Kong Laoda didn't stop him, and Lu Yuan left the office and went to the small room to find Shen Tian.
"Hey bro, what are you doing here? Is everything settled? Did they agree to cooperate with you?"
Shen Tian kept asking the questions that were on his mind.
Lu Yuan simply stretched out his hand to the other person and said, "Give me the key to the electric scooter. I'll go back and get something and be right back!"
Upon hearing that he wanted his electric scooter keys, the other party immediately refused.
"That won't do. Electric scooters are so hard to find these days! I used to look down on them, but now, you can't even leave the house without one. Tell me what you need to do first, and I'll get it for you!"
Seeing that the other party refused to budge, Lu Yuan immediately held up one finger and said, "Give me the key, and I'll bring you ten catties of tobacco next time I come!"
Shen Tian was stunned.
"What? Ten...ten pounds of tobacco leaves? Are you serious? You have tobacco leaves?"
"Of course, give me the key, I'll come again next time!"
The other party immediately took out the keys to the electric scooter and handed them to Lu Yuan.
"Okay, okay! Brother Lu, that's enough! You can ride the electric bike as much as you want! Haha! Ten pounds of tobacco leaves! Haha, ten pounds of tobacco leaves, how long will it take to finish that! I'll never have to smoke tobacco leaves again!"
Lu Yuan took the keys and rushed downstairs. He didn't stop when he encountered the security guard, who muttered as he watched Lu Yuan's retreating figure, "Where did this guy go? Why is he in such a hurry!"
Lu Yuan rode his electric bike towards the wholesale market, but he didn't just ride aimlessly. He kept looking back to see if anyone was following him. Finally, Lu Yuan found a relatively safe place to hide.
Lu Yuan took out the dimensional crystal again, looked around and found no one was there, then went back into the dimensional space. He did have the tobacco seeds he mentioned before, but he hadn't planted them and had been storing them in the dimensional space. He didn't expect that he would actually use them this time.
Previously, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration managed tobacco, and cigarettes were actually very cheap. The price of cigarettes was the tobacco tax. It was precisely because of the high tobacco tax revenue and the large number of smokers that the government was able to build ships and roads.
A saying circulating online goes, "If you don't smoke and I don't smoke, who will repair the aircraft carrier? If you don't smoke and I don't smoke, how will we develop fighter jets?" This can be seen as an angry cry from the vast majority of smokers in resistance to the wave of martial law.
However, the end times arrived, and the national tobacco company could no longer collect tobacco leaves, thus cutting off the supply of cigarettes. Billions of smokers worldwide had no choice but to find other substitutes to satisfy their cravings. For example, the better ones used tea leaves, which tasted better and were considered high-end. The less desirable ones used some tree leaves, and the worst ones could only burn anything that could produce smoke.
If someone were to step forward and say they have cigarettes for sale at this moment, Lu Yuan has no doubt that the popularity of cigarettes would be no less than that of water and food.
Lu Yuan buried a packet of tobacco seeds in the ground and waited quietly, watching the time on his phone. After about half a minute, Lu Yuan dug up the tobacco seeds. The seed husks had cracked, but nothing else had happened to the inside.
Lu Yuan's magical land has a unique feature: anyone who stays in it for half a minute will gain a strong ability to survive, much like those in the outside world. The longer the stay, the stronger the ability becomes. Of course, the growth cycle is the same as that outside.
Lu Yuan took out a handful of seeds, wrapped them in a small paper packet, and then returned to the Qingcheng Building.
When Confucius received the seeds, he was somewhat skeptical.
"Brother, are you kidding me? Where did you get these seeds?"
Lu Yuan already knew the other party wouldn't believe him, so he said, "If you don't believe me, Boss Kong, there's nothing I can do. How about this? It's still early. Why don't you have your lab technicians compare the seeds you have with my seeds?"
Kong Laoda immediately nodded and then had the woman outside the door call over an experimenter.
A short while later, a man wearing a white lab coat and cleanroom suit walked in.
"Take this packet of tobacco seeds over for testing, and then compare it with our seeds to see if they are the same!"
The lab technician took the tobacco seeds and looked at Lu Yuan with some disdain, saying, "Stop bragging. Dozens of us have been researching for months without any progress. How could you possibly do it all by yourself!"
Lu Yuan, however, revealed a confident smile.
"It's okay, you can go and give it a try! If all else fails, I'll just go back!"
The other party then took the paper package and left the room to go to the laboratory for testing.
Sitting listlessly in his office, Lu Yuan observed the furnishings in the room. They were unremarkable, typical of nouveau riche decor. A huge golden toad sat on the table, an anchor hung on the wall, and a giant globe decoration stood by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Shortly after, a man in a white coat rushed into the room like a madman, handing two test reports to Boss Kong.
"The test results are in. The seeds he brought are indeed much better than ours. We don't know what method he used to cultivate them, or which generation they are. The chromosome pairings are very complete, and they can even be grown in saline-alkali soil!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Kong was overjoyed and snatched the two reports.
"Brother Lu, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you! But it would take a long time for us to cultivate a large quantity of tobacco leaves from such a small amount of seeds. How about this, bring me some more, and I'll buy them all, okay?"
"Of course, but that's all I brought this time. I'll bring you some more next time, but I have one request."
The other party quickly replied, "Okay! No problem! Just tell me! As long as it's within my power!"
Lu Yuan took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to the other party.
"I want to become your vegetable supplier! You see..."
Kong Laoda immediately waved his hand.
"Sure! Of course! I'll give you a spot! The price is the same as a Gold Membership!"
"Uh... Gold membership?" Lu Yuan wanted to complain about the idea. It was ridiculous. Why make a membership system for a perfectly good dish?
The woman beside him explained, "Mr. Lu, regular wholesalers don't get discounts and there are limits on the amount they can buy each time. Becoming a member allows you to enjoy some discounts and increase your purchase volume. Gold-level wholesalers enjoy an 88% discount on the purchase price and can buy a maximum of 500 jin each time!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was immediately overjoyed.
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