91: Chapter 91 Dong Mingyu

While waiting for the second e-grade beast core auction, Chen Ze did some shopping at the Trading House.

First was the e-grade wood.

This stuff wasn't just for upgrading the Fortress to level 3, it was also one of the materials for crafting the e-grade automatic crossbow, so he had to stock up.

Clicking search, over a hundred listings appeared immediately.

Chen Ze took a quick look and found that these materials were mostly sold by different people; the prices varied wildly, and the quantities were small, mostly just one or two units.

"Wanting 1000 survival coins for a single piece of e-grade wood? This person is absolutely crazy!"

Chen Ze complained.

Although he was in urgent need of these materials, he would never let himself be ripped off.

In the end, Chen Ze spent over 8000 survival coins to buy 37 pieces of e-grade wood.

"These materials are such a money pit; the survival coins in my hand don't last at all!"

Chen Ze sighed to himself as he looked at his balance.

He originally held over ten thousand survival coins, plus the 5000 points from Liang Kun's auction, giving him a total of nearly twenty thousand survival coins.

Who would have thought that just buying a batch of e-grade wood would consume nearly half his fortune, causing his balance to plummet. The huge expense made Chen Ze's heart ache.

"Brother Ze, why don't we sell a few more at once?" Fatty suggested.

Chen Ze shook his head.

"No, selling too many at once will let many people know we have quite a few beast cores, and then we won't be able to sell them for a good price!"

"Then what do we do? We clearly have a bunch of treasures in our hands, but we can't turn them into money, isn't that a waste?" Fatty scratched his head.

Just then, the auction for the second beast core entered its final phase.

3000 survival coins, a full half less than Liang Kun's transaction price.

Seeing there were only a dozen seconds left on the countdown, a previously unseen ID appeared and instantly pushed the price to 3500 points!

[Ding, your e-grade beast core has been sold!]

[Final transaction price: 3500 survival coins! After deducting a 10% handling fee, 3150 survival coins have been credited!]

Chen Ze looked at the buyer column; the ID was simply three characters: Dong Mingyu.

The name was direct and clean; it was likely her real name.

"Dong Mingyu? Isn't this the daughter of that air conditioner tycoon in Shanghai?"

Fatty recognized the name immediately. Seeing everyone looking at him, he continued to explain.

"I saw it in the news before. This Dong Mingyu took her mother's surname. Just after graduating from college, she was parachuted into the Shanghai branch as a senior executive."

"Don't think she's just a figurehead because she was parachuted in; in the first quarter of her tenure, she managed to increase sales by 10%! A proper management talent!"

After listening to Fatty's words, Chen Ze slowly connected the dots.

He did have an impression of this name; it had been reported in the news.

Rumor had it that she was exceptionally beautiful, but back then he was still out delivering food, exhausted by making a living, so he had just glanced at the report and didn't pay any attention to it.

"I didn't expect it to be her!"

Chen Ze spoke lightly, not paying too much attention.

Just then, a friend request popped up.

It was none other than the person who had just bought his beast core, Dong Mingyu!

Why is she adding me? Chen Ze muttered to himself, but he clicked accept anyway.

Dong Mingyu: "Mr. Shanghai Li Yunlong, sorry to bother you!"

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Miss Dong, is there something you need?"

Dong Mingyu: "Since Mr. Shanghai Li Yunlong is so straightforward, I will be direct. I would like to purchase a few more beast cores from you. I wonder if you would be willing to part with them?"

Dong Mingyu's goal was much as Chen Ze had expected; she was just here for the beast cores.

Chen Ze weighed the situation and felt that revealing he had many beast cores at once would be too flashy, so he politely refused.

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Miss Dong thinks too highly of me. I only have one beast core left now. I'll put it on the Trading House in a moment; you can just bid on it normally."

The message was sent, and the other side was silent for a moment, not replying immediately.

A few seconds later, Dong Mingyu's message came through.

Dong Mingyu: "Mr. Shanghai Li Yunlong, you aren't being very honest. I clearly saw you slaying quite a few Mutant Ants that day. You are on guard against me, aren't you!"

Chen Ze looked at the message, his brow furrowing instantly.

She saw it? Could her Fortress be in the vicinity?

The message came again.

Dong Mingyu: "Mr. Shanghai Li Yunlong, don't mind it, and you don't need to be on guard against me. I have nothing to do with that Liang Kun."

"By the way, actually, this isn't our first time meeting. I'll give you a hint: three days ago, on the way to the Light Curtain Forest!"

A scene flashed in Chen Ze's mind, and he recalled it instantly.

Three days ago, when he first headed to the Light Curtain Forest, he had seen a large hot air balloon floating in mid-air from afar.

A woman's figure could be vaguely seen in the basket. He had only glanced at it briefly at the time and hadn't paid it any mind.

Moreover, the location where he wiped out the Ant Swarm that day happened to be right nearby, so it made sense that the other party could see it.

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "That hot air balloon floating in mid-air! You were on it at that time?"

Dong Mingyu: "Yes! So I said this isn't our first time meeting."

With the deduction confirmed, Chen Ze took a deep breath.

He had always felt that he was careful enough in his actions, but he never expected there would be an eye watching from the sky.

Dong Mingyu: "Mr. Li, you don't need to be overly nervous. I just happened to see you; I didn't mean anything else. Besides, whether you sell me the beast cores or not, I won't reveal any information about you."

Dong Mingyu's words were watertight.

On one hand, she showed goodwill, indicating she wasn't intentionally spying, and on the other, she took the initiative to make a promise to dispel Chen Ze's concerns.

No wonder she could be in management at a company with a market value of tens of billions; this woman is not simple!

He formed a clear judgment in his heart.

Dong Mingyu's perspective and methods were far beyond those of leaders like Liang Kun and Saint Descending Upon the World who relied only on force to oppress and Plunder.

There was no need to make an enemy of her right now. It would be better to do her a favor, trade a few beast cores, and get more survival coins for himself to shop with.

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Haha, since Miss Dong has said so, if I keep playing hard to get, it would make me look petty."

"How many do you want, and how shall we calculate the price?"

Dong Mingyu: "Mr. Li is generous. We don't have many people here; 10 will be enough. The price can be set at my previous transaction price, but I don't have enough survival coins on hand. Can I use e-grade upgrade materials to offset it?"

Dong Mingyu: "Oh right, and this! [Image]."

[Item Name: e-grade Honey.]

Item Introduction: Consuming 50 milliliters increases all attributes by 2 points, effective once per day.

"Damn, e-grade honey? Did this babe go raid a beehive?"

Chen Ze was instantly tempted when he saw it.

He currently had d-grade purified water. If he added this honey and Mutated Beast meat, his fixed daily growth would reach 6 points!

Who needs survival coins for that?

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Good! Let's trade with these things!"

The two checked the market prices back and forth, converted the supplies, and after a few rounds of bargaining, finalized the deal.

Chen Ze handed over 10 e-grade beast cores in exchange for 15 e-grade wood, 12 e-grade steel, 8 e-grade stones, and a full 4 liters of e-grade honey.

Dong Mingyu: "Happy trading!"

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Happy trading! I'm curious, since you sold all your upgrade materials to me, what will you do when you need to upgrade and have to buy them from the Trading House again?"

After the deal was settled, the distance between the two dissipated quite a bit, so Chen Ze took the opportunity to ask the question in his mind.

Dong Mingyu: "Mr. Shanghai Li Yunlong is really a curious baby. To tell you the truth, my Fortress doesn't need materials to upgrade!"

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Ah? Then what does it need? If I have it, I can sell it to you!"

The other side was silent for a long time, as if deliberating whether to reveal a core secret.

After a long while, a line of text slowly popped up.

Dong Mingyu: "heart of the fortress!"