Chapter 304 Recycling Center
Shopping in the city is different. The Immigration Bureau gave him a lot of vouchers for large shopping malls. Jiang Hui made a rough calculation, and then found a more reliable online mall to purchase all the missing daily necessities.
The order she placed at about six o'clock in the evening was delivered to the door a little after seven o'clock. By the way, the instant lunch box she bought at the mall was also delivered. Jiang Hui solved the problem roughly, and then unpacked the daily necessities he bought so that he wouldn't have to pack them in a hurry when he returns to school on Sunday.
But these are not the main items Jiang Hui wants to buy. You don’t have to go back to the mainland to buy these things. Although the logistics is slower and there are fewer styles to choose from, and it is not as convenient as using the holographic cabin to buy online, it is still more difficult to buy these things on campus than returning to the mainland. Purchasing is much simpler, and you save spaceship tickets.
She wanted to go back to the mainland to purchase some mecha materials. Yes, not a toy or a model, but real mecha material.
Previously, Jiang Hui had been exposed to various mecha models, and no matter how realistic they were, they were limited. The content of the basic books she came into contact with was also limited, and the various principles were also very abstract, which was far from enough for her to deeply understand the true framework of the mecha.
I didn’t know it before, but it wasn’t until Wednesday that she came into contact with a real mecha... that she realized that her knowledge of the mecha series was so shallow that just a short period of exposure was enough to change her heart. The destruction of that empty frame.
So Jiang Hui planned to get some real things to try out. Playing with models all the time was not an option. She had to find a way to get in touch with real things.
She remembered that when she first came into contact with interstellar information, she saw some specialty stores releasing information about new parts, which showed that there should be such things for sale.
Jiang Hui's requirements are not high. If he wants to buy parts for a leg or an arm, he can try the assembly effect.
Unfortunately, this idea was shattered after she actually checked the product information online. Large-scale mecha repair shops do sell mecha parts, but most of them are brand new and ready-made partial parts, and they are very expensive. Anyway, they are so expensive that even Jiang Hui's current not-so-poor net worth can't afford them. After all, it's not a model mecha with a limited edition of several thousand interstellar coins, which can be bought as a luxury toy.
Of course, repair shops also sell used goods, but they are all 70% to 90% new. The prices are not cheap either, and the styles are limited. Different models have different prices depending on their condition. Jiang Hui couldn't tell the difference. She really couldn't tell the difference between two parts of the same model and the same newness but differing by 10,000 interstellar coins. Moreover, it was really too expensive, so in the end she didn't buy anything.
But it’s not without some gains. Probably because she was younger and looked like a student, the boss, who seemed to be of Chinese and Korean descent, told her that if she wanted to find materials for experiments, she could go to the recycling center. There will be a lot of defective products there that are less than 50% new. If you are lucky, there will be a lot of recycled materials. The price will be cheaper than here, because the people who come to the mecha repair shop are not short of money, and they are all here. Buying the best goods is naturally more expensive.
This actually opened up new ideas for her. It seems that no matter what era or world it is, it is the same, and there is a huge deviation in the value of commodities. Even in a world where the entire society has experienced rapid development, there is still a habit of reselling second-hand goods.
This is also a characteristic of a resource society.
Jiang Hui wrote down a few locations mentioned by the other party, thinking about finding a local person to inquire about them later, then thanked the boss and logged off.
She looked at the names of several large-scale recycling sites on her notebook, and clicked on the "rich or poor junkyard" most recommended by the other party.
...Which local acquaintance should I ask for information?
That Mr. Andy from Harus Group? No, it’s quite embarrassing to know each other originally, and we haven’t contacted you for such a long time. If you call me all of a sudden, they might think it’s to make trouble over an old matter. Lawyer Ms. Jane? She is a suitable candidate, but the other party is busy with affairs, and theoretically there is a charge for consultation. The other party will definitely not charge her for asking such a trivial matter, but this is enough trouble for her. So this also passes.
Medical staff at the hospital? doctor? The familiar shop assistant downstairs... doesn't seem to be a good person to ask questions about.
Jiang Hui was a bit confused as to whom he should send for optical brain consultation.
Suddenly an optical brain communication came in. Who is it at this time?
It turned out to be Zhou Xiuwen. This is a bit strange. Although this guy seems to be very talkative, he is actually a person who pays great attention to politeness and cultivation. It can be seen that his family has taught him well, and he does not look like he will light up his brain to communicate with others at night. It feels more appropriate to say that Hillman was the one who scored.
But if the other party’s brains are calling in, something must be wrong. Jiang Hui hadn't washed up yet and was still packing things in the living room, so there was no need to tidy up anything, so he directly connected to the optical brain to see what the other party was up to.
Unexpectedly, the call came as a surprise to her. This was not a one-way communication from Zhou Xiuwen, but a connected communication between several people.
The screen is divided into four screens. Including Jiang Hui, who has just joined China Unicom, there are five communication screens in total.
The other four people are naturally members of the R186 team who have made an appointment to watch the Open together the day after tomorrow. There was quite a crowd, and it looked like she was the last one.
"Whoever you were connected to just now, you called in several times but couldn't get through. It was Zhou Xiuwen who called in instead."
Jiang Hui was stunned for a moment. She was in a store on the repair shop line just now. She didn't know whether it was because the store had a do-not-disturb setting or something else, but she didn't receive the notification. She looked distractedly and saw a missed call in the upper right corner.
"We're boarding the holographic cabin." Jiang Hui didn't say much and simply left the topic in general.
“My parents don’t really let me play this.” Hillman was a little envious. He was still wearing a school uniform. The background looked like a living room. Just looking at the background looked magnificent. of. Jiang Hui looked at it and felt that his eyes were a little blinded, so he stopped reading.
"You should pay attention to rest when you get home. Why do you feel so busy..." Zhou Xiuwen glanced at the corner of the stack of books on the table behind Jiang Hui and misunderstood. Those were reference books she bought in the mall. Not more, just a few. The other party has already changed into home clothes. In the corner of the bedroom, the image... well, it is probably a bit ruined. She would not buy such soft wooly rabbit pajamas anyway.
There was also classmate Clarence who might have unpreparedly connected to the communication while changing into home clothes. In the corner of the study room, the clothes on his body are elegant in style, with some typical characteristics of aristocratic clothing, but it can be seen that the material used in this outfit is soft and the style is relatively loose, so it should be home clothes.
(End of this chapter)