In this world, besides gold, silver, and copper coins, beast cores are also a form of currency. Because if a beast eats a power-generating fruit, its offspring have a 50% chance of being power-generating beasts themselves, there are quite a few power-generating beasts in this world.
Level 1 beast cores are the easiest to obtain; even ordinary people can kill level 1 beasts if they use the right methods. The conversion between level 1 and level 3 beast cores is generally a factor of 10, the difference between level 4 and level 6 is even greater, and level 7 and level 9 beast cores are very rare.
In this world, it takes 10 level 1 beast cores to buy a small apple, and even 10 level 2 beast cores might not be enough to buy a bunch of sweet and big grapes.
Lin Qianqian didn't want the gold, silver, or copper coins; she accepted barter. Spectral plants, spectral fruits, spectral beasts, spectral beast cores, energy crystals (a type of energy-containing ore), and other items—anything of value—could be traded.
After Lin Qianqian agreed to sell them her goods, everyone in the Qiming Squad immediately frantically rummaged through their pockets. They wouldn't accept gold, silver, or copper coins, but they did accept beast cores, energy crystals, weapons, staffs, equipment, and a lot of other miscellaneous items. Some even stripped off their head ornaments and armor.
Lin Qianqian placed these items on the cashier's counter, scanned them one by one, and their value was displayed on the screen.
Various types of exotic beast cores of different sizes and colors, mineral crystals of different sizes but rich in energy, etc... Lin Qianqian thought for a moment based on the value she scanned, and then entered the exchange rate between these items and Yan Kingdom currency into the magical cash register to determine the purchasing power of these items.
She didn't dare set the ratio too outrageous; even with such a rare commodity, there had to be a bottom line. Even so, the calculated price was still astonishing…
An apple or a small green vegetable costs half a level 1 beast core; a large bunch of grapes or a watermelon costs 5 level 1 beast cores; a 10-kilogram bag of rice or flour costs 100 level 1 beast cores (10 level 2 cores or 1 level 3 core)... Level 4 cores can be exchanged for a sapling; level 5 cores can be exchanged for a tree that has borne fruit...
The members of the Qiming Squad looked at the purchasing power Lin Qianqian had calculated for them, then at the price list, and began to doubt their sanity. Were these prices a joke? Were they dreaming?
Half of the people pinched themselves simultaneously. No, they had all tasted it just now; it was real.
Tomorrow Hua asked timidly, "Is the price correct? You didn't forget to write two zeros, did you?"
Looking at their cautious attitude, Lin Qianqian sighed inwardly: Poor kids!
"No mistake, I'm here to give out freebies, I don't want to make money off you. Go pick what you want. Go! Go!" Lin Qianqian waved her hand casually.
She spoke casually, but just minutes before, she was panicking. Although she knew from Ming Tianhua's memories that food prices in this world were outrageously expensive, she was still unsure when setting her own prices. She worried that if she set them too high, no one would buy them, and then the system would accuse her of being a profiteer.
Unexpectedly, these people thought it was too cheap and suspected that she had omitted two zeros, which was really outrageous...
However, the others didn't have time to care what Lin Qianqian thought. After receiving her confirmation, they swarmed around her, pushing shopping carts placed by the door to buy what they liked.
In order to stock more different kinds of products on the shelves, and with limited quantities of each item, Lin Qianqian would have to replenish the stock immediately if too many people took them.
Before long, these people had picked out their items. It wasn't that they didn't want to buy more, but they had roughly calculated that they were running out of money.
There are always those with malicious intentions in every world. That man, dressed entirely in black like a ninja, has awakened the power of shadow magic.
One of his abilities is to temporarily hide things twice his size in his shadow. Seeing the dazzling array of goods, he became greedy and stuffed many things into his shadow, hoping to get away with it.
Lin Qianqian had already noticed his petty theft, as she had been monitoring the group with her divine sense. The reason she hadn't immediately thrown him out was that she wanted to test the anti-theft door function provided by the system.
If the name is long and impressive, and no one can fool me, then if the product on my most reliable security door isn't actually that powerful, she'll complain to the system and demand compensation.
Also, she wanted to observe the character of these people; she had an immature idea that required their help.
The group of people happily pushed their goods to pay the bill, eager to return to the city as soon as possible to raise money for another trip and to inform their relatives and friends to come as well.
After paying, everyone walked out of the mall happily and with light steps.
The shadow ability user was frozen in place by a beam of light descending from the security door as he stepped out. Then, a surge of electricity coursed through his body, and with a "bang," many things burst forth from his shadow.
Now there was nothing left to understand. The rest of the Qiming Squad turned pale and then red-faced. Qi Lier was even more furious and released her puppet to tie him up and give him a good beating.
Mingtian Hua was deeply ashamed and performed a full-blown prostration, almost banging his head into the floor. He solemnly declared that he would expel him from the team and report the misconduct to the Supernatural Abilities Guild.
Lin Qianqian accepted the apology and agreed to this solution.
I had been observing them with my divine sense and knew that the theft was done on the whim of the shadow ability user; the others were unaware of it and had not instructed or participated in it.
After dealing with the matter, Lin Qianqian stopped the group from leaving.
She took out a stack of flyers with only pictures of some products on them and handed them to Ming Tianhua and the others. She explained that she wanted to hire them to promote the products and attract more customers; the more customers they brought, the more they would be paid.
Tomorrow, the Hua team naturally accepted this good opportunity, and they even discussed some details. For example, they would promote it to the Superpowered Individuals Guild and spend money to advertise on the guild's public channel.
Their world has communication devices similar to cell phones, called supernatural communication machines. These were developed by teams that had awakened supernatural abilities in this area, but they are expensive and not everyone can afford them.
Their team leader has one, and Tang Yingying, the wood-type ability user in the light green robe, has one. It can call out, send messages, has various channels, can issue and accept missions, and can advertise and promote.
After agreeing on the terms, the two, who had mobile phones, took various photos in the mall and spent a lot of money to place promotional ads at the top of the public channel. Of course, the money was paid by Mingtian Hua and his partner, and Lin Qianqian would repay them in the form of goods.
Lin Qianqian believed that many people would soon see this and come to buy things; the power of the internet should not be underestimated. Especially the Superpowered Individuals Guild channel, which was the largest and most popular channel in the superpowered world.
Those with communicators will use this channel to post or accept missions or browse the forum. Those without communicators, as well as ordinary people, will go to the lobby of the Superpowered Persons Guild if they have something to do.
The Qiming Squad left behind six people, who were hired by Lin Qianqian as temporary shop assistants: three men and three women, including the only two level-four wood-type ability users with communicators.
There were six people. One was kept on the first floor as a sales assistant. Lin Qianqian first showed them the process and explained the precautions. One was a security guard at the entrance, and the last one was a restocker. Lin Qianqian would take some items out of her space and place them in a room on the fifth floor for him to retrieve when needed.
The others carried large and small bags and took brochures back to the city.
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