secret dice.

Chapter 506 Endless Store
"Wow, this list really has everything. There are daily necessities, such as soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste, which can be exchanged for just a dozen yuan... There are also spare clothes and other things..." Ma Qiao exclaimed as he flipped through the booklet.

"During this special period, we should save as much as possible if we don't need anything." Luo Jun said, "It's mainly about whether there are necessities of life. Food and water are more important!"

Ma Qiao turned the page and suddenly widened his eyes. "One person's daily supply of water and food costs more than 200 yuan? Doesn't that mean that one treasure box is only enough for four days? The four of us can only survive one day?"

"I feel like one day is too long..." Sun Xiaowei looked at the slightly dim maze around her and said, "I don't want to stay here for even a minute longer!"

"We have no say on how long we stay..." Luo Jun flipped through the booklet: "Apart from food supplies and daily necessities, there are basically some conventional weapons."

"These weapons have little exchange value. There are some special items at the back, but they are also very expensive." said Mr. Yuan.

"Indeed..." Luo Jun flipped back and saw props worth thousands of dollars. For example, a through-the-wall door that could open a door directly on the current wall was worth one thousand dollars; a teleportation beacon that could be placed somewhere in the maze and could be teleported back within an hour was worth one thousand five hundred dollars; and a guide bee that could point to the nearest location of a relic of a predecessor was worth one thousand two hundred dollars...

"A relic only costs one thousand, but the props to guide the relic are actually 1,200? This profiteer is too shady!" Ma Qiao curled his lips in dissatisfaction, and then whispered: "Why don't we smash the store and rob it directly!"

"No!" Luo Jun shook his head and said, "This endless maze is full of twists and turns. Who knows where this merchant came from? If he triggers any punishment, it will be troublesome."

Of course, Luo Jun stopped Ma Qiao not only because he was afraid of the consequences. When he first saw the store, he took out his life-reading glasses to check the success rate of the robbery. The result showed that the difficulty was 101, which meant that the robbery was impossible. It was estimated that this merchant was not a real person at all, and the props he sold were not here. It was estimated that he was teleported to this location at the moment the transaction was completed.

"This thing is very useful!" Sun Xiaowei suddenly pointed at a prop: "A portable map, after activation, can display the terrain within a kilometer around you in real time within one hour, and can also mark important places and encounters!"

"But it doesn't mark the exit..." Ma Qiao curled his lips: "That's basically useless. What's more, it costs 5,000 yuan to exchange it. It's too expensive!"

"That's very useful." Luo Jun nodded and said, "At present, we can be sure that the Endless Maze will definitely be a long-term task. Finding the exit will definitely not be a matter of one day or one night. What we need to consider more is how to survive here. Being able to mark key locations can at least help with searching for supplies."

"Then is there any prop that can mark the exit?" Sun Xiaowei asked.

"That must be worth a lot of money. Let's flip to the back." Ma Qiao started flipping from the back and saw the prop at the end.

"Haha, sure enough, there is an exit indicator. Once activated, it can indicate the straight line direction of the exit for one hour. The value is... one hundred thousand dollars?"

"What the hell is this? This thing is worth 100,000 yuan? And it can only be used for one hour?" Ma Qiao was shocked. "If we don't find the exit within one hour, won't the money be wasted?"

"It's almost certain that you won't find it within an hour." Luo Jun snorted coldly, "Didn't you see that it says it's a straight line? If you don't give me a path, just a direction, who can find it in this three-dimensional maze?"

"Then what's the point of this thing?" Sun Xiaowei didn't understand either.

"This may be the only clue about the exit." Yuan Lao said, "I just took a quick look, and apart from this most expensive indicator, I didn't see any other props related to the exit. Moreover, such vague instructions cost 100,000. If there are more specific ones, it will definitely be more difficult to obtain."

"Forget about the 100,000 points for now. Let's first study whether we can exchange the portable map." Luo Jun suggested: "We only have one relic on us now, which can be exchanged for 1,000 points. The remaining 4,000 points can only be exchanged with treasures. Do you have any unused treasures on you? Let's pool our money together?"

"This..." When Ma Qiao heard that he had to contribute a treasure, his face turned ugly, but Sun Xiaowei was very generous: "I have an elite-level ring, the effect is to randomly create a low-quality pill every day, which is basically useless."

As she spoke, she actually took out a ring.

"This kind of treasure that can provide supplies is quite practical." Old Yuan said with some surprise.

"You'll know once you use it, the effect is useless." Sun Xiaowei shook her head and said, "The pills provided are all of the lowest quality. For example, the wound medicine that can only slowly heal the skin and flesh, the Yuan Dan that can restore the five breaths of vitality, the painkillers that can temporarily relieve pain, etc. How should I put it? Although they are produced by treasures, the effect is not much stronger than ordinary medicines, and they cannot be accumulated. If they are not used on the same day, they will disappear..."

Old Yuan looked at Sun Xiaowei's clear eyes and shook his head, thinking that this girl was sincere. Normally, when given the opportunity to contribute to the team, one would try to make one's loss sound more serious, so that when the benefits are distributed later, one can get more benefits for oneself. How could someone be like her, saying that what she contributed was worthless...

After listening to Sun Xiaowei's explanation, Luo Jun did not take her ring. Instead, he frowned thoughtfully, then opened the treasure box and took out a badge.

The effect of the treasure Sun Xiaowei mentioned reminded Luo Jun of a treasure that he had sealed away in his treasure box.

Badge of the Generous!
After activating this badge, you can receive a sum of money every day, and it is based on the current world view and the currency of your location. In Aurora, you can receive Aurora coins, in the Federation, you can receive Federation coins, in [Wulin], you can receive silver and copper coins, in [Utopia], you can receive Empire banknotes...

So, can I get currency in the maze?

Luo Jun tried it, and after injecting his vital energy, there was a flash of light, and there really was an extra stack of banknotes in his hand, with the face of the fat businessman printed on it!

"It really works!" Luo Jun exclaimed in surprise. Everyone else was shocked when they saw this scene: "How did you conjure up money?"

Luo Jun did not answer, but picked up the bill and counted it. It was exactly three thousand yuan!
so much? !

Luo Jun was a little surprised. In reality, this badge of the generous man could be exchanged for more than three thousand yuan at a time. But the problem was that more than three thousand Zhendan coins were only a small amount of money and could only buy a mobile phone at most. But the three thousand yuan in the maze was enough to exchange for very advanced extraordinary props!

Does that mean that no matter where you are, you will be given 3,000 yuan?

No... The more than three thousand yuan exchanged in reality has both zeros and whole numbers, but the one given here is exactly three thousand yuan... There should be a standard for paying for badges, but what is it exactly?

Luo Jun casually flipped through the product brochure. Three thousand yuan was enough to buy special props, but the money for badges would definitely not be based on such extraordinary items. Ordinary exchange items were cheaper, and most things were priced in both decimal and integer numbers, which could be associated with the number three thousand yuan... Luo Jun noticed a supply package for three hundred yuan, which contained a day's worth of water and food, as well as a small amount of daily necessities, spare clothes, etc., which were enough to meet a certain quality of normal life. Moreover, buying in bulk would be cheaper than picking them one by one.

Three hundred yuan in total, ten of them would be three thousand yuan... Could it be that the badges give enough money to live for ten days?

This makes sense, but when I think about giving more than 3,000 at a time in reality... Which good person can spend more than 300 in a day? The prices in Aurora are not that outrageous!

According to Luo Jun's previous experience, one thousand yuan a month is more than enough to live in Ningdong. Even if ordinary people are not so frugal, they can live well with a hundred yuan a day...

But on second thought, Luo Jun felt that it was not that simple... He had enough money before with less than 1,000 yuan a month, but that was based on the premise of receiving housing subsidies. If he counted the several hundred yuan in rent, that little relief money would definitely not be enough. And the old and shabby house he rented, at least in Ningdong, the living conditions were definitely below average. If the house was better, the cost of living would definitely be much higher...

By extension, if the expenses in all aspects of life, including buying a house and renovating it, buying a car and maintaining and refueling it, medical care and education, social insurance, leisure and entertainment, shopping and socializing, Internet and phone bills, water, electricity, gas, etc., were spread out on a daily basis, the cost would definitely be higher than you imagined.

At least in Ningdong, as a second-tier city, the average pre-tax salary is already 8,000 to 9,000 yuan, and there are still a large number of people in debt. By this calculation, if you want to live an easy life with a certain quality, spending more than 300 yuan a day is not an exaggeration.

But in this endless maze, all those miscellaneous expenses are gone. As long as food and hygiene are guaranteed, you can have a quality life, so a supply package of three hundred is a day's expense.

It seems that deliberately raising the prices of basic materials in order to increase the pressure of survival during the mission has in fact strengthened the function of the Generous Badge?

In any case, with three thousand yuan in hand, there is only a shortfall of one thousand yuan. Luo Jun rejected Sun Xiaowei's ring. This kind of treasure that can provide supplies regularly, no matter how useless the things provided are, can still be of some use in this environment.

Luo Jun came to the store with the bills. His treasure box had hundreds of slots, filled with a lot of blue sky, green grass and white clouds that he had picked up at random. There were also many things that he didn't feel bad about selling.

After negotiating with the fat merchant, it was found that most ordinary-grade treasures were priced below one hundred yuan, while fine-grade ones were priced at around three to five hundred yuan, and rare-grade ones could be sold for over a thousand yuan each. Luo Jun simply sold some junk and earned a little over two thousand yuan in return.

Since he was not short of money, Luo Jun decided to keep the relics for future use. However, when he was doing it, he used his body to cover it up so that the people behind him could not see it.

He already had more than 5,000 yuan in his hand, but Luo Jun did not exchange it for a map. Instead, he used 3,000 yuan to exchange for ten supply packs.

Then, he took the remaining two thousand and waited in front of the store. After about a few dozen minutes, he picked up the Generous Badge and earned another three thousand!
That’s right, it was already around eight o’clock in the evening, almost nine o’clock, when Luo Jun entered the mission. Now more than three hours have passed, exactly one day has passed, and the badge has been refreshed.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Jun’s dice did not refresh.

The mission rules stated that the flow of time here was different from that outside. This reminded Luo Jun of a similar situation he had encountered in the Tower of Decision. At that time, the dice did not cool down faster due to the acceleration of time.

This also shows that the external time has not passed zero yet, and the flow of time in the maze should be faster.

But from another perspective, although the badge is affected by the rules of the maze, the dice still follow the standard time outside. Does this mean that the power of time distortion is not unbreakable? Then is there room for negotiation on other rules of the maze?
There is no specific clue yet and more information needs to be collected, so Luo Jun exchanged for the portable map first.

Returning with a map and ten packages of supplies, Luo Jun first gave one to each person, and then put the rest, along with the map, into the smart equipment bag.

This newly acquired equipment has its own storage space. Although it cannot hold treasures or carry ordinary items across the world, in this maze, the ten cubic meters of space is enough to store a large amount of supplies.

By the way, even the jade bracelet was secretly taken away by Luo Jun. This shows that although this relic is nominally a treasure box, it is not actually a treasure, which also explains why it cannot be opened with a lock-picking treasure.

"I didn't expect you to have so much inventory at such a young age?" After receiving the supplies, Ma Qiao smiled and said, "You just exchanged for a thousand points?"

"Nothing. I just happened to have a rare item that I didn't need much and wanted to sell. I couldn't get a good price and couldn't find a buyer. So I just happened to need it today."

"That's also amazing." Sun Xiaowei praised: "I just took out an excellent grade one and it hurt me."

You also know how to feel heartache. Just now, seeing your attitude, I thought you didn't care at all...

They had been here for a few hours and were exhausted, so they simply started to eat. The food in the supplies was very rich, not the kind of compressed biscuits and nutritional paste that only provided nutrition without considering the taste. Everyone found an open space to spread out the food and enjoy it, which felt like a picnic.

After eating and drinking, Old Yuan used talisman paper to send a message to others, briefly mentioning that there was a clue to the exit in the store, and then everyone continued on their way.

Ma Qiao suggested using a map, but was rejected by Luo Jun. After all, they were not at the end of their rope yet. A map could indicate encounters and resource points and could save lives at critical moments, but it certainly could not be used lightly.

Everyone could only continue to move forward relying on luck and intuition, but this time, they were not as lucky as before. They walked for more than ten hours and did not encounter any special encounters.

"It's too boring to continue walking this way..." Ma Qiao sighed, "It would be nice if we could meet a monster..."

"This is exactly the difficulty of the endless maze..." Yuan Lao shook his head and said, "What defeats you may not be the monsters or the mechanisms, but the maze itself and the unbearable feeling of loneliness."

Sun Xiaowei sighed: "It's so hard for the four of us to endure it together, how painful it must be for those who act alone..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Yuan frowned and took out the talisman paper. Someone sent a message!

(End of this chapter)