Chapter 258 Jinjiang Exclusive Release

"Hey, big brother, why didn't you choose the thorn vine? It's powerful and looks a lot like the vampire vine."

As soon as the outsiders left, Li Tuo couldn't help but mutter to Li Jing, "With the thorn vine, my brother and I will be among the best in the village in terms of fighting ability. Tell everyone about it and make our father proud."

Li Tie glanced at him and said, "I don't need the boss to use this to make me look good. Your brother is free to decide what he wants to sign. Don't mess with him."

Li Jing was also very firm in his attitude and was not moved by Li Tuo.

"Thorn vines are good, but succulents aren't bad either. Finding a way to tranquilize enemies or prey can also help. Besides, I prefer to stay in the fields and study crops, so a lower combat effectiveness won't affect me much."

No matter how severe the disaster is, it will be over in two or three years. What’s the point of having strong combat capabilities by then?

Mutated succulents are different. When they no longer need to fight, they can be sold to pay back the money, which is a long-term source of income.

Wu Yinyin also supports her husband's decision.

Li Tuo, a bachelor, should just care about his own happiness, but people with families cannot do this. Safety should always come first.

The others who had successfully signed the contract didn't have so many thoughts, but were just enthusiastically trying to control the newly acquired mutant plants.

Zhang Chengming, Xiong Mao and others were eager to have a fight with them to test the waters.

"There's no need to rush to fight. Right now is a good opportunity for us to spar with each other," Lu Xuan said to them.

Zhang Chengming was puzzled. "What do you mean? What opportunity?"

Lu Xuan looked at the psychics in the village and said, "Before the Emperor leaves, he hopes that you, or the psychics from each town, can have a duel to compare your skills."

"A fight?"

"Are all the superpowered people participating?"

The belligerent Xiong Mao was the first to shout out excitedly, "Great! I was just thinking it was boring to keep fighting with my own people."

Lei Yan frowned, "Do we have to fight all the psychics? Wouldn't it be a disadvantage if some psychics don't have combat abilities? And Chenchen is still young."

There is also Lu Qing. Although her water-based abilities do not mean she has no combat power, Lu Qing usually does not participate in battles. During hunting and beast attacks, she stays in the back like the other female relatives.

He was worried about letting her participate in this exchange competition.

After being reminded by him, Ye Lin and Zhang Chengming also became a little anxious.

The former was because Ye Jing's enhanced hearing was of no help in frontal combat, and the latter was because he thought of Zhang Dafu.

Lu Xuan said: "Participation in the exchange competition depends on resources. Those who are not suitable for fighting or have no interest in sparring can just watch."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"As for the younger psychics..." Lu Xuan glanced at Lu Chen, who seemed eager to try. "Just like everyone else, decide for yourself whether to participate or not. Don't come back crying if you get beaten up."

Lu Chen immediately shouted, "I won't cry! I won't lose!"

Although he is only at level two, his gravity ability is very advantageous whether in dodging or attacking. Even if he cannot defeat everyone, defeating a few more people is no problem.

Mei Cheng and Zhang Dafu's abilities weren't suitable for combat, so they had no intention of participating. They all said to Lu Chen, "We'll all cheer you on when the time comes!"

The exact start time of the exchange competition and its rules still need to be discussed. It will probably take two or three days at the earliest. Lu Xuan only asked those who wanted to participate to make preparations in the next two days and did not say much.

The others, however, planned to get off the boat after dinner and take a walk around.

The polar day has not ended yet. They can see from the cruise ship that there are still a lot of people coming and going in front of the dock, and the people setting up stalls show no signs of closing up. It's a good time to get familiar with the environment.

Half an hour later.

Dozens of men, women, young and old from Yunlu Village walked down from the cruise ship in a mighty procession.

As soon as the group appeared on the street that spontaneously formed in front of the pier, they attracted a lot of attention, and one could faintly hear people whispering about them.

"It's the people from Yunlu Village, they're coming down!"

"They look so healthy. They must never be hungry."

"He's not an ordinary person to begin with. Haven't you heard that there are dozens of people with special abilities in Yunlu Village? The emperor has conferred titles on all of them. Among these people, there may be many newly promoted nobles."

Others, who are more outgoing, directly greeted the approaching villagers and said, "Would you like to see my goods?"

He pointed to several baskets of lively seafood in front of him and said, "These fish and shrimp are the freshest ones brought back by people who went out to sea an hour ago. If you want them, I can give you a better deal. Food, nutritional supplements, meat, and vegetables are all available for trade."

Seeing this, other people setting up stalls around also started to solicit customers.

"Take a look at these fresh shrimps and crabs, all of them are full of life. Just steam them and they'll be a delicious dish. If you buy more, you can get some extra for free!"

"Fresh seaweed is perfect for soups and salads, and one pound only costs one nutritional supplement, which is very cheap!"

"Scallops, fresh scallops. Not only do they contain scallops, which are perfect for making soup, but if you're lucky, you might even find pearls."

The villagers didn't directly say that they had no shortage of seafood, but instead started to stroll around with great interest.

All the things sold in front of the pier are seafood. Some of them are relatives and friends of people who go out to sea, and some are specialized in reselling. They buy the fish wholesale from fishermen at low prices, and then add a little to the retail price.

Because seafood is the most easily accessible resource for them now, and the prices are mostly not expensive, unless they come across rare treasures such as lobsters and abalone. However, there are hardly any such high-quality seafood on the entire street.

Lu Xuan, who also went to the sea, guessed that this kind of high-quality seafood would most likely be sold to wealthy people as soon as it was caught.

The villagers would chat with the stall owners while they were shopping, and the stall owners didn't mind that they didn't buy anything and answered their questions enthusiastically.

An old man said, "We don't have the ability to hunt. My eldest son and grandson are out at sea, and my youngest is helping build the city wall. I'm too old to do heavy work, so I can only help my son sell seafood. During the tsunami, our family only took away the most important supplies. Now we're short of a lot of things, and we'll have to work together as a family to get everything we need as quickly as possible."

The middle-aged woman next to him sighed and said, "I've lived for so many years and have never eaten sea fish. Occasionally, when I come across dried fish in the city, the price is so high that I can't bear to buy it. Now, every meal is filled with nutritional supplements and sea fish. I don't know whether to cry or laugh."

“It’s good to have something to eat.”

Another middle-aged man sighed, "My neighbors are so unlucky. They break out in rashes whenever they eat seafood. My grandson got the worst of it. He almost suffocated the first time he ate it."

The people of Yunlu Village weren't surprised by this. Miao Jinfeng, speaking with experience, said, "That family is allergic to seafood. Everyone's constitution is different, and eating certain foods can cause allergic reactions and rashes."

There are some people among the more than 100 people in their village who are allergic to seafood. Not only seafood, but also the mangoes among the rare fruits that Lu Xuan brought back later, some people can't eat them either.

For example, his eldest grandson Li Kangbao and Liu Yu from the Liu family, both feel uncomfortable after eating tofu.

Miao Jinfeng, Grandma Lin and other elderly women chatted with the stall owners for a long time before they remembered that they also needed to find a place to sell things, so they ended the chat with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

They felt embarrassed for wasting other people's time, so they took the initiative to ask the stall owners if they needed any supplies and bought some delicious seafood.

The stall owners were even happier now, and they excitedly told us what they needed at home.

Finally, when I was asked where I could buy a TV in the city, he enthusiastically helped point the way.

The north bank where Yunlu Village landed is adjacent to the territory of Fengxian County. The population is relatively small compared to other towns, and there is some space left between the tents.

But after all, it was a temporary move, and the planning was not very good, so it still looks messy at first glance.

Lu Chen, Zhang Dafu and other children also followed their parents, their eyes occasionally falling on the children who poked their heads out of the tents. They found that most of the children were dressed in shabby clothes, with sallow faces and a bit tense expressions.

Mei Cheng and Mei Xue, who had never announced the good news, were particularly upset.

But they did not show any sympathy and take out food on their own initiative, but just followed their family/friends quietly.

When we arrived at the commercial street, we found that the place was much more spacious than the residential area. It was just after dinner time and the sky was still bright. There were people doing business on the street and it was very lively.

This place is different from the dock. Although there are people selling seafood, most of them sell other items.

Salt, sugar, nutritional supplements, cloth, pickles, fresh animal meat, leather, firewood... everything from food to drink to clothing to daily necessities is sold.

Zhang Chengming and other young men had all come to Fengxian to sell things. Many vendors and pedestrians on the street knew them. When they saw them, their eyes lit up and they rushed over.

"Boss Zhang, you're finally here. I want to buy a bigger tent. Do you have any?"

"I want two blankets."

"Brother Li Jing, give me two hoverboards."

"I want a hoverboard, too."

"Are you buying kayaks? I want one that can seat four people."

The women originally wanted to let the men sell the goods themselves while they continued shopping elsewhere, but seeing that there were so many customers gathering around that the men could not handle it at all, they had no choice but to stay and help.

These guests want everything, but the most popular items are seagoing equipment and hoverboards.

There have been people trading hoverboards in the past, but the proportion was not large. After all, although this thing is magical, it is not a necessity. But this time it is different.

The hoverboards were selling extremely well, with hundreds of people wanting to buy them within just an hour.

Zhang Chengming and others did not prepare that much goods, so in the end they had to exchange them directly from Lu Xuan.

The audience in the live broadcast room were all surprised.

Why are so many people buying skateboards all of a sudden?

[After settling down after the tsunami, why don't you think about stocking up on food and just want to skateboard?]

These ancient people were much more practical than us. How could so many of them buy such useless things? I imagine they were frightened by the tsunami.

Even if they have a boat during a tsunami, the waves are so strong that it could capsize. It's unsafe on the ground, so they naturally want to fly to the sky to save their lives. They certainly can't afford hovercars or aircraft, so they can only buy hoverboards.

In fact, it is not just the victims who have this idea. Not long ago, Lu Xuan, the New Emperor, and Ye Feiluan also sold a lot of hoverboards when they were doing business.

It can be seen that whether it is the people above or the people below, their brain circuits are sometimes similar.

The villagers stayed on the ground until midnight before returning to the boat reluctantly.

For the next two days, they continued to travel around on the ground during the day, went to Yangshan to reminisce with Mr. Chen and others, and also visited Luochuan, Licheng and even the capital, and continued to do business by the way.

That’s not all.

On the third day, the polar day ended and night fell again. The cruise ship was brightly lit, and the dreamy scenery like a fairy ship attracted countless onlookers.

Yunlu Village took the opportunity to open a commercial area on the cruise ship.

Ordinary disaster victims rushed to board the ship out of curiosity and marveled at the luxury of the cruise ship. Rich businessmen, nobles and people with special abilities in various towns who had received the news in advance spent a lot of money on shopping in the villagers' shops.

In particular, Lu Xuan also specially prepared two medical cabins to provide medical services to foreign guests, which almost drove many people who had only heard of the medical cabins but could not get a number crazy.

Just as the cruise ship in Yunlu Village was becoming more and more lively, the new emperor finally set the date and rules for the competition between the superpowers.