Dou Xiao's playful smile made Mou Xuan's heart skip a beat, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
Sure enough, Dou Xiao's next words were like dropping a bomb on a calm lake: "As for the price of building materials, it will be based on the current market price - ten times!"
There was an uproar all around. This was simply taking advantage of someone's misfortune!
"Ten times? Are you crazy?!" someone couldn't help but roar.
However, Dou Xiao spread his hands, as if it was a matter of course: "Scarcity makes things valuable. Now is the golden age of the end times. Those who understand will understand." He glanced at everyone with contempt, and his eyes seemed to say: You are a bunch of leeks, it would be a waste if I don't cut you.
The news spread quickly throughout the alliance base as if it had wings.
In the cafeteria, people were munching on nutritious biscuits and talking in low voices. The atmosphere was so depressing that it was hard to breathe.
"Ten times! This is not an expansion of the base, it's simply robbery!" Ge, an honest ordinary resident, couldn't help complaining, and the biscuits in his hand seemed to become difficult to swallow.
"That's right, Dou Xiao is simply a vampire!" The people around him also echoed, and a feeling of dissatisfaction spread among the crowd.
"Brother Xuan, what should we do?" Chen Yao frowned and looked at Mou Xuan worriedly.
Mou Xuan didn't say anything, but just looked into the distance with a firm gaze, his mind working rapidly.
He knew that he couldn't just sit there and wait for death, he had to find another way.
"Let's go and take a look at the city." Mou Xuan took Chen Yao's hand and quickly left the base.
The abandoned city area, filled with broken walls and ruins, is like the corpse of a giant beast, silently telling of the disaster brought by the end of the world.
The air was filled with the smell of dust, and the occasional crows' calls added a sense of desolation.
Mou Xuan activated his time ability, and everything around him seemed to be in slow motion.
He carefully searched for the metal fragments scattered in the ruins. These worthless scraps in the eyes of others were treasures in his eyes.
"careful!"
A huge piece of wall suddenly collapsed and hit Chen Yao.
At that moment, time seemed to stand still.
Mou Xuan's pupils suddenly shrank, and his body reacted faster than his brain.
He pushed Chen Yao away violently, but his arm was scratched by the flying gravel.
"Brother Xuan!" Chen Yao exclaimed and quickly helped Mou Xuan up.
"I'm fine." Mou Xuan shook his head, his eyes falling on the small bottle of nano-repair fluid in his hand.
This was brought back from the future, and it can recombine broken metal and repair it into new materials.
After returning to the base, Mou Xuan immediately assembled a team of engineers.
"We can use these waste materials to make new building materials." He pointed to the mountains of metal fragments and said firmly.
Engineer Xiao, an old scholar wearing thick glasses, pushed his glasses up and said doubtfully, "This is unscientific! The composition of these waste materials is complex and cannot be reassembled at all."
At this time, Environmental Expert Hao, a pale, frail middle-aged man, weakly reminded: "But...but it does work." He had personally seen Mou Xuan use this method to repair some equipment.
Mou Xuan ignored Engineer Xiao's doubts and directly built a demonstration room with the modified building materials.
The solid walls and smooth surfaces are in no way inferior to traditional building materials.
"This..." Engineer Xiao was stunned, as if he had seen something incredible.
As night falls, the base becomes brightly lit.
Mou Xuan stood in front of the newly built demonstration house, looking into the distance with a barely perceptible smile on his lips.
"Report! Dou Xiao has sent someone to negotiate!" A guard ran over to report.
"Let them in." Mou Xuan said calmly, with a gleam in his eyes...
Dou Xiao's people came, and the leader had a protruding belly and a greasy face, as if the sufferings of the end of the world had nothing to do with him, but made him feel more comfortable.
He was followed by several burly bodyguards, each of them looked ferocious and seemed ready to attack at any time.
"Hey, Boss Mou, what a rare guest!" The man bowed with a forced smile, but his eyes kept glancing at the demonstration room with a barely perceptible panic in his eyes.
Mou Xuan didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, and went straight to the point: "Let's talk about the building materials."
"No problem, no problem." The man wiped the sweat off his forehead and cleared his throat. "There was a misunderstanding before. As for the price, we can discuss it. We are all friends, and harmony brings wealth!"
Mou Xuan raised a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth: "Oh? Really? Why do I remember someone saying 'scarcity makes things valuable, the golden age of the end of the world, those who understand will understand'?"
The man's face froze, and he smiled awkwardly: "Just kidding, just kidding, don't mind it, Boss Mou. How about this, the price is reduced to... five times, no, three times! Is that okay?"
Mou Xuan shook his head and pointed to the pile of scraps nearby: "Sorry, I'm not interested in your junk. Chen Yao, pull out our new building materials and let this friend open his eyes."
Following Chen Yao's order, several trucks slowly drove over, loaded with metal building materials treated with nano-repair fluid.
These building materials have smooth surfaces and hard textures. They sparkle coldly in the sun, and it is obvious at first glance that they are not ordinary products.
Mou Xuan walked to a pile of building materials, picked up a piece and smashed it to the ground.
With a loud "bang", a deep dent was left on the ground, but the building materials were intact.
The man was stunned, his eyes widened like copper bells: "This... How is this possible?"
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