Luckily, They Didn't Know

As Dao Lingyun sent it off, My Unemployment Life left Heaven Origin through the Dreamscape Network, passed through Cloud, and arrived in Clear Spring City, south of Cloud City.

This was the base of Dietary Star Lord and the related Food Star Lords. The local residents were all gourmands on average, and its internal magazine, Food Weekly, was an industry leader that guided many people's diets.

Clear Spring City had always done well with publicity. Under the century-long promotion of GG and various food critics, it had consistently been regarded as Longevity Prefecture's premier culinary capital.

With the boost from all that publicity, food here could be sold at exorbitant prices.

A palm-sized crab cost 588, hand-grabbed rice molded right after someone had picked their toes cost 98, three pigeon eggs cost 56, and even a cup of plain boiled water cost 20. After spending several thousand, tourists might still not be full.

The chefs often wore sour expressions, and many century-old restaurants had endless rules. Diners could not speak, use their phones, or make any noise once inside, or they would be thrown out immediately.

And the deposit was nonrefundable, counted as compensation for the chef's emotional distress.

But recently, Clear Spring City had been a little short on money.

At the food plaza in central Clear Spring City, Chairwoman Qing of the local Cultivator Management Committee gazed into the distance, melancholy in her eyes.

She was a fragile-looking woman with an intense sense of brokenness. When she spoke, she carried an air of wistfulness, and she would occasionally sigh while talking to people.

Every sigh was deeply moving, allowing those nearby to feel that same shattered feeling.

Beside her, her assistant looked awkwardly at the report in his hands and said softly, "Chairwoman Qing..."

"Don't talk. Let me