Doomsday Wonderland - Chapter 497

Chapter 497




"Honestly speaking, right now, I can better understand why a person might want to hunt down consular officers . "

After Ji Shanqing said that, he exhaled deeply and placed the last item he could find from Carrot Lo's trousers, on the dining table . Now, items covered half the area on the dining table for six .

A few candles had completely melted so the table was only dimly lit by the remaining ones, stunted candles . The paraphernalia on the table reflected the soft glow from the warm candlelight .

Lin Sanjiu did not join them . From the beginning, she simply sat in silence behind her two companions and watched as they took out item after item from the man's trousers . Initially, she tried to keep her face straight but, at that moment, she could not hide her astonishment .

"I've heard consular officers were rich, but I didn't think he'd be this loaded . . . "

Ji Shanqing and Qing Jiuliu sat down at the dining table . An orange glow lit their faces but everything else was clouded by darkness, including the corpse that was not far from them .

At that moment, there were eleven items on the table .

Eleven items might not sound like much . If a consular officer could get an item for every visa they issued, they would probably have a few dozen items in each world—even if the situation at Meat Elysium was unique .

Considering this, consular officers would probably amass so many items that it would be difficult for them to remember their names and uses . The norm for most consular officers was to get rid of all Special Items they deemed useless once they returned to the Twelve Worlds Centrum .

A "mere peasant" like Lin Sanjiu had no idea that being a permanent resident of any of the Twelve Worlds was expensive and that it was a recurring cost .

Logically speaking, it was absolutely possible for consular officers to live in the Twelve Worlds their entire life but they would usually travel to other worlds outside the centrum . They did this to increase the types of visas they could issue and to get more resources . As there were too many consular officers in the Twelve Worlds, they could barely get a good price for a visa, especially the most common type .



In other words, the items on the dining table were Carrot Lo's best selection .

The item on the far left was a lacquered green birdcage which was half the height of a man . To be fair, it wasn't technically "one" item because the wooden birdcage adorned with elaborate carvings was filled with miscellaneous supplies . Despite the exalted status of consular officers, Carrot Lo would still have to eat and dress himself . Apparently, he had stuffed all the daily necessities he needed into the birdcage and treated it as a luggage case .


"Why aren't you moving? Why are you just staring blankly?" Qing Jiuliu gestured at Lin Sanjiu with his chin . Meanwhile, he absorbed another mouthful of wine from a bottle . He closed his eyes while he enjoyed his alcohol, "We're waiting for the descriptions from your card . "

Lin Sanjiu shot a glance at him . Before she could say anything, Qing Jiuliu interrupted her .

"Alright, alright . We know that we've corrupted you this time . Goddamn, it's terrible but convert that into your card . Quick!"

Lin Sanjiu swallowed the words she wanted to say and sighed defeatedly . The very issue she had been struggling with for hours was pretty much settled with a few words from Qing Jiuliu . Lin Sanjiu found it a little melodramatic if she continued rejecting them and dragging things out .

Lin Sanjiu hesitated before she finally touched the birdcage silently . A card appeared on the table .

[Canary's Revenge]

That fucking bastard is finally dead!

On the day of the apocalypse, a kept woman 1 cheered rapturously in her mind . Her beauty and youth had slipped away during the time she was imprisoned in a twisted relationship built on money . She could no longer have a normal relationship and due to that she hated everything . She abhorred the man who did everything he could to stop her from being independent . She despised the man's wife . She detested their children . She was tortured by her past, afraid of her future and mocked her own love… When the apocalypse arrived, it destroyed everything . But, her various anxieties, spite, and malice had coalesced into a large birdcage .



Target specifications: male and female with ages above 36 and below 70 . Children younger than 10 . Lovers of any age .

Activation method: Bring out the birdcage in front of the target and open the door .

Effect: Any person who fits the specifications will walk into this birdcage in a daze the moment they see it . The target would curl himself or herself up and stay trapped in the cage . A target can only be locked for a maximum of ten days, after all, no one would want to be a kept lover for their entire life . After ten days, the target would be freed regardless .

Note: With the exception of killing the target, it is up to the user to discover the other functionalities of this birdcage . The effect of this item can be enhanced with other Special Items .

PS: When you use this item, please take note if the target doesn't have any Special Items or abilities that can counteract the birdcage's effect .

"This…" Ji Shanqing blinked his eyes almost in disbelief . "If we are fighting against an unbeatable opponent, this is definitely a lifesaving item!"

"Thankfully, we don't meet the requirements," Qing Jiuliu clicked his tongue, sighingly .

Perhaps, few people actually targeted consular officers, and even fewer of these meet the specifications of the birdcage . Consequently, Carrot Lo didn't seem to use the item much . The birdcage was filled with clothes, food supply, water, medicine, and other useful supplies that they could definitely use .

"Look at this second item," Ji Shanqing urged excitedly as he pushed a toothbrush to Lin Sanjiu .

However, it was just a normal toothbrush .

"He's crazy," Qing Jiuliu grumbled as he tossed the toothbrush aside . "Why didn't he put this in the birdcage!"

"Maybe, it's full?" Ji Shanqing took the third item . "This must be a Special Item . "

"If it wasn't a Special Item, no one in the right mind would bring a plastic, palm-size alphabetic letter around," Lin Sanjiu thought to herself as she raised the red letter "e" . She couldn't figure out what it was even after much contemplation . Curious, she converted it into a card .

The moment they read the words on the card, they stood up simultaneously . They nearly knocked over their chairs .

[eBay]

That's right . Your eyes aren't deceiving you . It is the same eBay you're thinking about .

How could a simple apocalypse affect the great capitalist pursuit? Even if humankind becomes extinct, eBay existence remain strong . It reincarnated into multiple red plastic letters which are distributed throughout the worlds . Any posthuman who holds a letter is an automatic user of eBay and can make various transactions through their plastic letter .

Instructions: When a letter is first activated, an identification number would be generated . Even if the user changes, the ID number would not change . All users will use their ID to complete their business transactions .

When a user holds the letter in his/her palm, the information generated by the letter would enter the user's brain via bioelectricity and an e-commerce interface would appear in the user's mind (let's just leave the exact technological explanation ambiguous) . A user can sell items, browse and search for information about other users' products and purchase requirements .

How can a buyer get the item he/she buys? It's an unsolvable mystery .

Using some unknown criteria, the "forget-it-you'll-never-get-it" items listed on eBay are all grayed out . Naturally, these items cannot be purchased by the buyer .

For the tradable items, users have two options . The first option is "Local World Transaction" . This option can only be used when both users are in the same world . The second option is "Pay a delivery fee to eBay" . After the delivery fee is paid, your item would appear out of the air with a "pop" or out of nowhere . Don't ask me how it is delivered . This is our trade secret . This also applies to any sale of items .

The card did not provide much detail, so all of them read the whole description very quickly . However, the three heads staring at the card did not move . No one spoke even after some time . When all of them finally reacted to that information, Lin Sanjiu grabbed the red plastic "e" tightly . While her two other companions looked at her eagerly and curiously, she closed her eyes .

After some time, she finally opened her eyes and exhaled .

"What's it like?" Qing Jiuliu peered over anxiously . "What did you see? Why aren't you talking?"

At that moment, Lin Sanjiu's expression was like a little kid who had entered a candy factory for the first time . She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something . However, after hesitating for a few seconds, she ultimately pushed the plastic letter to them, "You should see for yourselves . "

Her two companions exchanged glances .

After Ji Shanqing defeated Qing Jiuliu in one round of rock-paper-scissors, he grabbed the plastic letter in his palm . The Special Item obviously didn't have a race requirement . Once Ji Shanqing closed his eyes, a bright screen-like interface appeared out of the darkness . Other than the huge "eBay" on the screen, a revolving banner caught his attention .

"No . of eBay letters: 10927"

"Current users: 149"

In simple terms, there were more than 10000 letters scattered throughout the apocalyptic worlds . However, only 149 users have found and started using them . "That's too little," Ji Shanqing groused inwardly before he looked away . As his focus moved, the screen scrolled down as if it could respond automatically . The rows of words on the next page appeared before him .

"Total Trading items: 203 items"

"Current user's tradable items: 37 items"

The 37 items were listed after those words .

The grand prize watched as item after item scrolled past him . They were all sort of unimaginable items . For the first time in his 1 . 5 years of life, he discovered his hobby— online shopping . The Chinese term for canary is used as a euphemism for a kept woman/man .