"The food here has completely changed my impression of what space rations are like. Heliopolis even has its own farms, growing crops that are easier to cultivate in space. They're quite unique, though they don't sell much to the public, and the prices are steep..."
With Harow filming, Tao Yu sampled some of Heliopolis's local specialties.
Though the space city had a complete closed-loop system of its own, it still relied on outside supplies for many things. A lot of the everyday food here was just ordinary prepackaged meals and canned goods.
Still, every place had a few special offerings. Heliopolis had its own organic farm, where it cultivated improved crops suited to the conditions in a satellite city.
They tasted pretty unique, and the main source of protein was insects.
Tao Yu's livestream had received a special boost from Wang Liumei, and his food-tour streams over the past two days had gradually attracted a following.
Technology in this mixed world was advanced. Even the networks in space cities were connected through satellites acting as relay stations.
Still, livestreaming from space was relatively expensive, and space travel itself cost a fortune. There weren't many professional streamers in this niche yet; most were just rich young men casually filming their trips.
As Tao Yu chatted about his impressions of the food, comments streamed across the screen.
"Another rich guy livestreaming from a space city."
"I just want to save up enough to go to space. I can't afford a space city, but even riding the space elevator would be great."
"Can the streamer get Lacus's autograph?"
"Is the guy above an idiot? Heliopolis isn't a ZAFT space city."
"..."
Even in this day and age, 99 percent of the world's population had never been to space, let alone visited a space