13. Smallville/Gotham: Shipping Box

twenty one.

It is outrageous that no one knows who Superman is, but Jackson has only infinite sympathy for a corporate slave who has been exploited for many years and just escaped from the company and returned to the countryside in recent days.

Ah, capitalism. Ah, America. Look at what the corporations are doing to these young kids, and they don't even have time to read the news!

As the person who pays the most attention to current affairs in Smallville, Jackson criticized the newly established warehouse supermarkets in the neighboring city - they used the advantages of the supply chain to lower the prices of nearby goods a lot, and young people who came to the city to buy things no longer liked his place.

Old Jackson's eyes were full of longing for his former glory, and Aria also expressed her solidarity with JOJA.

"It's okay," the farmer vowed. "That En Corporation will leave, and I'll kick the crap out of its leaders." It's understandable that players lamented that Morris didn't fight his way out of the game himself in the original storyline. Since starting a new game and playing a new mod, it's only natural to do things you couldn't do before. Giving the Joja boss a beating is clearly on the farmer's to-do list.

Jackson was very pleased that the young man thought so. After paying the bill, he asked her to wait for a moment, fiddled around in the dining area for a while, and made a glass of apple juice for Aria.

Dense and light foam appears on the surface of the juice, and the ice cubes sink to the bottom of the cup. The uneven edges of the ice cubes bring up tiny bubbles, and when you shake the cup, you can hear the crisp sound of the ice cubes squeezed together.

Even though it was served in just an ordinary glass, Aria thought it was wonderful.

"Looks like there's more than just apples in there." The farmer, keenly sensing something other than the sweet fruity aroma, took a sip and asked curiously, "What else is in there?"

"Young people have beautiful noses." The grocery store owner had several wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He was no longer young, but he was full of energy when talking about his wife, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

"This is Elena's creative apple juice. She researched many recipes before finding this special ratio. But Elena has been out getting some supplies, so you should be able to see her soon."

Jackson also passed on some tips to the farmer: "If you want to know the secret recipe, why not ask her in person next time? Elena is always happy to share these with polite young people."

Aria nodded obediently, silently memorizing the recipe. The grocery store owner carefully packed her groceries and playfully winked at the farmer.

"Here we value mutual support, and some secret recipes are only shared with friends in Smallville—we still have to have things that big companies can never take away."

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Aria quickly understood what Jackson meant by "helping each other."

Aunt Susan's charges were as fair as ever, 6,000 and a cent, not a cent more or less, leaving Aria no room for bargaining.

"What are you planning on raising?" Susan leaned against the counter, writing out orders. Besides carpentry, she also did repair work, but depending on her craftsmanship, how much work she could do depended on luck. Aria was glad that Susan was free when she found her. "Sweetheart, you really can't stop for a moment."

"A primary barn should only be able to house dairy cows and goats, so I plan to buy a cow first to try." The main reason was that she was a little shy with the strawberry seed capsules she bought at Easter, and after building the barn, she would probably have very little money left, so buying a cow would have to wait until after the strawberries were harvested.

Although she knew that the situation would get better soon, Aria was now obviously penniless after paying the bill.

After Susan finished writing the order, the farmer looked in his wallet, emptied it, and took out a stack of bills. "Should I pay you six thousand, right?"

Aunt Susan, who refused to compromise on the price, waved her hand and pushed the money back. "Sweetheart, this isn't the city. We don't care about cash on delivery. Give it to me when you're done and have the money."

Susan snapped her fingers, as if the money she had just handed over was nothing to her. "I saw your empty wallet. A girl should always keep some money for herself in case of an emergency."

Her handwriting wasn't very good, but Susan always wrote neatly, trying to line up the letters to form a small order record. "Or you could use this money to buy some cattle. You're good at planting, so I thought maybe you have a talent for raising animals as well."

After finishing writing, Susan handed her the list. "Here, this is the receipt, don't lose it. Building a barn isn't difficult, just give me a few days—oh, you mentioned raising cattle?" Susan thought for a moment, then turned and went into the utility room. "I think I have a pitchfork and a milking bucket here!"

Her loud voice stirred up dust in the utility room.

"There's no point in keeping them, you might as well just take them all."

An empty bucket flew out from inside, and Aria caught it quickly, her brain still unable to process this situation - can games be bought on credit now?

Before she could refuse, Susan stepped out with a pitchfork on her shoulder, looking as majestic as a Valkyrie. "And this, honey, don't forget to bring it—you know how to use it, right?"

There was nothing a farmer wouldn't use, so she nodded, and the Valkyrie solemnly handed her the pitchfork.

Holding the heavy metal in her hand, which brought her abundant martial virtue, Aria suddenly wanted to try whether she could kill monsters by going into the mine with a pitchfork.

She gripped the pitchfork tightly, as if she had found gold: "Thank you, Susan, I think I will put them to good use!"

Luckily, she had a 36-slot tool bar, so she didn't have to carry a pitchfork around Smallville. Ever since Aria pulled out something far beyond her pocket capacity in front of Martha, and received her surprise, the farmer had consciously avoided showing off his impressive space capacity to NPCs.

Aria won't do things like drinking mayonnaise near NPCs until she has gained everyone's favor!

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Junimo loved raisins as always, so Aria put a handful of them on a small plate and the little green apple began to eat them happily.

Taking into account the size of Junimo, the farmer took some tissue paper, folded it on the left and folded it on the right to wrap it into a small piece of tofu, which could be easily lifted up by a small green apple and taken away.

As the little Zhunimo ate and took the food, its small eyes narrowed with joy. Aria smiled and reached out to touch its striated hand.

"Remember to share it with your friends, don't eat it all by yourself." The farmer rambled on for a while, then added, "I don't know where you came from, but I'll prepare a small jar later. If you come and I'm not here, you can help yourself to the jar."

The farmer laughed himself because it sounded a bit like a self-service feeder for cats and dogs.

Chestnut is nice, but having a few more pets wouldn't be considered greedy. Unfortunately, the little green apples can't stay here for long until the Junimo hut is built. And as for dogs or cats... the farmer hasn't seen anyone in Smallville submitting pets yet.

After sending the Junimo away, Aria decided to complete the quest first. She had always maintained an optimistic attitude towards the game. If the adoption plot hadn't triggered at this stage, maybe completing the quest would be enough!

But she still needs to read the detailed description in the quest log first. She needs to know how to get to the new map before she can greet these three unknown NPCs.

The game's newbie guide is very important. Aria opened the taskbar that she hadn't opened for a long time and found the guide she wanted on the updated details page.

Possessing everything but possessing nothing, the truth exists only in the shadows.

Further below is the guide to opening the new map translated into adult language.

Step into the shipping box and explore another city (0/1)

A question mark slowly rose above the farmer’s head: ???

...Excuse me, she thought about using a totem pole to teleport to "Zuzu City", taking the bus to "Zuzu City", and even taking a boat to "Zuzu City", but she never thought about using a shipping box to reach Zuzu City - everyone knows that a shipping box can sell anything, so what a wild way to enter!

Thinking that the other side of the box might be where the mine monster mechanism was operating, Aria rummaged through the boxes in the cabin, made bombs by hand, built stairs, and put the steel sword and some blood-recovering food into her backpack - of course, she didn't forget to bring her pitchfork.

After making all preparations, the farmer, AAA agricultural and sideline products distributor, resolutely embarked on her short journey - Zuzu City.

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Gotham human trafficker: No, sister, are you here for a sting operation?

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