Ten minutes later.

Several foam box-packaged lunchboxes, cans, and instant noodles were placed on the ground.

Gao Feng then led his men back more than twenty meters to maintain a proper distance.

Seeing this, Red Dragon lightly patted the shoulder of the sallow-looking man.

The man responded with a series of gibberish to him, then jogged over to the foam boxes.

He first pulled out a wooden box from his body, looking like a Rainstorm Pear Needle, and gently opened it.

Then...

Bzzz bzzz bzzz——

Several golden flying insects flew out, circled twice, and then flew into the foam boxes, seasonings, and cooking utensils one by one.

After touching the soup, they flew out and moved to the next target.

The insects worked for ten minutes, inspecting all the lunchboxes and finally returned to the container.

The bugs seemed to bring back some good news.

The sallow man's eyebrows showed a trace of relief, as he quickly walked to the foam boxes, gently picking up a bowl of....

Braised beef flavored instant noodles, along with army beef canned beef.

After opening the lunchbox.

He first took a greedy breath of the aroma, shaking his head from side to side with his eyes closed, then quickly started shoveling the noodles into his mouth.

Perhaps due to the enticing aroma of the instant noodles.

It wasn't until over ten seconds later that this foodie remembered his mission.

He paused, just about to speak, but his hand unconsciously grabbed another chopstick full of noodles.

After chewing a few times, he muttered something to Red Dragon.

Red Dragon nodded as he listened, then turned around and shouted to the barbarians.

These words weren't translated by Master Tian, seeming like internal communication.

If not unexpected, it was likely advice like not to eat too messily to avoid disgracing the tribe or himself.

After finishing his words, Red Dragon waved his big hand.

The barbarians then ran excitedly to the foam boxes, where another assistant was distributing the food.

They looked like extras in Hengdian Film City lining up for lunch boxes—specifically the kind playing fake soldiers.

Obviously.

The barbarians' material conditions were relatively modest; though they might have magical or wild beasts for sustenance, the gourmet aspect was lacking.

Watching the caravan members devour the food, Red Dragon suppressed his hunger and asked Lin Ziming:

"Lord Lin, may I ask what is this?"

Lin Ziming gave him a hearty smile:

"White Elephant brand instant noodles!"

Not sure if anyone has experienced the transition from the late last century to the early this century.

In that era, traveling far inevitably involved a ride on a green train.

Food, drinks, daily necessities, and so on were all crammed into the carriages.

The whole train was chaotic yet somewhat poignant, with a journey of dozens of hours being the norm.

At this time, the presence of instant noodles became exceptionally important.

With the rapid expansion of the convenient food market, more and more companies and capital also joined in.

Besides the initial Huahong 108 instant noodles, brands like Jinmailang emerged in the 1990s.

Among them was a very representative instant noodle:

Simple packaging, bouncy noodles, cheap, with a signature simple seasoning packet.

This was White Elephant instant noodles.

One of the few purely domestic options in the current instant noodle market.

After years of rapid development, White Elephant became a giant in the industry, at one time ranking third in the noodle industry Juyi Hall.

Time flies, and seasons change.

The sentiment for White Elephant remains, but its market share has gradually slipped.

However, during the recent floods in Central State, White Elephant immediately donated five million Huaxia currency.

This immediately evoked the memories of countless people.

And now, on the territory of another world, this once-glorious old brand may have a chance to see its spring again.

......

Half an hour later.

The Barbarian Merchant Team devoured the food prepared by the cooking team, leaving not a crumb, and began to pack up the campsite.

Meanwhile, Red Dragon brought Master Tian to find Lin Li and directly got to the point:

"Lord Lin, what are the selling prices of the instant noodles and the beef canned goods?"

"Don't call me Lord Lin, it sounds strange..... just call me Steward Lin."

Lin Ziming corrected Red Dragon's address first, and then said:

"Red Dragon Commander, these two items aren't too expensive, but they're not particularly cheap either.

But if I directly tell you the price, you might not understand it well. Besides, aren't we doing a barter? So shouldn't we first agree on an equivalent item before talking about it?"

The three words "equivalent item" sparked a strong sense of déjà vu in Lin Ziming's mind.

Had similar scenarios occurred before?

Ahem...

But unlike the past dealings with the Wei Family.

Back then, the Wei Family and the locals had the bond of Wei Siming and Lin Lijiao, like a wanderer returning home, with trust inherently high from the beginning.

But this time, there was no solid foundation of trust between the Bunny team and the Barbarian Commerce Association, so directly introducing Huaxia currency conceptually had little practical significance.

Moreover, given the Bunny team's development pace now, there's no need to put extra effort into guiding others to accept Huaxia currency as the equivalent item—now the circulation rate of Huaxia currency in Chixian City has already exceeded 98%, and it's over 30% in Sheepback City.

Even the command center received intelligence.

A few cities within a hundred-mile radius also saw traces of Huaxia currency, suspected to have been brought by some itinerant merchants.

And since Huaxia currency couldn't serve as the equivalent item, the options were limited.

After discussion, Lin Ziming and Red Dragon finally reached a consensus:

To use Spirit Stones as the equivalent item for calculation!

At this moment.

Red Dragon was walking with Lin Ziming through the base, introducing the goods they brought on this trip:

"Our Yange Tribe is a small tribe behind the Celestial Moon Mountain Range, with a population of just over twenty thousand, and about fifteen or sixteen Mountain Opening Realm experts.

The entire tribe is near a volcano, producing a mineral known as Blazing Stone.

Blazing Stone can be used for body refining exercises and is valuable in the crafting of central domain Magical Artifacts and Arrays."

Lin Ziming listened quietly on the side, occasionally nodding in cooperation.

The cultivation system behind the Celestial Moon Mountain Range is completely different from the central domain, mainly divided into body refining and heavenly techniques.

Body refining is self-explanatory, essentially about developing muscles and such.

Heavenly techniques are divided into gu insects, curses, contract spirits, and other unconventional methods.

The barbarian culture has no specific concept of Spiritual Energy and hardly distinguishes cultivation aptitude—the Spiritual Root thing still exists, but it does not inherently lead to resource preference.

Everyone can cultivate, and the strong prevail.

It's possible that a single Spiritual Root person may fall behind a four Spiritual Root in progress due to a lack of resources.

In the entire barbarian culture.

Body cultivators account for about 70%.

The ranks from low to high are Stone Lifting, Mountain Opening, Sky Battling, Return to Hidden, etc.....

Stone Lifting corresponds to Qi Cultivation Realm, and Mountain Opening corresponds to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Which is the realm Red Dragon currently belongs to.

This information was previously collected by the Bunny team, knowing only rough details, and not knowing the specifics.

For example, the Blazing Stone Red Dragon mentioned, was something the Bunny team had never heard of before.

Perhaps realizing this, Red Dragon took a fiery red stone from his body and handed it to Lin Ziming:

"Steward Lin, this is Blazing Stone."

Lin Ziming cautiously accepted it.

As soon as it was in his hand, he raised an eyebrow slightly:

"Oh, such high temperature?"

As soon as the Blazing Stone was in hand, he felt a burning sensation.

Although the heat wasn't much of a threat to the Fifth-Layer Qi Cultivation Lin Ziming, the sensation was quite apparent.

Lin Ziming briefly estimated that the Blazing Stone's temperature was around 55 degrees Celsius.

As expected, Blazing Stone lives up to its name!

.....

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