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Chapter 282 Purchase and Weirdos
There was not just one supply station, and Zuo Xiuyan knew the approximate locations of several supply stations, so he deliberately headed in this direction.
Perhaps because it was close to the supply station, no monsters appeared within this distance.
When Zuo Xiuyan walked nearby, he could clearly see that most of the buildings there were actually made of materials and structures that were easy to assemble and disassemble.
This is not meant to be a stronghold, but a temporary camp that can be moved or abandoned at any time.
There are various long sheds outside with some tables and chairs, where people in various clothes sit and chat, drink water and eat.
In the distance, many awakened people in the new city were responsible for patrolling and guarding.
It's rare to see so many people in such a deserted place. The tension and sense of crisis that originally surrounded me have been reduced a lot.
When you are in a deserted place, try not to meet strangers because you don’t know if they may have bad intentions.
However, in crowded places, everyone will restrain and be on guard against each other. Moreover, in such an organized situation, everyone will tacitly abide by a certain order and rules and will not act rashly.
Zuo Xiuyan walked directly to the largest house in the center.
The layout inside was like a Chinese character "concave", and many people were buying supplies. The positions on both sides were for basic items, and were occupied by more people. Only the center was relatively empty, with only a few people standing there, looking at the shelves behind the counter.
On top of it are storage bottles containing active substances.
Each bottle was placed in a fixed slot, spaced at the same distance, and arranged neatly. There was also a small sign in front with the number written on it.
The top three layers are solid active substances, with crystal cores suspended in the center of the bottle, rising and falling at a tiny distance. There are nine layers in total, with ten in each layer. The middle three layers are semi-solid, and the remaining three layers are gelatinous, crawling all over the bottle.
The active substances are colorful, and at first glance, it looks like a gem display cabinet.
The person at the front was complaining to his companions: "I worked hard for a week but didn't make much money."
"That's right. We split the price 30-10. We keep a few bottles for ourselves, and we won't make much money from selling the rest."
As they talked, they pulled collection bottles out of their bags and laid out a pile on the counter. Between the two of them, they had over thirty bottles.
The awakened person behind the counter put the bottles one by one into the testing instrument behind him, closed the hatch, the indicator light turned from red to green, and numbers appeared on the display screen above.
After he finished checking one by one, he reached out to the tablet in front of him and said, "Please check. After the check is correct, I will transfer the money to you."
After checking it, the two nodded: "No problem, you can do it."
"Okay." After the teller operated through the light screen in front of him, the two people outside raised their wristbands, took a look, and turned away.
Zuo Xiuyan walked to the counter and looked at the tablet. The image inside corresponded exactly to the 3D display on the cabinet.
Each bottle has a number and mental power value marked under it.
The highest level is between 23 and 25 points. Each lower level has a range of 2 points, and the lowest level is considered the first level, which is only between 8 and 10 points.
And at the bottom there is a line of words.
[Active substance price: Gel type is 100 yuan per point of mental power. Crystal core type is 1,000 yuan per point of mental power.]
Crystal cores are expensive because it takes an average person 3 to 4 days to absorb a solid active substance. Of course, it is not ruled out that some people absorb and purify quickly, and can complete the process in a day or two, but they are a minority after all.
You know, a gel has only about ten points of mental power, and it takes 3 to 5 days to absorb.
The spiritual power of the crystal core starts at at least 20 points, which is half the amount of the gel, and the absorption time is about the same.
What's more, after absorbing it, time must be left to purify the pollution that comes with the mental power, which will take another 1 to 2 days.
The crystal core is less polluted than the gel and its spiritual power is purer.
Compared to this, it is understandable that it is expensive.
Zuo Xiuyan directly selected the three with the highest mental power, two bottles of 25 and one bottle of 24.
Although it is more economical to buy the gel yourself, it is not convenient to buy so much.
Normally, these people would buy three or four bottles of crystal cores a month. If they bought more, it would be too special and attract attention.
After pressing OK, the payment method interface pops up.
Zuo Xiuyan directly checked cash.
Then he took off one side of the backpack, opened the outermost layer, and took out a bundle of banknotes, 10 per bundle. He exchanged them when he bought equipment, sleeping bags and other supplies at the Processing Bureau a few days ago. He only had on him.
He took out eight bundles and pushed them over.
The advantage of using cash is that no data records are left and less personal information is exposed.
Except for the awakened ones who don't care about these, everyone else also uses cash for transactions and doesn't want their information records to be left outside.
The teller in charge of the transaction opened the money, returned the extra six thousand, and verified the authenticity of the remaining money. He then took down the corresponding bottle, scanned the long string of codes at the bottom, and placed it in front of Zuo Xiuyan.
Zuo Xiuyan stuffed it directly into the bag and put it on his back. The food he had eaten in the past few days also freed up a lot of space in the bag, so he could put more food in it.
Then, he walked out.
I silently calculated the income of the two people I just saw.
The two men took out a total of three crystal cores, eight or nine that were semi-solid, and the rest were gel-like. All in all, the total amount was more than 4 yuan.
And this is the portion spread out for three people, so it will be even less in total.
Zuo Xiuyan walked out the door.
But she noticed that everyone's eyes were looking in a direction in the distance, so she looked over there as well.
There was a group of people wearing anti-pollution clothing walking by, which was nothing special.
However, the person in the center attracted everyone's attention.
It was a woman, and she was not wearing combat uniform, but a strange formal dress.
She looked like someone from the Western Regions, with a red headscarf covering almost to her waist, a jeweled headdress on her forehead, and a veil like a curtain on the lower half of her face.
The clothes on his body looked like a robe, but also like a long coat and long pants. Around his waist hung a chain made of pendants made of colorful gems, which made slight crisp clinking sounds when he walked.
How could there be people dressed like this in a place like this?
Whether this kind of clothing can resist pollution is not the point. The important thing is that it is not suitable for combat at all. It is too weird. But those who can come here are not fools. It must be useful.
The group of people were about to leave the area, but the woman paused, as if she sensed something, turned her head to look at the crowd, and then stopped in one place.
Zuo Xiuyan's heart skipped a beat.
Although there are many people around me, I feel that... this gaze is on me.
It seemed as if everything around was fading away, leaving only those dark eyes, clear and deeply touching.
Two words suddenly appeared in Zuo Xiuyan's mind.
Stars.