The Transaction Begins

After Barton met Coulson and explained the 084 Object in the first box, he then opened the second box.

The second box contained an item that appeared to be from the technological side: a mechanical-shaped prototype sphere.

Looking at this thing, everyone frowned slightly, unable to figure out what it was.

At this point, Coulson explained, "This is an item developed by Hydra, an organization on Earth that once wanted to destroy the world. It's said to be something that can be powered by the Tesseract."

"However, due to historical issues, we have lost the way to use it."

"However, since you are interested in the Energy Block produced by the Tesseract, you will probably be quite interested in this item as well, so I brought it along as well."

Hearing Coulson say this, everyone nodded and didn't say anything more, but looked at Barton and asked him to continue opening the box.

At Coulson's nod, Barton opened the third box.

The box contained no other items than a skull. This skull was unlike any other; firstly, its appearance differed from modern human skulls, and secondly, it was made of Crystal.

It gives the impression that this is not a real skull, but a man-made work of art.

Charlotte looked at the Crystal Skull, somewhat puzzled. She wondered if it was the head of the alien from Indiana Jones, a Maya Crystal Skull, or something else entirely.

After all, Charlotte knew many legends about Crystal Skull: some were man-made fakes, some were alien skulls, some were Maya treasures, and some even claimed that combining three Crystal Skull could grant access to a small world.

Charlotte had no idea what this thing was until she touched it.

Charlotte looked at Coulson and said, "Agent Coulson, won't you explain this to us?"

Coulson continued, "This is the Crystal Skull, said to be the key to unlocking the City of Gold."

"This skull possesses a certain mysterious power; it attracts surrounding iron objects."

At this point, Barton, who was standing nearby, readily took out a small iron wrench. The moment he let go, the wrench was attracted to the Crystal Skull. He then conducted an experiment with nails.

"However, there are also rumors that if you find the City of Gold with the Crystal Skull in your possession, you can make a wish, but whether it's true or not is unknown."

"After all these years since we obtained the Crystal Skull from S.H.I.E.L.D.., we haven't found any City of Gold."

"Perhaps you outsiders are more likely to find the treasure."

Coulson didn't care about taking out the Crystal Skull, and neither he nor Director Nick Fury took the wish seriously.

It's just like a key to an ancient treasure. If you can't find it yourself, you can trade it to someone else so they can find it. If necessary, you can just buy the useful items inside later.

If it's just a ore like brass, then there's even less to worry about.

As for why the treasures in the City of Gold are brass instead of gold, it's because some of the treasures in the so-called City of Gold that S.H.I.E.L.D.. explored ultimately yielded brass.

After all, in ancient times, there were indeed times when brass was mistaken for gold.

After Coulson finished, Barton opened the six boxes behind him one by one, revealing the 084 Object inside.

Of these 084 Object, Coulson knew the function, nature, or legend of some of them, but there were also a few that S.H.I.E.L.D.. knew nothing about.

Among the remaining six items are Gamma Ray Emitter, a special ore, Living Mirror with living properties, Ancient Bell, and a red stone.

After introducing the nine 084 Object brought by S.H.I.E.L.D.., Coulson looked at everyone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, these are the items that S.H.I.E.L.D.. is offering for trade. They are all here."

"As for the effects of the items I haven't seen, I've already told you what I know. As for the information you don't know, you'll have to find out for yourselves after you purchase them."

"I wonder what you all intend to offer in this transaction?"

After speaking, Coulson looked at the crowd, waiting for an answer from the three families.

At that moment, Kakashi, who was behind Charlotte, took out a scroll from his Ninja Tool Pouch and handed it to Charlotte.

Charlotte opened the scroll, which contained the items she was prepared to offer in exchange.

Physical Enhancement Serum: Improves physical fitness, comprehensively enhancing strength, speed, and reaction ability.

Wax Bath: For non-fatal internal organ injuries, Reparo overnight.

Medical Ninjutsu Rescue Quota: 1 (Can resolve most difficult and complex illnesses, excluding limb regeneration, etc.)

Felix Felicis: Ingesting it grants good luck for up to twelve hours. (Those who take it must be aware that occasional small doses may be effective, but overdosing can cause dizziness, recklessness, and dangerous arrogance; large doses are highly toxic.)

Polyjuice Potion: Add something from the person you want to become (such as hair or nails, but mainly hair) to it, then drink it, and you will be able to transform into that person's appearance within an hour.

Veritaserum: a drug that makes people confess the truth. Just three drops will make them reveal their deepest secrets, but it is ineffective for mentally ill patients.

Ageing Potion: Makes the person who drinks it grow older. The more you drink, the older you get.

There weren't many items on it, only seven. These were selected by Kakashi from the tradable items sent back by Lord Charlotte, and written down on the scroll.

These items are mainly focused on treatment and interrogation; as for those that directly increase strength, only Physical Enhancement Serum are available.

As for the Ageing Potion being added, it was also one of Kakashi's considerations. After all, if Lord Charlotte were to pull these summoned ninjas back to different ages, their bodies would undergo corresponding changes. For example, a 13-year-old this year might become an adult ninja in a few months.

The presence of Ageing Potion provides an explanation: this phenomenon is due to the medication, and there's no need to worry.

Charlotte glanced at the contents, saw nothing wrong, and placed the scroll in front of Coulson.

"Charlotte Agency, these are the items offered for trading at the 084 Object Trade Fair. You can take a look."

Looking at the scroll on the table, Coulson picked it up and began to examine what items the other party had offered in exchange.

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