The commercial district of Yueling Town is quite lively in the afternoon.

Tomorrow is the Midsummer Full Moon Festival, and today is a rare weekend holiday. The commercial streets are crowded with people, and the small streets that can only accommodate four people walking abreast are even more crowded.

There were noisy voices in my ears one after another, and there were many foreign accents that were difficult to understand, as if they spoke a foreign language.

Ever since the mining of Nengjing Mining Area outside the town, waves of strange outsiders have poured into Yueling Town, invigorating the bars and hotels in the commercial street, and also bringing rare commodities from big cities.

There were too many people and it was too noisy. I felt a little dizzy.

"Kyle, I've bought the greeting cards. Have you checked out the souvenirs?" I stuffed the greeting cards into my bag and turned to look at Kyle, who was still looking for them at the gift stall.

"Okay, okay..." Kyle turned around with a smile on his face, jumped in front of me in a few steps, and spread out the treasures he found to me: "Look, look, what do these look like?"

I took a closer look. Hmm...

Heart-shaped brooch embedded with small crystals.

Pendant with water drop beads.

Silver bracelet with four-leaf clover.

The most showy thing is a red ribbon with tassels.

"How, how?" Kyle looked very happy, his eyes seemed to be filled with little stars: "Yike, which one do you think is better? Which one do you like??"

I feel even more dizzy.

"This is good. But..." I picked up the red ribbon, went around behind Kyle, picked up the small bunch of brown hair on the back of Kyle's head, and put the ribbon on it lightly: "It's a pity that your hair is too

It’s too short to tie up.”

"Huh? Ah...that's not right..." Kyle shook for a moment, but was not in a hurry to break away, but his mind didn't seem to be functioning properly yet: "This, this is for girls..."

"They are all graduation souvenirs, why don't you use them?" I let go of Kyle's hair, took a few steps to face him again, looked into his eyes, held both ends of the ribbon with both hands, raised the ribbon slightly and pulled it horizontally.

Open it so that he can look at it more carefully: "Well, how about we tie it around your neck and tie it in a knot? You can also tie it on your wrist?"

"No, no, I'm not suitable..." Kyle's face began to turn red and he shook his head desperately.

"It's not suitable. Why did you choose this?" I laughed out loud and looked at Kyle's broken bangs: "The hair here is really nice. You can consider wearing a bow or inserting a flower."

"Okay, I'll just choose again..." Kyle's voice lowered three times, and his depressed look was like returning to the cruel reality from some delusional planet.

"It's almost the same as last year." I noticed the pile of small silver crosses with moon bell-shaped ornaments embedded in the gift stall, and reminded Kyle: "We are studying in a missionary school, and blessing souvenirs with local characteristics are quite good.

OK."

"Hmm, okay..." Kyle followed my gaze and quickly locked the target, and then said to the stall owner: "Uncle, we are graduates of the middle school department of Wenchi School and we want 15 hours.

Use the cross as a souvenir, and give it to us if it’s cheaper.”

"Yes, yes, I will give it to you at the best price." The amiable middle-aged uncle smiled and agreed: "Let me check the inventory first. By the way, do you want to buy some more packaging? There are transparent gift boxes, sachets...

…”

"The transparent box is very nice, and it goes well with gifts. How about it, Yi Ke?" Kyle put the small cross into the box, raised it up and looked at it. He happened to see the souvenirs twinkling in the sunlight, and he suddenly felt refreshed.

Smile.

"It doesn't matter, the remaining budget is 200 yuan. The funds are left to you." I think the packaging is a small problem, but it is good to be able to see the souvenirs clearly through the packaging.

"Leave it to me!" Kyle took the coin from me and puffed up his chest. Well, he looked very reliable.

The task was almost completed, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

While Kyle turned around to negotiate the price with the stall owner, I walked aimlessly to pass the time. My eyes quickly swept across the rows of shops and stalls on both sides of the street, and I saw the bustling fruit shops and flowers.

Shop, sundry shop...

Walking further, you will reach the Bar Street near the entrance of the town. Many shops here have not yet opened for business and are slightly deserted, which is in sharp contrast to the lively commercial street.

However, at night, it is now the noisiest street in the town, almost all night long.

It was a completely different scene from the quiet nights of the town in the past, so the bar street was planned at the end of the commercial street far away from the central square and the church. The location near the town entrance was just right for a group of drunkards who could get out of control at any time and didn't know the details.

Outsiders are isolated. Anyway, it will not affect the travel of town residents during the day, and few people enter or leave the town at night.

Well, let's go back and find Kyle.

I was just about to walk back when I inadvertently turned my head and noticed a rather deserted shop.

This is a small shop nestled in a corner of a busy city. Under the eaves hangs a signboard with the bright words "Ju Neng United Trading Company". The door of the shop is open and it is open for business, but it is empty.

I remember that this was a new store that had opened less than two or three months ago. I would occasionally take a quick look when I passed by, but never stopped to take a closer look. It was completely different from the lively scene of the commercial street on the weekend before the celebration, and it seemed a bit desolate.

The shop aroused my strong curiosity.

"Excuse me..." I walked into the shop with an inquiring mood. The moment I entered, I felt like I was visiting a mysterious magic house.

A small crystal-shaped chandelier hangs in the center of the ceiling, and six small cylindrical light sources emit dazzling white light, illuminating the shop brightly and transparently.

When you enter the door, you can see a row of glass display cabinets.

In the display cabinet on the left are three black metal boxes ranging from small to large. The smallest box is larger than an adult's fist. Above the display cabinet is a black and silver machine with pipes all over it. The shape is rough but yet elegant.

Metallic beauty.

The display cabinet in the middle is divided into two compartments. One compartment contains five standard-sized white crystal-shaped objects. The smallest crystal is about the size of an adult’s thumb. The other compartment contains tiny black crystals, which are about four inches larger than a pinky fingernail.

One-tenth the size, it looks like crushed white crystal, but the color is obviously different.

The display cabinet on the right also has two compartments. One compartment contains transparent crystal blocks of different sizes, and the other compartment contains artistic transparent crystals carved into various shapes.

Among the piles of crystal products of different shapes but all clear and translucent, a bright purple color stands out.

It was a pure amethyst-like object the size of a pinky finger.

Why does a black and white world have this color?

So amazing...

"Welcome!" A loud tenor voice suddenly sounded.

I looked for the sound and saw a middle-aged man with messy hair and glasses walking out from behind the big black machine on the display cabinet on the left.

This man was wearing loose overalls and a wrinkled brown shirt with a few stains on it. After looking at me for a few times, he walked to the right side of the display cabinet and sold me products lazily: "Little girl,

Our products are made of natural raw materials, handmade, first-class in shape, and highly collectible. Look, this flying piglet is so plump and cute..."

"Is this a natural energy crystal?" I was very interested in those standard industrial products at first, but now my eyes are focused on the purple energy crystal.

"Yes, yes! Does a little girl understand energy crystals?" The man suddenly became more energetic. He took out the purple energy crystals and placed them on the glass display cabinet. His tone became faster: "Guaranteed to be pure natural! One month ago

It was just discovered from the mining area outside the town, just a little bit! Embedded in a pile of white energy crystal ore! Isn't it amazing?"

"Does this energy crystal have no energy?" I was very curious. I have read in books that transparent energy crystals are the residue of white energy crystals that have exhausted their energy. Why are they placed together with transparent energy crystals?

"Not much, just like heterogeneous energy crystals." The man nodded, as if starting a conversation: "The guys from Concentrated Energy United Industries thought they had mined a treasure at first, but when they were tested in the laboratory, they turned out to be scum.

It was originally going to be disposed of as scrap, but those guys thought it was still worth reading and didn't want to pay for processing, so they just sold it here in exchange for a few drinks."

"Can I pick it up and take a look?" I wanted to take a closer look.

"Okay, it's rare for a little girl to be interested in this." The man suddenly became chatty: "The little girl is from this town, right? Hey, to be honest, this town is very backward. They still use kerosene lamps and...

Pulling a carriage! At night, the whole town is dark except for the bar street! Now is the era of energy crystal! Hey, I was assigned here to swat flies every day! Two months, except for supplying goods to bars, the busiest time

It's just maintaining the only power car in the town! It's so boring! Ha, little girl, I'm sorry to hear Uncle Lot complain... By the way, little girl, you are the first guest this month. What's your name?

ah?"

"Yike, call me Yike, thank you, Uncle Lot." I can roughly understand Lot's depression. After all, this is a small town that mainly relies on farming to make a living, and it doesn't have such strong economic strength to buy industrial products. If it weren't for Juneng

United Industries has discovered the energy crystal mining area in Yueling Town, and it is estimated that no related trading companies will be stationed here.

However, the future of this store looks worrying...

With Lot's permission, I gently held the upper and lower ends of the purple energy crystal with two fingers, and took a closer look.

It feels like coming into contact with a mysterious ancient object.

The slightest bit of coldness coming from my fingertips was like the polar cold that cannot be melted.

The countless scratches densely covered with crystals are like the marks of time that have flowed for thousands of years.

The deep pure purple without impurities is like an eternal and ancient oath.

It's very beautiful and makes people's hearts beat.

I couldn't help but test it out: "Uncle Lot, how much does this... cost for...?"

Well, actually, I definitely can't afford it, just asking.

"Well..." Lot reported an astonishing figure: "Those guys on consignment want to sell it for 10,000 yuan, haha."

Huh. I took a breath of cold air.

I'm so sorry, I don't even have 50 yuan left.

"Just now, what did you call it, dregs, waste?" I put the amethyst back on the display cabinet with some reluctance. Maybe I was too fascinated just now. However, no matter how much I negotiate, I probably won't be able to accept it.

Starting price.

"Haha! It's all those guys' fantasies!" Lot laughed heartily a few times, and immediately confessed: "Yes, according to me, this is just a piece of useless scrap. What's the use of just looking good? Anyway, they
To be continued...