Chapter 213: Scarcity Makes Things More Valuable
Xuanyunduo took out a big bag of snacks, all of which were the kinds that existed before the apocalypse. She put the snacks on the counter, and the clown puppet took them and thanked her.
Lin Qianxing couldn't help but turn around to look, and was quite happy when she found many familiar snacks. "Thank you, Sister Duoduo, these things are super expensive now."
Before the end of the world, you could buy a bag of snacks for more than a hundred yuan. After the end of the world, this bag of snacks can be sold for five or six thousand points on the forum.
Combat teams often go out on missions, and those who are diligent do quite well.
Currently, the base still has few supplies but many points, and the balance is becoming increasingly unbalanced, so there are really people who spend five or six thousand points to buy snacks.
Mainly because things are valuable because they are rare.
It was okay in the early days of the apocalypse, but in the later days of the apocalypse, those pre-apocalyptic snacks became less and less available.
Although there are various sweet drinks mixed with heteronuclear diluents for sale, the taste is still different from that before the apocalypse. When people encounter hardships, they always like to reminisce about the past, so these pre-apocalyptic snacks are really outrageously expensive.
Xuanyunduo looked at the densely packed snack grids in the Rubik's Cube space and felt a little guilty, as she had stockpiled a lot of snacks.
Qin Luo and the others had just returned and didn't understand this, so they asked casually: "How many points does a bag of potato chips cost now?"
Lin Qianxing sat on the arm of the clown puppet and opened a bag of potato chips and started to eat. "It should be at least 300 to 500 points, right? This is still cheap. Last time someone asked for a bottle of Coke for 1,000 points, that was outrageous."
Chen Xiaofei took a deep breath, "Oh my god, one thousand points for a bottle of Coke?! Are you crazy?"
How many meals can you eat?
Lin Qianxing sat on the puppet as if he was on a tree, swinging his mechanical legs. "Now under the banner of the three words 'before the apocalypse', many things have increased dozens of times in price. What's so strange about that? On the contrary, some products after the apocalypse are still relatively affordable. There's nothing we can do about it. Many things have become out of print."
Other drinks are also sold, but due to limited ingredients, many flavors have changed, some have been announced to be discontinued, while others have become better tasting.
Can't you resist the word "sentiment"?
Things from before the end of the world are indeed valuable.
Chen Xiaofei sighed, thinking of the various snacks and sweet drinks he had every day, and the food that the little squad leader brought them to make themselves, he instantly felt doubly happy. It really is good to have the little squad leader!
Qin Luo thought about it and tried to make up for Xuanyunduo, "So we were lucky. We kept some snacks for ourselves and didn't hand them all over to the headquarters."
Lin Qianxing spread his hands, "So being part of a combat team has its pros and cons. You also have the opportunity to collect supplies and have priority ownership of supplies. It's hard for ordinary people to buy them, so it can be considered a small benefit for the soldiers."
Wang Weihu also lamented: "We are often not at the base, but the base changes every day. It is indeed easy to fall behind the pace, and we also don't really understand everyone's living conditions."
"What's there to know? The lives of ordinary people and the lives of the mutants in the base are all different. But the base does seem to be tightening its belt a bit recently, and it seems like the food supply is not sufficient."
Lin Qianxing was eating potato chips while talking, crunching happily. Even he couldn't bear to buy such snacks, mainly because he needed a lot of points to buy the ingredients.
He is also a handicraft enthusiast.
It is not uncommon to have to eat dirt in order to stockpile materials.
Lin Qianxing thought for a moment and said, "I feel that the food shortage is related to the Total Darkness Day. Before, at least we could go out hunting and collect food. As for some mutated animals and plants with low pollution, even ordinary people can eat them. Now that the Total Darkness Day has arrived, many dark creatures have emerged outside. Not to mention others, the Lizardmen alone are a big threat."
Psychics below level three are not allowed to take on missions now.
Because if you leave the base you will definitely die.
Qin Luo immediately said: "What else do you know? Share it with us?"
Bai Shu had quietly taken out his tablet to record and organize the key information.
Xuanyunduo also listened carefully.
If these teams go out to complete a single mission, they will really miss a lot of new changes.
Fortunately, Lin Qianxing spent most of his time at the base and came back earlier than their 3A, so it was normal that he knew more. This time, he also spoke more.
"No problem. For the sake of Sister Duoduo's snacks, I can tell you everything you want to know."
Lin Qianxing took out another bottle of yogurt and drank it while talking, looking very relaxed. He was completely familiar with 3A. Although they had only met a few times, if the aura was right, they could indeed get along like old friends.
Qin Luo sat down on the rest bench outside the fitting room and laughed and scolded him as a brat, "You still need snacks before you tell me, right? If you don't give me any, then you won't tell me."
Lin Qianxing didn't bother with this childish guy, but instead asked them what they wanted to know?
Wang Weihu walked around the new booth and found that they were selling space cards. He immediately asked, "How dare you sell space cards? You can sell this thing?"
You should know that the space cards of the headquarters are all separated from the space ability of Taotie?
Lin Qianxing said, "I took it back, but unfortunately I can't do this. Now in addition to the three major bases and six small bases of our headquarters, there are many more civilian self-defense organizations. The number of people scattered here and there is not large, but they can actually survive on their own."
Simply put, some people are unwilling to enter the base and want to survive on their own.
They are hiding from the authorities. Headquarters has sent people to persuade them to return to the base, but the effect is minimal. However, they will still intervene when they have time.
Things that cannot be managed for the time being can only be put aside for now.
As more people come out, a black market will naturally emerge. Where there are people, there is business.
Lin Qianxing took out several space cards from his storage space card. "I bought this thing on the black market. It is compatible with any bracelet and can also be plugged into an old mobile phone. I'm not sure who made it yet."
But it can be guaranteed that this space is absolutely independent and will not be monitored like the Taotie space card.
Qin Luo and his friends also took one each and began to observe it, and found that it was different from the ones at the headquarters. The ones at the headquarters were black and red, while this space card was colorful.
"The base will let you sell this thing?!" Qin Luo couldn't believe it.
Wang Weihu and the others were also extremely shocked.
Xuanyunduo also looked at the space card, but she didn't expect that she could actually feel how big this space was. The space card in her hand was 30 cubic meters.
Lin Qianxing said immediately: "Why not? The headquarters even sent people to buy it secretly."
Even if the main thing cannot attract you back, you should make full use of it and not let it go to waste.
However, if you want to purchase a space card at the base, you must register your file before you can buy it, and you must cooperate with inspections at any time, mainly for the safety of others.
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