A series of unfamiliar words came out of the mechanical voice, and when he saw the long string of zeros displayed on Su Tang's personal terminal, he was still genuinely shocked.
These two boxes of gold bars, each weighing sixty pounds, were exchanged for over nine hundred million?
Their entire regiment's monthly allowance only adds up to a few thousand yuan. This... how many years' worth of wages would that be for their regiment?
Although prices from that era cannot be compared to prices today, the purchasing power of this so-called People's Credit Currency truly opened his eyes.
"Let's go, Mr. Qin." Su Tang couldn't help but tease him when she saw his dazed look, which cheered her up a lot. "Now, we're rich."
Seven days is neither a long nor a short time. Since we're here, we must maximize our benefits within the limited time available.
Grief and hatred cannot solve problems, but sufficient supplies can allow them to live better and with more confidence in that era.
Su Tang took Qin Ye in a driverless maglev taxi to a shopping and warehousing center in the city center.
This is a giant tower building that integrates shopping center and material storage functions, stretching endlessly into the sky.
Towering shelves reach all the way to the dome, piled high with all sorts of supplies. Countless intelligent transport robots and robotic arms move busily and orderly along pre-set tracks. The only sound in the space is the hum of the machines, exuding the efficiency of futuristic technology.
The building bears the large characters: Hummingbird Central Material Distribution Center.
"This is the largest central intelligent warehousing center in the Dragon Kingdom. 99% of the supplies we need in our daily lives are shipped out from here," Su Tang explained as she scanned her face on the identity recognition device at the entrance.
"Ding, identity confirmed. Welcome to our store, citizens Tang Su and Ye Qin. Your personal shopping robot 'Little Bee' has been activated. Happy shopping!"
As soon as they finished speaking, a round, yellow robot about half the height of a person slid down in front of them, with a smiley face displayed on the screen above its head.
"Distinguished citizens Tang Su and Ye Qin, good afternoon. 'Little Bee' will be at your service. Which area shall we proceed to first?"
Qin Ye looked at the talking iron lump and fell silent once again.
He felt that since arriving here, the word he said most often was "What is this?" and the thought that occupied his mind most was "This doesn't make sense".
"Go to the food section first," Su Tang instructed.
"Okay, the food area shuttle bus is now open. Please get on the platform."
The ground beneath their feet lit up slightly, and a floating platform carrying them and the robot named "Little Bee" silently glided forward at high speed.
The scene before him left Qin Ye completely speechless.
This isn't a warehouse, it's a city!
Rows of shelving units, hundreds of meters high, stretched neatly to the horizon. Countless robots, like the "Little Bees," busily moved between the shelves, removing items and transporting them via a complex aerial rail system to various shipping outlets. The entire space was busy yet orderly, eerily quiet, with only the faint hum of the machines breaking the silence.
Soon, they arrived at Food Section A – the staple food and grain and oil section.
"Little Bee, vacuum-packed Northeast rice, the kind that can be stored for fifty years, I'll start with ten thousand bags." Su Tang's opening line was a bombshell.
Qin Ye's legs went weak, and he almost lost his balance.
One...ten thousand bags? Each bag weighs fifty jin, so you're talking about five hundred thousand jin of rice right off the bat?
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