Not long after, Fang Zheng met Minister John under the introduction of Amemiya Ryodan.
"Hello, Mr. Fang Zheng."
Johannes stood up, smiled and held out his hand.
"I am Johannes, the head of Fenrir's Far East Branch. Thank you for your guidance."
"My name is Fang Zheng, and I'm from Tiandao Palace."
Fang Zheng also stretched out his hand and gently shook Minister John's hand.
“To be honest, this is my first time here, and I have to say, it feels completely different.”
“Haha, we rarely see people from other places.”
Minister John also laughed. As he said, Fenrir was in a remote place. Except for those exiled people or some unlucky people, almost no one was willing to come here. Even the wandering buses rarely came to Fenrir. Therefore, for Fenrir, this was also a very rare opportunity to interact with the outside world.
Although Minister John seemed to be trying to laugh it off, Fang Zheng was direct and got straight to the point.
"To be honest, the reason I came to Fenrir this time is because I have something to ask for."
"oh?"
Minister John was stunned for a moment when he heard Fang Zheng's words.
"What can I do for you?"
"It's like this. I hope to go to the reactor in the core part of your city to conduct some research... Don't worry, I'm just collecting some intelligence information. As compensation, I can also provide you with some help within my ability, whether it's supplies or combat power. There is no problem."
"this……"
After hearing what Fang Zheng said, Minister John and Captain Amemiya looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they had been mentally prepared, they did not expect the other party to make such an outrageous request right away... You know, the core reactor of the mobile city is the heart of the mobile city, how could it be shown to anyone?
"May I ask Mr. Fang Zheng what kind of information you are going to need? If it does not involve core secrets, then we may be able to find it from the sorted information..."
"I'm so sorry, I have to collect it myself."
Fang Zheng shook his head. Only his Order Seal could read the contents hidden in the core. The records of these people were of no use to Fang Zheng.
“…”
This time, Minister John did not speak. Instead, he stared at Fang Zheng and touched his chin.
"As compensation, I can provide you with everything you need, whether it's daily necessities or technological improvements. As for military assistance... well, it seems that Fenrir doesn't need it given his situation."
Unlike Zuellni, Fenrir can be considered a paramilitary city, while Zuellni is more like a talent training center, so Zuellni can accept Fangzheng's military support, but Fenrir obviously doesn't need it. After all, this can be seen from their routes of action. Other mobile cities are avoiding monsters, but only Fenrir is almost staring at these monsters and going wherever there are more monsters.
Actually, there is no other way. According to the information Fang Zheng had inquired while strolling around the city, he found that Fenrir's mobile city had already been transformed. The core here no longer relies on mine energy like other mobile cities, but relies on - the core of the God of Wilderness!
This also indirectly shows how terrifying Fenrir's fighting power is. Even in the mobile cities in the south, few dare to chase the polluted beasts. However, Fenrir runs to wherever there are powerful wild gods. After killing them, he directly pulls out the tendons and skins them and uses the core as fuel... I have to say, he is really cruel.
However, every advantage has its disadvantages. Fenrir's actions can be seen as a sign of their toughness, or as a helpless move due to insufficient resources. After all, this land looks much poorer than the south. Fang Zheng just took the girls out for a walk and soon discovered that the biggest flaw of this city is the lack of supplies.
You have to know that there is not even a store in this city, and almost all goods are rationed. Only some goods are traded internally, and they are limited to military supplies. This in itself is enough to explain the problem. It can be seen that Fenrir's people are forced to be tough to a certain extent, otherwise they would have been finished long ago.
Sure enough, upon hearing Fang Zheng's request, Minister John's expression changed slightly.
In fact, just as Fang Zheng thought, the entire Fenrir organization was in a difficult situation during this period, with pressure not only from the outside, but also from the surrounding. After being modified, Fenrir's mobile city can use the core of the wild god to move, but because of its power limit, Fenrir's mobile city cannot bear the living needs of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people like the Academy City Alliance. The population of their mobile city is at most 10,000, otherwise, there will not be enough supplies.
This is not all. In order to gather as many new people with the qualifications of God Eaters as possible, Fenrir also needs to provide a certain degree of protection to the surrounding gathering places. Although they have no way to directly help the refugees due to the shortage of supplies, it is not impossible to help them eliminate the threat of the Wild God to the best of their ability.
Just like before, Amemiya Ryudan went to the refugee gathering place to find new people and protect the gathering place.
Otherwise, once everyone outside is dead, with only more than 10,000 people dying inside Fenrir, wouldn’t it be the end sooner or later?
However, because of this, the refugees from all around united and marched outside the gate of Fenrir, demanding that Fenrir provide them with more protection and some living supplies. Although there has been no conflict between the two sides so far, Minister John is also very clear that if this continues, it is only a matter of time before a conflict occurs.
But the problem is that even a good cook cannot cook without rice, and Fenrir’s internal resources are also very tight.
You can't eat the meat of the wild god, but it would be fine if you could eat it...
Seeing Minister John's expression, Fang Zheng immediately raised the stakes.
"If you agree, then our Tiandao Palace can provide you with enough supplies, including food and medicine, for 100,000 people to use for five years... I wonder what you think of this proposal?"
"One hundred thousand?!"
After hearing this, Minister John and Amamiya Ryodan were truly shocked. What exactly was the origin of this Tiandao Palace? It was difficult to find food, medicine and daily necessities to sustain 100,000 people, and yet the other party could actually provide five years' worth of it in one go?
You have to know that most mobile cities are basically self-sufficient nowadays, and occasionally conduct some commercial trade, but the amount is also very small. But such a trading volume... I'm afraid no mobile city can do it!
"Can you really provide so many supplies? Just to... investigate the core reactor?"
Minister John was a little skeptical at this moment. You know, this is the end of the world. In such a world, a piece of meat is more valuable than a gun! Indeed, the reactor is the heart of the mobile city, but a force that can take out so many materials at once is probably more than enough to buy a mobile city!
"I can understand that, but I am not afraid to tell you that these materials may be very important to you, but to the Tiandao Palace, they are just a drop in the bucket."
Fang Zheng spread his hands. He was not lying. There were more than two million people in Academy City. It would be easy to find some supplies, right?
"Or, we can provide you with soilless cultivation technology, which can increase your food self-sufficiency and risk control. What do you think?"
“Soilless cultivation?”
"It means that crops can be grown directly through nutrient solution without soil and matured... I believe this should be a very useful technology for you."
As expected, after listening to Fang Zheng's brief introduction, Minister John and Amamiya Ryodan's eyes suddenly lit up.
The biggest problem in the world right now is that the soil is polluted - there is no trace of life in the soil, and no crops can grow on it, so people naturally have no way to grow crops on it. In this case, people can only use the planting areas inside the mobile city to grow crops, but these planting areas are limited after all, and planting crops on the soil is also a big test for fertility.
But soilless cultivation technology is different, not to mention that Academy City is very advanced in this area. As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. Food will eventually run out, but once you master the skills, it will be another matter.
"Such a valuable technology..."
"I still say the same thing. It may be valuable to you, but it is not top secret information to us."
Having said that, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.
"In fact, when I went to other mobile cities to investigate core reactors, the conditions I gave were similar."
"I see……"
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Minister John's eyes twitched, and he felt very complicated. You know, these things in Fenrir, although they can't be said to be priceless, they can also be considered priceless. As a result, the young man in front of him took them and sold them at will...
"I see what you mean."
Thinking of this, Minister John came back to his senses and smiled at Fang Zheng.
"But I'm sorry, I still need to discuss this matter with other people. Can I give you an answer in two days?"
"Of course."
Fang Zheng didn't care whether the other party was willing or not. In fact, with Fang Zheng's ability, he would definitely read the data whether they were willing or not. It was just that it was someone else's stuff after all. He was the God of Magical Girls and Games, not the God of Bandits, so he was a little cautious. In fact, Minister John didn't know that Fang Zheng told him all this not to make them choose to trade, but to compensate them - after all, he would definitely read the core, so it was natural to give them some compensation.
Just like what Fang Zheng suggested to Kalian in Jierni.
You can choose the compensation terms yourself, but you have no right to refuse.
The first exchange between the two parties came to an end, and Fang Zheng then said goodbye and left, while Amamiya Ryōdan remained in the office. After watching Fang Zheng leave, he asked.
"What should we do next?"
"I don't know either."
Minister John shook his head.
"To be honest, this kind of thing sounds fake. After all, this technology and materials... are they just for investigating the core reactor? I don't quite understand what this operation is."
"But maybe it's just like he said? After all, the value of something is different for everyone."
"That being said, I am still a little worried. Moreover, if the Tiandao Palace is really a huge force beyond our imagination as he said, it would be too hasty to just do a one-time transaction..."
Thinking of this, Minister John's eyes suddenly lit up.
"By the way, Captain Amamiya."
"What's up?"
"I remember submitting a report before, saying that a new divine machine user is coming to report?"
"Yes, Alyssa Ilinitina Amiela, 13 years old, is the first divine machine user to use the second generation divine machine. She will be transferred to our department tomorrow... Any questions?"
"I've got a great idea..."
Minister John smiled when he heard Ryodo Amamiya's report.
“Perhaps, it can solve the problems we are currently facing.”