Xi Xi took out sesame sauce chicken and shredded cold noodles from the treasure chest. The portion of cold noodles was not very large, but it looked bright and fresh. There was no clumping of noodles or wilting of cucumber shreds, and the aroma was incredibly tempting.
Xi Xi swallowed hard, took out chopsticks from her lunchbox, hurriedly stirred the food, and began to eat heartily.
Xi Xi did eat noodles after the apocalypse began, but they were mostly plain noodles with bland broth and no flavor.
In times of food scarcity, even noodles, which were difficult to fill one's stomach, were a luxury, let alone cold noodles with such rich ingredients and perfect color, aroma and taste. Xi Xi couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions.
She found the hand-pulled noodles, infused with the aroma of sesame paste, to be exceptionally chewy. The savory chicken and the fragrance of sesame blended together with refreshing cucumber strips and crunchy peanuts, creating a rich and smooth texture.
Xi Xi was really hungry at this moment, and she didn't care about table manners anymore. She ate one bite after another, and soon finished the whole thing.
Xi Xi wiped her mouth and took out the last spoils—a bundle of two bottles of chilled plum juice. Then, the empty stone treasure chest disappeared before her eyes with a burst of light particles.
"Gone?!" Xi Xi exclaimed with some regret. She had originally wanted to see if the treasure chest had any storage capacity. Since it could ignore the size and shape of items, it might be usable as a small storage box. "What a pity..."
Xi Xi had no choice but to give up. She picked up one of the bottles of chilled plum juice, unscrewed the cap, and the sour taste filled her mouth. The cool sensation spread from her throat to her whole body. The midday heat seemed to be swept away by this glass of plum juice, and she felt refreshed.
After finishing the whole bottle, Xi Xi felt her stomach bulge out; she was so bloated that she couldn't stand it anymore. When she saw the remaining bottle of chilled plum juice, Xi Xi was at a loss.
The advantage of chilled plum juice is that it can cool you down in the heat. Iced drinks are even rarer in desert areas. If plum juice is left in the car, it will soon become room temperature, and then its advantage will be halved.
Although beverages are liquids, their hydration effect is minimal because they generate calories when ingested, and the body needs extra water to burn off these calories. Therefore, they are not as effective as plain water in quenching thirst.
Seeing the fine water droplets condensing on the surface of the remaining chilled plum juice, Xi Xi felt she could no longer hesitate.
Even if beverages have a weak hydrating effect, they can still provide some hydration. However, she is not short of water at the moment. In addition to the remaining 3 bottles of water from the treasure chest, she also has many bottled mineral waters stocked up in convenience stores, which are much more useful than room temperature beverages.
She couldn't just let the resources in her hands depreciate without her consent, so she quickly opened the light screen and posted a trade message.
Xi Xi : "550ml large bottle of chilled plum juice, unopened. In exchange for any other supplies. DM me if interested."
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