"Besides that, a strange kind of fruit occasionally appears in the city. It is extremely rare, but eating it can greatly increase a person's affinity for the supernatural, raise the level of their supernatural abilities, and even awaken ordinary people into supernatural beings. If Mutated Animals eat it, they evolve immediately."
Xu Zhi mentioned the Black Fruit specifically to stir up the greed of those outside.
Sure enough, the instant her words fell, she sensed Lin Zizhen's breathing change. The room sank into a prolonged silence. Apparently, this news had greatly shocked these outsiders.
That also confirmed that the outside world truly did not have Black Fruit.
Ever since mentioning Midnight, Xu Zhi had been testing them. Their reaction to Midnight showed that "Midnight" did not exist in the outside world at all. Since the fruit was a byproduct of Midnight, it naturally could not exist outside either.
Even Xu Zhi greatly desired these Black Fruit, let alone anyone else.
Sure enough, after a long silence, Lin Zizhen spoke in a slightly hoarse voice. "Can Miss Xu trade this kind of fruit with us?"
Xu Zhi refused without hesitation. "No."
"These things are rare, and obtaining them means risking my life to fight other creatures coveting the fruit. Having even one is already difficult. I can't trade it for cores."
"The value of cores can't compare to it."
Xu Zhi's tone was decisive. At least on the surface, she truly only intended to trade this information for cores and had no plans to exchange any tangible goods.
After all, outsiders could not enter now, so she had nothing to fear.
"What if they're higher-grade cores?" In the end, the outsiders were still the first to raise the offer.
No surprise appeared on Xu Zhi's face. She merely looked somewhat conflicted.