The line started to move.
The first survivor stepped aside. With so many things, he couldn't carry them by himself. He had to call his son.
With happy grins on their lips, they both carried the things back to the community center. Wherever they passed, the survivors in the line widened their eyes.
Even Wang Bo and his group were not immune.
Dai Yun beca nervous. "At this rate, we won't be able to buy anything."
"Let's just hope there will still be sothing left for us," her twin brother said.
Like them, the other survivors thought the sa.
Finally, it was Wang Bo's turn. Dai Yun and the others saw that the shelves inside the truck were still full of supplies and finally relaxed.
Among the custors lining up, Wang Bo was the first one to trade alien beast parts.
Therefore, those behind him who were also carrying alien beast parts were very nervous, including Luo Gang and Zhao Mo.
Nanzhi looked at the still-wet hides and the alien beast at.
Before joining the Navy, Wang Bo had been trained in special forces, so his knife skills were good.
"The hides and tendons are in good condition. I'm willing to buy all the hides and tendons for 68 points. As for the at, it can't be consud anymore, but I'll still take it for 5 points. Do you want to trade?" Nanzhi said.
"Of course, I'll trade!" Wang Bo let out a boisterous laugh and imdiately agreed.
The Iron Gale Squad, the Zhao siblings, and Luo Gang all beca excited for their turns.
Those who wanted to trade alien beast parts—including the children who learned under Baoyin—finally felt relieved.
"They're really trading alien beast parts! We're saved! We're saved!"
After Wang Bo agreed, the other masked Jade rchant waved his hand.
The alien beast parts on the counter disappeared.
A space-type user!
No wonder their supplies seed endless! So one of them must have a space ability! If that's the case, the other Jade rchant must be a wood-type ability user who can accelerate plant growth, they speculated.
Wang Bo looked at the items and bought water, rice, flour, a few green vegetables, and vegetables that could last long and were easy to store.
He also picked so dried fruits as snacks for his wife and grandfather.
Since it was a double event, the supplies he bought piled up like a small mountain beside him.
His heart skipped a beat and he asked the Jade rchants, "Will you stay in the community center? If not, are you coming back tomorrow?"
The survivors heard his question and perked up their ears for the Jade rchants' answer.
Right? Would they co back tomorrow?
"We'll be staying in that building." Nanzhi pointed to a five-story building in the distance. "But we'll co earlier tomorrow and sell at this sa spot."
"Really? They'll return again tomorrow? That's great!"
"We'll have another chance to buy food!"
"Thank heavens! I didn't prepare enough tonight, but tomorrow I'll make sure to buy more goods!"
The survivors were very happy.
Because the Jade rchants accepted alien beast parts, the battlefield outside was cleaned in no ti. Only the dried blood of the alien beasts remained.
Nanzhi planned to throw a mixture bleach and water later to lessen the stench.
Those who had finished their purchases set out to search for jades, taking advantage of the ti before the temperature beca scorching.
Luo Gang bought food and snacks for his boy.
"Uncle ng, I'll bring these back to our room first. Wait for here, okay?"
Behind Luo Gang was Grandpa ng.
The old man woke up as soon as he heard survivors shouting about the Jade rchants outside their room. So of the patients he had treated before had given him spars, so he had so money to spend.
"Okay, be careful on your way."
He waved his hand and quickly looked at the items listed on the poster.
He bought so food, but most of his money was spent on dicinal packets—hemostatic powder, anti-inflammatory dicine, burn treatnt, dicine for colds, fever dicine, and more.
Grandpa ng studied the dicinal packets again, his brows slowly tightening.
Even just from the scent alone, he could tell these were not ordinary herbs.
He brought the packet closer to his nose and inhaled lightly.
The fragrance was rich, clean, and layered.
A true herbal practitioner could identify the quality of herbs just by scent, and what he slled now shocked him.
Never in his life had he encountered dried dicinal plants with such a strong and pure aroma.
They were even more fragrant than the dicinal herbs freshly dug from the mountains in the past.
"This… this quality…"
His fingers trembled slightly as he carefully examined the packet of panax.
"How did you obtain panax of this quality?" he asked slowly.
"This ginseng is clearly harvested at peak maturity. Look at the color and dryness — it was processed at exactly the right ti. If harvested too early, the potency would be weak. If too late, the dicinal strength would scatter."
He turned the packet slightly, studying it from another angle.
"And the way it was dried… the temperature must have been carefully controlled. Otherwise the active compounds would have been damaged."
His voice gradually beca more excited.
"This kind of preparation will stop bleeding effectively without harming the surrounding tissue."
He quickly picked up another packet.
"And this burn dicine… aloe, sesa oil, and angelica root…"
His eyes brightened.
"The drying process preserved the natural oils. If handled carelessly, the oils would evaporate and the dicine would lose half its effect. But this one…"
He shook his head in amazent.
"The ratio is precise. Almost perfect."
Grandpa ng could not help but continue analyzing every packet he touched.
The more he looked, the more shocked he beca.
Nanzhi blinked behind her mask.
She had never seen her master talk this much before.
His usually calm and cold eyes now looked like burning candlelight, filled with excitent and curiosity.
In the past, her master rarely spoke more than a few sentences.
Most of the ti, he only answered with short replies.
Even when he taught her dicine, his voice had always been calm and emotionless, like a machine explaining instructions.
But now, it was completely different.
"If it isn't rude," Grandpa ng continued, his tone now much more respectful, "may I ask if these dicinal herbs were cultivated by you? Or perhaps obtained from another person or another place?"
He lifted the packet slightly.
"The scent of these herbs is extraordinary. Even the finest herbs from the mountains in the old days rarely reached this level."
He looked up at the masked Jade rchant.
"To be honest, if I didn't know better, I would think these were freshly harvested today rather than dried."
Behind the mask, the corner of Nanzhi's lips lifted slightly.
For so reason, she suddenly felt that her usually stern master looked a little… cute.
Matching his enthusiasm, she replied calmly,
"For dicinal herbs, we trade with many people and places."
She picked up the ginseng packet.
"As for the panax, we obtained it from a ginseng farm in Amber City."
Her voice paused slightly before continuing.
"As for the other herbs—"
The two of them were interrupted by an awkward voice from behind.
"Ah… Grandpa… it's already been ten minutes…"
The survivor scratched his head nervously.
"Can I place my order too?"
Only then did Nanzhi realize how much ti had passed.
She coughed lightly and asked,
"Grandpa, is there anything else you'd like to buy?"
"Ah."
Grandpa ng clearly still had many questions, but he knew this was not the right place to ask them.
He glanced at the list again.
"Give a pack of jujube, yam, and hawthorn."
Unfortunately, not all the ingredients he needed were available.
When Nanzhi heard his final order, her eyes softened slightly.
She reached behind the shelves, secretly taking several items from her inventory while using the shelves as cover.
She quietly placed them into the plastic bag before handing it over.
"Maltose and honey are better when making red date candy," she said casually.
"You'll need milk powder to make yam growth candy."
She added another packet.
"Black sesa bone candy supports bone and hair growth. It's rich in minerals and helps strengthen the body."
She pushed the bag gently toward him.
"We still have so maltose sugar, honey, black sesa, and powdered milk left."
"Since you bought so many dicinal herbs, we'll give these to you for free."
Grandpa ng froze.
Maltose, honey, black sesa, milk powder?
His mind suddenly blanked.
Those were exactly the ingredients he had been planning to find.
He stared at the bag for a long mont.
Was this person a worm living inside his stomach?
How did she know he planned to make dicinal candies?
She even gave him the exact ingredients he needed.
Grandpa ng instinctively wanted to ask more questions, but the next survivor had already started ordering.
"Please check my jades. How much are they worth? Are they enough for rice and water?"
At that mont, Luo Gang returned.
"Uncle ng, I'm back. Let help you carry those."
He quickly picked up the bags and helped the old man move aside.
Grandpa ng took one last deep look at the masked Jade rchant before slowly following Luo Gang away.
When they returned to their room area, Grandpa ng suddenly stopped.
"Luo Gang, co here."
He lowered his voice.
"Look at these things."
He discreetly hid the maltose, honey, milk powder, and black sesa behind him.
"What do you think I'll make with these?"
Luo Gang was confused by the strange question.
Still, he carefully looked at the items Grandpa ng had bought.
After thinking for a mont, he answered,
"Tea… or herbal soup?"
Grandpa ng frowned.
Even Luo Gang thought it was tea or herbal soup.
Then how did that Jade rchant know?
A strange feeling rose in his heart.
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