"Young man, doing some big shopping today? Need to buy some gasoline!"
Seeing Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao both carrying large bags of goods, the gasoline stall owner greeted them enthusiastically.
"Oh, I'll see later. I need to sell some things first~~"
Ye Feng wasn't very interested in the gasoline stall owner's offer. After all, he didn't have a car at the moment, so gasoline wouldn't be much use.
As he spoke, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao took out the supplies from their bags and laid them directly on the floor.
"Hiss~!"
As soon as Ye Feng took the supplies out of the bags, the people around them gasped.
"I... I'm not mistaken, are those... bagged braised eggs and processed rice?"
"And... bread and cereal..."
"Gulp~ That... that bag of white stuff... with a small square crystal, could it be... the legendary white sugar?!"
"My heavens, high-purity white sugar!"
"Hey, you two, stop swallowing, you're bothering me!"
"What are you talking about, aren't you swallowing too!?"
"There's... there's a bag of salt!"
...........
After Ye Feng took out the bag of supplies Xiao Xiao was carrying, the crowd immediately gathered around, discussing amongst themselves, their faces filled with shock and... greed.
Ye Feng wasn't surprised by this!
After a day of wandering around with Xiao Xiao yesterday, Ye Feng discovered something interesting: the shops in the Tyrannosaurus Rex Base, big and small, offered a wide variety of goods. However, food, especially items that could be preserved for a long time or were industrially produced, were scarce, and their prices were outrageously high.
As for medicine, forget about it, there was none.
The milk tea shops and restaurants along the main road that Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao had seen after entering the city were already the high-end establishments of the Tyrannosaurus Rex Base!
That area was also the most prosperous part of the entire Tyrannosaurus Rex Base!
Yesterday, Ye Feng had overheard a server at Mo Xuan Milk Tea shop mention, "All high-end consumption in the entire Tyrannosaurus Rex Base is paid for with Arcane Yuan coins." At the time, Ye Feng hadn't connected milk tea shops with high-end. It was only after looking around that he understood...
However, Ye Feng could quite understand why the Tyrannosaurus Rex Base operated this way. After all, as soon as one entered the city gates, everything one saw seemed to bring them back to the old world.
Explorers who were constantly in an environment full of dangers were easily subject to huge emotional swings, leading to misjudgments and impulsive consumption...
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were a prime example. Yesterday, before eating there, he spent over 30 Arcane Yuan coins. Later, he bought a large bag of goods, even taking a taxi around for half an hour, and only spent 5 Arcane Yuan coins...
Moreover, Arcane Yuan coins were the supreme hard currency within the entire Tyrannosaurus Rex Base, usually used to purchase important supplies. Those who used them for meals were either wealthy individuals or explorers like Ye Feng who were unfamiliar with the environment and were heavily overcharged...
Most of the supplies Ye Feng produced were food, and they were either long-lasting or industrially produced, making them difficult to obtain. This immediately attracted a large crowd.
"Hey, don't just stand there watching, if you want something, buy it quickly!"
"But I'll say this upfront, I only accept Arcane Yuan coins, no other supplies. Hmm... if you have anything special, we can discuss it separately!"
As Ye Feng spoke, he used white earth to write the payment methods and prices for his goods on a hanging wooden board.
"Young man, you've opened quite a few treasure chests!"
The gasoline stall owner, a middle-aged man with a square face, walked over and looked at the pile of supplies in front of Ye Feng with considerable surprise.
"But your goods might not sell!"
Before Ye Feng could respond, the gasoline stall owner spoke again.
"Not sell? What do you mean?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly.
Could it be that the prices were too high?
That shouldn't be the case. The items he brought out were carefully selected and unique compared to what was available in most shops, yet their prices were lower than the marked prices in those shops.
"Young man, your goods are good, absolutely rare items. But the people who come here, even if they have Arcane Yuan coins, won't have much!"
"With your requirement for payment in Arcane Yuan coins, most of them won't be able to afford it, especially since you want them in complete sets, meaning at least 100 Arcane Yuan coins per transaction..."
The gasoline stall owner secretly chuckled, thinking Ye Feng was a naive young man with little worldly experience, likely lucky enough to find many treasure chests. However, being seasoned, he didn't show it on his face.
"Is that so?"
Ye Feng looked at the goods in front of him, then at the clothing, equipment, and expressions of the onlookers, and smiled slightly.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he began writing on the wooden board again.
"Boss, what are those packets of pink packaging on your stall?"
As soon as Ye Feng finished writing and rehung the sign, a middle-aged man who had been observing Ye Feng's stall for a long time asked.
"Oh, those are Suffy sanitary napkins!"
As he said this, Ye Feng pushed the dozens of packs of sanitary napkins towards Xiao Xiao, thinking that as a woman, Xiao Xiao would be better at communicating about them.
Selling sanitary napkins was the most important part of Ye Feng's sales plan for the day.
A long time ago, Ye Feng had learned from someone named "Yan" that sanitary napkins were very popular in large human survivor bases, especially those with many female powerhouses, and had even become a hard currency.
After all, large human survivor bases would generally have their basic food and drink needs met. Once survival was secured, people would naturally have higher demands for living quality. The benefits of sanitary napkins for women were self-evident, and female powerhouses would pay even more attention to their quality of life...
The plan to sell sanitary napkins had been brewing in Ye Feng's mind for a long time. However, before coming to this Tyrannosaurus Rex Base, he hadn't encountered a large human survivor base, so he couldn't implement the plan...
"Phew! That huge pile of sanitary napkins in my space warehouse is finally going to be useful!"
Ye Feng's consciousness swept over his space warehouse, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Suffy sanitary napkins, what are those? Are they tasty?"
"Is it some kind of biscuit? Like a crispy cake?"
A young man chimed in. Seeing the word "Suffy" (酥菲), which contained the character "Su" (酥, meaning crispy) in Suffy sanitary napkins, he immediately started guessing.
"???"
Ye Feng was bewildered. "You don't know what sanitary napkins are?"
"Don't know?"
Not only the young man, but almost everyone present shook their heads, clearly not knowing what they were.
"Boss, is it really a crispy cake or not?"
The young man's voice rang out again.
"Hey, Lazy Chen, why are you asking so much? Can you afford it?"
"I... even if I can't afford it, can't I ask about it...?"
Suddenly, everyone's curious gaze shifted back to Ye Feng.
"I..."
Ye Feng felt a headache coming on, not knowing how to explain it to these people.
"Little boss, can I take a look at your Suffy sanitary napkins?"
At this moment, a middle-aged woman selling white wine nearby walked towards Ye Feng.
"Oh, certainly~"
Ye Feng nodded. "But you can't open them. These are sterile. Once opened, they need to be used quickly!"
"Okay!~"
The middle-aged woman carefully picked up a pack of Suffy sanitary napkins and examined it closely. Then, a look of surprise appeared on her face. "It... it really is sanitary napkins!"
"Little boss, please wait a moment. I'll go and report to my wife right away, please reserve a few packs for us!"
Without waiting for Ye Feng's reply, the middle-aged woman ran off quickly.
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