How to Feed an Abyss!

Chapter 67.1 – Carousel

When Lu Tinghan went to check the control room, Shi Yuan wandered around.

He thought that some plants or flowers might grow out of the gravel, and he could pick them and give them to Lu Tinghan. But he searched for a long time and found nothing.

There was a theme restaurant not far away, marked by the skull of a pirate flag. Half of its walls collapsed, Shi Yuan stepped in and saw a few tables and chairs with dust three or four centimeters thick.

The theme colors of the restaurant were black and red.

The tables and chairs were dark red, and the front desk was black, patchy and mottled. There were still some words on the menu that could be recognized. Shi Yuan saw “Pirate Ship Children’s Set Menu”, “BBQ Pork Chops”, “Cool Lemonade”, and “Beach French Fries”.

He hadn’t heard of these names before, so he tried to imagine them—

“Pop!”

There was a crisp sound above his head, and his tail exploded in fright.

The dim light fell, the only two remaining lights on the top of the restaurant lit up, and the electric current buzzed.

Shi Yuan hugged his tail to comfort it, and glanced out the window. Lu Tinghan was still in the control room, he probably turned on some power.

[Dear customer, hello!]

There was another electronic sound.

Shi Yuan turned his head abruptly.

The power came back, and a small robot that was not broken came to the front desk from the back kitchen. It was chunky and short, and most of its shell was rotten, exposing hideous wires.

The robot’s face was a screen, showing an electronic smiley face, looking at Shi Yuan and saying: [Dear customer, hello, what do you need?]

Shi Yuan was a little surprised: “Hello. I would like to try your pirate ship children’s set meal.”

[Okay, may I ask if you need anything else?]

“No need, thank you.”

The robot turned around and returned to the back kitchen.

The wall of the back kitchen also collapsed. Shi Yuan saw it walking around in the ruins, holding a rotten dinner plate, following the procedure, stopping at the dining cabinet that no longer existed, grabbing the imaginary food, and putting it on the plate.

Finally, it came back with an empty dinner plate and put it on the counter: [Your pirate ship children’s set meal is ready]

Shi Yuan said, “There is nothing here.”

Robot: [I don’t understand what you are talking about – please pay 158 yuan, thank you]

Shi Yuan: ??

Shi Yuan, who only earned 2 yuan an hour, didn’t know that this was the price before the end of the world.

He didn’t know that most of the restaurants in the amusement park slaughtered people’s wallets, and the prices were ridiculously high.

The robot spoke again: [Please pay 158 yuan, thank you.]

Shi Yuan said: “I can’t pay that much for an empty plate ah. I’m really poor, I have a family to feed.”

The expression on the robot’s face changed: [The customer’s refusal to pay has been detected, the eviction will be executed, and the eviction will be executed! Execute judgment! Fire! Capital punishment! War!!!]

It drove straight towards Shi Yuan.

Shi Yuan: ?!

He was just about to escape from the restaurant when he saw the robot stop. The electronic smiley face appeared again, and it said: [Payment has been received, thank you, and I wish you a pleasant meal!]

It returned to the front counter and stood still. The holographic projector above overhead flickered, and the girl in the white dress sat on the front counter, dangling her feet: “Hello, Shi Yuan.”

“Alice!” Shi Yuan was a little surprised, “How can you come here?”

“Have you forgotten, where there is electricity and internet, there will be me.” Alice blinked her green eyes. “You just turned on the power in the area, so I’m here.”

Shi Yuan asked, “Did you pay for me?”

“Well, it doesn’t count, I didn’t really give it money,” Alice said, “Things like data, as long as they don’t violate the three laws of robotics, I can fake them casually.” She looked around. “I have information about this restaurant in my database. Before the end of the world, it was repeatedly rated as the ‘Most Deceptive Restaurant in Fengyang City’, the ‘Top 10 Restaurants with Bad Service’, and the ‘Top 20 Who Eats Here is Stupid’. There has been a scandal of robot waiters beating customers violently, and all the three bosses ran away with their little mistresses.”

Shi Yuan: “Oh…”

He had lingering fears.

“But its lemonade and French fries taste good,” Alice sighed, “It’s a pity that I can’t eat it anymore.”

The light flickered for a while, and Shi Yuan suddenly remembered about electricity and asked Alice, “By the way, do you know how to start the carousel?”

“The power of the carousel has been restored, and you can ride it normally. Your little partner is still testing the equipment.” Alice smiled slyly, “Shi Yuan, are you here for a date?”

“Yes.”

Alice said: “Fengyang Amusement Park is best known for its roller coaster “Alpine Snake” and fireworks. An hour before the park closes, tourists will gather in the central square to watch the park’s fireworks. It’s a dating hotspot, and many couples come to check in.”

Shi Yuan: “Wow! Is it still possible to set off fireworks?”

“No, it has long been impossible,” Alice replied.

“Is there really no way?” Shi Yuan asked, “I really want him to see the fireworks too.”

Alice moved her eyes: “Let me think about it… If there are virtual fireworks, I can still do it. There are two large screens next to the carousel that can be used. As long as you turn on the power for me, you will have fireworks to watch – it depends on whether you are willing to find the power supply, it is quite troublesome.”

“I still have to go.” Shi Yuan looked back, Lu Tinghan was still in the control room. “He’s shown me a lot of things, I want to… give him fireworks.”

“Alright, you come with me.” Alice jumped down from the counter, walked towards the back door of the restaurant, and patted the little robot. “You won’t be able to see me without holographic projection. You follow it, and what it says is what I say.”

Shi Yuan nodded.

Alice looked at him, the data in her eyes were jumping, but there was something… something else.

It was alive and surging.

Alice said, “It would be great if we could see real fireworks. I like fireworks very much.”

So Shi Yuan remembered Alice’s fall.

She was still living on the last day before the end of the world, in the gorgeous summer fireworks.

As soon as she left the restaurant, Alice disappeared. The little robot got her order and led Shi Yuan to walk hard in the ruins. After reaching the rotten wall not far away, it said looking at a pile of rubble: [The power supply is in the back, it’s not very deep buried]

Shi Yuan didn’t have a shovel in his hand, and those scraps could easily scratch his hands. Fortunately, he had a powerful tail, and his scales were not afraid of scratches, poking away stones and rubble layer by layer.

The dust burst, causing people to tear up and cough. There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, he climbed up and down, and then accidentally fell down. His calf hit the steel bar, and he felt a sharp pain. Finally, he reached a small yellow power box.

The power box was crushed to the point of deformation, so he broke the cover with his hands.

“Clang!” With a sound, the entire power supply cover flew out.

The robot said: [Please remove the yellow wire and connect the red wire to port number 3]

Shi Yuan did so.

[Please dial the 3rd, 5th, and 11th buttons on the left]

Shi Yuan did so, but the circuit didn’t work, so they had to try other methods.

It took 20 minutes of tossing around like this before they found the right interface to ensure that the two large screens could light up.

[Congratulations, the circuit has been connected, you can go back] The robot said, [Please pay the service fee this time: 3,500 yuan]

Shi Yuan: ?

Shi Yuan immediately ran away with a whoosh.