"The wishing box? What is this?"
"Oh, didn't you come here for the power of the Creator?"
Now it was the staff member's turn to be surprised. He explained:
"The Citizen Code says that citizens can make a wish once a day. As long as the rules are not violated, the items requested by the wish will be fulfilled as much as possible. Use this wishing box to complete your wish. "
"How to use this box?"
Meng Fei asked, holding the box in his hand.
This is a rectangular wooden box about one meter long. The size is consistent with the description in the "Civil Code" and can just hold up to 122 items.
There's nothing strange about the wooden box. Pull the wooden board on one side to open it. After opening it, there was only a pen and a stack of sticky notes inside.
"Write what you need on a sticky note, then put the sticky note back into the box and close the lid. Twenty-four hours later, the items you need will be in the box.
"And you can rest assured. Both the Creator and we will absolutely respect your privacy. No one will know what you wish for.
"The Creator will only filter out items that can harm others and send the items to the box according to the instructions on the note. The note will be burned after reading.
"Because all boxes are randomly distributed, neither the Creator nor anyone else will know the content of your wish."
"Appear? Appear directly in the box? So magical?"
Meng Fei originally imagined that the residents here would write their needs on paper, put them in a box, and then hand in the box. The staff allocates items to the boxes based on the needs filled in the boxes.
Is this a real wishing box that can magically "change" anything you want?
"certainly."
The staff member approached with a mysterious expression on his face and whispered:
"Thank God, this is the power of the Creator. But whether you believe in Him or not, as long as you use the wishing box that He has blessed, He will grant your wishes without discrimination."
"Wish fulfillment? Anything you want? No restrictions?"
Meng Fei remembered the fairy tale he had read when he was a child, about the seven-color flower that could fulfill wishes. This is an item that everyone dreams of, whether in this world or another world. It's actually here?
"Basically, as long as it's the right size and it's not a weapon, it's fine. But..."
The staff member said with a proud tone as if I wouldn't tell him if it were someone else:
"The official has not disclosed any other restrictions. But there are some hidden rules. As long as the rule limit is exceeded, the wish will fail and an opportunity will be wasted.
"So the hidden rules are what people who make wishes keep trying to discover. Some unlucky people waste many opportunities. But in summary, there are at least these:
"First of all, what you wish for can only be items, not some kind of virtual thing or service.
"For example, if you just want to enjoy a foot massage, the wishing box will not satisfy you. If you want to deposit a billion Taotie coins into your bank account, you will not be satisfied either.
"Then, the item you wish for must exist on this planet. Do you wish for the elixir of life? Because there is no elixir in the world, your opportunity will be wasted.
"Finally, don't wish for something unique in this world. These things seem unstable.
"Someone made a wish to get the famous painting "Mona Lisa", and he actually succeeded. But a few days later, the thing disappeared again!
"We speculate that there can only be one of these unique things in the world. So even if the Creator created it, it would be unstable.
"If you just want gold, diamonds, or even Taotie coins, you can make a wish at will. The most popular demand here is gold and Taotie coins.
"Think about it, if you quit, these things will be your private property and you can take them away at any time. Don't you feel very happy?
"You just have to be careful.
"According to our Residential Area Management Rules, items can only be considered your personal belongings if they are carried with you or stored in your cupboard or storage space under your bed.
"To ensure your privacy and security, the staff will not check any of your personal items. But other than these, items cannot be piled anywhere. Otherwise, they will be cleaned up as garbage."
The staff member pointed to the two pieces of paper taped to the upper right corner of the cabinet. The first is the complete Code of Citizenship. The second one is the "Residential Area Management Rules".
"Be sure to read the "Residential Area Management Rules" carefully. This is a detailed supplement to the "Citizen's Code". Once violated, you may be imprisoned!"
"Okay, I'll read it carefully."
Meng Fei understood the significance of the existence of this place.
The so-called "Lord of Creation" should be a god who is awakening. He or she is actually taking advantage of the war to recruit believers!
Whether it is a dead god or a god who was seriously injured and fell asleep in the three wars, only through the faith of believers and the continuous supply of negative entropy can they rise again.
But no god is more generous than this one. What he (she) does is just scatter money!
If the people here always wished for gold, Taotie coins, or diamonds, they would have already become billionaires, and naturally they would be completely devoted to this god.
They don’t have to follow God. Because according to the "Code" they can leave at any time. And when you leave, you can take all your "private belongings" with you and never return.
But will they really leave?
According to the provisions of the "Code", once you leave, if you regret it, you cannot come back.
This god brilliantly captured the greatest weakness of human beings, which is endless greed.
People who have a lot of wealth only want more. If you stay one more day, you can wish for one more day. Why leave?
In order to prevent these people from making unlimited wishes, the Creator added rules to everyone. "Personal items" must be placed in a designated space, which actually limits the volume.
He quickly assessed the empty cabinets and the space under the bed. Judging from the precise measurement results he used "micro-manipulation", the two spaces added up to exactly 2.5 cubic meters.
Each time you make a wish, the maximum volume of objects you can obtain is 10.250.25, which is exactly one sixteenth of a cubic meter.
This size is probably the limit of this god's ability to spread money.
But this restriction is not a big problem. The war began on January 11th. It is now February 15th, exactly thirty-four days.
Even if these believers made correct wishes every day and didn't waste any of them, it would still take six days to fill their greed to the first limit.
Once this limit is reached, there is a second limit. They can regret things they have wished for before. They can trash those items and make new wishes.
And what if you leave with a lot of wealth in advance?
Not to mention how one person can transport more than two cubic meters of gold. There is war and chaos outside. Are you going out to die with a large amount of money?
That weird Möbius strip actually restricts anyone from abandoning this god with wealth.
The idea of most people here is to wait here for the war to end. Once the war is over, they can hire bodyguards and rent trucks to move their treasury.
Based on the contract spirit of the Xizhou people, and according to the "Citizenship Code" they signed, the "Palace of All Things" will never prevent them from leaving. If there's any surprise, I'll see you in court!
So the trick of the "Lord of Creation" is to invite you to live in the vault and tell you that these gold banknotes are yours. And from a "legal" point of view, it is really yours.
But he knows that you will never leave at all, and you also know that you cannot leave, but you still obediently indulge here every day and become his loyal believer!
