The train started moving, and it was pitch black outside; nothing could be seen. Everyone on board remained seated; no one stood up, and there was no sound.
Xu Anran looked up and saw that the people who had formed teams in the waiting hall were all sitting together. She was a little confused as to how they were grouped together. The boy noticed her confusion and whispered to her, "People who form teams hold hands. They will be grouped together when they are teleported because the train seats are for two people. So, this only works if two people shake hands; it won't work if there are more than three people." I see. That's why Xu Anran only saw teams of two people in the waiting hall.
"Thank you for telling me all this. My name is Xu Anran." "You're welcome. Everyone knows this. Even if I didn't say it, you would have found out soon enough. My name is Fan Yunfei. We'll sit together, and when we reach our destination, we'll be teleported to the same place. I know you're traveling alone, and so am I. We'll leave separately then." "Okay, I hope everything goes well for us both."
Soon, the train announced that it would arrive at station K69 in one minute and asked passengers to prepare. Everyone on the train stood up and secured their luggage, waiting for it to be transferred upon arrival.
With a flash of red light, they arrived at a deserted alley in the old town. After observing that no one was around, the young man looked at Xu Anran and said, "We were lucky this time, we weren't teleported to the middle of nowhere. That's a good start. I'm off then, see you again sometime." Xu Anran smiled and nodded, saying, "See you again sometime!"
After saying goodbye, the boy left first. Once he was out of sight, Xu Anran took out her electric bicycle from her spatial storage. She had secretly charged it at the temple, and it was still fully charged. Xu Anran rode the bicycle around the city.
After riding for about two hours, she finally found a pawn shop. The shop looked quite large, located on a main street surrounded by tall buildings and with a lot of foot traffic. It seemed quite legitimate.
As the saying goes, "Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse." Xu Anran felt that she should change her clothes and dress herself up before going to the pawnshop.
She first pushed her bike to the side of the road and locked it, then entered a large shopping mall. Finding the restroom, she went into a stall, put her backpack into her storage space, and took out a large handbag filled with gold bars. She changed her clothes into her best dress and shoes into leather shoes. Coming out, she looked at her new appearance in the restroom mirror—tall, beautiful, with red lips and white teeth—and was very satisfied. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Youth is truly wonderful!
Xu Anran entered the store, and the staff warmly greeted her. Xu Anran said she was there to pawn gold. The staff led her into a room where a professional asked her some questions and informed her that the gold price that day was 800 yuan per gram. They asked Xu Anran to show her ID card, and Xu Anran took out the ID card that she had converted from her train ticket.
The procedures were completed quickly. Xu Anran pawned all the gold in her handbag and received 1 million yuan. The pawnshop put the money in a black briefcase and gave it to her. Both parties were very satisfied with the transaction.
After leaving the pawnshop, she went into the bank next door, opened an account with her ID card, applied for a credit card, deposited 800,000 yuan into the card, and kept 200,000 yuan in her hand.
Xu Anran returned to the mall restroom, put all her belongings back into her personal space, changed into a tracksuit, put on a backpack with 1,000 yuan in cash inside.
She rode her bicycle to an internet cafe to learn about this world. This world was similar to her previous one in both economy and system.
The only difference is that this world is particularly advanced in medicine. There are quick-acting hemostatic patches that can stop bleeding quickly, reduce inflammation, and promote healing, allowing wounds that would normally take a week to heal to heal in a day. There are also cooling medicines that can immediately relieve heatstroke, effective medicines that can cure colds in a day, fever reducers that take an hour to reduce, mini compressed oxygen cylinders that can provide a year's supply, and many other practical medicines.
In addition, there are many medical beauty products for skin care. Moreover, medicines in this world do not need to be bought from pharmacies. They are sold in major shopping malls and supermarkets. Xu Anran was very tempted and planned to buy them after a while.
Afterwards, Xu Anran checked that the payment methods in this world were cash or credit cards, and that the mobile phones in this world were the same as in the previous world, except that online shopping was not very developed, and people still bought things in shopping malls and stores.
Afterward, she checked rental and job postings, writing them down on a piece of paper. Leaving the internet cafe, Xu Anran went to a mobile phone store and spent over two thousand yuan on a phone and a SIM card. Then, based on the rental information she had found, she called real estate agents to view apartments and quickly selected a one-bedroom unit in a convenient location with easy access to transportation. There were large supermarkets and shopping malls nearby, and the apartment was well-furnished and ready to move in. The monthly rent was reasonable, 1,500 yuan, with a deposit and payment of one month's rent in advance.
Xu Anran was very satisfied. She booked the house, signed the contract, paid the money, and moved in.
It was already 4 PM when she finished all that. After finding a place to stay, she couldn't just sit idle; she needed to find something to do and gather information at the same time. She had found out that the supermarket next to the apartment was hiring while she was at an internet cafe, which was one of the reasons she chose this place.
She called the supermarket to inquire about applying for a stock clerk position. The supermarket told her to come for an interview at 7 a.m. the next day, and she readily agreed.
In the evening, Xu Anran collapsed onto the bed, ready to take a nap. She thought that every time she dreamed, she was in danger of losing her life. If she wanted to dream about the future, would she dream about it?
With the expectation of having a precognitive dream, Xu Anran fell asleep in bed.
In her dream, while stocking shelves at a supermarket, she ran into Li Xiulan—Sister Lan—the woman she had previously spoken to and teamed up with. They greeted each other, exchanged a few hurried words, asked each other if there were any clues about the disaster, and exchanged phone numbers. Afterwards, Xu Anran went home from work, urgently needing to use the restroom, and then she woke up needing to urinate.
After using the restroom, Xu Anran checked her phone and saw it was 8 PM. She was hungry and really didn't want to eat instant noodles or bread. Although there was no online shopping here, she could order takeout by phone and pay the delivery person when it arrived.
She searched for nearby restaurants online, chose a fried rice noodle shop, and ordered delivery. About half an hour later, her spicy chicken fried rice noodles arrived, and Xu Anran paid 30 yuan.
Upon opening the takeout order, a fresh, spicy aroma wafted out, causing Xu Anran's mouth to water uncontrollably. The rice noodles were smooth, each strand coated in a numbing and spicy sauce, and the chicken was incredibly tender. Paired with crisp greens and sweet radishes, the spicy and savory flavor was irresistible to Xu Anran. This was the best meal she had eaten since the last global catastrophe, and she decided that she would eat delicious food every day from now on.
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