Lin Qianqian originally thought it would take several days for someone to arrive, but to her surprise, the people from the Tian Shu Safe Zone arrived the next day.
They set off overnight, led by Xia Yu.
Their district deployed its most elite troops this time because Dr. Irwin, the most important person in the base, was also there.
After hearing about the things on the fifth floor of the mall, he insisted on coming to see them for himself.
Dr. Irwin is of mixed race, with an Asian-looking face, and his hair is completely white in his fifties.
In addition to Dr. Owen, Xu Xing'an, the deputy head of the Tian Shu Security Zone, also came. He was in full charge of this procurement.
Luo Zexuan and Wen Mingyue led them on a tour from the first floor to the fourth floor.
Then he introduced the items on the fifth floor: "These goods on the fifth floor include superpowered fruits and superpowered beasts from a different dimension. Eating a superpowered fruit gives you a certain chance of developing superpowers. There are also secret manuals and various recipes from a high-martial arts dimension, all of which are unscientific. Before your great catastrophe, you also had all sorts of fantasy novels and movies, and the descriptions there are not much different."
The technology in this plane is more advanced than that of Earth, and its modern civilization is more than a hundred years ahead of Earth's. However, the historical and cultural foundations in ancient times are similar, so they can understand these superpowers and high-level martial arts.
After inspecting the items, most people went to a run-down hotel to rest and recuperate, leaving only Dr. Owen and a few leaders, including Xu Xing'an, to discuss the transaction in detail.
The wrangling about how to trade and what to use for the transaction was left to Luo Zexuan and Wen Mingyue.
Lin Qianqian felt that Luo Zexuan's words were truly unmatched.
Fortunately, he is not usually talkative; he only becomes a master of verbal sparring when he is at work or in serious situations.
Wen Mingyue is no less impressive. She usually appears intellectual and gentle, but when it comes to her profession...
She's quick-witted and sharp-tongued; you can easily fall into her linguistic traps if you're not careful.
Since Lin Qianqian acquired these two powerful generals, she has basically stopped interfering in external negotiations and transactions.
Just sit there and listen to the results; she's the one who makes the final decision anyway.
Knowing he couldn't help in this regard, Zhang Laodao voluntarily stayed at the first-floor cashier counter to guard the mall.
Chu Zhou then got into a conversation with Dr. Owen. Needless to say, Chu Zhou's intelligence is at the pinnacle of human potential.
His advanced knowledge and skills are not as good as Irving's, but that's only due to the limitations of the times, not a problem with him personally.
Although they are from different planes and eras, when intelligent people chat, it doesn't take long before ordinary people can understand the topics they discuss.
The two were chatting enthusiastically, completely ignoring the intense bargaining on the other side.
Although Luo Zexuan and his group argued fiercely, Luo Zexuan's requirements were actually very simple: he wanted both technology and physical products.
From the sky to the ground, from the tangible to the intangible, from people's livelihood to military affairs, from energy research and development to physical weapons, from hovercars to spaceships, from lightsabers to mechs, from quantum computers to artificial intelligence—basically, they want everything that exists in this world.
Various technologies and supporting physical equipment are indispensable; the goal is to pack up and take away the technologies and items from this dimension.
However, Xu Xing'an and the others simply couldn't produce what Luo Zexuan wanted.
There is nothing related to artificial intelligence in the safe zone right now, because even with a jammer, "Gaia" will still infiltrate through the network.
Even their mechs are modified and can only be operated manually.
They absolutely dare not use unmanned intelligent driving, because they would be controlled by "Gaia" in no time and turned against their own people.
Therefore, the existing technical data in the safe zone was compiled by Dr. Irwin and other researchers.
These are stored in old, antique computers, not connected to any network or signal, and charged using individual solar panels. Some are even recorded using old-fashioned paper and pen.
These can be exchanged, but they are far from enough.
To obtain all the technical data, one must defeat "Gaia".
Moreover, there was no physical equipment at all. The safe zone lacked everything, including ammunition and weapons. They didn't have many mechs in the safe zone either, let alone spaceships.
In reality, they had nothing of value to offer in exchange, which made the discussion awkward.
Although the other safe zones haven't arrived yet, their situations are similar, which explains why the system mission only requires seven transactions.
When the topic of artificial intelligence came up, Xu Xing'an and the others looked very unhappy and immediately advised Luo Zexuan and the others to think twice.
This artificial intelligence, in fact, was discussed by Lin Qianqian and the others yesterday. In Xia Yu and Julian's memories, they were unclear about why the artificial intelligence suddenly awakened human consciousness.
But after the disaster, the surviving scientists were all searching for the cause.
However, Lin Qianqian thought that Dr. Owen, who came today, would know more.
The problem couldn't be solved in a short time, and half a day had already passed since they started talking, so Lin Qianqian decided to have lunch first.
She pulled out a table of food that had been prepared in advance, and the aroma of the food filled the air. Xu Xing'an and Owen's mouths watered; they hadn't eaten such good food in a long time.
Lin Qianqian also asked about the number of other people staying at the nearby hotel and asked Zhang Laodao to send over a few tables, which she would treat them to.
You must win them over with your stomach; that will make them eager to make a deal, and you might just force them to come up with a solution.
Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, an explosion occurred.
Lin Qianqian quickly released her divine sense and saw that a group of humans and a large number of robots were fighting three or four kilometers away from the mall.
A small spaceship was also floating in the sky.
Lin Qianqian recounted what she had seen with her divine sense.
Xu Xing'an realized that Lin Qianqian knew everything without even leaving the mall, and he couldn't help but feel awe for her methods.
A mysterious shopping mall, a mysterious shop owner, operating without any technological assistance, yet possessing unfathomable methods.
Lin Qianqian had discussed this with her employees yesterday. Since the space had been exposed, there was no need to hide other methods; this was the only way to maximize profits.
Upon hearing the sound, Zhang Laodao flew into the air on his flying sword to observe, and Lin Qianqian followed shortly after.
They looked in the direction of the sound, where artillery fire was already raging and dust was billowing.
Before leaving, Lin Qianqian instructed Luo Zexuan and the others, "The three of you guard the mall and don't come out."
He glanced at Chu Zhou again and added, "Especially Chu Zhou, don't let him run around."
Upon hearing Lin Qianqian's differential treatment, Chu Zhou adjusted his glasses and said expressionlessly, "That's prejudice. I'm an adult now. Your control over me is purely..."
His response was Lin Qianqian's departing figure on her sword.
Luo Zexuan then quietly approached Chuzhou...
At this moment, the people in the safe zone, watching the two figures fly away on their swords, couldn't help but rub their eyes.
They didn't use any aircraft, did they?
Stepping on the sword made me fly; flying on a sword as described in novels is indeed real!
At that moment, Dr. Irving's eyes shone like light bulbs, while Xu Xing'an clenched his fists behind his back.
Perhaps they really are messengers sent by God to save the world and their people...
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