Chapter 616: Chapter 430: The Hexagonal Prism and the Six Types of Undead
Upon hearing that Yara truly planned to purchase, Dong Tianyu revealed a surprised expression and asked with a tone of amazement, "You’re really planning to buy? Seriously, if you’re just craving a taste, I have some loose slices here. I can give you some to try, there’s no need to buy if you don’t have a specific requirement."
"The price I mentioned earlier isn’t me trying to rip you off. Truth be told, when I bought it a while ago, the price wasn’t this high. A couple of days ago, when I was about to run out and prepared to buy another one, I braced myself for a price increase. But when I actually went to buy it, the price of the ham had already skyrocketed."
"I could never have imagined that a ham could be selling for three times the price of gold. Don’t say that I’m making money off you, this price is the one I got a few days ago. I quoted you five times the price, which is actually on the lower side."
"I really can’t wrap my head around it. Although the price of fresh meat has gone up a bit, the increase isn’t that significant. But the price of ham has really jumped dozens of times over. I suspect it must be the financiers speculating on ham."
"After all, it’s impossible for ham to become immediately available in the short term, just like the speculation on tea and orchids before. It’s just a phase. After all, ham isn’t an essential good, and there are many substitutes."
"Trust me, don’t buy it for now. If you’re really craving ham, I mean it, I can give you some to try, there’s no need to go with the trend."
The more Dong Tianyu tried to dissuade her, the more determined Yara became to purchase the ham: "I know you mean well, but I really do have a use for the ham, and you know I’m not someone who craves such things. If I were really craving it, I would shamelessly come over to your place to eat."
"Let me be honest with you, I plan to buy the ham as a gift, not to keep for myself. It might be expensive, but it has to be an uncut, whole ham in its original packaging, preferably with the mold on the rind still intact."
Understanding Yara’s intention, Dong Tianyu lamented with a hint of envy, "If you had said this earlier, I would have understood. It’s just like Moutai before the disaster, those who buy it don’t drink it, and those who drink it don’t buy it."
"I get your point now. I’ll reach out and see who else might still have some in stock. You want it untouched, right? I’ll ask around and try my best to get it for you, but I can’t guarantee the price."
After Dong Tianyu’s reminder, Yara thought for a while, then gritted her teeth and made up her mind, saying, "If it’s below seven times the price, don’t contact me and just buy it directly. If it’s above seven times, call me and we’ll see then." Dong Tianyu nodded in response.
After discussing the important matter, Yara didn’t linger at Dong Tianyu’s place; she left his yard in a hurry. Watching the two women seated in Yara’s car, Dong Tianyu was momentarily at a loss for words.
I remember the last time Butterfly was used as bait, we were met with the same situation, their chosen target was likewise myself, but just as now, it was mistakenly intercepted by someone else.
I’m not sure whether I’m lucky or they’re the unlucky ones. Every time they’re about to succeed, someone else interferes, and they can only helplessly change their scam target temporarily.
Watching the car drive away into the distance, Dong Tianyu wondered when Yara would discover the earpieces hidden under the two women’s hair, figuring the expression on Yara’s face would be quite complex once he learned about this.
After everyone else had left, Dong Tianyu immediately used Divine Sense to check the situation on the streets. If it weren’t for the two women interrupting him in turns just now, Dong Tianyu would have already found out about the undead situation in the city through the patrols on the street.
Although Dong Tianyu understood that the emergence of the undead in the city was definitely related to the injuries of the Hunting Team members a few nights ago, guessing the cause alone was unhelpful without knowing the consequences and the inducement.
In fact, everyone is aware that with the gradual increase in Martial Cultivation, the phasing out of firearms is inevitable.
The reason is quite straightforward: researching firearms requires talent, and those researchers who can produce results usually have decent aptitude for cultivation as well.
Even if they achieve a significant breakthrough in their research, it generally results in just some financial gain and a modest elevation in social status.
Whereas, if they spent the same amount of time cultivating, those with good cultivation talent could potentially increase their Cultivation Level rapidly.
Everyone understands that an increased Cultivation Level not only makes one immune to many illnesses but also extends one’s lifespan and bestows formidable combat strength.
Therefore, compared to pursuing updated iterations of weapons, most young people would prefer to practice Martial Arts to elevate their Martial Cultivation.
After all, even in the midst of this disaster, the hierarchy in scientific research, which relies on seniority, has not improved. Most young people prefer the kind of cultivation that does not require social interaction, over deferential research work.
So it turns out that in nearly all professions, those responsible for research and development are mostly middle-aged or elderly. Apart from those who are really poorly gifted in cultivation, few choose to abandon their own practice for the sake of technological research.
Similarly, those with poor cultivation aptitude generally lack talent in research fields as well.
Thus, it becomes a vicious cycle; when the older generation of researchers retires, there are no suitable successors to be found.
This is actually why in many fantasy-oriented or Cultivation-oriented Mortal Nations, few pursue the study of technology.
