Fear of food

Chapter 61: The whole city's appetite is surging! (Please continue reading!)

After a moment, Coffee spoke first: "The fact that you can tell us this shows that the Nightmare Eater in your body really didn't affect you."

Big Pancake, seemingly missing a screw, excitedly exclaimed, "Wow, wow! Even Nightmare Parasites can't handle you, you're invincible, Pancake!"

Zhui Feng pondered seriously, "So you weren't contaminated, but you were parasitized. How did you manage that? It's worth studying!"

Gan Shui nodded and said, "I was right before, you really are the best at dealing with these kinds of weird things."

Chen Qi was stunned, not expecting that everyone would accept this matter so easily.

Was it because they trusted him too much, or were their teammates a bit crazy?
Xu An'an suddenly spoke up: "Brother Sun knows more about these things than any of us. He trusts you, so why should we doubt him?"

“Bread makes a good point,” Coffee smiled. “However, for everyone’s safety, we’ll still test you, Cookie, every day to make sure you’re not contaminated.”

Chen Qi naturally had no objection to this.

"As for going to the medical school to find high-quality wild food, I really suggest you hold off this time," Coffee said earnestly.

Chen Qi smiled wryly: "I also want to take it slow, but I'm really worried that one day I'll be controlled by that damn thing inside my body."

Zhui Feng patted Chen Qi on the shoulder and comforted him, "Relax. The world is already a pile of shit. If we keep being so tense, we won't be able to survive."

Even Big Pancake, unusually serious, advised, "Don't rush, once we find high-quality food, we'll help you crush the medical school!"

Gan Shui nodded: "Da Bing is right. It's not that I'm asking you to give up, but that I'm asking you to give us some time."

Since his teammates all said so, Chen Qi could only nod in agreement.

Thinking about it calmly, he was indeed a bit too hasty.

His only remaining reliance is the grimoire cookies.

While Grimace Cookie's ability is powerful, its duration is too short. If two parasites attack at different times, it becomes very difficult for him to deal with them.
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Coffee made a few phone calls and quickly arranged accommodations for Chen Qi and the other two.

For safety reasons, people who eat pica are not suitable for living in groups and should live separately.

So the three of them lived in three different places.

Zhui Feng was assigned to a single dormitory in a factory. Chen Qi and Xu An'an lived quite close to each other, in two adjacent residential areas.

Coffee said, "Biscuit, why don't you use my car to deliver some bread? You two happen to live close by. By the way, don't drive that Cayenne; it hasn't been serviced in a long time."

Chen Qi nodded in agreement.

The group then left the coffee shop separately.

Chen Qi was driving a Continental GT, with Xu An'an in the passenger seat, so it could be said that he had all the elements of a luxury car and a beautiful woman.

He was just a young man in his early twenties. In the past, he might have felt that his life was perfect, but now all of that felt meaningless.

Luxury cars and beautiful women are nothing compared to a simple jianbing (Chinese crepe) in his eyes.

Chen Qixian drove Xu An'an to a nearby park.

This place is quite popular in the evenings, so it's a fairly crowded spot. But right now, at midday, there's hardly anyone here.

Therefore, there is no shortage of wild food and the danger is small, making it an excellent wild area.

He found a total of seven wild foods in the park, but unfortunately, he did not find any liquid wild foods.

Just then, Chen Qi's phone rang a few times.

He opened his phone and saw a message from the "Jinghai Foraging Group".

momo: Today's Info #1 @Everyone
momo: According to reliable sources, the performance of food-related industries in Jinghai City has increased significantly in the past month. momo: A random survey of dozens of food retail stores, including grain and oil stores, snack stores, vegetable and fruit stores, etc., showed that the turnover in August generally increased by nearly 20% compared with July!

Chen Qi was stunned. Did this mean the entire city's cooking capacity had been improved?

Coffee: It seems that food pollution has an appetite-stimulating effect.

Food waste: The only positive aspect of the outbreak of food phobia has become apparent: it has boosted consumption and driven economic development.

Chasing the Wind: Nearly 20% growth in a month? That's a bit exaggerated; they'll all become obese sooner or later.
Big Pancake: I knew my dog ​​and cat food sales had been better lately; looks like even cats and dogs aren't immune.
Biscuit (Chen Qi): Such abnormal data will surely attract the attention of the authorities, right?
momo: The official team has already noticed this.

momo: That's all for today's news, part 2.
momo: It's not just Jinghai City that's experiencing this; there are reportedly other cities as well. The authorities have been involved for some time, but the progress is unknown.
momo: Apparently, the outlook isn't very optimistic; conventional methods have very limited effectiveness.

Chasing the Wind: If the root cause cannot be found, even the authorities are indeed at a loss. Those parasites are impossible to kill, and they are all very good at hiding.

momo: The main problem is that physical barriers are useless; they can't stop the spread of terror.

Coffee: In the absence of an effective solution or preventative measure, it is indeed best to handle this discreetly to avoid causing panic.
Knowing that the authorities had intervened, Chen Qi felt somewhat more confident.

Although there's no good news right now, at least he knows that they're not the only ones fighting!
At this moment, Coffee asked in the group: Group owner, is there any information about Jinghai Medical College?
Momo: Do ​​you have any plans for that place?

Coffee: The next premium food after biscuits is at Jinghai Medical College
Momo: Oh, that's troublesome. That place must be very dangerous.

momo: I'll ask around and find out. Wait for my reply.

Biscuit (Chen Qi): clasped hands expression

After putting away his phone, Chen Qi had found enough wild food, so he drove Xu An'an to his new place.

Coffee arranged for him to stay in an old neighborhood that had been around for a while. Although it was old, it wasn't dilapidated or small.

The buildings in this community are all six-story townhouses with elevators. Following the address given by Coffee, Chen Qi entered the password and successfully opened the front door.

The interior decoration is quite exquisite, with all kinds of furniture and appliances. The area is also quite large, making it feel a bit too spacious for Chen Qi to live in alone.

After helping Chen Qi tidy up a bit, Xu An'an went to the kitchen to boil water and prepare to make bread.

She put a wild baby bok choy into the pot, and a moment later she fished out a caterpillar-shaped bread.

Chen Qi took the caterpillar bread and found that the bread, which had just been taken out of the water, was neither hot to the touch nor wet on the surface.

However, it's so soft and flimsy, it can't compare to a baguette at all.

This thing is definitely not suitable as a weapon; it can only be eaten.

To avoid attracting the food-guarding squad, Chen Qi pressed the caterpillar bread firmly and then took some water to help him eat. He quickly swallowed the caterpillar bread in three bites.

The results showed that there was nothing special about it; it was just like any other wild food.

But when Xu An'an then used a wild walnut to make a large loaf of bread, Chen Qi's eyes widened in surprise.

"No, how did you make a brick-sized loaf of bread from such a small walnut?"

Chen Qi tapped the dry, rough surface of the large loaf of bread and felt that it was even harder than a baguette.

Just as he was about to take a closer look at the bread, his phone suddenly rang again.

In the Jinghai food-hunting group chat...

Big Pancake: Family, I did it!

(End of this chapter)