Cave Refuge

If such a situation were to arise, he would truly have no excuse, knowing that Dong Tianyu dared to board the ship alone for the trade, he doesn't believe that Dong Tianyu has no countermeasures at hand.

If it transpired that after the transaction ended, they were deceived by their own people, and someone from above confronted Dong Tianyu demanding an explanation, and Dong Tianyu indeed could present evidence to prove his innocence.

At that time, he, caught in the middle, would have to bear all the responsibility, but his frail body couldn't withstand such a heavy burden.

However, if he followed the normal trading procedures, although troublesome, once all the fruit were inspected on the spot and stored in the warship's warehouse, any subsequent issues would be unrelated to him, since he only needed to be responsible for the transaction process and the result, not for the storage and transportation.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Thompson, duty calls, so I must verify everything according to protocol, please wait,"

Since there was nothing better to do, why not take this time to also spot-check the weapons we've prepared."

Hearing the polite words from the other party, Dong Tianyu didn't mind and casually waved his hand: "If I say no need to inspect, then no need to inspect. If you truly feel bad about it, then I can put my weapons into the Storage space first."

Hearing Dong Tianyu's suggestion, the weapon store manager's face immediately showed an awkward smile without directly responding.

Seeing the manager's expression, Dong Tianyu also understood what the other party was thinking. Now that his people were on their warship, and he had brought out everything he needed to pay.

Logically speaking, the trade was nearing its conclusion, and it would be reasonable for him to collect his goods into his Storage space. Considering this was the first transaction, Dong Tianyu didn't want to cause trouble, but to complete the transaction smoothly, so after seeing the response, he did not say more.

Because the detector only needed to stay on the surface of the fruit for a second to measure the energy contained within, and since there were quite a few people who had come over, the process of verifying the quality of the fruit was very fast.

The awkward atmosphere did not last long, a clerk walked up to the weapon store manager and directly reported the results of their verification: "All fruits have been verified, and the energy contained fluctuates within five percent of the established standard."

Hearing the clerk's report, the weapon store manager's embarrassed smile disappeared immediately, and he addressed Dong Tianyu very enthusiastically: "I apologize for the inconvenience earlier, due to my duty, so...."

Without waiting for the other party to finish, Dong Tianyu waved his hand to stop the further pleasantries, and directly asked: "Now I can take all those weapons with me, right?"

"Of course, you can. Do you need my help with this?"

"No need."

As Dong Tianyu's words fell and before the other person could respond, Dong Tianyu walked straight to the boxes of weapons, and upon a light touch, the boxes containing the Ammunition vanished in an instant.

The others witnessing this scene didn't pay much attention, as the Magic City Base they were in was very prosperous. So although Storage Equipment was a rare commodity – which they did not possess – they had at least seen others use it.

However, as Dong Tianyu took box after box of Ammunition and stored it all into the Storage space, everyone's gaze turned increasingly surprised. Although they had seen such items, the space inside the Storage Equipment they had encountered was not large.

And the amount of Ammunition Dong Tianyu was storing occupied substantial space. Furthermore, they felt that even if Dong Tianyu had emptied a piece of Storage Equipment especially for this transaction, the space in that Storage Equipment must also be quite significant.

As all the weapons and Ammunition in the cabin were collected into Dong Tianyu's Storage space, the fruits that were originally placed on the ground were carefully taken away by the other crew members during the collection of the weapons and Ammunition.

Actually, Dong Tianyu could simply wave his hand and gather all unclaimed items within range of his Divine Sense that had no other connections into the Storage space.

But even with this capability, Dong Tianyu still behaved like others with Storage Equipment in the presence of outsiders. He made it appear as though he could only collect items his palm touched.

After all, there were many benefits to doing so, it allowed others not to take special precautions against Dong Tianyu in many situations, and enabled Dong Tianyu to use the ability of Storage space and Divine Sense in some special occasions to gain some unexpected harvests.

When Dong Tianyu had stored the last box of weapons and Ammunition in his Storage space, he strolled over to the waiting arms dealer manager and asked with a meaningful tone, "The transaction has ended, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Hearing Dong Tianyu's inquiry and seeing the expression on his face, the other party also understood the true meaning behind Dong Tianyu's words, so it was best not to say anything more at this time to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

"This transaction is satisfactorily concluded, I look forward to your next visit. Even if you don't come to buy anything, you can still come to sit in the store when you have time. I'll host you properly then," the arms dealer manager said.

The arms dealer manager did not insist on entertaining Dong Tianyu right now, precisely to avoid any misunderstanding by Dong Tianyu. Had Dong Tianyu arranged for his subordinates to transport the traded weapons and Ammunition away just like they did, he would have insisted on having Dong Tianyu stay for a proper reception today, no matter what.

But now that all the weapons and Ammunition were inside Dong Tianyu's Storage equipment, to try and keep Dong Tianyu around would make those in the know think they were being hospitable, while those out of the loop might suspect they were setting up some kind of trap, planning to take both Dong Tianyu and his goods.

Therefore, to avoid any misunderstandings, they could only postpone the hospitality to next time.

Dong Tianyu understood from the conversation that the other party probably had no intention of cheating, but even so, he remained vigilant throughout the entire departure process.

It wasn't until he left the deck and returned to the small wooden boat he had prepared that Dong Tianyu continued to use his Divine Sense to observe the movements of everyone on the battleship.

As he watched the arms dealer manager wave goodbye from the deck, Dong Tianyu also wore a smile as if reluctantly bidding farewell in return.

Only after the battleship of the other party had completely left the range of Dong Tianyu's Divine Sense did Dong Tianyu allow his submerged Companion Spiritual Treasure to surface.

Initially, Dong Tianyu did not take the Companion Spiritual Treasure into his Sea of Consciousness, but instead controlled it to dive to the ocean floor, as part of his contingency plan.

If anything went wrong during the transaction, Dong Tianyu could directly control the Companion Spiritual Treasure to drag the battleship underwater.

After all, no matter how many contingencies were prepared on the battleship, it was not a Companion Spirit, and once dragged under the water and with seawater pouring in, it would inevitably sink.

By turning the battleship into a sunken ship, any contingencies they had planned onboard would end up being futile.

Unbeknownst to Dong Tianyu, his Companion Spiritual Treasure emerging from the water, as well as the entire process of transferring from the wooden boat to the Companion Spiritual Treasure, was clearly observed by a surveillance drone hiding in the high skies.

Since the weapon store had the task of collecting intelligence, it would naturally carry out investigations on every customer purchasing weapons in the store.

Even though the transaction between them went smoothly, this did not mean that they would not collect information about each other.

As soon as Dong Tianyu entered the store, and since he did not disguise himself, his personal information was already known to the other party.

Although the official records about Dong Tianyu had not been updated, the officials had already assessed his power, including not only his strength but also his character and usual code of conduct.

For someone like Dong Tianyu with considerable personal strength, all their actions in the base would be recorded and filed.

If Dong Tianyu did not have a good record, a weapon store with an official background like this would never have engaged in such a large-scale transaction with him.