The queues on the Earth Restaurant's official website are getting longer and longer, and reservations will soon be available five years later. However, this has not affected people's enthusiasm for reservations at all. After all, the Earth Restaurant is unique at the moment, and there is no restaurant that can replace it.
It has become a habit for many people to check how many places their queue number has moved up after getting up every day.
Many people woke up bleary-eyed early that morning, and were immediately awakened by the announcement on the Earth Restaurant's official website. The announcement picture was very beautifully done, with a Q-version of Xiao D wearing a military cap and a serious face, and a line of flying fonts below it read: Map of the Capital Star Store that will be gradually opened from next week.
If you scroll down the picture, you can see countless Earth Restaurant locations marked with red dots.
Little D had already arrived at the restaurant and started to check the announcement.
The restaurant is not maintained by Xiao D alone, but has hired a lot of helpers. For example, the previous announcement was made by the staff who are responsible for maintaining the official website and publishing information. In addition, there are several human waiters, who don't need to serve tea and water, but some elderly customers have more trust in humans.
What remains are a large number of low-level cleaning and maintenance AIs, all of which, at Xiao D's suggestion, were old models selected from the AI recycling factory, saving them from the fate of being scrapped.
Little A hadn't upgraded yet at that time. After hearing about this, he was excited to go to the restaurant to help. If the scrapped intelligent computers could do the work, so could he. But when he went to the restaurant, he found that the levels of all the scrapped intelligent computers were much higher than his. Little A realized his own nature as a small piece of trash. When he heard these intelligent computers talk about the terrible things in the recycling factory, he was so scared that he immediately hid behind Lin Yi and trembled three times.
In other words, Lin Yi did not participate too much in the site selection and operation of the Earth Restaurant. Of course, neither the military nor Xiao D would think that Lin Yi was dispensable because of this. After all, Lin Yi still gave them two new dishes to refer to every day.
Lin Yi has eaten fewer and fewer dishes that he can describe how they are cooked, but he can accurately describe the taste and ingredients, as well as the cooking methods. As for how much seasoning to put in and the cooking time, Xiao D has already mastered a large part of the rules and can start to deduce them by himself. And because the user base of Earth Restaurant is huge, the feedback on taste is richer and more detailed, which is also of great help to Xiao D.
According to its design characteristics, through repeated reinforcement and learning, it won't be long before Xiao D will be able to start developing new dishes based on the imperial taste and the unique ingredients here.
When the announcement of the Earth Restaurant was made, the original reservations for the main restaurant were immediately distributed. Those who originally had to wait for one or two years or even three or four years to get a seat were suddenly reduced to one to three months. This big jump made many people almost cry out of emotion.
The military had no objection to this kind of industrial expansion, and even when Xiao D submitted the report a few days ago, they were completely welcoming.
The share of revenue from a single Earth restaurant that goes to the military is not very noticeable. After all, the First Legion's military is backed by the Williams family, who own numerous businesses. The revenue from Earth restaurants cannot have much of a name. But now that Earth restaurants are doing well, if tens of thousands of them open together, the share that goes to the military alone will be an extremely considerable income.
Apart from the portion given to the military, the rest, including Xiao D's share, were all placed under Lin Yi's name. As an intelligent computer, Xiao D could not have his own independent account, so although Lin Yi allowed him to keep his earnings separately, it could only be placed under the name of Lin Yi, the guardian, as a sub-card.
But little D doesn't care about it, and he doesn't hide who he supports.
The revenue from the Earth Restaurant, which was expected to continue to experience explosive growth, and the revenue from the release of new songs instantly filled Lin Yi's bank account to the point where he could enter the rich club.
The three major families have power and money, and the wealth accumulated from various industries almost controls half of the empire. But this is only the wealth that those in power can have. Although the side branches of these families can be prosperous, the money they have is not much comparable to what Lin Yi has now.
Inside the military training ground.
Lin Yi had just left the virtual training environment created for him by the intelligent computer. When the glass cover faded away, he turned around and saw Qin Nuo sitting in the waiting area.
Qin Nuo was rarely dressed casually, and he stood up when he saw Lin Yi coming out.
Lin Yi had just come out of training, his body was covered in sweat, and there was a faint smell of pheromones, so faint that Lin Yi himself was not aware of it. If Qin Nuo's five senses were not much better than those of ordinary people, he probably would not have felt anything at this moment.
But there was indeed a little bit of pheromone smell that could be ignored that drifted into the air along with Lin Yi's sweat. The smell was sweet, like the scent of wet little flowers that poked their heads out from the grass after the rain.
Qin Nuo was a little distracted. Taking advantage of this moment, Lin Yi suddenly made a move, using all his fighting skills to attack Qin Nuo directly.
His movements were fast, and his force broke through the air, but Qin Nuo dodged before he could touch him. Lin Yi became interested, and turned around to fight again. The two fought back and forth from the center of the training ground to the center of the training ground.
However, the so-called fight was just Lin Yi's moves and Qin Nuo's resolutions. Judging from the calm expression on Qin Nuo's face, Lin Yi did not really pose any threat to him.
Lin Yi was not discouraged. He took a few steps forward and raised his legs, but he seemed to lose his balance and fell backwards. Qin Nuo's face changed slightly, and he immediately reached out to support Lin Yi. However, he did not expect that after Lin Yi held his hand, he took advantage of the situation, flipped over, and threw Qin Nuo to the ground, and then rode on him.
As the two of them got closer, the smell of pheromones on Lin Yi's body wafted towards Qin Nuo's nose again.
Lin Yi touched Qin Nuo's face and smiled slightly: "All is fair in war, so I still win."
Qin Nuo came back to his senses and realized that Lin Yi had just faked a fall to set him up. He couldn't help but laugh, but he didn't care about Lin Yi's cunning. "Your skills are already very good, but you are a little limited by your physical strength."
"Well, there is nothing I can do about it," Lin Yi thought for a while, "unless there is some potion that can change my physique and break through the limitations of omega."
Lin Yi looked quite serious when he said this, but to Qin Nuo, his idea was a little scary.
"Breaking through the limitations of omega...?"
"I think with the current level of technology, you should be able to transform me into an alpha or something like that, right?" Lin Yi lowered his eyes and met Qin Nuo's eyes. He clearly saw the flash of panic in Qin Nuo's eyes at that moment.
Anyone would say that Lin Yi is capable as he can make the marshal show such an expression.
Lin Yi also laughed out loud because of this. He bent down and kissed Qin Nuo on the mouth, and continued to joke with him, "AA love is illegal in the empire. This is a bit difficult to deal with."
Qin Nuo's face was filled with a tangled expression, and finally he couldn't help but persuade Lin Yi: "Perhaps this idea is worth considering again?"
Lin Yi was so happy that he fell beside Qin Nuo, "I was just joking. I have no objection to the identity of an omega."
Qin Nuo turned his head and saw the scar on Lin Yi's neck. In fact, there is a scar removal medicine that can perfectly cover this scar, but Lin Yi has never used it once, and he has always let this scar exist.
Qin Nuo had seen the tea advertisement of Lin Yi, and the Lin Yi in that advertisement and the Lin Yi now were indeed two different people. Therefore, Qin Nuo had thought more than once about how much of a blow and change Lin Yi's past experience had had on him.
"You don't have to worry about the Song family. You can do whatever you want."
Qin Nuo knew that Lin Yi was now acting with plans and tactics, so it might not be the best idea for him to intervene directly.
Lin Yi smiled at him and said, "I know that if I need any help, I will ask you without hesitation."
Lin Yi and Qin Nuo actually don't have much time together. It is a rare experience in recent times to be able to talk quietly side by side in the training ground like now.
Therefore, the news that the two were together was basically known only to a circle of close friends, and there was no channel for it to be leaked out.
Lin Yi knew that dating in the public eye was not a particularly comfortable experience, so he preferred to keep a low profile. Qin Nuo did want to make it public, but he was afraid that Mrs. Williams would stop him. With her domineering personality, she might make a fuss, and most of the damage would be attributed to Lin Yi. This was something Qin Nuo didn't want to see, so he could only hold back until it was handled properly.
"Would you like to go home with me to meet my mother?" Qin Nuo asked Lin Yi, "I want her to know more about you."
He had been brewing this idea in his mind for a long time. In fact, Qin Nuo wanted to ask Lin Yi on the day they first got together, but he felt that it would be too rash to ask at that time, so he held it back. Now that he thought about it, it was about time.
"Your mother?" Lin Yi was slightly surprised, but then he thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
"I will be with you throughout the whole process, so don't worry." Qin Nuo said.
Everyone in the circle had heard of Mrs. Williams's reputation, so Qin Nuo's tone at this time was somewhat soothing.
Lin Yi smiled because of this, and nodded: "I'm not worried."
He was not a shy or timid person, so there was no way a noble lady would scare Lin Yi.
The news of their relationship was not spread, which caused mixed reactions from all parties.
Except for the parties involved, Mrs. Williams assumed that Qin Nuo and Lin Yi's relationship was not serious, so she was satisfied and did not take Lin Yi too seriously. From the perspective of Song Shu and Ye Jin, they were worried for a while. They saw Lin Yi and Qin Nuo's intimate behavior at the royal dinner and thought that their relationship had developed.
Lin Yi alone would not be difficult for them to deal with, but if Qin Nuo was added, as long as Qin Nuo was willing to help Lin Yi a little, their life would be a lot more difficult.
But after such a long time, there was no news of Qin Nuo having any contact with Lin Yi, and Mrs. Williams' attitude towards Lin Yi was completely hostile and contemptuous. Song Shu and Ye Jin had completely settled down.
If there really was something between the two of them, or if Lin Yi really hooked up with Qin Nuo, Song Shu felt that he should be eager to announce it to the world, and then turn around to deal with her.
But Lin Yi seemed to have forgotten about this matter. Thinking from their perspective, Song Shu and Ye Jin both felt that there was only one possibility, that is, Lin Yi was just bluffing at the royal dinner before, and it was estimated that he did not climb up to Qin Nuo's high branch after the dinner, so he had to restrain himself.
And according to the feedback from the North District Police Station to Song Shu, Lin Yi has applied to them for investigation many times and his attitude has been very sincere. It seems that there is no other way.
The cases being held up by the North District Police Department are not just the one involving Lin Yi's personal injury. The subsequent cases, including the one involving Archie and the food poisoning case at the Earth Restaurant, are also secretly handled by the North District Police Department. The progress of the investigations has now been suspended, and the results of the investigations have not been released to the outside world.
No matter how angry and passionate the netizens were, it didn’t take long for these things to be forgotten. If they were left alone for a while longer, they would gradually become something that not many people would remember even if someone mentioned it.
This is an inevitable result, and the North District Police Station has handled this case more than once.
Thinking of this, Song Shu and Ye Jin were more than relieved. The relaxation after the negative emotions from the previous period was completely reversed and turned into resentment towards Lin Yi again.
For someone who has never been bullied, it is rare to accept a small grievance, which is no different from the sky falling. If Song Shu does not return this little anger, she will not feel comfortable.
The person she wanted to suppress should not stand up. It was wrong for Song Shu to let Lin Yi enjoy the glory now. However, from the practical point of view, Song Shu knew that she could no longer crush Lin Yi as easily as before.
But as long as Lin Yi cannot establish a relationship with the Williams family, Song Shu has no need to be afraid of him. Thinking this through, Song Shu felt proud.
Let’s get back to Lin Yi.
Qin Nuo asked him to meet Mrs. Williams, and Lin Yi agreed. The two then parted ways at the training ground, each driving their own aircraft to start a new day of work.
The information about Yinyue Entertainment that Qi Ming gave to Lin Yi originally consisted of only a list, without any detailed information.
But a lot of tricks can be seen from this list. Even Qi Ming himself found it very strange after reading it.
Therefore, Lin Yi simply explained to him why he wanted this list: "I have a very reasonable suspicion that the people on this list have more or less been sexually harassed by the company's management. They were signed up as a scam from the beginning, and some of them may have even suffered physical harm, like me."
Lin Yi's tone of narration was calm, but Qi Ming was a little frightened, because according to Lin Yi's suspicion, Yinyue Entertainment might not be so clean. However, just from the list, Qi Ming had to admit that Lin Yi's suspicion was very reasonable, and the list itself was wrong enough.
So when Lin Yi hoped that he could get the detailed information of the people on the list, Qi Ming only hesitated for a moment before agreeing. Of course, before agreeing, he still took the time to report to Song Qinsong.
Song Qinsong's reply was also very straightforward, telling Qi Ming that in the future, whenever Lin Yi made a request, he would not need to write a report and could just do it directly.
After hearing this, Qi Ming felt completely relieved. Even if something happened, Song Qinsong was there to take charge, so he wouldn't have to take responsibility.
At night, at the Williams house.
Mrs. Williams was happy when she heard the intelligent computer inform her that Qin Nuo was coming. The two had not communicated much since the last time they talked about Lin Yi, and they did not live in the same building on weekdays. If Qin Nuo did not come over on his own initiative, their interactions would be very limited.
However, this feeling of joy did not last long, because Qin Nuo stated his purpose as soon as he arrived. He just came to ask Mrs. Williams if she was free at the weekend, and if she was free, he would meet with Lin Yi.
"I hope you can understand Lin Yi better and get along well with him." Qin Nuo said.
The meaning of this sentence is very clear. If Lin Yi was really just an insignificant person, Qin Nuo would definitely not say this.
Although Mrs. Williams was unhappy about this, she frowned and nodded: "I understand."
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It has been nearly ten days since Lin Yi released her new song. During these ten days, the explosive popularity on the Internet has begun to dissipate, but this does not mean that the popularity has completely passed. It is just that the popularity has gradually transformed into a wider impact, from the Internet to the real world.
However, at this time, Lin Yi neither accepted any media interviews nor released any updates, appearing to be very low-key.
However, in this low-key atmosphere of Lin Yi, director Fred suddenly announced a piece of news excitedly. He will start shooting a new movie at the end of the year. It has been confirmed that Lin Yi will be the lead actor and the soundtrack will also be composed by Lin Yi. Other than that, everything else is kept secret for the time being.
When Fred released this news, he did not hide his admiration and affection for Lin Yi in his tone and praised him highly again.
Fred not only knew that Lin Yi could perform what he wanted, but also knew how many invitations Lin Yi should have at that time. Generally speaking, newcomers like Lin Yi, who were young and popular, would not choose to work with Fred. After all, he was notoriously difficult to deal with and had a strange temper. And his movies were not profitable. The ones that really made money were TV series like Empire of Empire.
But unexpectedly, Lin Yi took the initiative to find Fred and expressed his desire to cooperate. How could Fred not agree? He was so happy that he couldn't help smiling.
Everyone has witnessed Lin Yi's performance in "Into the Badlands" last time, so the collaboration between him and Fred again, and the fact that Lin Yi himself composed the soundtrack, is enough to look forward to.
Lin Yi is very low-key and has not expressed anything in public, but the account of Lin Yi's fan club will still regularly update some of Lin Yi's dynamics, whether it is photos or short videos, the business is very attentive and maintains a high level of fan enthusiasm.
The number of Lin Yi's fans has increased during this period, and the fan activity has also reached the top. Even if he himself has no dynamics, fans can still gather together to eat food and become a Lin Yi fan.
After all, since the release of "Badlands" and the release of new songs, no one can say that Lin Yi has no talent.
With more active fans, more people defending Lin Yi naturally increase, and some haters' behaviors that were previously tolerated are now becoming unbearable. The battle between fans and haters takes place almost every day, and Lin Yi's fans undoubtedly have the upper hand in terms of numbers.
The so-called negative information about Lin Yi was just some vague accusations without any actual evidence, but now it was all considered as slander. In addition, Xi Qingyu, Song Shu, and Ye Jin were all dragged down and beaten by their fans.
Of course, it is impossible for simple fans to be so targeted and directional. Wei Que often led his team to secretly interfere and guide the public opinion.
Xi Qingyu is a smooth person, so there is not much that can be mocked about him. Ye Jin rarely appears in public, so at most he is mocked as a gigolo, but there is no other hard evidence.
Only Song Shu had a lot of evidence to prove her arrogance, and there were many inconsistencies in her remarks, pretending to be magnanimous but actually targeting Lin Yi. Now all these things were brought up and she received a lot of greetings.
"Anyway, I don't believe that Song Shu could be injured by an omega like Lin Yi when she was out. And if Lin Yi is really that powerful, would he be injured in the glands in return? And it's a complete damage, the kind of damage that affects fertility. If it wasn't intentional damage to the glands, I don't believe it would be so accurate. Depriving a young omega of his fertility is so abominable and heinous that it's hard to describe."
"If what Song Shu said is true, it was Lin Yi who wanted to hurt her, and in the process of stopping her, she hurt Lin Yi instead, this statement is indeed very far-fetched. How did he stop her? Did he hold Lin Yi down and then directly dig out the gland? The thought of it is terrifying, and that's how I feel now."
"Not to mention the overwhelming public opinion at the beginning, I don't believe it was not a deliberate manipulation of suppression."
Most of the casual fans are fence-sitters, and they only listen to whichever side has the loudest voice. Seeing that public opinion began to completely lean towards Lin Yi, Song Shu could no longer sit still. Even though Lin Yi's fans' doubts about Song Shu were actually largely true, it felt terrible to be doubted, and Song Shu could not tolerate such accusations.
After confirming with the North District Police Station that all relevant evidence had been cleared, Song Shu felt at ease and posted a status as a response to the incident.
"I have been forced to respond to the dispute with Lin Yi on many occasions, and have also faced many untrue speculations. During this period, my family and I have been greatly affected. I don't know who is behind this, but I hope that things will end here. This is the last time I respond to this matter. I am fully responsible for all my previous remarks. I also hope that the police can give me the results of the investigation as soon as possible and give me a proof. Unfortunately, there is no investigation result for this case for various reasons. Even so, I would like to thank all the police officers for their hard work in the investigation. As for the accusation that I abused my power to bully others, I will resolve it through legal procedures, because the facts are exactly the opposite of what you think."
There is a picture below the text. Under the light, the shadows of the angel and the devil appear opposite. The angel's shadow is a devil, while the devil's shadow is a cowering angel.
Song Shu's post contained a lot of information, but some netizens immediately extracted the key content.
"So what this means is that what Song Shu said before was true. She didn't bully others, but Lin Yi bullied her? The police station's investigation was not made public and was not continued because of Lin Yi?"
Lin Yi’s fans naturally reacted excitedly.
"Bullshit! You, Song Shu, are the daughter of the Song family, a noble lady. What can Lin Yi rely on? You are really good at confusing right and wrong."
"Ugh, this peerless white lotus is really disgusting. No wonder she is so cruel and now she is farting."
Song Shu's fans immediately responded with ridicule, and they were well prepared.
"Lin Yi's fans are so stupid, or they just like to lie. Why don't they go and see what the relationship is between the Earth Restaurant and Lin Yi? Even if someone who can open a restaurant with the military was once a civilian, who can say he is a civilian now?"
This sentence is indeed correct literally. Even the most ignorant people know that the military balances the power core of the entire empire. If the military wants, it can even overthrow the current aristocracy of the empire and reshape the entire upper class.
Anyone associated with the military can enjoy the shade under a big tree.
The fact that Lin Yi has a relationship with the Earth Restaurant is no secret. In fact, a lot of information related to Lin Yi can be seen on the official website of the Earth Restaurant, and Lin Yi's name is also directly on the list of managers.
Although Song Shu did not explicitly mention the military, she clearly implicated them. Even if the military was directly involved in the case between her and Lin Yi, they would not be able to find anything because the evidence had been completely destroyed and even the possibility of technical recovery had been cut off.
Besides, it was just a part of the operation. The military might not have any deep relationship with Lin Yi, and it was not certain whether they would protect him. Song Shu threw this bucket of water over, which triggered a wave of public opinion, and it was very likely that the military would choose to distance themselves from Lin Yi in order to get out of this public opinion. Once that happened, Lin Yi would have to bear the consequences.
Anyway, no matter what the result is, Song Shu doesn't think there is any risk to herself, and there will never be any discussion about this matter in the future. Even if the negative information about Lin Yi is fabricated, it will become an established fact and follow him all the way.
Once one person said something, two more people said it, and soon the military was dragged into the dispute between the fans.
The possibility Song Shu mentioned was not impossible in the eyes of many people. In addition, Qin Nuo's connection with the military often brought him popularity. Qin Nuo's fans, who were very dissatisfied with Lin Yi after the royal dinner, also came forward and joined the crusade against Lin Yi.
"Isn't it clear what Lin Yi is up to? He has to be very scheming to post anonymously, and he even used this identity to get close to the marshal. If the marshal wasn't so nice, he would have thrown him off on the spot. He's a man who wants to cling to power, so we should know for sure."
"I really don't know what he's thinking. As an omega, he's so angry even though he can't have children. I think he deserves it. What's the use of a monster who can't have children? The marshal won't even look at him."
The last part is always the same old story, always coming back to the fact that Lin Yi is infertile. In recent years, due to the decline in the empire's population, the fertility and value of omegas have been repeatedly emphasized. Losing this ability is a recognized pain point for an omega, and to make the other party suffer, it is natural to poke it repeatedly.
The author has something to say: Yesterday’s update and today’s update are combined together, good night.