Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

Chapter 7: 4: The Extinguished Fluorescence (Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch's Pen and Ink Zhuoxian)_2

Under the bright white lights, various goods are arranged in square compartments, with rows of fruits and vegetables not far away, some of which are locally produced in Payin City, and some are transported from other places.

[T6 grade white japonica rice, 6.23 Federation Coins/500g, T6 grade Snow Pattern cabbage, 5.34 Federation Coins/200g, T6 grade fresh red meat, 20.12 Federation Coins/500g, T5 grade white strawberries, 37.52 Federation Coins/200g, T5 grade Purple Liquid mulberries, 45.06 Federation Coins/200g...]

"Strawberries are still so expensive..." Hexia murmured softly, her gaze drifting away.

Ever since her father passed away, she had been living alone, and rarely had the opportunity to eat some of the more expensive fruits. The last time she bought them was for her birthday, when she hesitantly bought a box. She was happy while eating them, but after finishing, she felt she had indulged in too much luxury.

The so-called T6 grade refers to foodstuffs/industrial products without any Transcendent power, which are convenient to produce and cheaper, whereas T5 grade indicates foodstuffs/industrial products that employed some Transcendent technology during production. Although the final product doesn't have special effects, its excellent quality means that the prices are generally higher.

Better to buy some simple things, she decided, and after navigating through the aisles, Hexia picked a few of her favorite vegetables and placed them into the basket next to her. Before long, she arrived at the automatic checkout counter.

[Welcome, now checking you out...]

The AI's display screen revealed the text, then the mechanical arms on both sides started to bag Hexia's groceries, showing the prices of each and adding them up.

[A total of 40.67 Federation Coins, but since you are a regular customer, we'll give you a discount, so the final amount is 37.24 coins]

"Thank you~"

Hexia extended her fair wrist toward the payment device, and with a beep, the transaction was completed, and she took the shopping bag from the robot.

Residents of the Federation all had tiny chips implanted in their wrist bones, which could be used as identification and for making payments; it was very convenient.

"Don't cry anymore." One of the kids, shaking the crying child, tried to quiet them down with this method.

"Such a coward." Another child commented.

"What do we do now? He keeps crying, and it's annoying. If an adult sees this, they'll talk to us again."

The children seemed to be caught in some kind of dilemma.

"You guys..." The girl didn't want to speak up, but the children were blocking her path.

"Ah, it's the big sister with gray hair."

"The sister who's really good at her studies."

"The one who never talks." The children's straightforward comments revealed the neighbors' impression of Hexia.

Although she was somewhat introverted and shy, these were familiar neighborhood kids, so Hexia wasn't as nervous as she was with outsiders.

"What are you doing here?" Her voice was as quiet as a thin, gray thread gliding across the sky, calm and unobtrusive.

"The light ahead is broken, or maybe there's a power outage." One of the children pointed down the darkened passage.

"We were all trying to go back, but we didn't get far when Lulu suddenly got scared and started crying, and then ran back here."