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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Searching for Ancient Coins

The end of the world in three months

Three months later, on June 1st, an unprecedented SSS solar flare erupted in the history of human science. This is the time calculated by scientists after the end of the world. Due to the sudden eruption of solar flares, which were not predicted in advance, it was not until June 3rd, when coronal particles were about to reach Earth, that scientists from Bear Country discovered the anomaly. Humans only have a short day to react, and even governments around the world have not reached a consensus yet.

On the morning of June 4th at 10 o'clock, a violent electromagnetic pulse destroyed all satellites outside the Earth, leaving no survivors. All electronic devices are malfunctioning! Subsequently, a geomagnetic storm swept across the globe. The electricity that humans have popularized for hundreds of years was instantly destroyed, and the world returned to the dark primitive society once again. This is not even the scariest thing. After the solar eruption, it seems to have entered a period of weakness, and this giant fireball that humans rely on for survival visibly darkens. The world fell into a low temperature of minus fifty degrees Celsius within three days, and the entire Earth was frozen, entering the end of the extreme cold era. More than 90% of species are facing extinction, with animals, plants, food, and low rise buildings all frozen under blizzards and ice. Humanity is facing an unprecedented racial disaster. From then on, those who want to survive will struggle.

Lin Shi's Rebirth

Lin Shi returned to the room, pondered for a moment, opened the safe, and took out an unremarkable bowl from inside. The surface of this bowl is uneven, with a grayish color and a notch at the edge. Take it out and squat on the roadside to beg in place. Originally, Lin Shi found it strange that his father made a will specifically for a broken bowl. But it was only after opening this bowl and gaining space that Lin Shi realized its uniqueness. This is a treasure trove! Specific things are needed to activate or repair it. In his previous life, he only repaired the treasure trove and gained space in the eighth year of the extremely cold apocalypse by chance. Unfortunately, at that time, the resources found were not even enough to fill one's stomach, let alone store them. After the end of the world, the most important thing is materials! It is a material that can be carried with you and is not afraid of being taken away! The first thing he needs to do now is to open this treasure trove!

The thing that opened the treasure trove was found in the antique market in the south of the city during my past life in Linshi. It's better to start sooner rather than later. That thing is related to his biggest reliance after rebirth, so Lin Shi decided to set off immediately. He found a backpack, put the treasure trove inside, and carried it out. Going downstairs, Lin Shi saw a breakfast shop and only then remembered that he hadn't had breakfast yet. He was used to starving in the apocalypse, often unable to find food for two or three days, and could only eat some snow to resist hunger. Lin Shi walked into the breakfast shop and wolfed down a sumptuous breakfast. After finishing the meal, following the memories of the past life with navigation assistance, we drove to the antique stall market in the south of the city.

Search for key items

Early in the morning, there were hundreds of stalls on the antique market street, bustling with people coming and going. In his previous life, Lin Shi and Zhao Xiao dug up the key item for repairing the treasure trove here - an ancient coin with a special pattern. The ancient coin from the past life was dug out under thick snow, and Lin Shi can only determine its exact location at this antique market. The exact location cannot be identified, so we can only search for it one by one. The most common item in the antique market is antique coins, which can be found at almost every stall, with piles of hundreds of them. After searching for two hours, Lin Shi still hasn't found the ancient coin with that special pattern. His gaze was somewhat solemn. Just inquired, this antique market only gathers and stalls on weekend mornings, and the vendors who come to stall are not fixed every time. This is undoubtedly bad news. If the vendor who owns that special ancient coin only sold here on the day of the apocalypse, wouldn't he have to wait three months to find it? The advantage of being reborn will be greatly reduced. The stalls on this street will close in one or two hours, and if we can't find them anymore, we'll have to come over next weekend to try our luck.

Exhale... "Lin Shi took a deep breath and calmed down, continuing to look for the next stall.

Lin Shi? "A familiar voice sounded from behind. Lin Shi's eyelids lifted, and a murderous aura flashed through his clear eyes. This voice will never be forgotten in Lin Shi's dreams. Zhao Xiao, Lin Shi's classmate and friend from middle school to high school, betrayed him after eight years of hardship in the apocalypse.

Suppressing the murderous intent in his eyes, Lin Shi turned his head and exclaimed in surprise, "Zhao Xiao? Why are you here

Zhao Xiao, wearing a city management uniform, walked up and patted Lin Shi's shoulder. "I was wondering why you're here? What? The top student actually wants to play antiques

Zhao Xiao joked as he looked at Lin Shi, who had a handsome face and a valuable outfit, and a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes that was difficult to detect. Lin Shi, who lived a lifetime longer than Zhao Xiao, put this jealousy in his eyes and a cold light flashed in his eyes. At this time in her previous life, Zhao Xiao had already been dissatisfied with herself.

Zhao Xiao is a temporary worker at the Urban Management Bureau, so it's not surprising that he appears here. He calmly brushed away the hand that Zhao Xiao had placed on his shoulder and said casually, "I have nothing to do this weekend. I heard there are many antiques here, so come and take a look

Zhao Xiao chuckled inwardly. He had been working nearby for almost a year and knew that this street was full of scams. There are quite a few people who come with the idea of picking up leaks, and even if they can really pick up leaks, they won't be able to come up with one in a year. Last time, there was a naive young man who was cheated out of tens of thousands and came over to cause trouble. But he won't tell Lin Shi about these things. He hopes Lin Shi falls for it, as he doesn't lack money anyway. The surface relationship still needs to be maintained, otherwise how can we trap this scapegoat in the forest. Zhao Xiao smiled and said, "There are quite a few counterfeit goods here, and there are also genuine ones. Half a year ago, an old man spent 200 yuan to pick up a genuine Han Dynasty product here and sold it for 500000 yuan

A normal nineteen year old young person doesn't feel hot when they hear this, even if they were just casually looking around, they would want to buy two and give them a try. Lin Shi didn't show any signs on his face, but sneered inwardly. How could he not have noticed that Zhao Xiao was so cunning before? Then I need to take a good look, "nodded Zhao Xiao

Unexpected discovery

At this moment, there was a commotion not far away. Many people gathered around. Driven by curiosity, Lin Shi also walked over. Seeing the crowd congested, Zhao Xiao shouted, "Let's go! Let's go! The urban management is handling the affairs!" The crowd did indeed split into a path. Lin Shi followed the trend and walked to the front.

A young man in his twenties looked excited and spat at an ancient coin, saying, "Old man! I took it for appraisal yesterday, and it's a modern handicraft! Fake!! You actually sold it for 100000 yuan, refund! You must refund me today

The vendor is an elderly man over seventy years old, dressed in a coarse cloth shirt. The wrinkles on his face, which has been weathered by time, are now twisted together: "This is really a precious heirloom of my family

What kind of useless treasure, can't you refund? If you don't refund the money again, I'll call the police! "The onlookers next to them all looked like they were watching a good show. Zhao Xiao also leaned in to Lin Shi's ear and said, "This kind of thing happens here every few months. If it were in the past, this kid would have had to be beaten up

There is a rule in the antique world that even if you buy a fake item, you cannot return it. If you are not good at learning, spending money can be a lesson. But obviously, this young person doesn't know whether he really doesn't understand or pretends not to understand, and insists on returning the item.

When Lin Shi saw the ancient coins in the young man's hand, his pupils suddenly contracted! It's the ancient coin that opened the treasure trove!

The old man shook his hands and said with a bitter expression, "This is really something that has been passed down from my ancestors to my grandfather's generation. Young man, I didn't lie to you

Many people in the crowd looked at the young man with unfriendly eyes. Doesn't this young man understand the rules? At the same time, some people think that this old man pretends to be quite similar. They have all gone for authentication, can we still authenticate the real as fake?

Lin Shi took a deep breath and walked up to the young man, asking curiously, "Can you show me the ancient coins in your hand