Chapter 473: Mutant Snake ( 3 )
After thinking for a moment, Wen Hanli replied, "Although the snake is valuable, it is not rare. We will buy the whole snake for eight hundred crystal cores."
Hearing this, Chen Qianxiao’s team members frowned. It took them a lot of effort to kill this snake and some of them were injured, so they hoped for a higher price.
"Vice Commander Wen, don’t you think your price is too low? Look at the size of this snake. Just its meat alone could weigh at least several hundred kilograms," Chen Qianxiao said while shaking his head.
"So, how much do you want?" Wen Hanli asked.
"One thousand five hundred."
"Nine hundred."
"One thousand five hundred."
"One thousand."
The two of them went back and forth several times before they finally reached an agreement. The snake was sold for one thousand three hundred and fifty crystal cores.
Standing on the side, Jiao Lizhi rubbed her chin and muttered to herself, "This is a lucrative business."
Hearing her words, Jin Xuyan let out a chuckle and said, "Brother Chen is able to sell it at a high price because this is the first mutant animal. Over time, people will discover more and with the supply meeting the demand, the price will get lower in the future."
"If that is the case, then why is mutant meat so expensive in our past life?" she asked in a whisper.
Leaning down, Jin Xuyan whispered softly in her ear, "That is because some people monopolize the market and increase the price. Not all mutant animals are expensive."
Jiao Lizhi felt his breath and distanced herself to stare at him. From what she knew, the one who was controlling the market of mutant animals and mutant plants was the Sanchou City Base, which was under his control.
So, was it him who controlled the price?
After the snake was bought by the base, the news about the emergence of mutant animals, mutant plants, and zombie animals spread to the entire base in less than two hours.
The researchers took a sample from the mutant snake and conducted a test for the whole night before the result came out early the next morning. Before dawn, the test result was announced, and the snake meat was sent to the cafeteria.
When the survivors entered the cafeteria, they smelled the fragrance of sweet and sour meatballs. Thinking that they were hallucinating from craving meat for a long time, the survivors went to the counter with doubts.
Unexpectedly, when they reached the counter, they saw a huge basin filled with sweet and sour lion head dishes. Besides that, there was also a huge pot of milky-white snake soup.
The moment they saw this, one of them shouted, "Comrade, give me a portion of meatballs and a portion of snake soup. Also, two coarse grain steamed buns!"
Hearing this, the rest of the people were unwilling to be left behind. Fearing that they would not get any, they pushed and shoved the surrounding people. In less than five minutes, the situation escalated.
Noticing this, the staff quickly informed the guards. Five minutes later, a group of guards came over and took control of the situation with force. Due to this, the news of the meat dish spread faster than the wind.
When Gu Shaoze and his team arrived in the cafeteria, they were shocked to see that the building was fully packed. Standing outside, they stared at the crowd with astonishment.
"Brother, are we going in?" Zeng Changchao asked.
"With so many people inside, it is impossible for us to go inside. Let us go to the market and see if we can buy something for breakfast," Gu Shaoze shook his head.
The children’s eyes lit up when they heard this and replied in unison, "Okay!"
Meanwhile, in the marketplace, Shen Jinyue was busy flipping the scallion pancakes on the hot pan. At the same time, her mother was selling the pancakes with a smile on her wrinkled face.
With the point machine given by Shen Jinzhe, the transaction was quick and convenient. In less than a few minutes, she sold more than ten pancakes already.
"Comrade, please give us fifteen scallion pancakes, thank you," Rong Mo’er said.
"Okay," Mother Shen nodded and quickly packed the pancakes using oil paper. She handed the package to her and said, "Seven points for a pancake, so, a total of one hundred and five points. You can scan the points directly."
Rong Mo’er took the package, took out her card, and scanned it on the machine. With a beep, the payment was done. After buying their breakfast, Gu Shaoze and his team did not leave and sat on the benches beside the stall.
"Brother, this pancake is more delicious than the one sold in the cafeteria," Fu Leizhen exclaimed after taking a bite.
Compared to the dry and tasteless pancakes in the cafeteria, this scallion pancake was fragrant. There was a nutty flavor and the amount of scallion was generous.
While she pan-fried the pancakes, Shen Jinyue heard this and said, "Of course my family’s pancakes are more delicious. After all, we use peanut oil and add lots of scallion. We also use white flour."
Hearing her words, one of the customers nodded and replied, "It is indeed delicious, but it is too expensive. I only earn fifteen points daily. It is only enough to buy two pancakes."
Mother Shen chuckled at his words and said, "Comrade, it is not that we do not want to lower the price. But you know that peanut oil is not cheap. Even if you have money, it is not a guarantee that there will be stock in the supply and marketing store."
"Aunty, can your family make other things for sale?" another customer asked.
"For us, commoners, as long as the food is filling and cheap, it is okay if the taste is average," a man added.
Shen Jinyue thought about the supplies given by her brother and said, "Well, we might be able to make some steamed corn buns. But we do not know if people want to buy them. After all, compared to scallion pancakes, the taste is more average."
"Sister, how do you plan to sell the steamed corn buns?" a woman asked.