"The lower world is a big factory, full of illiterates, exporting nutrients to the upper world. I can't see any future here. Maybe I should go to the upper world to have a look. The lower world is not of high value to me, but it is an upper class where capital is supreme.
The world sounds interesting."
Through the conversation with Jasmine, Wang Xu gained a little understanding of the reverse world and discovered the value of this world.
Technology, the technology of the late 21st century, close to the 22nd century, is at least fifty years ahead of the earth.
What we had fifty years ago, we didn’t have computers, we didn’t have mobile phones, and televisions were all rare gadgets.
It can be said that if you just get a few technologies here, you can make the world's richest man in modern times, not to mention driving the development of the earth. If you miss out on such a good thing that benefits others and yourself, you might as well buy a piece of tofu and get killed.
alright.
"Moli, can you take me to the exchange point?" After Wang Xu set his goal, he soon found that he was penniless and could not afford the deposit to go to the upper world.
But he is not worried about this. Since gold and jewelry are circulating in this world, he will not worry about money.
A deposit of one million is an astronomical figure to the residents of the lower world, but to him it can only be regarded as drizzle.
"Okay" Jasmine agreed immediately and walked to another street with Wang Xu.
Jasmine is obviously a celebrity around here, many people smile and nod at her, and she also greets others warmly.
After walking two blocks and not arriving yet, Wang Xu, who was idle and bored, couldn't help but chat with Jasmine: "Jasmine, what do you usually do?"
"I used to work in a flower shop, but unfortunately the flower shop failed due to poor management and closed down. I haven't found a job yet." Jasmine's little face with freckles flashed the sadness that goes against her age.
Starting to work at the age of twelve or thirteen is nothing unusual in the lower world and is the case in most ordinary families.
Because few people here go to school, most of them enter factories in their teens, start families in their twenties, and the cycle continues from generation to generation.
Although Jasmine is only fifteen years old, she has been working in a flower shop for three years. Her biggest dream is to open a flower shop of her own.
As for going to school, Jasmine still had such fantasies when she was a child. When she grew up and understood the importance of going to school, such thoughts could only appear in her dreams.
"Moli, do you have a chance to change your life, such as going to the upper world?" Wang Xu asked as he walked, in order to learn more about this world.
When Jasmine heard this, a dazzling smile broke out on her face, and she nodded: "Yes, there is an event on TV called the Dream Lottery. You only need two cents to participate in the lottery, and if you win the prize, you will get a ticket to the upper world.
Opportunities. In addition, there are some number-choosing games. If you guess the fourteen numbers correctly, you can also go to the upper world."
"Guess the number, is this a lottery ticket?" Wang Xu quickly knew what it was based on Jasmine's description.
Of course, those who win the first prize can go to the upper world, but as an earthling, Wang Xu knows how low this chance is.
He even couldn't help but maliciously guess whether the person receiving the prize here was also wearing a hood and full armor, making it impossible for anyone to see his appearance. In the end, in addition to knowing that someone had won the prize, he didn't even know whether the person who won the prize was someone else.
, it was revealed with the word "confidential".
After malicious speculation, the exchange point finally arrived.
Wang Xu frowned and discovered that this exchange point was not an official one, but a private exchange point business.
Sensing Wang Xu's expression, Jasmine explained in a low voice: "My uncle often comes here to exchange. He said that the owner of this exchange point is very honest. He also told me the official exchange point. The exchange ratio given is very low. The same items can be exchanged.
You can get a lot more money by exchanging it here. Of course, if you don't want to come here, I can take you to the official exchange point, which is not far ahead."
"Forget it, let's just go here." Wang Xu glanced at the surrounding buildings, and when he saw a public beta room, he said, "I'll go for a while, you wait for me here."
Of course it was an excuse to go to the restroom. Wang Xu just used the public restroom and returned to modern times to bring back a bag of diamonds.
After Wang Xu came back, he saw Jasmine still waiting for him, smiled slightly and said, "Go in!"
Pushing open the door, Wang Xu found that the decoration inside was very exquisite, and an old man wearing glasses was reading a newspaper inside.
"Grandpa Tom!" Jasmine often came here with her uncle John, so she was no stranger to the old man.
The old man named Tom pushed up his glasses, put down the newspaper in his hand, and said teasingly: "Molly, is your uncle going to pick up rags again?"
Jasmine's uncle is a speedster, part-time robber, and makes a little fortune from time to time.
However, the lower world is barren and there are not many good things to grab. In the eyes of Old Tom, the manager, Jasmine's uncle is just a rag picker.
"It's not my uncle, it's this big brother." Jasmine had already gotten used to Old Tom's tone and confidently pushed Wang Xu out.
Seeing Wang Xu's clothes, Old Tom narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a low smile: "Handmade suit, oh, very beautiful wool material, suits of this grade are rare in the lower world. So here's the question, you bring it for me
What’s coming? My intuition tells me this is a big deal!”
Wang Xu looked at Old Tom, took out a transparent bag from his coat pocket, and gently threw it on the counter: "Let's take a look."
"Three colored diamonds, and they are rare light blue. If these are not synthetic, I would say you are rich."
Old Tom opened the plastic bag, took out a magnifying glass from his pocket, picked up a diamond and observed it. After a while, he whispered: "It's thirty-five carats, master cutting technology, very suitable for making a gem necklace. I
The rating given is excellent!”
"How much do you want to pay?" Wang Xu's three light blue diamonds are all of similar appearance. Putting the three together, they can fetch at least 200 million US dollars in modern times. I guess they won't be cheap in this world.
However, the resources of the Counter World are more abundant than those of the Earth, and prices will inevitably fall due to the impact of production.
What's more, these exchange points, if they say they won't take a knife, it's a lie, and the specific price is hard to estimate.
"Five million and three gems, what do you think?" Old Tom looked at them one by one. After looking at the three diamonds, he asked with a serious face.
When she heard the price of five million, Jasmine took a breath.
You must know that people in the lower world who want to obtain permanent residence in the upper world only need a deposit of one million.
Together, these three diamonds can take five people to the upper world and become masters for the rest of their lives. The temptation is simply too great.
"It's too low. The look in your eyes tells me that the price you gave is too low." Wang Xu doesn't understand prices, but he can observe words and emotions.
Although Old Tom had experienced many hardships, his eyes still involuntarily wandered for a moment when he was quoting, and he regained his composure after a moment.
Therefore, Wang Xu can be sure that the price of five million is definitely low, and much lower, otherwise Old Tom would not be so moved.
"Young people have good eyesight. If I were twenty years younger, you would never see the flaws!" Old Tom smiled bitterly, looked at Wang Xu's unmoved face, gritted his teeth and said: "Eight million, this
This is the highest price, if you don’t agree, just leave.”
Wang Xu looked at him quietly, pressed one hand on the diamond, and whispered: "I want cash, the largest denomination, 10,000 yuan a piece."
"I need to prepare it for an hour. Only banks have such large denominations. I will ask them to send it over."
"Can"
Seeing Wang Xu agree, Old Tom breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the phone and started to contact the bank.
After doing all this, Old Tom took out a bottle of red wine from the safe and invited: "Today is worth celebrating, for our win-win!"