Apocalyptic Hoarding Diary

Chapter 185 Agreed

"Please wait a moment. Your transaction request information has been published to the internal system. Based on the nature of your goods and the category of the information, the system will conduct preliminary screening and push. If someone is interested in your goods and information and meets the access requirements, someone will come to contact you soon." The waiter's voice was calm and clear, explaining simply and clearly. "In the meantime, you can rest here. If you need anything else, please press the call bell on the table at any time."

After speaking, she quietly retreated to the door, becoming a silent background figure, no longer disturbing the room, but also not leaving, clearly responsible for coordinating and recording the entire process.

Xu Xiaoyan picked up the cup of hot tea. The warm porcelain cup dispelled the chill from her fingertips. The tea was ordinary green tea with a light flavor. She sipped it slowly, her gaze sweeping across the simple room. She was secretly amazed by the efficiency and high level of organization here. This was not just a transaction, but more like a highly organized and streamlined resource matching platform.

The wait wasn't long, even shorter than expected. About five minutes later, there was a gentle knock on the door, and the female supervisor standing by the door immediately stepped forward and deftly opened it.

A middle-aged man dressed in a crisp, dark gray winter uniform, with shoulder insignia indicating his rank as a colonel, strode in. His gaze didn't waver at all; it fell directly on Xu Xiaoyan, who was sitting at the table. It swept over her rather ordinary clothes and the bulging sack on the floor before finally settling on her face.

Without any small talk or pleasantries, he got straight to the point: "What I need to know now is, besides what you've already harvested, how much sea buckthorn fruit do you estimate is left in that plantation that can be harvested? I need a relatively conservative but reliable estimate." Clearly, he had little interest in the "several thousand kilograms" already harvested, but valued a sustainable, large-scale source of resources more.

Xu Xiaoyan didn't immediately answer with a number. Instead, she bent down and deftly untied the rope of the burlap sack on the ground, completely opening the sack to reveal the plump, golden-red fruits. Then, she took out her phone from her pocket, quickly unlocked it, and pulled up several photos she had taken earlier—a panoramic view of the bountiful sea buckthorn forest, close-up shots, and the outline of an abandoned factory.

She pointed her phone screen at the officer, clearly adding her observations and judgments: "This is what we filmed on site. The four of us picked sea buckthorn today, mainly in the area near the entrance. Based on our observations inside the park, most of the sea buckthorn is in its peak fruiting period, with a very high fruit density. Moreover, due to the severe cold and lack of management, there are almost no signs of natural fruit falling off." She paused slightly, "Conservatively speaking... there are definitely tens of thousands of kilograms of sea buckthorn fruit that have not yet been picked and have reached the harvestable standard."

The officer took the phone, his fingers swiping rapidly across the screen as he carefully examined each photo, especially those showing the fruit density and the size of the orchard. His gaze was focused, his brow furrowing and relaxing intermittently. After finishing, he handed the phone back to Xu Xiaoyan, a barely perceptible look of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. He didn't comment on Xu Xiaoyan's estimate, but it was clear that this potential stock met or even exceeded some of his expectations.

He sat down directly across the small round table, leaning slightly forward. "Let's discuss the terms. At what price are you planning to sell all the sea buckthorn berries you four have harvested? And how much are you asking for that location information?"

Xu Xiaoyan had already rehearsed her speech repeatedly on the way, and at this moment she did not hesitate at all. "Regarding the price of sea buckthorn fruit, I just checked the recent point exchange ratios for similar natural foods, especially fruits and vegetables with high vitamin content, on the base's internal forum. Although sea buckthorn tastes sour and astringent, its nutritional value is undeniable. The general market price on the forum is about 1 point for 1 jin (500 grams), with slight fluctuations depending on the quality and freshness." She pointed to the open burlap sacks on the ground. "As you can see, this batch of goods is freshly picked, and the quality is absolutely top-notch. Therefore, we hope to settle the payment for all the sea buckthorn that the four of us picked this time at a ratio of 1 point for 1 jin."

She paused, observing the officer's expression. He remained expressionless, revealing neither joy nor anger, and simply gestured for her to continue.

Xu Xiaoyan took a deep breath and continued, "As for the accurate location information of the seabuckthorn garden, including detailed entry routes, the internal layout of the park, potential risk points, etc.," she deliberately slowed down her speech, "we hope to receive an information fee as compensation for our risk in exploring and sharing this channel, 300 points per person, for a total of 1200 points for the four of us."

Finally, she added one more condition: "Also, if this transaction is completed, you will bear all the platform fees incurred at the trading center. What do you think of these terms?"

The middle-aged officer listened without any obvious change in expression, simply nodding decisively, as if this was already within his expectations or acceptable range. He turned his head and said to the female supervisor who had been standing quietly by the door like a background figure, "Okay, we'll proceed with her pricing plan. Sea buckthorn fruit will be calculated at 1 point per kilogram, with an additional 1200 points for information fees. The platform handling fee will be borne by us. Immediately draft an electronic transaction contract, including confidentiality clauses and supplementary agreements for subsequent route verification."

"Yes, Major Chen," the female supervisor responded immediately, picked up the tablet, and started operating it quickly, clearly very familiar with this kind of procedure.

Major Chen then turned back to Xu Xiaoyan and said, "The location information needs to be verified on-site. After the contract is signed, you need to send someone as a guide to lead our designated survey team to the site for confirmation. Once it is confirmed, the points will be credited to your account immediately."

"Of course," Xu Xiaoyan nodded without hesitation.

Just then, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind. She raised her left arm, her tone inquiring and confirming, "By the way, Major Chen, weren't we all forcibly implanted with identity chips? I remember these chips seem to have basic positioning functions, right? Couldn't your military or base management system directly reverse-engineer the approximate area of ​​that sea buckthorn grove based on the historical travel records of one of us? Why do we still need to send someone to guide us?"

The question was asked suddenly, even touching on certain unspoken rules and boundaries. Major Chen's calm and composed expression froze almost imperceptibly for a moment. The air in the room seemed to subtly change after the question was posed. Even the female supervisor, who was operating the tablet, paused her fingers almost imperceptibly for half a second.