Chapter 108: The First Crystal Core Trade

Liu Yun raised her eyes and met Ye Xuan’s deep gaze. She blinked twice, then smiled and whispered back, "Thank you, Elder Brother Ye. I’m willing to sell them some lemon tea."

Ye Xuan stared at her for a few seconds, then nodded. "Alright. Just do what you want to do. We will support all your decisions."

"Mhm." Liu Yun nodded, then turned to Yuan Li and said, "Comrade, I still have some lemon tea here, but the stock is limited. I wonder how much you are willing to pay for a cup of lemon tea."

The second she said this, Yuan Li’s and the soldiers’ expressions brightened. They quickly gathered in a circle and discussed the matter in low voices.

"Yuan Li, how much do you think we should pay for a cup of lemon tea?" a tall soldier asked.

Yuan Li pondered for a moment, then said, "Money is useless right now, and we have nothing except for a little bit of contribution points issued by the base. I don’t know if she is willing to accept contribution points as payment."

Listening to what he said, the other soldiers let out a sad sigh. Indeed, they were just a bunch of poor people.

Looking at his comrades’ sad faces, a thin soldier thought for a moment, then glanced at Liu Yun.

Seeing her staring at them curiously, he looked at the other soldiers and asked in a low voice, "Brothers, do you guys remember the thing that Captain picked up yesterday?"

Raising his brows slightly, Yuan Li asked, "Do you mean that strange crystal Captain Lian accidentally dug out of a zombie’s brain?"

"That’s right." The thin soldier nodded, then reached into his pocket and took something out. He opened his palm and revealed three transparent crystals.

Yuan Li and the other soldiers took a closer look at the three crystals, then looked at the thin soldier.

"Brother, where did you get these crystals?" Yuan Li asked with a hint of surprise in his voice.

The thin soldier smiled slightly, then explained, "I went with the supply team yesterday and found these while killing zombies. Since they are beautiful, I decided to collect them for fun."

After saying that, he pointed toward Liu Yun, then said, "I heard that women like beautiful jewelry and stones. How about we offer these crystals to her and see how much lemon tea we can get?"

Yuan Li and the other soldiers exchanged looks, then nodded in agreement.

"Alright. Let’s do as you said. If she accepts these crystals, we will find a chance to kill zombies and return these crystals to you," Yuan Li said.

The thin soldier patted him on the shoulder and grinned. "Yuan Li, we are brothers. There is no need to calculate so clearly between us. You go and ask if she wants these crystals."

"Alright."

Having made their decision, the thin soldier gave the three crystal cores to Yuan Li, then they returned to their seats.

Holding the crystal cores, Yuan Li coughed lightly, then walked up to Liu Yun.

Seeing him approaching, Ye Xuan and the others became vigilant.

Standing four steps away from them, Yuan Li opened his palm and showed the crystal cores to Liu Yun and the others.

"Comrade, do you think I can buy your lemon tea with these crystals?" Yuan Li asked tentatively.

When Liu Yun and the others saw the crystal cores, they looked at each other meaningfully. At this moment, they all had the same thought in their minds.

The military had discovered the crystal cores, and this information would soon spread to the public.

Lowering his voice, Ye Xuan whispered to Liu Yun, "Younger Sister Liu, since we want to collect more crystal cores, you can take this opportunity to earn more from them."

Liu Yun nodded in agreement, then looked at Yuan Li. After a brief moment of thought, she curiously asked, "Comrade, what kind of crystals are those?"

Yuan Li saw that she didn’t know where the crystals came from and replied, "Comrade, to tell you the truth, these crystals are dug out of zombies’ brains."

After saying this, Yuan Li paused to observe Liu Yun’s expression.

Seeing her frowning in disgust, he quickly added, "Comrade, you don’t need to worry. Although these crystals were dug out of zombie brains, we cleaned them and made sure that they were safe to carry around."

Yuan Li coughed lightly, then continued, "We heard that women like jewelry and beautiful crystals. We don’t have anything to use as payment, so we want to see if you are willing to accept these crystals in exchange for your lemon tea."

Listening to his words, Liu Yun and her friends were sure that the military had just discovered the crystal cores and didn’t know what they were used for yet.

Seeing that Ye Xuan and the others nodded to her, Liu Yun turned to look at Yuan Li and said, "Comrade, I like your crystals, and I’m willing to trade them for lemon tea."

As soon as she said this, Yuan Li and the soldiers secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Smiling at her, Yuan Li sincerely replied, "Thank you, Comrade."

After Yuan Li handed the three crystal cores to Ye Xuan, Liu Yun took out a cup of Refreshing Lemon Tea from her inventory.

A cup of Refreshing Lemon Tea costs 15 System Points, while one Level 0 Zombie Crystal Core can be exchanged for 10 System Points. Selling a cup of Refreshing Lemon Tea for three Level 0 Zombie Crystal Cores was the same as making a 100% profit.

The corner of Liu Yun’s lips curved up slightly as she thought, ’This business... I like it very much!’

Liu Yun handed the cup of Refreshing Lemon Tea to the soldier and said, "Here is a cup of lemon tea in exchange for your crystals. Thank you for your patronage, Comrade."

Yuan Li accepted the cup of Refreshing Lemon Tea from her, then smiled gratefully. "I will return the cup to you later. Thank you, Comrade."

As he walked back to his brothers, Ye Xuan handed the three crystal cores to Liu Yun. "Keep them safe."

Liu Yun nodded, then put the crystal cores into her inventory.

At the same time, the soldiers stared at the cup of Refreshing Lemon Tea and took a deep breath. In an instant, their headache subsided, and their mind became clearer.

The thin soldier looked at Yuan Li and asked in surprise, "She really accepts those crystals?"

Yuan Li sat down, then explained, "Yes. She should be the spatial-element ability user that Captain Lian was talking about."

"Based on how casually she agreed to the exchange, she must have more lemon tea in hand. We must find more crystals and exchange them for more lemon tea before she leaves the convoy."

Hearing this, the other soldiers looked at each other, then said in unison, "You are right."

Looking at the cup of Refreshing Lemon Tea in Yuan Li’s hands, the tall soldier said, "Let’s divide the lemon tea first, then return the cup to her."

"Alright," Yuan Li said, then took out a small empty plastic bottle from his backpack.

After he poured the lemon tea into the plastic bottle, the thin soldier took the empty cup and returned it to Liu Yun.

While the soldiers were discussing how to divide the lemon tea, the sun slowly climbed across the gray sky.

The military convoy traveled for hours and only stopped when the sun disappeared beyond the western horizon.