"But don't worry, I have it all under control." Guan Nianshan smiled as if he wanted to take credit, his face clearly showing his desire to reward me.
"What do you want?" Shi Yin looked at Guan Nianshan: "Do you have superpowers?"
"Uh, no, not at all," Guan Nianshan said awkwardly.
Most of these talented individuals, gathered by the nation led by Toki, possessed supernatural abilities; even if some weren't particularly powerful, they still had some.
After all, people with superpowers have one major advantage: as long as they have superpowers, they will not be infected by the zombie virus, while ordinary people still face the risk of infection.
Guan Nianshan is different from Nan Zhu. Nan Zhu doesn't know what superpowers are and can only slowly figure it out, but Guan Nianshan is very clear that he really doesn't have any superpowers.
However, Guan Nianshan resolutely opposed artificially awakening superpowers. Putting aside how painful it would be for those who underwent artificial awakening, Guan Nianshan disagreed with the very fact that there was a mortality rate.
Guan Nianshan was a pity for his life. It's better to live a miserable life than to die. Even with a one percent mortality rate, Guan Nianshan was afraid of contracting the disease.
"How about... you give me more money, or more supplies?" Guan Nianshan felt resentful for not getting any benefits: "Anyway, you want me to do underground business, so consider it as preparing resources for me?"
Guan Nianshan was not willing to do a losing business. He had put in so much effort, so he had to get something in return.
Unlike others who are loyal and willing to submit, Guan Nianshan initially followed Shi Yin partly because he was coerced, but essentially because he predicted that Shi Yin would be a great backer in the future and that he would definitely be able to gain a lot of benefits from her.
As the saying goes, investing involves risk, and choices should be made with caution.
Guan Nianshan wasn't content with just his sister's affairs; he used to work for the country, but he was also a businessman.
"Here you go." Shi Yin tossed over a bag that looked quite heavy and felt like a bag of diamonds.
Guan Nianshan took the bag and opened it. Inside lay countless purple crystal cores. In this era when humans were still struggling to survive, these things were indeed valuable.
but……
"This thing." Guan Nianshan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
He has no special abilities, so of course he can't absorb the crystal core. Besides, this kind of low-level, rice-grain-sized purple crystal core can only be used as fuel or other resources. The improvement from absorbing it is too small; even a dog would disdain it.
Those who can use these things to upgrade are the exiled people; it's better than nothing, after all.
This certainly did not meet Guan Nianshan's expectations.
“Currency is for ordinary people, but a black market shop naturally needs to have other things. I’ll give you a bag of blue crystal cores later. These two bags will be your initial capital. You’re quite wealthy in the early stages.” Shi Yin said meaningfully, looking at Guan Nianshan’s regretful expression.
"Now I can tell you in advance that the color of the crystal cores represents their value: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. The higher the color, the stronger the energy. However, only crystal cores below cyan can be used as currency. Crystal cores above green must be handed over and cannot be circulated."
"Therefore, only crystal nuclei of green color or higher are worth absorbing." Guan Nianshan was very smart and immediately understood the reasoning.
"That's roughly the idea, let's understand it that way." Shi Yin nodded.
“Principal, so you want me to sell things.” Guan Nianshan pondered for a moment: “You emphasized before that the country refused to provide any assistance to exiles, so that we could do business on our own? You’re going to monopolize the entire black market.”
Shi Yin shrugged. She never denied Guan Nianshan's intelligence, but she felt helpless that he said it so bluntly.
Fortunately, they were of one mind; otherwise, if it were another, more suspicious boss, Guan Nianshan could have been ostracized or shot dead based on that statement alone.
“Of course, you can trade crystal cores of all colors there, but you have to do it secretly.” Shi Yin made a shushing gesture: “The purpose of letting you open an underground black market is to collect crystal cores, the higher the grade, the better.”
“It’s simple. The higher the grade of the crystal cores I give them, the bigger the discount I’ll give them. I’ll even give them a membership card if they can get good crystal cores.” Guan Nianshan rubbed his hands together, somewhat excited: “Tell me the conversion rate. With my methods, there’s no underground black market bigger than mine.”
Guan Nianshan has this much confidence; he has a wealth of experience.
He previously worked for the biggest dark force, then became a colleague of the dark force, and eventually became an indispensable member of the dark force. In the end, he walked the tightrope in the gray area, but in reality, he was only 30 years old.
Guan Nianshan has the most experience in this line of work.
"But judging from the current situation, the supplies probably aren't worth as much as the crystal cores, right?" Guan Nianshan casually fiddled with the purple crystal cores in the bag. "Purple crystal cores are the most common type produced by ordinary zombies, but if you really want to exchange them for ordinary supplies, these purple crystal cores are much more valuable than food and other supplies, aren't they?"
After all, these things are excellent choices for fuel or electricity, they are durable and easy to carry, and they are actually more valuable than food.
However, this item is still scarce right now, so we can take this opportunity to raise the price.
People are already suffering losses because they haven't adapted yet. Once people fully realize the value of these crystals, their worth will be greatly reduced, and they'll only be good for firewood or powering generators.
"If we're talking about what we can sell... it's probably firearms and other firearms." Guan Nianshan pondered, "The exiled people don't have the same intensive training conditions as us, so guns and gunpowder are still the best choice for them."
The country's training of its military is very professional, and the use of various deadly tactics and weapons ensures that the forces led by the country will surpass all other powers.
The situation is different for ordinary exiles. Even if they have cheat codes to be reborn and can hoard supplies in advance, they can only become mediocre through training. They can only gain experience by killing zombies, which is too slow and easy to die from.
"But exchanging firearms for purple crystal cores feels like a waste. You need at least cyan ones, but it seems like cyan crystal cores are hard to come by right now." Guan Nianshan muttered to himself, "Even the most terrifying ordinary berserkers are only blue."
"And if I'm not mistaken, the value of low-level crystal cores can't compare to that of high-level crystal cores at all, right? Only the lowest-level crystal cores, like purple and cyan, should be somewhat comparable in value," Guan Nianshan guessed.
"That's how it is." Shi Yin listened to Guan Nianshan's long-winded explanation: "Why do you think high-level crystal cores don't circulate?"
Improving one's strength isn't something that can be achieved simply by exchanging something else, except for some special cases.
"What you're talking about are ordinary supplies. What about these?"
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