Chapter 3 The most interesting item in the points mall—storage space…

Lu Xuan looked up at her and said coldly, "I hunted the prey, and I can keep as many as I want. If you're not going to trade, then get out of my way."

Su Ying's exceptionally bright and alluring eyes widened slightly, unable to believe that a man could be so clueless about romance.

Isn't she pretty enough? Isn't her voice endearing enough?

You should know that in the past, when she used the same attitude to deal with other men, those men with no self-control would easily be seduced and become dizzy.

If she were to say a few sweet words in a soft voice, she could make those lecherous men melt to the bone, and they would do any work without a second thought.

I thought this time would go smoothly, but I unexpectedly ran into a wall!

Su Ying bit her pink lips with a wronged expression, but inwardly she was secretly annoyed.

Lu Xuan used to be a fool who didn't understand romance, and now that he's recovered, he's still a blockhead. He's truly hopeless!

Li Jing and Zhang Chengming looked at each other, neither of them saying a word.

They had heard about Su Ying's usual behavior, and seeing her delicate demeanor, they knew that she must have relapsed into her old ways and wanted to coax Lu Xuan into cutting more meat for her so that he could take advantage of her.

The aunt behind them in line urged impatiently, "Are you going to buy it or not? There are still a lot of people waiting behind you. Stop dawdling."

"That's right, don't waste our time."

"Do you think everyone is like you, completely dependent on men and not having to do anything themselves?"

Seeing the unfriendly expressions of the women in the queue, Su Ying gritted her teeth and turned to Lu Xuan in a soft voice, saying, "Please give me five catties of pork leg meat and two catties of spare ribs. Thank you, Brother Lu."

Lu Xuan ignored Su Ying's persistent flirtatious glances, expressionlessly handed her the meat, and gestured for her to move aside so as not to delay the people behind her.

Su Ying: "..."

The viewers in the live stream were practically laughing their heads off at this point.

[This streamer is truly throwing herself at an idiot; she's single by choice! Hahaha]

[I never expected watching a streamer share meat could turn into such a show, wow, amazing!]

[This girl is quite pretty, does the streamer really not have any feelings for her?]

[Judging from her hairstyle, she's clearly married. You can't mess with a married woman; the anchor was right to maintain a proper distance!]

[I hate hypocrites! Well done, streamer!]

After dismissing Su Ying, Lu Xuan spent another half an hour dividing the meat.

Except for a few families who were better off and exchanged ten or more kilograms of meat at once, most other families exchanged three to five kilograms each.

The offal and the large bones with some meat deliberately left were sold or given away by Lu Xuan to impoverished families who consisted mostly of the elderly and weak.

As for the foreleg meat, Lu Xuan gave it to Li Jing and Zhang Chengming respectively.

The village chief and the Zhang family, who were neighbors, had often helped the Lu family.

Now that he's here and has the ability, he should naturally repay the Lu family in some way.

Seeing this, none of the other villagers felt resentful; instead, they thought Lu Xuan was kind and honest, and their opinion of him grew even stronger.

Li Jing and Zhang Chengming couldn't refuse and finally had to accept the meat, but they were thinking about bringing some supplies back to the Lu family after they got home.

The Lu family isn't well-off either; they can't just take such a huge benefit for nothing.

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The villagers took the meat and dispersed one after another. Lu Xuan carried the remaining wild boar and the supplies he had exchanged back to his yard.

Seeing that he was going to continue dealing with the wild boar, Lu Qing offered to help again.

Lu Xuan said, "Sister, it's getting late. We should prepare lunch. Brother-in-law must be starving and waiting for us in the fields."

Lu Qing looked up at the sky and realized it was indeed time to prepare lunch.

Lu Xuan patted his belly. "I'll cook two of the wild rabbits I hunted today for lunch, and also take ten eggs. I'll fry half and make the other half into steamed egg custard. Oh, and make extra rice too."

Lu Qing was dumbfounded. Ten eggs for one meal? What kind of family is this?!

One egg costs one coin, so ten eggs cost ten coins, which is enough to buy two catties of brown rice to feed a family for several days!

The same goes for the rabbits. She saw that each rabbit weighed three pounds. They only cooked two at a time, and there were only a few people in their family. How could they possibly finish them all?

Lu Qing quickly shook her head, "No, no! That's too wasteful!"

Lu Xuan: "I don't need the eggs from home. I've collected a lot of wild eggs in the mountains. Besides, when we were exchanging meat earlier, quite a few families brought eggs to exchange for meat. We don't lack eggs at home now."

Lu Chen, who couldn't contain himself any longer, excitedly told Lu Qing, "Sister, brother collected half a basket of eggs! I counted them, there are more than twenty!"

Lu Qing was surprised and picked up the basket that was placed not far away. "So many?"

Including those brought over from other people, there are more than sixty in total!

Lu Xuan said, "So don't be reluctant to part with them; the eggs are meant to be eaten."

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Qing compromised and said, "How about we just make one rabbit, that'll be enough?"

Lu Xuan said helplessly, "I have a big appetite. I've never been full before. Today I want to eat more. One isn't enough."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing immediately stopped trying to persuade her.

Considering that Lu Xuan had brought back both the eggs and the meat, and since he wanted to eat them, why not let him? So, suppressing her heartache, she nodded and said, "Okay! I'll make them for you!"

When Lu Chen learned that there would be meat and eggs for lunch, his eyes lit up with joy, showing no trace of the composure he had been trying to maintain. He excitedly said, "I'll go get the firewood and start the fire in the stove right now!"

The viewers in the live stream also got excited.

[Are we finally getting to one of the highlights of the live stream: the mukbang segment?! We've been waiting for so long!]

[And today there's a big dish! Finally, it's not the plain porridge and side dishes of the past few days. It's such a relief!]

Although interstellar civilizations possess exceptionally advanced technology, due to the unique radiation in the universe, the soil and flora and fauna of most habitable planets have mutated, rendering them unusable for cultivation and consumption.

People can only extract useful elements from it through technological means to make nutritional supplements. The ability to eat natural food only came about a hundred years ago after the development of live streaming systems and their deployment to various dimensions. Moreover, the quantity is scarce, and any food that appears on the market is snapped up in minutes.

A meal made from natural ingredients at a restaurant can easily cost tens of thousands of star coins, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary interstellar citizens.

What to do if you crave something but can't get it?

Naturally, one can only watch those who can afford it livestreaming and sharing their "desire to quench thirst by looking at plums".

However, those who can afford to eat are generally from privileged backgrounds, and not many are willing to do live streaming. Therefore, the real reason why food live streaming expanded in the end was the superior environment of dimensional live streaming.

Seeing the audience's joyful mood as if it were New Year's Day, Lu Xuan simply switched the live stream's perspective to the kitchen, letting them personally supervise the wait for lunch.

He then opened the system operation page.

This page has four icons: Live Stream, Shop, Messages, and My Backend.

My backend allows me to view various data, including the number of followers, points redeemed, live stream replays, and achievements. The last one is currently grayed out and cannot be clicked.

Lu Xuan skipped over the other functions and directly clicked on the points redemption icon.

Here, you can exchange the gifts you receive in the live stream for points, which are the currency used to purchase items in the points mall.

For the past two days, he stayed in the village to familiarize himself with the basic situation. His live stream content was uninteresting, the food was poor, and his popularity hovered around a thousand viewers online. He only had two or three hundred followers, and the number of people sending gifts was negligible.

Today was different; not only did our popularity increase significantly, but we also received many gifts while hunting.

Are you sure you want to redeem the gift for system points? Please enter the specific amount.

Lu Xuan chose to redeem all of them.

[Redeemed.]

Current total points: 120.

The exchange rate between gifts and points is 10 to 1, so 120 points means he has received gifts worth 1,200 star coins so far.

For a newcomer, this number is not small.

Seeing that his account balance was finally no longer zero, Lu Xuan opened the points mall.

The points mall offers many items from interstellar civilizations.

The items are divided into several categories based on their different uses, including food, clothing, medical supplies, daily necessities, transportation, weapons, entertainment, etc. It can be said that almost everything is available. However, most of the items in these categories are currently grayed out and cannot be unlocked, so you can't see the specific price or buy them.

Currently, each category only has one or two items available for purchase, such as nutritional supplements in the food category, common household medicines in the medical category, basic men's and women's clothing in the clothing category, and tables, chairs, benches, etc. in the daily necessities category.

The prices of items are not high. Medicine costs 20 points per dose, and you can choose from cold medicine, anti-inflammatory drugs, and painkillers. Tables and chairs are also generally priced between tens and hundreds of points.

The cheapest option is the nutrient solution, which costs only ten points per vial. Although it only contains 100g, it is enough to provide the energy needed for a day. One vial a day, and only three hundred star coins a month, can guarantee basic survival needs, which is very convenient.

However, convenience and taste are two different things.

Lu Xuan spent thirty points to buy three different flavored nutritional supplements. Almost as soon as he clicked to buy, three nutritional supplements appeared out of thin air in his hand.

The nutrient solution looks a bit like a popsicle, except it's only half the length of a regular popsicle.

Lu Xuan bit into the original flavor and tasted it.

It has a soft texture, tastes like overcooked batter with a lot of water added, but it lacks the grain aroma of batter, is bland and thin... it's not delicious at all.

He then tried two other flavored ones, one fruity and one meaty, and discovered that they were a case of false advertising. They were advertised as fruity and meaty, but in reality, they were full of artificial flavors and not as good as the original flavor.

The only redeeming quality is that it is indeed very filling.

He had done a lot of exercise in the morning and hadn't eaten much, so his stomach was already rumbling with hunger. After taking three nutritional supplements, the hunger that made him want to devour the wild boar in front of him instantly subsided.

However, his appetite is much greater than that of an ordinary person. For an ordinary person in the interstellar world, one stick can last a day, so he must eat at least ten sticks.

Of course, he was just saying it casually and didn't actually intend to buy it to eat.

Is it that chicken, duck, and fish are not tasty, or that beef, lamb, and pork are not fragrant enough?

There are so many natural ingredients waiting for him—things that fly in the sky, swim in the river, and run in the mountains. He's not some random interstellar being; there's no need for him to eat nutritional supplements as his staple food.

He was more interested in other high-tech products possessed by interstellar civilizations than nutrients, such as storage space.

A note from the author:

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