The end of the world: I am linked to a mobile lottery store

Chapter 495 First Prize at the Vegetable Market!
Although there wasn't one for the time being, it didn't stop the two from bringing Dean Zhang Ye over. The three of them surrounded Lu Li's personal terminal, looking at it from all angles.

Zhang Ye was very pure, with only longing for the research institute in his eyes. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him. He clenched his right fist and clenched his left palm together.

"Old Shen, I want this!" Zhang Ye said passionately, pointing at the quantum computer, looking like a child begging an adult for a toy.

Given their age difference, it's quite reasonable.

Mr. Shen, of course he wants it too, but he's really short on money. He just bought dozens of buildings.

While others are facing relationship crises, Central Base is facing a cash crisis.

Taking advantage of the improved weather, Elder Shen sent out his special abilities army this morning to kill zombies and collect crystal cores in an attempt to make up for the deficit.

Zhang Ye also noticed Shen Lao's predicament and obediently shut up, but he couldn't help but glance at the personal terminal.

I really like it and want it so much.

If we had these devices, there would be no reason for the research to be slow to progress.

Zhang Ye asked, "How many crystal cores do you need, Boss Lu?"

“One hundred thousand,” Lu Li said calmly.

"Huh?" Zhang Ye's eyes widened. Although he was engrossed in his research, he knew that this was an astronomical sum, and he didn't know when Elder Shen would be able to afford it.

He was completely disheartened and offered a perfunctory consolation to Old Shen, "It's alright, it's okay, I'll go back and help them move bricks."

Really working as a laborer.

After all, the research institute was the most severely damaged and was now just a pile of ruins, but in order to save money, everyone decided to stack up the remaining bricks.

We need to clear out the rubble and see if there's any usable equipment left; we can salvage whatever we can.

After all, we're really poor!

Old Shen waved to stop him, "Dean Zhang, give us some time, we will definitely be able to take over the research institute!"

If it is not taken down, it will have to be rebuilt using the remaining bricks and equipment in the ruins, but the research institute built in this way can only hold on for the time being.

It's more practical to just buy a new one.

Zhang Ye nodded earnestly, "Old Shen, I believe in you! If all else fails..." His gaze fell on Lu Li.

"Boss Lu, could you lend us 100,000 crystal cores? We'll pay you back as soon as our base has the money!" Zhang Ye said confidently.

Lu Li fell silent. Should I believe her?

She was about to refuse when she met Zhang Ye's burning and sincere gaze. Looking to the side, she saw that He Luo and Old Shen's eyes were also pleading.

"The amount is too large, and I can't come up with it."

It's at least ten million points, and she can't come up with that much in a short time. She has to spend 500,000 points every day to copy shops.

Zhang Ye inevitably looked disappointed. "Okay, it's alright."

Lu Li asked: "Do we have any software or features similar to a bank? Like lending money and charging interest, or letting people deposit money?"

[Hoping someone will scratch it out.] System's AI response.

Lu Li cursed under her breath, "Damn system, stinky system, dog system."

The system silently sneezed and silently accepted all her insults.

Lu Li said, "Don't be discouraged. Maybe someone can get money from the bank? That way you'll have somewhere to borrow money, but you'll definitely have to pay it back."

The emotions of Elder Shen and the others fluctuated with Lu Li's words. He said, "We definitely have to pay it back. We just hope someone can scrape the money out of the bank."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lu Li went back, as she was in a hurry to have lunch.

When Luli returned to the RV, the last dish had just been served. Everyone had been cooking at just the right time, hoping she could have something hot to eat when she got back.

"Hey, it's already this late and you haven't started eating yet?" Lu Li glanced at the time; it was almost one o'clock. Usually, everyone starts eating at twelve o'clock sharp.

Shen Bing replied matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say in the group chat that you were done with your work? We just started cooking then, waiting for you to come back so we could eat together~"

"Oh~" Lu Li chuckled, saying that they hadn't eaten yet, but she was actually quite satisfied.

Everyone is thinking about themselves.

Luo Mu was already starving and had started eating. He quickly shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth before asking, "How's the central base?"

"Well, it's alright. I bought twenty residential buildings, which is barely enough to live in. I just want to buy a research institute, but I don't have enough crystal cores on hand," Lu Li said truthfully.

What surprised everyone was that research institutes could be bought?

Everyone thought, if high-speed rail stations can have this, why can't research institutes? So they quickly accepted it.

"Then what about them?" Chu Lisheng asked.

"I don't know. I guess we'll have to send more people out to kill zombies and earn crystal cores? But the base also needs people to clean up and rebuild. We need people everywhere!" Lu Li sighed.

When she mentioned killing zombies, Lu Li secretly glanced at Wang Yang to see his reaction.

The crowd fell silent; they couldn't help anyway, so they decided it was best not to get involved too much.

The meal was quickly finished, and Lu Li helped tidy up the scratch-off lottery tickets when suddenly someone outside called out to her, "What's wrong?"

Someone handed her a small card with three large characters on it, which immediately scared away Lu Li's sleepiness. She excitedly took it.

He exclaimed excitedly, "What? The farmers' market? Am I seeing things? Come on, Xiao Di, take a look!"

Xiao Di and Zhan Ting both came over to look, and it really was a farmers' market. She said with certainty, "Sister Lu Li, you're not mistaken!"

Lu Li was excited for a while before asking the market vendor, "How about it? Should we claim the prize now? I think this prize is amazing!"

The market vendor immediately nodded, "Of course I want it! If not now, when?"

Lu Li was satisfied and quickly stuffed the small card into the lucky cat's mouth. A beam of white light flashed, and everyone's eyes followed.

Only when the white light disappeared did the true face of the vegetable market become clear.

This is a huge farmers' market, only one floor, a single-story building, divided into dozens of areas.

Neatly.

You can sell vegetables, seafood, and all kinds of meat.

Lu Li couldn't wait to get out of the RV, and the market owner quickly followed, both wanting to see what the market was like!

Upon entering, the place was completely empty.

If viewed from above, each area is a square, arranged neatly.

The stall only has two small doors for entry and exit, and the vegetable stall also has two levels of steps for displaying vegetables.

The seafood stalls have tanks where they can temporarily keep fish and shrimp...

Although it was empty, Lu Li was still very excited to take a stroll around.

I walked from the first stall to the last stall, and then back to the first stall. The whole market was huge.

It's easy to imagine the spectacular sight of this place filled with all kinds of vegetables, meats, and seafood.

She was very happy; finally, there was a farmers' market!

The market vendor following behind was also very satisfied, never expecting to win such a substantial prize.

Since claiming the prize, the smile on his face has never disappeared.