Except for things like crab roe and shrimp cakes, which must be made from artificial products to save costs, all other dishes are made from real ingredients.
I took a quick look earlier and found that a cage of pork liver and siu mai costs twenty-five credits.
The synthetic beef burger in my memory is considered a delicacy. It only costs fifteen credits. If you encounter fast food restaurants that deal with expired food, you can even get a 30% discount.
"Garlic, eat with noodles." The boss brought over the prepared morning tea, pointed to the two peeled garlics and added: "This is free of charge."
"Thanks."
Lu Li broke open the disposable chopsticks, thanked him, and began to eat in large pieces.
In fact, it can't be said to be very delicious. After all, Lu Li often had royal banquets in the past, and Xuanzong Li Longji often gave him food and asked him to pack it back to eat.
Of course, due to the sufficient spices and fresh ingredients, the pork liver siomai tastes much better than the hamburger.
The key is that the surrounding atmosphere is good.
It didn't take long before the two steamers were completely empty, the soup bowl bottomed out, and even two pieces of garlic went into Lu Li's stomach.
"Sir, please bring me another serving. I want two bowls of noodle soup."
This time the boss didn't refuse. After all, he had witnessed Lu Li's achievements with his own eyes. He quickly cleared the table and said, "Okay."
"boss."
At this time, interstellar lingua franca came from behind.
"Hey, welcome." The old man shouted in Chinese habitually, and then switched to Interstellar: "Welcome, what do you want to eat?"
This is not the first time for Mr. Roger to come here. Every time he returns from a voyage, there are two things he likes to do most. One is to relax at the ATOM Club, and the other is to eat and drink at the Chinese Food Street.
He put his hand on Lu Li's shoulder, said hello, and then replied: "Here comes the tomato and egg rice bowl. I want four big plates!"
"You are such a generous man!"
The old man raised his eyes, looked up and down Mr. Roger's exaggerated figure, and finally advised: "But my big plate is unusual, you should just eat three plates!"
"No."
Roger hadn't eaten Chinese food for a long time, and he insisted: "I still want four big plates!"
"You're such a stubborn guy! Can you really handle it?"
Compared to the slightly skinny Lu Li, the muscular man in front of him who was 2.5 meters tall was obviously more convincing, and the old man began to loosen his attitude.
"be able to eat!"
"okay."
After saying that, the old man looked at Lu Li: "You two know each other, right? We can share a table."
Because business is so good, whenever there is a vacant table, someone will fill it immediately.
"That's right." Lu Li nodded and added, "I'll pay the bill."
"There are two hundred and five credits in total, just give me two hundred."
The total expenses of the two of them were no longer a small amount, so the old man did not refuse.
Lu Li paid the bill happily.
Roger did not refuse. He sat down opposite and took a basket of Shaomai from Lu Li:
"Mr. Lu, what do you want from me?"
Because he stayed on the spaceship all year round and had little contact with people, Roger developed a straightforward character.
"The school holidays are coming, and I want to find a place to work during the summer vacation. Since I also yearn for the stars, I plan to find a short-distance cargo ship to follow."
Lu Li didn't deliberately hide anything, and certainly didn't say he wanted to ask Roger to help introduce him. He just said in a helpless tone: "I don't know much about the market."
After hearing this, Roger already understood.
"Frankly speaking, star navigation is not interesting. On the contrary, it is very boring."
He regarded Lu Li as a young man who wanted to experience life and crave excitement. Out of good intentions, he said truthfully: "On a short-distance ship, all the staff, including the captain, eat the same food. It is not boiled or freeze-dried."
Vegetables, just brew nutrient powder, and occasionally drink a few bottles of fruit-flavored nutrient solution, which is already worthy of celebration."
"If it is an interstellar voyage that lasts for several years, you may even need to lie down in a freezer and enter a dormant state to avoid wasting your lifespan."
The universe is endless, and although the spaceship is big, if you stay in it for a long time, you will definitely go crazy.
In addition, the scenery I saw was also extremely depressed, cold, and dead. Occasionally, I could see a planet, which was not suitable for living creatures.
"So, don't believe the colonial company's advertisements. There is no golden land anywhere. Without planetary transformation technology, it would be impossible for humans to survive in the Nemesis Galaxy."
After finishing the words, Roger felt that he had said enough, and finally just added a few words: "If you are really interested, wait until you finish your studies. You must know that with the promulgation of the new bill, in the field of interstellar transportation,
Humans without prosthetics will become extremely competitive."
Recently, Lu Li had heard enough similar information, but he had no way to inquire about it, so he could only keep it in his heart. Now the situation has changed.
He took advantage of the situation and asked: "Can you tell me more specifically?"
On the side, Roger put down a plate as big as a washbasin. He felt that there was no need to hide something private about this kind of thing, so he put on a posture of knowing everything and saying everything, and said:
"It is said that some new energy source was discovered. Well, the description may be a little wrong."
After pausing for a moment and sorting out his words, Roger added: "Anyway, it is a very valuable thing that can be developed on a large scale, but only for human use. It is also possible to modify people, but the higher the degree of body modification, the worse the effect."
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Prosthetic eyes, arms, lower limbs...
Except for important organs such as the cerebellum, pons, frontal lobes, and temporal lobes, Roger is actually no different from a robot.
Thinking of this, his mood for cooking was greatly affected.
However, if he could do it all over again, Roger would still accept the prosthetic transformation without hesitation. Otherwise, he would have starved to death on the streets and wouldn't be where he is today.
While the two were talking, a suspended car landed smoothly, and other diners stopped what they were doing and prepared to watch the show.
【police】
Chapter completed!