Day of Imprisonment

The fresh produce section of Yongge Supermarket is sparsely populated because there are no 'shopping events' here. Therefore, those Reminiscents driven by desire usually avoid this place.

The ice from the frozen food display emits a cold aura, and the chopping board is covered in meat scraps, with a knife carelessly tossed on the ground.

Pig Head Lao Wang panted heavily, staring intently at Luo Xi.

“It's been so long, I thought you would miss me.” Luo Xi was still using Lin Qiqi's ability to communicate with Lao Wang through soul link.

This is the safest way.

Speak freely, talk about anything you want.

“Luo Xi, what exactly do you want?” Lao Wang didn't reject Lin Qiqi's touch, which meant that although he seemed angry, he wasn't opposed to communicating with Luo Xi.

“Just catching up. I thought we were friends, but you left without saying goodbye. I was even worried about your safety, thinking you had been eliminated.” Luo Xi looked sincere, and these were truly his heartfelt words.

“During the Day of Imprisonment, nothing can truly be eliminated. No one can do it, not even ‘God’.” Lao Wang suddenly said.

“That's profound, not something you'd usually say.” Luo Xi joked.

“That's right, because you said it.” Lao Wang suddenly smiled.

This time, Luo Xi looked astonished.

Not pretending, he was genuinely surprised.

“Heh, I thought I was an atheist.”

Lao Wang then dropped his smile, his boar-like face showing seriousness.

“Luo Xi, I didn't expect you to find this place so quickly. You're stronger than before, which is a good thing, but not necessarily all good, because it means you've entered a dangerous zone. If I remember correctly, you've only been a Reminiscent for a few cycle days. Are you really ready?”

“I don't know!” Luo Xi said truthfully, “To be honest, I have discovered some things from the past, but it's not comprehensive. Most of the time, I'm just acting on instinct, making judgments. But whether these judgments are right or wrong, and what consequences they will lead to, I don't know.”

This was clearly not the answer Lao Wang wanted to hear.

He didn't speak, seemingly falling into silence.

Luo Xi didn't speak either.

The feeling was strange. Lin Qiqi couldn't help but cough softly.

Lao Wang turned his head and glanced at her, grinned, and looked back at Luo Xi. This time, he stood up, moved away from Lin Qiqi's touch, and said directly: “My name is Ding Hai, and I'm in charge of the fresh produce section. Is there anything you need to buy, customer? Of course, you can also participate in my shopping challenge game, with generous prizes and a chance to win the grand prize.”

At the same time, several Reminiscents walked over.

Seeming to have seen Lao Wang, they headed straight towards them.

Luo Xi didn't turn around, and also stood up, saying: “Tell me about the rules!”

“Oh, we have new customers. Would you like to join my challenge game as well?”

Lao Wang's pig face looked at the Reminiscents walking over.

“What challenge?” one of the Reminiscents asked.

“This shopping challenge of mine is called ‘Gourmet’. A qualified gourmet must have a sense of smell and taste that is different from ordinary people. Only in this way can they appreciate the real delicacies. And meat, without a doubt, is the ingredient that stands at the pinnacle of delicacies.”

“I will cook nine kinds of meat separately. Of course, you will be informed of these nine kinds of meat ingredients in advance. When tasting, you need to arrange the correct name labels in the order of tasting. Whoever guesses correctly will receive a reward. Of course, if everyone is wrong, even if it's just one wrong, it doesn't count as winning.”

“Or, if there is more than one winner, then a second round of competition will be required. In the end, only one winner will be selected, who can get 2000 shopping coupons, plus a card called [Gourmet]. By the way, [Gourmet] is a numbered card, numbered 078.”

Hearing this, the Reminiscents immediately became excited.

Under the influence of [Desire], a person's greed can be amplified.

“Of course, this is prepared for me.”

“What?” Lin Qiqi didn't understand the meaning of this sentence: “What about me?”

“Don't waste 200 shopping coupons.”

“Understood!” If someone else said this, Lin Qiqi would definitely slap them, but if Luo Xi said it, although she didn't understand, she still agreed without hesitation.

It was also because Lin Qiqi quickly understood what was going on.

“Could it be that this pig head wants to give the shopping coupons and the numbered card to Luo Xi, but can't give them directly, so he used such a roundabout method? And it's best if other Reminiscents participate in this method, so that it won't be suspected... Haha, it must be like this, so exciting, this is much more exciting than those boring days in the past.”

Ignoring Lin Qiqi's inner monologue, Lao Wang had already started selecting meat ingredients.

“You see clearly, all my operations are under your eyes, so there is absolutely no possibility of cheating. Moreover, our supermarket has regulations and cannot mess around. You must understand this, don't lose to others and then go complain.” Lao Wang said coldly while selecting ingredients.

This was like a warning.

“Don't worry, we've been in the supermarket for a long time, we know the rules, and we won't go to the dummies to complain.” A Reminiscent said, just as a dummy wearing a supermarket uniform passed by from the aisle behind.

Luo Xi was expressionless.

“So, to complain here, you have to go to the dummies… What exactly are they, or who is controlling them? The administrator of the supermarket scene?” Luo Xi was very clear that Lao Wang said this completely to make an excuse, and the real purpose was to remind himself.

Are the dummies the watchers?

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To be honest, Lao Wang's sentence just now had loopholes. If it were a Reminiscent with a calm mind, it was very likely that they would notice that Lao Wang was deliberately reminding him.

But fortunately, the longer the Reminiscents stay here, the more they will be entangled by various [diseases]. [Desire] and [Greed] amplify a person's dark side, and a person's concentration is so much. While maintaining relative rationality, they are squeezed and suppressed by desire, which will weaken their sensitivity.

Even Lao Wang's very obvious abnormal 'speech' was not noticed by them.

“These are the meat ingredients I have selected, and I have numbered these ingredients from 1 to 9, which are 1. Ribs, 2. Tenderloin, 3. Pig ears, 4. Head meat, 5. Streaky pork, 6. Pork collar butt, 7. Rump, 8. Pig tendon, 9. Ham . You can observe and remember!”

Lao Wang 'embodied' all nine kinds of meat ingredients, allowing several people to observe.

“No problem!” Several Reminiscents looked and nodded.

Then they paid 200 shopping coupons respectively.

In their opinion, this challenge will definitely be difficult, but they can distinguish the meat just by observing its appearance. However, the taste must also be different, especially since these are all parts of the pig. If you want to accurately distinguish them by taste, this is definitely difficult.

But as long as you observe some details, you can still see it.

“Since there is no problem, then I will start.” Lao Wang took all the ingredients away and began to walk into the room inside to cook.

This was a time-consuming matter. They could hear the sounds of cooking, frying, and frying inside, see the flames, and even soon smell the aroma.

“Damn, I'm hungry again.” A Reminiscent's stomach growled.

“Hehe, no matter what, we can have a big meal later. Even if we lose, it's not a big loss. Speaking of which, the meat here is not cheap. 200 shopping coupons can buy some meat, but it's all raw meat, but there is no cooked meat here. It's not a loss to have a big meal.” Another Reminiscent rubbed his stomach.

Because of [Hunger], coupled with [Desire] amplifying this feeling, all the Reminiscents here are mostly in a state of not being full and hungry most of the time. After smelling the bursts of meat aroma, their stomachs were already churning with cravings and could no longer be suppressed.

Some even had saliva dripping from their mouths.

So waiting for the food to come out was simply a torment.

Luo Xi found that Lin Qiqi was also swallowing saliva.

Knowing that she was also hungry.

Not to mention her, even Luo Xi himself was hungry. Fortunately, Luo Xi could still suppress the feeling of hunger, so that it would not interfere with his ability to think.

Finally, after about half an hour, the cooking inside stopped.

But the aroma was still there.

“Sorry to keep you waiting!” Lao Wang came out carrying a large tray, but it wasn't until he put down the things on the tray that he found that there were only nine very small plates on it.

The plates were at most the size of a palm.

And exaggeratedly, on each plate, there were only a few nail-sized meat pieces.

After carefully counting, they knew that on each plate, there were 4 pieces of meat, and there were also one or two side dishes, either coriander, or green onion leaves, or garlic slices.

“There are a total of four challengers, so I have prepared nine pieces of meat for each challenger. Since it is a challenge, it must also be difficult. There is only one chance to taste, and then paste the ingredient number you remember on the plate of the dish you think is correct.”

Hearing this, some Reminiscents were already stunned.

Because they found that the meat pieces were very small, and most importantly, each meat piece looked exactly the same, at least on the surface.