However, Amelia's dedication only lasted until one street corner.
As soon as they arrived, the two women, who were wearing face masks, smelled a very strong fragrance that immediately whetted their appetites.
Amelia sniffed and took a deep breath, only to find that her mouth was already drooling uncontrollably from the aroma, and her stomach was rumbling loudly.
In the direction from which the aroma was coming from, there was a truck parked by the roadside, surrounded by many people, and others were constantly carrying large and small bags of items out of it and delivering them into residential buildings.
What does this food taste like?
This aroma can only be explained by food.
The female colleague rubbed her stomach, then suddenly pulled a package from her pocket and said, "It must smell like this."
She handed it to Amelia, who took it and examined it carefully, discovering that inside the completely transparent packaging were strands of food that looked like spaghetti.
"What kind of food is this?" Amelia brought the packaging bag to her mouth, and even through her face mask, she could smell the sweet and tempting aroma, like some kind of fragrant fruit she had only tasted in her childhood.
This made her stomach cramp even more, and she couldn't help but reach into her pocket for the compressed biscuits.
The female colleague said, "This is our latest food distribution. If you're curious, you can try it, but the ingredients are a bit special..."
Upon hearing that she could taste it, Amelia couldn't resist opening the packaging, pulling out one, and trying to put it in her Barry to chew.
Suddenly, an even stronger fragrance rushed from her mouth to her brain, then she swallowed it down her stomach, the sweetness making her feel inexplicably happy.
The texture and taste of this unknown food are surprisingly good?!
Amelia took another small bite, savoring the sensation in her mouth once more, before asking in astonishment, "What kind of food is this? I've never even tasted anything so delicious before..."
As she spoke, she seemed quite delighted, like a little girl enjoying her favorite snack.
The female colleague standing next to her suddenly hesitated, wondering whether she should tell her the truth.
Although the two hadn't known each other for long
But she also knew that this Amelia had enjoyed high-class treatment at NASA base since she was a child, and her daily food rations were far beyond what ordinary people could afford.
Uh... um...
"What kind of food is this? Why do you look so troubled? Have I done something ridiculous?"
The female colleague rubbed her nose. "No, Dr. Amelia, I was just wondering whether I should tell you that what you're holding is actually dried earthworms, food made from earthworms."
She tried her best to explain clearly.
Amelia heard it clearly too.
She held half a dried earthworm in her hand, stopping in front of her mouth, unsure whether to go in or back out.
The female colleague shrugged helplessly, "Dr. Amelia, you're really quick."
Amelia grinned, patting her forehead with the packet of dried earthworms, looking even more helpless. "I never expected this. I thought it was some kind of cornmeal pasta. You've made it look far too tempting."
She placed the half-dried earthworm in her hand under the sun and, with the help of her PhD in biology, finally managed to recognize that it did indeed contain earthworm structures.
"The person who made this food must be a great gourmet! I can't believe earthworms can produce such large quantities of food!"
Amelia exclaimed.
The female colleague said, "This is the emergency food reserve we recently received. With this food, no one in this city will starve to death for at least a month."
Amelia's face froze instantly, snapping her back from the dreamlike deliciousness to the harsh reality.
She popped the half-eaten earthworm into her mouth and chewed it, then gave the rest back. "It tastes so good..."
"I really hope that our starving people in China can also eat food like this..."
My female colleague carefully put away the dried earthworms. "Is the famine also very serious where you are now?"
"Yes," Amelia, leaning against the wall and half-squatting down. "Although I don't have the authority to know the specifics, I do know that the famine is very serious."
"Where we live, starving people are driven across the border or into the depths of no-man's-lands, where they are left unattended. Some even imprison them as reserves..."
As Amelia spoke, she became weak and helpless.
Sitting on the ground, hands resting on his knees. "We only have a little over 30 million people left in our country..."
More than 30 million people have food.
The female colleague understood the implied meaning.
A person who has no food or is neither able nor entitled to obtain food cannot be considered a "person" at all.
She swallowed hard.
"That sounds terrifying."
"Yes, that's why I wanted to save those people. They shouldn't be bombed, they shouldn't be driven out, and they shouldn't become someone else's reserves!"
As she continued, Amelia was gritting her teeth.
It's their family matter after all.
The female colleague didn't say much, so she could only offer a few words of comfort and tell her to take it easy.
Ten minutes passed, and Amelia regained her composure on her own.
The two continued to stroll around the city.
soon.
Amelia then arrived at the location of the free clinic she had skipped that day. According to the introduction, this free clinic was a large-scale operation covering the entire country.
There was still a long queue, and compared to before, the queue had been expanded to include small stools, fans, sunshades, and other sun protection and cooling gear.
Upon arriving here, Amelia recalled the portable X-ray testing vehicle she had seen that day. She bypassed the queue and went straight to the back of the medical team, carefully analyzing the special vehicles in front of her. She quickly confirmed her guess from that day.
These vehicles are indeed various specialized medical testing vehicles, equipped with testing instruments that are hard to find even in ordinary hospitals in their area.
Moreover, she noticed a strange phenomenon.
Those were the doctors and nurses providing free medical consultations at the event; they were generally quite young, appearing to be only around thirty years old.
Over the past thirty years, all countries have been deeply affected by global unrest, and all sectors have collapsed. Apart from farmers, talent in other industries has almost completely disappeared.
Why are there so many doctors here?
Are the doctors providing free clinics in other cities also this young?
What's even stranger is that there were several foreigners like her mixed in with them. And what's even stranger is that among these foreign doctors, some spoke English, some German, and some French...
Most patients need to wear a small earpiece to communicate with their doctor.
Why are there foreign doctors at these domestic medical outreach clinics?