77. Heaven in the last days
Not only did they search everyone with a security screen, but they also inspected the vehicle, but it wasn't really careful.
Chikawa and the others didn't even give way to the air, and the other party took the security detector himself and tinkered with it from the front to the back of the car.
No alarms went off.
The wooden barricade was lifted, and the sandbag bunker on the inside was built with great care and did not affect the passage of vehicles.
"Drive slower and follow me. ”
A red-haired man named Dosti greeted at the front of the car.
At this point, it happened to be his turn to be on duty, so according to the rules of the town, he was obliged to guide those who entered the town for the first time.
The first destination is the currency exchange office.
Mingke did drive the car very slowly, slower than Dosti on foot, and it was destined not to be fast, because he had already been shocked by the scene in front of him.
Not only him, but also Chi Chuan and the others, everyone was lying on the window at this moment, staring outside without blinking.
After entering the town, there is a street.
At this moment, the street was crowded with people, and a figure could be seen everywhere, either walking with their heads down, or turning their heads to look at the black explosion-proof car entering the town, or gathering in groups on the side of the street to talk.
Incredibly, the shops on both sides of the street were all open, and people came and went from time to time, some of the women holding baskets of vegetables with green leaves peeking out.
There is a sense of peace and tranquility around the city.
The depression, crisis, cruelty, and bloodshed of the outside world seem to have nothing to do with it.
For now, it's paradise.
"They can still buy vegetables, and some people are willing to sell them!" said the old beard, whose face was almost pasted on the glass of the passenger seat, dumbfounded.
"Not surprising. ”
Mingke replied: "There should be some fields around the town, and the people of the town can plant them without worrying about the atavists, and I wonder how they did it." ”
Chi Chuan nodded subconsciously, this was also something he wanted to figure out.
He felt more and more that his guess was correct, and there was probably an existence similar to Yoyo in this small town of Poxi.
Only then will the atavists be expelled and will not come near here.
Otherwise, it simply doesn't make sense.
"Alright, just park here and grab the supplies you want to exchange. Dusty's voice came from outside the window.
Mingke parked the car next to the road as requested.
They didn't really go far, just in the middle of the street.
The group got out of the car one after another, and Lao Hu ran to the action compartment and took out a black suitcase - there were several in it, all of which were put in by Chi Chuan under the pretext of running to the back when the other party proposed to search the vehicle before.
Otherwise, it will be obvious that there will be nothing in the car later, and they will come up with something again, which will inevitably make people suspicious.
However, the other party just scanned it with the security detector and never opened it.
"I'm in love here!"
Standing in the middle of two rows of buildings that are almost four or five stories high, looking up at the sheets and clothes hanging on the balcony above them, and the scene of people coming and going in the shops below, Qi Nan said excitedly.
An Qin next to her nodded, and her royal blue eyes also flashed with a strange brilliance.
Then again, who doesn't love such a harmonious world that at first glance looks indistinguishable from before the end times?
At this time, many people on both sides of the street stopped and kept looking at the second girl.
Because it's really eye-catching.
There were also many people who had doubts, wondering how this group of people had obviously just entered the town, how they were dressed so decently, even wearing makeup, and their clothes were cleaner than theirs, not like other people who came to the town for the first time.
Wakh Kee Cake Shop.
This is the shop that Dusti led Ikekawa and the others into, but the sign on the door was obviously the same as before, and there was a red piece of paper on each of the two glass doors with the same string of words written on it—Posey Town Money Exchange.
The store is small, and there is a white counter with untorn promotional leaflets on it, and the golden shortbread pattern makes Dosti swallow hard.
"Uncle Long, Sister Ya. ”
There were two people behind the counter, an elderly dry old man, and a middle-aged woman with gold-rimmed glasses, black hair coiled, and some temperament.
The old man sat on a chair with a back, did not get up when he saw someone entering, and was wearing a gray long-sleeved T-shirt.
The woman stood up, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, wearing a white professional dress with a good fabric, and her eyes were subconsciously wandering on Qi Nan.
Dosti bowed and shouted.
These two obviously have some status, at least much higher than him.
It's not surprising, after all, he is in charge of the important work of currency exchange, and he is definitely the number one - that is, the cronies of the mayor of the town that Dusti mentioned before.
"Seven?"
The floor inside the counter should be higher, and the dry old man known as Uncle Long could see the situation outside even if he sat on a chair.
"How long are you going to stay, the consumption of 35 Posi dollars a day is not a small amount, I hope that the supplies in your suitcases are abundant and valuable enough. ”
Mingke looked at Chikawa, God knows what's inside.
When it comes to materials, it's better to let the boss do it, even if Dusti's eyes are always on him.
"It's hard to say for the time being. ”
Chi Chuan smiled lightly: "I don't know how your Bosi currency is exchanged, such as what can be exchanged and how much can be exchanged?"
"Aya. The dry old man tilted his head slightly.
The middle-aged woman named Aya understood and explained with a smile.
"There are many things that can be exchanged for Bosi coin, and there is no strict limit, generally speaking, as long as it is what we need, we accept exchange, such as all kinds of staple food, canned food, non-staple food, oil, guns and ammunition, craft cold weapons, stalagmites, ......."
"Wait. ”
Chi Chuan was slightly stunned, thinking that he had misheard, and hurriedly asked, "What did you say last?"
"Stalagmites. ”
The woman smiled kindly, raised her hand to signal a moment, and then bent down to open a drawer on the counter, and took out something from it, "This is it, I don't know if you've seen it." ”
Ikekawa's gaze fell on her right hand, which was smeared with pale green nails, and he was ecstatic in his heart that he had finally encountered stalagmites again.
And the town of Posey is collecting this thing!
What does this mean?
Frankly, he had a bit of a twisted mind.
Ming Ke and Lao Hu looked at each other, and then handed An Qin a look without leaving a trace.
"What kind of thing is this, I've never seen it before, why do you use it?" Ikekawa said quietly.
He wanted to know if the people of Percy understood the value of stalagmites.
From this, you can judge something.
Maybe you can learn from them about the uses of stalagmites that you don't even understand.
"Then you should pay attention to it in the future. The woman said: "This kind of stalagmite doesn't seem to have been seen before the end of the world, and no one knows how it appeared, but it has a wide range of paths, and at least it can be used as food, grinding it into powder and soaking it in water to drink, it may not be able to stop being hungry, but it is absolutely no problem to sustain life."
"To put it mildly, it can be regarded as a panacea, and if you take it regularly, some old and stubborn diseases can be cured. ”
The woman paused when she said this, and after her eyes scanned the faces of Chi Chuan, Ming Ke and Lao Hu, she said meaningfully: "Especially if a man takes it, it will have unexpected effects." ”
Have it?
Chi Chuan glanced at Lao Hu and Ming Ke with his peripheral vision.
But the two of them were also confused, after all, they hadn't tried it.
"Oh, I see, we'll keep an eye out for this thing later. Ikekawa smiled.
From the woman's answer, it was clear that the people of Percy did not understand the true value of stalagmites—which he now knew—to evolve special abilities.
This may be an indication that the town of Posey is incompetent.
Of course, a woman's words cannot be trusted, and she is likely to deliberately keep it a secret.
The woman smiled and nodded, put the stalagmite in her hand back in the drawer, and continued: "Our exchange of Bosi coins is mainly based on one shield of flour, in short, one shield of flour can be exchanged for 20 Bosi coins, which is enough for four of you to stay here for a day.
"Other materials refer to this standard, Uncle Long's side will give a relatively reasonable ratio, such as a box of regular canned beef, our conversion is equivalent to a shield of flour, although one is more delicious, but one portion is obviously more sufficient.
"It's not good to give the exchange ratio for each item, because almost all people get different materials, and I believe you can understand this. Of course, if you are not satisfied with the exchange ratio, you can also give up the exchange, which is not mandatory. So ......"
With that, the woman looked at Ikekawa with a smile and made a gesture of please.
"It just so happened that we found some canned beef not long ago, which is still imported. ”
Ikekawa smiled, squatted down, pulled the zipper of the suitcase, but did not open the lid, reached in and pretended to fumble for a while, and then took out five boxes of canned beef one after another.
"Good luck guys. The woman handed him a charming and temperamental smile.
Even Uncle Long, who had always kept a straight face, saw this scene, and his face softened slightly.
After the woman handed him the cans, he picked them up one by one and looked at them carefully, shook them, and muttered: "Which turtle country, why don't you even have a production date in Hilan." ”
"We ate it, it didn't expire. Ikekawa said at the right time.
Uncle Long sighed and didn't say anything more.
The packaging is intact, there are indeed goods inside, plus there is also a beef pattern on the canned food box, which cannot be faked.
It's best if it's not expired, and it's not that you can't eat it if it's expired.
"Aya, get them the money. ”
"Okay, Uncle Long. The woman tore open the drawer again and took out a stack of white papers.
That's right, it's a blank slate.
It was cut down very well, the same size as a normal paper banknote, and there were some words on the paper.
1 round.
Bosicoin.
These words are printed.
Then there is a handwritten signature in the lower right corner.
Completely incomprehensible, scribbled beyond recognition.
But it has to be said that it is really difficult to imitate.
Further down, there is a red stamp.
It is the most delicate on the whole paper, with a circle of vines wrapping the outermost layer, and a ring of words in the middle - the town committee of Posey. There is a human head in the innermost part, God knows who it is, with a round chin, big lop ears, but even the Mediterranean hairstyle is revealed, which shows the carving.
The woman counted the money and moved ten fingers together, apparently learned, extremely fast.
"Well, 100 Bosi, please take it. ”
Chi Chuan raised his hand to take it, such a sloppy money, it is really a long time to see.
But it can't be helped, it still works.
In this dilapidated world, it's really hard to imitate, first of all, you have to have a printer, and you have to find a reliable craftsman.
Besides, after he got his hands on it, he took a closer look and found that the other party was not completely devoid of anti-counterfeiting awareness, it turned out that in the lower left corner of each paper, there was a different small number, which was also printed.
That's going to take a bit of work.
In this way, the money is not so hasty, and the people who make the money have indeed put a lot of thought and effort, but they are limited by technical conditions, which can only cause this.
"Our capitation fee is ......"
"Let Ti take you to the hotel and hand it over to the people over there. ”
There is still a hotel to stay?
Ikekawa was amused and quickly put the paper in his hand ...... Oh no, money, good life in your pants pocket.