Acai's Sky

Ah Cai's heart was in her throat and she stared at the judge nervously.

After a moment, the judge spoke up, "It's sweet but not greasy, sour with a hint of fragrance, the sugar coating is crispy, and the hawthorns are fresh. It's indeed unique. But to say it's delicious is far from enough."

Ah Cai felt a chill in her heart and quickly said, "Sir, I have added some special ingredients to this candied haws. It not only has a unique taste, but also has the effect of stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen. Please try it again and savor the flavor carefully."

Upon hearing this, the judge took another bite. This time he closed his eyes, as if he was feeling it with his heart.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, a hint of subtle surprise on his face: "I didn't expect that such a small candied haws could hold so much knowledge. Well, you passed the test, this candied haws is indeed delicious!"

Ah Cai was overjoyed, thanked him repeatedly, turned around and ran out of the mansion.

At this time, most of the time had passed. She did not dare to delay for a moment and ran towards the place where street beggars often appeared.

From a distance, Acai saw a group of little beggars gathered together.

She ran over and said breathlessly, "Children, I have some delicious candied haws. Would you like to try some?"

The little beggars gathered around him at once, their eyes full of desire.

A Cai gave each little beggar a candied haws, but she gave the whole bunch of candied haws to the little beggar designated by the hero.

The little beggar looked at Acai suspiciously, took the candied haws and took a bite.

At first, his expression didn't change at all, and Acai's heart was in suspense again.

But not long after, the little beggar's eyes suddenly lit up, and he mumbled, "Delicious! So delicious!"

Seeing this, other little beggars came over and scrambled to have another taste.

Ah Cai breathed a sigh of relief, but when she thought of the last blind old woman, she hurriedly said goodbye to the little beggars and rushed towards the alley where the old woman lived.

When Ah Cai arrived at the old woman's door, the moon had already risen to the zenith.

She knocked on the door gently: "Old man, I'm just passing by and brought you some food."

There was no response from inside the house, so Ah Cai knocked again. After a long while, an old voice came out: "I never accept things from strangers. Please leave."

Ah Cai was so anxious that she almost cried. Then she suddenly had an idea and said, "Old man, I am an orphan. I lost my parents when I was young and grew up relying on the help of kind people. Seeing you living alone today reminded me of my grandmother, so I wanted to give you this delicious candied haws to try."

There was silence in the room for a moment, and then the door slowly opened.

A blind, white-haired old woman stood at the door with a cane, her face full of vigilance: "Why are you bringing me food?"

Ah Cai helped the old woman sit down and handed her the candied haws. "Because seeing you makes me feel particularly close, I hope this candied haws can bring you some warmth."

The old woman took the candied haws with trembling hands and took a small bite.

She savored it carefully, and her expression gradually softened. "Child, this candied haws is so delicious. It's been a long time since I've tasted something so heartwarming."

Ah Cai jumped up excitedly and looked at the moon in the sky. It was exactly one hour old.

She thanked the old woman and ran back to the shabby house.

When I opened the door, I saw the hero napping in a chair. Hearing the noise, he sat up suddenly and asked, "How is it? Is it done?"

Acai nodded vigorously.

The hero laughed heartily: "Great! I was right about you! This secret book is yours!"

As he spoke, he took out a tattered booklet from his pocket and handed it to Acai.

A Cai took the secret book and felt a lot of emotions in her heart.

Although this journey to find the secret book was full of hardships and challenges, at this moment, she felt that it was all worth it.

She bowed deeply to the hero and turned to leave.

...

The early morning sunlight shines through the mottled clouds onto this forgotten town, giving the ancient streets a hazy golden veil.

Liu Fengqi stood on the stone road at the entrance of the town, scanning everything in front of him with his eyes like an eagle.

"set off!"

At Liu Fengqi's command, the team members behind him quickly dispersed like arrows and rushed to every corner of the town to clean up the town's supplies first.

He Youxing still had half a steaming hot bun in his mouth. The soft dough wrapped around the delicious meat filling made him exclaim repeatedly: "The basic supplies in this town are cheaper than at the market, and the workmanship is even better!"

As he spoke, he swallowed the bun in his hand in a few bites, wiped the corner of his mouth, and quickly followed his captain.

Every time he walked into a store, his eyes lit up like a child who had discovered treasure, and in his eyes, all kinds of items on the shelves became essential artifacts for traveling around the world.

Wang Changming walked into an antique porcelain shop, where a variety of tea sets with warm glazes and exquisite patterns were neatly arranged.

He carefully picked up a set of blue and white porcelain teacups and gently stroked the cups, his eyes full of surprise. "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect this set of teacups to be a prop. Drinking tea brewed in this set of teacups can soothe the liver and regulate qi, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness."

He muttered to himself, as if he had seen the team members sitting together after a tiring mission, sipping fragrant tea and relaxing their bodies and minds. Thinking of this, he put the teacup in his pocket without hesitation.

He Xin went straight into a grocery store. He picked up a seemingly ordinary food box, looked it over, and a glint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

He just gently pressed a small button on the side of the food box. A blue light flashed, and a row of fine text appeared on the surface of the food box, showing its powerful insulation function - it can keep food warm for seven days!

"Tsk tsk, the food boxes here are also insulated and can keep the food warm for seven days. If we take this good stuff back and sell it abroad, we can make a lot of RMB!"

He Xin excitedly put the lunch box into the pile of supplies to be purchased, and already started calculating the huge profits that were about to come.

Liu Fengqi shuttled through the streets of the town. Although he was not well versed in economics, he was very clear about the current situation in China.

Since the advent of the era of universal dungeons, the economic model of the entire society has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Nowadays, almost all Chinese people are engaged in copying to make a living, and the word unemployment has long disappeared in the long river of history.

Ordinary people can obtain copper coins from completing tasks in the dungeon, which can not only meet their daily food needs, but also leave some surplus.

"We don't have unemployment now. We can buy food and fruits with the copper coins we get from completing tasks in the dungeon, and there are still some left!" Liu Fengqi muttered to He Youxing behind him!

He Xin happened to run into them. Upon hearing this, he quickly walked over, grabbed a bun from He Youxing, took a bite, and mumbled, "All the specialties we get from dungeons are selling like hotcakes around the world, with demand far exceeding supply. Take the spiritual honey we brought back from the 'Misty Forest' dungeon last time, for example. The taste was so good, wow, it was sold like hotcakes in the international market!"

He Youxing sipped the milk tea in his hand, the sweet flavor spreading on his tongue. He narrowed his eyes and continued with a look of satisfaction, "That's right. The grain produced in our country has been exported at extremely low prices recently, which has directly made those grain oligarchs like Da Mili lose their pants... Those foreigners thought they could take advantage of this opportunity to suppress us, but in the end they were caught off guard!"

As time went on, the shops in the town were gradually "looted" by the team members.