Matsutake Production Explodes, Distributors

"Think carefully, there aren't many people who could notify the Bandits nearby, mostly locals."

"And these wealthy and powerful local tyrants are even more likely to collude with Bandits."

Lin Ze confirmed this in his heart.

Based solely on the emotional changes revealed in an eye movement in the surveillance video, Lin Ze had no evidence to prove that this Zhang Yuanwai was colluding with the Bandits.

But compared to having no clue before, at least now there was a suspect.

He fast-forwarded again and quickly finished watching the entire surveillance video, finding no more useful information.

Lin Ze put down the tablet, and the donkey cart leisurely arrived near Two Rivers Village at this time.

And this time, before Lin Ze could even call out, the village became lively on its own.

"Young Master Lin is here!"

Some villagers living near the entrance of the village greeted Lin Ze enthusiastically.

Soon, all the villagers in the entire village came out after hearing the commotion.

"Young Master Lin, I've prepared a lot of Matsutake these days, and they're all dried. Do you still want them this time?"

"Young Master Lin, did you bring Sugar Frost this time? I want to buy some more."

"Have you had breakfast yet? Young Master Lin, come and eat at my house."

People shouted enthusiastically, welcoming Lin Ze's arrival.

This enthusiasm came both from the good impression Lin Ze left them during the last transaction and from Lin Ze's martial prowess.

The twelve dead Bandits forged Lin Ze's reputation.

He clearly possessed great strength, yet he traded fairly with courtesy, which made it hard not to like him.

The strong are always respected.

"I've already had breakfast, thank you. I brought Sugar Frost this time, and I'm also buying Matsutake. The elders at home liked the ones I brought back last time, and they asked me to buy more from you."

"In addition, this time I'm still buying rare medicinal herbs. If any of you villagers have picked any rare medicinal herbs, you can sell them to me at a high price."

Lin Ze, wearing a Blue Robe today, jumped down from the donkey cart, smiling and responding enthusiastically to the many villagers of Two Rivers Village.

"Young man, were you the one who dealt with those twelve Bandits?"

At this time, An Ye, the village chief of Two Rivers Village, asked directly.

His words had already indicated that the twelve dead people had been defined as Bandits.

So, his inquiry was not to question Lin Ze but to confirm the truth of the matter with him.

"Yes, I encountered robbers on the way back that day, so I just took care of them."

Lin Ze's smile remained unchanged as he replied casually.

His tone was not like he had killed twelve Bandits, but rather like he had crushed twelve ants.

Having received Lin Ze's confirmation, An Ye felt a sense of relief.

A gentle young expert was much more reassuring than an expert of unknown temperament and origin.

He said with a smile, "You were the only one who went that way at the time, so everyone guessed it was you. Good, you're a really good young man. I'll report this to the authorities immediately. Last time, Patrolman Zhang asked me to inquire about you and planned to give you an award."

Nearby, the other villagers also showed expressions of realization.

They looked at Lin Ze with even more kindness and closeness.

Although they had only met this young man twice, the many villagers of Two Rivers Village had been infected by his gentleness and humility, and had accepted his existence.

Lin Ze said modestly, "The elders in my family have taught me since I was young to be kind to others and to help whenever I can. I don't deserve an award."

"Since everyone has been waiting for so long, let's hurry up and make the transaction."

As he spoke, he took out the Rock Candy he had brought from the Main World from the donkey cart and began to weigh the Rock Candy for the villagers who wanted to buy it.

After doing this, he began to weigh the Matsutake prepared by the villagers.

This time, almost all the villagers of Two Rivers Village had mobilized to collect Matsutake and make them into dried slices.

Therefore, the quantity was much larger than last time, reaching an amount that made Lin Ze a little dumbfounded.

Soon, Lin Ze received more than a thousand catties of dried Matsutake slices from the many villagers of Two Rivers Village.

In the end, when Lin Ze had finished collecting the Matsutake from Two Rivers Village, he had 1245 catties of dried Matsutake in his hands.

To purchase these Matsutake, Lin Ze paid a total of 9960 copper coins.

Fortunately, Lin Ze had brought a lot of Rock Candy.

A full thirty catties of Sugar Frost, and the villagers of Two Rivers Village, who had made a lot of money, bought a total of ten catties of Sugar Frost from Lin Ze this time.

This time, the income from selling Sugar Frost was 5000 coins, plus the 5344 coins left over from the last sale.

Although Lin Ze had collected a lot of Matsutake from these villagers, he still had a surplus of more than three hundred coins in the end. The silver he had prepared for the two-world transaction was not used at all.

Acquiring so many Matsutake at once would be a huge profit when brought back to the Main World.

"The Matsutake prepared by these villagers are of good quality. According to the previous average selling price, one catty can be sold for 4500 yuan, and my cost is about 20 catties of Rock Candy. Taking these 1245 catties of Matsutake, which cost 80 yuan to acquire, back to the Main World and selling them would bring in more than 5.6 million yuan."

"It's not just a huge profit, it's simply making a killing."

Lin Ze calculated the value of these Matsutake in his heart, and his emotions became a little excited.

But at this time, Lin Ze began to worry about another problem: there were too many things and they were not easy to carry.

The load capacity of the donkey cart was only six or seven hundred catties, so Lin Ze would have to make two trips just for the Matsutake from Two Rivers Village.

If he ran through the other villages in Clear River Township again, Lin Ze felt that it would not be a problem for him to collect four or five thousand catties of dried Matsutake on this trip.

With so many dried Matsutake, transportation alone was a troublesome matter.

"If only I could open the personal space."

Lin Ze glanced at the Gates to Heavens in his sea of consciousness and sighed in his heart.

A portable space, as the name suggests, is a portable storage space that can be used and accessed at any time, and it can be said to be a must-have for inter-world transactions.

But unfortunately, opening a portable space requires 10,000 points of luck.

With Lin Ze's current available luck of less than three digits, he can forget about it in the short term.

"However, people can't be held back by urine, there are always more solutions than problems."

"Since it's troublesome for me to collect these things myself, I can completely contact a lower-level distributor to help me purchase these Matsutake, and I only need to connect with him."

Lin Ze thought slightly, and had an idea.

His eyes subconsciously looked at An Ye, who was standing not far away.

At this moment, An Ye saw that Lin Ze was done, and smiled as he addressed him by his courtesy name: "Zi Yi, it's getting late, how about having lunch at my house?"

As he spoke, he began to wink at Lin Ze like crazy.

Obviously, he also had something to discuss with Lin Ze.