Chapter 402: Green Light Beef Jerky

Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Green Light Beef Jerky

Yang Jin handed a small box of ore to Xiaqing. "This is a rare ore shipped from across the ocean. Its radiation-blocking properties are the best among all newly discovered materials. It can be processed into a coating for metal surfaces to provide radiation protection."

In the first years of the Natural Disaster, a cosmic gamma-ray burst struck Blue Star. The two continents across the ocean were directly hit. This caused a mass extinction event on both continents but also created some new materials. Consequently, although the two continents became uninhabitable due to the radiation, waves of people in heavy, radiation-blocking Protective Suits still ventured there to explore and hunt for treasure.

Xiaqing wasn’t interested in treasure hunting deep in high-radiation zones. The radiation level at Hui San Base wasn’t high either, so she didn’t need radiation-blocking materials. "Captain Yang, I don’t need this ore. My territory isn’t suitable for building cultivation or breeding rooms that can filter out Harmful Elements, so I have a greater need for Yi Stones. Besides one Protective Suit, can I forgo the points and take two more Yi Stones instead?"

"Of course." The Yi Stones were meant for Xiaqing anyway, so Yang Jin naturally had no objection. He took out a second list and handed it to Xiaqing.

"For the resource trade we agreed on for the spinach seeds, you owed me 641,600 points, so your credit on this card is 457,894. If you’d rather not take the points, you can choose 4,617,894 points worth of goods from this list instead—that’s equivalent to 22.5 Yi Stones. This works out well; you can break one open to check the quality."

"Okay."

Xiaqing, who had already split three Yi Stones before, quickly fetched her tools from home and broke one open. She immediately sealed half of it in the Yi Stone Protection Shell she had brought with her and used the other half to test its quality. "Diameter of eleven meters, and a Harmful Element expulsion rate of over 99%. It really is an Intermediate Yi Stone."

The black-and-white patterns and quality of this Yi Stone were very similar to the ones Xiaqing had gotten from the Wolf Group. ’Could these Yi Stones and the Wolf Group’s Yi Stones have come from the same mining area?’

Yang Jin wasn’t sure either. "Yi Stones of the same quality don’t have very different patterns, so you can’t determine their origin based on the markings."

Xiaqing thought back carefully but couldn’t recall the details of the patterns on the Yi Stones worn by Tang Lu and Fire Phoenix, so she just nodded. "Captain Yang, what’s Tang Zhengsu’s purpose in coming over tomorrow?"

The Evolvers among the refugees in the Second Territory are going to the Evolution Forest tomorrow. The two captains from Su Feng are coming at this time... ’They aren’t planning to use this opportunity to stir up trouble, are they?’

"They’re coming for Zhang San and Tang Zhengpo. Fire Phoenix was held up by the news I released about the high-quality spinach seeds, otherwise she would have come along too. After a few meetings, Su Feng and Fiery Fire have reached a cooperation agreement regarding the cultivation of Cordyceps Fungus."

"They’re too late. I’ve already reached an exclusive cooperation agreement with Zhang San. For the next two years, the Green Dragon Team will supply all the Cordyceps Fungus needed for Territory Land No. 7 to produce the reducing agent." Yang Jin already had a plan for the first batch. "After the first batch of reducing agent is produced, Brother San has agreed to give the Green Dragon Team ten doses, and one of them is for you."

"Thank you." This was good stuff, so of course Xiaqing wouldn’t refuse. "Our originally planned cultivation scale can’t meet Brother San’s demand for Cordyceps Fungus, can it? Are you planning to use the Pollution-free Spring Water from the Sea of Death to expand the cultivation scale?"

’She’s finally stopped using the formal ’you’ with me.’ Yang Jin’s smile was exceptionally charming. "Yes, we’re expanding the scale by one-third. So you’ll need to take out all the second-generation spinach seeds you have and put them into production."

Xiaqing was surprised. "Only by one-third?"

Yang Jin explained, "Because compounding the Cordyceps Fungus requires a rare active enzyme, and Brother San hasn’t figured out how to mass-produce it yet. That’s why the output of the reducing agent is limited."

An image of Tang Huai’s punchably smug face suddenly flashed through Xiaqing’s mind. She nodded.

’It seems Xiaqing might know the source of the active enzyme.’ Yang Jin pretended not to notice anything and began discussing the terms for their Cordyceps Fungus cooperation. "Considering your spring might be at a low water level in January, for our first batch of Cordyceps Fungus cultivation, we’ll use the spring water shipped from the Sea of Death..."

Before Yang Jin could finish, Xiaqing understood. "My investment is lower, so my share will be correspondingly lower."

After they settled on the new profit-sharing ratio, Yang Jin pulled two large bags of beef jerky from his backpack. "This is Green Light Bull jerky that Brother Luo had someone send back. One for you, one for me. Original and spicy numbing flavor, which one do you want?"

Xiaqing’s mouth instantly started to water. She made a sincere suggestion, "How about we go halfsies on each?"

"Good idea."

The two of them poured out the jerky and squatted on the ground, dividing it one strip at a time. After they finished, Xiaqing looked up and met Yang Jin’s bewitching smile.

Her head spun, and for a moment, Xiaqing felt the urge to grab two pieces from her own pile of jerky and move them to Yang Jin’s.

But that was impossible. No matter how handsome his smile was, impossible! Xiaqing quickly stuffed all the beef jerky into her own pocket.

Yang Jin, not missing the moment Xiaqing stared at him, momentarily lost in a daze, couldn’t suppress the tingling sensation and the smile that rose from the bottom of his heart. He told her a very valuable piece of information.

"They say the daylight hours during the Harmful Snow period this year will be even shorter than usual. I’m planning to act early and order a batch of greenhouse grow lights from the Hui Wu Base. Do you need any?"

Shorter daylight hours would affect crop and animal growth. Although Xiaqing’s greenhouse had grow lights, she didn’t have enough; they could only illuminate a third of the area. Besides, Qi Fu and the others probably hadn’t had time to consider this problem yet.

The deal Yang Jin, the Iron Rooster, secured was bound to be for high-quality, low-cost goods. It would be foolish not to jump on this bandwagon.

After asking about the price and model of the grow lights, Xiaqing negotiated with Yang Jin. "I’ll take sixteen, but I don’t have enough points, so I can only pay with goods. I’m guessing the other territories will need them too. Could you ask in the Lord channel?"

Yang Jin shook his head. "Just find out privately how many are needed in total and report the number to me before ten o’clock tomorrow morning."

It was already dark, and she had to get the total by ten tomorrow morning. Xiaqing had to act fast. After seeing Yang Jin off, she immediately wrote five notes. When Tan Junjie’s patrol team passed by, she gave the notes to him, asking him to deliver them to her five allies.

Tan Junjie took the notes and advised in a low voice, "Try not to leave your territory tomorrow, and definitely don’t go to Mountain No. 50. If you absolutely have to leave, it’s best to report your itinerary to us in advance via walkie-talkie."

Xiaqing nodded. "Understood. Thanks for the warning, Captain Tan."

Tan Junjie shook his head. "I should be the one thanking you. If you hadn’t agreed to help, the greenhouse wall for Territory No.15 definitely wouldn’t have been built this month."

Since he had brought it up, Xiaqing was about to take this rare opportunity to ask Tan Junjie what he knew about the Lord of Territory No. 14. But before she could speak, a bloodcurdling scream echoed from within the Second Territory.

That was Tang Huai’s voice. ’Did he get hurt? To scream so wretchedly...’

Tan Junjie immediately pressed his walkie-talkie. "Second Territory, report your status."