98: Chapter 97 Trading

Chapter 97: Transaction

Researcher Huoling's words directly interrupted the tug-of-war between Wang Ting and Deputy Commander Liu Song.

Wang Ting leaned back slightly against the chair behind him with a smile on his face, no longer intending to drag things out.

Researcher Huoling's words also sparked his interest in the extraordinary potion, especially the gardener potion.

"There are a total of three types of monsters currently seen in the Infinite Building, which I have named Parasitic Fungus Vine, Vine Parasite Corpse, and Vine Skull. The first two are just ordinary individuals, while the latter is an elite individual. Their core physical characteristics are all composed of vines. According to what you said, they should share the same attributes, and from their performance, there is a very obvious progression in strength."

Wang Ting did not reveal everything about the floors of Vine Town.

A total of six types of monsters appeared in Vine Town. From the initial Parasitic Fungus Vine to the later discovered leader-class monster Grafted Mother Vine, there were many categories of elite individuals with extremely high strength.

It was not difficult to see that the danger level of this Vine Town was even more terrifying than the current Silent Desolate Town. Even if Silent Desolate Town might have hidden some situations Wang Ting did not know about, compared to Vine Town, it was probably still slightly inferior.

Therefore, some situations could be told, while others could not be fully told—this was the normal way to handle it. Anyway, Deputy Commander Liu Song and Researcher Huoling could not conduct on-site observations.

"What about the specific appearance, morphology, and living habits of the three monsters?"

"The Parasitic Fungus Vine is a lump-like monster composed of vine tentacles and a core rhizome block, which can parasitize the host's shell."

"The Vine Parasite Corpse is a humanoid vine monster where vines and flesh blend together, replacing a person's chest cavity and skull. Flesh and vine fibers fuse with each other, forming hair-like muscle fibers."

"The Vine Skull is equivalent to an enhanced and enlarged version of the Vine Parasite Corpse. The vine fibers are completely fused with the flesh, and it has a tall stature, possessing stronger strength and destructive power. Ordinary secondary limit-breaking warriors would probably be a head weaker compared to it."

The two engaged in a question-and-answer session, and Researcher Huoling asked very detailed questions, including the environments where these monsters might appear.

However, Wang Ting keenly noticed that Researcher Huoling's inquiries seemed like a routine formality.

The state of the monsters might be related to the extraordinary factors they contained, but just by asking about these things, probably nothing could be figured out.

He suppressed these doubts in his heart without revealing them.

Researcher Huoling suddenly asked: "What are the rules of the floor?"

Wang Ting narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly said: "The rules of the floor are related to vines. In that environment, vines will grow in large quantities and cannot be completely cleared."

Hearing this answer, Researcher Huoling showed a bit of understanding on her face.

Seeing this, Deputy Commander Liu Song asked: "Miss Huo, is it possible for the extraordinary materials of these monsters to replace the active raw materials of the potion?"

Researcher Huoling nodded slightly: "Judging from the state of the vine monsters and the rules of the floor, the possibility is extremely high. Even if the active vines of the Parasitic Fungus Vine cannot completely replace a certain raw material, the extraordinary factors contained in the extraordinary materials of multiple monsters will complement each other. Materials like vine jade meat and emerald leaf essence are similar based on extraordinary factors, so using them as substitutes and adjustments is not a problem. Buy more extraordinary materials; I am going back to experiment."

Originally, if Researcher Huoling had stood on Deputy Commander Liu Song's side, she would not have spoken so thoroughly. But obviously, Researcher Huoling did not want Deputy Commander Liu Song to have an easy time, so she laid all her words out in the open.

Deputy Commander Liu Song was displeased in his heart, but upon hearing that the extraordinary materials produced by the vine monsters indeed had a high probability of replacing the raw materials of the gardener potion, he felt pleasantly surprised. For a moment, his mood was somewhat complicated.

He took a deep breath, slightly calmed his mood, and then said to Wang Ting with a smile: "Brother Wang, it seems we need to have a good talk. Let's talk about the acquisition of materials first. We want 10 of each type of extraordinary material, acquired at a 1.5 times ratio as we just discussed. At the same time, as a small token of appreciation from Deputy Commander Liu Song, I'll gift you 10 extraordinary materials as a reward for the information."

Wang Ting shook his head and did not agree: "I only have a little over 200 portions of extraordinary materials on hand. Some types are more numerous, while others are fewer. According to Deputy Commander Liu's calculation, I'm afraid that after this acquisition, I won't have anything left in my hands."

Bah, isn't trading at a 1:1.5 ratio still getting extraordinary materials? How could there be nothing left?

Deputy Commander Liu Song cursed inwardly, knowing that Wang Ting would definitely bring up other conditions, but he still maintained his patience: "How do you think we should handle it?"

"Anything casual will do."

Wang Ting curved the corners of his mouth in a smile, looking very much like a cunning fox: "Originally, I came for the extraordinary potion. Now that I can meet Deputy Commander Liu, I might as well bring it all up together: one bottle of gardener potion and one generator, how about that?"

"Greedy fellow."

Deputy Commander Liu Song was now in a bit of a dilemma.

Wang Ting had obviously touched his bottom line—this batch of raw materials was extremely important to Huangyan Town, which could produce the gardener potion.

As long as they could be supplied in large quantities and confirmed to be able to replace certain materials, they would inevitably generate greater demand, thereby producing more gardener potions.

There was even one more point: if the materials could be replaced on a large scale, or even if more new extraordinary material cores appeared in the future, it wouldn't just be a matter of the first-tier gardener potion; there might also be breakthroughs in the research of second-tier control potions.

And this point was precisely what Deputy Commander Liu Song wanted to see most and was striving to bring about.

Therefore, even though Deputy Commander Liu Song felt that Wang Ting was asking for an exorbitant price, his heart still began to waver.

"One bottle of extraordinary potion plus a generator—if auctioned in the marketplace, it could probably sell for 400 extraordinary materials, and it's something you can only hope for, not demand. Isn't this price a bit too high?"

"You need to take a longer-term view. After all, we may cooperate in the future, and long-term cooperation leads to a win-win situation."

Wang Ting's expression was calm, yet he wore a look of utter confidence. At this moment, he was already thinking about another matter.

"You released the news that you were going to sell 4 bottles of extraordinary potions, and the competitors for these potions have almost filled the black market. I might not necessarily win the bid tomorrow in the auction house."

Wang Ting chuckled: "It's better to take it now and leave. And as for this generator, with a generator, our camp can explore and pioneer Vine Town much faster, and perhaps discover new monsters. New monsters mean new extraordinary materials. Isn't this also good news for Huangyan Town?"

Deputy Commander Liu Song was persuaded by Wang Ting's reasoning; this was what he wanted to see and hear.

A mere newly established camp that had just explored Vine Town for perhaps less than a few months had already discovered three types of monsters. If they discovered more elite individuals or other ordinary individuals, even more extraordinary materials would be produced.

The extraordinary factor information contained in different types of extraordinary materials would also be richer, which was particularly important for the production of second-tier potions.

The strength of the factor structure and the scale of the factor information determined the height of the potion, and the threshold for second-tier potions happened to be reaching 2 sets of different factor structures.

Deputy Commander Liu Song thought carefully for a moment, then raised his head and said seriously: "Deal. But I want all the extraordinary materials in your hands."

"Then you have to add another batch of energy blocks for me."

"Very well."

Excluding the Extraordinary Core part, the remaining extraordinary materials in Wang Ting's hands were about 300 portions, but he did not plan to hand all of them over to Deputy Commander Liu Song.

He still needed to reserve a portion as commission for Old Man Lu's side.

He took out 210 portions of extraordinary materials, which were counted by Ren Chuan and Deputy Commander Liu Song's subordinates. After verification without error, Deputy Commander Liu Song directly had people retrieve one gardener potion and a generator.

After obtaining the extraordinary materials and settling the matter, Deputy Commander Liu Song said: "Happy cooperation between our two camps from now on, and I hope everything goes smoothly."

"Naturally. Once this batch of goods is traded, I can rush back overnight today."

Wang Ting smiled faintly: "With these things, our camp's pioneering progress will be much faster. I will strive to kill a few more Vine Skulls to see if there are any Extraordinary Cores. When that time comes, I will still have to come and trade with you for good things."

Deputy Commander Liu Song narrowed his eyes slightly: "That is of course. If there are Extraordinary Cores, I can raise the price for you even more."

After the two groups parted ways, Wang Ting immediately ordered the convoy personnel to carry the energy blocks and generator back.

In addition to the generator, according to the conversion ratio, they also exchanged about 10,000 energy blocks from Deputy Commander Liu Song.

Ten thousand energy blocks almost filled both of their vehicles. Deputy Commander Liu Song had people help load the truck together, which saved a lot of effort.

When the trucks were piled high, Wang Ting immediately called out: "Done, drive, let's return to the camp."

Wang Ting's convoy gradually moved away. Deputy Commander Liu Song watched their departing figures, his expression gradually turning cold.

Fan Yun, a subordinate beside him, lowered his voice: "Should we have someone follow them to figure out where their camp is?"

Deputy Commander Liu Song was somewhat tempted, but shook his head: "It's too far from us. Even if we figure it out, we have no way to spare the distraction to occupy it; cooperation is fine. Although his strength is quite good, he cannot escape the influence of Huangyan Town."