The prices of the stir-fried dishes were prohibitive for everyone present. Five attribute crystal cores, ten attribute crystal cores—they couldn't afford it, they couldn't afford it. But they could still eat instant noodles. Next time, they could save up attribute crystal cores so they could eat meat and vegetables.
Shen Hexuan's broadcast continued.
"Corn Sausage: Three Attribute-less Crystal Cores"
Black pork sausage: Four attribute-less crystal cores
Hard-boiled egg: Three attribute-less crystal cores
Milk: Two attribute-less crystal cores
Chicken Leg Snack: Five Attribute-less Crystal Cores
Beef Balls: Three attribute-less crystal cores
..."
Ye Zhi and the others knew that most people's crystal cores were still attribute-less, so they thoughtfully prepared instant noodle ingredients for them.
Shen Hexuan took a breath and continued reading the contents of the paper. Although he was cold, his heart was burning.
"Note: All crystal cores listed in this price list are Level 1 crystal cores. Level 2 crystal cores can be exchanged for five Level 1 crystal cores, Level 3 crystal cores can be exchanged for ten Level 1 crystal cores, and so on. Welcome to purchase items from Ye's Supermarket!"
After reading out the price list from Ye's Supermarket, Shen Hexuan already knew what he wanted to eat.
Having already used up all the attribute crystals by noon, he naturally ate instant noodles with sausage. Instant noodles without sausage are soulless.
He looked to his right in confusion. The RV door was closed. Where were they buying things?
Just then, Ye Yubai's voice came from Shen Hexuan's left, "Captain Shen, over here!"
While Ye Jingyu went down to post the supermarket price list, the others in the vehicle were preparing the sales window. They chose a window on the left side of the RV as their channel for the output of supplies and the input of crystal cores from the outside world.
Because right next to this window was where Ye Zhi and her group set up their dining table, which was now set with all sorts of pre-cooked dishes, self-heating rice, instant noodles, and sausages.
Ye Yubai sat on the left side of the table, in charge of selling, while our little Ye Zhi sat on the right side of the table, collecting crystal cores!
This position originally belonged to Lu Ke, but the recent battle for Ye Zhi's affections made them realize Ye Zhi's love for crystal cores. As a result, Lu Ke was forced to step down, and Ye Zhi successfully took over as the crystal core collector.
Song Yuanqing even changed Ye Zhi into a festive New Year's greeting outfit, which had a pocket for red envelopes in the front, making it suitable for the occasion.
Not only was Ye Zhi dressed in a New Year's greeting outfit, but there was also a large gold ingot box in front of her workstation, revealing her greedy nature.
Due to her height, Ye Zhi sat on a baby dining table. The table was covered with a full bottle of baby milk and a box of freshly picked blueberries from her personal space. Being a crystal core collector was truly a comfortable job.
Shen Hexuan picked out braised beef flavored instant noodles and a black pork sausage, totaling nine attribute-free crystal cores. With a wave of his hand, ten crystal cores fell into the gold ingot box.
"Little Sweet Bean is minding the shop today, that's great! Uncle Chen will give you another crystal core."
Ye Zhi's eyes had been sparkling ever since the crystal core was separated, showing how happy she was. She said thank you in a childish voice and handed over three blueberries, "Thank you, Uncle Shen."
[Crystal cores fall from the sky, bringing great fortune and abundant wealth! I love crystal cores, and crystal cores love me; crystal cores come from all directions!]
The three deep blue blueberries looked exceptionally large in Ye Zhi's small hand, taking up her entire palm with just three.
Ye Zhi's pinkish skin made the blueberries even more tempting.
Shen Hexuan had noticed the blueberries in front of Ye Zhi long ago. Although he was tempted by them, he gave her an extra crystal core not because he was greedy, but because he was charmed by Ye Zhi's cuteness.
Shen Hexuan insisted on not eating children's food and refused Ye Zhi's return gift, saying, "Thank you, Little Sweet Bean. Uncle will just eat instant noodles. Little Sweet Bean can keep them for herself."
Old Master Song and the others, who were keeping a close eye on Ye Zhi, immediately stepped forward. Ye Jingyu and Shen Hexuan were of the same generation. He grabbed a dozen or so pieces and stuffed them into Shen Hexuan's waving right hand. "Eat them. Consider it my treat."
This time, Shen Hexuan didn't refuse and gladly accepted the blueberries. He felt even more excited and thanked them before returning to his car.
Grandpa Song's strong voice rang out, "These are fruits we cultivated in our RV. The quantity is small, so we won't sell them for now."
"We will notify everyone when a large quantity of fruit ripens, and you are welcome to come and buy it then."
The hidden meaning in Grandpa Song's words was that we don't have much fruit at home, not even enough for our own people. Giving it to Shen Hexuan was purely a return gift, but this was only allowed to happen once. Others shouldn't even think about exchanging crystal cores for more fruit.
Everyone present understood the meaning behind the old man's words. Ding Xiu was sitting at the very front of the second row. He was very disappointed, as he had been hoping to get another crystal core to trade with Ye Zhi for blueberries, but that was no longer possible.
But there's always a chance in the future. In a moment of impulsiveness, Ding Xiu blurted out what was on his mind, "Uncle Song, where is your base's outpost?"
After Ding Xiu finished speaking, he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just wanted to see if my two bases were close enough that I could go to your base to buy fruit."
In the post-apocalyptic world, apart from the three large bases—Victory Base, Spark Base, and Wildfire Base—which will expose their locations to outsiders, other small and medium-sized bases will not reveal their locations.
In the apocalypse, especially in a world where resources are scarce, it's not uncommon for bases to plunder each other's supplies. Small fish eat shrimp, and big fish eat small fish; it's very common for small and medium-sized bases to merge and rob each other.
The original plot has been changed. In the original work, there were only three bases: Z Base, D Base, and N Base. But now there are many more bases of varying sizes.
Old Master Song had already told Ye Zhi and the others about what Tang Xubai had said about escaping.
Tang Xubai clearly told Grandpa Song that apart from the three large bases, he only knew the exact location of Ye Zhi and the others. He only knew the approximate location of the other bases, such as southeast or southwest.
Grandpa Song didn't hold it against him. "It's alright, next one."
The next one was Xu Tingting. She didn't have a crystal core, but she wanted to come for an interview.
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