“Yaoyao Zero, just tell me—can the duck egg soup I braised the other day be sold in the Dimensional Mall?”
Braised duck egg soup?
This time, the System fell silent for a few seconds.
It seemed to be performing some kind of complex logical calculation.
A moment later, a crisp notification sounded:
【System evaluating… Evaluation complete.】
【Host’s “Braised Duck Egg Soup” qualifies as a primary cooked food product that can be packaged and preserved, meeting the basic requirements for listing under the Mall’s “Food” category.】
【Host’s current permissions allow opening the “Food Subcategory” within the sales section. Would you like to list “Braised Duck Egg Soup” as a new product?】
Ji Nanxi’s eyes lit up—success!
She immediately nodded in confirmation, “List it!”
【Product “Braised Duck Egg Soup” has been successfully listed in the sales section.】
【Please set the product name, ingredient introduction, consumption method, price, and inventory quantity.】
【For each unit sold, the System will automatically handle packaging, preservation, and cross-dimensional logistics delivery.】
【Friendly reminder: Product pricing authority belongs to the host. From the Credit Points earned from product sales, a 5% handling fee will be deducted from each order’s total amount for spatial transportation activation; the remaining balance will belong to the host.】
A semi-transparent virtual operation panel appeared before Ji Nanxi, which was precisely the backend of the Space-Time Mall System.
Her sales section was initially gray and blank.
Now, an image of a steaming clay pot of braised duck egg soup had been added. Seeing this, Ji Nanxi understood everything perfectly.
Although Yaoyao Zero usually remained silent, it had clearly been spying on her daily life through her vision all along.
Ignoring Yaoyao Zero’s little scheme, Ji Nanxi directly opened the product editing interface.
【Product Name: Please name】
After a moment’s thought, Ji Nanxi said directly, “Blue Star Flavor Scallion-Braised Duck Egg Soup.”
【Product Name: Blue Star Flavor Scallion-Braised Duck Egg Soup】
【Ingredient Introduction: Please input truthfully; falsification is prohibited. If adulteration is found, the product will be delisted, and a penalty of ten times the selling price in Credit Points will be imposed.】
Ji Nanxi stroked her chin and said thoughtfully, “Made with fresh, natural, pollution-free free-range duck eggs, traditionally hand-cooked over a wood fire in an iron wok, supplemented with lard, chicken essence, salt, pepper, scallions, and water.”
【Consumption Method: Please input】
Ji Nanxi twitched the corner of her mouth and, looking at this clueless Yaoyao Zero System, finally couldn’t help but complain, “Consumption method? Of course, it’s ready to eat upon opening!”
She was selling cooked food, and the Interstellar packaging had preservation effects, meaning it kept the food warm and fresh.
【Consumption Method: Ready to eat upon opening】
【Price: Please input】
The price of duck eggs, when purchased at the supply and marketing cooperative with ration tickets, was 1 yuan per jin.
One jin contained approximately 8 to 10 duck eggs.
If bought at the market without requiring tickets, the price was relatively higher, at 1.5 yuan per jin.
Ji Nanxi did the math: five duck eggs were used to make one serving of the scallion-braised duck egg soup. Calculating based on 1.5 yuan per jin of duck eggs, only two servings could be made, so the cost per serving was 0.75 yuan.
Factoring in ingredients, oil, salt, firewood, etc., and considering the prices of this era, it should be sold for at least 2.5 yuan per serving.
A serving of seaweed egg drop soup at a state-run restaurant, which used only one egg, was sold for 0.3 yuan per serving!
Ji Nanxi knew that for System transactions, the selling price was determined based on the current market consumption prices of this era on Blue Star.
When the System deals with Interstellar customers, it converts and sells at a premium based on the market consumption prices of the Interstellar era.
Ji Nanxi knew that the Interstellar customers she would face naturally meant that rarity increased value!
Moreover, the Interstellar era had no natural, pollution-free free-range duck eggs!
And there were quite a few wealthy people in the Interstellar era.
Ji Nanxi narrowed her eyes. She wasn’t targeting the common folk but the high-end market!
In this era, the salary for office workers ranged from about 40 to 55 yuan; ordinary workers earned 30 to 45 yuan, while skilled workers made 50 to 70 yuan, and senior technicians earned over 100 yuan.
The selling price couldn’t be too low. If it were too low, Ji Nanxi would exhaust herself, not to mention losing money instead of making a profit.
Firewood had to be gathered by hand!
Duck eggs had to be purchased too!
The key point was that all of this relied on Ji Nanxi to do. Thinking of this, she smiled and said, “Selling price: 100 Credit Points per serving.”
[Selling price: 100 Credit Points per serving.]
[Stock quantity: Please enter]
Ji Nanxi said, “10 servings.”
[Stock quantity: 10 servings]
[Host, please confirm the following information: Blue Star Flavor Scallion-Braised Duck Egg Soup, selling price 100 Credit Points per serving, stock quantity 10 servings.]
[Once this information is confirmed, it will be synchronized and updated in the Interstellar Mall.]
The number of duck eggs she could collect daily was limited, and she couldn’t use all the duck eggs to make soup—she had to save some for herself.
After setting everything up, she clicked to confirm.
[The product “Blue Star Flavor Scallion-Braised Duck Egg Soup” is now officially listed for sale.]
[The System will automatically push notifications to a small group of potentially interested customers.]
After completing all this, Ji Nanxi breathed a sigh of relief.
She wondered how Interstellar customers would react upon seeing the words “Blue Star.”
Would they find the food produced by ancient Blue Star’s primitive cooking methods novel?
Ji Nanxi took a deep breath. She needed to start preparing for this.
For example, she would have to go to the back hill of the Base to chop firewood later.
Not to mention selling the egg soup in the Mall, she also needed it for her daily use.
As early as the first day the System appeared, Ji Nanxi spent 20 Credit Points to purchase the Interstellar Wilderness Survival Kit.
This kit had only one standout feature: cold weapons.
As for quality, it was naturally top-notch.
It included a dagger, a machete, a saw knife, and a small hammer, all stored in a space capsule.
The space capsule looked like a peace knot, so Ji Nanxi threaded it with a red cord, strung it up, and wore it around her neck.
For the next two days, Ji Nanxi was as busy as a spinning top.
Not only did she have to chop firewood in the back hill, but she also had to tidy up the vegetable plot and prepare to sow the vegetable seeds Auntie Xie had given her.
She even found time to visit Gujia Village, asking Auntie Xie to help purchase duck eggs from the village.
As long as it was over five jin, they could come to the Base to find her, and Ji Nanxi would buy them all.
On the first day, the System remained as quiet as a chicken.
Ji Nanxi wasn’t in a hurry, though. She knew that the beginning was always the hardest.
When she returned from Gujia Village, Ji Nanxi brought back eight jin of duck eggs.
With the ingredients ready, she immediately lit the stove and heated the pot.
She prepared all ten servings of the Blue Star Flavor Scallion-Braised Duck Egg Soup, then handed them over to Yaoyao Zero to package and place in the System, ready for sale.
On the afternoon of the second day, while she was watering the vegetable plot, a notification suddenly sounded:
[Ding!]
[Your product “Blue Star Flavor Scallion-Braised Duck Egg Soup” has sold 1 serving.]
[Reward: Credit Points +95.]
【Total Credit Points: 183】
We’re open for business!
Ji Nanxi felt a surge of joy and immediately checked the system’s backend.
Almost simultaneously, a rating and review appeared below the product.
【Rating from buyer Explorer-17: ★★★★★】
【Review from buyer Explorer-17: This Blue Star-style scallion and braised duck egg soup arrived with its packaging intact. The combination of extremely simple ingredients, prepared through manual cooking, results in a broth so flavorful that no synthetic flavoring agent in the Interstellar realm can compare! After drinking it, it even had a calming effect on turbulent Mental Power—simply incredible! Could this be what they called “wok hei” and “craftsmanship” in ancient Blue Star times? I’ve never tasted such delicious egg soup before! Looking forward to the seller listing more similar “handcrafted” products.】
See!
For Interstellar residents accustomed to synthetic foods and efficient Nutrient Agents, this kind of primitive cooked food, imbued with “wok hei” and “craftsmanship,” has instead become a rare and novel experience.
Nanxi knew all too well the taste of daily Nutrient Agents!
If she’d had a choice back then, she would have rather stayed hidden on Blue Star than spend even a minute in the Interstellar realm!
[Note: 1 Credit Point equals 1 RMB.]