Chapter 1 The “Apple” store that deserves to be punished by God

——This store deserves damnation!

Einstein, who happened to pass by this street, subconsciously had this idea in his mind.

Last month, Eden Daily conducted a poll, and the content of the vote was "Which store in Eden deserves the most damnation from God?"

If it were before, he would have been a little undecided.

But now, he would vote for the company in front of him without hesitation.

The breeze blew the fragrant smell of spices from the door of the store to where he was. The smell was strong and fragrant, and the spicy smell that stimulated the nasal mucosa also contained a trace of sourness that made people salivate.

Einstein swallowed and took a moment to look at this seemingly new store on this street.

The signboard of this store is very simple, with a white background and an apple outlined in black lines. This apple is strangely bitten... OK, it is different from ordinary apples, but

The meaning is unclear, I can't tell what this store does at all, I just think the sign is very perfunctory.

Just as he was distracted for a moment, Einstein suddenly heard someone coughing. He subconsciously came to his senses and suddenly realized that his saliva was about to drip down, so he swallowed quickly.

Einstein looked at the coughing man a little embarrassed.

The man didn't pay attention to Einstein. He just came out of the store next door and coughed because he was choked by the strong aroma in the wind.

He was also very embarrassed. He looked at Einstein and, in order to lighten the atmosphere, said, "How many spices have been used? I'm not afraid of God's punishment!"

Einstein nodded in agreement.

In this world, there is an existence called Heavenly Punishment, which is a protection mechanism left by the Creator-God to prevent humans from taking the wrong path.

Once someone's laziness, greed, arrogance, etc. and a series of "bad things" exceed a certain limit, they will be punished by God.

It is precisely because of this that the world can move forward steadily on the path set by the God of Creation without taking the wrong path. Despite this, many people still complain about the existence of divine punishment and worry that they have fallen into the wrong path.

punishment.

In such an environment, a very local description emerged:

"You deserve to be punished by God!" This sentence is often used to describe overly luxurious scenes, overly delicious food, overly gorgeous clothes and other things that are difficult to see under heaven's punishment.

Although it is something that God does not allow to exist, it is instinct to yearn for higher levels of enjoyment. Therefore, some people really say this with hatred, while some people just say it with their mouths, but yearn for it in their hearts.

excusable.

At this moment, the two people looking at each other amidst the mouth-watering aroma clearly had the latter attitude towards this sentence.

Spices are worth the same as gold! The scent that spreads ten miles away costs at least one silver coin!

"What is this store selling?" After a few brief greetings, Einstein couldn't wait to get to the point.

The other party shook his head: "I don't know. It wasn't open yet when I came here yesterday, but it smelled like it was selling food, and there were tables and chairs inside... Why don't you go in and give it a try?"

Einstein was a little moved, but also a little hesitant.

His stomach told him that he should not miss this store, but his brain told him that if he entered this store, he would probably encounter divine punishment immediately - otherwise, how could this guy encourage him to try it, but he didn't

Why don’t you go? You definitely don’t want to risk being punished by God!

But divine punishment also depends on the probability and degree... Anyway, in short, go in first and ask about the situation! God will not kill him because of his bravery!

With this thought in mind, Einstein stepped into the store with a look of despair on his face.

Entering the small shop from the open space, the spicy and sour aroma became even stronger. Einstein couldn't wait to look at the source of the smell and found that no customer dared to enter the shop. As expected, the person who was eating was

It's the owner sitting behind the service desk.

Hearing the sound of someone coming in, the owner, who was immersed in his meal, raised his head and glanced at Einstein.

The shop owner looked to be in his twenties, with a face as handsome as the angel in the church's propaganda, golden eyes as bright as molten gold, and most of his black hair was tied back, only hanging down on his cheeks.

There were a few curled strands on the side, indicating that the shop owner's hair might not be very obedient.

Einstein struggled to wake up from the beauty, and his heart was filled with regret.

——How come you are so young and open a shop like this? If you are struck by lightning several times, your life span will be short even if your face is not disfigured!

"Welcome." The shopkeeper licked his lips and stood up, "What can I do for you?"

Einstein was fully prepared for punishments ranging from being thrown to the ground to being struck by lightning: "Can you give me a piece of what you are eating?"

The shop owner was stunned and coughed: "Ah... this is not a restaurant."

"Not a restaurant?!" Einstein's eyes widened.

Are you kidding me? There is no food in the world that smells better than this. You even have apples on your sign. Why don’t you sell food?

Ah, is it because he is afraid that he will cause trouble later after being punished by God?

Einstein, who was actually a little hesitant at first, suddenly became anxious.

"Shop owner, I, Olympus Einstein, swear on the reputation of the Einstein family that even if I die suddenly after leaving this store, no one will ever come to trouble you!"

The shopkeeper's expression became a little strange: "...Olympic Einstein...?"

"Yes, the shop owner has also heard of my house, right?"

"Well...are you good at math?"

Einstein nodded: "Yes, everyone in the Einstein family is proficient in mathematics. This is why my family is famous... Is there any problem?"

"…………"

The shopkeeper's expression became more subtle, but before Einstein could figure out the reason, the shopkeeper coughed lightly and said: "Let's do this... you play a game of chess with me, and if you win, what you want will be used as a victory."

How about bringing the winner's spoils to your table?"

Einstein was startled, and then he became happy: "No problem! Please give me a question!"

He understands!

This is a trial! Only those who pass the trial are qualified to eat!

No matter how he deals with the rewards he gets through the trials based on his own strength, he should not be punished by God, because he deserves it!

Einstein was led to a seat by the shopkeeper and sat down. Then he watched the shopkeeper bring in a checkered chessboard and two jars with black and white round and flat chess pieces inside.

"What kind of chess is this?" Einstein was a little confused.

The chess he thought was a military chess used to deduce the enemy's actions during a war, but this was obviously not...

"I call it backgammon." The shop owner took out the chess pieces and demonstrated it on the chessboard. "Look, if you don't stop it, the five chess pieces will be connected together, and the black piece will win..."

Although there were some restrictions, the rules were very simple for Einstein. He could understand them as soon as he saw them, but he felt uneasy when he listened.

"This, this chess piece... seems to have no meaning... it can't be a toy, right?"

——If you still play with toys as an adult, the church has said that this is a serious act of laziness and will be punished by God!

The shop owner sighed for some reason: "Why does everything have to be meaningful? Fortunately, you haven't invented any positive or negative energy here..."

"What?"

"Nothing." The shopkeeper took a deep breath and explained, "This chess game... is of course meaningful. It can make your brain work faster and exercise your computing power..."

Einstein was doubtful. He did see that this game required calculation ability, but it was a bit exaggerated to say that such a simple rule could exercise thinking.

"You can try it next game. If you don't feel the fun, God won't punish you."

Einstein thought it made sense: "Okay, let's have a game."

A minute later, Einstein began to doubt life.

"I lost?"

He really didn't feel like he was having fun, because he lost so miserably! If he was struck by lightning because of "enjoyment", he would not rest in peace!

However, people who are good at mathematics can think quickly. He recalled it, quickly grasped the key, and then took the initiative to ask for another game.

Finally, in the fifth game, he defeated the shopkeeper with difficulty.

"This chess game is interesting."

Einstein didn't realize that his face had turned red due to excitement and nervousness, and he was still recalling the game just now.

For some reason, the shopkeeper's chess pieces always managed to block one of the chess pieces without him noticing, but he couldn't block the other...

The rules of this chess game were also thought up by the shopkeeper, right? The shopkeeper’s wisdom is really amazing! If it were in the past when heroes emerged in large numbers, the shopkeeper would definitely be a wise man who tested heroes and left his name in the legend!

"Congratulations." The shop owner breathed a long sigh of relief. For some reason, his expression seemed to feel that you had finally won. "I'll prepare your prize."

Although he originally came in for the "prize", Einstein's attention was now completely focused on backgammon. Especially after confirming that backgammon can really exercise the mind, he felt even less psychologically burdened, even if no one was with him.

When it comes to playing chess, he can also enjoy playing alone.

The dopamine produced in his brain by playing chess made him feel happy and stimulated him to want to repeat the behavior just now in order to get more dopamine - this is human instinct, and over the years, he has gained such wonderful pleasure from playing.

Feelings have always been suppressed.

But once you get started...

When Einstein was addicted to beating himself, the fragrant fragrance that was so close at hand finally called him back to his consciousness from the game world.

"Awaited."

said the shopkeeper.

"This is your hot and sour beef...cough, hot and sour noodles!"
Chapter completed!