Chapter 881
Chapter 881 - 867: The Way of Trading
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"Damn, they actually found a new function."
When Lu Ping’an learned they were attempting to acquire it, he decided not to sell... luckily he didn’t, otherwise, it would have been a joke.
He directly approached Officer Zhou, the special commissioner, to inquire about the situation, only to realize that the Vortex Ore those visitors from the Exotic Realm tried to purchase was not the same as the ones he was holding.
"After that, our country took over the world and conducted many experiments..."
Experimentation by an entire nation should be much stronger than that by a single company... but the results, in the short term, showed no difference.
However, because the Eastern Country sent two Rule-level professionals to maintain order there (they were quite wealthy), they could also mass-produce some Divine Bone fragments.
After reviewing the previous research outputs of that company, the researchers from the Eastern Country couldn’t see any effectiveness in the short term, so some decision-makers got a bit more creative.
They packed some "Divine Bone powder" and "Vortex Stone" as drift items from the Exotic Realm and gave them to some companies open to the Exotic Realm to research on their own.
And to their surprise, those visitors from the Exotic Realm really did research and discover something.
The combination of Vortex Stone and Divine Bone powder, along with some other formulas, can serve as a propellant for several spacecraft engines, capable of extending the flight time of space vessels and can be considered equivalent to expensive flight fuel.
At the same time, it is said that it can also act as a forging booster, providing a certain level of support.
Some stellar creatures with rock attributes could even use it as "advanced food," offering a certain evolutionary enhancement effect.
Those residents from the Exotic Realm have a rather mature development (Dismantle Bones) mechanism and procedure in place for ancient monsters containing the "World’s Reason," and indeed have a knack for productization.
The final product, as it stands, is neither high nor low in positioning, being a high cost-performance consumable item of substantial value... especially when it seems to be supplied by a low-level civilization.
Then, the complete formula somehow ended up in the hands of Eastern Country People... as for whether it was due to an inside job, a buyout, or purely by chance, it’s indeed hard to say.
After that, the Eastern Country dispatched another two Rule-level professionals and a regiment to permanently station on the Green Planet, with the "Ship of the Gods (Divine)" always present in outer space, firmly controlling the outflow of goods.
It was also because of this incident that Lu Ping’an was able to get the funds so quickly... under normal circumstances, it would be quick to go through this procedural process within five years, and normal within ten years.
"In this formula, the Vortex Stone is the main ingredient, but the real core material is Divine Bone powder, which will also inertly degenerate after being taken out, requiring a lot of additional auxiliary materials..."
This time, Lu Ping’an understood even more. No matter what, the total quantity of Divine Bones is limited. Instead of trading them for resources, it’s better to use them as a "gift" to attract investment.
In fact, factories have begun to be built on the Green Planet as well, and those Divine Bones could also be used to manufacture "arms" and "equipment," so it may not be worthwhile to sell them all as consumables.
Besides, mass exports would only lead to rapid depreciation and price suppression.
"... The Divine Bones that have left that planet, are the main ingredient. Even with Rule-level bosses working overtime, the production remains limited."
This time, it left Lu Ping’an a bit puzzled.
He glanced at the huge Divine Bones in his "Courtyard," as well as the vast amount of Bone Residue left behind by what Ah Jiu consumed with his powers.
"Can I take a look at the formula?"
"I own some shares in that company, although not many. I could sell a bit personally..."
In this regard, Lu Ping’an still needed to inquire about the official’s attitude.
"I’ll ask for instructions right away and give you the formula. If you can put out more goods, it will attract more outsiders."
Officer Zhou immediately got excited—these past days he had been constantly hassled by those outsiders.
Whether the newly opened Seventh District was successful depended not only on how many locals had reaped rewards here but also on considering the long term and attracting even more outsiders.
From his perspective, he just wanted more good items in the market.
Hearing this, Lu Ping’an smiled.
𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Four to five hours later, Lu Ping’an had churned out a batch of goods and obtained the dynamic armor and equipment he wanted.
Two X-18 type ground-to-air lift cabins, structurally similar to the "Dragon Force Flying Landing Cabin" that had taken Lu Ping’an and his team to the skies, except they came with fuel for several lifts. Once depleted, the fuel could be replenished... but from the hints given by the seller, these were secondhand items, and if they could successfully lift off twice, it would be a blessing from the Bodhisattva.
"With this gadget, if there’s another unlucky incident like last time, at least we have a possible way out."
A team of N-manual dynamic armor from the Yika tribe (twelve sets), although stripped of the core flight backpack, primary and secondary weapons, force field shield... Well, as a product of a "big clan," its built-in environmental resistance is trustworthy, and it is suitable for various environments such as underground, underwater, and vacuum.
"...It stinks, really stinks." Someone refused to use it.
Unfortunately, on the first day of receipt, Fang Wen dismantled two of them, and the replication plan essentially failed.
The good news was her homemade armor gained numerous innovative ideas and blueprints, though the new armor couldn’t compare at all with those N-hand items... The "junk patch goods" being repeatedly washed could withstand a direct TNT explosion without any trouble, and their defense against contamination also reached Silver Lower level strength.
"You must consider extreme environments now. The previous worlds were all inhabited safe zones, but most of the universe and worlds are actually uninhabited areas with harsh conditions."
In terms of vehicles, six flying motorcycles (formerly eight, until Lu Ping’an, who defied common sense, came along), two bear-painted troop transport vehicles.
Although none were the products of strong races like the Yika tribe, these vehicles could still provide a certain degree of "environmental resistance," being usable in most worlds.
During market transactions, Lu Ping’an was surprised to find that individual weapons from powerful ethnic groups were even more expensive than low-class world flyers... Yet even so, Lu Ping’an dared not buy those "flying coffins" from three-stream Exotic Realm visitors.
"Branded goods" were extremely useful in the trade of this world, the junk from many powerful ethnic groups could be sold at sky-high prices, and on the other hand, high-dimensional radiation sources (taboo items), even if they originated from weak worlds, were also in high demand.
"Taboo items are still hard currency, but the problem is, who’s willing to sell them..."
On the other hand, in the arms market they paid special attention to, technological creations couldn’t outsell "ecological creations"... To put it plainly, the trade of stellar biological weapons, or "war slaves," was extremely popular.
The trade included dangerous stellar creatures from other star-zones, modified biological weapons, bioarmor (weapons), supernatural ability users, and Lu Ping’an even saw professionals on the list.
On Earth, the main system was that of professionals, but it wasn’t their exclusive property, many stellar creatures civilizations also had their supernatural (source pollution) capability systems, with a range of classifications.
But it seemed that Decree-level was respected in any world, and above Rule-level, one was always a big boss.
What went against Lu Ping’an’s common sense was that among the various plane-made products, entities like Artificial Intelligence were not only rare but often had very low performance... It seems that the mishaps caused by "mechanical enlightenment" or similar abilities were not unique to Earth.
After completing the preliminary transactions, Lu Ping’an let the other team members freely purchase their own necessities.
During this process, Lu Ping’an and his group came across an opportunity, a chance to head to the Foreign Domain on their own.
— End of Chapter 881 —