Crash, crash, crash——
On the underground floor, the large supermarket area of Merlin Supermarket has now turned into a bustling shopping ocean.
Groups of downtown residents, led by enthusiastic shopping guides in uniform, pushed their shopping carts and rushed towards the shelves like arrows from a bow.
At the entrance of the supermarket, a giant crystal plate was shining brightly, with an eye-catching opening ceremony logo flashing on it. The most eye-catching one was the words "all supermarket products are sold at a 10% discount", which was like a powerful magnet, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Below the crystal plate, high-definition pictures of various fruits, vegetables, grains and oils are arranged in order. The juicy fresh fruits and vegetables, plump grains, with eye-catching prices marked in bright red fonts, make people's heart beat faster at a glance.
Every product here seems to carry a kind of magic, sending the same signal to people: cheap! And the quantity is huge!
For a long time, the orcs, whose food, clothing, housing and transportation have been tightly monopolized by various forces, have never seen such jaw-dropping food prices.
At this moment, their eyes were instantly ignited, red as burning charcoal, and they rushed into the mall desperately. The energy was like that of warriors charging into battle, except that the "trophies" they snatched were daily necessities that were out of reach on a normal day.
A slender cat-skinned woman wearing a floral apron, held the handle of the shopping cart tightly with both hands, and walked towards the grain and oil area eagerly but slightly hesitantly.
Her eyes first fell on the pile of neatly stacked, snow-white flour. Her eyes instantly widened, and then she quickly glanced at the price tag next to it, her face full of disbelief.
"Oh my god," she couldn't help but exclaimed, her voice trembling slightly with excitement, "Such fine, flawless white flour, in the past, only nobles were qualified to enjoy it, right? This... this thing only costs two silver coins per pound? How is this possible? Is this true?"
Before she recovered from her shock, an orc who was also pushing a shopping cart next to her said enthusiastically, "Big sister, don't disbelieve me, there are cheaper ones over there! One silver coin per pound of brown rice. Although it tastes a bit rough, the price is like picking it up for free!"
"What? There's something even more outrageous!" The cat woman was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. She looked in the direction of the other party's finger, and saw on the shelf not far away, the price tag of cornmeal clearly read "eight copper coins per pound".
This time, she was completely stunned. She covered her mouth with her hands unconsciously and muttered to herself, "This price is five or six times cheaper than outside! How on earth did they do that? How can it be so cheap!"
The fruit and vegetable section was equally bustling. Fruits that were normally considered extremely precious and only purchased in small quantities during special festivals were now much more affordable here, allowing the orcs to finally choose as much as they wanted without any burden.
A group of young and strong Orc men were gathering around a pile of brightly colored apples, scrambling for them and waving their arms in the air, fearing that they would miss one; several older Orc women were carefully selecting various greens in the vegetable area, comparing prices and quality from time to time, muttering about their family's taste preferences, and the bags in their hands were gradually filled up.
The entire supermarket was bustling with noise. The sounds of shopping carts colliding, people exclaiming, and bargaining were intertwined, as if telling of the orcs' ardent yearning for a better life.
"This convenient thing is provided for free?!" In a corner of the supermarket, several half-orc ladies gathered together, fiddling with the seemingly ordinary yet magical "plastic bags" in their hands, and exclaiming in amazement.
The bag is light yet extremely tough. No matter how you pull or rub it, it won't get damaged at all. It also has an incredibly large capacity and can hold all the things you buy.
Of course, what made them feel most incredible was that this thing could be used for free.
This group of orcs have been living under the shadow of poverty for a long time. They are so scared of poverty that they have never seen such convenient and useful things.
At this moment, their inner greed was instantly ignited. If there were no shopping guides paying close attention and kindly reminding them, these orcs would have wanted to open their arms and take away all the "plastic bags" at once, not caring about any shopping rules.
Is there such a thing as plastic in Aize? Of course not. Plastic is a completely foreign concept to this magical land. So, how are the so-called "plastic bags" made?
In fact, plastic bag is just a name that Merlin came up with for convenience. In the continent of Azer, it has a rather peculiar scientific name - slime bag. That’s right, it’s that magical creature that is a standard feature of the fantasy world - slime.
Merlin was well aware of the convenience of modern shopping bags. In order to bring a new shopping experience to customers and reduce costs, he resolutely decided to embezzle part of the research funds of the Arcane Academy and commissioned the alchemy masters of Steam and Stars to research and produce unprecedented materials such as plastic.
At first, Merlin was unsure. He thought it would be a long and difficult project, and that it might not yield any results even if he spent a long time on it. After all, it was an attempt to break through the boundaries of existing material cognition.
However, he really underestimated these talented alchemy masters in the other world.
After receiving the task, this group of alchemists were not intimidated by the difficulties. Instead, they gave full play to their wild imagination and superb alchemical skills.
They first conducted a comprehensive analysis of the creature called slime and found that the body structure of slime is very unique. Its outer layer has a natural sticky substance that can repair itself and has a certain degree of ductility.
So, they tried to collect a large number of slimes and use alchemical forging furnaces to simulate high temperature and high pressure environments, causing the sticky substances in the slimes to undergo miraculous changes.
After countless experiments and adjustments, they successfully extracted a new substance that not only retains the toughness and ductility of slime, but also overcomes its shortcomings such as easy deformation and high temperature resistance, and possesses physical properties similar to plastic.
Just like that, with the wisdom and efforts of the other world, the "Slime Bag" came into being and became another beautiful landscape on the opening day of Merlin Supermarket, which not only amazed customers but also brought great convenience to the operation of the supermarket.
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