How to eat pineapple buns on the immigration ship

Chapter 267 Reeve and Kenny Arrive at the Main Ship
The meeting between Liwei and Xiangqi was purely accidental.

The story goes back to shortly after the students from the Agricultural University Affiliated High School and the University of Finance and Economics Affiliated High School left the third armed escort ship.

After receiving Captain Grin Noah's approval, the members of the Third Pioneer Unit of the Eleventh Fleet boarded the flagship of the Third Fleet.

Although the troop members had anticipated the popularity of ancient food on the Third Fleet's flagship after connecting to the Third Fleet's LAN and seeing discussions on social media, Kenny and Reeve were still overwhelmed with shock upon arriving at the flagship and seeing a Moon Echo Restaurant in almost every block.

Moreover, there were long queues in front of almost every store, reminding the two of the scene they saw in the first canteen of the third escort ship.

The herd mentality has existed since ancient times, and modern people are no exception.

Kenny and Reeve took off their military uniforms and changed into civilian clothes. They randomly picked a restaurant called Moon Echo in the commercial district and ordered fried rice, beef noodles, and steak buns. The moment the food entered their mouths, they felt as if their tongues were melting.

When they came to their senses, there were six empty plates in front of them.

Ancient foods were terrifying!
However, after overeating, they inevitably had to go to the nearby pharmacy to buy some digestive supplements. The pharmacy staff on duty shook their heads and sighed when they saw the two people walking into the store while leaning against the wall.

After the pharmacy staff expertly examined the two individuals, they instructed the AI ​​robot to retrieve the medication according to the prescription, all the while muttering to themselves:

"Oh dear, young people these days really don't know how to control themselves. No matter how delicious something is, you can't eat too much. It's true that Yuexiang's food is delicious, but they can't grow legs and run away. Besides, even if those foods are taken off the shelves, the Agriculture Bureau will replenish them through various channels. There's no way they'll ever sell out. We're the Third Fleet, after all. As long as it's not seafood, we can always supply ourselves with the ingredients we need. Don't you think so?"

Kenny and Reeve swallowed the compressed stomach medicine, listening to the clerk's nagging, their hearts filled with mixed feelings.
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After leaving the pharmacy, the two strolled around the shopping district. Before leaving, Kenny couldn't resist buying two servings of fries and two servings of hot milk from the takeout window of Moon Echo Restaurant.

It was the height of summer, and elementary schools were already on holiday. There were many pedestrians on the street with their children, some carrying steamed buns, others carrying fries and potato wedges, and others carrying cups of plain or sweetened milk. After finishing their food, they casually threw the wrappers and disposable cleaning tape into the trash cans on the street.

The AI ​​robots responsible for street sanitation are so busy collecting garbage that they can't stop working.

Kenny and Reeve had never seen such a scene before, at least not in the eleventh fleet.

"Captain Noah's move is really ruthless." Kenny swallowed the fries in his disposable thermos with a wry smile. "Even we couldn't help but get lost in all these ancient foods on the streets, let alone the others."

"We've had experience on the third escort ship, but who else has ever seen anything like this?"

Rivi shook his head with a wry smile.

"On the bright side, at least we don't have to worry about the quality of our food while we're 'stationed' here. Unless they choose to serve us the highest quality solid and liquid food."

Kenny shrugged.

"After these few meals, whose tongue can still tolerate the taste of liquid food?"

Rivi took a sip of milk; the warm milk had a slightly sweet taste, no wonder it was so popular.

"Ha, don't even mention it. The meal I had in our cafeteria yesterday was already quite a torment for me."

Kenny scratched his head, shuddering as he recalled the sensations of the solid and liquid foods served by his army's chef the night before.

Having tasted delicious food, how could their palates tolerate bland solid food and liquid food that smelled like raw seafood? So today's meal was practically a purification of their souls. The two sat silently on a bench by the roadside in the shopping street, watching the passersby, unable to utter a single word of complaint.

In fact, judging from the situation over the past few days, apart from the fact that injecting them with nanomachines was really unfair and the inability to use the spacetime network, the Third Fleet military headquarters and even other government departments have not interfered much with their entire force.

Moreover, upon arriving at the flagship of the Third Fleet, the government personnel responsible for receiving them thoughtfully provided each member of the team with three months' salary as compensation for their absence, based on their respective ranks, in accordance with the salary standards for pioneering troops. They also arranged for them to stay in a luxury hotel as their temporary accommodation.

If it weren't for the extremely frustrating start, it might have actually been a very good Third Fleet experience trip for the members of the Third Pioneer Unit.
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After sitting there for a while, Kenny asked:
"The people from the third fleet said they can arrange accommodation for us. What are your thoughts?"

Rivi shook his head.

"There are no plans yet, but the first thing we can rule out is an armed escort ship. Putting aside the fact that if we were permanently stationed on an armed escort ship, how many people would be watching us with guns? Just the issue of food supply could cause disagreements within the team."

Kenny scratched his head.

"Ha, after all, even our troops have never seen such a scene. The third escort ship can't even get a steamed bun. If it were me, I wouldn't want to go there either."

“At least put on a show, Captain.” Rive looked at him helplessly. “Besides, there are advantages to being on the main ship. We can observe the Third Fleet’s new movements firsthand. If we have the opportunity to contact the diplomats of other fleets, we might be able to get out of our current predicament as soon as possible.”

"Although I don't think Captain Noah and the others would let us contact people from other fleets so easily... I still agree with the first part." As he spoke, Kenny opened his personal terminal screen and looked at the mysterious trailer newly released by the Agriculture Bureau that was being hotly discussed on social media.

"Leaving aside policies and such, just looking at the catering and that girl's latest developments, we can only see them immediately from the main ship. While we're stuck on the escort ships, they've probably already started working on new staple foods, and we're only just now getting to eat steamed buns like those poor escort ship residents. To be honest, instead of wasting our energy on information turbulence that's mostly useless, the First Fleet and our fleet would be better off addressing the issues between the escort ships and the main ship. These aren't things that can be solved by simply posting new policies or messages on the spacetime network."

Upon hearing Kenny's words, Reeve opened his mouth to speak, but ultimately remained silent.

The issue between escort ships and the main ship isn't related to policy or information asymmetry; it's simply that they can't immediately enjoy the benefits of newly announced policies for the main ship, which involves complex issues like site selection, logistics, and personnel movement. This interval is less than a month, which isn't a long time for modern people with long lifespans.

However, for the researchers on the escort ships, especially those who are producing them, even a single day feels like an eternity, let alone a month.

Now, the ancient food that has become a topic of discussion throughout society on the main ship of the Third Fleet has spread this phenomenon to the armed escort ships. Just look at the soldiers and officers who are eagerly waiting for the Moon Echo Restaurant branches and the authorization of the canteen menu.

Even Kenny and Reeve, who had briefly enjoyed freshly prepared meals led by Kagawa on the escort ship, found it hard to go back to eating solid and liquid food. How much more so for the soldiers and officers who had already enjoyed such meals on the main ship during their holidays or weekends?
Could this become a new topic of discussion during this fleet exchange? The question flashed through Rivié's mind, then he shook his head with a wry smile. Even if it did, it had nothing to do with him.

“It’s still early, I’d like to explore other areas. Captain, do you have any plans?” Rivi asked.

“Me? Kenny glanced at the time on the terminal, “I’ll go and say hello to the Third Fleet government, and also ask the team and Captain Noah for their opinions on the accommodation issue.”

"Or maybe I should..."

"Go do your thing." Kenny waved his hand. "Just consider it a vacation given to us by the Third Fleet. Besides, if you were going to continue your studies normally, you'd be enjoying your summer vacation right now, wouldn't you?"

After saying that, Kenny ignored Reeve's somewhat complicated expression and turned to walk towards the taxi stand by the roadside.

Rivi sighed softly and walked towards the car rental point.