After they arrived at the Research Institute.
The moment Professor Ji saw them, he sent them off for a checkup.
The results showed that all four of them were in fairly stable condition.
"Everything looks fine. After the second injection, the adverse reactions should gradually ease."
After reading their test reports, Professor Ji sent them on their way. He also told Qin Luo and the others to pick up two boxes of the new Nutrient Solution from the office. "Be extra careful when you're out on missions."
With those instructions delivered, he hurried off to attend to other matters, too busy to spare them any more attention.
Xu Duoduo followed Qin Luo to ask the staff for two boxes of Nutrient Solution. She discovered that it now came in all sorts of varieties, made into an assortment of sweet drinks.
The staff member was used to seeing surprised expressions like theirs. "It's all about serving everyone. Of course we have to listen to what people want. Didn't everyone say the Nutrient Solution tasted mediocre? Headquarters teamed up with the major beverage brands from before the apocalypse to develop this line of Nutrient Solution drinks. They're much healthier than the drinks we had before the apocalypse."
Chen Xiaofei suddenly popped up beside them. "The main problem with Nutrient Solution is that drinking it doesn't feel like eating. We need to chew our food, miss. Drinking this stuff always feels like we haven't eaten anything, though it does have convenience going for it."
The staff member agreed. "That's true. Unless we're so busy we can barely think straight, we'd rather eat at the cafeteria too, even if it's just a steamed bun."
Having Nutrient Solution as a proper meal really was somewhat unpleasant, but it was meant to be an emergency supply.