Mobile Shelter

The official store had a wide variety of goods, and to Dong Qi's surprise, the entire third floor of the building was openly selling all kinds of weapons, and not just individual weapons. Dong Qi even saw a special counter for small warships and small submarines.

Looking at these items with clearly marked prices, Dong Qi didn't know what to say for a moment. However, since they were being sold publicly, Dong Qi could use them as a reference price for future transactions.

Unfortunately, the submarines sold here are only small submarines, so while they have some reference value, their actual reference value is not very high.

After leaving the third floor and returning to the second floor, which is dedicated to tobacco, alcohol, beverages, and snacks, Dong Qi was somewhat surprised to find that many of the brands were ones he had never seen before. He could understand if they were all in foreign languages, but he still had never seen many of the brands with Chinese characters on them.

Through casual conversation with the people around him, Dong Qi learned that many of the products with unfamiliar brands were items brought out of the secret realms by conquerors.

Listening to the other person casually using some new terms during the conversation, Dong Qi gradually realized that many names that were originally chosen arbitrarily in this city now have formal titles.

Just like the Awakened Ones they used to talk about, they are now uniformly referred to as Extraordinary Ones here, and the official authorities also have a professional assessment agency that has made detailed classifications of the abilities of Extraordinary Ones.

Perhaps because the professions in the game are widely known, the detailed names that are divided are mostly based on the game classifications that are familiar to everyone.

To be honest, Dong Qi was quite curious about things he had never seen before. However, in addition to electronic currency, he also needed to pay with corresponding receipts when buying things here.

Although Dong Qi has an urban household registration, his status is still that of an ordinary resident at the lowest level. Therefore, although he receives corresponding electronic receipts every month, the number is not very large. Most importantly, receipts are not issued in the month when the household registration is processed; they are issued in the following month.

Therefore, Dong Qi could only browse around here and enjoy the sights; if he really wanted to buy something, he would need to go to a special place to exchange for a voucher.

Since the official receipts are now all electronic, there are virtually no scalpers manipulating them on a large scale. Electronic receipts do not expire, so most people, even if they don't use them, rarely buy them to resell.

After all, if such a thing is caught by the authorities, although the punishment is not too severe, it will still be very troublesome. The punishment is just to deduct the corresponding receipts for the traded items for twelve months.

After shopping at the department store, Dong Qi went out and hailed a private car, and was soon taken by the driver to the residential area where Dong Hao lived.

Upon arriving at the gate of the residential complex, Dong Qi checked the time and found that he was half an hour earlier than the agreed time. Therefore, Dong Qi called Dong Hao and found that he had just finished get off work and was on his way home. So Dong Qi did not go directly to the gate, but instead waited for Dong Hao at the gate of the complex.

Seeing Dong Hao return on his small electric stove, Dong Qi smiled and said, "Why were you demoted here? Where's your old car?"

After Dong Hao arrived at Dong Qi's side, he got out of his car and pushed it alongside Dong Qi. Upon hearing Dong Qi's question, Dong Hao answered without hesitation, "My car is a gasoline car. Gas prices are too high here now. I wanted to switch to an electric car, but I'm short of money."

Your sister-in-law hasn't found a suitable job here either. There are four elderly people in her family, as well as your two nephews and nieces.

Sigh...

If the natural disaster hadn't struck, Dong Hao wouldn't be feeling this financial pressure now. Although there are four elderly people in his family, they all used to receive pensions. In fact, the pension of the least elderly person was much higher than Dong Hao's monthly salary.

But after the natural disaster struck, although the whole family moved here safely, they could forget about their old pensions and his wife still had no job.

If they hadn't listened to Dong Qi and moved here in advance, and if Dong Hao's father hadn't simply given up the house within the Second Ring Road and decisively chosen the large house within the Third Ring Road when they first arrived, their family's life might not be as comfortable as it is now.

Just like the traditional courtyard houses within the second ring road of Kyoto, even though a small room of a few square meters could cost millions, the living environment was definitely not as good as an ordinary apartment of about 100 square meters outside the fourth ring road for the same price.

Dong Hao came here relatively early. Although he didn't have any official position at the time, there were many empty houses here. In addition, he was able to buy a large house like this at a lower price because he could have lived in a house within the Second Ring Road but chose to move to the Third Ring Road instead.

Sometimes, choice really does matter more than effort.

The two chatted about their recent situations as they walked. Compared to Dong Qi's complicated experience, Dong Hao's life after arriving here was very safe, but somewhat boring.

Basically, it's just a repetitive patrol of the edge of the safe zone, followed by registering new recruits in advance. Although the work is done in three shifts and there are other team members in the patrol car, it's still a bit boring.

When the two arrived at Dong Hao's house, Dong Qi never expected that Dong Hao, who didn't live in a villa before the natural disaster, would now live in a three-story villa.

It's not only a detached villa, but it also has a large open space in both the front and back yards.

However, at this time, there was only a small blank area in the front and back yards, while the rest of the area was planted with various vegetables.

Seeing the surprised expression on Dong Qi's face as he entered the yard, Dong Hao said with a touch of pride, "Don't be fooled by the fact that only I work outside the home. With vegetable gardens in the front and back yards, our daily expenses aren't actually that high."

After hearing Dong Hao say this, he smiled but did not comment much. After all, everyone's environment is different, and their attitudes towards life are naturally different.

After Dong Hao parked the car, the two of them had just entered the house when they saw the two little ones running over quickly. When they saw Dong Qi, who had entered the house with Dong Hao, the two of them were a little shy, but they still did not stop running. They each hugged one of Dong Hao's legs and looked at Dong Qi with somewhat timid eyes.

Upon seeing the two little ones beside Dong Hao, Dong Qi conjured up two enormous rainbow lollipops as if by magic, the kind that are a size larger than an adult's palm.

Upon seeing the lollipop in Dong Qi's hand, the two girls' initially shy expressions instantly transformed into longing.

Although the two released their grip on Dong Hao's legs, they did not go to Dong Qi to ask for lollipops. Instead, they turned their attention to their father.

Seeing the two children's actions, Dong Hao casually patted their heads and said casually, "Don't be polite with your Uncle Dong. You can accept whatever he gives you, but remember, you must not ask for it."

After hearing their father's slightly warning words, the two politely walked to Dong Qi's side, carefully took the huge lollipop from Dong Qi's hand, thanked Dong Qi in childish voices, and then ran back to the living room with the lollipop.

Perhaps because the two little ones ran back to the living room with lollipops, the others sitting in the living room already knew that Dong Hao had brought his friends home.

When the two arrived in the living room, they found Dong Hao's wife and four elderly relatives making dumplings, both meat and vegetarian.

Apart from Dong Hao's parents-in-law, who did not know Dong Qi, the other three people all knew Dong Qi.

Before the natural disaster struck, Dong Hao would take his wife to Dong Qi's house for dinner every month because Dong Qi's villa had a yard. Sometimes it was hot pot, and sometimes it was barbecue.

Sometimes Dong Qi would get bored at home and go to Dong Hao's house for a free meal. After a while, Dong Hao's parents found out that Dong Qi was an orphan, and they would invite him to their house for a meal. Sometimes, even if Dong Hao and his wife didn't come, they would invite Dong Qi to come over for a meal.

Therefore, when the three of them saw Dong Qi arrive empty-handed, they did not show any special expression. However, when Dong Hao's parents-in-law saw Dong Qi arrive empty-handed, although they did not say anything, their expressions were still somewhat strange.

Perhaps because everyone else was looking at Dong Qi, they didn't notice the expressions on the two old men's faces.

However, both Dong Qi and Dong Hao noticed the expressions of the two old men. Just as Dong Hao was about to speak, Dong Qi spoke up first, saying, "We came in a bit of a hurry this time and didn't prepare anything good."

As soon as Dong Qi finished speaking, Dong Hao's father said directly, "Xiao Qi, it's already the best thing that you came here safely. All those other material possessions are not important."

To be honest, customs may vary from place to place. Although there is a saying that goes, "dumplings before getting on the train and noodles upon getting off," in the city where Dong Qi originally lived, the highest form of hospitality for acquaintances was to make dumplings first.

Basically, no matter what the guests' tastes are, there will be at least two kinds of fillings, one meat and one vegetarian. Of course, the better the relationship, the more fillings will be made, and guests will be allowed to take some with them when they leave.

Dong Qi certainly didn't come empty-handed this time. After all, he had his own personal warehouse, so he didn't bring as many things as others when they came.

Then, to everyone's surprise, Dong Qi first took out a whole ham, then a box of milk and a box of beverages, followed by two boxes of biscuits, two boxes of chocolates, two boxes of calcium tablets, and two boxes of milk powder.

Seeing Dong Qi produce so many things out of thin air, everyone was stunned, and the dumpling-making they were doing instantly stopped.

It was the more knowledgeable Dong Hao who spoke first, asking, "Xiao Qi, do you have spatial equipment?"

"Of course, you don't think I came empty-handed and unprepared, like you saw me back then, do you?"

Upon hearing Dong Qi's words, Dong Hao immediately realized that spatial equipment, which was extremely rare for ordinary people like them, might not be particularly difficult for extraordinary individuals like Dong Qi to obtain.

The two little ones were sitting on the sofa, quietly eating the lollipops that Dong Qi had just given them, but after seeing Dong Qi take out so many things, they immediately ran over out of curiosity.

The two people stood very properly beside the items, without taking the initiative to unpack them.

At this moment, everyone heard Dong Qi explain, "Theoretically, time is frozen in this spatial equipment of mine, so the actual shelf life cannot be calculated according to the shelf life on the box."

Upon hearing Dong Qi's words, Dong Hao replied nonchalantly, "Hey, I thought you were going to say something else. At this time of year, who cares about expiration dates? As long as the food hasn't spoiled, it's safe to eat."

Even if it spoils, there are still plenty of people who want it.

Then Dong Hao looked at the things Dong Qi had taken out and said with some dissatisfaction, "Why is it all children's food? Take out some things for adults. I know you have them, don't pretend to be poor."

When Dong Hao's parents-in-law saw and heard Dong Hao say this, they were about to stop him, but they were stopped by the look in Dong Qi's father's eyes.

To be honest, aside from those annoying two-faced people, under normal circumstances, only people who are close to you to a certain extent would ask for things so casually.

Of course, the items requested are not anything precious; at most, they would be everyday consumables, such as fast-moving consumer goods like cigarettes, alcohol, and beverages, not Moutai or any other high-priced luxury items.

Dong Qi didn't pay much attention to Dong Hao's direct request for the items. He then said to the two children standing next to him, "I don't know if you can eat those things. If you want to eat them, go ask your mother first."

Dong Qi then walked to a table in the restaurant and saw that several cold dishes were already laid out on the table. He then found an empty space next to the table and took two cases of baijiu (Chinese liquor), two 20-liter barrels of bulk baijiu, 20 cases of six-can packs of beer, and two barrels of craft beer.

Then, quite extravagantly, he pulled out two boxes of cigarettes—two whole boxes, not just two cartons.

Seeing Dong Qi's extravagant display, Dong Hao, who had been quite casual, became somewhat embarrassed as Dong Qi brought out more and more things and said, "Xiao Qi, these things..."

Before Dong Hao could finish speaking, Dong Qi interrupted him, saying, "Brother Hao, you know me. I would never do something like pretending to be something I'm not. The fact that I can bring out these things means that giving them away isn't a big burden for me."

After hearing Dong Qi say this, Dong Hao recalled Dong Qi's personality and therefore did not continue to try to dissuade him.

The two little ones standing there, perhaps having drunk beverages before, looked at their mother with longing eyes after seeing the case of drinks Dong Qi had taken out. Although they didn't speak directly, they did.

However, Dong Hao's wife ignored the two children's longing eyes, but Dong Hao's mother couldn't help but say after seeing the children's expressions, "Xiao Hui, why don't you open a bottle for them?"

Whenever Dong Hao and his wife are present, the four elders in the family will not directly interfere in matters concerning the two children, but will first ask for the couple's opinion.

If the young couple is not present, the four grandparents will pamper their grandchildren in their own way, as the old saying goes, grandparents love their grandchildren more than their grandchildren.

When Dong Hao's wife, Jiao Ya Hui, heard what Dong Hao's mother said, she first looked at the longing expressions on the two children's faces, and then slowly said, "Go to the kitchen and get your special cups. We'll be eating soon, so each of you can only drink half a cup for now, otherwise you won't be able to eat later."

Upon hearing their mother speak, the two little ones immediately ran into the kitchen to get their own special cups.

Seeing the two little ones running around, Dong Qi took out a cigarette case from his pocket and said to Dong Hao, "Want to go out for a smoke?"

"Walk."

Dong Qi knew that Dong Hao's father was a non-smoker, and that Dong Hao's father-in-law, regardless of whether he used to smoke or not, would probably quit smoking now, no matter how strong his addiction was before.