Sang Luoluo calculated her points; she could exchange this item for other supplies after selling it, and said, "100 pieces."
The shopkeeper shook his head and placed 10 bags in front of her. "Large-scale hoarding is now prohibited at the base. Each person is limited to 10 units."
Sang Luoluo paid 100 points.
Balance: 1743.
Sang Yunpu's side is finished too. "That's all, I'm sold out here."
There were too many people. By the time it was their turn, either they were out of stock or they were sold out.
Seeing that Sang Luoluo had bought 10 bottles of nutrient solution, Sang Yunpu felt a little relieved.
Sang Luoluo said, "Brother, I have plenty of food here, no need to stock up on nutrient solution, there's enough to eat."
Sang Yunpu said worriedly, "Food is the most important thing, but the meteor shower came suddenly, so disaster preparedness supplies are just as important. We need to find a way to get life-saving supplies."
Seeing that there were so many people here, and it was impossible to squeeze in, Sang Luoluo suddenly had an idea. "Why don't we go to the black market?"
Chapter 60 Black Market Procurement: Which faction does this guy belong to?...
Sang Yunpu had heard of the black market, but had never been there before. Their laser guns were bought from the black market.
"Okay, let's go now."
In the face of natural disasters, points are meaningless.
It was already 9 PM. In order not to waste time, Sang Luoluo spent 10 points to hail a taxi and arrived near the black market.
At this time, despite the heavy rain outside, there were still quite a few people going to the black market.
Sang Luoluo took out a mask, put it on, carried a box of potatoes to show the people at the door, and also got a new wristwatch for Sang Yunpu.
Holding the blank wristwatch, Sang Yunpu took the elevator down, listening to Sang Luoluo explain the rules of the black market along the way.
Seeing this, Sang Yunpu gave his watch account a new name [...]
Sang Luoluo also sighed at its simplicity and abstractness.
However, the black market today was very different from the last time she came. The underground black market was bustling with activity, the streets were full of people, prices were soaring, and points were almost worthless.
This shows how significant the impact of the meteor shower was on the wasteland.
The last meteor shower was three hundred years ago. In that long time, a meteor shower created the wasteland we see today, full of high radiation, with less and less land available for human habitation.
The extent of the destruction this meteor shower will cause to the world is still unknown, but judging from the notification, the base probably already knew about the meteor shower and only informed everyone three days in advance.
A stall owner shouted at the top of his lungs, "Bring food in exchange, no more points required!"
Sang Luoluo and Sang Yunpu exchanged a glance. Sang Luoluo thought to herself, "Oh no, I still have so many points left in my [ Eating Expert ] account."
Seeing Sang Luoluo Sang Yunpu asked, "How many points do you have left in your account?"
Sang Luoluo showed him the watch; 448,730 points.
"Over 440,000? How do you have so many?"
But that's not the point right now; "Let's see if we can get the money out of it."
If he can't spend the money, Sang Yunpu thinks he'll have a heart attack.
Sang Luoluo comforted him, "Look, spend what you can, and if you can't, there's nothing you can do. It's a special situation right now."
"That's 400,000 points," Sang Yunpu said through gritted teeth.
Sang Luoluo shrugged, "There's nothing we can do about it, brother. You have several hundred thousand in your account, right? If you can't spend it now, it'll all be gone."
I feel even more heartbroken.
Sang Luoluo pulled him to the front to see what the stall owner was selling.
Life jackets, gasoline, and backup power supplies were laid out on the ground.
Sang Luoluo forward and asked, "How much are the life jackets?"
"I want to exchange food for this, as long as the price is right."
Sang Luoluo estimated the current prices, "How about five of these potatoes for a life jacket?"
"Six." The stall owner saw that the potatoes Sang Luoluo had taken out were quite large, and after testing them, he found that they were radiation-free, so he was tempted to take more.
"Fine, don't sell then." Sang Luoluo grabbed Sang Yunpu and started to leave.
"Hey, don't go, five it is."
Sang Luoluo stopped and took out a plastic bag containing twenty potatoes from her backpack. "I need four life jackets."
They each had one life jacket, and kept the other two as spares.
Sang Luoluo received a message from the auction house saying that there would be a disaster relief resource auction tonight, but due to special circumstances, only barter is supported. Those who are interested can come and take a look.
Sang Luoluo pulled Sang Yunpu along and went there.
Having learned from their previous experience, Sang Luoluo and Sang Yunpu each brought four suitcases into the auction.
The place was almost full, with many people bringing supplies to exchange. Sang Luoluo whispered, "Brother, the things you can exchange here are all scarce resources."
All four boxes are empty; Sang Luoluo will temporarily fill them up later if needed.
After sitting down Sang Yunpu couldn't help but worry, "Will we have enough food? I know your capabilities, but I'm still a little uneasy about taking out so much food."
Sang Luoluo patted his wrist and whispered, "Don't worry, we have enough to eat. Trust me."
Only after Sang Luoluo's words could Sang Yunpu feel at ease.
When the two of them arrived, the auction had already been going on for a while.
The next item up for auction was a portable tent, which looked like it could accommodate three to five people, somewhat like the kind of tents that Guard would stay in when they went out.
The owner of the item, wearing a mask, stood on the platform and said, "This is a mobile tent with a retractable bottom, so it's rainproof. It's equipped with an external alarm system. Before today, this thing was worth 100,000 points, but now I only want to use it to exchange for food."
The host announced, "Everyone may begin bidding now."
"Would you trade me 100 jin (50 catties) of medium-grade radiated eggplant?"
The owner of the item said, "I won't exchange it."
"Would you like to trade these 105 jin (52.5 catties) of medium-grade irradiated potatoes? Potatoes keep for a long time; this much will last us a while."
The owner of the item hesitated for a moment. "Any more bids?"
"Brother, why don't we put up a bid and give it a try?"
Sang Yunpu shook his head, "We have houses, we don't need them."
Sang Luoluo hesitated. "But it's better to be prepared."
Sang Yunpu stopped Sang Luoluo, "We have tents at home, we don't need this."
"Alright." Sang Luoluo didn't make a move, waiting to see if there were any other things they needed below.
Ultimately, this item was exchanged for 105 kilograms of potatoes with moderate radiation.
Food is now the most valuable commodity, with prices many times higher than before.
The next customer then came out with something in his hand—a ball about the size of a basketball.
"What is this?" Sang Luoluo asked softly.
The owner of the items began to introduce them, "I have three compression protection balls here. If a person falls from a great height, pressing the switch will encase three people inside, and it can withstand an impact of 1000 pounds."
In the face of a major disaster, this item is priceless and unavailable.
It's extremely rare, with a complex manufacturing process and many advanced technologies involved. It's only in the hands of a few wealthy families, and ordinary people can't buy it.
"We should buy this," Sang Yunpu said from the side. "It could save our lives if necessary."
Others also wanted this item and made offers.
Some people offered 300 jin of potatoes, some offered 1,000 bags of nutrient solution, and others offered other foods, mostly starting from hundreds of jin.
The guest on stage smiled and said, "I don't lack food. I just want some low-radiation food or scarce food. I don't need nutrient solutions or anything like that."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo thought there was hope.
His consciousness quickly scanned the Stasis Zone of the spatial warehouse and said, "A radiation-free sheep, weighing over 300 jin."
Sang Yunpu was astonished.
Upon hearing this, the guests on stage became interested and asked, "Really? Can we take it out and have it checked? Everyone here brought supplies; we can count them on the spot."
Upon hearing this, Sang Luoluo, fortunately, had a large enough suitcase. She took out a slaughtered sheep from the warehouse, put it in the suitcase, and opened it in front of everyone.
A whole, fresh sheep appeared before everyone.
"Transaction complete," the guest on the stage immediately said with a smile.
Cash on delivery, sheep on delivery.
Sang Luoluo took the sheep out for him, emptied the suitcase, and put the compression protection ball inside.
The other party tested the lamb; it was very fresh and radiation-free, so they were very satisfied.
He said, "I have two more here. Do you have anything else you want to exchange?"
Seeing that the guest ignored everyone else and only asked about Sang Luoluo, Sang Luoluo naturally agreed. This thing was so rare; who would complain about having a little more life-saving stuff?
"Yes." Sang Luoluo glanced at the Stasis Zone of the warehouse and asked, "Want some cigarettes?"
"Cigarettes?" The guest became interested. "Let me take a look."
Sang Luoluo used a tool to smear the production information on the cigarettes, then took out two packs of cigarettes that she had opened. These were some she had bought as gifts for her elders before, and she still had many more.
Two cartons of cigarettes, a total of 20 packs.
The customer asked, "Can I open a box to check the contents?"
Others also came over to take a look.
Sang Luoluo nodded, "Of course, let him choose any package to open."
He opened the package and smelled the familiar scent, immediately recognizing it as a top-grade cigarette. He said, "I can exchange it. But why have the words on it been smeared off? Only the 'Huazi' logo remains on the filter tip."
Sang Yunpu was a little nervous, but Sang Luoluo calmly said, "That's how it was when I bought it; the middleman was afraid of revealing the production location."