Chapter 357: Can You Pay in Advance?

Chapter 357: Chapter 357: Can You Pay in Advance?

Spinach seeds have a two-month dormant period. The seeds harvested now can only be planted next January. He wanted the first batch of spinach seeds Xiaqing had harvested in May. ’Captain Yang sure knows how to seize an opportunity,’ she thought.

Xiaqing took a notebook from her Protective Suit pocket, checked her inventory of spinach seeds, and replied, "I can give you six hundred seeds for now."

Of the first batch of spinach seeds Xiaqing had harvested, she had already traded 400 seeds to Zhang San and planted another 1,200 in July. She now had a little over 1,200 left, and she couldn’t give them all to Yang Jin.

During the Disaster Years, the possibility of an accident was too high. Although the spinach in her terraced fields was promising a bountiful harvest, no one could guarantee that some disaster wouldn’t strike in the next half-month, leading to a complete failure of the second crop. Therefore, Xiaqing needed to keep some of the summer-harvested seeds as a safety stock.

Besides, after harvesting her crops and building the greenhouse, Xiaqing planned to plant another patch of spinach. Giving half of her current stock to Yang Jin was already a great show of good faith on her part.

"Only six hundred seeds, huh." Yang Jin drew out his words, adding a condition. "Alright. Can you also trade me 80 pounds of Green Light Mountain Walnuts?"

Huh?!

’Green Light Mountain Walnuts are a treasure! My idol only asked for forty pounds, and this guy just opens his mouth and asks for eighty?’

’On what grounds? Because he’s handsome?’

Seeing an expression finally break through Xiaqing’s serious facade, Yang Jin smiled, and it was a very handsome smile. "Evolved Green Light Mountain Walnuts are a rare, brain-boosting food. Xie Yu is suffering from mental overexertion and needs them. I also injured my head when I was at White Seven Base gathering Qiangwu Grass, so I need some as well. Is that okay?"

’For his good bro, this guy is actually trying to use his good looks on me again...’

Xiaqing, who was in a hurry to go talk to Xin Yu about a trade, was afraid that if she didn’t give up *something*, Yang Jin would refuse to pay the points for the spring water in advance. Xiaqing began to ask about the walnuts’ value so she could determine a price. "Can Green Light Mountain Walnuts promote brain domain evolution?"

Yang Jin answered precisely, "Although that rumor is widespread, no one has ever triggered or promoted brain domain evolution by eating these walnuts. What is currently known is that Green Light Mountain Walnuts can treat the dizziness and headaches caused by mental overexertion in Brain Domain Evolvers."

’Her idol hadn’t said the walnuts could promote brain domain evolution either, only that they were ’good for the brain,’ which matched Yang Jin’s explanation. It made sense. If Green Light Mountain Walnuts truly had the effect of promoting brain domain evolution, the purchase price posted on the Safe Zone’s mission board would be dozens of times higher.’

’Brain domain evolution! Who wouldn’t want to become smarter?’

Xiaqing started negotiating the quantity with Yang Jin. "You’re not a Brain Domain Evolver, so the Green Light Mountain Walnuts have no medicinal value for you. How about forty pounds?"

’I’m giving you enough for your good bro. I’m already doing you a huge favor, so don’t push your luck.’

Although she hadn’t confirmed it, Xiaqing was sure her idol was a Brain Domain Evolver, and he had only asked for forty pounds of Green Light Mountain Walnuts. This meant forty pounds was a significant amount.

Yang Jin looked at Xiaqing with great sincerity. "Strictly speaking, I am a Brain Domain Evolver. However, my brain area didn’t evolve after the Natural Disasters. Even before the disasters, my Observation and Thinking Power were already above average."

Xiaqing stared into Yang Jin’s eyes, trying to figure out if he was lying or if he was really a Brain Domain Evolver.

’A hidden ability is everyone’s trump card. Would Yang Jin really reveal his to me over a few pounds of walnuts? Is that possible?’

’If he really is a Brain Domain Evolver, then he should also be a Three Systems Evolver. Because based on her experience being carried by the giant wolf last time, Xiaqing judged that the vision of a High Level Speed Evolver must have also evolved.’

"I’ve also undergone Visual Evolution," Yang Jin revealed, exposing another one of his abilities.

"You’re staring into my eyes with a clearly surprised expression because you want to see if I’m lying, and you also want to confirm if I’ve undergone Visual Evolution. Researchers have tested the vision of Speed Evolvers and found that over sixty percent of them experience accompanying Visual Evolution. I’m in that sixty percent."

"Actually, the human brain has more than just six major abilities. The brain controls all of a person’s life activities, including language, movement, hearing, vision, emotional expression, and so on. It’s also the center that regulates functions like digestion, respiration, and circulation. Therefore, regardless of the type of Evolver, some part of their brain area will be more evolved than that of an ordinary person. You haven’t had a brain area test, have you?"

Xiaqing slowly shook her head.

Yang Jin surmised, "You’re a Three Systems High Level Evolver. The degree of your brain domain evolution is definitely higher than that of a single- or dual-system Evolver. Do you experience intermittent dizziness or headaches?"

Xiaqing shook her head. "I only experience those two symptoms when I’m extremely exhausted or being attacked by ultrasound."

Yang Jin smiled. "That means the degree of your brain domain evolution probably hasn’t reached the Intermediate level or higher."

Xiaqing nodded solemnly. "Definitely."

’She didn’t even have to ask how Yang Jin knew she was a Three Systems Evolver. He was a Brain Domain Evolver; he could uncover many hidden secrets through observation and thought.’

Xiaqing decided that from now on, in front of Yang Jin, she would speak as little as possible and show as little emotion as possible. She absolutely would not let him see through her thoughts.

Yang Jin had long anticipated that Xiaqing would become even more cautious around him after learning he was a Brain Domain Evolver.

Based on rational judgment, in order to get closer to the cautious Xiaqing who was accustomed to keeping her distance from everyone, he should have hidden the fact that he was a Brain Domain Evolver.

But today was a rare opportunity, and Yang Jin wanted her to see the real him. When it came to matters concerning Xiaqing, Yang Jin couldn’t remain completely rational. Otherwise, he wouldn’t blush and his heart wouldn’t race just from being near her. He wouldn’t have made it his first priority to catch a glimpse of her from afar every time he returned to the base after narrowly escaping death over the past five years.

Seeing her also fighting to survive with all her might, Yang Jin’s injured body and numb heart would be refilled with strength. It was a phenomenon that science and reason couldn’t explain.

Xiaqing... she was the lone trace of sentiment and gentleness in his brain area. Being able to meet her on the chaotic Blue Star after the evolutions began was his good fortune.

At this moment, the girl who made him feel so lucky—the one with six large bags of walnuts—was sitting across the 1.5-meter-wide table with her head slightly bowed, trying hard to figure out how to give away as few pounds of walnuts as possible while still getting him to agree to advance her over a hundred thousand points.

Yang Jin had always known she wasn’t bad-looking, but he never expected that after eating better and washing off that layer of protective grime, she would be this beautiful.

Everything about her was beautiful. The more he looked, the more beautiful she seemed... ℯℯ𝑙.

Yang Jin averted his gaze and leaned back slightly, afraid his face would start to burn again.

Xiaqing lowered her eyes in thought for a moment, then stated the maximum amount she could accept. "Sixty pounds, at most."

’When negotiating, you can’t just give whatever the other party asks for; you have to haggle it down. Sixty pounds was already her absolute limit. Yang Jin was only an Intermediate Brain Domain Evolver, and his injury was external. He wasn’t showing any signs of dizziness or headaches right now. Even for treating his brain area, he wouldn’t need forty pounds of walnuts.’

If Yang Jin didn’t agree, Xiaqing would just go directly to Xin Yu and trade Green Light Chestnuts for the iron mesh.

Yang Jin smiled. "Okay."

Xiaqing...

’I was careless,’ she thought. ’I should have haggled harder.’