"Ah... so sweet... I haven't eaten any fruit since I left the Oasis of Life. And even in the Oasis of Life, not everyone can eat fruit. Unless you become a ruler, status and contribution to the organization are indispensable."
Li Fengnian opened his eyes again, and while he couldn't help but sigh, he broke the remaining oranges into pieces and put them into his mouth.
The sweet juice and tender flesh filled his mouth, making him feel happy.
He ate each orange slice with great care and meticulousness, as if he wanted the refreshing and sweet feeling to stay in his mouth as long as possible.
"You mentioned before that you would prefer tobacco leaves or finished tobacco. Unfortunately, time is tight, so I couldn't find the tobacco leaves you needed. So I brought some fruits and vegetables instead, hoping to satisfy you."
Chen Yan said with a smile.
In fact, he has quite a few finished cigarettes in his portable warehouse.
However, those finished cigarettes are more troublesome. Not only do they have production dates, but they also have brand labels. In addition, they are all expensive high-end products. It would be a waste to take them to the wasteland to trade.
In addition, the transaction itself has to have some reservations. In a barter transaction, you must never satisfy all the other party's needs. Doing so will easily lead to the price of your own trading items being lowered. Therefore, Chen Yan decided not to take out the finished cigarettes for the time being.
Li Fengnian didn't seem to care much about not being able to harvest the tobacco leaves.
After finishing an orange, Li Fengnian exhaled a satisfied breath and said happily, "Of course I am satisfied. Whether it is fruit or vegetables, their value is actually higher than tobacco leaves. Especially the fruits and vegetables you provide are very fresh. I really don't know how you preserve them.
But that's not important. What's important is... I can make a lot of money from the caravan with these fruits and vegetables. Strictly speaking, I'm taking advantage of you in this deal. Fresh fruits and vegetables are far more valuable than meat and other foods that can replace rice and flour.
Even though many survivors possessed soilless cultivation technology, the demand for both nutrient solution and electricity meant that the amount of soilless cultivation available was extremely limited. Furthermore, the appetites of the powerful were quite formidable, so… hehe…”
Li Fengnian smiled sarcastically, and then as if he suddenly thought of something, he reached into his arms and took out a blue potion.
All the genetic medicines that Li Fengnian had provided before were directly stored in syringes.
By refrigerating the medicine at low temperatures, we can ensure that it will not deteriorate. If you want to use it, just remove the needle cap from the syringe and then inject it into the muscle.
Although the awakened person's body is very powerful and will become stronger and stronger as the degree of gene unlocking continues to increase, the strength of the skin and muscle tissue can actually be freely controlled.
If the muscles and skin are tense, the needle will not be able to penetrate the surface of the awakened person's skin.
But as long as the awakened person consciously controls the skin and muscles to relax and actively reduces the density of the skin and muscles, it will not be difficult to complete the injection through a needle.
However, this azure medicine was not stored in a syringe, but in a sealed test tube.
"Here, I took advantage of you in this deal, and I feel really bad about it, so I'll give you this potion as compensation."
Li Fengnian looked at the azure potion in his hand with complicated eyes, and while explaining, he handed the potion directly to Chen Yan.
Chen Yan took the potion and raised it to his eyes to examine it carefully. He asked doubtfully, "What kind of potion is this? What does it do?"
Li Fengnian shrugged and said, "To be honest, I don't know."
Chen Yan was stunned, and then an expression of 'are you kidding me' appeared on his face.
Such an abstract expression made Li Fengnian laugh.
He spread his hands and said helplessly, "I'm not lying. I really don't know. This potion is a prototype, strictly speaking, a semi-finished product. Of course, I think it's ready to use, but it's too difficult to manufacture and requires a huge amount of resources. Therefore, there's probably only one in the entire world."
Chen Yan frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "It sounds like you actually know something about this potion? Just not a lot? If that's the case, why don't you know the potion's effects?"
Li Fengnian did not answer immediately.
After pondering for a while, he explained, "Because I participated in the research and development of part of this medicine, but I was only responsible for a very small part of the entire R&D system. The raw materials and R&D content involved probably accounted for less than one percent of the entire process.
It's no exaggeration to say that this potion could be considered Life Oasis's most advanced pharmaceutical technology. To develop this potion, Life Oasis assembled every mid-level pharmacist and above within the organization, mobilizing every resource the organization could muster and spending a significant amount of time.
Each selected pharmacist is responsible for only a certain part of the R&D system, so no one involved actually knows what they are developing. Only the organization's top management should know the details of this drug.
Chen Yan asked in surprise, "So, this potion should be the treasure of the Oasis of Life, right? After all, it took the entire organization's manpower and resources to finally create such a finished product. The Oasis of Life should have kept it strictly preserved. How did it end up in your hands?"
Li Fengnian didn't seem to want to talk more about this topic, and said vaguely, "Yes, after the potion was developed, Life Oasis did implement the most stringent preservation policy for it, but there was an accident, and it ended up in my hands by mistake.
Normally, after receiving this potion, I should have turned it in. This way, not only would I avoid any fault, but I would also have gained merit. But... well, how should I put it... I was tired of the monotonous life within the organization and wanted something exciting, so I became a 'former Life Oasis member.'
Chen Yan was shocked and said, "So you actually betrayed Life Oasis?! Then why do you dare to stay in the Blackthorn Camp as a former Life Oasis member? Aren't you afraid that Life Oasis will come to your door?!"
Upon hearing this, Li Fengnian couldn't help but look strange. He pondered and explained, "The five major forces in the wasteland each have different spheres of influence. The Oasis of Life is very far away from here. I don't think they can find it."
"Uh? Where is the Oasis of Life?"
"North America before the Cataclysm..."
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