This was because the Imperial City's nutrient liquid wasn't just supplied to the Imperial Capital Survival Base; it was also sold to several other survival bases.
They didn't just sell nutrient liquid within its shelf life. They also sold the expired kind, since other survival bases had large populations of lower-class citizens. With no fresh food, nutrient liquid was one of the few ways to get supplements.
As a result, nutrient liquid sales generated at least one-third of the Imperial Capital Survival Base's annual GDP.
Fu Cheng watched Shen Lu stand up. He wanted to speak, but his tongue seemed to betray him, stiff and unable to form a sound.
"Little Deer." Just before Shen Lu went into her room, his tongue finally loosened, and he called out her name urgently.
Shen Lu didn't even turn her head. She didn't want to listen to Fu Cheng's reasoning. "It's late. I'm tired."
