Cave Refuge

Although somewhat surprised that Dong Tianyu would say so, since everything had already been clarified, and Dong Tianyu's desire to buy weapons remained strong, the store manager no longer continued to obstruct.

After all, although he was required to collect information according to higher-ups' demands, there was also a performance assessment requirement for him. Although failing to meet performance targets wouldn't result in any punishment, if he often failed to meet them, there was a possibility that the store manager could be replaced.

Besides, as the martial artist's strength kept increasing, the difficulty in selling firearms also skyrocketed. Initially, hundreds of handguns could be sold daily, but now, it wasn't certain to even reach the sales of the previous day in a month.

Even so, the higher-ups did not increase the supply of high-power lethal weapons. The weapons listed in the booklet in the room were obtained only after he had begged and deceived hard.

It had been several months since their store met the assessment targets, and with no high-power weapons available, the number of customers visiting the store also decreased, making intelligence gathering increasingly difficult.

If this continued, even if the higher-ups didn't say anything, he might voluntarily resign.

Therefore, according to the procedure, a large-scale purchase of high-power lethal weapons like Dong Tianyu's required an advance application and report, then they could sell them externally.

Normally, this process would take at least three days, but in actual situations, it really wouldn't get a response for over a month.

Under normal circumstances, people only choose to buy these weapons when they urgently need them. If it takes a month to process, the prospective buyers would likely go elsewhere.

With two experiences under his belt, he became smarter when faced with such situations. Although Dong Tianyu's purchase was a large bulk order, when it came to bookkeeping, he would split it into multiple installments.

In this way, according to the process, as long as each transaction did not reach a certain amount, there was no need to report and wait for approval. And at month-end when summarizing and reporting, if any issues were discovered, it wouldn't be their concern since a specialized department was responsible for the investigation.

Normally, he would only operate this way with regular customers, but hearing that there might soon be a change of personnel above, he couldn't care less. He prioritized improving his performance so that even if he left, no one could criticize him.

In Magic City, transactions were basically settled using Mysterious Cores, and different cores had different prices.

Previously, due to the scarcity of other types of cores, their value was generally converted to the price of Black Devil Cores.

But as people found a way to acquire Dark Green Trick Nuclei, the price of these cores quickly dropped until it stabilized gradually, making Dark Green Trick Nuclei the transaction currency.

Though Dong Tianyu currently had no cores, the crops and livestock in the Cave had harvested several rounds.

The manager's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the grapes that appeared in Dong Tianyu's hands like sapphires, and then he took the initiative to speak, "Are you looking to trade the fruit in your hand with us?"

"Why, can't I?

If you disagree, calculate the total price for me. I'll go around the Trade Market and then pay with a Mysterious Core when I come back."

Hearing Dong Tianyu say this, the other side waved their hands repeatedly, "No need for such trouble. For high-quality fruit like what you have, we also accept it here and are willing to pay above market value, so you don't need to go to the market to exchange for cores."

Hearing this, Dong Tianyu casually placed the grapes on the table before inviting, "You taste first, then give it a valuation. If I find the price agreeable, then I'll use the fruit to settle the payment."

Hearing this, the store manager eagerly got up and walked to the table, carefully twisting off a grape from the bunch.

The reason he had spontaneously praised the quality of the grapes before even tasting them was because as soon as Dong Tianyu had taken out the grapes, he sensed their extraordinariness. Primarily, a sudden urge to snatch the grapes and eat them surged through his body.

Although this feeling emerged quite abruptly, it wasn't too intense, and since it wasn't his first encounter with such a situation, he not only managed to avoid embarrassing himself but also confirmed the quality of the grapes Dong Tianyu had brought out.

He was now certain that the bunch of grapes on the table belonged to the class of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Consuming these grapes would definitely benefit the martial artist greatly.

After all, he had not only seen but also tasted such items several times before, enjoying the enhanced effects, or else his body wouldn't have reacted instinctively.

The weapon store's manager carefully placed the grape he had plucked into his mouth and then chewed it thoughtfully to taste its flavor.

Although he didn't peel the grape and simply popped the whole grape into his mouth, there was no bitter aftertaste that normally comes from chewing the skin of ordinary grapes; instead, a sweet taste filled his entire mouth.

After swallowing the grape, a warm flow unexpectedly emerged within his body, following his meridians and flowing automatically through his body. Wherever the warm flow touched, he felt his internal energy slowly increasing.

Although the warm flow diminished over time, by the time it completely disappeared, he could still feel that his total internal energy had increased a bit, albeit slightly.