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Chapter 453 A World That Drives You Crazy

"How much? Even Zimbabwean dollars aren't worth that much!" Feng Xue almost blurted out his complaint, but the newsstand owner clearly noticed his shock and smiled, saying:
"New here, huh? You think you're pretty rich? Let me tell you, the currency in this crappy place has long since collapsed. You can't even wipe your butt with that cheap coin."

After saying that, the stall owner casually grabbed a newspaper and tossed it to Feng Xue:

"Alright, it's not worth much anyway. Remember to use hard currency next time you want to buy something!"

"Hard currency? Gold?" Feng Xue raised an eyebrow, but the stall owner rolled his eyes, reached out, grabbed some, and waved it at Feng Xue—

"this!"

"Oh, the power of wishes!" Feng Xue breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the ball of wishes in the old man's hand. At least the world was still the way she knew it.

Actually, this situation is quite common. In fantasy and cultivation novels, when people reach a high level, ordinary currency becomes very ineffective. These experts can only use cultivation resources as a general equivalent for transactions. Whether it's immortal stones, magic crystals, or something else, the basic pattern is the same.

With the idea of ​​not taking advantage of others, Feng Xue had a thought, and a strand of her willpower, which was locked away by her true nature, was immediately handed to the stall owner.

The stall owner's eyes lit up instantly upon seeing this wish power, and he exclaimed in amazement:

"Such pure willpower! You must be some important person, right? This is a bit too much..."

As he spoke, the stall owner very carefully cut off a small portion of the wish power, then returned the rest. Before Feng Xue could refuse, he said—

"I know you don't lack this now. Trust me, the amount of wish power you can obtain here is getting less and less. If you want to live comfortably in the future, don't be extravagant now!"

"Thanks."

Feng Xue nodded her thanks, took the newspaper, and then said:
"I'm new here. Are there any special rules? Like who's the boss? Where do I buy a house, etc..."

"Tsk, this world is strange. The bigger the person, the less likely they are to get a house as a gift." The stall owner muttered inexplicably, then pointed to the crooked apartment building corridor not far away:

"Just walk forward and find a place that looks normal to stay in. You don't need to lock the door. There are no thieves in this shabby place. The people in charge are annoying, but even if you lock the door, they won't stop you."

"Is it really this free?" Feng Xue felt like she had come to an extremely absurd place, but the stall owner calmly nodded:
"You're free as you please, but remember, no matter how crazy you are during the day, you must come back to the city at night."

"Okay, I've got it. Oh, by the way, the manager you mentioned..."

Feng Xue spoke sincerely, saying she would remember, before pressing for details about what the other person had mentioned. Upon hearing this, the stall owner looked disgusted and said:
"A bunch of bald monks who take their positions too seriously. Sigh, they've managed to turn this once peaceful territory into this mess! In short, give way to bald men. No matter who you were before, once you're here, you have to follow the rules."

"Thanks for the reminder." Feng Xue nodded, but he was speechless. Although it sounded very confusing at first, he didn't know why, but he always felt a very strong sense of déjà vu.

It's as if he knows this place very well!
Never mind, let me read the newspaper first...

Feng Xue tapped his head. Having traveled through so many places, he felt a sense of déjà vu everywhere he looked. As he walked down the street, he flipped through a newspaper and was immediately startled.

Because this newspaper's layout was different from what he was used to, it had a messy style and didn't even have a name. It looked like a group of kids had just randomly picked some content and written it on paper. If it hadn't been properly printed, Feng Xue would have really suspected that the newsstand owner had drawn it himself.

"Oh well, I'm getting used to it." Thinking about how Xiaolingdang still hadn't figured out that absurd network, Feng Xue couldn't help but sigh. If the boss hadn't said that the person in charge here was a monk, he would have suspected that this was some kind of adaptive civilization outside the cyberpunk walls. [Due to the excessive amount of waste in the city, some residents proposed establishing a special agency to dispose of the waste; this proposal has now been rejected.]

The number of nighttime disasters has increased recently, and several residents are now missing.

[Public officials being stuffed with sacks in the middle of the night: Is this a distortion of humanity or a decline in morality?]

[Relevant departments have introduced special management measures to strengthen the management of the circulation of vows. According to Master Fazhen's analysis, this policy will help stabilize the current chaotic market.]

……

"I feel like the style is a bit odd. Is this a proper newspaper or a tabloid? And there doesn't seem to be anyone around in this city." Feng Xue looked at the newspaper, finding it increasingly absurd. Just as he was pondering whether to find a random house as the newsstand owner suggested, or simply pitch a tent, Little Bell suddenly said:

"Master, it's all set! Do you want me to connect you to the internet?"

"Connect it!" Feng Xue perked up immediately upon hearing this. Compared to the sparsely populated streets, the network should...

"Hey everyone, it feels like three years have passed since we last met! Have you missed me?"

"This is Casual TV, this is Casual TV, today we're here to report on the life of an unlucky guy..."

"Has anyone seen my dog? My son just brought it to me, and it's gone in just one night. The dog thief is utterly heartless!"

"Merit coins! Merit coins! The newly issued merit coins! Merit coins guaranteed by the Great Thunder Temple, merit coins endorsed by the Great Thunder Temple!"

……

A deluge of information flooded in, and Feng Xue's face immediately darkened.
"Little Bell, are you trying to send me away? If I let you connect to the network, will you put it on my terminal?"

"Um, Master, no, that's just how the internet is in this world. I've tried my best to translate it, but as you can see, with such a huge amount of information, normal devices simply can't access and browse it!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingdang couldn't help but complain, and then simply forwarded the information to Feng Xue's wristwatch terminal. As the screen lit up, a large number of colorful blocks flashed by, as if hundreds of web pages were overlapping at the same time, making people's eyes hurt from the flashing.

"Wow! What on earth is going on in this world?!"

A strong sense of irritation rose in Feng Xue's heart. Even though the Heart Candle kept helping him clear his mind, the unfamiliarity and unease with the environment still drove him crazy.

"Hey, you little brat over there! Yes, I'm talking to you. Don't you know you can't use your phone in the street?"

Just as Feng Xue was itching to go all out and smash something, a slightly shrill voice came from afar.

Feng Xue looked in the direction of the sound and saw two gleaming bald heads walking towards her. They were wearing yellow monk robes and had ordination scars on their heads, just like the monks Feng Xue knew. However, their expressions at that moment didn't seem like those of good people at all.

As if some kind of magic had been used, Feng Xue felt her body suddenly freeze. Then, the two monks were already close by, smiling as they said:
"Your android and mechanical dog are both pretty good. Let us borrow them for a couple of days, and we'll let you off this time!"

(End of this chapter)