The three of them wandered around the unfamiliar streets for a long time, and finally Lian Yan said, 'Let's go eat!' That's when they found a direction. However, the search for a restaurant was a bit of a problem, and they walked through many streets until they finally found a place that barely stood out as a restaurant on a corner away from the skyscrapers.

The three of them walked through a narrow door to the interior of the restaurant, which was extremely dim, except for a few yellow lights on the counter, like the glow of an incandescent light bulb that was about to be scrapped. An old man sat behind the counter, holding some parts in his hands, constantly fiddling, and as the three of Yuan Dou approached, the bell hanging behind the counter rang, and he raised his head to look at the three of them. He paused for a moment, as if he was surprised by this group of guests, Yuan Dou didn't pay attention to it so much, and asked, "Boss, is this a restaurant, can you eat?" ”

"Where are you from, how come I have never seen you?" The old man didn't answer immediately, but asked irrelevant questions.

"Do you still have to ask about the origin of the meal?" Yuan Dou asked rhetorically.

"Not really," said the old man, "except that the people who come to me are usually old men, young children like you, who have seen me for the first time in so many years. ”

Hearing the old man's answer, Yuan Dou paused, and then asked excitedly, "By the way, what year is this year?" ”

"What year?" The old man thought for a moment and replied, "I remember that the new president took office not long ago, it should be the third year of the new era!" ”

"New Era, how many years is that?" Yuan Dou asked puzzled.

"I don't know about this, I've forgotten it for a long time." The old man said.

"Okay," Yuan Dou looked depressed, and then continued to ask, "Do you have something to eat here?" ”

The old man smiled and said, "I can see that you have just returned to Earth," Yuan Dou nodded, and he continued, "In this way, I am indeed a restaurant here, but it may make you unaccustomed to it, do you want to try it, it is very cheap." ”

"Of course, we're here to eat." Yuan Dou replied without thinking, but he didn't notice the roll of Lian Yan's eyes next to him.

The old man said, "Sit down for yourselves, and I'll prepare food for you." ”

Hearing this, Yuan Dou looked at the dark place, where he found a table that was not tidy, Yuan Dou did not dislike the poor environment here, so he sat down. "Hey, did you forget something?" Lian Yan suddenly asked Yuan Dou mysteriously, and Yuan Dou looked at her expression and didn't react for a while. Then she said, "Do you have any money, I don't have it anyway, what will you pay the bill when the time comes?" ”

"There will always be a way to this." Yuan Dou said.

"You have a way to fart, wait for the boss to detain you and wipe the dishes!" Lian Yan said.

"Well," said Yuan Dou, "it's really not good, it's not impossible." ”

Not long after, the old man staggered over, holding a large plate with a round lid on it, and Yuan Dou thought that the food was inside, but when they opened the lid, they saw a cloud of yellow mud. Yuan Dou pointed to the mud and asked in surprise, "Hey boss, isn't it, this is food?" ”

The boss replied as a matter of course, "Of course, this is a thing!" ”

"Wouldn't it??" Yuan Dou said in surprise, and even Yan and Ye Xi were equally puzzled.

"Now is not the same as in the past," said the old man, "under the rule of the Empire, only legitimate citizens can enjoy hot meals, and we, the commoners, can only eat these synthetic foods." ”

Looking at the food in front of him, Yuan Dou was really not interested. They came here just to taste the food of the earth, and of course they couldn't accept that what they took out turned out to be like this. Seeing that none of the three of them wanted to eat, the old man sat down at the table and ate by himself, not treating the three of them as guests at all.

Seeing the old man like this, Yuan Dou and Lian Yan looked at each other, and even began to suspect that the food tasted good at any time. Yuan Dou tried to eat a little, and suddenly began to doubt life, it was a kind of taste that he didn't want to experience the second time as long as he tried it, exuding the smell of green grass that he was messing with, and Yuan Dou suddenly spit it out. Seeing this, the old man stopped eating, and then his eyes widened, staring at Yuan Dou, which made Yuan Dou feel a chilling feeling.

"Well, I didn't mean to, it's just that I really can't get used to the taste." Yuan Dou explained awkwardly, and the old man continued to look at Yuan Dou for ten seconds, then put down the food in his hand and his expression eased.

"Well, it seems that you are not ordinary people," said the old man, "I saw that you had come in search of food, and kindly gave you your rations, and you could not bear it, for it is evident that you have never eaten such food. ”

"I'm sorry, old man," Mototo apologized sincerely, "We're new to the city, and we don't know the preciousness of food. ”

"I thought you were from another planet, but now it seems that it does not seem to be in line with my thoughts," said the old man, "I ask you, what is the matter with your return to Earth?" ”

Yuan Dou hesitated for a moment, "I'm going home to see my family, but I don't even know where I am now, and I don't know how to contact them. ”

"Don't you know what the Earth is like now?" The old man asked.

Yuan Dou nodded.

"Well," said the old man, silently taking out a burning cigarette, taking a puff on it, and then said, "I'll say, how can there be such a young man as you on the earth today." ”

"What the hell is going on, can you explain?" Yuan Dou asked.

"The earth is not the only planet of mankind now," said the old man, "in recent years, the eight planets of the solar system have become habitable places, and the original earthlings have migrated in batches, and only the old people who can't walk and those soldiers remain on the earth. ”

"Is that so, and what do I do if I'm looking for my family?" Yuan Dou asked.

"First of all, you have to be a citizen, so that you can get all the power you deserve," said the old man, "or you will not be able to move an inch." ”。

"Can I find my family if I become a citizen, so how can I become a citizen?" Yuan Dou asked.

"There is only one way to jump, and that is to join the army," said the old man, "and the solar system is at war, although I don't know who the enemy is, as it says on the big screens and on the radio." Joining the military is dangerous, and you have to perform enough tasks to gain the right to become a citizen, but I can't guarantee that you can get your family back or not, it's up to you. ”