Chapter 296 Beehive Shopping Room
Before Xiyuan joined the team, if they came to such a station, they might need to spend some time to adapt, such as figuring out whether the indigenous people here are mainly humans or robots.
Another example is to quickly go online to learn about the past and background of the station.
But now, because Xiyuan has half the identity of an indigenous person, things have become much simpler.
Just like the previous station, as soon as he left the exit hall, he automatically had some background settings of the indigenous people and the general background settings of the station in his mind. Xiyuan thought that after experiencing the wolf-headed man in the "Fairy Tale Paradise", he would not encounter more outrageous situations.
But the facts told him that there is really no most outrageous, only more outrageous!
Xiyuan found the nearest full-length mirror and took a photo of himself. He wanted to post it in the group, but then he thought better of it. He looked so ugly, even he himself was disgusted...
Just at this moment, You Zhenzhen sent a message in the group.
Youxi: Have you become a robot? Tell me in detail!
Xiyuan: ...
Actually, I don't really want to say it.
This is a world with a federation background. 95% of the planet is water, and the city is built on the remaining 5%.
Because the land is small, there are buildings similar to stacked mid-air areas. Obviously, the upper buildings have better sunlight and air, and they are also similar to the living places of rich people. There
is no distinction between countries here. The city's technological level is relatively high, but it is far from the interstellar level. Biomedical machinery is developed. In Xiyuan's memory setting, humans and robots have coexisted since the beginning of memory.
However, the earliest bio-machines were developed because of medical needs. Artificial organs and limbs allowed many people who had been lying in beds or sitting in wheelchairs for years to stand up again.
It was not until the emergence of artificial intelligence that the development and assembly of full robots began.
Full robots have become popular, but according to current technology, full robots cannot achieve a completely anthropomorphic appearance. Basically, humans and robots can be distinguished with the naked eye.
You Zhenzhen saw the man who had a broken arm in a car accident on the street. If his appearance is exactly the same as that of an ordinary person, he should be a human with a robotic arm replaced.
When several people in the group were discussing the situation, Tang Yatong said that she would open an unlimited currency note because there was a money exchange similar to a bank nearby, and then she would give money to others after they had applied for currency cards. However
, half an hour later, she sent another message saying that she had just triggered the clue of the Easter egg fragment nearby and had obtained new memory fragments.
In her memory picture here, in addition to a part of the consciousness connection virtual training, there is also a meeting picture. A man in a uniform similar to an instructor stood in front, with a solemn expression and gave instructions to the people in the audience.
"…Remember, bringing back supplies is important, but your lives are more important! I know that everyone here came here voluntarily, and your spirit is admirable, but if you lose your life, no matter how many supplies you get, you can't bring them back! So remember, staying alive is the most important thing…"
The fragments of the meeting screen were not long, and the above information was the only useful information, but the meaning conveyed by this information made Tang Yatong very confused.
There was no doubt that the other party was talking to them, the group of people who entered the endless train world.
But before this, they always thought that they entered an electronic virtual world. If it was a virtual world, how could they bring back supplies?
And it sounded like bringing back supplies was the real purpose of their entering the endless train.
Youxi: If it is an interstellar background, it is possible. In some interstellar novels, the materials of advanced civilizations can be obtained in some way.
In addition to what you see in novels, Youxi’s experience in this regard is mainly given to her by Xing Min. After all, the star tools she uses all appear out of thin air.
You Zhenzhen: I have also seen that things like trading devices can achieve the process from virtual to real. Therefore, reality may have encountered a disaster brought by advanced civilizations, but at the same time there is a glimmer of hope.
Xiyuan: It seems that this kind of disaster will not only invade consciousness, but also cause a shortage of materials in reality. Otherwise, it would not be so important for passengers to enter the endless train to obtain materials.
Lin Wu: It is also possible that a disaster occurred first, resulting in a shortage of supplies, and then an advanced civilization appeared and deployed various interstellar trading devices. The other party may be from other galaxies, or from other dimensions. No matter which one, the method and technology are not understandable with our current knowledge reserves.
Youxi: What does Xing Min think?
Youxi thinks that among these people, Xing Min, who comes from an advanced civilization, should have more reasonable views and opinions.
Xing Min: I have only obtained a fragment of memory for the time being, and I don’t have any clues at the moment.
Tang Yatong: OK, now I have opened a virtual money card. This virtual card is directly effective in the personal communication tool. The communication tool here is shaped like a wireless headset. After wearing it, a visible light screen can pop up in front of your eyes, and your personal identity information is also inside. Everyone should find a place to apply for this communication tool first - you can do it at a money office or a communication tool station, and then open a virtual money card. This is all free. After that, I can directly transfer money to you through the communication tool.
Others in the group replied "understood".
Tang Yatong: In any case, since it is now found that it is important to bring back supplies from the endless train world, we must hurry up to stock up. I now guess that when we arrive at the terminal station and leave the endless train and return to this real apocalyptic world, the key to completing the world mission lies in these supplies.
Tang Yatong's analysis makes sense. If they enter the endless train to bring back supplies, and they enter voluntarily, then these supplies may indeed be the key to the world mission.
At present, everyone has not yet found a communication tool, nor can they locate each other, and they don't know how far apart they are. Among
the six people, Youxi and You Zhenzhen have the largest space, so Lin Wu suggested that after they open the virtual currency card, they should go to the nearest shopping mall to check the situation first, and start buying directly when it is convenient.
As for the others, wait until they are located, and then use the location of Youxi and You Zhenzhen as the gathering point to meet them as soon as possible.
Because the name of this station is "Devouring Land", they thought of what they saw on the platform before, and with the experience accumulated from so many stations, they intuitively felt that the disaster that will happen here will not be small, so everyone divided the work and cooperated to stock up and get together as soon as possible.
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When Youxi put away his mobile phone and prepared to explore the way, a voice suddenly came from his mind.
[Can you hear it? ]
Youxi: Xing Min? Sure!
[Being able to hear each other means that we are not too far away. I want to tell you that your speculations about the disasters in this apocalyptic reality just now give me a sense of familiarity, especially the part that Lin Wu said.]
Youxi: An advanced civilization deploys an interstellar trader?
[No, it’s the latter part of the sentence. He speculated that the advanced civilization might be from other galaxies or other dimensions, which reminded me of what happened in my world...]
Youxi understood: You mean to say that the disaster that happened in your own world... is similar to the apocalyptic reality outside the endless train we are in?
[Yes. How about this, you finish the task at hand first, and I will come to find you after I find the location. I will tell you the details after we meet.]
Youxi: Okay, I understand.
According to Tang Yatong's suggestion, there are brightly colored 3D images displayed on the top of the buildings of the money exchange and the communication tool station. It happened that the sun was setting and all the signs were lit up. The 3D icon was particularly eye-catching in the night.
Fifteen minutes later, Youxi had applied for the communication tool and the virtual money card that was activated at the same time. After she told Tang Yatong the virtual money card number, it was immediately deposited into her account.
Tang Yatong's move was more frightening than You Zhenzhen's. She counted the zeros following the 1 and exclaimed.
This communication tool that looks like a wireless headset is called "Life Aid Device" and replaces the functions of all items in Youxi's cognition, such as mobile phones, bank cards, ID cards, passports, etc.
The best part is that it is voice-controlled.
She inserted the "life aid" into her ears, and the device automatically produced an adsorption effect and was firmly fixed in her ears.
After that, she activated the button on the device and could operate it directly by voice.
"Open the addresses of all nearby stores, supermarkets, and shopping centers... mark the nearest supermarket with the most complete goods... activate the navigation function."
Half an hour later, Youxi followed the navigation and walked into a one-stop supermarket with a peculiar shape and a huge area.
The so-called one-stop means that all related products for food, clothing, housing and transportation can be bought here.
The appearance of the entire supermarket is similar to a honeycomb, with a pyramid-shaped building built by countless hexagonal glasses. According to the introduction of this supermarket on the "life aid", each honeycomb outside the building is a shopping room.
After entering, guests can choose an empty shopping room on the door navigation, then pay a certain deposit, lock the shopping room, and take the elevator to enter the shopping room.
The shopping rooms vary in size, ranging from six square meters to more than twenty square meters - the rental fees are also different.
Free tea and snacks are provided inside, and a three-dimensional screen of all goods will be provided for guests to select items.
Customers can directly select the required products on the three-dimensional screen, and after payment, they can choose to pack them directly and send them to the shopping room via the conveyor track, or ship them to a certain address.
Youxi initially felt that this shopping room model was a bit redundant. After all, if it can be shipped directly, it is equivalent to online shopping. Why should customers come to the site in person?
But when she started to open the three-dimensional screen of the goods, she found that it was not the case. There are about hundreds of thousands of different goods here, but not every kind of goods is suitable for online shopping.
For example, clothes. Regardless of whether technology is advanced or not, girls want to try on clothes on the spot when they buy them. If they are not satisfied, they can return them directly.
It is the same here. As long as they are not food or beverage products, clothes, shoes and hats can be opened and tried on after purchase. If they feel that they are not suitable, they can be put back into the return conveyor track. After the supermarket checks and finds that the items are not damaged or stained, they will be refunded directly.
In addition, all shopping rooms have small beds and bathrooms in addition to tables and chairs, similar to hotel rooms. Some people will directly use this place as a hotel.
Whatever goods you need, you can buy and pick up the goods at any time, day or night. It is very convenient.
Youxi had money, so she naturally chose the best shopping mall.
The shopping mall was on the seventh floor. It was a square of nearly 30 square meters. The glass windows facing outward were composed of more than a dozen hexagons, which protruded outward as a whole, making the interior space larger.
In addition to comfortable sofas, tables and chairs, there were also massage chairs and a toffee bed. The bathroom was not big, but it was enough.
She even thought she could stay here for a few days. After all, there were hundreds of thousands of products here. All the work inside the supermarket was done by robots. No one would care where the things you bought went, because the first floor of the supermarket was suspended in the air, and there were countless transport trucks parked there.
Some people buy a lot of things. After looking at the products, they choose to put the products into the transport track. The track will put the products into the transport vehicle that matches the shopping mall. When the customer wants to leave, he can go to the transport vehicle to pick up the goods directly, or pay a certain fee to let the transport vehicle deliver the goods.
Youxi poured herself a cup of lemon tea at the tea bar in the shopping mall, chose a sandwich, and then sat in front of the stereo screen and began to look through the list of products.
Food, drinks, daily necessities, perfumes, jewelry, fruits, tobacco and alcohol, clothing, furniture, technology products... everything is available.
She first checked the water purification products. In addition to traditional bottled water, there is also a specially equipped container bottle here. After opening, the gas inside can be directly generated into purified water.
This water-generating device is somewhat similar to the metal ice she bought before, but metal ice compresses the original water and then restores it to water, while this one uses a special device to extract water from the gas.
In comparison, the amount of purified water generated by this container bottle is not much, and one bottle can only produce about 50L, but it is very small, about the size of the palm, only slightly larger than a lipstick, and very light. Moreover, 50L of purified water meets the drinking standard and can be used for a long time under normal circumstances.
Generated water is sold in boxes, ten bottles in a box, and ten boxes in a box.
It is expensive. If converted to the same volume of water after generation, it is more than 20 times the price of ordinary bottled water.
However, Youxi has money.
She directly placed an order for 30 boxes of generated water, causing red words to appear on the stereoscopic screen immediately, indicating that her shopping room’s deposit was insufficient and she needed to increase the deposit before she could pack and deliver the goods.
Youxi: …
She drew a large deposit and requested that the 30 boxes of water be directly delivered to the transport truck tied to the shopping mall. Then, after the items were shown as loaded, she went downstairs and found the truck according to the number of the shopping mall.
The truck was very large - the large compartment was mainly for loading goods, and the driving area was very small. Only specially equipped robot drivers could drive it, and ordinary people could not drive it.
Now because there was no delivery request, the driving area was empty. She did not open it either. After confirming that it was correct, she directly collected the 30 boxes of water from the outside of the transport truck.
Afterwards, she returned to the shopping mall and continued to choose goods.
By the time Xing Min, who was closest to her, arrived based on the location and the number of the shopping room, You Xi had already fallen into a frantic shopping mode on the stereoscopic screen.
Xing Min coughed softly, and You Xi pulled his attention back from the stereoscopic screen.
You Xi poured him a cup of lemon tea, then sat opposite Xing Min, waiting for him to tell her about the disaster his world had experienced.
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