There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

Chapter 49 "Does your coffee shop only have freshly ground coffee?

A night quickly passed by.

Chen Yi yawned and climbed out of bed, casually finished his ablutions, and then leaned on the windowsill with a cigarette in his mouth, looking down at the scene outside.

Today was already May 25th.

Time flew by.

In a few more days, it would be two full months since this game had arrived.

There was some good news worth celebrating.

In a few days, the rule that required everyone to speak 1,000 sentences a day would be going offline.

There was also bad news.

The removal of the rule wouldn't affect the Tuberculosis Rabbit's verbosity.

From this angle, the rickshaw business on the streets didn't seem very good.

After all, not many people were willing to spend their preciously acquired Points to enjoy such a service; most would rather tire out their own legs.

On the other hand, the vegetable shops seemed to be doing well, since everyone still needed to eat.

So far, all the Points in everyone's hands were essentially obtained from the government.

Like cleaners, construction workers outside the city, law enforcement officers, factory workers, and so on.

Many positions could acquire Points from the government.

"Hey, Yi."

At the same time, the Tuberculosis Rabbit, who had also finished washing up, took a spiced carrot out of his pocket, crunched into it, and looked up at the residents below.

"Where does the government get so many Points to distribute to these people?"

"The sources for obtaining Points are basically those few, right?"

"Complete daily missions, then there's killing monsters and exchanging Kill Points for Points, aside from that, are there any other sources for getting Points?"

"Even if the government killed a massive number of Insect Race monsters and exchanged them for a large number of Points, that still wouldn't be enough for a few days' distribution, right?"

"I've heard that the factories outside the city that specialize in producing crossbow arrows and other iron tools have started to recruit on a large scale, cranking up production. The amount of Points distributed in a single day isn't small."

"If you ask me,"

"The current phenomenon of using Points as a circulating currency must still be something the government is pushing behind the scenes, right? After all, if the government were to forcefully decree that cash must be used as the circulating currency, there should at least be a grace period."

"Given the current situation, the government must be tight on Points too, since they're not something that can just be printed off by machines on a whim."

"I have no clue."

Chen Yi furrowed his brow and pondered for a moment before shaking his head, "Perhaps the nation has some source of Points that we don't know about, and there might be some deep meaning behind their push to quickly popularize Points as a circulating currency."

"There's no need to think about it; it's beyond our understanding."

"After all..."

He suddenly thought of something, looking thoughtfully at the badge in his hand. It was a pass that had come out of Tie Chui's treasure chest, officially named the Wilderness Access Badge.

It could be used to go to the wilderness three times.

The item's effect stated that when the "Wilderness" map was opened, players who held this item could enter the Wilderness without hindrance.

But so far, he had no idea where this "Wilderness" map was.

No hints whatsoever.

There was also no information about it on the personal panel map.

Perhaps... the government's reserve of Points came from a certain map, something like the existence of a pass?

Otherwise, it was hard to explain where this continuous and large reserve of Points came from.

And why the government didn't keep these Points for themselves but instead used this form of employment, settling accounts with Points.

Chen Yi shook his head and decided not to think about these things anymore, as they were beyond his level of understanding. It was better not to ponder over them.

"Let's go, let's head downstairs to grab something to eat first."

...

"Hot coffee coming up!!"

Outside, the streets were still bustling, seemingly no different than any other day.

Although not many shops were open, there were still a few scattered businesses with their doors ajar.

And not far away, a café was energetically hawking its wares.

Unlike the typical exquisite décor inside most cafés, this one was clearly more rudimentary, with just a table set up at the entrance and nothing but a price list on top of it.

"Freshly ground coffee coming up, only 10,000 Yuan a cup!!!"

The man's hawking was loud, and there was a long line of people at the door.

The reason was simple.

Because this was one of the few shops that still accepted cash—everyone knew that soon cash would be worthless. Even though the price was far beyond that of normal coffee, no one cared.

It wouldn't be long before this cash would be mere waste paper.

The kind that lies on the ground no one bothers to pick up.

"Eh?"

A flash of surprise crossed Tuberculosis Rabbit's eyes, and he couldn't help but walk towards the café: "Paying with cash? That's pretty interesting."

Standing in front of the table, Tuberculosis Rabbit looked curiously at the price list, then at the man behind the table: "Do you only have freshly ground coffee?"

"No other varieties?"

"No."

The man looked up and glanced at the title above Chen Yi's head that resembled a telephone pole, his face breaking into a smile as he cheerfully said, "Real good coffee always comes with nothing added. Those toppings like milk foam are just for inferior coffees."

"Why not try our freshly ground coffee?"

"It's definitely tasty."

"And it's cash only, so why not buy a few cups to try? You won't lose out, right?"

"If you want, I can make a few cups for you right now."

"Rest assured, the taste will definitely not disappoint you."

"..."

Tuberculosis Rabbit stared expressionlessly at the café that didn't allow entry and the price list that only offered freshly ground coffee. For some reason, he suddenly felt an extreme sense of familiarity.

This sense of familiarity evoked a possible realization growing within him.

"Yi..."

"Hmm."

Chen Yi also looked at the man with a complex expression, tilting his head towards the crowd nearby who had just bought their coffee and were squatting to the side, slowly savoring their cups. He was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Such a swindler."

Taking a deep breath and with a serious look, Tuberculosis Rabbit stared at the man and said word by word, "I have to tell them that the coffee they're drinking... is produced using your 'Skill for a Cup of Coffee.'"

The words were not yet finished.

Instantly, the man's face changed and he covered Tuberculosis Rabbit's mouth with his hand. He quickly called someone over to guard the spot and promptly ushered Tuberculosis Rabbit and his companion into the café. Standing behind the curtain, he spoke with a bitter expression.

"Fellows, let's do it this way, according to rules of the Mart."

"How about I give you two some hush money?"

"Name your price."

"No need."

Chen Yi shook his head, glanced around the shop at the twenty or thirty men standing motionless with cups in their hands, grinding coffee non-stop, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. After a moment, he regained his composure and spoke complexly.

"Just answer two questions."

"First, why are you collecting cash?"

"Second, where did you get so many of the same Skill?"

"The E-Level Skill, A Cup of Coffee, though of a lower grade, getting dozens of that Skill wouldn't be easy, right?"