The driver was an experienced veteran with a decade of driving under his belt. His driving skills were incredibly smooth, but even so, Shen Nanyi was jolted around so much that she almost vomited up her breakfast.
As she watched the surroundings grow increasingly desolate, even though Shen Nanyi had been mentally prepared, she couldn't help but feel puzzled at this moment. Was this really still within the boundaries of Singapore?
Logically speaking, Singapore was a relatively developed country, yet this place looked extremely backward. Some of the buildings were even made of dilapidated stones, completely out of place in a modern nation.
Moreover, the location wasn't far from the capital. If measured in a straight line, it might only take an hour or two to get there. But since there were no proper roads, they had to wind around the mountains. Shen Nanyi and her group had been on the road for nearly three hours and still hadn't arrived.
Just when Shen Nanyi felt like she was about to be shaken unconscious in the car, they finally reached their destination.
Looking at the surrounding scenery, Shen Nanyi realized she had underestimated the situation. The location the system had given her was surrounded by mountains, with nothing else in sight.
In front of her was a bare mountain, and there was no one around. Shen Nanyi fell into deep thought once again.
To make matters worse, up until now, the system had never told her what the consumption task was this time. It had only informed her of the location for the consumption.
"You have two hours left. Spend ten million successfully within two hours, no restrictions on the method." Before Shen Nanyi could even ask, the system's task notification came through.
Since it wasn't a physical - goods consumption and there were no specific rules, Shen Nanyi thought this task might not be too difficult.
She took out her phone, planning to do some online shopping. With the internet being so developed these days, online shopping shouldn't be a problem.
However, the moment she took out her phone, Shen Nanyi understood why the system's rules for this task were so lenient.
There wasn't a single bar of signal on the phone screen. Not only could she not go online, but she couldn't even make a phone call.
Refusing to give up, she tried changing positions and tested the phones of everyone around her, but Shen Nanyi still couldn't find a single bar of signal. It was even more effective than a signal jammer.
There was no one around, and her phone had no signal. Shen Nanyi was completely stunned.
She plopped down on the ground. Shen Nanyi thought her task might be over at this point, but after working so hard for so long, she really wasn't willing to give up.
Scenes from the past few years kept flashing through Shen Nanyi's mind, and she regained her motivation. She stood up from the ground and sized up her surroundings. As long as there was hope, she couldn't give up.
The highly motivated Shen Nanyi walked around for the Nth time, almost stomping a hole in the ground. Then her confidence hit rock bottom again.
Not only was there nothing around, but there wasn't even a single person. She really had money but couldn't spend it.
Just as she was about to start her (N + 1)th round of walking around, an old man dressed like a farmer walked over from afar.
Anyway, at least she'd finally seen a person. Shen Nanyi rushed over in three big steps.
The old man, wearing traditional clothing, was carrying a bamboo basket on his back filled with firewood. His face was full of the marks of time, and his hands were covered with the traces of age.
"Excuse me, is there a place to buy things nearby, Grandpa?" Finally seeing someone, Shen Nanyi was so excited that she even forgot about the language barrier.
It was the bodyguard who reacted quickly and stepped forward to act as a translator for Shen Nanyi.
"There's nothing around. The nearest store is five kilometers away." The bodyguard almost translated the old man's words simultaneously. Shen Nanyi's just - improved mood sank to the bottom again.
"Grandpa, I really like the bamboo basket on your back. Can you sell it to me?" Since one method didn't work, Shen Nanyi thought of another. Her eyes fell on the bamboo basket on the old man's back.
"Warning! Warning! The consumption object of the host and its actual value cannot have a large disparity, otherwise the task will fail." Before Shen Nanyi could even mention the price, the system's warning sounded. Immediately afterwards, a current coursed through Shen Nanyi's body, making her sober up instantly.
"This isn't worth much. If you like it, I can give it to you." The old man maintained his most simple and honest sentiment. He took off the bamboo basket on his back and was about to give it to Shen Nanyi.
Shen Nanyi just wanted to spend money and didn't really want the basket at all. She quickly waved her hand to refuse.
"It's useless to me. I usually just pick up some firewood on my own mountain." The old man was extremely enthusiastic. He poured out the things in the basket and was about to hand it to Shen Nanyi.
"Did you just say this mountain is yours?" Shen Nanyi's eyes lit up. It seemed like she'd found a way out.
It seemed like no one had talked to the old man so patiently for a long time, or maybe he just needed someone to talk to. The old man quickly answered Shen Nanyi's question.
Not only this mountain, but several surrounding mountains also belonged to the old man. However, since no crops grew on these mountains, their prices were very low.
Even though they were very cheap, not many people were willing to buy them. Without any crops, the mountains became barren, which was why the old man's life was so difficult.
"May I ask how much the price of your mountains is approximately?" Shen Nanyi was calculating the price in her mind. She thought a mountain should cost at least a million, after all, a piece of land in China might cost hundreds of millions.
"These mountains cost two or three million local currency each." The bodyguard quickly reported the price the old man had said to Shen Nanyi.
Although the price was lower than expected, it was still a large - scale consumption. Buying the nearby mountains should complete the task.
Shen Nanyi was calculating in her mind how to buy the mountains from this old man.
"The local currency here is equivalent to about twenty to thirty thousand yuan per mountain in RMB." Before Shen Nanyi could get excited, the bodyguard told her the price in RMB.
Shen Nanyi was completely desperate. What was this? Why was the price so low?
Whether to convert it into RMB or not didn't really matter to Shen Nanyi, but thinking of the system's previous warning, she knew she couldn't raise the price too much.
"You can buy this mountain range." Suddenly, the system's voice sounded, seemingly tinged with a bit of helplessness.
God knows it had just randomly located a place to increase the difficulty of Shen Nanyi's task. Who would have thought that Shen Nanyi would be so lucky that she could encounter such a low - probability event.
The system's words almost made Shen Nanyi jump up. She tried hard to suppress her excitement and started discussing the details of buying the mountains with the old man.
At first, the old man was very happy to hear that someone wanted to buy his mountains. But after hearing the price Shen Nanyi offered, the old man became very vigilant.
He was a native resident and knew the approximate prices of all the barren mountains around. The price Shen Nanyi offered was definitely sky - high.
"He said the price of this mountain isn't worth that much money, and he doesn't want to sell it to us." Not only the old man but even the translating bodyguard was confused about what Shen Nanyi was up to.
It was obvious that a few tens of thousands of yuan could solve the problem, but Shen Nanyi insisted on spending tens of millions. The key was that this wasn't a good place for investment.
Maybe this was the joy of the rich. The bodyguard said he didn't understand.