After the day of uncertainty appeared, along with the order, the boundaries also collapsed - the boundaries of the city and the boundaries between people.
The city became spacious and dangerous. People struggled to survive. Betrayal and disasters went hand in hand. Finally, they had to follow their survival instinct, gradually gathered together, and united in the struggle. That's when the base appeared.
The relationship between bases is as unpredictable as the ever-changing world. Sometimes they are allies, sometimes they are enemies, and sometimes they politely avoid each other and don't want to meet each other.
Yu Li and others are in a different base from Zhou Yan's team. Zhou Yan's team is from Tingcheng Base, and the other three live in Hope Base, which is farther away from Fairy Tale Square.
Yu Li and the other two left the blind box shop and returned to the base to find a way to earn crystal cores.
They were so excited that when they were screening suitable tasks in the task hall, they kept discussing the blind box store, which was overheard by Xi Tingran who came to hand in a task.
Xi Tingran is 28 years old, a power-type mutant, and the second son of the base commander of Hope Base. He is usually responsible for leading the team to search for supplies.
I heard that there was a large chain supermarket in an abandoned shopping mall in the nearby area. Because it was originally located on the underground floor, it was buried underground when the day of death came.
It was recently dug up, and a lot of supplies were found underneath. Xi Tingran led a team to go there.
They went too late, mainly because it was too far and they spent too much time on the road, so there was nothing good left when they arrived.
Moreover, the supermarket was located too low and had been flooded and frozen over the years, so the things dug out were useless.
Xi Tingran led the team to dig for three days, but only picked up a bag of vegetable seeds. He didn't know if they were still useful. In the end, he took these things back to the base to hand in the task.
The team members were in low spirits and had no intention of paying attention to their surroundings.
Xi Tingran was just considering taking a night's rest and which area to go to for supplies tomorrow when he heard what Yu Li and the others said. His eyebrows twitched and he immediately stopped them.
I hope that the people in the base don’t know the base director, but everyone knows Xi Tingran.
His team had put in a lot of effort to keep the base going, and the world had changed so drastically many times that food was so scarce that it was difficult to sustain.
During the most dangerous period of the Uncertain Day, ordinary people did not dare to go out, so Xi Tingran always led the team out to find life-saving supplies.
When Yu Li met Xi Tingran, he hid nothing and told him everything about the blind box shop.
Xi Tingran immediately led the team to Fairy Tale Square.
But they were a step slow, and Zhou Yan's team arrived first.
As soon as Zhou Yan and others left, Xi Tingran and Yu Li and their team immediately entered the blind box store.
Tang Ling walked to the blind box machine and noticed that another machine was also loaded with goods. He said in surprise: "One more blind box has been added, and the quantity has also increased."
Xi Tingran stood in front of the blind box machine and looked around for a while. "Hot drink blind box, instant noodle blind box, 15 yuan a draw, it's really interesting."
In addition to Yu Li and the other two, Xi Tingran was accompanied by team members Zheng Yang, Li Shuang, Xia Min, and his little nephew Xi Ruiyang.
Xi Ruiyang is the son of Xi Tingran’s brother. He is twelve years old this year and has also awakened power-type supernatural powers.
When Xi Tingran left the base, he met Xi Ruiyang.
The mission location this time is in this district, in the sparsely populated area of Fairy Tale Square, so I brought him out to see the world.
Xi Ruiyang stood in front of the blind box machine, his eyes full of surprise, "Second Uncle, are those instant noodles the moldy noodles you brought back from outside?"
He is a member of the new generation born in the eighth year of the Impermanence Day, the child of the base commander. He has more experience than others, but has only eaten moldy instant noodles.
The noodles were not very tasty, but his family treated them like a treasure and left them for him alone to eat.
Xi Ruiyang thought that was the original taste of instant noodles and kept calling them moldy noodles.
Xi Tingran brushed his palm across his nephew's innocent eyes, turned around to exchange the blind box coins, and couldn't help but laugh: "Mouldy noodles, you don't know how lucky you are. Today, your second uncle will let you taste authentic instant noodles."
Yu Li and others have already talked about how to use crystal cores and play blind boxes.
The three members of the team followed Xi Tingran and exchanged the crystal cores for a handful of blind box coins.
Yu Li and the other two didn't have any extra crystal cores, so Xi Tingran threw a red crystal core over and said, "Information fee."
Yu Li, Tang Ling and Wei Dong were all surprised and immediately exchanged for 100 blind box coins and prepared to draw a box.
Xi Tingran stuffed a handful of blind box coins into Xi Ruiyang's hand and said, "Here, pick one yourself."
Xi Ruiyang hesitated between the two blind box machines. He had enough blind box coins to draw, but he wanted to choose his favorite one first.
My second uncle said that he was a little interested in the noodles without the moldy smell, but he was more interested in the blind box of hot drinks on the other side, which he had never tasted.
Xi Ruiyang decided to draw the hot drink first, so he put in the blind box coin. The small red light next to the machine lit up, and a can of drink fell out.
He squatted down to take it, touched it, and looked a little strange, "Isn't it a hot drink?"
Xi Tingran asked: "What's wrong?"
Xi Ruiyang took out a drink and handed it to him: "This one is iced."
Wei Dong came over and touched it curiously, "It's true, we smoked hot drinks before."
Tang Ling thought about it and came up with a guess: "Did you draw the hidden one?"
"What is hiding?" Xi Ruiyang didn't understand.
Tang Ling pointed at the style picture on the can, blinked, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, the hot drink blind box has added new flavors. These flavors were not available when we drew them."
Wei Dong leaned to Tang Ling's side and said, "We've also added a new hidden model."
Everyone surrounded Xi Ruiyang curiously.
He opened the jar and a card fell out - Yangzhi Ganlu (small hidden card).
"Hey, it's really hidden." Zheng Yang from Xi Tingran's team said.
A sweet and rich scent spread out immediately, and Xi Ruiyang wrinkled his nose: "It smells so good."
"Take a sip and taste it." Wei Dong couldn't help but urge.
Xi Ruiyang lowered his head and took a sip. His eyes lit up and he drank a big gulp, "Second Uncle, try this! It's so delicious."
Xi Tingran took a sip from Xi Ruiyang's hand and was stunned for a while. It really tasted like mango sago.
The mango flesh is finely chopped and soft, with a strong fruity aroma, the tapioca pearls are smooth and glutinous, and the grapefruit grains are slightly sour with a little bitterness that is almost negligible.
This iced drink is based on coconut milk and is refreshing, sweet and has a rich taste.
"Is it delicious?" Xi Ruiyang's eyes curved into crescents.
Xi Tingran nodded: "Yeah, it tastes good."
"Oh my god! It's really drinkable. It smells so sweet." Zheng Yang clapped his hands, his eyes flashing with excitement.
Xi Ruiyang handed over the cup in his hand: "Brother Zheng Yang, would you like to try it?"
Zheng Yang originally thought that it was impossible for him to be interested in children's things, so he planned to refuse politely.
However, the aroma of mango and coconut milk was so tempting that he couldn't help but take a sip, and he was completely shocked!
"Oh my god! This mango sago looks like it was just made. The ingredients haven't gone bad at all. It tastes so good!" Zheng Yang said excitedly.
Li Shuang, a member of the new generation team from the same squad, laughed and said, “Brother Zheng Yang talks like he’s had this stuff before.”
Zheng Yang waved his arms, looking very excited: "Don't tell me, I have actually drunk it. It was the year when the Day of Death came. The weather was very hot, and my grandma made Yangzhi Ganlu every two or three days to cool me down."
When the day of death came, his grandparents took him to escape and he never drank this stuff again.
A few years later, grandparents passed away one after another, leaving Zheng Yang alone.
I am busy with uncertainty every day and have almost forgotten everything about my childhood.
This sip of mango sago soup reminded him of that hot summer and the half bowl of mango sago soup in the coarse earthenware bowl beside him.
Zheng Yang originally wanted to draw a blind box of instant noodles, but for the sake of the mango sago, he drew a hot drink first, and opened a large cup of warm plum sake.
As soon as the jar was opened, the intoxicating aroma of wine and the sweet and sour aroma of plums rushed out, startling Zheng Yang so much that he whistled, sniffed it carefully, and took a sip, "Oh my god! I'm really impressed, this plum wine is so delicious! Brother Xi, try it!"
Xi Tingran took out a box of instant noodles and was about to tear the packaging when a glass of green plum wine was placed in front of him. Upon closer inspection, he saw a few green plums floating at the bottom of the glass.
In the past, when there was a cold wave, people couldn’t find anything to burn, so they lit wine to keep warm.
Due to several cold waves, various alcohols and strong liquors were consumed in large quantities, and nowadays, alcohol is rarely seen.
This is something rarer than moldy noodles.
Brewing wine requires grain. If people don’t have enough food to eat, naturally no one will use grain to make brewing wine.
The plum sake from the blind box hot drink has been warmed and blended with other things. It has a wine aroma, but the taste is not strong.
It tastes slightly sour but has a sweet aftertaste, and the best part is the fragrance of plum. Taking a sip it seems as if you have seen the autumn of many years ago, when rain fell on the branches and the plum branches trembled slightly.
"Yeah, it's really delicious." Xi Tingran praised, lowered his head and tore open the instant noodle blind box, and several packets of stuff fell out.
He picked up the pancake with some heartache and squeezed it. Fortunately, it didn't break. A card that fell to the ground had the words "Jiaojiao Turkey Noodles" written on it.
Zheng Yang, Yu Li and Xi Tingran were all born before the Day of Impermanence, so they immediately came over to take a look.
"What flavor is this? We didn't have this before." Zheng Yang said.
Yu Li nodded: "The other flavors on the box look familiar, but I've never seen 'turkey noodles' before. Is it some weird flavor?"
Xi Tingran followed the instructions on the box, tore open the dough, put it into the box, then turned and walked towards the water heater not far away.
The others suddenly realized that the store was equipped with a hot water machine, as if it was specially prepared for people who opened blind boxes of instant noodles.
Xi Tingran came over with a box of instant noodles and whispered, "The water heater is powered on, and it looks just like the light bulbs outside. It doesn't look like a crystal core is used."
Everyone's expression changed slightly. This store was indeed strange.
But it's hard to refuse.
Turkey noodles are dry noodles with a hard texture and need to be soaked in hot water twice.
According to normal procedures, the instant noodle soup should be poured away.
But Xi Tingran opened the lid to let it cool, lowered his head to taste a mouthful, drank two or three mouthfuls in succession, and pushed the bowl in front of Xi Ruiyang: "This soup has no musty smell, it tastes good."
Xi Ruiyang held the bowl of noodles and smelled it, then gulped down the soup, "Second Uncle, this noodle soup really doesn't have a musty smell, it's actually quite fragrant."
Xi Tingran stood up and took another load of hot water, saying with a smile, "This is the normal, unaltered fragrance of wheat. This is also the smell of moldy noodles when they are not damp."
When the team members saw this scene, how could they bear it
Everyone drew a blind box of instant noodles and started queuing up for instant noodles.
Zheng Yang tore open his instant noodles and looked at the noodles of the people around him. He was a little puzzled: "Isn't that box of noodles with toppings a bit too much, Brother Xi? We only have one noodle and two packets of toppings."
Xi Tingran handed over the card that fell out with the instant noodles, turned over the back, and revealed the word "hidden".
After two waves of "hidden" shocks, the team members roughly understood that "hidden" means rare, special, and winning a big prize.
If you win the prize, others will envy and hate you, and your sense of achievement will reach the highest level.
That's the magic of "hiding".
"Fuck! I'm so angry!" Zheng Yang turned around and went to make instant noodles angrily.
Xi Tingran drank up the second bowl of turkey noodles soup and started adding condiments to the noodles.
In addition to the normal chili oil and seaweed and chopped sesame seeds, the special toppings include two thick slices of cheese, which soften when placed on the hot noodles and fit snugly over the noodles like a small quilt.
A small bag of blanched mung bean sprouts, mixed into the noodles, is crispy and has a particularly refreshing taste, and also comes with a hot spring egg.
This luxurious instant noodle with egg, vegetables and cheese completely aroused the jealousy of the team members.
One person grabbed a handful of food, and his face changed drastically after eating it, but he refused to spit it out even though it was so spicy that he was spitting fire.
Xi Ruiyang couldn't wait to take a bite. His second uncle was right. This instant noodle really had no moldy smell and was very fragrant.
But he couldn’t eat spicy food, so he bought another box and got the Yi Yi Seafood Noodles.
It’s not hidden, but Xi Ruiyang really likes the light seafood soup and he eats it like a pig.
Xi Tingran ate very quickly and finished a box of turkey noodles in just a few bites.
The hot spring egg is still hot when it is poured out. When you break it with chopsticks, the golden yolk flows out and wraps around the noodles, mixing with the melted cheese. It has a milky flavor that neutralizes some of the spiciness and is so delicious that you want to bite your tongue.
Each team member also had a box of instant noodles and a cup of hot drink, which was a real luxury.
After eating and drinking, Xi Tingran stood up and walked to the blind box machine. He observed the machine for a long time and said loudly: "Each of you can draw four boxes for private collection. I will take all the rest back to the base. Of course, the base will distribute this batch of supplies in a centralized manner later, and you will not have a share."
The team members were already accustomed to this rule, and this search trip was totally free, yet they obtained surprising supplies.
They each used their blind box coins to redeem their favorite blind box categories, and the rest were left to the team leader.
Yu Li's team was more frugal, and they couldn't resist the temptation of instant noodles, so the three of them drew a box together and shared it.
I used the remaining eighty-five blind box coins to buy four boxes of instant noodles and a can of hot drink.
Collect all and prepare to take back to the base.
Yu Li couldn't help but ask: "How do we take this batch of supplies back?"
Xi Tingran looked at him strangely and said, "Of course I will take them all out."
Before he finished speaking, he had already turned and walked towards the token exchange machine, took out a handful of red crystal cores from his pocket, and threw them directly into the exchange machine.
In the blind box store, there was a continuous clanging sound, and the compressed blind box coins rolled into the frame and piled up into a small hill.
Xi Tingran took out a handful of blind box coins and distributed them to Zheng Yang, Li Shuang and Xia Min, the youngest member of the team. "I know you all want to play, so each of you will draw 50. Ruiyang and I will play with the rest."
Yu Li was stunned for a long time. Xi Tingran was very respected in the Hope Base, but that didn't mean that this person was easy to mess with.
On the contrary, he has a bad reputation among some people, being rude, undisciplined, and having a bad temper.
But his identity is too strong, and he has developed his supernatural powers to the extreme, and he has actual achievements.
Many people are dissatisfied with him, but they can only complain about him in private.
Yu Li still thought that Xi Tingran would never honestly follow the rules of the blind box store and exchange crystal cores for blind boxes.
Xi Tingran seemed to know what he was thinking. He put the blind box coins into his pocket and said slowly, "No need to fight, no need to rob, no need to kill. You only need to pay some crystal cores to get such high-quality materials. This is a good deal."
Yu Li was surprised again. Xi Tingran was right. To obtain crystal cores, one only needed to hunt mutated animals and plants. There was a huge gap between that and killing people for the goods.
They had been thinking the wrong thing before.
Three team members drew 150 blind boxes. They brought wicker bags specially used to hold supplies and filled two large bags.
Xi Tingran and Xi Ruiyang took out all the remaining blind boxes and filled three wicker bags.
These blind boxes are not noticeable when placed in the machine, but they become larger after being pulled out, and when piled together they look like a small mountain.
The team members couldn't hide the joy on their faces. They did not bring back supplies from the underground supermarket in the neighboring area, so having this batch of blind box supplies was better than anything else.
When they were about to leave, Xi Tingran said, "Leave two people in the store. We will send the supplies back and come back again."
Zheng Yang: "Captain, what do you mean..."
Xi Tingran: "If this is really a store and the goods are sold out, maybe they will be restocked."
This means there will be a steady supply of supplies...
They couldn't figure out who would open such a strange little shop here, nor did they know where that person got so many supplies.
The important thing is that their base will breathe a sigh of relief because of this batch of supplies.
Li Shuang and Xia □□dong stayed behind. Although they were young, they were both people with special abilities.
It's a simple little crisis, and we can at least escape it by cooperating with each other.
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Alexandria continent, sunlight shines into the room through the window.
Lu Yao studied the blacklist system last night and went to bed very late. He turned over in a daze and wanted to continue sleeping.
[Successfully sold 50 blind boxes, mission completed! Reward popularity value 50 points, blind box category 1. ]
[The store has been successfully upgraded and is currently a one-star store. Please continue to work hard! ]
[You have a new task...]
[Successfully sold 100 blind boxes, mission completed! Reward: 100 popularity points and 1 blind box machine. ]
[You have a new task...]
[Successfully sold 200 blind boxes, mission completed! Reward popularity value 200 points, blind box machine capacity 50. ]
[Lu Yao's blind box store is extremely popular and has been upgraded to a two-star store, with 1 blind box category and 1 blind box machine. Please keep working hard! ]
Lu Yao was awakened by a series of system notification sounds, "Which rich man visited the blind box store?"
[You have a new task! Use the crystal core of the Impermanence World to develop a blind box and sell 200 copies. Reward popularity points 100,000 points, 1 blind box category, and 1 blind box machine! ]
Lu Yao:
What kind of outrageous task is this