Appendix Power Storage

At the Mei Hao Hotel, Bai Ge waited for a while before Zhuang Ze arrived with his father, Zhuang Bi.

Bai Ge smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm here today mainly to discuss a business deal with you."

Zhuang Bi looked confused. "Discuss business?"

His brow furrowed, and his expression was one of astonishment. After all, in his mind, what kind of business could someone like Bai Ge possibly have with him?

Bai Ge smiled and said, "I plan to purchase ninety-six tons of 0# ordinary diesel fuel daily. For now, I only need a week's supply, which amounts to six hundred and seventy-two tons of diesel."

"I will pay upfront and will never be late with payments."

Zhuang Bi's brows furrowed tightly. "Do you know how much six hundred and seventy-two tons of diesel costs?"

Bai Ge replied, "At wholesale prices, it's about 4.1 million."

Zhuang Bi sized up Bai Ge. "Do you have that much money? If you have that much money, why don't you just go directly to Sinopec? I have to buy oil from them too."

Bai Ge asked, "If I buy it myself, it costs 6105 yuan per ton. What's your price?"

Zhuang Bi smiled without speaking. He understood Bai Ge's intention. Bai Ge clearly wanted to buy oil from him at a lower price. The wholesale price he received would certainly be different from Bai Ge's.

After thinking about it, six hundred tons wasn't a huge amount, and as long as he didn't lose money, Zhuang Bi decided to sell to Bai Ge. After all, it wasn't advisable to offend Bai Ge.

"I can sell it to you for 5600 yuan per ton. No bargaining. This is based on that one matter," Zhuang Bi said.

Bai Ge did some calculations; he was saving over 300,000 yuan. However, this was only for a week's supply. It was possible he would need more in the future, as one could never have too much energy.

"Here's a 500,000 yuan deposit. We've agreed, 5600 yuan per ton. And don't raise the price later without a significant reason," Bai Ge said, handing over a card.

Zhuang Bi was taken aback. "Later?"

Bai Ge smiled. "Yes, I need it every week, and I might even increase the quantity later. Don't worry, I'll pay on the spot every time and never be late."

Zhuang Bi's mouth twitched. Although he was still making a profit at this price, he was earning much less than he could have. He had initially thought it was just for six hundred and seventy-two tons, but he hadn't expected this to be a long-term order.

"A maximum of four weeks. Otherwise, we won't talk. And I hope you won't mention the proxy exam matter again," Zhuang Bi said, giving Zhuang Ze a stern look. In his heart, his son should just take the exam honestly; a proxy exam was simply unreliable. He truly didn't believe Bai Ge had the ability to achieve high scores.

"Four weeks... Fine. After four weeks, I won't need to buy from you anymore."

"Come, let's sign the agreement."

"Can you deliver a hundred tons tonight?"

At Bai Ge's strong insistence, about a hundred tons of fuel were delivered to his factory around 10 PM. The remaining diesel would be delivered the next day.

After everyone had left, Bai Ge remained alone in the factory, moving the fifty-liter fuel drums one by one into his brain hole. He directly poured the diesel into the material universe and then threw the empty drums out. That was the good thing about the brain hole world; sometimes, you didn't need containers to store things. The generator sets, for instance, were arranged in rows, floating in 'space.'

"Bell, I'll leave the maintenance and refueling to you from now on."

Bell replied, "Understood. After generating electricity, where should the current be directed?"

"Let's try to connect the brain hole and the outside world simultaneously using a power cable," Bai Ge said, taking out a cable and trying it. The result was disappointing. What allowed him to enter and exit the brain hole didn't seem to be a concept like a 'channel.' It might have been some kind of direct leap; in any case, it was impossible to connect both ends simultaneously except for consciousness itself. The cable would either be brought entirely into reality or entirely into the brain hole. If one tried to force it to be half and half, the cable would be severed and would also consume energy. The energy consumption was due to the cutting of physical matter.

"If I can't recharge anytime, anywhere, it will greatly reduce my energy intake efficiency!"

"I plan to recharge twenty-four hours a day!"

"Bell! Cut off my appendix!"

Charging by cutting off the appendix! Bai Ge's body was designed such that every cell could store electricity. Even hair and nails were keratinized cells, so the appendix, naturally, could also store electricity. Theoretically, he could leave any part of his body in the brain hole and use it as a battery.

In order to ensure Bai Ge could act in reality while his brain hole charged his body.

Leaving a piece of his appendix as a power bank was a good choice.

Anyway, the appendix wasn't very useful for adults. While it had some benefits, it wouldn't matter if it were removed.

"Yes!"

In an instant, Bell removed Bai Ge's appendix and plugged in two cables.

Ten generator units ran simultaneously, outputting twenty thousand kilowatt-hours per hour.

When Bai Ge needed electricity, he could reattach the appendix to his cecum. This kind of physical manipulation would consume a negligible amount.

The truly high consumption came from changes in nature.

"If the appendix gets full in the future..."

"We'll just cut out the entire cecum!"

"If the cecum isn't enough, we'll cut out a kidney!"