It is now 2030 on Yingjie Star.
The geographical environment and technology of Yingjie Star and Blue Star are quite similar.
However, in terms of power, the Eastern Yan Nation is stronger than the Western Yellow-Haired Nations.
Ye Qian is from the Eastern Yan Nation.
The Yellow-Haired Nations have always wanted to surpass the East, so they tried to find another way by researching super soldiers.
As a result, a lab leaked an X virus that could spread through the air.
This led to a global zombie mutation.
Less than five percent of the people survived the virus, and a few of those who did awakened special abilities.
Now, with no electricity, water, or food in the cities, survival is extremely difficult.
Ye Qian also awakened an ability and had just set up a survivor base with over 500 people.
The biggest problem now is the lack of food; the supplies they search for daily are pitifully scarce.
Just then, a list appeared in her mind, saying that someone could help her, so she entered.
Lin Chen asked her what functions the list in her mind had; it was just a simple friends list, a marker to enter this exclusive trading space, and an attached System space.
Her System was not matched, and she had no points for lotteries. Hearing this, Lin Chen thought to himself, it seems this is his own exclusive System.
After roughly understanding the situation, Lin Chen also briefly explained his circumstances to Ye Qian.
The other party needed a large amount of grain, and Lin Chen currently only had 30,000 yuan in savings, plus Su Yurou's 50,000 yuan compensation, for a total of 80,000 yuan.
Currently, ordinary rice costs about 5,000 yuan per ton, so 80,000 yuan could buy about 16 tons. Cheap vegetables are also one or two yuan per jin, so a ton is only a few thousand yuan.
Lin Chen thought for a moment and said to Ye Qian, "You should use gold for transactions. In your world, gold is not worth much, and it's relatively easy to collect."
"Normally, just collect more gold and jewelry."
"For our first transaction, I will temporarily prepare 10 tons of rice and 5 tons of vegetables for you, and I'll also send you a few tons of drinking water."
"How about exchanging it for 50 kilograms of gold?"
Ye Qian pondered for a moment and agreed. She had too much gold on her side; jewelry stores, banks, and material collection points were all ignored.
After confirming the delivery two days later, Lin Chen exited the trading space. (For the first transaction, the time can be set to prepare materials.)
Lin Chen, sitting on the sofa, opened his eyes and checked his phone; less than a minute had passed.
He had been in the trading space for almost an hour.
It seems the flow of time is different.
If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it anymore. He then became excited; a dozen tons of food for 50 kilograms of gold!
He checked the gold price on his phone; in 2019, the price of gold was around 360 yuan per gram.
50 kilograms of gold = 18,000,000.
Is this not super profitable?
If it were in his previous life in 2025, it would have doubled again.
There was no question of who was losing out; it was just a matter of each getting what they needed.
Lin Chen thought about how to spend the money once he had it, buying a car and a house were definitely on the list.
Then he thought about how to raise his daughter...
After a while, he returned to the room and looked at his daughter, who was sleeping soundly.
A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth...
He gently kissed the little girl's forehead.
He lay down on the bed, still too excited to sleep, thinking about having money soon.
He didn't know how long it took before he drifted off to sleep, feeling groggy.
Suddenly, he felt an itch in his nose, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the little girl mischievously using her hair.
He picked up the little girl in his arms and tickled her armpit, making Duoduo giggle uncontrollably.
The father and daughter played for a while before getting up and washing up.
One big and one small stood by the sink brushing their teeth; the little one was too short, so she stood on a stool, creating a warm and heartwarming scene.
After getting ready, he carried Duoduo out for breakfast.
They arrived downstairs at the Zaodian Chifan Steamed Bun Shop. It was run by an old couple and had been open for over ten years. Everything was freshly wrapped and made daily, and the customers were all neighbors, so they ate with peace of mind.
He ordered a basket of small steamed buns, two eggs, two bowls of porridge, and a plate of pickled vegetables.
The father and daughter buried their heads and ate with gusto.
While eating breakfast, Lin Chen used his phone to search for warehouse rentals and found a small, normal-temperature warehouse nearby.
He needed to find a warehouse to cover his tracks.
Otherwise, if he directly put it into the System space, wouldn't he be caught and sliced up for research?
After breakfast, he took the little girl to the location of the warehouse he had contacted and rented it for a month for 1,000 yuan.
He took a taxi to the grain wholesale market. After comparing prices from several wholesalers, he successfully made a transaction and told the boss the warehouse location and delivery time.
He then went to the vegetable and agricultural wholesale market not far from the grain wholesale market and finalized the vegetables and water as well.
Because the quantity needed was relatively large, the total cost was around 75,000 yuan.
It was also lunchtime. Carrying Duoduo, he looked for a place to eat, thinking that after running around all morning, it was really inconvenient without transportation.
He made up his mind to buy a car immediately once he had money.
As he was thinking, Duoduo's voice came, "Daddy, I want to eat fried chicken."
Lin Chen looked up and saw a Pizza Hut in front of him, with attractive food pictures all over the sign.
No wonder the little girl wanted to eat it. Although fried chicken was unhealthy, it was fine to eat occasionally.
After taking Duoduo into the store, he saw that there were quite a few people, mostly parents with children eating.
Duoduo was held in his arms, looking left and right, extremely covetous.
Lin Chen pinched the little girl's nose and said with a smile, "Little glutton, your drool is coming out."
Lin Chen ordered a parent-child meal and found a seat.
Soon, the waiter brought fried chicken and hamburgers. The little girl happily started eating, occasionally pouting at Lin Chen (○｀3′○).
Looking at Duoduo's greasy little mouth, Lin Chen smiled and helped her wipe it.
After lunch, he pulled Duoduo along for a walk to aid digestion.
Life in Rong City is relatively relaxed, with many chess and card teahouses.
Seeing an outdoor teahouse nearby, he ordered a cup of plain tea and lay on a chair, basking in the sun.
The weather in Rong City was around 20 degrees Celsius, and basking in the sun felt warm and very comfortable.
The little girl also napped in his arms for an hour.
Afterward, the father and daughter went to the wet market, bought some vegetables, and went home.
It wasn't until the next day that the delivery driver called.
Lin Chen left Duoduo with Uncle Guo Baokun.
Upon arriving at the warehouse, the master were already waiting. After they unloaded the goods into the warehouse, he gave each master a pack of Huazi cigarettes to express his gratitude.
After the master left, he looked around and saw no one.
He closed the warehouse door and put all the materials inside into the System space.
Everything was OK. He locked the warehouse door and went home.
On the way, he also bought two bottles of good wine.
Back at Uncle Guo Baokun's house, Duoduo saw her daddy return.
She immediately flew into Lin Chen's arms. Picking up Duoduo, he said to Uncle Guo, "Thank you, Uncle Guo, for helping me look after Duoduo."
Saying that, he placed the wine on the table.
"Don't be so polite. I'm an old man alone at home, and Duoduo just happens to keep me company," Uncle Guo Baokun said with a smile.
"No need to buy wine, it's a waste of money."
"It's only right, otherwise I'd be too embarrassed to ask you to help me look after Duoduo in the future," Lin Chen said, stroking Duoduo's hair.
"Alright, alright, don't buy it next time."
Lin Chen was still thinking about Ye Qian's transaction, so he didn't chat much. After Duoduo said goodbye, he went home.
Back home, he put Duoduo down and turned on the TV for her to watch cartoons.
Lin Chen sat on the sofa.
"Enter System trading space."
As soon as he entered, he saw Ye Qian sitting on the sofa, staring blankly at the dilapidated city below.
"Sorry I'm late."
Lin Chen sat on the sofa next to her.
Ye Qian also turned her head and slowly said, "I just arrived a moment ago."
"Is the food all prepared?" When it came to food, Ye Qian's eyes were still full of anticipation.
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, 10 tons of rice, 5 tons of vegetables, and a few tons of water are all here."
With a wave of his hand, he placed the materials from his storage space onto the platform.
Ye Qian also felt relieved when she saw the materials. With a wave of her hand, 50 kilograms of gold appeared before her eyes. It was neatly packed in an iron box.
"I happened to collect it from the warehouse of a large jewelry store. These are all melted gold bars, 500g each."
Lin Chen was overjoyed when he heard this. The gold bars had no markings, which made them easy to sell.
After the transaction was completed, he chatted with Ye Qian for a while.