In Chapter 38, when Fu Le saw the mortar at the firearms workshop, he had the illusion that he was in his original dimension. The appearance was exactly the same as the mortar on Earth, with the support frame and the barrel, as if they were copied and pasted.
According to Bai Ji, the only difference between the mortars here and those in the Earth dimension is that the mortars have internal storage space. Unlike the original dimension where they had to be loaded one by one, these mortars can be loaded with hundreds of mortars at once, and are specifically designed for martial arts masters to hold.
Fu Le: !!! This is amazing stuff!!!
If we take this back with us, wouldn't our country's military strength...?
'Warning, warning, warning!!! The host is strictly prohibited from bringing any interdimensional technology back to the country. The host is strictly prohibited from bringing any interdimensional technology back to the country!!!'
"Damn, the shuttle, you're finally alive!! This isn't technology, there's no technology in this dilapidated dimension, this is a weapon woven by a weapon master for self-defense, not technology!!"
'Warning, warning, warning!!! The host is strictly prohibited from bringing any interdimensional technology back to the country. The host is strictly prohibited from bringing any interdimensional technology back to the country!!!'
Fu Le: !!!
Holy crap!!!
"Can I just buy two? For self-defense. You almost killed me by leaving me here, didn't you know? If I died, you'd never be able to repair the shuttle." Knowing that the shuttle had very strict technological limitations, Fu Le had no choice but to try a roundabout approach.
This time, the shuttle did not display any red warning messages.
"I'll try my best to find space stones for you, I promise. Just let me buy it, I promise I won't hand it over, it'll only be used for self-defense in other dangerous dimensions, I promise, okay?"
Since the shuttle didn't speak again, Fu Le assumed that the shuttle had agreed.
So, they started selecting mortars, retrieving two without issue. But when they retrieved the third, a warning appeared: 'Warning! Warning! Host is prohibited from bringing back three technological weapons!!'
Fu Le regretfully put one down; this time, the shuttle did not reappear.
Fu Le: ...
Damn it, a shuttle!!
You're not going to restrict the cannon barrels, are you?!
These are specially made shells. If I don't buy enough, what's the point of my mortar?!
So Fu Le bought two mortars. He secretly asked Bai Ji about the number of shells, since they were firearms and he didn't want to make any mistakes.
"The individual limit is one thousand, and you can only buy once a week," Bai Ji said, looking at Fu Le with a somewhat complicated expression. "You're not planning to buy in bulk for tens of thousands, are you?"
"Smart, Baiji, I want 100,000."
"Cough cough cough cough cough..." Bai Ji was so frightened that she choked on her saliva.
"Fu, would you endanger the city?"
"You're overthinking it. I just bought some to take with me."
"This is a controlled product; you can't just buy it randomly."
"I don't care, you figure out a way."
Baiji: ...Why are you cheating now?
"Unless you tell me what you're for." Bai Ji was very serious about this matter, leaving no room for compromise.
Fu Le was stumped by the question. After a long pause, he asked, "If I said it was for self-defense, would you believe me?"
"I believe you, but you can buy more when you run out."
Fu Le sighed, "I can only tell you in five days."
"Why?" Bai Ji asked, puzzled.
Fu Le was too lazy to explain. After buying the cannonballs, he continued to wander around. During this time, Bai Ji hesitated several times before finally saying something.
"The shuttle—aren't the space stones that these artifact crafters used to make space bracelets the space stones you wanted?"
"No, the stability isn't good enough; the finished product only has a five-year shelf life."
"What the heck? This has an expiration date? Tsk... This is a rip-off."
She still needs the shells; she has to think of a way to get them.
"Bai Ji, do you know that your spatial bracelets have an expiration date?" Fu Le asked Bai Ji early the next morning.
"Everyone knows this," Bai Ji said calmly, putting down the stone cup in her hand.
"I know you must have some status and be quite capable. How about we make a deal?"
"You still want 100,000 shells, right? Those also have an expiration date, at most three years, then they're useless. You can't keep them for long. Even if you use 100,000 for self-defense, you won't be able to use them all." Bai Ji was also quite helpless because of Fu Le's persistence.
“I have a spatial ring here that can be used indefinitely and will be passed down until humanity goes extinct—no, until humanity goes extinct, and it will still be there. No matter what kind of food it is, as long as it is put in, it will be preserved. Whatever it goes in, it will come out the same way.” As he finished speaking, Fu Le noticed that Bai Ji’s eyes had become somewhat deep and dark, and his aura suddenly became sharp.
"Fu, do you know what you're saying?" At this moment, Bai Ji's superior aura was fully displayed.
"Of course." Fu Le smiled slightly, having guessed Bai Ji's identity with a high degree of accuracy.
"You mean, the silver ring on your hand is the eternal space ring you mentioned?"
Fu Le nodded.
Bai Ji didn't speak again, but stared at her with a strange look.
Fu Le: ...
"You can find a way to prove it, for example, if there's something with the shortest shelf life, bring it to me."
Bai Ji reacted quickly this time, taking out a small bucket of beast blood. He couldn't wait, saying, "Beast blood can only be preserved for four hours before it spoils. Therefore, martial artists sell the beast blood they collect to pharmacies as soon as possible to make Yuan Dan."
“No problem.” Fu Le took it and put it into his ring.
"When you martial artists cultivate, besides your own training and practice, you must also use medicine to assist you, right? For example, what do you use to treat internal injuries and external injuries? And what is a Yuan Dan?"
"Yes, there are. They are all pills made by alchemists. They are for internal injuries, external injuries, ailments, and for increasing one's strength. There are also some unorthodox ones."
"Let's go to the pharmacy."
Bletilla striata: ...
If he didn't know all the city officials, he might have thought Fu was a purchasing manager from another city, buying everything of value he could find.
On this day, Fu Le secretly tested all kinds of pills, and selected some that could treat internal and external injuries and increase strength. He bought them in large quantities, and Bai Ji's eyelids twitched from buying them.
"Are you planning to keep buying like this?" Bai Ji said through gritted teeth.
If it weren't for his intervention regarding the purchase of medicine, Fu would definitely be in the city lord's prison right now.
"Can't I buy it?" Fu Le asked, puzzled.
She knew she had been exposed, but she wasn't worried at all, because she only had four days left. Even if she was taken away, they wouldn't be able to search her space. As long as she could stall for time, she would be fine.
"You should leave Suicheng. I can't hold this up any longer." Bai Ji sighed, regretting for the first time that she had followed Fu Le to find out who she was.
Fu Le was taken aback, then roughly understood what Bai Ji meant, "You don't want the spatial ring anymore?"
"want."
"So, you must be a high-ranking official at the very top?"
"Why do you ask that?" Bai Ji put down her hand and looked at Fu Le in surprise.
“Obviously,” Fu Le shrugged, “You should contact your superiors and make a deal with me. I’m not from your world. I’m here to make purchases.”
An hour later, Fu Le sat in the main hall of the city lord's mansion in Suicheng, where distinguished guests were received.
The city lord of Suicheng was actually a beautiful woman, wearing a light, dark green robe that accentuated her slender figure in an extremely alluring way.
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