Jiang Qiao was momentarily at a loss for words when the waiter spoke.
Does praising their high-quality ingredients equal to authenticity?
He paused for a moment, then finally said:
Do you have any food made from four-legged animals?
Although this "Cat and Dog Fresh Food" is not a proper restaurant, but rather a place similar to a boutique supermarket.
However, this "Eighteen-Turned Intestines" dish, with its appealing color and aroma, made Jiang Qiao's mouth water.
And most importantly.
Based on his "Strange Tales Chef" talent, he could clearly sense that the food possessed pure ghostly energy, which would be very beneficial to both evolved beings and awakened beings.
So, after the initial discomfort, he suddenly had an idea to buy it!
"Impulse is the devil!"
"Impulse is the devil!"
As soon as the idea came to mind, Jiang Qiao was started by his own thoughts.
Quickly calm yourself down, banish these inappropriate thoughts from your mind, and ask if there are any other animal foods available.
This is a way to divert one's attention.
"Yes, this way please—"
The waiter, still smiling, led Jiang Qiao deeper into the store, eventually stopping at a row of shelves.
"This is the mutated animal section, but they have less ghostly energy than the food made by humans."
As he introduced the product, he took a beautifully packaged leg of lamb from the shelf.
"This is free-range black goat from Rooster Mountain, selected from the foreleg meat."
Jiang Qiao took it and glanced at the price, and his eyelids twitched immediately.
1000 ghost money!
Holy crap!
So expensive?
Sorry to bother you.
He silently said something to himself.
He calmly put the leg meat back and said, "I'll just wander around by myself. You don't need to follow me."
He was afraid that under the eager gaze of the waiter, he would be tempted to spend money on something.
Wouldn't that empty your wallet in no time?
"Okay, please feel free to call me if you need anything." The waiter smiled, bowed again, and turned to leave.
After the waiter walked away, Jiang Qiao looked at the goods on the shelf again and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
He was so surprised by the ingredients in the human flesh section that he didn't pay much attention to the prices.
Now he realizes just how outrageous this place is!
"This price... For the first time in my life, I feel a little insecure when shopping in a mall."
Jiang Qiao looked around and found that the cheapest item was probably a steak with beautiful snowflake marbling.
The ingredient list says: fat-injected beef...
"390 yuan for 130 grams. That's an average of three yuan per gram, but the result is a combination of technology and hard work."
Ultimately, poverty led Jiang Qiao to quietly leave the shop.
"Welcome to visit again next time."
The young lady at the door was still very polite, but Jiang Qiao felt that he would not come again next time.
...
After leaving the "Cat and Dog Fresh Food" store, Jiang Qiao strolled around the square.
Occasionally, you might encounter one or two vengeful ghost passengers, all of whom exude a terrifying aura and are almost all at least at the fifth level!
However, upon seeing Jiang Qiao, this human, they did not show any surprise. Instead, they nodded slightly in greeting.
This gave Jiang Qiao a sudden idea.
"These vengeful ghosts weren't surprised at all when they saw me."
"Do people frequently enter the VIP carriages of this train?"
He could clearly sense that these vengeful ghosts were not being polite to him because of the train rules, but because they genuinely treated him as an equal passenger.
This immediately made him realize that these vengeful ghosts probably had dealings with humans!
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"It's not difficult for humans to enter the VIP lounge of the ghost train; they only need to meet two conditions."
"The first requirement is to be strong enough so that you won't be robbed in the ticket hall."
"Secondly, you need to have enough money."
"The price of 100 yuan is beyond the reach of most people, and most awakened individuals have never even heard of ghost money."
Before getting on the bus, Jiang Qiao inquired about the exchange rate from the beggar.
The ratio between the second and third tier coins is 1 to 100. That is, 100 second-tier copper coins can be exchanged for one third-tier copper coin.
This is consistent with Jiang Qiao's previous guess.
However, the exchange rate between Tier 3 and Tier 4 is 1 to 500, or even higher.
Because the higher the grade of the copper coin, the rarer it is, and often you can't exchange it even if you have a low-grade copper coin!
As for the ratio of fourth-order to fifth-order...
The old beggar had never seen anyone exchange it.
"In the supernatural world, the first three tiers of ghost money are the most commonly circulated."
Once you understand this, you'll realize just how outrageous the prices of the items in that shop were.
A leg of lamb costs 10 Tier 3 copper coins!
"Alas, poverty diminishes ambition; one can only look around casually."
"The people who can afford to spend money here are probably either from ancient villages or from the most established ones."
"Only the experts in these villages have that much money."
Jiang Qiao sighed.
His strength is not low, but he has not had enough time to develop, so he is not as wealthy and powerful as others.
After all, which human who can reach the fifth level hasn't spent decades or even centuries in the supernatural world?
A monster like Jiang Qiao, who could reach the fifth rank in just over ten days and whose combat power directly reached the sixth rank, has probably never appeared since the birth of the supernatural world!
"However, if there really is some contact between the higher-ups in humanity and the vengeful spirits, then the problem becomes a bit complicated."
He recalled those few fifth-tier vengeful ghosts from before; they had even exchanged a few pleasantries about the nice weather.
This is completely different from the outside world.
Jiang Qiao narrowed his eyes, feeling as if he had stumbled upon some kind of secret.
"I wonder if there are any other humans on this ghost train."
"If I were to see something, I might witness something that would overturn the values of most people."
Jiang Qiao walked along, lost in thought.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the end of the square.
Just as he was about to turn around and walk back, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a line of large characters out of the corner of his eye.
"The Yellow Springs Auction House will reopen at midnight tonight."
"We are honored to invite you, our distinguished guests, to this auction. Your presence is a great honor to us!"
Next to this huge billboard is a palace-style building, with five large characters written in a flamboyant style on its red gate:
Huangquan Auction House!
"auction?"
Jiang Qiao's face showed a strange expression.
Before he transmigrated, he had watched many TV dramas and read many novels, which often featured plots involving auctions.
The protagonist often manages to find bargains and buys many items that others look down on, even items that top appraisers at auction houses mistake for ordinary, but are actually quite amazing.
Moreover, there will usually be a minor character who comes out to argue with the protagonist, and gets slapped in the face by the protagonist.
"An auction in the supernatural world, how about we go check it out?"
He became interested.
Although auction houses are a bit cliché and make people want to complain.
But undeniably, this is a great place to learn about the upper echelons of the paranormal world.
"But I need to make some preparations before going to a place like this."
Jiang Qiao's eyes flickered a few times, and the item he had obtained on the bus came to mind.
"There are still six hours until midnight."
"That should be enough."
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