13: Chapter 13 One hundred million, no more than that.

"Mr. Gao, this land used to be an abandoned factory. My mother was an employee here. Our family used to be middle-class, but the factory's technology fell behind and it went bankrupt. The land isn't worth much, so it's been sitting empty. If you want to buy it, Mr. Gao, I'll take you there. I know who owns it..."

"No rush, help me ask around first! I'll come to finalize the deal later. If you handle this well, I'll give you both a raise..."

After speaking, Gao Yuan headed straight to find Qin Mugutan with the cigarettes. He realized that even in the Future World, he needed money everywhere, so he was going to find Qin Mugutan to exchange the cigarettes for cash!

In modern society, cigarettes and alcohol were hard currency among men.

Alcohol was even better than cigarettes at showcasing one's status.

But in this Future World, cigarettes were far more precious than alcohol.

After all, alcohol still existed in the Future World, even if it was just blended spirits, but cigarettes were something ordinary people couldn't even touch.

In terms of price, the small bottle of Erguotou Gao Yuan gave to Li Qingmei was worth one million per bottle.

But the cigarettes for Qin Mugutan, regardless of brand, were priced as high as twenty million per pack.

That was the difference.

One hundred packs of cigarettes were worth two billion.

Gao Yuan casually carried a paper bag containing ten cartons of cigarettes.

Gao Yuan never dreamed that he would be casually carrying goods worth two billion.

It was simply too ridiculous...

As he was walking down the street, something suddenly flickered before Gao Yuan's eyes...

A message popped up.

"One unread message from 'Qin Mugutan'..."

Gao Yuan finally understood that this was Brain-Link...

He thought to himself: "Open..."

A message immediately appeared before his eyes...

Qin Mugutan: "Brother Gao, are you here?"

Gao Yuan replied directly: "Almost there!"

"Good, good!"

For this transaction, Qin Mugutan could be said to have put all his eggs in one basket. As a middleman trader, Qin Mugutan's net worth was less than a billion. To scrape together the payment for Gao Yuan's goods...

He had mortgaged all of his assets...

He had even borrowed from loan sharks at underground banks and reached out to all his friends to gather various supplies, all on credit, of course.

Qin Mugutan's face was full of excitement right now.

As long as he got those hundred packs of cigarettes from Gao Yuan, he could turn his life around immediately...

Not only could he turn things around, but he could also use this to open the door to high society.

One must know that social classes in the Future World were extremely rigid. To be able to rise a single level was the ultimate stroke of luck.

...

From a distance, Qin Mugutan saw Gao Yuan walking toward him, carrying a paper bag.

His eyelids twitched. Were the cigarettes in that bag?

One hundred packs of cigarettes?

Something so precious was being carried so casually?

Qin Mugutan's perception of Gao Yuan rose another level. This was true nonchalance—carrying two billion worth of goods yet remaining so calm.

He even suspected that Gao Yuan was some global scion.

Otherwise, he really couldn't imagine who could be so powerful.

It was said that the world's total cigarette production did not exceed a thousand packs, yet Gao Yuan was bringing him a hundred in one go...

Just what kind of family background did he have?

Gao Yuan waved from a distance...

Qin Mugutan quickly ran over: "Brother Gao, you're here..."

"Yeah, shall we find a place to talk?"

"Sure, sure, I know a restaurant..."

"Don't go to a restaurant. Where are the supplies you prepared?"

"I rented a warehouse..."

Qin Mugutan said.

"Then let's go to your warehouse..."

When they arrived at Qin Mugutan's warehouse, Gao Yuan saw it was a very small place, probably less than fifty square meters.

Gao Yuan wondered what kind of supplies Qin Mugutan had prepared for him.

"Brother Gao, take a look. The supplies are all here, worth a billion. I'll transfer the other billion in cash to your account!"

"Brother Gao, it's a good thing you wanted half in supplies. If you wanted it all in cash, even if you broke me apart, I couldn't have scraped it together!"

Qin Mugutan said with a laugh.

"What do we have here?"

"Hehe, Brother Gao, look. This is Life-Sustaining Base Fluid. I've prepared three hundred bottles, each worth a million! As long as a person has a breath left, drinking one bottle can keep them alive for at least half a year... if their condition is slightly better, it can last a year..."

Gao Yuan looked at the small vials, deeply shocked inside...

This was good stuff! It was practically a miracle life-saving medicine...

"What else?"

"This... is called a Brainwave Imaging Device. It's something film companies play with. Just put it on, and the images your brain imagines can be exported directly... It's very interesting and quite expensive, worth three hundred million!"

Gao Yuan nodded calmly.

"And?"

Qin Mugutan gave a mysterious smile: "Brother Gao, I guarantee that even if you're from the top tier, you've never seen this! This is the first one in the world... and I managed to get it..."

Gao Yuan saw Qin Mugutan uncover the last box...

Inside was a very small device...

"What is this?"

"Guess..."

Gao Yuan picked it up and observed it for a while, but didn't notice anything special about it.

"Brother Gao, watch me..."

With that, Qin Mugutan strapped it to his waist and pressed a button...

Soon, a phantom image appeared in front of him...

A few seconds later, Gao Yuan watched with wide eyes as Qin Mugutan transformed into a tiger, perfect in form and spirit. The beastly breath it exhaled felt so real!

A cold sweat broke out on Gao Yuan's back...

"This..."

"Brother Gao, this is called a transformer. It was developed by a research group at Longjing University of Science and Technology. They were tight on funds, so I offered four hundred million and took it directly... I heard from their description that it seems to have animal genes implanted. Once you wear it, it simulates a transformation. I don't know the specific details!"

Gao Yuan watched the tiger in front of him speak with Qin Mugutan's voice... only then did he snap back to his senses.

Good stuff!

"Brother Tan, how long can this be maintained, and how do you change back?"

"No operation needed. Just think about returning to human form in your mind, and you will... Each transformation lasts up to 24 hours, but since it's an experimental product, it's best not to exceed 12 hours... otherwise, it might malfunction..."

Gao Yuan nodded...

"Good, not bad!"

"Brother, so can we consider the deal done?"

"Of course!"

Gao Yuan said as he handed over the cigarettes in his hand...

Right now, Qin Mugutan didn't know Gao Yuan's background, so he likely wouldn't have the guts to try and swindle him...

"Brother, I'll give you a Freight Flying Car. It's self-driving, just input the address and you're good..."

...

Sitting in the Freight Flying Car, Gao Yuan returned to the small shop where Lin Nanwu and her mother were waiting for him...

Mother Lin saw Gao Yuan: "Sir, I've asked for you. When they heard you wanted to buy this land, they were very excited. The person in charge is already here!"

"Good, have the robots unload the things and leave them here for now..."

Gao Yuan saw a man standing next to Mother Lin...

"Hello..."

"Hello, you must be Mr. Gao. Do you really want to buy this land?"

"Yes, what's the price?"

"Mr. Gao, this land isn't exactly huge, but it covers ten thousand square meters. From that alley entrance to that shop, it's all our land. Currently, the land price in Longjing is like this: one hundred thousand per square meter... for ten thousand square meters, the market price is one billion..."

Just as the man finished speaking...

Mother Lin interjected: "One billion is too expensive. Longjing's land prices are indeed like that, but it depends on the location and conditions. This land is in a remote location with a long, narrow shape. Its value isn't that high..."

The man looked at Mother Lin: "Then how much do you think it's worth?"

Mother Lin looked at Gao Yuan...

Gao Yuan gave her a look that encouraged her to speak boldly.

Gao Yuan was actually quite surprised. He hadn't paid much attention to Mother Lin before, only intending to buy her small shop to serve as his office in the Future World.

He hadn't expected Mother Lin to know about real estate...

"One hundred million... not a penny more!" Mother Lin said.

The man immediately smiled bitterly: "That's a brutal price cut, straight down to 10%... Mr. Gao, to be honest, this land does have flaws. It was originally used as a parking lot for our factory, but later all cars were changed to aerial docking... so this land became idle. I'll give you my bottom price: five hundred million..."

Mother Lin didn't say anything this time...

They were all waiting for Gao Yuan's answer.