Zhang Chen finished putting out the fruit and continued walking forward along the road.
By this time, the sun had gradually begun to set, and the temperature had dropped considerably.
The wind was particularly strong against the back of the auxiliary unit, Royd, as it moved.
Therefore, the streets were deserted.
Only Zhang Chen’s lone, elongated shadow moved leisurely on the golden road.
“Master! You’re here!”
Shirley walked over with a smile.
“Hmm? You need something? Don’t you have the walkie-talkie?”
Zhang Chen asked, surprised.
Shirley, being a red ring, couldn’t communicate directly with Zhang Chen through the chat channel, so he had provided her with a walkie-talkie.
“Actually… it’s not that big of a deal. I just want to measure Master’s measurements!”
Shirley said with a smile.
“Measure my measurements?”
Zhang Chen was slightly taken aback.
Shirley then explained:
“Oh, I made a bet with Zuo Nan. You don’t need to ask for the details!”
“Please let me measure, okay?!”
Shirley pouted, her face full of pleading.
Hiss…
Although Shirley usually obeyed Zhang Chen without question, acting like a little follower.
When she suddenly acted cute like this, she seemed quite adorable.
“Alright, whatever you want. I don’t know what you guys are up to!” Zhang Chen slowly spread his arms.
“Hehe, thank you, Master!”
Shirley quickly rushed forward and started measuring around Zhang Chen.
When measuring his waist, her chest pressed against Zhang Chen’s back, and it took her a great deal of effort to finish.
It wasn’t that Zhang Chen’s waist was thick, but rather…
After finishing the measurements, Shirley was about to leave, satisfied.
But Zhang Chen reached out and caught her.
“Don’t be in such a hurry to leave, I have something to ask you.”
“Hmm? Master, please tell me!”
Shirley obediently stepped back and stood beside Zhang Chen.
“I remember you told me before that there were four native fruits and vegetables in the apocalypse. Regarding the crispy fruit, how much would it sell for in the black market?”
Zhang Chen asked.
The previous generation of survivors did not have a world-class auction house, which led to the emergence of the black market.
The black market was essentially a distribution hub for all valuable goods.
“Because the land in the apocalypse is seriously polluted, crispy fruits are always in short supply. As soon as someone sells them, they are immediately bought up.”
“Before the reincarnation, I heard the price was 10 Super Gathering Crystal Cores for one crispy fruit…”
Shirley thought seriously for a moment and said.
“10 Super Gathering Crystal Cores…”
Zhang Chen’s eyes lit up.
He hadn’t expected his random guess to be correct and that he had actually sold them at the right price.
“Crispy fruits are very precious, and only Super Gathering Crystal Cores are eligible to purchase them!”
“As far as I know, Super Gathering Crystal Cores will be a necessary resource for strong individuals to upgrade for a long time to come!”
“Only they are worthy of the value of crispy fruits.”
“Of course, there is also an element of monopoly. Because the strong control the flow of crispy fruits into the market, their prices remain high.”
“If a large quantity of crispy fruits enters the market at once, the price will also fall.”
Shirley explained earnestly.
“Then… if someone among your generation of survivors is willing to trade crispy fruits for Gathering Crystal Cores, what do you think the price would be?”
Zhang Chen asked again.
He had a keen sense that a huge business opportunity lay ahead.
“Gathering Crystal Cores? For strong individuals, these crystal cores are consumables, used for trading with low-level survivors.”
“If they were to be exchanged for crispy fruits, I think someone would trade even if the price was set at 80,000…”
“After all, the value of Gathering Crystal Cores is incomparable to Super Gathering Crystal Cores!”
Shirley said.
“80,000 Gathering Crystal Cores?”
“I see… I understand!”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen suddenly clapped his hands and laughed heartily.
At this moment, he finally understood why that survivor was willing to spend millions of Gathering Crystal Cores to acquire large quantities of crispy fruits.
This person was exchanging their useless Gathering Crystal Cores for crispy fruits, and then trading the crispy fruits for Super Gathering Crystal Cores, thereby achieving a transformation from waste to treasure.
Although this effect was not as powerful as Xiaobai’s Intermediate Aggregation, it was the only way for the previous generation of survivors to convert low-level crystal cores into high-level crystal cores.
No matter how you calculated it, the other party would not lose out!
“Contact Wang Zihao immediately and ask him if I have a large quantity of crispy fruits and at what price of Gathering Crystal Cores he is willing to exchange!”
Zhang Chen said urgently.
“Okay, I’ll contact Wang Zihao right away!”
Shirley didn’t know why Zhang Chen was so excited.
But seeing him happy made her inexplicably happy as well.
Whatever Zhang Chen asked her to do, she would do it!
Soon, Shirley contacted Wang Zihao.
After briefly explaining the reason for the call, they directly switched to speakerphone mode.
Shirley relayed everything Zhang Chen said to Wang Zihao, and the latter did the same in return.
“Mr. Zhang, I heard you want to sell crispy fruits, and exchange them for Gathering Crystal Cores? Did I hear correctly!”
“Did the beautiful lady beside you not tell you that in our generation, crispy fruits are directly exchanged for Super Gathering Crystal Cores?”
After the incident in the seventh walled city, Wang Zihao had developed a sense of awe towards Zhang Chen.
He knew that Zhang Chen would eventually become an unrivaled strong individual, on par with the controllers of the six walled cities!
It was better to curry favor with such a person than to dare to deceive him in any way!
Therefore, he was upfront from the start, declaring his allegiance with Zhang Chen.
“I know, let’s cut to the chase. I just want to know how many Gathering Crystal Cores one crispy fruit can be exchanged for. Give me a price!”
Zhang Chen asked directly.
“80,000 Gathering Crystal Cores for one crispy fruit. If the quantity is large, the price can be further negotiated.”
Wang Zihao did not beat around the bush and stated directly.
“How about this, 100,000 Gathering Crystal Cores for one crispy fruit. I will trade as many crispy fruits as you have Gathering Crystal Cores!”
Zhang Chen said generously.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zihao chuckled.
“Mr. Zhang, it’s not that I, Wang Zihao, am bragging, but all transactions involving Gathering Crystal Cores in the black market happen to be handled and operated by me!”
“You surely can’t imagine the terrifying wealth our black market has accumulated after going through a reincarnation in the apocalypse.”
“Of course, it’s not your fault that you haven’t experienced the true splendor of the black market.”
“How about this, let me say this: I will exchange as many Gathering Crystal Cores as you have crispy fruits. What do you think?”