"Under the current radiation pollution, usable resources are far too scarce. The ingredients for basic potions like these are almost all stuck right at the minimum usable standard. Their effects are far inferior to the potions from before the nuclear contamination, when resources were abundant. I think a bottle of potion like this would be extremely valuable as a collector's item!"
The man pointed at the potions the woman had brought out and enthusiastically introduced them to the drone, spraying saliva everywhere. After he finished, the woman beside him added her own explanation.
"The materials for these two potions are extremely pure. Since they contain no raw materials contaminated by radiation, taking them causes no side effects whatsoever. They won't cause any bodily deformities or rotting, and their effects are gentle, causing no damage to the body. They're absolutely perfect versions."
After adding to the man's words, the woman returned to her timid state and shrank behind him.
"..."
The man and woman, eager to introduce their spoils, had no idea how great a surprise their words had given Li Yang.
Genetic Potion.
Body Correction Potion. Can repair ninety-nine percent of defects, with no side effects.
Nerve Reaction Potion Number Three. Increases reaction speed by thirty percent.
Its effects are gentle and won't cause any damage to the body.
Inside the Gold Shop, Li Yang sat in a chair, watching the video transmitted to the screen. His face was full of bewilderment as he listened to the man and woman describe those two tiny potions, and his mind was filled with exclamation marks.
Why does this sound so incredibly futuristic? Is this world's biotechnology really so advanced that it can even create things like this?
How did they do it?
Could this guy be pulling my leg?
His heart churned like a stormy sea. Li Yang stared fixedly at the two tubes of potion, knowing that the odds of the other party deceiving him were extremely low.
Even if they were lying, at most it would mean that the two tubes of potion were fake. The information they had given him would not be false.
After all, they didn't know that he wasn't from this world. With both sides presumed to share the same source of information and worldview, they had no reason to fabricate commonly known facts out of thin air.
So... this world really did have such miraculous things.
I've struck it rich.
Li Yang silently rejoiced, then immediately thought of the time the other party had mentioned. A strange look flickered across his face. This world had already been in the apocalypse for fifteen years, which meant it was 2086...
His thoughts turning swiftly, Li Yang looked at the two people standing on the rooftop in the screen, a contemplative look flashing through his expression.
Things like these didn't seem to be worth much in this world. Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have traded them so casually.
If that was the case... he had to get his hands on them and take a look!
After thinking it over, Li Yang muted his side, took several deep breaths to keep himself calm, and only then turned on the microphone.
"They look pretty good. So, what do you want to trade them for?"
Li Yang spoke slowly, his tone carrying a hint of interest, though not much. Through the screen, his eyes remained fixed on the other party's expressions.
"There's no need to meet in person for the trade. I have a few little toys here. If you're willing, we can trade through the drone."
Li Yang spoke in a deliberately unconcerned tone, but his heart was pounding.
On the rooftop, when the man heard the voice coming from the drone's loudspeaker, the ingratiating, submissive smile on his face became even more pronounced.
"We don't have anything in particular that we want. If you think it's suitable, why don't you tell us what you're willing to trade? Then we can make a decision."
What could he trade?
Looking at the two people in the video window, Li Yang couldn't help frowning. He instinctively thought of the one hundred and twenty desks he had just moved into the residence from this building, along with the pile of miscellaneous things. Then he shook his head.
Although his instincts told him those things were definitely valuable, the problem was... he didn't even know what they were called. How could he trade them?
In that case, what could he use to trade with them?
Li Yang rubbed his brow. The only thing he could think of seemed to be food.
The person in power uses an iron pot to cook food with low contamination.
In this world, uncontaminated food might be extremely valuable.
Li Yang thought it over and decided to test the waters.
But if it was truly valuable... how much should he offer?
"Since these are just little collectibles we don't need, there's no need to make a big production of it. I have three boxes of uncontaminated canned food here. Absolutely zero contamination. I wonder if you'd be interested."
Food from Earth should be pure food to them, right?
Controlling his voice, Li Yang spoke unhurriedly, his eyes tightly observing the two people's reactions.
"Canned food? Then this..."
Hearing Li Yang's words, the man instinctively responded, but then suddenly froze. Astonishment flashed through his eyes. "You... you said what?"
He had said too much...
Li Yang keenly noticed that the woman beside the man looked just as astonished. His heart sank.
Fortunately, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.
"One box of uncontaminated canned food. Zero contamination. Deal or no deal?"
Li Yang's voice was calm.
You were the one who asked.
"Uncontaminated canned food!"
An incredulous look flashed across the man's face, quickly turning into eagerness and a near-tearful helplessness. "Big brother, weren't there three boxes just now? How did it suddenly become one?"
"There's only one box. Whether you trade or not is up to you."
Li Yang's expression didn't change. He merely kept an eye on the movements of the man and woman on the display.
"Deal! We'll trade!"
At his words, the man and woman immediately clenched their fists in excitement. Li Yang suddenly felt as if they had made a huge profit...
Forget it. He had already reduced the quantity to the absolute minimum. One box it was.
"But, big brother, could you send us some residue from that thing first so we can inspect it? If it really is as you say, we can proceed with the exchange afterward. Sorry for the trouble. We're evolvers from the bottom ranks, and we've never seen such a good thing. This stuff was something we dug out of a laboratory after all our hard work, so we don't dare believe it too easily."
After finishing his request for the trade, the man cautiously spoke toward the drone's camera. Through the screen, Li Yang saw his expression with perfect clarity.
"Wait."
Li Yang said one word. Then his figure flashed, and he left the Apocalyptic World, arriving at the residence in the outskirts of Heyang City in the Real World.
He hurried to the table beside the main room, took out the hiking pack he had brought over, and removed a can of beef. He also took out an empty plastic box with nothing printed on it.
He opened the can with its stamped metal lid and poured all the canned meat into the plastic box. Then he put a little of the residue from inside the tin into a small plastic bag. Li Yang went to fetch a second drone as well, and only then did he carry the can of beef and the bag of residue back into the Apocalyptic World.
He tied the residue in the small plastic bag to the second drone and operated it to take off in the same manner, sending it toward the place where the man and woman were.
"The residue has been sent over. Receive it immediately."
Li Yang spoke calmly into the remote control of the first drone. In the video, the man nodded repeatedly, raising both hands to remove the plastic bag from the drone that had flown overhead. The woman beside him immediately took out a scanner and ran it over the residue.
Li Yang clearly watched the scanner power on. Several unfamiliar symbols lit up on it, but the index remained at zero.
The man and woman looked up at each other in shock and delight.
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