The stalls sell clothes and all sorts of odds and ends, some of which are broken and clearly dug out of the ruins.
After the earthquake, houses collapsed, and countless people died. The things dug out from the ruins were all unclaimed; whoever found them could keep them, and there was no problem selling them.
But given the current situation, will anyone actually buy it?
As Jiang Li walked along, he carefully observed the shops and could only describe them as having dismal business.
However, stores selling toiletries are still doing business. After all, even in the apocalypse, given certain conditions, no one would want to be disheveled.
Bathing, washing your face, washing your hair, washing clothes—you can't do without toiletries for any of these.
Jiang Li's space was full of toiletries, so he naturally had no interest in browsing.
The two walked for two blocks before finally seeing a shop with a grain station sign.
Seeing Jiang Li stop, Gu Jin asked.
"Go in and take a look?"
Jiang Li nodded and said.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
She also wanted to see what kinds of grains were sold here and what the prices were.
There were four tall and strong men at the entrance of the grain station, some sitting and some standing, clearly guards.
Anyone who dares to have any wicked thoughts in the grain station will probably not even be able to leave the grain station.
Jiang Li glanced at the group of people and then went into the grain station with Gu Jin.
The shop is about the size of two rooms. As soon as you enter, you can see a row of glass counters facing the entrance.
Inside the counter were rectangular basins filled with various grains, each with a small card indicating its price.
Looking at the counter, Jiang Li felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Jiang Li frowned and thought about it seriously before he remembered.
Isn't this the counter used to display mobile phones in old mobile phone stores?
When these counters were built, they probably never imagined that one day they would be used to display food.
Perhaps because it was so early, there was only one cashier besides Jiang Li and Gu Jin.
Jiang Li glanced at the grains displayed on the counter and their prices.
The variety of grains is quite rich, including rice, wheat flour, millet, and black rice.
The noodles also come in cornmeal, sweet potato flour, sorghum flour, and mung bean flour, as well as several kinds of beans and peanuts.
In addition, Jiang Li also saw wheat bran and rice bran, which were used to feed poultry in the past and would never be displayed in this kind of counter and sold with other grains.
But now, even wheat bran and rice bran are being sold as grain with clearly marked prices, and the prices aren't cheap.
From the prices marked on those small cards, Jiang Li also learned what the currency of the Starsea Base was.
The First Base uses points, while the Star Sea Base uses contribution points.
For refined grains like rice and wheat flour, five contribution points can buy one pound.
Wheat bran and rice bran can be bought for one kilogram with just one contribution point, and the price difference is truly enormous!
After watching for a while, Jiang Li and Gu Jin decided to leave, since they weren't really there to buy grain, just to check out the prices.
After the two left the store and walked a short distance, a dark figure suddenly jumped out from behind them. Jiang Li sensed someone and was about to make a move when Gu Jin pulled Jiang Li aside.
The shadowy figure tried to escape immediately after failing the first time, but Jiang Li would never give him the chance. He pulled a dagger from his boot and threw it at the man's leg. The man fell to the ground with a thud as his leg was injured.
Jiang Li was about to step forward when someone was faster than him. Several people quickly stepped forward and subdued the man.
Jiang Li and Gu Jin stopped in their tracks as they watched the group rushing towards them. Just then, a voice came from behind them.
"Excuse me, could you please let us handle this person?"
Jiang Li and Gu Jin turned around to look at the newcomer. The newcomer was dressed in a knight's uniform with military boots. He was tall and straight, and it was obvious that he had been a soldier. Neither Jiang Li nor Gu Jin spoke. The man continued to speak.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Zhang Qingshan, you can call me Captain Zhang. I am in charge of base security."
So, can we handle him?
I saw it all just now. He was trying to steal your backpacks, but before I could even react, you had already taken care of it.
Zhang Qingshan also indirectly explained why he didn't intervene earlier, but waited until the two had finished dealing with the situation before appearing.
Gu Jin looked at Captain Zhang and said.
"sure."
They've just arrived, so they definitely won't clash with the people at the base, especially those in positions of authority; that wouldn't benefit them.
Jiang Li turned to look at the man who had been arrested, and then spoke to Captain Zhang.
"But could you please give me back my knife?"
Zhang Qingshan glanced at the knife on the ground, then gave his men a meaningful look and said something.
"sure."
Jiang Li's men quickly picked up the knife from the ground and handed it to him. Jiang Li took the knife, wiped the blood off it with a cloth, and then put it back into the scabbard that was fixed to his calf.
Zhang Qingshan glanced at Jiang Li's actions and then spoke.
"How should I address you two? You two are probably not from this base."
Although Zhang Qingshan spoke in a questioning tone, his tone was one of certainty. He knew from their skills that they were no ordinary people and could not have been unknown. He had been at the base for so long, and he couldn't possibly have no impression of such people.
He knew all the nearby small bases and had contacted them, so they couldn't have come from those small bases; they could only have come from somewhere else.
When Zhang Qingshan asked this question, the two of them did not hide anything.
“My name is Gu Jin, and her name is Jiang Li. We are not from here. We just arrived yesterday, and this is our first time at the Xinghai Base.”
Upon hearing Gu Jin's introduction, Zhang Qingshan instantly lowered his guard against Gu Jin and the others, and then spoke.
"So you're Gu Jin and Jiang Li, from the First Base? Aren't there six of you?"
Jiang Li and Gu Jin were also puzzled by Zhang Qingshan's words. How did Zhang Qingshan know them so well? They had no recollection of ever meeting Zhang Qingshan before, and his initial attitude didn't seem like he knew them.
Gu Jin spoke up.
"You know us?"
Zhang Qingshan said with a smile.
"Of course I know. Old Wang has been mentioning you guys and asking me about you."
Seeing that the two still didn't understand, he spoke again.
"Old Wang, that's Wang Zhongwen from your base, Captain Wang."
Jiang Li and Gu Jin only understood after hearing Captain Wang's name, and Gu Jin spoke up.
"Do you know Captain Wang?"
Zhang Qingshan said with a touch of nostalgia.
"That's right. We've always been good friends, and we were even in the same unit. It's just a pity that after the apocalypse, we were assigned to two different bases and never had a chance to meet again."
It was only a few days ago, when he came to exchange food on orders from the base, that we had a chance to meet again. He kept mentioning you guys to me and asking me about you! So I still have a pretty good impression of you.”
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