As soon as the Space Mall APP appeared, Mei Mengzhen couldn't help sighing that this Osmanthus Tree was seriously smart, but why was this function never mentioned in that previous letter?
Could it be that they didn't know about it, and she just happened to discover it?
But then again, whether they knew or not has nothing to do with her—she figured it out and that's all that matters.
However, this Space Mall is really intelligent—not only can you buy stuff, you can also sell stuff, and whatever you buy or sell is instantly shipped, instantly received.
But the money earned in the Space Mall APP can only be spent within the Space Mall APP.
In other words, no matter how much money she makes here, she's not allowed to withdraw it.
Mei Mengzhen can actually understand this. After all, how would money earned here be withdrawn—it's not like they can just magically transfer money into her bank card. If that happened, wouldn't she just be a literal game breaker?
But to actually use this Space Mall, first you need money in your APP balance.
Where does the money come from? Obviously, it's time to open a shop and sell stuff.
Not far away, Mei Mengzhen spotted the vegetables she just planted in the soil, and in a flash she thought of a great idea: she could sell veggies! Veggies can be sold anywhere! Veggies produced in this space taste so good, whether outside or in the Space Mall, they're guaranteed to fetch a good price.
Mei Mengzhen thought this was obvious. Leaning against the Osmanthus Tree, she swiped and tapped with her right hand—a flurry of operations later, her shop was registered, and next step: put those veggies on the shelf.
Mei Mengzhen used her mind to move the veggies in front of her, then went to work again. The plump and translucent cabbages in front of her were all put up for sale. As soon as the veggies were listed, that pile disappeared and turned into backend inventory. Whenever someone paid, the backend immediately shipped it. The whole operation was smart as hell.
But after listing, she realized—such a huge, tasty cabbage was priced at only one yuan per head in the Space Mall. Isn't that way too much of a rip-off? Even selling outside, there's no way a cabbage would cost just one yuan! Isn't the Space Mall screwing her?
She tried to change the price, but the Space Mall popup jumped out and said that the backend would evaluate the products and price accordingly. Since the cabbage was worth only one yuan, price modification wasn't allowed.
Mei Mengzhen couldn't believe that even her space-grown veggies were so cheap in the Space Mall. So she tried listing a bunch of white radishes, but the price was the same—one yuan each.
Her precious white radishes! Shiny, juicy white radishes! Obviously they're delicious, so why are they being sold so cheap?
She wouldn't take this lying down and contacted backend customer service—yep, Space Mall does have customer service.
But when she asked, the Space Mall customer service replied: "Dear, around here, these are pig feed. This price is already pretty high."
Mei Mengzhen almost fainted on the spot. She quickly asked, "Where exactly is your place that you feed pigs such good veggies?"
The customer service replied, but it was a chunk of gibberish. She suspected they were cussing her out, but the customer insisted it just couldn't be sent out properly.
Mei Mengzhen rolled her eyes and cursed as she quit the chat.
Basically, since their stuff is used as pig feed, that's why the price is so low.
So even though she can sell veggies in the Space Mall, she can't sell them for a high price. It's honestly not worth it.
She couldn't help but roast: "Man, the pigs at your place really eat good stuff."
One yuan for a cabbage, one yuan for a radish, and it all goes to pigs—she's never... cough, forget it, why bother?
Actually, it's not just veggies in her space; there are Ganoderma and Ginseng under the thatched house, plus gold and jewelry upstairs. Surely these aren't just one yuan each?
She headed to the thatched house, grabbed a Ginseng and a Ganoderma, plus some jewelry and a piece of gold, and brought them back under the Osmanthus Tree to test one by one.
A Ginseng as thick as a baby's arm showed a price of just fifty yuan; she didn't even want to put it up and instantly withdrew it.
Same for Ganoderma—a face-sized Ganoderma only sold for twenty yuan. Nope, couldn't let it go.
But, on the other hand, a string of jewelry sold for six thousand yuan, and that gold? She wasn't sure how many grams it was, but it felt hefty, and ended up selling for two hundred seventy thousand yuan—a damn good price.
So the ultimate result is, space-grown things aren't worth much, but these things from outside the space—who knows if their prices match real world values—but one thing she's sure of: she's got money now.
Except for the veggies which barely moved, the jewelry and gold basically sold out as soon as they were listed.
And the APP balance instantly turned into two hundred seventy-six thousand and two yuan—her wallet was loaded, so those one-yuan items really didn't matter anymore.
And because of the arrival of the Space Mall APP, whatever stuff she wanted to buy could now be sorted right here.
What she really wanted most was to plant a few trees and raise some poultry—like fruit trees and chicken, duck, pig. All things you'd use in daily life; if she had them, she wouldn't need to go out to buy. This way, after starting school, cooking would be way easier.
She just did the selling part, now it's time for shopping.
She was a bit worried that, with all this "unfairness" from the Space Mall, stuff she wanted to buy might be crazy expensive—but turns out she worried for nothing.
Anything she searched for was at pretty reasonable prices, and the lower the age, the cheaper it got.
You wouldn't believe it—a single apple sapling cost only five yuan.
Mei Mengzhen hesitated for ages, still a bit skeptical, but finally decided to buy one apple sapling first. Once she'd grown it, she'd see if she wanted to buy more.
In Space Mall, place the order and bam—apple sapling appears right in front of you.
Planting requires you to do it yourself, whether it's veggies or trees. She picked up the sapling, found a corner, and basically just 'tossed' it in.
No need for fertilizer, no need for watering, no need for anything—just wait.
Mei Mengzhen stood there for a good while, watching as the little sapling grew bigger, formed a small root, and got thicker. The whole process took only two hours.
She didn't do a thing for those two hours, just stared straight at it, but honestly found it super entertaining.
But a tree is just a tree no matter how much it grows. She checked and saw she'd been in for over two hours, and figured who knows how long she'd stay if she kept watching, so with a blink she willed herself out of the space.
When she got out and opened her eyes, she saw Mei Mengchen at his bedside, blinking those bright shiny big eyes and staring at her—just like she was staring at that tree earlier, same look, exactly.