Yu Li hunched over and moved quickly towards the blind box store, cautious but a little nervous.
It was incredible that such a clean and bright store still existed 20 years after the Day of Impermanence. It looked like a huge and exaggerated trap.
But he couldn't suppress his expectation. What if it was true?
Yu Li stood at the door of the blind box store and carefully looked at the sign beside it again - hot drink blind box, 15 yuan per draw. This was too fake.
Since the Day of Impermanence, disasters have come one after another, and order has gradually collapsed. Paper money has lost its effectiveness for many years. The current circulation is crystal cores.
Crystal cores are taken from mutant animals and plants. They contain energy and can replace some energy. They can also be used to exchange daily necessities on weekdays.
However, nowadays, living resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and it is difficult to exchange low-quality crystal cores for good things.
Yu Li came back to his senses, thinking far away, and raised his hand to open the store door.
Unexpectedly, at first glance, the store was very empty, and the girl who was suspected to be the owner was not there.
It was completely different from what he expected.
Yu Li's heart was beating abnormally faster. There was something in the machine near the door.
Dozens of off-white cylindrical cans were lined up in a row, like cans, and the material did not look like metal. The cup body was written with four big red characters "Hot Drink Blind Box".
Just looking at the outer packaging, there is no difference at all. There is a narrow coin slot next to the machine.
Yu Li couldn't help but tilt his head to look around, and soon found the coin exchange machine next to the blind box machine.
The square machine is half the height of the blind box machine.
There is a large square hole about 15 centimeters wide on the top, with "Crystal Core Exchange" written next to it. Vertically below it is a small transparent box, facing a narrow coin outlet. It looks a bit like a bank ATM many years ago, and more like a machine for exchanging game tokens in an arcade.
With an indescribable feeling, Yu Li took out a small piece of blue crystal core from his pocket and put it into the machine.
After a few clangs, a blue round coin with the word "one yuan" on it came out of the narrow hole at the bottom of the machine.
So that's how it works.
He immediately took out a small piece of green crystal core and threw it in. With a clang, a green round coin with the word "10 yuan" on it spit out from the coin outlet.
Yu Li was a little surprised that this machine knew how to distinguish the colors of crystal cores.
Blue crystal cores come from low-level alien beasts and mutant plants. They contain little energy and can only be exchanged for a one-yuan token. Green crystal
cores come from mid-level alien beasts and mutant plants. They contain more energy than blue crystal cores and can be exchanged for a "10 yuan" token.
If it is a red crystal core from a high-level alien beast or mutant plant, it should be able to be exchanged for more blind box coins.
However, he did not have a red crystal core and could not verify this guess.
It was written at the door that it cost fifteen yuan to draw a blind box. Yu Li took out four small blue crystal cores and exchanged them for four coins to make up the fifteen yuan.
He returned to the blind box machine and put in the coins one by one. The blind box machine started working. With a clang, a small red light came on next to it, and a can of drink fell out.
Yu Li reached out and took out the drink from the groove below. It was really hot and heavy.
He held the can and looked at it. There was a plastic-sealed straw attached to the wall of the cup. Turning to the back, there was actually a description of the styles - classic milk tea, honey grapefruit tea, banana milk, matcha latte, and finally a black cup pattern with a question mark in the middle and the word "hidden" written on it.
He seemed to understand the meaning of the blind box a little bit. This can of drink might be one of these five flavors.
Interesting!
Survival was hard, and he actually didn't have much curiosity anymore, but this little thing made him want to open it and take a look.
If it was really the drinks listed in the style description... Yu Li's Adam's apple slid up and down, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva just by looking at the name.
Twenty years ago, before the world changed drastically, Yu Li had just entered high school, and he loved drinking milk tea, milk, and happy water.
He never thought that he would have the chance to drink those things in his life.
Yu Li carefully tore open the rim of the cup, and a strong sweet fragrance came to his nose, hot steam spread, and the light and fresh grapefruit aroma blended into it, making Yu Li half-close his eyes and unable to speak.
He lowered his head, blew gently, and took a sip. It was honey grapefruit tea, sweet and warm.
It was just like a dream.
Yu Li didn't like honey grapefruit tea before, thinking that only girls like to drink this stuff.
He took a sip, stopped to experience it, and then took a few more sips in a row, each sip more than the last. Later, he couldn't care less about the heat, so he tilted his head back and gulped down a large cup, and used his fingers to push a little grapefruit pulp stuck to the inner wall of the cup into his mouth.
Huh -
Yu Li supported the floor with one hand and looked up at the blind box machine. There were four more flavors. What should he do if he wanted to try them all?
There was a sound from the door suddenly. Yu Li turned his head and looked over. Wei Dong and Tang Ling actually ran over.
The two pushed the door open with obvious worry on their faces. When they saw Yu Li sitting on the ground, they hurried over to help him.
"Captain, what happened to you?"
"Are you injured?"
Yu Li: "Didn't I tell you to wait? How did you get in?"
Tang Ling explained: "The captain didn't come out, we were worried."
"I'm fine." Yu Li stood up and patted the non-existent dust on his body, feeling a little embarrassed.
He was almost addicted to blind boxes and forgot about the two of them outside.
Wei Dong stood up, his eyes full of curiosity: "What's wrong with this store? No one? Where is the owner?"
Tang Ling also found it strange and walked to the blind box machine, "Blind box hot drinks, are these real?"
Yu Li walked over and nodded: "Yes. Come, I'll teach you how to draw blind boxes."
Wei Dong and Tang Ling immediately exchanged their crystal cores for 15 yuan of blind box coins, and ran excitedly to the blind box machine to experience it.
They were all born after the day of impermanence and had never seen such a magical machine.
Wei Dong pushed the blind box coin into the coin slot and was very excited. When
the drink can fell from above, he widened his eyes and found it incredible.
Tang Ling urged him to take it quickly because she wanted to draw one too.
The two of them drew a can each.
Yu Li couldn't help it and took another can. The three of them sat on the ground in a circle.
Wei Dong and Tang Ling studied it and asked what the style picture on the back of the can meant.
Yu Li explained that before the Day of Impermanence, these were common drinks on the market.
There are teas, milk, and fruits. Each one is sweet, but the taste is different and especially delicious.
Wei Dong and Tang Ling couldn't imagine how delicious it was, nor could they imagine how sweetness could be different.
Until they tore open their own hot drink blind boxes, they were all sweet and fragrant, but completely different.
Wei Dong's cup was a light brown hot soup, which smelled slightly bitter and burnt, blending with the mellow aroma of black tea, and it smelled very warm.
Yu Li said that this is a classic milk tea with caramel, milk and black tea soup, and it smells fragrant and warm.
Wei Dong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to take a sip. The rich milk flavor mixed with the fragrance of tea, silky and sweet, instantly filled his entire mouth. This was
the first time he had tasted something so delicious since he was a child.
So delicious!
When Tang Ling opened the cup, a strange fruity aroma mixed with milk fragrance smelled sweeter than Wei Dong's cup.
Yu Li could smell it without getting close, "This is banana milk."
There are no normal bananas in this world anymore. After the cold wave, the plants that grew back are all mutant species.
The mutant banana tree has large fruits that emit a stinky smell, but they cannot be eaten.
The two team members had seen the mutant banana tree and immediately frowned.
Tang Ling was a little sad: "Then this can't be drunk?"
Yu Li shook his head: "This should be a drink made from normal banana fruits. It smells sweet and sweet, completely different from the mutant bananas. It can be drunk."
Tang Ling was happy, lowered his head and took a sip. The strong aroma of bananas and milk blended perfectly. It tasted moist and warm, and there was a cloying sweetness in the breath.
Wei Dong was curious about the taste of banana milk, and Tang Ling was also curious about the taste of milk tea. The two took a sip and their eyes lit up again. It was exactly as the captain said.
Although they both tasted sweet, the aroma and taste were completely different.
Yu Li tore open his cup and frowned slightly when he saw it, "I drew honey grapefruit tea again. Bad luck."
Wei Dong and Tang Ling had never drunk honey grapefruit tea before. Hearing that Yu Li had just drunk a cup, they exchanged theirs with him.
The sweetness of honey with a floral scent is paired with the light and slightly sour grapefruit pulp. This cup has a different taste from milk tea and banana milk.
Tang Ling took a sip and nodded, "This is delicious too."
Wei Dong also thought it was delicious, but he liked milk tea more.
Yu Li exchanged grapefruit tea for banana milk with Tang Ling, and said while drinking, "There should be two more flavors. I really want to try them."
"Hidden and Matcha Latte, I also want to know what they taste like, but it's a pity that there are no crystal cores." Tang Ling said.
During the eternal night, mutant animals and plants are dormant, there is no chance to hunt, and not many crystal cores can be collected.
Wei Dong put down the jar and walked around the blind box machine twice, "Can this machine be smashed open? I should be able to take it away without the crystal core."
Yu Li actually had this idea.
In the collapse of order, what have you not done to survive?
Tang Ling felt a little bad: "By the way, wasn't there a girl in the store before? Where is she?"
Yu Li shook his head: "There was no one there when I came in."
Wei Dong felt that he had to give it a try. They were the first to discover these things. If they didn't take them away, it would be a bargain for other teams later.
A few minutes later, Wei Dong and Yu Li lay on the ground, panting with exhaustion.
The machine was made of unknown material and could not be smashed or moved.
Tang Ling thought for a while, "I think we should find a way to earn crystal cores and then come back to draw blind boxes. If, as the captain said, these hot drinks are from 20 years ago, then the person who opened this store is definitely not an ordinary person."
Yu Li and Wei Dong finally figured it out, especially Yu Li, who finally reacted.
He understood how magical the appearance of those drinks was better than the two team members.
It was not the kind of water diluted with expired low-quality milk powder that he had drunk at the base many years ago, but a drink with real ingredients, and the taste seemed to be better than those he had drunk twenty years ago.
"Lingling is right, let's go back and earn crystal cores first." Yu Li said.
Wei Dong also got up and looked at the blind box machine, still a little unwilling: "The store manager should be the girl who put the sign at the door, right? No one went out, and she is not here, where did she go?"
Alexandria, Emerald Town.
Lu Yao pushed open the door of the nail salon, and the apprentices were receiving guests.
Si Jin and Harold were sitting in the corner reading comics, and there was a round fairy lying on each of their comic books.
Pushu lay beside Si Jin's hand. The fairy was small and it was difficult for him to read.
Si Jin finished reading first and would stop and wait for a while.
When Pushu wanted to turn the page, he would raise his head and gently rub his thumb.
And there was a bit of noise on the other side.
There were only a few days left before the school started, and Harold would go back to Dragon Valley to study. He was just catching up on comics during the last days of vacation, and he had no patience to wait for the elves to read slowly.
After he finished reading a page, he poked Merulu with his finger, urging her to hurry up.
Merulu was so angry that she wanted to bite people. She used to deal with the evil Carlos in the same way.
But the skin of the dragons is very hard, completely different from that of humans, and she almost broke her teeth when she bit them.
A dragon and a fairy often quarrel, but they have to get together to read the same book.
Lu Yao couldn't figure out whether their relationship was good or bad.
Edward and Ambrose should be researching new magic nails in the laboratory.
Magic battle manicures are very popular among magicians, but many customers also like the purest manicures.
Without enchantment, just the simplest and most beautiful styles, many customers come to make appointments every day, and the store is doing good business now.
Lu Yao saw a customer with beautiful hair standing by the window and asked loudly if she was waiting in line, and she could receive her.
Du Manning turned around and was very happy to see her: "Shopkeeper, it's me. Thanks to your help, I returned home safely. My strength has also been restored. I want to grab some oysters for you again."
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