Chapter 34
Chi Hao opened his eyes and looked at the dark night sky above his head without a trace of starlight, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
When he felt the cool evening breeze, he was stunned and suddenly turned over and sat up.
"hiss--"
Because he moved too hard and pulled the wound, he couldn't help but gasp. He covered his chest with his hand and then felt something strange.
What's this? ?
He pulled open his clothes and saw the plastic bottle hanging around his neck. The water in the bottle was swaying due to his movements and hitting his wound.
“Hiss—it hurts…”
Chi Hao couldn't help but close his eyes, the veins on his forehead popped out, and his back was instantly soaked with sweat.
However, as soon as he closed his eyes, the horrific memories of the battle flooded back into his mind.
The beast's indestructible claws seemed to be right in front of him, ready to tear him into pieces in the next second.
Chi Hao suddenly opened his eyes and made sure that there were no monsters around him before he began to breathe heavily.
As fresh air continued to flow in, he became extremely certain that he was still alive and had escaped from that hellish world of strange beasts.
His eyes widened, then he frowned in confusion.
He saw a transparent light screen floating in the void in front of him. It emitted a faint light and was so conspicuous in the dark night that it was difficult for him to ignore it.
Is he hallucinating?
Chi Hao blinked hard, finally managed to hold back the dizziness, and tried hard to see the words written on the light screen clearly.
To him, many of these words seemed incomplete, but he could still barely understand them.
[A mysterious businessman intends to recruit you as a salesperson for the "Ping An Grocery Store"]
Job Description: Assisting shop owners in selling goods, managing the shop, etc.
【Salary: 10 points per month】
【Benefits: Free accommodation, opening the mall exchange panel, etc.】
【Accept】【Reject】
What the hell?
Chi Hao wondered if he was really hallucinating, or if he was actually still in the center of the deserted city, being controlled in a dream by some creature.
He moved his head to the left, then to the right, and found that no matter how he moved, the light screen was firmly fixed in front of his eyes, moving with him.
Chi Hao didn't stop until he felt dizzy again.
He ignored the light screen for the time being and looked around at the surrounding environment.
It was pitch black all around, with only the faint light from the stars allowing him to see that he was in a ruin. Judging from the sparseness of the green plants, he had indeed arrived at the outskirts of this deserted city.
The memories before he fell into a coma gradually surfaced in his mind, and Chi Hao remembered them all.
He and Lao Xie went to the center of the deserted city to explore, but they encountered wave after wave of mutant creatures.
The density of mutant creatures here exceeds any place he has been to before. In addition to their numbers, their levels of strength are also terrifying!
Among them, the one that caused him severe damage and left a deep shadow was a mutant tiger.
That huge body like a hill, powerful majesty, seemingly invincible speed and strength... makes people feel how small they are when facing it.
Chi Hao judged that this mutant tiger had reached at least level seven!
Level seven is already a high-level mutant creature, and it is no longer a monster that he and Lao Xie can fight against.
What's more, besides this mutant tiger, there is an even more powerful existence in the center of the deserted city...
He only caught a fleeting glimpse of it at the time, and he felt his heart tremble with fear - he didn't even have the courage to look at a mutant beast above level seven.
Of course, in order to escape the pursuit of the mutant tiger, he no longer had the time to continue exploring.
Fortunately, only the mutant tiger was chasing him. The other mutant creatures either chose to watch or stay away from him, perhaps because of the threat from the mutant tiger.
In short, he did not suffer a more horrific beating.
Finally, he fled to the edge of the deserted city, and the mutant tiger slowly stopped chasing him. After the footsteps that broke his heart disappeared, Chi Hao did not dare to relax his vigilance at all.
Because in his current state, even an ordinary creature could kill him directly...
After all, animals that can survive in the wasteland, even if they have not mutated, all have a certain degree of attack power, and none of them have a docile character.
His blood continued to flow out of the wound and his vitality was rapidly fading.
Just when Chi Hao felt that his life was about to come to an end, his feet suddenly felt empty, and then a huge rock rolled down.
When he finally opened his eyes, he saw a house in front of him with a sign hanging on it that read "Ping An Grocery Store" in large letters.
The appearance of such a grocery store in such a wilderness is really strange and weird.
However, could it be a relic from before the catastrophe?
However, after he pushed the door open with his weak body, he found that this grocery store was not just for show.
There were containers and refrigerators inside, and the containers were also filled with items. Someone must have cleaned and maintained them. It looked so clean that he felt like he was back in a fortress.
Moreover, the owner of this grocery store also has a cat and a dog.
When he discovered the presence of creatures in the grocery store, he picked up the gun in his hand to guard against possible oncoming attacks, but he soon realized that the cat and the dog were not threatening.
They were like pets and were powerless to stop his forced intrusion.
This is also rare to see in the wasteland.
Even in the fortress, there are very few people who keep pets. Apart from the young men and women from big families, other people keep pets to protect themselves and improve their fighting strength.
Although these two pets were not friendly to him with their teeth bared, they did not show much aggressive power.
This grocery store is eerie from the inside out.
Although he felt strange, Chi Hao had no choice at that time.
In his situation, if he continued to stay in the wilderness, the smell of blood would sooner or later attract mutant creatures, and even ordinary animals could take his life.
So he chose to hide in the grocery store.
He successfully entered the house without being expelled or attacked, but he did not have the strength to do more. He could not even search the house for any usable medicine.
I could only lie there quietly, feeling the passage of life in despair, and soon my consciousness blurred...
At this moment, feeling the chilly night wind blowing, Chi Hao knew that he was not in an illusion.
He looked again at the light screen that had not disappeared yet.
The clerk at "Ping'an Grocery Store"... This strange thing must be related to that grocery store.
Chi Hao frowned, enduring the pain in his body. He looked down at his body, and then he found something strange again.
His clothes were badly torn, with the buttons undone, revealing clean bandages carefully wrapped around his body.
Chi Hao reached out and touched his clothes.
It was very dry, not at all bloody like before he passed out.
In addition, he also felt very warm. The cold night wind did not erode his body. It seemed that there were two heat sources constantly emitting heat, bringing him warmth.
Chi Hao pulled open his clothes with difficulty and saw two unfamiliar white patches on his clothes.
The surface of this patch feels bumpy, like white gauze. I don't know what is wrapped inside, but it can actually emit heat.
It was these two things that provided him with warmth, so that he didn't feel cold at all on this night when the temperature dropped suddenly.
besides……
Chi Hao picked up the plastic bottle hanging around his neck. The bottle still had a little warmth and a note on it.
The note was written in slightly childish, crooked words: [You can drink it].
Just three simple words, and one of them is a typo.
There is a "目" in the upper right corner of the word "喝".
Chi Hao couldn't help but complain in his heart, but he could understand these three words and could feel the kindness from the owner of the words.
Everything that happened to him told him that he received proper treatment during his coma and that the other party had left him supplies.
Who saved him? Was it the owner of the grocery store?
Did the owner of the grocery store create this strange light screen and hire him as an employee? But how did he do this? What kind of magical power is this?
Chi Hao was unscrewing the bottle cap while thinking, if he was really the owner of the grocery store, why did he go to great lengths to save him and then abandon him here without waiting for him to wake up?
Since they've already taken a fancy to him and want to recruit him as an employee, there's no reason to do this...
Wasn't the grocer worried that he might encounter something unexpected in the wild? Being out in the wild at night was dangerous to begin with, let alone the fact that he was so badly injured.
Is this a test for him?
After Chi Hao unscrewed the bottle cap, he sniffed the contents. He didn't smell any pungent smell, so he carefully touched the bottle mouth with his lips.
Since he had been saved from the brink of death, there was no reason to poison him again, so he still believed the message on the note.
Then, Chi Hao's eyes lit up slightly.
It's a high concentration of sugar water!
This is definitely a life saver.
Desire surged in his heart, and he quickly lifted the bottle and took a strong gulp. Even though the action affected his wound, he did not stop.
Warm sugar water flowed into his body through his esophagus.
Chi Hao felt warmth coming from his stomach, and a stream of energy gradually flowed to his limbs and bones, repairing his severely damaged body.
I'm so lucky to drink such a good thing at this time!
Chi Hao suddenly gained some confidence to fight against the darkness.
Then, he drank the sugar water while staring at the screen and thinking.
So who saved him? And who could build a grocery store like this in the wilderness? And... right in a deserted city?
Chi Hao didn't have any thoughts about the goods in the grocery store. After all, the things he saw could basically be found in the fortress.
Although it should be a hot seller in the wasteland, he is not a worldly-wise person.
He was mainly thinking about who the owner of that grocery store was and why he opened a grocery store in such a dangerous and sparsely populated place like the deserted city.
Deserted city...
He glanced at the center of the deserted city and felt something was amiss.
Could it be that some big shot discovered the secret of the deserted city and came here to make arrangements in advance? The owner of that grocery store might not be from Qingmu Fort?
Chi Hao analyzed it in his mind, but in the end he couldn't figure it out.
As he thought about it, he looked around vigilantly.
He didn't realize that the grocery store was actually located more than ten meters away from him. After all, he had been in a panic in the afternoon and had accidentally found the grocery store.
Now it was completely dark again, and due to limited vision, he could no longer recognize the environment around the grocery store.
Moreover, in Chi Hao's opinion, since the owner of the grocery store threw him out, it should be impossible for him to be left near the grocery store, right? With such a fixed mindset, it was even less likely for him to notice it.
Chi Hao covered the half-drunk sugar water again.
The most urgent thing is to find a safe place to hide, otherwise when the night gets deeper, it will be very dangerous for him to be exposed in the wild.
He looked around and soon saw the triangular area formed under the two buildings that were pressed against each other - that was where the Ping An Grocery Store was located.
Hidden behind the protective barrier, Chi Hao naturally did not discover the grocery store.
But he looked in that direction with a slightly frown on his face.
It seems a little familiar...
A member who can be sent out to carry out a mission naturally cannot be a person with poor direction. Chi Hao also has a very good memory, so he vaguely felt that something was wrong.
Chi Hao looked at the light screen again.
It is not a solution to let this thing float in front of his eyes all the time, as it will easily interfere with him, so what should he do?
Will this light screen disappear only after he chooses to accept or reject?
Chi Hao hesitated for a while, but finally gritted his teeth and chose to accept it.
Although the sugar water and warmth could keep him going for a while, he would die in minutes if he encountered any night predators.
Once he refused the invitation, he lost his last guarantee.
Since the owner of the grocery store showed him goodwill, he might as well take a gamble and accept the offer. Could he really just ignore him? Maybe he was hiding in the dark and watching him!
After all, the situation couldn't possibly be worse than it is now.
When Chi Hao chose "Accept", he found that the light screen in front of him changed again, and a series of prompts popped up.
Congratulations, you have become a salesperson at the "Ping An Grocery Store"
[Access to the "Ping An Grocery Store" security barrier has been opened, and personal safety is guaranteed within the barrier]
[Under insufficient conditions, the employee panel is not open yet]
[Please work hard. When you meet the requirements, the mysterious merchant will open the clerk panel for you and unlock more benefits.]
Safety barrier?
Chi Hao frowned. Can this thing protect him from harm from wild creatures?
Shop assistant panel? Working hard to meet the requirements?
But he was not told the specific requirements, so how could he achieve them?
Questions popped up in Chi Hao's mind, but he quickly suppressed them. He found that this glowing translucent screen could be turned off according to his thoughts.
Mind control? Why does this feel more and more like an illusion...
After trying it a few times and finding that it could indeed appear and disappear freely according to his wishes, and there was nothing special about it, Chi Hao gave up paying attention to it.
He once again focused his attention on the triangular area below the two buildings.
Ignoring the feeling that something was wrong in his heart, this place was secluded enough to be used as a hiding place.
However, when Chi Hao stood up with great effort and raised his foot to walk over there, he suddenly started and his body froze in place.
"Huff—"
The warm, beast-like breathing sounded in the silent ruins at night.
A shadow enveloped him from behind, blocking out the last of the starlight.
Cold sweat oozed from Chi Hao's forehead and slowly slid down the side of his face. He subconsciously touched his waist, but found nothing.
He discovered it when he just woke up.
All the weapons he had on him were lost on the way to escape!
Chi Hao was completely frozen, his heart was beating extremely fast, and the breathing sound behind him was getting closer and closer.
The outline of a huge beast was projected on the ground.
You can't just wait to die like this!
Chi Hao no longer cared about the injuries on his body. He suddenly flew to the side and rolled. As he rolled, a flame lit up from the darkness and was thrown out of his hand.
At the same time, as the flame was thrown out, Chi Hao spat out blood again.
What made him feel even more desperate was that the huge figure flashed slightly and avoided the scorching flames.
With the help of the light of the flame, Chi Hao could also see the face of the creature clearly - on the huge dog head with black and gold hair, there were four golden pupils, staring at him coldly.
It was holding a prey in its mouth, and saliva mixed with blood was dripping from its mouth.
It’s that four-eyed dog!
Chi Hao was horrified. He knew very well the strength of this four-eyed dog. Although its mutation level was only assessed to be between 3 and 4 and it had not yet officially entered the category of mid-level mutant creatures, its speed was incredibly fast.
This should be its mutation ability. If we only compare the speed, Chi Hao feels that the level 7 mutant tiger may not be able to compare with it!
Now that he was alone and seriously injured, there was no way he could be a match for this four-eyed dog!
My life is over!
This thought emerged in his mind, prompting Chi Hao to activate his supernatural powers once again. After throwing three fireballs in a row at the risk of vomiting blood, he turned around and ran for his life.
Today was probably his lucky day.
The four-eyed dog did not chase him. Perhaps it had prey in its mouth and was not interested in him?
No matter what, Chi Hao didn't dare to stay for long.
He completely ignored his injuries and ran as fast as he could. Soon he disappeared into the thick night of the wilderness ruins and was out of sight.
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Yuanbao stood there, watching the figure go away.
It really wasn't very interested in this human.
In the past, even if it had hunted down food, it would probably chase after the human and knock him down. After all, in the wilderness, who would complain about having too many prey?
Moreover, the back of this human's neck looked extremely tempting. It must feel good to sink one's teeth into his flesh and bite off his neck.
But for some reason, he didn't do it in the end.
Watching the human running away, it had no interest in chasing after him.
This guy's attacks didn't pose any threat to it, and his desperate running figure didn't look very attractive either.
Even the bloody smell emanating from his body felt stinky, like rotten meat that had been left for more than ten days, which made Yuanbao feel very disgusted.
It would be a waste of time to even look at this kind of biped, let alone catch up with it.
The four-eyed giant dog shook its head and retracted its gaze. It first put down the prey in its mouth, then controlled its body and turned back into the form of a puppy.
It likes this new form.
The juvenile body is not only more flexible and lightweight, but also saves energy. Of course, the most important reason is...
The four-eyed puppy dragged its prey to the door of the grocery store. Before it could push the door, the door opened and a figure appeared inside the door, illuminated by a warm yellow light.
"Yuanbao, you're back!"
The boy's surprised voice sounded, "Wow, you brought prey again, Yuanbao, you are awesome!"
He praised it, and his tender and soft palms fell on its head and rubbed it hard.
Yuanbao stood where he was, and when the young man reached out to rub his head, he didn't dodge or evade, and certainly didn't respond.
It is a mutant dog that knows how to be reserved, unlike Silver Coin, the silly dog.
The four-eyed puppy held its head high and chest out, looking proud and arrogant, but the small tail that was already shaking behind it, leaving an afterimage, had already revealed its inner joy at the moment.
It likes this little place and this little human being.
Tang Yu'an was very happy to see Yuanbao running back.
After carrying the little guy into the house, he looked up at the direction Chi Hao left on the map.
When he received the information that he had been accepted for the job, he was taking a shower and didn't care about it for the time being. When he came out of the shower, he opened the door and saw Yuanbao outside. Chi Hao had already run away.
The battle between Chi Hao and Yuan Bao did not cause any noise. Strictly speaking, it could not be considered a battle. Chi Hao just threw a few flames at Yuan Bao.
So Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi had no idea what had just happened.
Since he's already run away, should we just fire him and erase his memory?
Tang Yu'an looked at the slowly moving blue dot on the map, feeling a little confused. He was staying outside alone... nothing should happen, right?
Before firing him, Tang Yu'an opened the employee panel and glanced at his employee information.
Total employees: 2
【Zhou Qi...】
【Chi Hao】
Staff level: lv0 (0/10)
Age: 25
Height: 187cm
Skill: Fire Element Control
Title: None
Comprehensive ability: C
Potential: S
Special status: shared ecology, seriously injured (health value less than 25%)
This brother is so tall! And his ability is indeed fire-related, but the description of "fire element control" is a bit broad, so I don't know how strong he is.
But isn't this overall ability too low? Why is it only a C? Xiaoqi's overall ability was an A from the beginning!
The potential level is pretty good...
When Tang Yu'an saw the final status bar, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. This Chi Hao was not in a parasitic state, but... a shared ecology?
What does that mean? Does it mean that the psychic will eventually enter a symbiotic relationship with the parasite?
Or is it that Brother Xiaoqi is special, and he is the only one who is infected by a parasite, while although other people with special abilities also have something in their bodies, they are harmless symbiotic ecosystems?
Questions popped up in Tang Yu'an's mind one after another, and he stared at Chi Hao's employee information in a daze.
Then……
He watched helplessly as the words "severely injured (health value less than 25%)" in his special status changed to - dying (health value less than 10%).
?
A question mark popped up in Tang Yu'an's head. He opened the map and took a look, and saw that the slowly moving blue dot had indeed stopped.
What's going on?
I just rescued him, why is he dying again?
The author has something to say:
Anzai: No wonder the overall ability is only C!
Chi Hao (hesitant to speak): This is truly an accident! ! ! !
Hahahaha, the ranking proportion of comprehensive abilities is: sales, bargaining, storage, housekeeping, cooking, and finally combat and other abilities.
While Tang Yu'an was checking Chi Hao's employee information, Yuanbao ran into the grocery store on his own.
It was now dinner time, and while Tang Yu'an was taking a bath, Zhou Qi prepared food for Yinbi and Wangcai.
The four-eyed puppy came to its bowl, looked at the empty bowl in front of it, and then looked at its two friends next to it whose faces were covered with milk.
It frowned, and its expression at this moment was similar to...
Stare——.jpg
Silver Coin soon noticed its gaze and was licking it vigorously, but suddenly stopped and looked up at Yuanbao.
The two dogs, one big and one small, looked at each other for a moment.
Suddenly, the big dog whimpered, stretched out its paw and pushed its bowl to the puppy with a wronged look, then licked its mouth with its tongue, turned its head to look at Wangcai's bowl and swallowed its saliva.
Yuanbao looked at it with some disgust.
Silver Coin's expression became more and more aggrieved, and he made a whining sound with his mouth, and no one knew what he was saying.
Zhou Qi noticed their interaction.
I originally thought it was just meaningless dog talk, but Yuanbao's expression became more and more serious, and finally he turned around and ran towards the store door.
Tang Yu'an hadn't closed the door yet. He watched it slip away from his feet and chase in the direction Chi Hao left with a ferocious look.
"Yuanbao!"
The speed of the four-eyed dog is so fast that even Zhou Qi in the light body technique state may not be able to beat it, let alone Tang Yu'an?
He quickly looked at Zhou Qi and used his last Light Body Technique on him. Then he jumped onto his back and said anxiously, "Brother Xiaoqi, Yuanbao might be causing trouble for Chi Hao! Let's catch up!"
Zhou Qi didn't hesitate, he carried him on his back and chased after him.
Yuanbao had disappeared long ago, but fortunately Tang Yu'an had a map and could see its and Chi Hao's locations.
Moreover, Chi Hao himself could not run far due to his serious injuries, so they soon saw the four-eyed dog transformed back into a giant dog.
It stood in the shadows, looking down at something, baring its teeth and growling, looking particularly ferocious and ready to attack at any moment.
"Yuanbao!" Tang Yu'an called it.
Hearing his voice, the four-eyed giant dog looked over, shook its big tail behind it, and its tense and ferocious expression finally relaxed a little.
Zhou Qi approached quickly with Tang Yu'an on his back, then turned on the flashlight.
I saw a ditch about 70 to 80 centimeters wide in the shadow. Chi Hao was lying in it, unconscious.
It was probably because he did not see the road clearly while escaping and stepped on empty air and fell down. Although it was very unlucky, it was precisely because of this that the four-eyed giant dog did not attack him immediately and waited for Tang Yu'an to rescue him.
"Woof woof!"
Yuanbao barked twice fiercely.
I don’t know what the silver coin conveyed to it just now, whether it was exaggerated, which made Yuanbao so angry that he chased after Chi Hao even after he ran far away.
Tang Yu'an glanced at Chi Hao's status bar again. In such a short time, his condition had changed from "dying" to "near death".
His health is already below 5%!
Isn't the blood volume dropping too fast?
Tang Yu'an hurriedly said: "Brother Xiaoqi, he is dying, hurry up and save him!"
Zhou Qi put Tang Yu'an down and jumped into the ditch. Maybe because of the hot weather, the water evaporated quickly, so there was no water in the ditch, only slightly moist mud.
He slashed Chi Hao with his flashlight.
There was blood from his mouth to his chest, which must have been vomited while he was escaping. There was also bright red blood on his forehead, probably from the injury when he fell.
After confirming the extent of his injuries, Zhou Qi took out a basic healing bandage and skillfully wrapped it around Chi Hao's head.
Tang Yu'an watched his actions and kept an eye on the information on the panel.
Finally, after Zhou Qi bandaged Chi Hao twice, the "near death" status in his employee information status bar finally disappeared and returned to "seriously injured" again.
Tang Yu'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Woof woof!"
The four-eyed giant dog barked twice angrily, then suddenly began to shrink. When it became the size of a puppy, it successfully jumped into the ditch.
Seeing it about to pounce on Chi Hao, Zhou Qi gave it a cold look. Yuanbao, who had opened his mouth to bite, suddenly froze in place.
It growled twice in dissatisfaction, and finally turned around and jumped out of the ditch, ran to Tang Yu'an, jumped onto his shoulders, and then hid in the hood of his clothes and refused to come out.
Seeing that the conflict was resolved, Tang Yu'an reached into his hood and touched Yuanbao, who looked aggrieved.
Yuanbao rubbed his hand and finally responded.
Tang Yu'an smiled, and then continued to look at the bottom of the ditch. Zhou Qi struggled to help Chi Hao up, let him lie on his back, and then jumped out of the ditch with him on his back.
"Has he accepted the job?" Zhou Qi finally had time to ask.
"Well, yes." Tang Yu'an nodded, told him the information on the employee file, and then asked, "What should we do next?"
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "Let's take him back first."
Since he has been successfully recruited as an employee, he can be fired and his memory erased at any time. Besides, Yuanbao has also returned, so it is okay to keep him and see how things go.
Perhaps, I can learn a little about the outside world from him.
"Okay." Tang Yu'an nodded, opened the map and began to guide the way home.
I have to say, this brother can really run. He ran one or two kilometers in such a short time. It took them more than 20 minutes to walk back to the grocery store.
In the middle of the process, Chi Hao woke up once again.
Tang Yu'an looked at his status bar and found that although he was still seriously injured, his health had recovered by 1%, which was an amazing speed.
Chi Hao was obviously confused when he saw them.
His head was dizzy and he felt like he might still be dreaming, and he soon passed out again from the bumpy ride.
Tang Yu'an, who was still organizing his words and thinking about how to introduce himself, had to give up for the time being and decided to wait until he got back to see if he could wake up.
He also has a lot of questions to ask!
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Back at the grocery store, Tang Yu'an spread a blanket on the ground. Zhou Qi then put Chi Hao down and took a pillow to cushion his head.
Seeing that his eyes were closed and he looked unconscious, Zhou Qi made some glucose solution and fed it to him.
Tang Yu'an took the ingot out of the hood, held it in his arms and rubbed its furry head.
"This brother broke into the grocery store this afternoon and didn't hurt us." Tang Yu'an said softly, "He was seriously injured. We plan to take him in for one night."
"If he dares to attack us after waking up, Yuanbao, you can bite him again, okay?"
Yuanbao seemed to understand and cried out twice, reluctantly agreeing.
“Yuanbao is awesome!”
Tang Yu'an rubbed Yuanbao's head vigorously, and then said: "You have a share of milk, too. I'll pour it for you right away."
Then he poured a full bowl of milk into Yuanbao's bowl.
"Hey, no need to fight for it. You'll have plenty of milk from now on!" He smiled and put the ingot on the ground.
Milk can now be exchanged in the mall, 50 points can be exchanged for 1L. Thanks to Chi Hao, they now have plenty of points and can completely achieve milk freedom!
Seeing his bowl of milk, Yuanbao wagged his tail again.
After they rushed out just now, Yinbi and Wangcai did not continue to drink the milk, but waited anxiously at the door of the grocery store. They were relieved only after they came back.
At this moment, the silver coin was lying on the ground like a child who had done something wrong, looking at the ingot with a flattering look.
Only after Yuanbao impatiently pushed his bowl in front of it did Silver Coin chuckle and give it his signature smile.
The puppy looks silly, but it is the happiest and brightest.
Tang Yu'an shook his head. He was actually quite curious about what Yinbi said to Yuanbao that made Yuanbao run out angrily and want to settle the score with Chi Hao?
When Silver Coin and Black Pearl had a conflict before, it was Yuanbao who rescued it. These two dogs must have known each other for a long time.
However, he didn't understand dog language, and seeing that the three little ones were concentrating on eating, he ignored them.
The prey Yuanbao brought back today was another yellow rabbit, which was slightly bigger than the one yesterday.
A dog with this kind of fur color might be able to survive more easily in the wasteland, but unfortunately, it met Yuanbao, a mutant dog with super hunting ability.
"Let's deal with the rabbit first." Zhou Qi said.
"OK!"
Yuanbao had not finished eating the rabbit meat he brought back last night, and he brought back another one today, which was even bigger, making their stock of fresh meat more than enough.
"Brother Xiaoqi, do you want to share some meat with the dogs?"
I don’t know if they went out for a special meal today. They definitely won’t be full if they only drink milk.
"Yeah, okay."
Zhou Qi had no objection. After all, the meat was originally brought back by Yuanbao. As a great contributor, it was only right that he should share it with the beast.
So after processing the rabbit meat, he picked out a hind leg with plump and tender meat, chopped it into pieces and simply boiled it in water, then cut three fruits and mixed them together.
When they came out of the kitchen, the milk in the three small bowls was empty.
"Eat it."
Zhou Qi placed an iron plate filled with meat and fruit in front of them and let them decide how to divide it themselves.
And he and Tang Yu'an finally had time to relax and have dinner.
Dinner consisted of braised rabbit meat and stir-fried mushrooms, served with soft porridge. It was delicious and nutritious, and Tang Yuan's stomach was full after eating it.
After finishing their work, the two teenagers sat on the sofa to rest, and then it was time for Tang Yu'an's favorite part -
Counting today’s harvest!
But before he started, he looked at Chi Hao lying on the ground and held up the umbrella so that even if Chi Hao woke up, he wouldn't be able to hear him talking to Xiao Qi.
However, Zhou Qi's attention was attracted by his own shadow umbrella floating in the air.
Is this a new ability of the Shadow Umbrella?
He took the umbrella out of curiosity and tried to let go of it like An An, but...
“Pah—”
The umbrella fell to the ground, and... the umbrella closed automatically.
Zhou Qi: “…”
After a moment of silence, Zhou Qi picked up the umbrella again and returned it to Tang Yu'an.
Tang Yu'an blinked, opened the shadow umbrella and let go. The pure black umbrella floated up again, covering the traces of the two of them.
OK, this function is only available to An An :)
Although Zhou Qi felt targeted, he didn't care. Just like An An said, they would not separate.
An An’s strength is his strength.
Of course, he is too.
"How many points do you have now?" Zhou Qi asked.
"Guess?" Tang Yu'an kept it a secret.
Zhou Qi estimated and said, "About 2,600?"
"Haha, Brother Xiaoqi, your estimation is very accurate." Tang Yu'an shared the remaining points with Zhou Qi.
So the available points balance on Zhou Qi’s employee panel became: 2723.
Yes, yesterday the balance was only 664 points, but today it has become 2723 points!
Directly breaking through the two thousand level is a historic improvement!
"Brother Xiaoqi, we are really rich." Tang Yu'an looked at the remaining points and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
The main reason why they accumulated so many points was thanks to Chi Hao. He alone provided them with 1,514 points.
More than twice the points they have earned these days!
It’s a pity that this big deal only happens once. Chi Hao has become an employee and cannot trade, and he doesn’t have any other valuables on him.
"You don't have to worry about points for the time being." Zhou Qi said.
When the seven-day sale refreshes the day after tomorrow, there should be enough points to continue exchanging goods. I just hope that what is refreshed is good stuff like primary healing bandages.
Restore health (health) by percentage, this effect is really powerful.
This means that as long as you don't die on the spot, you can basically be saved, and one roll can be used 10 times. Based on the 25% chance of escaping from a dangerous and seriously injured state, this roll is equivalent to about three or four lives.
Items on the magic side...
I wonder what kind of world can produce such goods? Moreover, such a domineering effect is still a primary one.
Zhou Qi frowned in thought, while Tang Yu'an continued to count.
In addition to the huge amount of points, they also traded for a lot of things - 6 arrows, 40ml of paralyzing venom, 1 pack of insect repellent powder, 2 mutant metal arrowheads and a dagger made of pure mutant metal.
Of course, the mushrooms they exchanged from Granny Guo had already been eaten by them for dinner.
Zhou Qi took out the mutated metal dagger, pulled it out of the leather, and then took out the ordinary dagger with a curled blade.
He placed the blades of the two daggers together and struck them hard.
“Clang—”
The blade of the ordinary dagger broke with a sound.
Tang Yu'an's eyes widened as he watched, and he couldn't help but say, "This dagger is so sharp!"
Zhou Qi nodded. Is this also the legendary ability to cut iron like mud?
In any case, we will have one more way to deal with mutant creatures in the future, which can be regarded as an additional guarantee.
"Do you want to apply the paralyzing venom now?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi thought about it and shook his head: "Forget it, let's apply it when we need it. The paralysis venom is too dangerous, so we should use it with caution."
"Uh-huh!"
Then, Zhou Qi took out the gun he got from Chi Hao.
This gun is made entirely of metal, so it is very heavy. Tang Yu'an needs both hands to hold it, let alone raise it to shoot.
Zhou Qi's condition was better, but he was still shaky when he raised his hand to shoot. It was hard to imagine how terrible the recoil would be when the bullet was fired.
It seems that Chi Hao's muscles are not in vain, his arm strength is really amazing.
Although they knew that this gun should be quite powerful, it seemed that it had limited practicality for them at the moment.
No matter how powerful a gun is, it will be useless if it cannot be fired or is not accurate.
So Tang Yu'an put the gun away again and did not put it in grid No. 1 to take up space. Instead, he put it in the newly added warehouse grid and put it aside.
As for returning it to Chi Hao? How could he possibly take it out after it had already gone into his pocket?
After putting the gun and Chi Hao's nameplate away, Tang Yu'an carefully took out a red crystal and looked at Zhou Qi cautiously.
Fortunately, it was just a crystal stone, and its impact on Zhou Qi was limited. He would no longer be controlled like the first time he faced the crystal stone.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"This crystal should be of fire attribute, right?"
One of Chi Hao's skills is "fire element control". His ability should be fire-related, and the crystal he uses is naturally of the fire type.
In other words, besides crystal and gold crystals, Xiao Qi Ge also reacts to fire crystals? So, what exactly is the nature of the parasite in Xiao Qi Ge's body, and why is it so indifferent to meat and vegetables?
Tang Yu'an was deeply confused.
Zhou Qi pursed his lips. He could feel the power of the parasite. The fact that he almost had a car accident today made him alert. He must never be careless again.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this."
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Tang Yu'an quickly changed the subject. After putting away the crystal, he talked about his upgrade reward.
First, three new items were added to the wholesale market.
Mung beans: 5 points/100g
Hardwood charcoal: 5 points/100g
Milk: 50 points/1L
Not to mention mung beans and milk, hardwood charcoal is a very practical and important material.
"The climate in this world is very abnormal. It's hot now, but it might get very cold in the future." Tang Yu'an said, "With charcoal, we don't have to worry when it gets cold!"
Zhou Qi also expressed his agreement.
"And you want to make a simple water purifier, don't you?" he asked. "Charcoal can be made into activated carbon after burning. It has a strong ability to absorb impurities and is one of the materials used in water purifiers."
"Wow, really?"
"I saw it in the encyclopedia. We can try it."
Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "That's great. When we have time later, we'll try making it."
With the water purifier, Granny Guo and Kang Kang can drink cleaner water. He believes that this simple water purifier will definitely be very popular in the wasteland.
For example, someone like Uncle Tiejin who is well-off and doesn't have to worry about having enough food should be happy to pay a high price to exchange with them, right?
Drinking clean water can prevent illness, especially for a child as young as Lily!
Thinking about the large amount of points he would earn later, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel happy.
Then he talked about the last few gains.
"In addition to adding a new storage slot and a daily task refresh card, the acquisition section seems to have been upgraded, and the appraisal album has been unlocked."
"Identification album, what is that?" Zhou Qi asked curiously.
"Well, there's just an extra atlas in the acquisition section."
Tang Yu'an opened the acquisition section of the mall. He had opened it before, but the page was empty. It might be because his level was not high enough that it was not displayed.
But this time when I opened it, something changed.
I saw two more columns on the page, one was "Items Available for Purchase" and the other was "My Sales".
In the "Purchasable Items" column, there is a long list of goods, but only the top few items can be seen clearly, and the ones below are blurred.
Tang Yu'an took a few glances and couldn't help but be shocked.
So expensive!
Among the products he could see was a "cold cure," and the description was exactly the same as the seven-day sale, except that it was followed by an ID at the end: Edward, with the number KJ7634.
What’s different from the seven-day sale is that the cold medicine sold by Edward costs 300 points per pill!
You should know that during the seven-day sale, three cold medicine pills only cost 100 points, and each pill costs about 33 points. The ones on this page are nearly 10 times more expensive!
The "My Selling" section is currently grayed out and unavailable. I don't know if it will be unlocked once I upgrade my merchant level.
Zhou Qi raised his eyebrows in surprise as he listened to him introduce this page.
"In other words, these goods...are actually sold by merchants from other planes?"
Besides them, there are many other plane merchants?
"Merchants from other planes?"
Tang Yu'an looked at the goods again. In addition to the special medicine for colds, there were also primary healing bandages and some plants he had never seen before.
"That should be it." He nodded. "I can then sell things. Although that location is still grayed out, it should be unlocked in the future."
He thought for a moment and said, "I just wonder if other dimensional merchants use the same system as mine, also a Doomsday Grocery Store?"
Unfortunately, the intelligent system had fallen into hibernation and could not give him an answer, and there was no option for chat communication on the acquisition interface.
Zhou Qi frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Do you think... could there be a dimensional merchant in our world as well?"
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an was delighted and continued, "Even if there are no dimensional merchants, there should be numbers, right?"
"If we can find the number of our world..." Zhou Qi paused and didn't say anything else.
Even if the number is found, how to get back is a difficult problem to solve. Perhaps only the awakening of the intelligent system can provide the answer.
"Anyway, it's definitely not wrong to pay attention first!"
Tang Yu'an was very excited. He finally found some clues to go back. Although how to find the number of their world was still a mess, at least he had a general direction.
"The system can bring us and the grocery store all the way to this world. I believe there must be other ways to bring us back."
At worst, we will be able to go back after the system wakes up and recharges it.
Tang Yu'an never gave up the idea of going home.
"Well, work hard to level up." Zhou Qi reached out and rubbed his head. "If you become a top-tier dimensional merchant, maybe you can really go home."
"good!"
Tang Yu'an smiled happily, then selected the icon with the word "Identification" in the upper right corner of the acquisition page, and a new interface appeared in front of him.
【Identification Album】
Description: Records the information of identified items. The skill "Item Identification (Basic)" will be automatically learned when it is opened for the first time.
[Congratulations! You have successfully learned the skill "Item Appraisal (Basic)". You can view it in the skill panel.]
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Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up slightly. He actually learned a new skill for free!
He quickly opened the skill panel and took a look.
【Item Appraisal (Basic)】
Description: Primary merchant skill, obtained by unlocking the appraisal album
Function: It can identify the basic information of the item. Each identification will deduct 10% of the item's value.
Note: Only after the item has been authenticated can it be placed on the "Purchase" page for sale.
After reading the details, the excitement on Tang Yu'an's face suddenly disappeared.
Sure enough, free is the most expensive.
Every time you use it, 10% of the item's value will be deducted from your points! How expensive!
Tang Yu'an felt a pang of pain when he looked at the number.
"No wonder I couldn't sell anything before. It turns out only authenticated items can be sold on this page."
After explaining to Zhou Qi, he looked at the skill information panel again and couldn't help muttering.
"This is too bad..."
Items of small value are not so bad, as the points deducted are not many, but for items like crystals, 20 points will be deducted for each appraisal.
Although their points balance has skyrocketed now, 20 points converted into physical goods would be 20L of water, 4 kilograms of brown rice or 200 grams of salt!
But, there is no way.
Tang Yu'an showed hesitation on his face, but finally took out a mutated lantern fruit that he had previously traded from Granny Guo.
He has always been curious about why the mutant lantern fruit is so valuable. According to Grandma Guo, this fruit can only glow and is poisonous and cannot be eaten.
"Brother Xiaoqi, I want to identify this." he said.
"Well, let's try it."
Zhou Qi did not object. It was only 5 points at most, so they were paying for knowledge.
So, Tang Yu'an focused his attention on the mutated lantern fruit, just like when he used the light body technique before, and silently said in his mind: Identify the item.
A system prompt popped up immediately.
[Do you want to deduct 5 points and use the "Item Appraisal (Basic)" skill on this item?]
It seems that the actual value of the mutant lantern fruit is 50 points. The previous transaction only gave 49 points, which should be after deducting the cost.
Tang Yu'an chose "yes".
[Points deducted successfully, appraisal in progress... Appraisal completed]
[Tip: When you visually view this type of item, the identification information will automatically appear. You can also view all identified items in the "Identification Album"]
Tang Yu'an's eyes fell on the mutated lantern fruit.
Sure enough, a bubble with the item information appeared on the lantern fruit.
【Name：Mutated Lantern Fruit】
【Value: 50 points/each】
[Origin: MR176349 plane]
【Named by: Guo】
Description: The fruit of the mutant lantern plant can emit light in the dark and can be used as lighting. Its pulp can also be used as medicine, with detoxification, swelling and pain relief effects. It is particularly effective in treating burns and fire poisoning, making it an excellent pharmaceutical material.
Sure enough, the mutated lantern fruit has other functions besides glowing!
"Brother Xiaoqi, the mutated lantern fruit can detoxify!" Tang Yu'an said happily.
He opened the identification guide again.
The first item appeared on the interface. It contained not only the information he had just seen, but also a picture of a mutated lantern fruit.
Seeing the column where he could customize classification labels, Tang Yu'an entered the word "plant". There would definitely be more and more items to be identified in the future, so it would be more convenient to categorize them in advance for easy retrieval.
Of course, there is another thing that attracts him more——
Tang Yu'an looked at the button that said "Bookification" next to the page and clicked it curiously.
【Will the "Identification Album" be made into a book?】
As he clicked to confirm, the page that was originally floating in front of him suddenly began to glow. The dazzling light made him close his eyes.
Then, Tang Yu'an felt his hand sink.
He subconsciously opened his eyes and saw that all the light had dissipated, leaving only a book in his hand.
The cover of the book has the four big words "Identification Album" written in gold font, and the cover is engraved with gorgeous and complex patterns, which looks particularly exquisite.
He couldn't help but turn to the first page.
The first page is the table of contents. At the top is the general category of "Plants", and the first line below is the words "mutated lantern fruit" and the page number.
Tang Yu'an turned the page again and found that it was rich in pictures and texts, just like the one on the page, and the key points were marked with different colored fonts. The pictures were also very clear, and the layout was much more refined than the encyclopedia he had read in the library before.
The pages after that are blank.
Looking at the lonely content on this page, Tang Yu'an actually had the urge to complete the book, because just thinking about it made him feel a sense of accomplishment!
It turns out that there is a reason why it is expensive.
Tang Yuan stroked the cover of the appraisal album. It looked good, but he found that after it was turned into a book, the information of the appraisal album could still be opened on the system panel.
This makes the book seem a bit useless.
It's heavy and takes up a lot of space. It doesn't seem to be very useful except for its appearance...
At this moment, he discovered that Zhou Qi, who was sitting next to him, seemed to be staring at his hands——
Or the book in his hand?
Tang Yu'an was stunned for a moment, then tentatively handed the album to him, only to see that Brother Xiaoqi actually took the book!
"Brother Xiaoqi, can you see what's in the book?" he asked.
Zhou Qi had already opened the catalog and nodded when he heard this: "Okay, it says mutant lantern fruit. Is this the identification atlas?"
"Uh-huh."
Tang Yu'an was pleasantly surprised to find that after the appraisal album was turned into a book, Xiaoqi could also read it together!
If this is the case, then this feature is very useful and not useless at all.
"I will put this album in the No. 1 portable warehouse. You can take it out anytime you want to see it." Tang Yu'an said happily.
Zhou Qi also smiled, touched the top of his head and said hello.
This atlas is indeed quite exquisite, and the information identified is also very valuable. This skill is still very practical.
At this time, Tang Yu'an said again: "Brother Xiaoqi, let's put a mutant lantern fruit on the sales page and see if anyone wants it?"
He wants to earn back the deducted appraisal fees!
"Okay." Zhou Qi thought about it for a moment and said, "But you'd better check whether there is a handling fee? Is it pre-deducted or payable later?"
Tang Yu'an opened his eyes slightly wide, having never expected that there would be such a routine!
He quickly opened the acquisition page and found the relevant sales rules in "My Sales":
1. The current merchant level is lv3, and can sell a maximum of one commodity at a time.
2. The maximum price of goods sold shall not exceed 10 times the value of the goods, and the minimum price shall not be lower than the value of the goods.
3. If the product is not sold after 24 hours, it will be automatically returned to the portable warehouse. If the return is unsuccessful, it will be returned to the store warehouse.
4. A 10% handling fee will be charged for successful sales of goods.
Tang Yu'an looked at the last line of small words and couldn't help but said in a trance: "Brother Xiaoqi, you really guessed it!"
Moreover, the selling price can be listed as long as it does not exceed 10 times the value of the item. No wonder the items on this page are so expensive.
"Then set the price a little higher?" Zhou Qi suggested.
Tang Yu'an nodded. Everyone sold it this way anyway. He asked, "Then what's a suitable price?"
"500 or so." Zhou Qi said.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but gasp, "Is the top full?"
"Hmm." Zhou Qi said, "According to the information in the identification atlas, this fruit should be a specialty of this plane. Scarcity makes things valuable, and since it's an inter-planetary transaction, it's okay to sell it a little more expensive."
What's more, even if they can't sell it, they won't lose money.
If the market is good, it will be a very good channel to earn points in the future - of course, the premise is that Granny Guo's production is stable.
"Okay, I'll listen to you!"
Tang Yu'an put a mutant lantern fruit on the sales page and confirmed that it would be submitted at the price of "500 points/piece".
Soon, his sale information also appeared in the column above.
[Mutated Lantern Fruit: 500 points/each, Description: ...]
[Sold by: Mysterious Merchant, Plane Number MR176349]
The actual value and the namer’s information were hidden in the sales information, but what surprised Tang Yu’an was that the number displayed was not his own name, but... a mysterious businessman?
Tang Yu'an thought about it carefully and soon figured out why.
Could this be because he didn't set a nickname?
He asked Zhou Qi and soon got an accurate answer: in the system information he received, he was always referred to as the "mysterious businessman."
So the system recruitment information that Chi Hao received just now also said "mysterious businessman"?
etc……
Thinking of this, Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an looked at Chi Hao who was lying unconscious on the ground almost at the same time, and then looked at each other tacitly at the same time.
They both saw that the other had a new idea.
Tang Yu'an's eyes showed a sly smile, and he asked: "Brother Xiaoqi, do you think the same as me?"
Zhou Qi also slightly curled up the corners of his mouth.
He didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly expressed his thoughts: "When Chi Hao wakes up, we will pretend to be employees of the mysterious businessman and push all the incredible power onto the 'mysterious businessman'."
There is a reason for this pretense.
If Chi Hao doesn't pose much of a threat to them, they can consider retaining him as an employee.
Anyway, if he makes any unusual moves, we can fire him and erase his memory at any time.
There is such a powerful psychic, who comes from the fortress. If he can truly become an employee of the "mysterious merchant", how much help will it bring to them?
"Haha, that's what I thought too!" Tang Yu'an said with a smile.
From now on, he will be a real mysterious businessman with magical powers. He can let his employees use their points to redeem various commodities. As long as they work hard and make deals, they can get what they want!
The feeling of playing the big boss behind the scenes is so cool just thinking about it!
The author has something to say:
Don't worry, I won't hire employees casually. Brother Xiaoqi is more cautious.
Anzai: You talk like I'm going to mess around T^T
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