In the future world, most drinking water will be recycled water, which, to put it bluntly, is human urine, acid rain, and various treated industrial and domestic wastewater.
Global water resources have been depleted to a level even scarcer than oil is today, and most of them are classified as Class V water.
What level of water qualifies as Class V water?
Generally speaking, the yellowish water used for agricultural irrigation, as well as the water in some scenic areas such as wetlands, belongs to Class V water.
Class IV water can be used for industrial production, or the water sprayed from landscape fountains in districts and parks.
Water of Class III quality can be used for raising fish and swimming.
Water from natural taps, before it has been purified and disinfected, is generally classified as Class II or Class III water. Bottled mineral water, on the other hand, must be sourced from Class I water sources.
But in the future, two thousand years from now, Class I and Class II water will no longer exist. Class III water will be so scarce that even in safe zones, with enough money, it can only be supplied in limited quantities, and its value will be comparable to liquid gold.
From the perspective of sustaining life, the effect of both natural water and recycled water is the same. However, for thousands of years, the privileged class has always strived to highlight its privileges, occupy the scarcest resources, and guide social trends.
The fifth-class water, which is still relatively plentiful, can be purchased in the mall as long as you have the money; it costs 500 Sunshine Coins per bottle (300 ml). The fourth-class and third-class water are special supplies for the safe zone. Apart from residents of the safe zone purchasing them through exclusive channels and through this kind of lucky draw, there are no other ways to obtain them.
Among them, the third type of water is the rarest.
Even a tycoon like Mo Longao usually drinks mostly Class IV water, using Class III water only to entertain guests. After all, at 500 Sunshine Coins per milliliter, drinking water could really bankrupt him.
That's right, the slightly yellowish bottle of water that Li Lechen just tossed aside, with some foam on it, would be worth 150,000 Sunshine Coins two thousand years later.
From this perspective of cost-effectiveness, if an ordinary viewer uses 30 experience points to grab a red envelope that yields a second-prize prize, it's as exciting as winning a million-dollar lottery with just two dollars.
Of course, since it's the "purest" water in two thousand years, its appearance naturally won't be bad. The reason Wang Dazhuang and Li Lechen thought it looked a bit yellow was mainly because the outer packaging bottle was too exquisite, making the water, which wasn't completely transparent to begin with, appear yellow in comparison. As for the foam, that was a result of shaking it.
Regardless, the sudden appearance of this bottle of water, especially its unusual color, truly startled Li Lechen.
It took them a long time to come to their senses.
"this……"
"You don't need to do anything, I understand, everyone has to go to the bathroom sometimes..."
Sure enough, before Li Lechen could explain anything, Wang Dazhuang had already misunderstood. But then he thought, even if he were allowed to explain, how could he possibly explain?
Okay, 300 milliliters is quite a lot. You might not be able to reach that without holding it in for a long time.
But at least it shows that the kidneys are healthy and have a large reserve...
After this incident involving a bottle of water, Li Lechen no longer dared to casually open any red envelopes; at least, it was inappropriate in public.
One bottle of water was enough to fool people, but what if a dozen bottles of water fell down?
Ptooey! Ptooey!
There are still thirteen red envelopes left. I'm so unlucky that they all contain this kind of water that's too dirty to even flush down the toilet! No matter how exquisite the packaging is, or how much it will be worth two thousand years from now, right now, it's just water that you have to flush down the toilet again.
So, after sending Wang Dazhuang back, Li Lechen immediately returned to the page for opening red envelopes.
Whether to dismantle them one by one or all at once is no longer a question, unless some kind of flying capsule suddenly falls down. The living room is big enough, and no one is home, making it the perfect time to commit the crime.
He chose to open the remaining thirteen red envelopes all at once.
Then, the screen started scrolling rapidly.
Congratulations! You have won 6 second prizes, 4 third prizes, 2 commemorative prizes, and 1 participation prize. Prizes are being distributed randomly...
Wait a minute! There's a prize for participating? Li Lechen chuckled. However, he had a phobia of the second prize, fearing it would be that same watery liquid that tasted like urine again.
Just then, the coffee table was already piled high with items. 1, 2, 3, 4... 13—there really were 13 items. It seems the "Thank you for participating" contest really does have a prize.
There were no indications of which prizes were second-prize, third-prize, or "thank you for participating" awards, but as feared, most of the thirteen prizes were bottled water.
Li Lechen knew that water was a scarce commodity in the future world, and it was perfectly reasonable to give it as a reward to people in the future. So, he would just consider it a "thank you for participating" since he was randomly assigned water as a prize.
I counted them; there were eight bottles of water in total. Five of them were cleaner, similar to the one I had in the car that afternoon, while the other three were quite cloudy.
The odds of winning the second prize are quite high.
Water can only be thrown aside.
It's a pity about these eight delicate bottles, because Li Lechen discovered that afternoon that once all the water in the bottles was poured into the toilet, the bottles would naturally decompose, leaving nothing behind. Therefore, the bottles could not be recycled.
Fortunately, there are four other things that are not water.
The first thing that catches the eye is a completely transparent ball, about the size of a tennis ball, placed in a square, equally transparent box. Overall, it's quite exquisite.
If you look closely at this transparent sphere, you can see some colorless liquid inside, which occupies about four-fifths of the space. There are also some faintly glowing stones in the liquid.
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