Cave Refuge

"Fine, I really don't believe you have that much explosives. If you have more than eight tons of explosives, then I will buy all of it. If the quantity of explosives in your possession is less than eight tons, then our deal is off."

Hearing Dong Tianyu's tactful words, Thomas Jefferson was somewhat unsure for a moment whether Dong Tianyu was ready to buy all of it at once or suspected that he didn't have enough stock, so he wanted to use this opportunity to cancel the deal.

After a moment of silence, Thomas Jefferson's expression gradually turned serious, and after a slight hesitation, he slowly began to speak: "Brother, I am here genuinely wanting to buy spirits. Can you tell me the truth, do you really want to buy that much explosives, or did you say that just because you thought I was bluffing, in order to refuse the deal?"

Seeing Thomas Jefferson's expression turn serious, Dong Tianyu also spoke with the same seriousness: "I'm not joking with you, I really want to buy. If you have eight tons, I will definitely purchase.

And even if you were bluffing just now, only managing to muster three or four tons, I am still willing to deal with you. But if you can't even provide three or four tons, then our agreement just now is definitely void.

After all, you also know that at this time, there aren't many scenarios where explosives can be used, and once involved in a situation that requires explosives, the quantities needed will surely not be small; at this time, a small amount is really of no use."

With Dong Tianyu having stated this, Thomas Jefferson naturally understood that the other side was not joking, but truly intent on purchasing explosives.

Convinced of Dong Tianyu's sincere intention to buy, Thomas Jefferson then spoke: "If you really want to buy, let's set a time and find a more concealed place to conduct the transaction."

Hearing Thomas Jefferson say this, Dong Tianyu knew that Thomas Jefferson hadn't been bluffing earlier; it seemed likely he could procure that much explosives, otherwise he wouldn't suggest setting another meeting for the transaction.

Dong Tianyu thought about the samples Thomas Jefferson had shown earlier, and then realized, eight tons of explosives, no matter where it's stored at the base, is actually not safe. Even though C4's detonation point is quite high, even a high detonation point can't prevent accidents.

So now, the safest place to store the explosives would certainly be in the Storage space. If Dong Tianyu's guess wasn't wrong, those explosives should now be in his Storage space. But since Thomas Jefferson was carrying those explosives with him, why then did he say to wait until the next visit to carry out the transaction?

Just as he thought this, Dong Tianyu initially wanted to casually glance over at the table to check the situation there, but upon seeing the emptiness of the four bare walls at that moment, Dong Tianyu guessed Thomas Jefferson's intention, it seemed that the reason for requesting a next transaction was to conceal the transaction quantity from Leo King.

Understanding Thomas Jefferson's intention, Dong Tianyu immediately invited: "If it's convenient for you, why don't we go and have a look in the room across the street."

This time Dong Tianyu did not particularly lower his voice, so Father Dong, Mother Dong, and Leo King sitting at the table heard everything clearly.

Seeing Dong Tianyu's actions, Thomas Jefferson instantly realized Dong Tianyu's intentions and also knew that Dong Tianyu must have guessed that the explosives were in his Storage space, otherwise Dong Tianyu would not have invited him to conduct the transaction next door now.

To be honest, he too was eager to trade right away, as securing the deal was safest. Even if they argued well now, even waiting to return after leaving with Leo King could lead to complications. So, hearing Dong Tianyu's invitation, Thomas Jefferson immediately smiled and agreed: "Alright, let's take a walk across."

While chatting with Father Dong, Leo King, hearing what Thomas Jefferson said, complained in his mind: "If you two want to trade behind my back, just go ahead, no need to use such a lousy excuse as taking a walk next door. I'm the one who helped the Thompson family pick these two houses yesterday, don't think I don't know that the one across is also an unfinished house."

Although everyone present knew what the two were intending to do by heading to the house opposite at this time, the others would never point it out, since, after all, Leo King brought Thomas Jefferson for a visit, it was clear that Leo King wanted to facilitate this trade.

Mr. Thompson saw that Dong Tianyu was eager to buy and naturally wouldn't voice any objection. As for Mrs. Thompson, there's even less need to say anything about her, as she generally disregarded such matters entirely.

The two men entered the neighboring house, and seeing Dong Tianyu close the door, Thomas Jefferson didn't hesitate to take out the prepared explosives from the Storage space.

Although Dong Tianyu used Divine Sense to inspect each package of explosives as Thomas Jefferson took them out one by one, when Thomas Jefferson laid all the explosives on the ground, Dong Tianyu still picked a few randomly to check them as a formality.

Perhaps for the convenience of the trade, all the explosives were neatly packaged in individual one-kilogram packs. After counting and inspecting them, Dong Tianyu took away all the explosives laid on the ground.

He immediately took out alcohol from the Storage space, unlike the uniformly packaged explosives, the containers for storing alcohol varied in size, including 10-liter barrels, 5-liter, and some 1-liter containers.

Seeing Dong Tianyu take out three different types of packaging, Thomas Jefferson didn't pay much attention, as he was aware that plastic, being non-biodegradable, won't decay when buried for decades.

However, after many rounds of Natural Disasters, the number of intact plastic bottles has indeed reduced, so it wasn't easy for Dong Tianyu to provide these various sized plastic containers. Thomas Jefferson wouldn't find it weird, even if Dong Tianyu used clay pots for the alcohol.

Compared to Dong Tianyu's random check, Thomas Jefferson was much more thorough. He not only opened each bottle to smell it but also pulled out a small wooden stick from the Storage space, dipping it into each bottle to taste and verify the alcohol content.

After all, the alcohol content at this time signifies the amount it could be diluted with water. That's why, before the trade, Thomas Jefferson explicitly asked for alcohol with the same strength as the bottle from yesterday because five bottles of high-strength alcohol could be diluted into seven bottles of low-alcohol.

Fortunately, Dong Tianyu had some that were 10-liter barrels; if they were all 1-liter bottles, Thomas Jefferson might have ended up consuming a liter or two of alcohol just through verifying the product.

After his mouth was full of alcohol flavor from verifying the authenticity, his cheeks had turned slightly red, clearly looking a bit drunk from his appearance.

However, being a Martial Artist, although he knew that activating his Cultivation could accelerate his body's metabolism and quickly clear the alcohol from his blood, he hadn't indulged in drinking like this in a long time and didn't want to leave this slightly drunk state so soon, thus he just continued to enjoy it somewhat tipsily.

When Thomas Jefferson collected all the bottles on the ground into the Storage space, it signified that their trade was complete.

Just as Thomas Jefferson was preparing to leave, Dong Tianyu suddenly asked, "Apart from explosives, what else can you get your hands on?"

As Thomas Jefferson was almost at the door, he stopped in his tracks upon hearing Dong Tianyu's inquiry. Perhaps because he was a bit tipsy at that moment, he didn't think much about the query and replied directly, "If you're asking about other things I might not have them, but if you're asking about explosives, I indeed have some good stuff, have you heard of CL-20?, I've got a hundred kilograms of it here."

To be honest, as far as explosives are concerned, Dong Tianyu only really knew about TNT and C4, knowing the former because the news always compares explosions to a certain equivalent of TNT, and the latter from its frequent appearance in film and TV as chewing gum, but as for the CL-20 mentioned by Thomas Jefferson, Dong Tianyu had never heard of it.