The end of the world: I am linked to a mobile lottery store

Chapter 608 Pine Cones
Repeated three times.

"I'm going first!" Customer No. 002 waved to his companions and ran over impatiently.

Then he took the largest bowl in the store and carefully walked over, afraid of spilling even a drop of soup.

His classmates at the table followed his gaze, but of course, they followed the bowl in his hand, not the man himself.

Customer number 002 brought the bowl to the table, and only breathed a sigh of relief after putting it down. It was surprisingly heavy.

The companions' eyes were all fixed on the bowl of spicy hot pot.

A variety of vegetables and meats are piled together, radiating an enticing glow. Paired with the rich red broth and sesame seeds on top, it looks absolutely delicious!
"Wow, this bowl is huge!"

"Can you finish it?"

Customer number 002 smiled dismissively, "How could I not finish it? If I can't finish it, I'll pack it up and take it home to eat tomorrow. The weather is so cold now, it won't spoil."

"You are a genius."

"Try it now and see how it tastes!"

"Need you even ask? It smells amazing!"

Customer number 002 picked up his chopsticks, took a small floret of broccoli, and put it in his mouth. It was very flavorful and spicy, but still tolerable.

He didn't have time to speak, he just gave a thumbs up.

Once you see it, you'll understand—it's absolutely delicious!
We didn't even have time to talk because we weren't looking at the delicious food.

One by one, everyone's mala tang (spicy hot pot) was ready, and they began to enjoy it to their hearts' content.

More customers came in one after another. Lin Xiaoxiao introduced the restaurant to everyone and suddenly thought, "Should I make a dining guide?"
She can't just chatter on and on with every new customer, can she?

It's not impossible, but it seems a bit tiring?
She'll go find Boss Lu when she has some free time later, but no, she'll just have to figure it out herself first.

Boss Lu is so busy with work, how could she possibly have time to help her with such a small thing...?

Lu, who was very busy in Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes, was playing Candy Crush at this moment. He was getting a little tired of playing Plants vs. Zombies, so he had to play something else.

Another day passed in the blink of an eye. Before turning off the lights and going upstairs, Luli paused to look at the "Christmas tree" for a while longer.

It's so beautiful, it's an extra-large "Christmas tree". Lu Li remembered someone saying that these pine cones are edible.

She started wondering, what do these pine cones taste like? Are they tasty? Are they soft or hard?

Once she started thinking about it, she couldn't stop; she suddenly really wanted to taste what the pine cones tasted like.

"System, would you like to give it a try?" Lu Li asked the system.

[Just say you want to eat it, don't use me as an excuse.] The system completely ignored the suggestion.

"Pshaw, I don't want to eat it, I'm just curious." Lu Li stubbornly insisted.

Regardless of whether the system responded or not, she had already nimbly gotten out of the RV and headed towards the pine forest.

It looks close, but it's actually quite a distance to walk there.

After walking for only a few minutes, Lu Li got a little tired and naturally took out her small electric scooter.

Let's ride!

About ten minutes later, Lu Li rode his electric scooter to the front of the pine forest.

As you get closer, you can see more clearly what this giant "Christmas tree" looks like, with pine cones scattered among the dense branches.

It was just like fireflies flying around; the scene was beautiful, and Lu Li was inevitably mesmerized once again.

Suddenly, a pine cone fell in front of Lu Li, pulling her back from her wandering thoughts.

Lu Li asked in confusion, "Is it really that good-looking? Why am I staring at it again?"

She crouched down and picked up the pine cone. Once it was removed from the pine tree, it stopped glowing.

Instead, it turned into ordinary, black, triangular pine cones.

Lu Li asked again, puzzled, "Is this thing really edible? Should we wash it first? Or should we just eat it directly?"

A series of questions came out of Lu Li's mouth. "Of course you can eat it! You can wash it if you want, or not. You can eat it directly, or boil it, fry it, or sauté it—eat it however you like," the system answered one by one.

"Oh, then I won't wash it." Lu Li wanted to put it in her mouth, but stopped just as it reached her lips.

She took out a bottle of mineral water, rinsed it briefly, but couldn't reach the nooks and crannies inside.

She consoled herself: "I should still wash it; it'll be cleaner."

It's just psychological comfort. Don't you know whether it's clean or not? It's not clean.

She put it in her mouth again, expecting it to be hard and have a woody taste, but it turned out to be soft and smooth.

It tastes like jelly, but it has no flavor at all; it's just tasteless jelly.

She finished the whole pine cone in a few bites, and immediately felt very full.

No, are these pine nuts really that filling? No wonder the base residents love to eat them.

Eating one makes me feel like I don't need to eat anything else all day.

She walked a little further into the pine forest, where there were only pine trees and pine cones that looked like fireflies.

The light illuminated the entire pine forest, making it as bright as day.

Ah, if only pine cones could still glow after being detached from the pine tree, wouldn't that be a natural lamp?

No, that's not good either. If that's the case, wouldn't this whole pine forest be stripped bare?
Then we wouldn't be able to see such a beautiful sight.

"Let's go back." Lu Li emerged from the pine forest, walked to the electric scooter, and said calmly.

But as Luli rode her electric scooter toward the RV, all the moving pine cones stopped moving in an instant.

They were all frozen in mid-air, making them look more like Christmas trees or artificially installed lights.

But this situation only lasted for two seconds before returning to normal, and they roamed among the pine trees again.

Luli returned to the RV, washed up, and went to sleep.

……

The fourth day at the pine cone base.

During breakfast, Lu Li casually mentioned what happened last night.

"Jelly?" Luo Mu was surprised.

Lu Li glanced at him, wondering why he was so surprised. "Yeah, it's tasteless jelly, not tasty, but it's very filling."

She described the pine cone in just a few words.

Wang Yang suddenly said, "I really want to try jelly-flavored pine cones."

Luo Mu and he met eyes, and miraculously, their thought processes aligned, and they hit it off immediately.

The two quickly stood up and said in unison, "Let's go pick a few to try."

Lu Li raised her hand, "Give me one too. It's tasteless, but the texture is pretty good."

Upon hearing this, the others also wanted to try it, and they all raised their hands, saying, "Give us one too!"

Luo Mu and Wang Yang, who had been walking out with great strides, paused, as if they had lost their spirits.

These people are really annoying.

Wang Yang turned around and said, "No way! If you want to eat anything, come with us to pick it. Besides Boss Lu, who else is allowing you to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor?"

Shen Bing, who also wanted to see the pine forest, stood up upon hearing this and said, "Let's go take a look."

And so, everyone went, and Lu Li, seeing that it seemed quite interesting, followed along.

This time, Lu Li didn't take out her electric scooter; she just followed the group forward, chatting and laughing, and didn't feel tired at all.

Soon, the group arrived at the pine forest. Unlike at night, the pine cones did not glow.