Jiang Shanrun tried to open his eyes wide and looked down. He wiped his hands on his clothes twice before he took something out of the box and took out half a pineapple with the skin and leaves removed.
What a pity. Jiang Shanrun's eyes showed regret.
Jiang Han was puzzled: "Grandpa, what's wrong? Isn't this a fruit?"
Jiang Shanrun shook his head, his tone somewhat helpless: "It's a pineapple, but the skin and leaves are peeled off, and there are no seeds left. This can only be eaten."
Jiang Han: "...It's good to eat, I haven't eaten pineapple yet. There are several more here, you can always open the fruit with seeds. Brother Chi Jin, you open it too."
The three of them quickly opened all the remaining six blind boxes, and drew out two apples, one pear, half a watermelon, one small Taiwanese mango, and one orange. Together with the big hidden box that Jiang Han drew in the store, the table was filled with various fruits.
The wrinkles on Jiang Shanrun's face finally smoothed out, his eyes gleaming with joy, "These are really fruits that haven't changed. The seeds of the apples, pears, watermelons, grapes, and mangoes should all be kept. Chi Jin, help me pick out the seeds from the two strawberries and keep them for testing. I don't know if the oranges have seeds, but dig them all out. After this transition period, I'll go out and find some good soil and start over."
Jiang Han cut a small piece of pineapple and divided it into three portions, one for each person.
He picked up a piece and bit it open, Eyes narrowed: "Oh my god! So sweet, fragrant, juicy, pineapple is delicious! Grandpa, the fruit can still be obtained. I'll have someone collect the seeds and send them over when the time comes."
Chi Jin sat at the table, still looking lazy, and gently pinched the unpacked blind box with his slender fingers, "Where did you get these fruits from?"
Jiang Han just remembered that he forgot to mention this, and patted the edge of the table, "A strange store appeared in the Fairy Tale Square shop, you can use crystal cores to redeem blind boxes. The blind boxes contain hot drinks, instant noodles and fruits. The owner of the shop was also very curious, and I don’t know where he got these good things from. "
Chi Jin put his hands in his pockets, got up and walked out, "I'm going to play."
Jiang Han chased him out: "Brother Chi Jin, it's still night outside, can you find the way with sunglasses?"
Chi Jin was picked up by Jiang Shanrun when he went outside the base to find seeds and soil. He was seriously injured and unconscious at the time.
After he woke up, he recuperated for a long time, and stayed in the Changming base after his injuries healed.
Jiang Shanrun found that he knew a lot about plants, so he asked him to help take care of the garden. It has been several years now.
Chi Jin's eyes were injured and he couldn't see the light at first.
I don't know where he found a pair of sunglasses, and he wears them all year round.
Now, he even insists on wearing sunglasses during the night, and he doesn't take them off even when sleeping.
The broken glasses seem to have merged with him, and Jiang Han has wanted to complain about them for a long time.
Chi Jin has already walked out the door, looking up at the dark and boundless sky, and whispered: "The night is about to end. If I go out without glasses, I will go blind."
Jiang Han: "..."
What's the difference between you and being blind now?
The news spread quickly, and people from various bases heard the news and lined up outside the blind box store.
At first, some people saw that the blind box store was unattended, and soon they had evil thoughts, trying to use their supernatural powers to smash the store and steal the goods, and also drive away the people queuing behind. In a blink of an eye
, the group was pulled into the blacklist system, driven out of the store, and could never enter the blind box store again.
Other people waiting to buy blind boxes saw the fate of this group of people, and then turned around to look at the sign standing at the door. They immediately gathered their thoughts and lined up honestly.
The people at the Hope Base had already distributed a batch of hot drink blind boxes and instant noodle blind boxes. Many people saw the familiar packaging boxes in the blind box machine and knew where the previous batch of supplies at the base came from, and they took out crystal cores to redeem them.
Some people who were watching and hesitant saw the people at the Hope Base redeeming blind box coins like crazy, and out of curiosity, they also made up their minds to redeem one or two blind boxes.
Fifteen yuan per draw, converted into crystal cores, is one medium-grade crystal core of average quality and four or five low-grade crystal cores.
In terms of the quality and taste of the food in the blind box machine, it is not expensive at all, and it is even very conscientious.
However, this time the eternal night was extended. After ordinary people finished eating the food they had stored, they had to spend their crystal cores to wait for the base to distribute it, or find someone with connections to exchange for food.
Most people don’t have much spare money now. Some people are worried that they can’t buy a few blind boxes, and some people are worried that the people in front of them will use up all the blind boxes and they won’t be able to buy any later.
Then people found that the blind box machine has a purchase limit, and each person can only buy one from each machine.
Many people only have enough crystal cores to exchange for one or two blind boxes, but there are also some people who have been entrenched in the base for many years and have abundant capital. They can sweep the blind box store by themselves and then sell it at a high price to people who can’t buy blind boxes.
The purchase limit rule has enabled many ordinary people to buy emergency food at a relatively affordable price.
Neighbors from the same base met at a blind box store. They didn't have enough crystal cores to exchange for three kinds of blind boxes, so they discussed exchanging two different blind boxes at a time and returned to the base to exchange with each other.
Some people exchanged hot drinks for fruits.
The fruit blind boxes are all fixed at 500 grams, and the quantity varies according to the size and weight of the fruit.
For example, there are four small apples in an apple blind box, there may be ten in a small mango blind box, and there is only half a bowl of watermelon in a watermelon blind box.
At first glance, it seems that exchanging fruits for hot drinks does not count.
But the hot drink blind box is of high quality and tastes very sweet.
Some people are willing to exchange a small portion of fruit for a small half cup of hot drink, add some water at home to make the taste lighter, and each person in the family can taste half a cup to last a day.
Some people exchanged instant noodles for fruits, one-third or half of a pack of instant noodles for one or two small fruits.
People haven't eaten fresh fruits and vegetables for too long. Just seeing the fresh fruits taken out of the blind box makes their eyes glow green, especially adults born before the Day of Impermanence, who are frequently reminded of the past by the food.
The line stretched from the store to the outside. Fortunately, the Fairy Tale Square is wide and can accommodate a long line.
While queuing, some people found that the dark ink covering the sky seemed to have faded a little, and they thought to themselves: "Is the eternal night coming to an end?"
People around them looked up one after another, and the night as dark as ink was indeed brighter.
Gradually, a little light appeared on the horizon, and the night receded inch by inch.
The eternal night is over.
After redeeming the blind boxes, people returned to the base, ate something with water to replenish their energy, and immediately greeted their teammates, polished their weapons, and prepared for the upcoming transition period.
During the transition period with abundant rain and sunlight, plants grow wildly, and dormant mutant plants and animals also wake up during this time.
People have to go out hunting, accumulate crystal cores, find food, collect rainwater, and prepare for the next Uncertain Day.
According to past rules, the next one is likely to be a cold wave.
When the cold wave comes, snow will fly all over the sky, and the temperature will gradually drop to more than 30 degrees below zero.
People can't go out to find food, and there is a lack of effective cold prevention measures. Many people die every time.
But this time, the residents of several bases stationed near the Fairy Tale Square are unusually active. As long as they hunt enough crystal cores, they can go to the blind box store to exchange for food.
Even if you can only exchange one a day, if you accumulate for ten days, you will have a lot of supplies when the Uncertain Day comes. When
the goods in the blind box store are sold out, the store will automatically close.
Lu Yao pushed open the store door, and the three blind box machines were empty.
She opened an invisible door on the wall, walked into the upgraded backstage space, and took out two computers from the warehouse.
This space is only about 20 square meters for the time being. After putting down two computers and two chairs, there is still a little space left, which can be used to store goods.
Lu Yao started the computer, injected magic power to activate the magic blacklist system, covering the original blacklist system and purchase limit system.
In an instant, the entire store and all the machines in the store were connected to the two computers in the backstage, and an invisible transparent protective cover was propped up outside the store.
The three-day trial version of the blacklist system has added more data this day. A total of more than 30 people’s data have been transmitted to the magic blacklist system of computer No. 1. According to their improper behavior in the store, they are graded and handled.
According to the lightest grade, those who enter the blacklist cannot enter the blind box store within two months.
Those who do things like smashing machines and stealing things will enter the highest level of the blacklist. Unless the store owner pulls them out, they will never be able to enter the blind box store again.
Computer No. 2 is connected to various machines in the store, and the goods and sales data are recorded from this moment.
The purchase limit setting of the blind box machine is still the same as before, and no adjustment will be made for the time being.
Lu Yao added a new function to the blind box machine, but it has to wait until the second floor of the nail salon starts to operate and it can be put into use in conjunction with the magic circle.
For the time being, the blind box machine in the store was upgraded.
A customer discovered that there was a clean water source in the store, so he went back to the base to get a container and filled a lot of water.
Some people followed suit, and the store consumed more drinking water than the goods in the blind box machine.
If you just fill one or two more bottles of water for urgent use, it’s okay.
But many people lined up with buckets and pots, and even went back and forth several times.
Lu Yao frowned slightly. This behavior is understandable, but it cannot be left alone.
Hot water machines also need to be restricted. Customers who buy blind boxes in the store can use the hot water machine, and the amount of water filled each time cannot exceed one liter.
Lu Yao installed the computer, made sure the system started running normally, and prepared to go to the snack bar to pick up the blind box.
When closing the store, she suddenly realized that the eternal night of the impermanent world was over.
Lu Yao really saw this world for the first time.
The blind box store is located in a square in an abandoned old shopping mall.
The surrounding buildings are similar to her world, but they are all vacant.
The whole world exudes a sense of desolation.
When she came out of the blind box store, it was already dark outside. Lu
Yao checked the time. It was past eight o'clock in the evening, and the snack bar was bustling with late-night snacks.
Xingzi told her that the blind box goods had been moved to the fourth floor, and Meng Qin and Ning Yun were still upstairs.
Lu Yao was surprised. Why were they still working at this time?
The working hours of the packagers are not that long.
Is it because there are too many goods and two people can't handle it?
Lu Yao began to reflect on whether he was squeezed too hard and considered hiring a few more packagers.
On the fourth floor, Ning Yun sat on the ground with her legs hugged, looking up at Meng Qin debugging a machine, "Is it working?"
Meng Qin walked around a machine twice, adjusted the details, took a packaging box sample and placed it on the machine, and pressed the switch: "It should work this time."
After a moment, identical packaging boxes fell out of the machine one by one. Lu
Yao came up and saw this scene. He walked over quickly and was surprised: "How come it has been put into mass production so soon?"
Ning Yun turned around and saw her very happy: "Shopkeeper, you are finally here. This is the machine made by Meng Qin. We were just testing it."
Lu Yao greeted her, walked around the machine twice, and turned to look at Meng Qin: "This kind of machine can make it, it's amazing."
Meng Qin's face was calm, and he touched his chin and said: "Use it for now, it's easier than hand-kneading. I will find a way to improve it in the future, and the efficiency can be improved."
This machine functions like a copy machine. Given a standard sample, it can continuously produce the same product.
The machine-made packaging box that fell on the ground is exactly the same as the one made by hand.
Unexpectedly, with just a casual move, he could recruit a big boss.
Not only is he dexterous, but he is also very thoughtful.
Lu Yao was very happy. She studied the machine for a while and asked Meng Qin many questions.
She wrote down several pages of notes, and later took them to the nail salon, where she used magic to replicate a machine with similar functions, specifically used to stamp blind boxes.
After Lu Yao finished stocking the blind box store, he returned to the nail salon with several boxes of crystal cores, preparing to develop crystal core blind boxes.
Ambrose and Edward saw the crystal cores and said that these ugly stones have energy similar to that of magic gems.
Lu Yao tried it with a simple magic array, and the crystal cores can really trigger the magic array.
This is very interesting.
She stayed in the laboratory for another three days, constructed a magic array that could extract 100% of the crystal core energy, and applied it perfectly to the development of the crystal core blind box.
The world of impermanence.
On the fifth day of the transition period, the blind box store launched a new series - the crystal core blind box.
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