Jiang Shanrun tried hard to open his eyes wide, looked down, and subconsciously wiped his hands on his clothes twice before he reached for the things in the box and took out half a pineapple with the skin and leaves peeled off.
What a pity. Jiang Shanrun's eyes showed regret.
Jiang Han was puzzled: "Grandpa, what's wrong? Isn't this a fruit?"
Jiang Shanrun shook his head, his tone somewhat helpless: "It's a pineapple, but the skin and leaves have been peeled off, leaving no seeds. This can only be kept for eating."
Jiang Han: "… It's good to eat. I haven't eaten pineapple yet. There are several more here. You can always find fruits with seeds. Brother Chi Jin, you can also do it."
The three of them quickly opened the remaining six blind boxes and drew out two apples, one pear, half a watermelon, one small Taiwanese mango, and one orange. Together with the big hidden box that Jiang Han had drawn in the store, the table was filled with various fruits.
The wrinkles on Jiang Shanrun's face finally smoothed out, his eyes gleamed with light, and his tone was filled with unconcealed joy. "These are really fruits that haven't mutated. Keep the seeds of the apples, pears, watermelons, grapes, and mangoes. Chi Jin, help me pick the seeds off the two strawberries and keep them for experiments. I don't know if the oranges have seeds, but dig them all out. After this transition period, I'll go out and find some good soil and start growing them all over again."
Jiang Han cut a small piece of pineapple, divided it into three parts, and gave one piece to each person.
He picked up a piece and bit into it, narrowing his eyes. "Oh my god! So sweet, fragrant, and juicy. Pineapple is delicious! Grandpa, I can still get more fruit. I'll have someone collect the seeds and send them over when the time comes."
Chi Jin sat at the table, still looking lazy, and gently pinched the unpacked blind box with his slender fingers, "Where did you get these fruits from?"
Jiang Han just remembered that he forgot to mention this, and patted the edge of the table, "A strange shop appeared in Fairy Tale Square, where you can exchange crystal cores for blind boxes. The blind boxes contain hot drinks, instant noodles and fruits. The owner of that shop is also very strange, and I don't know where he got these good things from."
Chi Jin put his hands in his pockets, stood up and walked out, "I'm going to go play."
Jiang Han chased after him: "Brother Chi Jin, it's still dark outside, can you find the way with sunglasses on?"
Chi Jin was picked up by Jiang Shanrun when he went outside the base to look for seeds and soil. He was seriously injured and unconscious at the time.
After he woke up, he recuperated for a long time, and stayed in the Changming Base after his injuries healed.
Jiang Shanrun discovered that he knew a lot about plants, so he asked him to help take care of the garden, and it has been several years now.
Chi Jin's eyes were injured and he couldn't see the light at first.
I don't know where he found a pair of sunglasses, but he wears them all year round.
Now, Lian Yongye insists on wearing sunglasses and never takes them off even when sleeping.
Those broken glasses seemed to have merged with him, and Jiang Han had wanted to complain about them for a long time.
Chi Jin had already walked out the door, looking up at the dark and endless sky, and whispered, "The eternal night is about to end. If I go out without my glasses, I will go blind."
Jiang Han: “…”
What’s the difference between you and being blind now
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The news spread quickly, and people came from various bases, forming long queues outside the blind box stores.
At the beginning, some people saw that the blind box store was unattended and quickly had evil ideas. They tried to use their supernatural powers to smash the store and steal goods, and also drive away the people queuing behind.
In a blink of an eye, this group of people were added to the blacklist system, kicked out of the store, and could never enter the blind box store again.
The other people who were waiting to buy blind boxes saw the fate of this group of people, and then turned to look at the sign at the door. They instantly restrained their thoughts and lined up honestly.
The people at the Hope Base have already distributed a batch of hot drink blind boxes and instant noodle blind boxes. Many people saw the familiar packaging boxes in the blind box machine and knew where the previous batch of supplies at the base came from, and they all took out their crystal cores to exchange them.
Some people who were on the sidelines and hesitant saw the people at the Hope Base exchanging blind box coins like crazy, and out of curiosity they also made up their minds to exchange one or two blind boxes.
Fifteen yuan per draw, which translates into one mid-level crystal core of average quality and four or five low-level crystal cores.
Considering the quality and taste of the food in the blind box machine, it is not expensive at all, and even very conscientious.
However, this time the eternal night is extended. After ordinary people finish eating their stored food, they have to spend their crystal cores and wait for distribution from the base, or find someone with connections to exchange for food.
Most people don’t have much spare money nowadays. Some are worried that they can’t buy many blind boxes, while others are worried that the people in front will buy all the blind boxes and they won’t be able to buy them later.
Later people discovered that the purchase of blind box machines was limited, and each person could only buy one of each machine.
Many people only have enough crystal cores to exchange for one or two blind boxes, but there are also some people who have been entrenched in the base for many years and have abundant capital. They can clear out the blind box store by themselves and then sell them at high prices to people who cannot buy blind boxes.
The purchase limit rule actually enabled many ordinary people to buy emergency food at relatively affordable prices.
Neighbors from the same base met in a blind box shop. They did not have enough crystal cores to exchange for three blind boxes, so they agreed to exchange two different blind boxes at one store and then return to the base to exchange them.
Some people exchanged hot drinks for fruit.
The weight of fruit blind boxes is fixed at 500 grams, and the quantity varies depending on the size of the fruit and the weight of each piece.
For example, there are four small apples in an apple blind box, there may be ten small mangoes in a small mango blind box, and the watermelon blind box only has half a watermelon the size of a bowl.
At first glance, exchanging fruit for hot drinks doesn't seem like a good deal.
But the hot drink blind box is of high quality and tastes very sweet.
Some people are willing to exchange a small portion of fruit for half a cup of hot drink, add some water at home to make the taste lighter, and each family member can have half a cup to taste it, which will last them a day.
Some people exchange instant noodles for fruits, using one-third or half a pack of instant noodles to exchange for one or two small fruits.
People haven't eaten fresh fruits and vegetables for a long time. Just seeing the fresh fruits taken out of the blind boxes makes their eyes light up. Especially for adults born before the Day of Impermanence, food often brings back memories.
The line stretched from the store to outside the door. Fortunately, the Fairy Tale Square was spacious and could accommodate the long line.
While waiting in line, someone noticed that the thick ink covering the sky seemed to have faded a little, and thought to himself: "Is the eternal night about to end?"
The people around looked up one after another, and the dark night was indeed a little brighter.
Gradually, a little light appeared in the sky, and the night retreated inch by inch.
The eternal night is over.
After exchanging the blind boxes, people returned to the base, ate something with water to replenish their energy, and immediately greeted their teammates, polished their weapons, and prepared for the upcoming transition period.
During the transition period with abundant rain and sunlight, plants grow rapidly and dormant mutant plants and animals awaken during this time.
People have to go out hunting, accumulate crystal cores, find food, collect rainwater, and prepare for the next unpredictable day.
Based on past patterns, the next wave is likely to be a cold wave.
When the cold wave comes, snow will fly all over the sky and the temperature will gradually drop to more than 30 degrees below zero.
People were unable to go out to find food and lacked effective measures to keep warm, so many people died every time.
But this time, the residents of several bases stationed near Fairy Tale Square were unusually active. As long as they hunted enough crystal cores, they could go to the blind box store to exchange them for food.
Even if you can only change one a day, and accumulate them for ten days or so, you will still have a pile of supplies when the day of death comes.
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When the goods in the blind box store are sold out, the store will automatically close.
Lu Yao pushed open the store door and found the three blind box machines were empty.
She opened an invisible door on the wall, walked into the upgraded backstage space, and took out two computers from the warehouse.
This space is currently only about 20 square meters. After putting down two computers and two chairs, there is still some free space that can be used to store goods.
Lu Yao turned on the computer, injected magic power to activate the magic blacklist system, overwriting the original blacklist system and purchase restriction system.
In an instant, the entire store and all the machines in the store were connected to the two computers in the background, and an invisible transparent protective shield was erected outside the store.
The three-day trial version of the blacklist system has added more data in this day. A total of more than 30 people’s data have been transmitted to the magic blacklist system on computer No. 1, and they are graded and dealt with according to their inappropriate behavior in the store.
According to the lightest classification, people on the blacklist will not be allowed to enter a blind box store within two months.
People who do things like smashing machines and stealing things will be placed on the highest level blacklist. Unless the store owner pulls them out, they will never be able to enter the blind box store again.
Computer No. 2 is connected to various machines in the store, and all product and sales data are recorded from this moment on.
The purchase limit settings for blind box machines remain the same as before and will not be adjusted for the time being.
Lu Yao added a new function to the blind box machine, but it has to wait until the second floor of the nail salon starts operating and cooperates with the magic circle before it can be put into use.
For the time being, the blind box machine in the store has been upgraded.
A customer discovered that there was a clean water source in the store, so he went back to the base to get a container and collected a lot of water.
Some people followed suit, and the drinking water consumed in the store was more than the goods in the blind box machine.
If you just need to add one or two extra bottles of water for emergency use, it’s no big deal.
But many people came to line up with buckets and pots, and even went back and forth several times.
Lu Yao frowned slightly. This behavior was understandable, but it could not be tolerated.
Hot water machines also need to be restricted. Customers who purchase blind boxes in the store can use the hot water machine, and the amount of water received each time cannot exceed one liter.
Lu Yao set up the computer, made sure the system was running normally, and prepared to go to the snack bar to pick up the blind box.
When she closed the shop, she suddenly realized that the eternal night of this impermanent world had ended.
For the first time, Lu Yao truly saw the world clearly.
The blind box store is located in a square in an abandoned old shopping mall.
The surrounding buildings looked similar to those in her world, but they were all empty.
The whole world exudes a sense of desolation and scars.
When I came out of the blind box store, it was already dark outside.
Lu Yao glanced at the time. It was past eight in the evening, and the snack bar was bustling with late-night dining.
Xingzi told her that the blind box goods had been moved to the fourth floor, and Meng Qin and Ning Yun were still there.
Lu Yao was shocked. Why was he still working at this time
The packers’ working hours are not that long.
Could it be that there are too many goods and two people can’t handle them all
Lu Yao began to reflect on whether he was exploiting people too much and considered hiring a few more packers.
On the fourth floor, Ning Yun sat on the ground with her legs folded, looking up at Meng Qin debugging the machine, "Is this possible?"
Meng Qin walked around a machine twice, adjusted the details, put a packaging box sample on the machine, and pressed the switch: "It should work this time."
After a moment, identical packaging boxes fell out of the machine one by one.
Lu Yao came up and saw this scene. He walked over quickly and asked in surprise: "How come it has been put into mass production so soon?"
Ning Yun turned around and was very happy to see her: "Shopkeeper, you are finally here. This is the machine made by Meng Qin. We were just testing it."
Lu Yao greeted her, walked around the machine twice, and turned to look at Meng Qin: "It's amazing that a machine like this can be made."
Meng Qin's face remained calm. He stroked his chin and said, "For now, it's easier than kneading with hands. I'll find a way to improve it later, and the efficiency will be further improved."
This machine functions like a photocopier. Given a standard sample, it can produce identical products over and over again.
The machine-made packaging box that fell on the ground looks exactly like a hand-made one.
I didn't expect that I could recruit a big boss with just one move.
Not only is he skillful, he is also very creative.
Lu Yao was very happy. He studied the machine for a while and asked Meng Qin many questions.
She took several pages of notes, and later took it to a nail salon, where she used magic to replicate a machine with similar functions, specifically for stamping blind boxes.
After Lu Yao stocked up at the blind box store, he returned to the nail salon with several boxes of crystal cores, ready to develop the crystal core blind boxes.
Ambrose and Edward saw the crystal core and said that these ugly stones contained energy similar to that of magic gems.
Lu Yao tried it with a simple magic circle, and the crystal core could really trigger the magic circle.
This is very interesting.
She stayed in the laboratory for another three days, constructing a magic circle that could extract 100% of the crystal core energy, and applied it perfectly to the development of the crystal core blind box.
The world of impermanence.
On the fifth day of the transition period, the blind box store launched a new series - Crystal Core Blind Box.