```
October 17, 2029, night.
Even though it was already winter back home, the temperature in Indonesia was still high enough to cause heatstroke. Xiang Shan continued his routine, preparing a plate of cream cake and a glass of soda with ice, and sat down in the canteen to read the printed documents.
Although there was a dedicated data room, the reading area there prohibited eating. Strong-smelling drinks were also not allowed. Soon, scholars started using the mysteriously appearing chocolate wrappers every day to debate the rationality of this regulation—after all, long periods of intense thinking can be quite draining. But Xiang Shan still felt uncomfortable consuming substances like sugar and caffeine in that place.
Anyway, after nine o'clock, the canteen was very quiet.
And there was an unlimited amount of self-service food available.
