Chapter 1874 Gift
"No," Koko said. "If you buy the advanced version, not only will the price be higher, but the technology tax will also be higher. You're mainly trying to avoid the technology tax, so you can pay some labor costs. Some shops in the mall will do secondary processing for you, making some basic versions more beautiful. I found some posts that have modified the third and fourth versions."
As for the third and fourth versions, one costs 1,300 and the other costs 1,500, which are much smaller. The technology tax is not high either, which is 20% like the basic version. It is much cheaper than the 85% technology tax required for the 80,000 version.
Manbao felt distressed whenever she thought of the tax. Apart from the medicine she bought for her mother, she had never paid such a high tax. Oh, and the thing she bought for her and Bai Shan that allowed them to breathe underwater...
Manbao calculated the taxes she had to pay and finally didn't feel bad about it anymore. She rested her eyes for a moment before going back in to continue her search. She muttered, "That's why I don't like shopping in malls."
Koko felt that it was not good for the host to be too stingy. She rarely spent her points once a month. What was the point of accumulating them?
And they can't invest and manage their finances like humans in its world.
Manbao didn't care. Ever since she and Bai Shan were dragged into the water and assassinated, she realized the importance of points. She felt that this thing must be prepared at all times and would be very useful in saving lives.
Just save money in normal times.
Thanks to Keke's suggestion, Manbao finally found a shop that could do custom-made products. After talking with the other party, she realized that the existence of this kind of shop was not to save money, but to spend money.
There are always some customers who don’t like the genuine styles, so they will disassemble the components after buying the products and design various styles by themselves.
For example, some people will disassemble the bracelet and make it into a chain to hang on their chest or pants as decoration, while others will disassemble it and make it into earrings to wear. There are all kinds of them.
So after listening to Manbao's request, the customer service first asked her whether she had the drawings or whether she needed them to design it. If they designed it, they would have to pay an additional design fee.
Manbao thought about it, refused, and then directly exited the mall. He took out a large box from the bookshelf in the space, opened it and started to search. "Keke, which jewelry do you think is suitable for Mingda?"
Koko does not give subjective answers, so he did not answer.
Manbao didn't seem to need its answer. He kept taking out a piece of jewelry to look at, then putting it aside. "This one won't do. It's too complicated and not suitable for us kids. It looks like it was given by the Queen Mother. Her gifts aren't very good-looking... This one isn't good either. The color is a bit dark... Hmm, this one seems good. Let me think who gave it to me?"
Manbao thought hard and said, "It seems to be a gift from the Crown Princess. The color is beautiful too."
So Manbao took it out, stuffed everything else back in, and put the box back on the shelf. He then asked Keke to take a picture and send it to customer service, saying, "Just turn the crystal on top pink."
The customer service representative thought this was not difficult and asked, "What kind of material do you want?"
He sent out all the materials they had, and Manbao was stunned. She didn't recognize any of the names written on them.
Manbao asked Keke in surprise, "That piece of jewelry of mine seems quite valuable. I remember it was given to me by the Crown Princess shortly after she gave birth to the Emperor's grandson. Isn't crystal said to be very rare? Why doesn't it look expensive here?"
"Crystal is not expensive over there."
In that case, Manbao chose the second cheapest one without hesitation. She compared them carefully and, judging from the pictures, the pink crystal was of better quality than the one the Crown Princess gave her.
When Manbao finally paid, he stared at the material cost, processing fee, and all the taxes for a long time, and said thoughtfully, "So that's how it is. Apart from the energy shield components, which have taxes, these material costs and processing fees are not taxed?"
Koko explained, "Because the civilization of this world can also achieve this level of processing and has similar crystal products, it is considered to be in line with the technology of this world."
Even if the level of sophistication exceeds a certain level, the alliance will not charge any fees because it is within a controllable range.
Manbao twirled his fingers in thought, "No wonder they say on the forums that as long as you have points, you can become rich and powerful. If there were no taxes on things like crystals and pearls, the host could easily obtain resources from the mall and then sell them in this world. That would be a huge profit."
Koko agreed.
Man Bao said: "I have no power, I am young, and I have many people around me, so I can't explain the source of a large amount of supplies, but the hosts in other worlds can do it."
Koko replied "yes".
"But," Manbao's eyes were filled with confusion, "wouldn't such a large influx of resources that don't belong to this world cause currency chaos?"
Koko: ...
Manbao frowned and asked, "If we produce more grain this year and harvest less tea, the money will rise and fall. They use so many resources from other worlds, especially such luxurious resources, without using the labor of this world. Won't this cause the currency to become unbalanced?"
This doesn't quite match the books she's read.
After a moment of silence, Koko said, "So there will be a balancing mechanism, but the host's consumption is very low, and there is no chance of it reaching the bottom yet."
It felt that she would never touch the balance mechanism in her lifetime. Judging from her stinginess and caution, they would not attract the Alliance's monitors.
It’s a pity that the main system has been attracted.
Manbao paid the money and then waited for the goods to be produced. The other party said that it would take at least three days to produce the goods, so the goods would be given to her within three to five days.
Manbao finally came back to his senses from all the confusion he was having. After happily logging out of the system, he belatedly remembered something, "How should I give this gift to Mingda?"
Koko didn't answer.
Manbao became distressed, "When is Mingda's birthday?"
Koko: ...
Manbao said, "Oh!" "It seems like it's over."
Children don't celebrate their birthdays. In order not to reduce their blessings, they basically just eat a bowl of longevity noodles with their family members, kowtow to their parents, and accept gifts from their brothers and sisters. Basically, they rarely celebrate their birthdays before they become adults.
Especially weak children should not celebrate their birthdays.
Manbao knew Changyu's birthday, after all, he had celebrated it for her, but Mingda really didn't know.
Manbao could only ask Changyu.
Chang Yu said, "It hasn't happened yet. It's the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which is still more than ten days away. Why are you going to give Mingda a gift?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly and became happy, "I have a really great gift for her."
"It's a pity that April can't relax yet. Otherwise, we could go to the Imperial Garden or go to the Crown Prince's place to get together." Chang Yu sighed and said, "She was born at a bad time. If she was born in autumn or winter, wouldn't she be afraid of those things?"
"Is respiratory illness related to birth time?"
"I think it's what the palace people said," she said, "My mother was born in February and she also had respiratory problems, but you see, my prince and my third brother don't have them, because they were both born in summer and autumn."
Manbao: ...
See you tomorrow
Manbao: ...Changyu, feudal superstition is not acceptable.
Lord Tianzun looked at Manbao silently
(End of this chapter)
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