Cave Refuge

Before Dong Tianyu even said anything about the other party's price quote, Mr. Thompson directly started to negotiate and finally they agreed that if all the clothing provided by Dong Tianyu was brand new and unopened, they would purchase them at twice the announced acquisition price.

Actually, the reason why the other party could offer a double purchase price is that they assumed Dong Tianyu might at most have around thirty to fifty items of new unopened clothing, therefore, even at this point, the purpose of their offered purchase price was still with the intention of cutting in directly.

After Mr. Thompson and the manager agreed on the price, Dong Tianyu once again asked the manager, "Are you sure that as long as the clothes have never been worn, you will purchase them at double the acquisition price?"

Upon hearing Dong Tianyu ask again, the manager was initially stunned, then thought that since Dong Tianyu had just come to the base, they might not be aware that the exchange price offered by their trading shop was somewhat lower than the average price from the free trades conducted by the survivors outside.

Even though the prices marked for clothing sold to the public are also lower than what survivors transact freely outside, the trading shops, despite displaying clothing for sale, continuously remains in a state of stock shortage.

Therefore, although it seems that the manager offered double the purchase price, if compared to the free market prices outside, it only actually amounts to about a sixty percent increase, so even if the items are processed into the storeroom as per the procedure, others wouldn't trouble him over the price.

Therefore, facing Dong Tianyu's repeated inquiries, the manager confidently responded, "Since we've already made an agreement, I will not go back on my word regardless of how much clothing there is, as all tasks are carried out through regular procedures.

Moreover, in this current period, even clothes torn into strips have high recycling value, so you don't have to worry about me deceiving you in terms of price.

Furthermore, this exchange shop is directly managed by the Officials. Seeing your situation, it seems you've just arrived at the base and don't yet have suitable access to the base's circulating currency, otherwise you wouldn't be here selling clothes.

Since you urgently need money and have come here to sell clothes, it indicates that what you wish to purchase is under the control of the Officials; therefore, you need not worry that the shop can't handle a large supply of clothes."

Hearing the manager speak this way, Mr. Thompson gave Dong Tianyu a meaningful look, and seeing his father's expression, Dong Tianyu instantly understood his father's thoughts—it seemed they agreed with the transaction.

However, Dong Tianyu glanced around the surroundings and then spoke, "This place is a bit small, do you have a larger space?"

Regarding Dong Tianyu's inquiry, the shop manager didn't find it strange, because although the interior space of the exchange shop was not small, from the tone of the other party, it was evident that they presumably possessed a substantial amount of clothing.

At this moment, far from thinking Dong Tianyu was overreaching, the manager felt the grander Dong Tianyu's presence, the better, as the more clothing Dong Tianyu could supply, the better it would be for their shop's performance.

For this reason, after hearing Dong Tianyu speak, the manager's smile broadened and then he said, "If you don't mind, we could proceed to the yard behind the shop, where there is plenty of space."

Hearing the manager suggest this, the Thompson family had no objections.

Seeing the Thompson family agree to trade in the backyard, as the manager was about to lead the three when he suddenly seemed to remember something and directly said to the staff next to him, "This is a large transaction, call a few more people to help count in the backyard." After speaking, he also gave a meaningful look to the nearby staff.

Staff at the front of the exchange shop were naturally very astute; hearing the manager say this, they immediately understood his thoughts.

Though the manager verbally asked to call more people to the backyard to help with the counting, he effectively signaled the staff not only to call more people to assist but also to include some security personnel in the backyard.

After all, the warehouse was also in the backyard, and in case the other party harbored any ill intentions upon being led to the backyard, the presence of security personnel would enable them to quickly subdue everyone.

Watching the staff hurry off, the expressions of the Thompson family remained very natural, not showing any unusual signs.

The manager was actually observing their expressions covertly. Seeing that the Thompson family still looked very natural when he arranged for more people to help in the backyard, the manager internally relaxed a bit, reasoning that the Thompson family's visit was purely for a normal transaction.

When the group of four walked into the backyard, there were already five staff members waiting for them, and through Divine Sense, Dong Tianyu also detected five or six guards hidden in inconspicuous corners of the backyard, closely monitoring them.

Once the group approached the staff members, the manager stretched out his arm with a smile and called out to Dong Tianyu, "This place should be spacious enough, you can now bring out the clothing you wish to sell."