Scavenging Notes: I am the Lucky Star of the End Times

Xu Sansan's hand, which was about to push the door open, stopped immediately. She turned her head and looked at the serious-looking man in blue on the screen, raising her eyebrows:

Yo?

Has he had enough of acting and is finally willing to return to his true self?

She thought that the other party was the big boss of the underground auction after all. Since the platform owner had decided to restart the operation, it would be difficult for her, a small self-employed person who made money from the platform, to not cooperate, right?

We have to quickly learn the ways of the world as we should!

So Xu Sansan turned around with a smile and sat back on the carved chair. She then took off the small towel that had been wrapped around her head and face, finally revealing her thick eyebrows and the three-dimensional matchmaker mole.

"I go!"

The young man in blue on the screen, Du Shao, seemed to have never seen such a scene before. He quickly glanced at Xu Sansan's eight-cornered beard, which was half pulled up and folded tightly under his nostrils, and the other half was pulled and curled, and was swaying slightly in the air. He couldn't help but screamed out in surprise:

"Don't show anything inappropriate!"

With a "swish" sound, the folding fan in his hand quickly opened and blocked his eyes.

Xu Sansan remained calm and stroked her eight-cornered beard under her nostrils which had lost its original shape due to the headscarf. Then she glanced at the unfolded folding fan on the screen and immediately rolled her eyes.

There were a few large characters written with a brush on the folding fan:

Two orioles sing in the green willows.

What the hell?

Xu Sansan felt that although this Mr. Du's series of actions just now seemed to have returned to normal human nature, but... judging from his train of thought, it was probably still a bit natural.

The blue-clothed Du Shao on the screen coughed lightly, as if he felt that his reaction just now was a bit extreme. Thinking of the various aliases of scavengers, he quickly calmed down.

But it’s really not his fault!

He was the mastermind behind the underground auction, the eldest son of the Du family. Everyone he met on a daily basis wore exquisite makeup and decent clothes, and they all wanted to leave a good impression in front of him so that they could...

Well, no matter if you want to marry into a wealthy family and become a lady, or want to join a wealthy family and become a retainer, you will try your best to show your best and most outstanding side in front of him. How could someone go to such great lengths and deliberately show off the bottom line of his or her appearance?

So, he was really shocked and caught off guard just now.

Master Du calmed himself down, put away the folding fan in his hand, drank a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then spoke:

"Then tell me, how did you come up with the name 'Sunset Afterglow'?"

Xu Sansan's eyes darkened slightly:

What? Are you trying to find out about my identity and background again?

So she thought about it, quickly made up an excuse, and spoke cautiously:

"During the hot season, the sunset every day is golden, isn't it?"

Master Du tapped the folding fan in his right hand lightly against his left palm, and his eyes suddenly became sharper:

"The play was already over,"

He paused deliberately, then suddenly spoke,

"You recognize the poem on the fan, right?"

Xu Sansan's heart skipped a beat. Damn it, you were testing me just now. But he remained calm on the surface and pretended to be stupid:

"Hmm? Poetry? What does it mean?"

Young Master Du smiled contemptuously, and seemed not to want to dwell on this point. He suddenly changed the subject and suggested:

"Are you interested in working with me?"

Xu Sansan frowned. His thoughts were jumping too fast. Why did he suddenly want to cooperate?

She asked in confusion:

"Cooperation? Me?"

Master Du did not beat around the bush and said bluntly:

"To be honest, the sales of 'Sunset Afterglow' are very good. It is not only a big hit in your base city No. 103, but also in the other 903 base cities including No. 38. Now, those wives and women with money and power, if they go out to socialize and sell slightly polluted honey water or slightly polluted watermelon juice, they will be despised by everyone. So I want to cooperate with you to make this drink more popular!"

Xu Sansan nodded. So that's how it is. He never expected that the impromptu name "Sunset Glow" would cause such a big stir.

but……

She looked suspicious:

"You can just leave me alone and do it. I have neither connections nor resources. You want to cooperate with me? What for? For me to give you a name? That doesn't make sense..."

Young Master Du's right hand trembled as he was about to pour the tea. With a "splash", the tea spilled sideways. This woman was indeed not simple and seemed hard to deceive.

He called the butler to wipe the wet table dry, and then said in a serious tone:

"What do you think of the purple gold bowl or golden elixir relic that was auctioned last time?"

His expression was calm, but there was a hint of temptation in his words.

Xu Sansan was nervous. Was he trying to test my bottom line directly?

But I still laughed cautiously:

"Not much."

Master Du picked up the newly replaced teacup, took a sip, and chuckled:

"Humph, there's nothing to hide. I'm sure you've figured out that those are just stories made up by the appraiser."

Xu Sansan was startled.

I go!

This is directly revealing your identity to me!

So he stopped hiding it and asked:

"If you know it's fake, why do you deliberately fake it?"

Master Du raised the corner of his lips, and his fox eyes narrowed slightly:

"The truth is sometimes important and sometimes not. As a businessman, I give customers what they like and what they want. They spend money generously and I make money easily. It's a two-way street, isn't it good?"

Xu Sansan frowned and wanted to refute.

Then, Master Du's voice rose again:

"Do you think that in such a cruel apocalypse, a large stainless steel bowl would satisfy their spiritual world better than a purple gold bowl full of mystery and fantasy of extremely powerful force?

Don’t be naive. In this end times, force is supreme!

As human beings, we cannot escape from fantasy, let alone giving them a little hope. "

Xu Sansan wanted to retort, but he swallowed it back.

So, is this the true cruelty of the end of the world?

Don’t you even have the courage to face the truth and history?

It was difficult for Xu Sansan to judge. After all, she was not from here and had not experienced the pain here for too long.

So she raised her head and changed the subject again:

"So you're looking for me to cooperate with you in order to find someone who knows the truth, so that you can cheat a bunch of fools out of their money together?"

Young Master Du in blue suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Sansan with a serious look:

"Do you think those people's money is clean? They just used the power and resources in their hands to exploit the poor to the best of their ability!"

He paused, then spread out his palms again, and said with a cynical smile:

"Isn't it nice to be the only one sober while everyone else is drunk?"

Xu Sansan hesitated for a moment. If that's what you mean, in this end times with a huge gap between the rich and the poor, it's not impossible to specialize in robbing the rich.

She quickly established a self-consistent logic and then continued to ask:

"How do we cooperate? How do we divide the profits?"

Master Du seemed to have been prepared. His words were concise and to the point:

"You will be responsible for the copywriting and supplies, and I will be responsible for publicity and sales. We will split the profits 50-50."

Xu Sansan frowned slightly:

The copywriting was simple, but the supplies were a little bit difficult. Where could she get honey or fruit?

"So what? Do you need to think about it for so long? I thought my proposal was sincere enough."

Master Du saw that Xu Sansan had a frown on his face and was reluctant to express his opinion, so he urged him a little.

Xu Sansan thought for a moment and replied:

"Of course, I can, but I have two requirements. This cooperation must be random. If we find the supplies, we will sell them. If we don't find the supplies, we will suspend the business."

"Okay. What's your other request?"

Xu Sansan rolled his eyes:

"For dividends, I don't want contribution points. I want nuclear crystals. Any type of nuclear crystal will do. Give it to me at the market price."

Master Du narrowed his fox eyes slightly:

How dare you directly ask for a deal in nuclear crystals?

Still at market price?!

How dare you think that?!

This woman is really extraordinary. She actually dares to ask for such a huge amount of money in front of me!

In this world, no one dares to make such an unreasonable request in front of me, Young Master Du!

He tutted lightly, as if in sarcasm, with a hint of anger, and refused:

"Nuclear Crystal is impossible! You think too much!"

Xu Sansan curled her lips. It really didn't work. Well, then, she settled for the next best thing:

"Then pay with the currency of Base City No. 903."

Xie Yuan, Lao Qin and several members of the Sifang team have mentioned that Base City No. 903 is a large base with a long history, stable order, and is the most prosperous. Presumably, the risk of breaking into Base City No. 903 should be much lower than the risk of breaking into the small base No. 103.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Since there is an opportunity to get some foreign exchange and diversify system risks, we must seize the opportunity quickly!

Young Master Du on the screen raised his foxy eyes. He did not expect that this woman would decisively give up the nuclear crystal and instead propose to use No. 903's points to pay dividends.

After a moment of surprise, she thought, yes, Base City No. 903 has always been the most desirable and sought-after place in the Base Federation, so she must be...

Ah!

woman!

Could it be that he was pretending to ignore my handsome appearance and deliberately letting my guard down so that he could get closer to my wealth? !

Damn!

I can't be tricked by you!

Master Du spoke suspiciously:

"What do you want the points from Base City No. 903 for?"

Xu Sansan answered without thinking:

"I don't know, I'll save it for now."

I really don’t know what the use of it is now, but it will come in handy in the future. She has a deep understanding of the desperate situation of “regretting not having enough money when you need it”!

When Master Du heard this, he thought, you're just keeping it in mind? It turns out you don't have any immediate intention to get close to me?

So after a moment of hesitation, he reluctantly agreed:

"I can open a temporary account for you in Base City 903."

Xu Sansan nodded and added:

"Just use 'Dejiuye' as your username."

She didn't want Xu Sansan's name to spread everywhere.

Young Master Du curled the corners of his mouth to indicate his agreement.

After finishing the conversation, the two quickly ended the call. Soon, the reviewer who led Xu Sansan into the reception room came in from outside, holding a glass of Sunset Afterglow in his hand, and said respectfully:

"The big boss has ordered that this will be Master Jiu's exclusive room from now on."

Xu Sansan looked at the honey water on the table and asked cautiously:

"This... I didn't order it? Does it cost money?"

She is a smart person, there is no need for her to cheat herself of her own money!

The reviewer choked and explained:

"Oh, this is a gift from the big boss, it's free."

Xu Sansan finally let out a breath, picked up the glass, took a sip of iced honey water, and muttered to himself:

Honey water tastes better when it’s hot. As for ice cubes, they really go better with Coke!

However, my thoughts quickly returned to the conversation I had with Boss Du:

So what is the background of this Young Master Du?

He was able to so easily agree to let me open a temporary account at Base 903, so he must have a high status there...

Yes, after all, he is the big boss behind the underground auction chain, so he must have some strength and connections.

But... why do I always feel that his purpose of cooperating with me is not so simple...

Xu Sansan quickly calmed down, smiled, and casually asked the tester:

"I heard from Boss Du that he is very prestigious in Base City No. 903?"

The reviewer answered with admiration:

"Of course not. He is one of the most popular bachelors in our No. 903 Base City. He is rich and handsome. You don't know that since the day he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, people in the base city who want to marry him have lined up. Oh, people who want to apply for a match have lined up from his house to the city gate..."

The evaluator continued to describe Boss Du's resume, while Xu Sansan was digesting the information quickly:

In other words, this Young Master Du is the local rich man of Base City No. 903.

Baby kiss?

This evaluator actually knew such an authentic term as child marriage. Doesn't that mean that Young Master Du did not hide his identity as a time traveler from his subordinates in his words?

Is it because he is confident of his extraordinary strength and therefore fearless?

Or...is there another reason?

Xu Sansan was immersed in the evaluator's endless admiration for Boss Du. Looking at the evaluator's eyes that were gradually turning into heart-shaped peaches, he quickly interrupted her.

She opened the sack she was carrying and took out the jar of kimchi.

Thinking about this doomsday society that advocates the value of force, he guided very bluntly:

"Let's see, how much do you think this general jar is worth?"

Now that everything has been laid bare, she won't be polite to you.

At the same time, in a quaint room in the inner city of Base 903, Young Master Du in blue clothes hung up the video call with Xu Sansan, called the old butler beside him, and said:

"Go check her information quickly. I want to know her true identity."

The old butler replied respectfully:

"Yes."

Du Shao immediately added:

"Focus on investigating those large families with family heritage or family traditions. Don't consider those upstarts who have suddenly risen to prominence through force in the past few hundred years. Keep an eye on her movements at all times, and notify me immediately once you find out her family background."

"Ok."

Du Shao snorted and immediately began to analyze the situation:

This woman's naming method is too special. After just one visit, I noticed the trick of the auction.

Her background is quite impressive, and it seems that she is definitely not an ordinary person. Moreover, she is quite secretive and even wants to test me again and again.

Such a person is not something that an ordinary family can cultivate. Moreover, she clearly knows the poem on my folding fan...

So, what was her purpose in appearing at the auction, and who sent her?

Du Shao gently unfolded the fan, paused for a moment at the side with "Two Orioles Singing in the Green Willows", and then slowly turned to the back, only to see four large characters written on the back:

"A line of egrets",

There is a large area of ​​blank space on the right side of the word "白埃".

He folded up his folding fan with a swish, and narrowed his fox eyes slightly:

He actually wanted to get the nuclear crystal directly!

Humph, you are a little naive to try to play tricks on me!

After venting his anger, he immediately directed the order outside the door:

"Didn't they say the stuff had been delivered? Someone, bring it here for me to see."

Soon, a well-made carved wooden box was respectfully carried into the house. Two minutes later, the slender hands of the young master Du in blue kept stroking the bronze mask in the carved wooden box, muttering to himself:

"After all these years, I finally found you!"

He blinked away the tears in his eyes due to excitement, turned around, and with a slightly choked voice, he instructed the old butler:

"Find someone to study the mask immediately. I hope to know all the alien codes it contains as soon as possible!"

The old butler replied respectfully:

"Yes, Master Zi Teng!"