Ever since the Penguin kicked the button, the elevator no longer seems to be an elevator, but has become something like a roller coaster...
Originally, based on inertial thinking, Wang Xu thought that elevators moved up and down, but what happened surprised him. The elevator first climbed up diagonally, then made continuous sharp turns left and right, and then dived downwards at a very fast speed.
It's incredible. And what's hard to understand is... even though people standing in the elevator can feel such large movements, they won't fall down.
After about two minutes, when Wang Xu and Elbert were already covered in cold sweat, everything finally stopped.
Penguin still looked ahead with a calm expression, "We're here."
Almost at the same time as he spoke, the elevator door opened automatically, and a smell of rosin hit your face. If you smell it carefully, it was quite similar to the smell of shoe polish and leather coming from a shoe box where leather shoes are stacked.
The female ghost in white floated in front, as if she had no intention of waiting for Wang Xu and the others. However, the two guys continued to follow with a calm face. A large wooden sign was erected not far from the elevator door, with words in Chinese and
Another strange text (Wang Xu thought it was a monster text) listed the various rules of this "scare box".
The specific content is basically consistent with what Master Mao said, and the last line on the wooden sign made both Wang Xu and Elbert very concerned - "Here, if you don't obey the rules, Mr. You will not forgive you."
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The scale of the scare box is not too big, with several criss-crossing streets, compact shops lined up side by side, all kinds of weird products, and even weirder buyers and sellers...
The dome here is very high, but there is no sense of depression even though you are underground, and the streets and alleys are also very neat and clean. There are no loud hawking, no market-like bargaining sounds, and even the conversations between fellow travelers are deliberate.
Keep a low profile.
From time to time, Wang Xu would see patrollers in groups of two passing by. They all wore uniforms that looked like military uniforms, equipped with gloves and boots. The only exposed necks and heads were covered with bandages, making them look like mummies.
Legion...
In this place, Wang Xu experienced something ubiquitous - order. It seemed that everyone knew what to do and what not to do, and no one dared to cross that invisible boundary.
The "rules" of this underground world are obviously more terrifying than the "laws" on the ground...
Perhaps the same will be true when the law becomes something infallible and completely equal.
"Boss, long time no see." The female ghost in white stopped in front of a shop and greeted the boss.
The kappa had a bird face and a figure like a four or five-year-old child. There was a concave mirror in the center of the Mediterranean hairstyle. Just like in various legends, the concave mirror was filled with water.
"Oh, it turns out it's you... here to see the new batch of goods?" His voice was sharp, but not too unpleasant.
"Yes, yes, take it out and let me try it!" She looked impatient.
The kappa boss turned around unhurriedly, moved a stool to the counter behind him, and stood on it with a small jump. While rummaging around, he asked, "Are those two your friends?"
The female ghost didn't even bother to look back at Wang Xu and the others, "I don't know, they are country bumpkins I met on the road."
Wang Xu and Elbert didn't mind what she said. The question they were thinking about at the moment was... this woman didn't even have a face, so the kappa could actually recognize her...
Soon, the kappa boss took out a wine bottle filled with fine sand and a writing brush, and handed them into the hands of the female ghost. The female ghost in white picked up the mirror next to the counter and couldn't wait to start "makeup".
Only then did Wang Xu and the others have a chance to interject: "Boss, besides this...um...cosmetics, what else do you sell here?"
The kappa glanced at him: "Is this your first time here?"
Wang Xu just wanted to deny it, but unexpectedly the other party continued directly: "Old customers should know that the stores in the green area of Scare Box are all undifferentiated 'non-dangerous goods'. Each store sells various groceries, and there is no specific
type."
Now Wang Xu's plan to pretend to be an old customer was ruined. He glanced at the female ghost and saw that she was too engrossed in painting and didn't pay attention at all. I guess she didn't care about Wang Xu's nonsense just now.
"Well... let me tell you straight, boss, this is indeed our first time here and we want to cash out with ghost coins. I wonder if you have such a business here?"
The kappa boss gave him a slightly confused look: "Cash out? Oh... you mean exchanging the ghost coins for the kind of money used above?"
Wang Xu nodded, but the kappa boss scratched his head: "Why do you want to replace the currency that cannot be counterfeited and will not wear out with those dirty consumables?" He didn't seem to understand Wang Xu's behavior.
But he still replied: "Forget it...I'm not interested either. There is a cashier in the yellow area who can exchange various currencies. You can go back to the elevator."
Wang Xu shrugged, said thank you, turned to leave, and bumped directly into Elbert.
"Why are you still standing there stupidly?" he said angrily.
"She..." Elbert didn't know how to describe it. His eyes widened and he looked ahead with very shocked eyes.
Wang Xu followed his gaze and saw a pure and lovely beauty, staring here with her big flashing eyes. She pouted and shouted in a very beautiful childish voice: "
What are you looking at?! You followed me all the way and you haven’t seen enough?! Two stinky hooligans!!”
If it weren't for this tone of voice and the white clothes she was wearing, Wang Xu would never have believed that this guy who was full of cute elements was the same ghost as the shameless aunt with a loud voice just now.
"Ha... haha..." The corners of Wang Xu's mouth twitched: "That can of stuff is actually imported from South Korea..."
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A small flag with the word "money" written on each side; a shop with a thin man sitting inside; dressed in black with a mustache; a bald pen and a pair of abacus beads.
This money shopkeeper specializes in currency exchange in the yellow area of the scare box. In this area, everyone has their own unique business area, and there are also a small amount of "dangerous goods" for sale. Like the green area, the customers here are considered
For the most part, the main traffic of the scare box is in the green and yellow areas.
Wang Xu and Elbert walked into the store. This time it was Elbert who came up to talk: "Boss, is this a place to change money?"
Shopkeeper Qian didn't even raise his eyelids. He pointed to the wall behind him with his skinny right hand: "It's all there, no bargaining."
Wang Xu and Elbert looked at the wall. They saw a huge table filled with the exchange rates of ghost coins and other currencies. U.S. dollars, euros, and pounds were not uncommon. They even had Vietnamese dong. The funniest thing was
There is actually something called Atlantis Coin on it, which is amazing.
"Boss, isn't it? Aren't ghost coins and RMB one to one? Then the exchange rates between your table and RMB should be similar to those of other countries in the world. Why is there such a big discrepancy?" Elbert asked, and he seemed to take it quite seriously.
Careful, this person usually cares about the real world affairs, and occasionally even reads the financial section of the newspaper. He is somewhat different from people like Wang Xu who would rather watch breast enhancement ads than read the news.
Shopkeeper Qian said: "It's very simple. For example, look at Switzerland. Their country has a low crime rate, a complete social security system, a small population, and a lot of money. In short, these bastards live a very comfortable life. They won't starve to death even if they don't go to work, and they don't have any money."
family planning……"
"Hey...you guys are just jealous...are you complaining..." Wang Xu interrupted.
"Tch... in short, that kind of country has no special features except for the abundance of deceptive knives. It is extremely comfortable. There are fewer people stealing manhole covers and spitting. There are naturally fewer innocent souls and the spiritual energy is thin. In addition,
There are not many people there, so it is not convenient to hide your identity, and monsters and ghosts don't want to go there. Therefore, ghost coins will depreciate once they are circulated there, mainly because they are rarely used in your hands, and no one will trade with you at all.
So... 'Why don't we change it to the local currency?' More and more people will think like this."
He picked up the cup on the table and took a sip. Inside was a drink that looked like ink: "The exchange rates in other regions are generally calculated this way."
Albert said: "But how come the exchange rate between ghost coins and RMB has become 1.3:1?"
Shopkeeper Qian put the cup on the table: "Nonsense, if I don't make you any money, why don't I just sit here and imitate Lei Feng?"
After all, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile and came up to him: "Haha, boss, your character is quite suitable for me. Anyway, the money is of no use to me, so let's just change it." He said.
So I took out the money I brought, which was about less than 20,000 yuan.
"Have they all been replaced?" Shopkeeper Qian asked.
"Well, yes, everything has been changed."
So shopkeeper Qian took the money and knocked on a dark stone on the table. The stone suddenly moved and then stretched out its head and limbs. It turned out that it was a turtle with a strange shell.
At first Wang Xu thought that the black stone was used to press paper, but he didn't expect it to be an animal. What made him even more unexpected was that the turtle's mouth suddenly turned into a bloody mouth, and it killed him in one bite.
I swallowed the bundle of money I brought...
"I'm talking to you, boss... Is this guy's food too luxurious... Well... have you ever considered feeding some cat food or something..."
Shopkeeper Qian glanced at him: "What are you making all this fuss about? Can I still blackmail you?"
Before he finished speaking, the turtle actually burped, retracted into the shell and turned into a stone. After about three to five seconds, the bundle of money was neatly spit out from the shell. It was an incredible situation.
It appeared again, and a voice came from the shell: "Hiccup~~Eighteen thousand and eighty, no adulterated coins."
The corners of Wang Xu and Elbert's mouths couldn't help but twitch... Together, this thing is a currency detector... What is the principle of its working...
Shopkeeper Qian put the money away, then took out a calculator from the side and clicked it.
"You put an abacus on the table, but you ended up using a calculator?" Wang Xu asked.
Shopkeeper Qian didn't even bother to look up at him. He placed the abacus on the table in front of Wang Xu: "Then let's compare the speed of that tool?"
"Well..." Wang Xu suddenly felt a sense of defeat. He was actually defeated in the complaint...
After changing the money, Elbert couldn't help but asked curiously before leaving: "Boss, can I ask what kind of area the red and black elevators lead to?"
Shopkeeper Qian answered casually: "Only 'dangerous goods' can enter the red area. Looking at your stupid face, I can tell that you don't understand what dangerous goods are at all. I'll explain them together." He pointed to the street.
The shop opposite: "Did you see the kitchen knife that the octopus boss placed in the middle?"
Albert nodded, and Shopkeeper Qian continued: "That one is called the 'Safety First Kitchen Knife'. You will never cut your fingers when you use it to cut vegetables. If you cut your fingers deliberately, the kitchen knife will get out of the way. This is a comparison."
Typical non-dangerous items, the same items include smoking pipes, color-changing sweaters, etc. They are all strange props that will not cause harm or have no destructive power."
He pointed to a shop next to him: "Have you seen the lantern sold by that fringe person?"
Wang Xu interrupted: "Hey, hey, hey...that...looks familiar...could it be..."
Shopkeeper Qian said: "That thing called 'Jack the Ripper's lantern' can make those who shine it lose their will to fight. It is said that if this thing is used by the Ripper himself, it can directly make people unable to move. This is how it can be used
A 'dangerous item' for fighting or committing crimes."
Wang Xu was shocked: "The red areas are all filled with this kind of stuff?!"
Shopkeeper Qian said: "The scale of the red zone is much smaller than here and the green zone. There are naturally very few shops, and the prices of dangerous goods are very expensive. The bosses there are not open for half a year, and only open for half a year."
Wang Xu snorted coldly: "Needless to say, the black area sells biological and chemical weapons and other destructive items that can cause global catastrophes, right?"
Shopkeeper Qian said: "Of course not. The black area can be said to be a VIP area. The person in charge of the black elevator is not the Penguin, but the deputy captain of the Mummy Guard. There are strict requirements for those who enter, because the only boss in the black area is Mr. You.
That kind of big shot is not something that just anyone can meet. As for the things that are run in the black area... there is only one kind of business there..."
"What deal?" Wang Xu and Albert asked in unison, obviously their appetites had been whetted by the money shopkeeper.
