When Hu Ga came out of the examination room, his head was dizzy and his feet were shaking, but his grades passed. Qian Jing kept staring at the exam questions, and did it silently in his heart, his head was just as dizzy, and his feet were double, but his heart was like Mingjing: if it wasn't for Old Man She's hands and feet in the examination system, he would not have been able to pass the exam.

The exam questions in the White Flag grocery store are all-encompassing, and more than ninety percent of them are about the knowledge of the multiverse, which is completely a proposition for newcomers, and it is only Huga who is a two-headed ogre who travels south and north can barely pass by relying on all kinds of hearsay and anecdotal knowledge. The remaining 10% is related to the various rules and regulations of the White Flag grocery store, which belongs to the application of the topic after memorization, although it is not called a gift, but at least it is not a death. Qian Jing's one brain and two eyes were defeated by Hu Ka's two brains and four eyes, but he estimated that he could get a good result in this successful topic.

Seventy percent of the ten percent is still far from the 60 percent of all the questions. Qian Jing felt that the world was spinning, so he could only hold on to the wall with both hands, and tried his best to hold back the surging vomiting sensation. I worked on the questions for twelve hours in a row, and I was a little skeptical about my life. It was as if all the words on the computer screen had jumped out, violently pouring from the eyes into the skull, and then filling every space in the body. Uh, can't think about it anymore, it's really going to throw up if you think about it again.

As a result, Hu Ga became a member of the White Flag grocery store, and he was a first-class salesperson from the beginning - which means that his score is higher than Qian Jing's cheating. Raisa called Mr. Yoo and the ghost to join the Qian Jing Huga, and everyone had a meal together to celebrate. Except for Raisa, everyone ate quickly, and the welcome banquet was settled by dividing five by two.

Mr. Liu didn't say anything at the banquet except for two words of congratulations, and seemed quite silent. Qian Jing looked at him secretly, and he sometimes looked at Qian Jing, and the two of them tacitly kept their distance from each other - at least there were no more conflicts, and the peace was maintained on the surface. Towards the end of the feast, Raisa announced the good news that the first upgrade to the White Flag grocery store had been completed.

First, grocery stores will automatically mimic supermarkets within a 10-kilometer radius, filling the front desk of the storefront without the need for the salesperson's personal attention. As a result, the White Flag grocery store also has snacks, fruits and vegetables, tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea, stationery, toys, tableware and kitchenware, and the latest magazines are added to the rotatable shelves. These things are not profitable at all, they are all automatically "taken" from other supermarkets at retail prices by grocery stores. However, it is good that all products do not expire and spoil, for example, milk will not spoil even if it is left on the shelf for ten years, and the shelf life on the outer packaging will be automatically extended.

These things are all considered "tricks", and the focus of White Flag's business is not in this aspect, but it does not mean that there is no need to do superficial work. The grocery store is next door to the construction site, and customers may come to the grocery store at any time to buy a cigarette or ice cream or something, and you can't let Qian Jing say every time: "Sorry, we don't have these things here, do you want to try the soy sauce No. 1?"

Because Laisha is ready to carry out in-depth cooperation with relevant departments in the future, it will become the norm to go on missions with them to other worlds, or it will become the norm for White Flag employees to go to other worlds to develop goods and channels, so she spent a lot of money on this renovation and upgrade, specifically upgrading the small cart and flat shoulder into a small van and a large mountaineering bag.

"Qian Jing, the car will be handed over to you to drive, and it can hold no more than ten tons of goods inside...... Wait, you said you couldn't drive?"

Qian Jing nodded: "I was preparing for the college entrance examination before, and after going to college, this is my first summer vacation, and I haven't had time to get a driver's license yet." ”

Not having time to get a driver's license is one aspect, but the main problem is getting lost. When walking on both legs, Qian Jing will get lost, and riding a bicycle will be even more fascinating. Since this problem, Qian Jing has basically completely given up the idea of driving his own car, and he has been looking forward to the commercialization of driverless cars as soon as possible, so that it makes sense to buy his own car. Until then, he could only take a taxi.

Raisha asked Huga, who had never driven a car, especially one of these cars on earth. And the two-headed ogre is very sincere, he is worried that the two heads will overturn after arguing, which is too dangerous. "Okay, I'll drive it. Raisa said helplessly: "As long as you don't dislike my bad driving skills, it's fine." ”

Having lost the driver's seat of the minivan, Qian Jing didn't care, he was now happily looking at the big backpack that had been turned into a flat shoulder. The large backpack is a combination of the salesperson's woven bag and the flat shoulder, and you only need to bring one in the future. Although its function is no different from that of a woven bag, the total weight and the use of a flat shoulder are exactly the same, but this thing has a high appearance, at least the painting style and temperament are normal! Qian Jing and Hu Ga, as salesmen, are not afraid of the problem of carrying weights when they go out. He looked elated at Laisha and saw that she was carrying a delicate, beautiful, and ladylike little bag in her arms - well, it seems that Laisha was fed up with the feeling of holding a woven bag and talking to people about business - perhaps this was the real reason why she chose this upgrade.

"Since I'm staying in the store, I used the money I earned from this time at Stronghold to upgrade my office and lounge area. We'll all have our own rooms!" Raisa's announcement was cheered loudly by the ghosts, who had been wanting a bigger place to put their souvenirs. "I was inspired by the guest rooms on the 547 ship, and it was better for me to have a good rest and work. It just so happened that I only lived in this place with the ghosts, and Mr. Liu could also sleep at noon. Oh yes, Huga just doesn't have to rent a house. Housing prices are not cheap now, and so are rents. ”

This is a good benefit, and Qian Jing doesn't have to run back to the dormitory every day, or sleep on the benches in the original lounge. Although he had promised his mother not to take a leave of absence, at least during this summer vacation, he didn't need to go to class, so he just used this room.

"There are a lot of new things, but what needs to be saved still needs to be saved. Raisa finally concluded: "I checked the crossing toll of the Ring Alliance, and if I go to the Dark Sun Earth in five days, I can save three Destiny Coins. So, five days later is the day of departure, and everyone is ready in these days. ”

"Is there still a discount on the Ring Alliance?" Judging by his expression, it seemed that he had never heard of such a thing.

"I don't know, but it's true. Maybe in five days the two worlds will be closer, so it's cheaper?"

Laisha's words did not dispel everyone's doubts, but regardless of it, it is like everyone has always only cared about whether it is a discount and how strong it is, and it doesn't matter why it is discounted.

These five days are actually very important, and everyone knows that the dark earth is still a cold, bleak place. Except for the city, which is surrounded by a powerful heating system, ice covers all the wilderness. On weekdays, the temperature does not rise above minus 20 degrees, but when extreme weather occurs, the temperature drops directly to minus 180 degrees. At that time, the oxygen has liquefied and will turn into oxygen snowflakes that sweep across the land. The low pressure caused by the only nitrogen is left to cause high winds, and the winds above level 14 carry oxygen snowflakes or oxygen hail, and like Occam's razor, they will flatten everything that protrudes from the ground and unevenness, leaving only a simple, level, endless ice field.

This environment sounds shivering, cold on the one hand, and fear on the other. An environment that has killed more than ninety percent of all living beings on the earth, and still wiped out more than fifty percent of the population even with the blessing of science and technology, is definitely worth fearing. Fortunately, the human beings there survived and formed a complete and effective disaster defense system. If nothing else, it's mostly safe at least in the settlements.

"It may be okay to venture out on the fortress planet and break through the labyrinth of the ultimate magic competition, but when you go to the dark earth, you won't do such a thing. Qian Jing kept reminding himself that he almost tattooed the words "you can coax" on his arm. "One step...... No, never leave the city, never go to the frozen wasteland, never turn into a popsicle!"

Theoretically, it is possible to be resurrected by thawing and resurrecting when suddenly turned into a popsicle, but it is definitely not a freeze of minus 180 degrees Celsius, and even oxygen is liquefied. Qian Jing didn't dare to bet on the probability of this, the probability that the Xiaoice stick would become an old popsicle and come out alive was definitely not higher than 1 in 10,000.

"Pack as much stuff as you can in the car, especially the food, wine, and cloth of the planet. "Raisa gave Qian Jing and Hu Ga the task of filling the minivan with a ten-ton load. "In the cold and snow, agriculture is certainly not as good as the earth. Don't buy chemical fiber materials, use pure cotton cloth, will the silk be too cold? Forget it, the silk is also loaded. I don't believe that the weak silkworm can be one of the few surviving species. ”

What Raisa said made a lot of sense, so Qian Jing packed more tropical fruits - except for durian. Last time, I went to Fortress Star to sell stinky tofu, but this time I didn't bring durian, and it didn't taste good to smoke it all over the car.

These jobs didn't take much time, so Qian Jing seized the opportunity to learn magic, especially the knowledge related to the fortress star element steam engine. He had a good idea, hoping to have the opportunity to combine the elemental steam engine with the Dark Earth's energy supply system to give Raisa a little more advantage. However, reality does not change because of ideas, and the accumulation of knowledge always needs to be gradual and time-sufficient.

All he could do now was to find a printing shop to scan all the writings of the great magician Sami El, and then turn them into documents and stuff them into his new phone, so that he could view and study them at any time. Then, he contacted Professor Shangzhang through Captain Chang Sheng, and bought a batch of tools for magic learning from him, such as scrolls, special ink, various spell casting materials, etc. Qian Jing does not lack relatively high-end magic materials such as magic rune stones, but he is still in the basic learning stage and does not need rune stones. Professor Zhang's side didn't seem to have much inventory, but considering the friendship between the two of them in the fortress star—mainly because of Chang Sheng's face—he still gave Qian Jing some shares.

"Maybe there aren't many relevant departments, is there a lack of channels?" Qian Jing's speculation is actually very close to the truth. It is not difficult for the relevant departments to train warriors, and Taoism and immortal arts are also okay, but it is very difficult to train magicians. In fact, when Political Commissar Li Changshou heard that Qian Jing had the quality of a magician and intended to develop in this direction, he was very excited. Qian Jing follows the path of a magician, and White Flag will definitely be influenced by him, and maybe he will be able to improve the situation of the relevant departments - which is at least a good sign.

Professor Zhang's movements were fast, and he delivered the things by courier the next day. When Qian Jing signed for it from the postman, he found that in addition to Professor Zhang's parcel, there was another one, which also had the stamp of "China Customs Border Inspection" on it.

"Huh, what's the small print under the customs, isn't this the relevant department?"

The four words of the relevant department are smaller than sesame, but the resolution is very high, and you can still see it clearly. Qian Jing's eyes widened, and he immediately realized that this might have been sent from another world. Where else could it be? He's only been to Stronghold Planet!

Unwrapping the package, inside is a transparent glass box, which can be seen to contain two leather scrolls, as well as ...... An elemental steam engine and five or six stronghold cards!Qian Jing jumped up in excitement and immediately found the lock of the box. He found a spell tablet on the lock—now known to be a ticket to the magic contest—with very standard Chinese italics, printed characters, the kind that couldn't be seen.

"Do it again"

Qian Jing understood, this was a means of testing identity, it must have been set up by the Grand Magician Sami El, and it could only be opened with the Dimensional Shifting Hub Magic Array. Other methods of brute-force opening may destroy the contents of the box, and the transparent setting is designed to allow the authorities to inspect without opening it. Oh, in order to avoid people associating the money mirror with the fortress star, this box may have been deliberately brought from the channel of the relevant department after many turnovers.

The relevant departments are also a management department of the Origin World Earth, and it is a firewall and filter, which is enough to block many attempts to investigate.

Qian Jing quickly completed the dimensional transfer center and opened the box smoothly. A letter slipped out of the leather scroll, and inside was a handwritten note from Master Sammy El, with only one line: "The situation has changed slightly, the protocol is still there, these are finished products." Stone Elementals won't be of much use to you. Happy cooperation in the future. ”

The two leather scrolls are the method of combining the Dimensional Shifting Hub with the Elemental Steam Engine and the Fortress Star Seal Card, respectively, and do not address the respective manufacturing methods of each of these parts. Therefore, even if this scroll is lost, it will only reveal the "assembly" step, and will not jeopardize the production secrets of the two items. Qian Jing hurriedly put them away, these are all multiverse-level big IPs!

He set his sights on what was left, a total of five Stronghold Cards, and a small bag of blue crystals that could be used to power the Stronghold Cards. "So that's what that stone element coin means is not very useful!" Qian Jing sighed.