Chapter 10: Buying Things
【How much is the train ticket?】
Tu You brought up the ticket price and showed it directly to Sang Chu: 【The train ticket costs at least five hundred thousand, and the longer you stay, the more expensive it gets.】
Sang Chu checked her account, she had ten million Star Coins left. She didn’t trust people easily, so even though Dr. Li had said he would prepare the supplies for her, she still wanted to prepare some herself just in case.
After mercenaries complete a mission, the free storage boxes and storage devices are reclaimed. This means if she wanted to buy things, she would need to prepare her own Space Link.
【Youyou, after I return to the Apocalypse from the Monster Transformation World this time, I won’t need to participate in the mandatory travel this year, right?】
【No, you hitched a ride on someone else’s ticket from the Monster Transformation World, so it doesn’t count as your trip. After you leave, you will still need to take a trip.】
After thinking about it, Sang Chu still gave Tu You one million first: 【Then I’ll leave this money here just in case. Whatever is left after buying things, I’ll give it all to you.】
【Alright!】
As long as the money arrives, it doesn’t want Sang Chu to die.
The two chatted as they walked,
She saw a shop called Space Station, which advertised the latest Space Link.
The boss of Space Station was a very fat man, wearing shimmering clothes that were a bit dazzling.
“Yo, a new customer! What can I get for you?”
The boss came forward, and when he smiled, he showed all eight teeth. His chubby appearance made him smile so much that his eyes disappeared, which was quite amusing.
Sang Chu suppressed a smile and said softly, “Boss, I want your latest Space Link. I saw in the advertisement that the space inside is very large?”
The shop boss smiled happily, “That’s right, our new Space Link has a large space and can be freely configured. Please come this way, customer.”
Boss Jin: “Customer, you’ve come to the right place. I have many types of space storage devices here. The latest Space Link you want can independently adjust the spatial layout, regulate the time, temperature, and climate within the space, and can also arbitrarily change its external shape. The footprint can be about 160 square meters, and it can be structured up to seven floors, with each floor about three meters high.”
“Seven floors, each about three meters high?”
“Roughly, yes. Do you like it, customer?”
“How many Star Coins?”
“This latest Space Link uses new energy light and technology. The energy stones inside were obtained from New Star by the Science and Technology Institute. It has just begun to be put into use. The reason this Space Link can freely construct space is also because of this new type of energy stone, so in terms of price…”
Facing the boss’s incessant chatter, Sang Chu said directly, “Boss, just give me a number. If I can afford it, I’ll buy it. If not, I’ll buy a cheaper one.”
“This new type of Space Link costs five million Gold Coins. All our Space Links come with a certificate, which can be verified on the Optical Computer at any time. We won’t charge you extra Star Coins.”
“Five million?”
Adding the amount given to Tu You earlier, it was over five million. But Sang Chu gritted her teeth and paid the money after thinking about it.
“By the way, boss, do you know where I can buy food?”
Boss Jin was processing the Space Link for Sang Chu. Hearing her question, he said with a smile, “Customer, is this your first time in District A? Are you a tourist or a mercenary?”
“Mercenary.”
Boss Jin suddenly looked up at Sang Chu. He had initially thought she was a tourist, seeing how thin she was. But now, hearing her say she was a mercenary, and looking at her dark skin and scars, she did look like a mercenary.
“If you are a mercenary, customer, you can apply for a food order from the Mercenary Guild. As long as you list the ingredients you need, someone from the kitchen will prepare them and deliver them to you.
The price is half of what you would buy outside, which is very cheap. But if you don’t want to wait, you’ll have to go to the market yourself. For the market, walk towards the tallest building; it’s where it says Fresh Food.”
Boss Jin said this while operating on a projection screen. He then removed the tag from the Space Link and handed it to Sang Chu: “Customer, your Link is ready.”
“Thank you.”
Sang Chu also learned how to operate it from Boss Jin. It was very convenient. Although it was a bit expensive, she finally got a Space Link and also learned the way to buy food.
After bidding farewell to the shopkeeper, Sang Chu headed towards the tallest building. It took about half an hour to get there.
Fresh Food
As soon as she entered, Sang Chu understood why it was called Fresh Food. It was truly fresh, with everything still planted in the soil.
There were grapes, greens, tomatoes, watermelons, cucumbers, and various other fresh fruits and vegetables. They were all planted in strangely shaped cultivation pots.
It had been a long time since she had eaten watermelon. Sang Chu walked to the watermelon stall first: “Boss, are these watermelons sold by the piece, or can I buy the whole pot they’re in?”
Sang Chu pointed at the cultivation pot where the watermelon was growing. The boss was stunned when he heard Sang Chu’s question, and then patiently explained:
“Little girl, you’re a mercenary, right? It’s rare for mercenaries to buy food themselves, so it’s no wonder you don’t know. This cultivation pot can be sold, but it costs extra. One watermelon is ten Gold Coins, a watermelon vine is one hundred Gold Coins, and the cultivation pot is five hundred Gold Coins.”
“Can these watermelon plants on the cultivation pots regenerate?”
“Of course they can! These are all top-quality plants. They can bear fruit four times a year. Otherwise, how could they be sold so expensively?”
Sang Chu looked around. It seemed only he had watermelons for sale in the entire market. After calculating, she ordered over a dozen pots. After paying, Sang Chu directly put them into the Space Link. For convenience, she turned the Space Link into a bracelet.
“Little girl, take this as a bonus.”
The watermelon stall owner gave Sang Chu a small bottle of nutrient solution with operating instructions. After thanking him, Sang Chu went to other places.
Cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes, chestnuts, etc.
No matter what it was, she bought it along with the pot and the fruit.
Finally, she reached the meat section. The meat here was sky-high in price!
There was chicken, duck, and fish meat that hadn’t been cut open yet. They were dead but not processed.
“Boss, how much are these?”
As soon as he heard someone buying meat, the boss’s eyes lit up. But seeing it was a young girl, he couldn’t help but ask:
“Little sister, although these are only Level Five poultry, their shells are very hard, and ordinary laser knives can’t break them. Are you sure you want to buy?”
“Uncle, I’m a mercenary. I have a way to process these fowls. Is this all you have?”
“A mercenary? That’s great! This is all there is. You want all of it?”
“Yes, all of it. Calculate the cost.”
This single transaction made the uncle smile so much that his eyes disappeared. Fearing Sang Chu would regret it, he quickly packed everything up for her.
Before long, the entire Fresh Food market knew that a female mercenary had come to clear out the stock. She didn’t haggle; if it was suitable, she bought it on sight!
After browsing, she spent over two hundred thousand on food. The Space Link was almost full, but the boss had taught her how to divide it into layers.
Since she was tired from browsing, she sat on a step and operated the Space Link. After a lot of fumbling, she finally managed to build the layers.
