Lucifer sacrificed too much for world peace

On the second day after seeing off the young pair of Walker Gauss and Christina Dumas, Lucifer's store ushered in a peak of customer flow.

It is said to be the peak, but in fact it means that shortly after the store opened in the morning, four new customers came, and they were all couples.

"Excuse me, did Miss Dumas come here yesterday?" someone from the first couple confirmed.

While answering the new customer's question, Lucifer asked curiously, "Did Miss Dumas introduce you to my place?"

"Ah, it doesn't count." The girl in the couple waved her hands and said embarrassedly, "I saw her article on the Eden Daily..."

Lucifer raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Newspapers...

"But why Dumas?" Lucifer couldn't help asking, "Does she have a younger sister?"

Not married, it must be different from the earth, he does not have a son Dumas, but this title is enough to make him play!

"No, it's just that there is a younger Miss Dumas who often contributes to newspapers, so she is called like this for the convenience of distinction."

Lucifer: "..."

Okay, Dumas has it all, I wonder if I can see the world version of "The Count of Monte Cristo".

He didn't say anything more about it, but took out the chessboard and asked the couple: "So, you both have to try, or..."

The girl looked at Lucifer's smile for a moment, and her boyfriend coughed before she suddenly came back to her senses: "Ah, he is good at math, so he is here."

The boyfriend understood his girlfriend's behavior very well, so he wasn't angry at all. It could even be said that he sat obediently opposite Lucifer, listening to Lucifer's explanation of the backgammon rules, and planned to show a good performance.

Then lose a lot.

Lucifer didn't want to do that either. How could he make money if this person lost, but this person's level was too bad, he was no longer releasing water but releasing floods, and he still couldn't lose, and he was also very embarrassed.

Moreover, this person's level is really average, not even one-tenth of Gauss's. He wants to be flexible and say "I see what I want from you", because the other party will not believe it himself .

At this embarrassing moment, the second couple came in, and Lucifer immediately breathed a sigh of relief, leaving space for the first couple to discuss what to do next, and went to receive the second couple by himself.

Unsurprisingly, the second couple also knew about his store from newspapers.

Among the second couple, the one who is good at mathematics is a girl, Lucifer dare not do it by himself, what if the other party loses again, let the newcomer compare with the boys in the first group.

Although this boy had already played a round with Lucifer, he still lost to the new girl. It can only be said that his aptitude is really bad.

The girls in the losing group couldn't bear it anymore and asked Lucifer: "Well, can I borrow this chessboard for us first? We want to practice a little bit."

Of course Lucifer wanted them to pass the test, so he readily agreed: "But it's only 10 minutes."

What if someone comes next and he doesn't have enough chessboards? I can't draw a chessboard with paper, it's too cheap.

In fact, without having experienced today's situation, Lucifer has already realized that there is a problem with the previous money-making model.

He can't just make money from those who pass the test, he has to find a way to make money from those who can't!

Otherwise, they occupy the props, waste his time, and don't pay him, when can he get a ps4 console?

But there is no good time for reform, especially when the review is imminent, so let's go through the review first and then talk about other things.

When Lucifer returned to the hall from the back kitchen, the aroma of instant noodles also faintly wafted out, and when he looked up, he saw four pairs of eyes staring at him, swallowing secretly.

Especially the group that lost, the eyes were very complicated and remorseful.

Lucifer: "..."

Although he looked pitiful and wanted to give him money very much, and he really wanted to earn this money, but there were other people watching, so he couldn't make an exception openly.

In order to make money, Lucifer used his brain a little.

"Well... it's rare to come here, and it's not good for you to leave empty-handed, but the trial is serious and cannot be an exception. How about this, you two." Lucifer nodded and only watched the two people who didn't make a move, " The two of you are in the next game, whoever wins will have other rewards."

Everyone understands the meaning of other rewards. Although the first couple who came for the hot and sour noodles described in the newspaper had some regrets, they still responded firmly: "Yes!"

I heard that the drinks here are also amazing, and it's worth it to be able to drink drinks.

The second couple, who had already confirmed that they could eat noodles, had no objection. Anyway, no matter if they won or lost, they won't lose money. Besides, judging from this posture, the opponent might be very weak.

So, while the noodles were still cooking, the two groups got together and restarted a game of backgammon.

Lucifer is not interested in supervising, anyway, he is not a real sage, he can make money whoever wins, so he simply took the opportunity to go out and grab the passing newsboy: "How much is a copy of Eden Daily?"

The newsboy quickly said: "10 copper coins, if you subscribe for a whole year, you can get a discount of 3 silver coins and 500 copper coins."

1000 copper coins = 1 silver coin, the discount is less than 200 copper coins... Okay, since you plan to learn more about this world, you should order a newspaper.

Although Lucifer was short of money, he was not stingy when it came time to spend money, and he readily took out 4 silver coins and handed them to the newsboy, directly ordering it for a year.

The newsboy leaned on the wall and wrote the receipt, then handed it to Lucifer along with a copy of Eden Daily and the remaining change.

Of course, if you think about it, you know that normal people would not carry so many copper coins with them, otherwise they would be too heavy to walk, so what the newsboy found for Lucifer was banknotes.

Lucifer was not surprised at all.

In this world, although he complained a lot, the trust between people is really much stronger than the world he went to before. Since gold, silver and copper coins are inconvenient, the appearance of paper money is a matter of course.

Deception here may not necessarily disappear, but making - counterfeit - banknotes, which seriously damages people's trust in others, and even affects the progress of the entire world economy, will definitely be severely punished by God, so there are almost no obstacles to the circulation of banknotes, directly integrated into the original monetary system.

Lucifer looked at the change in his hand and calculated that 1000 copper coins = 1 silver coin = 100 yuan.

Well, a bowl of noodles for 1 silver coin sounds okay, but a bowl of noodles for 100 yuan makes me feel like a black-hearted businessman all of a sudden.

But in the same way, 1000 yuan a time for ordinary Chi Shilian, the heart of this alarm clock is even darker!At any rate, the price of Noodles was thought by Einstein, but the price of Krypton Gold Pool was set by the alarm clock!

Lucifer slandered, counting the time to go back and fill out the noodles.

Just in time, when it was served on the table, the winner was also decided there.

Since they are all novices, the gap is not too big. This time, the first group won.

The two groups exchanged their chess playing experience in a pleasant atmosphere where they both gained something.

After all... Although it is said to be a trial, this trial is really interesting!Even if there is no reward, they still want to play a few more rounds!

After Lucifer served the hot and sour noodles to the second group, he began to give special rewards to the first group.

The girls in the first group were a little confused as they watched Lucifer put a small package in her hand.

Lucifer smiled: "This is popping candy."

sugar!

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Since the city of Eden does not produce sugarcane, it can only import cane sugar from cities with sugarcane gardens, which are far away. This makes the sugar in Eden relatively rare and the price is naturally very expensive.

Fortunately, sucrose is not a necessity, so if you don’t eat it, you don’t eat it. Anyway, some fruits are sweeter, but the feeling is still different.

The closest thing is honey. When encountering wild beehives, it is not bad to imagine the delicious taste of sugar through honey, but honey is also very expensive, and it is usually used for sacrifices or as medicine, so "sugar" is still "sweet" in people's minds. ", synonymous with "dream".

If Einstein or Gauss were here today, their families would occasionally supply a little sugar to satisfy their cravings, but today they seem to be the type who cut down on food and clothing just to spend a day with their lovers. Sugar is huge for them. Surprised.

but……

"Why is it called Jumping Candy?" The man holding the small bag of candy asked confusedly.

"As the name suggests, when you eat it, the candy will jump in your mouth, so it is called popping candy."

Lucifer felt that he had explained it clearly, but no one understood what it felt like to be jumping in his mouth.

"Is it similar to the 'white sparkling water' described by Miss Dumas?" someone asked.

Lucifer raised his eyebrows: "It's a little different, but it's really similar."

What did Alexandre Dumas write?After a while he went to read the newspaper!

With curiosity and anticipation, the couple who got the popping candy unpacked it.

Inside were even and fine particles like sand. They poured a little in their respective palms, and then stretched out their tongues to carefully lick it.

"!!!"

The two of them suddenly opened their eyes wide, and subconsciously closed their mouths tightly, maintaining this somewhat weird expression, and looked at each other.

This popping candy... so strange!

Although it is called sugar, the first thing they feel when they enter the mouth is the sour taste, and the saliva begins to secrete subconsciously. At the same time, the particles magically jump up and down in their mouths. This stimulating feeling makes them have to swallow quickly. , but the more they swallow, the more cheerful they dance.

But at this time, the sourness gradually receded, and the sweetness hidden under the sourness spread out, and it became sweeter and sweeter, making them reluctant to swallow as much as before, so they could only sip it carefully, for fear that they would melt. too fast.

This weird silence made the second group of couples who were eating noodles next to them curious.

The second group has already been shocked by the deliciousness of the hot and sour noodles, so now they have enough time to pay attention to the first group. After all, they also want to know how delicious candy is, even if it is just a description, but the reaction of the first group is not so strange.

"Is it delicious?" the girl asked curiously.

The girl with the popping candy in her mouth nodded fiercely, but still didn't open her mouth.

"Yes, is it..."

Looking at them as if they finally ate up all the candy in their mouths, and then licked it again, the expression on the face of eating the dough was full of doubts.

If it's delicious, why do you frown from time to time?Isn't it bad to frown?Why continue to eat?

Do not understand.

Although the sugar-eating group was startled by the jumping candy at first, after more than ten seconds of getting used to it, they fell in love with the stimulating feeling and were even a little addicted.

Rather, human beings are prone to be addicted to sweetness. The special sweetness receptors in the mouth will make the brain produce happy feedback due to the sweetness.

The pleasure brought by sugar is strong and long-lasting. This kind of low-level enjoyment that is almost universal in the 21st century is so intoxicating to people in this suppressed world with low needs and desires.

What's more, in addition to the sweetness, there is also a feeling of beating, which is even more amazing. I haven't heard of it for so long!

That's right, it is impossible for this candy to be made by humans, otherwise it would have been struck by lightning long ago. Where did Lord Sage get this miraculous candy? Could it be that God bestowed it on him?

The hall was very quiet, everyone was enjoying the delicious food silently, and their hearts were full of emotion and urgency—Master Sage, you must live a long life, otherwise, where else can they eat these in the future?

While everyone remained silent, Lucifer flipped through the newspaper and found an article signed by Christina Dumas.

She is actually a columnist. It seems that Alexandre Dumas is not an ordinary lover of literature. No wonder Ludwig suggested that she write poems by herself. It turns out that she has been writing things before.

Just this content...

Lucifer watched and fell silent.

10. Chapter 10