Chapter 7 Daily life in the cafeteria
When Lu Ren woke up, he was lying on a bed in the infirmary. Black Snake, who had turned into a teenager, was sitting beside his bed, browsing his phone. The background music of the game was exciting and immature, and it could be heard that the battle was fierce. Lu Ren looked at Black Snake, then at the ceiling of the infirmary, blinked in confusion, and murmured, "What's wrong with me?"
Xuanshe was too lazy to take his eyes off the game. While he was operating it fiercely, he slowly said, "You fainted due to anemia."
Lu Ren finally came back to his senses: "Anemia?"
He wanted to sit up, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head: "Hiss..."
At this time, Xuanshe seemed to have finished his game. He locked the screen of his mobile phone and looked at Lu Ren: "Go to work as soon as you wake up, don't be lazy." He stood up and walked back to his desk, obviously intending to see him off.
Lu Ren was kicked out of the infirmary without mercy. He walked back to the logistics department, stroking the back of his head in confusion.
"I seemed to have gone to Wushan, and then saw the palace glowing... What happened next? Why do I have no impression at all ?" He patted his head and realized that his memory was really leaving him, and then he stopped worrying about it.
Forget it, just forget it. It has nothing to do with him anyway.
However, in fact, Lu Ren found out that his cell phone was lost in a place that had nothing to do with him that night. He was overwhelmed with grief and tears in his eyes. But he didn't dare to go back to the infirmary to look for it. He could only eat instant noodles for a month and buy a new one. Of course, this is a story for later.
The cafeteria of the Immigrant Household Survey Bureau is located on the first floor, with a moss-covered parking lot outside the window.
Sitting by the window, Lu Ren could easily see his electric scooter, which was the only normal vehicle in the entire parking lot.
Other strange creatures were nestling in the parking space, eating all kinds of strange food. Jun Fang, who was sitting opposite Lu Ren, saw Lu Ren staring out the window and looked outside as well.
Then, Jun Fang exclaimed: "Wow! Isn't that a Qiongqi? Who raised it? It's so awesome!"
"Qiongqi?"
"Yes, but it's fierce, so few people dare to raise it. The most important thing is that it's very expensive. You have to pay off a loan for many years to buy a Qiongqi, and it takes too much meat to raise it. Back in the war, it was quite cost-effective to feed it with human flesh. Now cannibalism is not allowed, and the price of pork has risen. Who can afford to raise one? Besides, if you raise it for a long time, it will easily become intelligent. If you are not careful, it may be ridden on the head by the mount and domineering. If you don't have some skills, you really don't dare to buy it blindly."
Lu Ren nodded in understanding.
Junfang pointed at a plump bird next to him and said, "Look at that one. It's the phoenix raised by Lu Qingzhou, the leader of the first combat team upstairs. He said it's a close relative of the phoenix. Team leader Lu gave it all the delicious food and drinks. Now it's as fat as a pheasant." He held his head and looked at the "close relative of the phoenix" with envy in his eyes. "It's great. Although it's a little fat, it has the blood of the phoenix after all. Just looking at it makes me feel purified in my heart."
Jun Fang stared at the phoenix for a long time to purify his soul. Then he came back to his senses, lowered his head, and started to compete with the raw meat in his bowl.
Lu Ren saw that the phoenix had beautiful feathers and a plump body, but it was too large. It looked more like a dyed ostrich than a pheasant. It hung its head listlessly and ate the unknown plants in the food bowl in front of it in a disjointed manner.
Lu Ren asked Jun Fang: "It doesn't look very happy."
Jun Fang raised his head and said to Lu Ren with blood on his mouth: "You are so smart that you can see this! Team Leader Lu is now complaining everywhere that his bird is depressed because of obesity, and he is planning to take it to see a psychologist."
Lu Renyu easily pulled out a napkin and handed it to Junfang, indicating that he should wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Junfang also realized that his eating manners were not very elegant, and his face blushed a little. He thanked him shyly, then lowered his head and started tearing the raw meat in the bowl.
You have to pay for the company's canteen.
Junfang has been actively inviting Luren to the cafeteria for meals, even though Luren cooks his own meals every day. However, he will not refuse Junfang's invitation, but will go to the cafeteria with Junfang with his own lunch box.
On the one hand, it was to save on meal expenses, and on the other hand, he had long discovered that something was not right with this cafeteria.
When Lu Ren first came to the cafeteria, he was still a newcomer. It was Master Yu who brought him here to familiarize himself with the environment. As soon as he sat down, he heard a woman's shrill scream coming from the kitchen. The sound was heartbreaking, accompanied by the sound of chopping meat, which made people's eardrums hurt. Lu Ren glanced at his colleagues around him and found that they were all eating the food in front of them as if it was normal, and they were even chatting and laughing.
Lu Ren looked at Master Yu with a questioning look. Master Yu understood what he was thinking. He smiled and told Lu Ren, "Don't worry. Although I find evil spirits disgusting, some of my colleagues like them. Just tell them what you don't like when you order."
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Shouldn't the things we should avoid include radishes, green peppers, etc.?
From that day on, Lu Ren stayed away from the cafeteria.
Junfang finally finished the meat in the bowl. While wiping his mouth, he asked Lu Ren: "You won't get enough nutrition if you keep eating the food you make."
"Nutrition?"
Jun Fang said seriously, "Yes, the food in the cafeteria is full of spiritual energy. Eating it can prolong your life." He paused, "But sometimes people order the wrong dishes, and they are gone after they finish eating. But don't worry, we have an agreement with the people from Xuanmen. Just give them a call and they will send someone to perform salvation on the spot. You don't have to worry about suffering."
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Junfang seemed to remember something: "Also, don't go to window number two when you get food. If you go there, remember not to make eye contact with the lady serving food."
"Why? Is there something wrong with her eyes?"
"No, she likes to eat people's eyes. If she sees your eyes, she might dig them out directly."
As he was talking, a shrill scream came from window number two: "Ahhh! Eyes! My eyes!" Lu Ren looked over and saw a man covered with eyes covering his right eye in pain. Blood could be seen dripping from between his fingers. On the other side, the auntie serving food at window number two in the cafeteria was a shriveled old lady. She was moving her toothless mouth and chewing something hard. Blood kept dripping from the corners of her mouth with a malicious smile.
The man pointed at the old lady and yelled something.
It took Lu Ren a few seconds to realize that it was Japanese for "Give it back to me."
This is still a Japanese monster.
A security guard came to maintain order. The Japanese monster pointed at the old lady at window number 2 and told the security guard something, probably explaining the whole story. But the old lady just covered her mouth with both hands and shook her head desperately at the security guard, as if to argue that she did nothing. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was chewing frantically.
Lu Ren only saw the security guard making a lot of gestures towards the Japanese monster, and it didn't look like he was going to take any action against the old lady at window number 2. He only vaguely heard one word: respect the old and love the young.
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God, respect the elderly and love the young.
Junfang watched the security guards take the old lady and the Japanese monster away and shook his head: "Fortunately, that monster has many eyes, otherwise it would be miserable."
Lu Ren asked in confusion: "Why are there foreign monsters here?"
"Oh, I came here for an inspection, but I lost my eye on the first day."
Lu Ren was shocked: " What if the eyes are gone? Won't it become a diplomatic problem?"
Junfang bit his finger and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Don't the Japanese also value respecting the elderly and loving the young?"
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God, respect the elderly and love the young.
In short, the dishes in the cafeteria and the people serving them are very weird.
Even the people eating are weird.
As mentioned before, the outsiders in the Hukou Investigation Bureau were too lazy to disguise themselves as humans while in the bureau, and they were even too lazy to correct their weird habits.
One day, Lu Ren opened the door of the cafeteria and was shocked by the night sky in front of him.
What came into view was a huge and wide grassland, with clouds in the sky emitting a holy halo under the moonlight. The grassland was quiet at night, with a bonfire burning in the distance. A group of strange monsters were roasting an equally strange creature in front of the bonfire, and the air was filled with the aroma of meat.
In the distance is the shimmering lake, reflecting the light of the moon, as if someone had thrown a handful of silver into the lake.
A little fox girl who was somewhat talkative with Lu Ren in the service hall saw Lu Ren and waved to him: "Lu Ren! Come quickly, Sister Tushan caught someone who was violently resisting the law today! You are in for a treat!"
The little fox girl was holding a knife tightly in her shaking hand, which emitted a cold light under the moonlight.
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What a fucking violent resistance to the law.
Lu Ren quickly took a step back, walked out of the cafeteria door, and turned his head to look at the sky outside. It was noon, and the sunlight leaked through the windows of the corridor. The chirping of sparrows slightly prolonged the afternoon, making it seem leisurely and comfortable.
He took another step forward and entered the canteen door. With the endless grassland as the background, the sky-high flames were reflected. Some people even sang bold war songs, which were songs from other people's hometowns, distant and unfamiliar. The voices were not loud enough, and the tunes were not gentle enough, but one could hear a heart of sincerity and love in them. The world was vast, and the hometown was boundless.
Ah, a group of strange-looking monsters also have their own hometown.
In the end, Lu Ren still couldn't muster up the courage to step in.
Later, he heard the Rain Master say, "Occasionally, there are some people who are not afraid of death and dare to use this kind of magic of transplanting flowers and trees during lunch time."
"graft?"
The Rain Master explained, "It means using magic to move a part of the place you want to go." He paused and looked into the distance. "The grassland you are talking about should be the hometown of the combat team's Wenma. It is called Quanfeng. It is in the north and turned into yellow sand thousands of years ago."
His eyes were somewhat sad, but there was a faint smile on his face.
Lu Ren didn't know what to say for a moment.
But Master Yu interrupted this emotion at the right time. He looked at Lu Ren and smiled kindly. He asked, "Why didn't you go in?"
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Lu Ren wanted to give a less rude answer, but Master Yu didn't seem to be waiting for his answer. He continued, "I hope you can step through that door next time."
Lu Ren nodded, not quite understanding.
