Chapter 81 - 81: Cultural Victory
The dissatisfaction in the Cornel Kingdom had been building for quite some time.
Even when the other nations of the continent embraced the Empire's culture and interactions thrived, the Cornel Kingdom maintained a lukewarm attitude towards exchanges with the Empire.
Even though it has been nearly five years since processed foods were introduced by the White Tower, the citizens of the Cornel Kingdom have hardly felt that enthusiasm.
If that were all, it would be one thing, but the Cornel Kingdom has clearly delineated social classes through food.
Farmers could only eat dark rye or barley bread made from coarse grains, while the soft white bread was reserved for the nobility or upper class.
In the Cornel Kingdom, food was not merely something to satisfy hunger; it was a symbol of 'class.'
The emergence of processed foods had widened the gap between these classes even further.
The Cornel Kingdom showed a lukewarm response to importing processed foods, but the upper class enjoyed the processed foods obtained from other countries and did not share them with the common people.
That period lasted a full five years. Even a poor harvest occurred, causing the supply of bread, a staple for the common people, to plummet, and the price of bread skyrocketed.
During that time when silent grievances were piling up, the savior that appeared was none other than Nuclear Fire Chicken Noodles.
To the starving common people, Nuclear Fire Chicken Noodles was not just food; It was life and a source of joy.