Is it made of gold (v1c22)
Ye Sheng had 300 points from exchanging thirty kilograms of rat meat. She had already spent 200 points on buying a small dryer, but she still had some left to buy other things.
She didn't have to worry about anything else with money in her pocket. She stared at the pink nutrient solution with a pair of black eyes and asked right away: "Old Lin, how many points is the strawberry-flavored nutrient solution?"
"Not much, ten points each."
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Ye Sheng had guessed that the strawberry-flavored nutrient solution wouldn't be cheap.
But she didn't expect it to be as high as ten points!
Was it made of gold?
One bottle of strawberry-flavored nutrient solution could buy three bottles of ordinary nutrient solution.
Ye Sheng thought this in her heart and showed it on her face. When Old Lin saw it, he chuckled and explained quickly, "This strawberry-flavored nutrient solution tastes very good. It simulates the taste of strawberries before the end of the world. It's sweeter and more nutritious than ordinary nutrient solution. It's much better to drink and it sells very well!"
"Are the people in the mitigation zone so rich?"
Ye Sheng was very doubtful.
From her own situation and Zhou Lin's description, she knew that pragmatic people in the mitigation zone wouldn't waste points.
After all, three bottles of ordinary nutrient solution could keep them from starving for three days.
No matter how delicious the strawberry-flavored nutrient solution was, it could only fill them up for one day.
Hearing Ye Sheng's puzzled question, Old Lin shook his head and continued to clear her doubts: "Most people in the mitigation zone will choose ordinary nutrient solution, but some people who love their children and wives will sometimes buy a high-priced nutrient solution."
He sighed and said: "Living in the wasteland world is so hard every day. If you have the means, why not treat yourself?"
Old Lin's words left Ye Sheng speechless.
He was right.
If she had the means, she would improve her situation too.
Just like when her pocket was emptier than her face, she had to drink the awful ordinary nutrient solution to avoid starvation. She had no choice.
Now that she had a rich harvest from the wilderness, why wouldn't she ditch the unpleasant nutrient solution and eat edible food with medium radiation?
She had planned to keep all the more than 40 kilograms of meat.
But even so, Ye Sheng didn't buy the strawberry-flavored nutrient solution right away. Instead, she made another request: "Old Lin, I want to buy a dagger for self-defense."
When she had dealt with the porcupine rat before, Ye Sheng had realized that even with a small hoe, she didn't have a sharp weapon that could break through the defenses of polluted creatures.
She had been lucky to meet a porcupine rat with low health. She had smashed it to death with a small hoe, but it would be bad if she met other polluted creatures.
She didn't have enough points to buy more advanced weapons now, so she could only buy one that was useful for now.
Even if she couldn't deal with polluted creatures, she would feel a bit more secure with a dagger.
"What price do you want?"
"About 50 points."
After hearing Ye Sheng's request, Old Lin squatted under the glass cabinet and searched around. He quickly took out a dagger, then stood up and put the dagger on the counter.
The dagger was completely black, with many scratches on the blade. The handle was wrapped with several layers of old white bandages, stained with spots. It looked like a weapon that had seen a lot of use.
"Little Sheng, you should also be aware that fifty points won't buy you any decent weapons. However, among the short-statured someone found this dagger in the wilderness – an unnamed relic. Despite its worn appearance, the blade is sharp and serves well for self-defense."
As Old Lin spoke, he picked up the black dagger and slashed the seat behind him.
A deep mark was left on the wood, proving his point.
Ye Sheng was still hesitant, but she nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice.
She didn't care that the dagger was a relic from someone else.
They were living in the wasteland world, after all. What else mattered?
As long as you could survive.
It wasn't like the dead could turn into ghosts and come back. This wasn't a weird world.
The most important thing was that she got such a good dagger for fifty points. She couldn't miss it!
Old Lin was really kind to her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given her such a fair price. She saw that he was also picky about food, so she planned to share some of the delicious food she had found in the wilderness with him in the future. She could exchange it for points.
It would be a thank-you gift for his care.
"Okay, I'll take this dagger, and five bottles of strawberry-flavored nutrient solution."
Ye Sheng was very happy with her purchase. She raised her hand and bought five bottles of the pink liquid.
She didn't find it expensive at all.
Old Lin was right. Life was so hard, so why not make it sweeter?
The poor little girl was suffering from the pain of her serious injury. She didn't cry out, but the way she clenched her teeth and endured it made her feel even sadder.
She really wanted to help her.
Ye Sheng spent all the 100 points she had just earned. She remembered the 18 points she had gotten for the rat skin and paws. After deducting the 10 points for the labor cost of roasting the rat meat, she only had 8 points left.
She bargained with Old Lin and bought three more bottles of ordinary nutrient solution.
She saved the strawberry-flavored nutrient solution for the little girl to drink. She felt that she was healthy enough to jump and dance, and she didn't mind suffering a bit.
Besides, she only kept the ordinary nutrient solution for emergencies. She had rat meat to eat now!
After Ye Sheng spent all the points in her identity card, Old Lin finished cooking the fifteen pounds of rat meat. He used a vacuum machine to seal the bag with the barbecue inside.
The air was sucked out of the bag, and the barbecue shrank in size. It was easier to store.
"Little Sheng, since the rat meat is roasted, it can only last for two weeks at most, even if it's vacuumed. Any longer and it will spoil. If you earn more points in the future, you can buy a small vacuum machine. You can pack dried meat, vegetables, and other things you bake in the dryer. They will last longer."
"Okay, thank you, Old Lin!"
Ye Sheng had a fruitful trip to the Swap shop. Before she left, she bowed to Old Lin gratefully.
Then, before he could react, she ran away, leaving him smiling and shaking his head.
This little girl was quite polite.
Unlike the children who grew up in the mitigation zone.
Ye Sheng didn't dwell on it. On her way home, she held an empty backpack in one hand and patted the bulging satchel with the other. She couldn't wait to open a pack of roasted rat meat and taste it when she got home.
This was barbecue in a post-apocalyptic wasteland world!
"I'm back!"
She was in a good mood, and she walked fast. When she unlocked and opened the door, she smiled unconsciously and greeted the poor little girl lying on the straw bed.
She walked over to Xiaodongxi and squatted down. She placed her bag on the ground carefully and observed her condition.
She didn't know if it was because of the energy stone, but she felt that her pale face had improved a bit.
It seemed a little more rosy.
But her serious injury hadn't healed much, and her bones were still soft and broken.
The deep cuts on her wrists and neck were still hideous and terrifying.
She sighed silently in her heart and looked at the energy stone in his hand. It looked like a black stone, but it had been a long time, and the energy inside had probably been used up.
'Beep~ An F-level energy stone was detected, and the specific energy value is 0! '
As she expected, the energy was zero, but why was it still rated F?
She was curious, so she took the energy stone from her hand to examine it. This time, she picked it up easily without any resistance, which made her think that she was a food hoarder.
That meant she couldn't move now, or it would be very dangerous!
As she thought about this, a voice suddenly sounded in her head.
[Recycle energy stones? 】