After greeting his colleagues in the cafeteria,
Bai Heng passed through a darkened corridor and arrived at the back kitchen.
At this moment, there were no staff left in the kitchen either. Only machines were providing the food.
At one of the counters, a girl in a light green down jacket and a plaid apron was vigorously kneading dough.
Hearing footsteps, the girl turned around. When she saw who it was, joy quickly appeared in her pink-blue eyes.
Bai Heng raised a hand and asked,
"How has your recovery been lately?"
Firefly blinked, her voice gentle as she said,
"The Entropy-Increasing Compound Reagent has had a very noticeable effect. Two injections a day are enough to control the worsening of my condition."
"Mm..." Bai Heng nodded noncommittally.
According to his design and the experimental results,
under normal circumstances, one dose of the Entropy-Increasing Compound Reagent per week should have been enough to stabilize the deterioration of entropy-loss syndrome.
Yet Firefly needed two injections every day.
This showed that her condition was indeed far more severe than that of other patients.
It seemed he had to speed up progress on the second-generation Entropy-Increasing Compound Reagent.
Thinking this, Bai Heng continued,
"You're kneading dough? What are you planning to make?"
"Dumplings... They're a food from a country called Shenzhou, before the Federation was formed. Apparently, they were also called 'Jiaozi,' meaning the changing of the year and the arrival of Jiaozi, symbolizing reunion and fortune," Firefly explained. "So I wanted to make some, but it's my first time, so I'm not very skilled at it."
Bai Heng glanced at the flour on Firefly's face and, after a long silence, said,
"Let's go back."
"Go back?" Firefly tilted her head, somewhat confused.
"I applied for permission to take you out of Entropy Ash