The restaurant is not big, and there is no decoration to speak of. It is just a small canteen, but the food here is really expensive.
A plate of fried shredded potatoes costs 50 yuan, and braised beef costs 220 yuan. These prices are a steal.
Xu Qian looked at the menu and his hands were shaking a little. He knew it was expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive.
"Well, if you think it's expensive, let's go get some snacks. I think the stuff in your bag is pretty good." The fat man never thought he would come here to eat. To spend this money, he went to eat after quitting the game. What doesn't work? The reason why he didn't bring food was because he had planned to take advantage of these newcomers. Newcomers usually bring a lot of food, and he always has a way to get some.
"Forget it, just eat." Xu Qian felt confident when he thought of the 200,000 tuition rebate he was about to receive.
When it came time to order, both the waiter and the fat man had their eyes widened.
Xu Qian ordered 6 dishes and spent nearly a thousand yuan. Even if they come to eat, others will not eat more than they want, so they just want to satisfy their cravings. But in such an expensive place, Xu Qian and the others ordered 6 dishes, which is too much. Four or five people can eat. That's enough. But how could anyone know that this was because Xu Qian was worried about having less money. He calculated that the fat man should eat two dishes, so he only ate 4 dishes, which was really a bit less.
If the food is not enough, eat more. But no, first of all, a bowl of rice costs 15 yuan, and he doesn’t feel full just by eating too much, but needs enough energy. Three kilograms of rice is not worth half a kilogram of beef.
"Why is it so expensive? Is it because of exclusive business?"
"Yes, not entirely." The fat man was in a good mood now. Although he was still waiting for the food to be served, it was his first time to eat in this restaurant, and his attitude towards Xu Qian was very friendly. "To be exclusive, doesn't the Tang Empire have restaurants? Everyone can come and go freely and just go out to eat. It's easy to say that there is no currency from the Tang Empire. There is a currency exchange business in the stronghold. Just exchange some money. . It’s expensive here. Mainly because people think that if you can’t help it, don’t go out. It’s safe here, sheltered from wind and rain, and protected by strongholds. If it weren’t for this, everyone would just go out and stay in a hotel. There’s no need to crowd here. Of course, experts are not included in this list. There is also the issue of cost. Let’s not talk about the rent. Let’s talk about the people. The staff here all work as players to make money, such as the girl at the front desk, such as The waiters and chefs here are all hired by the boss of the stronghold with high salaries from the real world. One person can only work 12 days a month. The rest of the time cannot be done full-time in the real world, and there is still a certain amount of work in the real world. It’s risky, so the salary will be high and the cost will be high.”
Xu Qian nodded to express his understanding. "Where are the raw materials? It seems that the prices here are relatively low." Xu Qian pointed to the dishes that had just been served.
The fat man took a bite of the food and said, "I don't know much about this. I've also shopped in the vegetable market here. But these ingredients are from the Tang Empire. If they were shipped here from the real world, the price would be higher than now. How much can one person bring? Don’t think that there are not many people ordering and spending money here. There is a high-end restaurant upstairs. This place is not as good as the one upstairs. The first floor is a place for people with no money. Those who can afford to live in the building You have to pay more attention to eating. I heard that people eat all their meals in the restaurant, and the price is much more expensive than here. If we rely on the employees to bring the ingredients, it is impossible to meet the demand."
"But the suitcases and police uniforms we bought just now seem to be quite cheap." Xu Qian himself didn't know how much these things cost. He only knew that the prices were very cheap after listening to other people's discussions.
"Those are different. In the base, goods or services can be divided into two types, necessary and non-essential. For example, the most basic membership fee, this is necessary, and you can have a place to stay within a month with 500 yuan. The price is not expensive, and the props we bought are all necessary to complete the mission and are necessities, so they are cheap. The stronghold charges a cost price for the goods provided for basic protection. How can we say that only those who have business can do it? First of all, we must ensure the minimum needs of grassroots players. As for non-necessities, such as our meal, it means a bit of luxury, so it is more expensive. And those star-rated rooms also include the value of reflecting status, similar to for luxury goods.”
"Our mission is to rescue slaves. Are these slaves from the real world?"
The fat man nodded, "Actually, this is not a secret. Others don't know it, but we old players can make a rough guess by exchanging information. Since we can come to the Datang Empire, people from the Datang Empire can also There is a way to go to our world. They will capture people and sell them as slaves, and we will rescue them."
Xu Qian pondered for a moment and lowered his eyes slightly: "In other words, this is also a real world. The God War game actually sends players into another real world?"
The fat man put a piece of beef into his mouth, and then said slowly: "Isn't it obvious? You, a living person, have already eaten here, how can it be in the real world? The so-called game is just a game. In the name of letting more people enter another world and do something for the game officials that they want everyone to do. However, these words are only said in the God War circle, and cannot be discussed with people who have not entered the game. Said."
"Why can't you tell me?"
"The official won't let it. Didn't you notice that the specific details of the game are not described on the Internet? You should also be able to think of the official background of the game. I think the country has not yet considered how to make the truth public. I think this is also It should be, if this matter is announced just like this, no one can predict what the world will become. Even if it is to be made public, it must be done step by step, otherwise the world will really be in chaos."
"But how can we control it? There are so many gamers."
"It's impossible for the wind to leak out at all, but the official has never thought that no news will be leaked out. Think about it, while they are trying their best to control it, some gossip is slowly leaking out in society. In fact, this is This is the best state, and the public always needs to accept it, just take your time."
Xu Qian thought of that radio program. Whether it was the radio station, the host, or the interviewees Ren Qi and Jiang Qiu, they all felt like they were arranged to speak out. Maybe this feeling was not obvious before, but at this moment Xu Qian, Already understood.
Could there be something behind all this related to his origin? This is a mystery that Xu Qian must solve. Those words from the beginning told him to complete his mission, and said that when he became stronger, he would be able to remember everything. Unless he can really do nothing, he can only strengthen himself. Until now, he still doesn't know what his mission is.
