Chapter 589: Chapter 417 This is Not a Dream_2
Additionally, the supply price Dong Tianyu offered was a bit higher than that of ancient creature meat, so Yara initially didn’t think the goods she had were going to sell well. However, after she got the goods, to her surprise, as soon as they were listed for sale, they received very enthusiastic feedback.
Even though she limited the daily supply, due to obligations of human relationships, the little stock she had didn’t last long.
Yara had thought that Dong Tianyu would quickly return after he left, but unexpectedly, he rested in Pengcheng for several days, which led to several days of stock shortage on Yara’s side.
Even though Yara had assured her regular customers that new stock would arrive soon, as the days went by without Dong Tianyu’s return, the pressure on her kept mounting. If Dong Tianyu didn’t come back soon, Yara figured she might have to go to Pengcheng to look for him.
In fact, Yara didn’t understand that her regular customers, although initially buying Dong Tianyu’s ingredients out of curiosity to try something new, had gradually realized the wonders within the ingredients Dong Tianyu provided after eating them for several meals.
Just as ancient creatures would unconsciously absorb Spirit Energy from the air to improve themselves, the livestock raised by Dong Tianyu in the Cave, as well as the agricultural and sideline products planted there, would passively absorb the Spirit Energy in the Cave.
Firstly, the concentration of Spirit Energy in the Cave was much higher than in the outside world. Moreover, both the crops and the livestock in the Cave had been breeding for several generations, which meant that the food ingredients they provided contained Spirit Energy on a completely different level from those initially raised or planted in the Cave.
The food ingredients Dong Tianyu provided were far superior to those raised or planted outside. Using game terminology, if the pre-catastrophe quality of those agricultural products was 0, the quality of those same products post-catastrophe would be at most around 1 to 3. In contrast, the products from Dong Tianyu’s Cave had a quality level of at least 5.
And this gap in food ingredient quality, the higher the power or Cultivation Level of the person, the more noticeable it was. Those customers who traded with Yara, even when considered in Kyoto, were high-quality users, so they could easily taste the difference.
Initially, Yara didn’t take the supplies provided by Dong Tianyu very seriously, which led to those items being priced fairly low at the beginning, sometimes even given away as a bonus after bulk transactions.
But after some customers requested them multiple times, even being willing to purchase separately, Yara immediately realized their value and began selling them independently, even implementing a daily purchase limit.
Yet, as Dong Tianyu delayed his return, Yara grew more and more anxious. After she hung up the phone informing Dong Tianyu to deliver the goods, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and her previously tense mind relaxed quite a bit.
However, just to be cautious, Yara immediately went to pick up the goods from Dong Tianyu after hanging up the phone with him.
Upon entering the yard and seeing the neatly arranged supplies, Yara became excited.
It took a while for Yara to calm her emotions, after which she approached Dong Tianyu with a hint of confusion and asked, "Why didn’t Madeline come back with you this time?"
Hearing Yara’s question, Dong Tianyu showed a bitter smile before he recounted to Yara their experiences on the way back, and finally concluded helplessly, "It looks like Madeline won’t be coming to Kyoto for a while. At this point, nothing is more important than one’s life. I guess he won’t stay in Pengcheng for long either and will probably stay at Saxon County Camp since his brother is the head of the Patrol Office there."
Although Yara’s face showed sympathy upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s words, internally she was extremely delighted because when they initially set up the sales network, the two had agreed on a profit-sharing ratio.
Thanks to their efforts, their sales network in Kyoto had stabilized, but now with Madeline stuck in Saxon County and unable to come, the original agreement was invalidated, allowing Yara to enjoy the profits from the transactions all by herself from then on.
After calming her inner excitement, Yara suddenly seemed to remember something, and then, with a puzzled tone, she asked Dong Tianyu, "The Alexandria you mentioned, isn’t that the woman we initially caught when we first met, the one you asked me to capture?"
Hearing Yara’s question, Zachary immediately nodded.
After receiving confirmation from Zachary, Yara shivered suddenly before speaking, "Is this woman that formidable? Managing to cause such a big trouble."
"It’s not her who’s formidable, but the team behind her. However, it’s useless no matter how formidable they are. Not to mention in Saxon County Camp, where Madeline’s brother is the head of the Patrol Office, even those people in Pengcheng’s Patrol Office are no pushovers.
They may seem amiable on a day-to-day basis, but when it comes to serious matters, they are incredibly ruthless. It’s a mystery how Alexandria and her teammates ended up on this path, choosing to blow up an aircraft of all things.
Such a thing, let alone being a rarity after the disaster, was not cheap even before it struck, to say nothing of the fact that the people who can afford to fly between Pengcheng and Kyoto now all have significant backgrounds. The bigger the mess, the faster the investigation should proceed.
So, you needn’t worry for now; Madeline’s return is merely a matter of time."
As Zachary spoke, Yara’s expression visibly relaxed, but deep down, he hoped that the situation with Madeline wouldn’t end too soon. The later Madeline returned to Kyoto the better, or even better if she didn’t come at all.
While they chatted, the people Yara brought had already packed up all the goods in the courtyard for the trade, and the items Yara brought for the trade had also been moved into the courtyard.
Yara had called for three large trucks to transport items, but the goods prepared for trade from his side amounted to only three handheld suitcases.
Each suitcase contained either gold or ingots of other precious metals, so despite the small quantity, the weight was substantial.
Once Yara hurriedly left with his convoy, Zachary collected all the briefcases in the courtyard into the Cave, decomposed them, and saw the Cave’s upgrade progression jump little over two percent more.
Zachary, observing the painstakingly slow upgrade progress, sighed helplessly. After a long while, he perked up again and casually opened the Data Layout to find the countdown to the next disaster was only a little over ten hours away. It seems the next disaster was to officially begin at midnight tonight.
After confirming the start time of the disaster, Zachary did not rush to prepare for anything. After all, the Cave was lacking nothing and even had plenty to spare.
Thus, there was no need to go begging for resources everywhere as they had at the beginning of the disasters.
As the clock struck midnight, snowflakes began to slowly fall from the sky. One should know that during the day the outdoor temperature was still above twenty degrees—the most comfortable range for the human body.
But as soon as midnight passed, the temperature began to plummet instantaneously. By then, most people had already fallen asleep, and despite the sharp drop in external temperatures, those sleeping indoors had no perception of the change.
Moreover, since the night temperatures were also above ten degrees, most people did not cover themselves with thick quilts while sleeping. It was for this reason that, as dawn approached, many were woken by the cold.
When they shivered to the window and saw the relentless snowfall outside, most believed they hadn’t fully awakened—perhaps their eyes were blurry or they were still dreaming.
But as they shivered uncontrollably from the cold, their minds rapidly cleared up, and they realized this was not a dream.
