"I'll take 3 buns, two with fresh meat and one with sauce. Are they hot? Are the ingredients fresh?"
"Of course, I use equipment and materials purchased from the Gourmet Association here, guaranteeing both taste and safety. Three for a dollar, do you need it to go?"
With that, the shop owner pointed to the wall behind him, where the "Gourmet Association B-level gourmet shop (Xing Wang Bun Shop)" certificate hung.
The Gourmet Association? Lu Ping'an took the buns, sensing something subtly amiss.
But after asking a few questions, his expression grew even more puzzled.
"... The Church, it even gets involved in things like this?"
The Ancient City Gourmet Association was, in fact, a subsidiary of a church under the "King of Harvest and Gourmet," one of the four Common Proper Gods.
At least half the individual investors in the city were involved, having their qualifications certified and rated.
