Chapter 19: Like a Cheat

After all his calculations, he really didn't expect that the so-called spatial scope appraisal could be so unreasonable.

You can appraise the entire store while you are standing outside and haven't seen anything yet?

Try it now!

"Appraise."

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

As he silently recited this command, countless item names appeared in Lu Ming's eyes like product labels.

They penetrated the wall and were displayed in their respective positions as if in perspective.

Some of them were too densely packed, so the labels were all stacked together.

Lu Ming instinctively felt that there was some visual pollution, and the dense and messy appearance.

Could this be the defect of the BUG skill? Can only the labels of supplies be displayed?

As soon as the idea came out, all the labels of the items in front of him disappeared. When they appeared again, except for the labels of supplies, other items were not displayed.

Looking at the tools, cigarettes, alcohol, drinks, snacks, and some daily necessities, Lu Ming was speechless.

"Do you dare to go a step further and only display food supplies?"

Swish!

The labels were reset for the second time. Except for the alcohol, beverages, snacks, and instant noodles, everything else was silent.

So far, Lu Ming has been completely convinced by the Eye of Truth.

Okay, you are awesome, I will follow you.

"Show alien creatures, food, beverages, tools, weapons, and supply boxes."

The setting was silently given in his mind, and the identification information changed again.

As he inferred, the sickle owl larvae have been completely eliminated, but there is no supply box, and everything else exists.

The most important thing is that there is a machete in the corner of the store. It seems that most of the shop owners have a strong sense of prevention.

What's more considerate is that because the categories of things to be identified are set in detail, the level of detail of the information has also changed.

Especially the display status of food, the label has color division.

Black, red, orange, white.

Lu Ming briefly understood it.

Food with black labels is basically expired for a long time and contains toxins. If you eat it, you will die immediately.

Red labels indicate that the food is expired. Although you will not die immediately after eating it, you will suffer from acute symptoms. If you are not rescued in time, it will also be hung on the wall.

Orange labels mean that the food is not far from the expiration date and needs to be consumed as soon as possible.

White means that the shelf life is still long, and you can safely collect and store it.

Simple, popular, clear, easy to use, like a cheat.

With a relieved smile, Lu Ming walked into the store.

After entering, a rotten and musty smell came to his face, followed by several rows of slightly messy shelves.

There was everything on it, but as long as it was food and beverages, it was basically wiped out.

Picked up a bag of spicy strips that turned green, the production date stopped at March 22, 2020 in the Jialan calendar, and the shelf life was 12 months.

Looking at the time in the corner of the world channel, it was May 27, 2025.

This means that at least four years have passed since the disaster.

Other places were piled with some cigarettes, alcohol, daily necessities, boxes of instant noodles, sundries, and unknown messes.

After walking around, I looked at the items in the store.

Lu Ming did not rush to search, but turned out the machete hidden in the corner of the counter.

It was a curved machete, a little rusty, and the material was not as good as the one in the mobile phone repair shop.

But so what, a hero does not ask where he came from, and after sublimation, it is another treasure.

Throwing it into the space bag, Lu Ming began to search for resources.

As a high-quality three-good youth, the future pillar of mankind, the food he chooses must be exquisite and noble.

Except for the white-label items, nothing else is needed.

After ten minutes, the collected materials are as follows.

2 boxes of braised beef noodles, 3 boxes of farmer's three-punch pure water, 15 bottles of Best Cola, 10 bottles of Lei Bi, and 60 bottles of 7 other beverages.

Then there are the heavyweight items, 17 boxes of fine liquor, and 30 cartons of fine cigarettes.

Lu Ming himself actually has no demand for things like cigarettes and alcohol.

However, he does not need them, but there are many people who want them.

Especially in the doomsday, these are luxury goods.

The key is that they have a long shelf life.

Ten years of cigarettes, twenty years of liquor, as long as I encounter it, there is absolutely no reason to let it go.

I just didn't expect that after all the cigarettes and liquor were recycled, a prompt message suddenly popped up.

[Tip: There are less than three empty spaces in the space bag, please pay attention to the storage limit, and upgrading the space bag level can expand the capacity. ]

Hmm?

Oh...

After thinking about it, Lu Ming suddenly understood.

The space bag has only twenty spaces, although the same items can be stacked infinitely.

But after the machete, various drinks and food, cigarettes and alcohol were stuffed, there were only 2 spaces left.

"Upgrade..."

Open the space bag, look around, and sure enough, I saw a "▲" sign next to the number of bag slots.

Click the triangle sign, and the prompt pops up again.

[Upgrading the space bag requires 40 "specialized crystals", and the space bag will double in size after upgrading. ]

40 pieces, a bit expensive, how about sublimation directly?

"Ultimate Sublimation!"

[Hint: Please select the sublimation level, level 2/level 1]

"Level 1."

[Hint: Sublimating the universal function "Space Bag" requires 3 million "specialized crystals". ]

[Confirm]

[Cancel]

"..."

You are mocking me, right?

Where can he find 3 million specialized crystals? You are still sure, why don't you just indicate that it cannot be sublimated?

"Cancel."

Originally, he was just trying it out. Besides, even if he could upgrade his level, would he choose to upgrade?

Probably not.

The size of the space is the same as the level of specialization. The later the level is, the higher the value of the upgrade will be.

Forget it, I'd better use the specialization crystals.

Repeat the last upgrade operation and choose to confirm the consumption of 40 specialization crystals.

[Hint: The space bag has been upgraded successfully. The current size is 18/40. The next upgrade will consume 80 specialization crystals. ]

Enough.

With his heroic character, he wanted to upgrade to the next level.

Considering that the specialization crystals might have a greater role later, he calmed down.

Leaving behind tobacco, alcohol and side dishes, Lu Ming began to skillfully set targets for material search.

During this period, he also saw many people hiding in shops.

When those people saw him, none of them asked for help, and they didn't even come out to act with his search.

And I don't know if it was an illusion, but everyone looked at him with a complex and awed look.

It was strange, but he didn't think much about it.

He thought that maybe it was because of his sturdy physique, fashionable clothes, and the cool traditional straight knife in his hand that shocked them.

It was good, really.

Without so many intersections, there would be no so many complexities. He liked this kind of ease and comfort alone, just like the life he had lived in these years.

It was also at this time that he finally found a clothing store.

There was a rolling shutter, but it was hung high, leaving only the glass door locked from the inside.

"Street shop, selling all boys and girls' clothes, good quality and low price, no cheating."

Such a slogan was engraved on the wall outside the door.

Although the handwriting had faded a lot after years of washing, it still made Lu Ming happy.

It meant that he finally didn't have to be topless anymore, wearing pants that were too short and made his stomach hurt.

He took a few steps forward and was ready to use the identification to check whether there were any larvae hiding in the store.

But he didn't expect that a figure would come into his sight as he passed by.