As the year draws to a close, the exchange is bustling with activity, and people are coming and going at various trading booths.

"Soft and smooth snow rabbit fur, whole pelts! Five whole pelts and one crystal core each, take them all! Processed roe deer pelts, glossy and smooth~ one pelt, one crystal core~"

"I'll take all five rabbit pelts and the roe deer pelt."

Lou Jia squatted in front of the stall without haggling, and readily handed the crystal core to the owner.

Upon seeing Lou Jia's familiar face, the shopkeeper immediately smiled and asked, "Mr. Lou, did you buy this for your child again?"

"Um."

“I was cleaning the furs after hunting before the last snowfall, and some seeds fell on them. Here you go.”

After saying that, he gave Lou Jia a small packet of seeds that he was carrying in his arms.

Lou Jia's wood-type ability is considered rare in the base. Everyone basically knows the few wood-type ability users who are indispensable for food production in the entire base.

"I can't accept this..."

"Hey! I'm not using them for anything. Giving them to you to research what kind of seeds they are won't do us any good. You can plant them for fun. If they actually grow into something good, you can sell them to me cheaply if you want."

"Okay, thank you." Lou Jia didn't refuse any more and accepted the gift, saying only, "If anything good grows, I'll give you a portion first."

After accepting the seeds from the boss, Lou Jia took the hide and continued his New Year's shopping spree.

Since the base underwent a sudden reform in late autumn, with a large number of new leaders being replaced, the overall sense of happiness among the residents of the base has increased significantly.

Various regulations within the base have been changed, and the control over the movement of residents and goods within the base is much more relaxed than before.

Prices of various necessities and food have also dropped steadily and orderly, allowing everyone to finally relax and buy more by the end of the year.

"Mutant wild boar meat, stamped by the quarantine bureau! Only ten crystal cores from a whole head!"

"Damn! Boss, you're really ruthless! Before, this pig only gave you two crystal cores, and now you're multiplying the price several times over!"

The pig vendor refused to budge on the price, shouting defiantly, "Where is my price unfair? Before the reforms, a pig usually cost this much. It's almost Chinese New Year, and in the dead of winter, is it easy to get two pigs?"

Besides, with the Lunar New Year approaching, wouldn't a whole fresh pork belly be delicious braised, stewed, or grilled?! Haven't you all been eating too much cured pork lately and getting a sore throat?

The pig seller retorted, leaving the superhuman who was trying to bargain speechless.

"Only two pigs! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Seeing a crowd gathered around but no one buying, the owner wasn't in a hurry; he just kept shouting.

Mingmei stood in the crowd with Mu Chen and asked curiously, "Wasn't it forbidden to leave the city to search for supplies after the snow? Where did this wild boar come from?"

"I heard that a patrol team encountered them while patrolling outside the city. These wild boars were a couple with a bunch of piglets, and I heard that the piglets were all caught and put in a pig farm to be raised for slaughter."

The two large ones were shot dead on the spot by the patrol team. After quarantine, they were allowed to keep them and sell them; the proceeds would be given as a reward to the patrol team that had spotted the wild boars that day.

Before Mu Chen could answer, the onlookers started talking, and Mingmei kept marveling at how lucky these people were.

"It's amazing to encounter a mutated wild boar outside the base; this boar has even run all the way here!"

"That's right! Luckily, they were all mutated wild boars. If we had encountered zombie boars... oh dear! I can't even think about it!"

Hearing the surrounding conversation, Mu Chen's eyes flickered slightly, but he remained silent.

Mingmei, however, turned directly to Mu Chen and said, "How about we buy one? We can share it with Lu Gui and Lou Jia later."

Since Mingmei had said so, Mu Chen pulled himself out of his thoughts, smiled and nodded in agreement. After paying for the crystal cores, Mu Chen arranged a "delivery to his door" time with the pig vendor, to which the vendor agreed.

Actually, Mingmei and her team came to the exchange not to buy anything, but to see how well their team's products were doing.

"Lu Xiaoyao and Zhen Po arrived very early this morning, but I haven't seen them all day."

Mingmei looked around for a long time, but couldn't see them. (M.cascoo.net)

"Did business go badly again and he went home and became withdrawn?"

Every time Zhen Po went on a mission, he would bring back a bunch of random things from his space. After they overthrew the old fogies last time, Julian's "father" took over, and the trading of goods in the exchange became much easier. Zhen Po finally decided to sell the "treasures" in his space.

Mingmei and the others supported Zhen Po selling things, but as for him asking Lu Xiaoyao to sell things together... it wasn't that Mingmei lacked confidence in them, but in reality, they always started with high prices and ended with low prices.

Although they confidently assured her that they would make her rich, Mingmei still had some doubts.

Every time they sell something, don't they always promise to make you rich?

“I heard Zhen Po say that they needed to prepare some things in advance for this sale, so I went out early this morning. They also said that the more people there are, the better the sale will be.”

As soon as Mu Chen answered, a domineering and intense spicy aroma suddenly filled the air!

"Holy crap! Is there something wrong with my sense of smell?"

The entire exchange erupted in commotion.

"I smell it too! Hot pot!"

"Ahhh, it really is! I smell hot pot! Where is it coming from?!"

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