Chapter 4: 4. Chapter 4: Spacetime Supermarket System

Chapter 4: Interdimensional Supermarket System

To prevent any outsiders from coming in and seeing a "ghost," she decided not to open the front door today.

It wouldn't be too late to open the front door after she finished the Ghost General's order.

Before long, a notification sound rang out, and Fu Chen'an walked in.

Seeing the stacks of compressed biscuits and mineral water by the door, his gaze steadied. He looked at Xiao Yingchun: "Is it all prepared?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded, smiling brightly: "There's so much, is it enough?"

Fu Chen'an didn't rush to pay. Instead, he walked around the shop: "Among the food you have here, which one is the most filling?"

Xiao Yingchun pointed to the compressed biscuits without hesitation: "This one. It’s convenient to carry and very filling. This is military-grade rations; soldiers use these for forced marches in the field."

Fu Chen'an nodded: "How much more of this can you prepare?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yingchun responded boldly: "I have as much as you want!"

Fu Chen'an: "..."

Watching Fu Chen'an’s eyes scanning the room, Xiao Yingchun followed his gaze toward the upstairs area and hurriedly explained, "Upstairs is where I live. Besides, I don't make these things myself. I order them from a factory... a workshop, so to speak."

"That workshop is huge; they can make several thousand boxes a day!"

In modern industry, producing this stuff was a matter of minutes!

Fu Chen'an had calculated it last night.

For an army of ten thousand, two packs per person per day would be enough to keep them from starving.

A box contained twenty packs, so three boxes would be enough to feed forty people for a day.

"I want five thousand boxes of compressed biscuits and five thousand boxes of water."

After Fu Chen'an finished speaking, he successfully saw Xiao Yingchun’s eyes widen in a "seeing a ghost" expression.

This ghost really knew how to brag!

He opened his mouth and asked for ten thousand boxes—was this the legendary "ghost talk"?

At the same time, Xiao Yingchun finally realized something was wrong. Do ghosts eat dry rations?

Don't ghosts eat incense?

Fu Chen'an seemed to have anticipated that Xiao Yingchun wouldn't believe him. He held up a cloth bag the size of a trash bag: "This is the deposit. Have them make it; I will come to collect it tomorrow. Is that acceptable?"

As he spoke, he tossed it toward Xiao Yingchun.

Xiao Yingchun reached out to catch it instinctively, but the next second, the bag plummeted toward the floor!

*Holy crap!*

It was so heavy!

Caught off guard, she jumped back in fright.

Fu Chen'an seemed to have expected this; he grabbed the bag and placed it on the counter from before: "There are one hundred taels of gold here as a deposit. If this works out, I will give you another two hundred taels of gold when I pick up the goods."

Xiao Yingchun was stunned, her mind filled with the sensation of Fu Chen'an helping her catch the bag just moments ago.

Their hands had accidentally brushed against each other, and that rough, warm sensation—he wasn't a ghost!

It was completely different from what was said in TV shows and books. Ghosts were supposed to be cold, but this "ghost" in front of her had body heat!

Xiao Yingchun couldn't help but ask, her face full of shock: "Are you a human?"

Fu Chen'an’s eyes narrowed suddenly, disbelieving: "You thought I wasn't human?!"

Xiao Yingchun pointed to the back door: "My back door is a dead end; no one can pass through it at all. Every time you leave, you just vanish without a trace..."

The implication was clear: if he were human, how did he leave?

Fu Chen'an was also confused, staring intently at Xiao Yingchun: "You mean this is your back door, and outside is a dead end where no one can walk out?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded and pointed to the front door: "This is the front door."

Fu Chen'an looked at the wall, remained silent for a few seconds, and then strode over to touch it.

An invisible force firmly blocked his hand.

Xiao Yingchun watched, dumbfounded, as Fu Chen'an reached out to touch the door, only to stop one centimeter away.

Fu Chen'an pushed hard, but that one-centimeter gap never closed.

Xiao Yingchun: "..."

Fu Chen'an saw the "seeing a ghost" expression in Xiao Yingchun’s eyes, and both of them fell silent.

Xiao Yingchun swallowed hard, pulled over a plastic stool, and gestured for Fu Chen'an to sit: "I think we need to have an honest talk."

Fu Chen'an nodded: "Agreed."

After an honest conversation, both sides fell silent again.

Xiao Yingchun processed the information and spoke softly: "So, you are a general of the Great Liang? You failed to take Yongzhou and are now stationed at a place called Xima Town outside the city?"

Fu Chen'an nodded, staring at Xiao Yingchun the whole time, trying to discern something from her changing expressions.

But he only saw shock and some inexplicable excitement...

Xiao Yingchun continued to confirm: "Your ten thousand soldiers have had their supplies cut off and are now short of food and water? Then, by some twist of fate, you discovered this door, entered my shop, and now you want to use my shop to buy enough food and water for your soldiers?"

Fu Chen'an nodded again.

Xiao Yingchun gritted her teeth and pointed to the back door: "Your soldiers can't get in, only you can?"

Fu Chen'an nodded.

Xiao Yingchun’s mind was a mess; she didn't know what else to ask and fell into silence.

Seeing that she was done asking, Fu Chen'an began: "You mean to say that everyone in your town wears clothes like yours, and your country has 1.4 billion people?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded.

"You all have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear every day? And you live in houses like this?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded.

"Your country is not at war?"

Xiao Yingchun nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at grain.

After the questioning, all that was left for Fu Chen'an was envy: "You are all so fortunate..."

The Great Liang was constantly harassed at its borders by various nations, which was why soldiers like them had to keep fighting back.

Xiao Yingchun couldn't help but show a look of pride on her face: "That's right!"

But then, Fu Chen'an looked her up and down: "Since you can afford clothes, why do you..." wear so little?

Xiao Yingchun: "? What do you mean by that!"

Seeing Xiao Yingchun flare up, Fu Chen'an hurriedly apologized: "I spoke wrongly. This humble one apologizes to the young lady; I hope you can forgive me."

Seeing his sincere apology (and considering his status as a wealthy patron), Xiao Yingchun decided to forgive him.

"Forget it. We walk different paths; we aren't the same kind of people."

Fu Chen'an acknowledged this. After thinking for a moment, he stood up: "Then I shall take my leave! I will come again tomorrow."

Xiao Yingchun nodded, emphasizing one point: "These gold ingots must be genuine for me to be able to get you that much dry food. If they aren't genuine, I won't be receiving you here anymore!"

"Miss Xiao, feel free to have them appraised. If they are not genuine, I, Fu Chen'an, will let you take my head off and use it as a ball to kick!"

Xiao Yingchun imagined the scene of a head being used as a ball and shuddered in fear.

"Forget it! I don't want your head; I just won't do business with you anymore."

Fu Chen'an took his leave. Before departing, he took the compressed biscuits and Wahaha mineral water he had bought today, leaving behind fifty taels of silver ingots.

As Fu Chen'an left and the door curtain settled, Xiao Yingchun suddenly heard a "ding-dong" sound in her ear.

"Three initial interdimensional transactions completed. Interdimensional Supermarket Terminal System activated!"

"System bound to host: Xiao Yingchun!"

"System level: One."

"System storage function enabled."

"System trading function enabled."

"Level one system trading dimension: Great Liang Dynasty."

"Level one system trading target: One bound (Fu Chen'an)."

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(End of chapter)