Apocalyptic Hoarding Diary

Chapter 187 Weighing

With four burly men leading the way and a female waitress guiding them, the group successfully entered the "temporary supplies disposal room." The room was more spacious than expected, resembling a small warehouse or workshop. It was brightly lit and contained electronic scales, packing tools, simple shelves, and even a worktable connected to an intranet terminal. The heavy soundproof door closed behind them, instantly shutting out all the noise, commotion, and prying eyes from the lobby outside, leaving only the group inside.

"What exactly happened? Did you reach an agreement? Who are those people?" As soon as the door closed, Wang Xiao could no longer contain himself and asked a barrage of questions, his face full of curiosity and eagerness. Xie Yingtang and Lu Hu also stared intently at Xu Xiaoyan, waiting for her explanation.

Xu Xiaoyan quickly and concisely explained the situation on the second floor and the core terms of the transaction: "The second floor is the bulk transaction area, which has access restrictions. Fortunately, I have enough chip permissions, so I negotiated directly with an officer. They will buy all the sea buckthorn at a price of 1 point per kilogram."

"One pound can be exchanged for one point?!" Lu Hu was the first to exclaim in surprise, his voice trembling with excitement, his eyes wide open, almost unable to believe his ears! His best expectation was that he could get one point for two pounds, since these fruits couldn't be eaten as food, and this price far exceeded his wildest imagination!

Xu Xiaoyan nodded firmly and confirmed, "Yes, 1 point per jin, settled according to actual weight." She turned to Lu Hu and her tone became serious. "Brother Lu, there's something I need to tell you first. In addition to sea buckthorn, I've also packaged up the detailed location information of the sea buckthorn garden, including the route to get in and the conditions inside, and sold it as an information fee. Each of us can get an extra 300 points."

"A message can sell for this much?!" Lu Hu was even more surprised, his mouth slightly agape. 300 points! That's almost equivalent to his net income from several months of hard work! Just for sharing a message?

"But," Xu Xiaoyan continued, observing Lu Hu's expression, "the premise is that someone needs to guide them to the military. Do you think this... is acceptable?"

"Lead the way? I can! No problem! Absolutely no problem!" Lu Hu snapped out of his shock and, without any hesitation, patted his chest and agreed repeatedly. His face was full of excitement and joy, and he even blushed a little.

He could earn an extra 300 points just by selling information—how could he possibly refuse such a good deal? As for leading the way, that was something he was already very familiar with, and it would also give him face with the military, who might even have opportunities for cooperation in the future.

Seeing his positive reaction, Xu Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "It's good that you can accept it. I was worried that you would blame me for making the decision on my own without discussing it with you beforehand."

"No way! Absolutely not!" Lu Hu hurriedly shook his head, his expression extremely sincere, even with a hint of gratitude. "Little Yan, what are you saying! I'm more than grateful! You're quick-witted and resourceful! Without you, I wouldn't have even dreamed of getting these extra 300 points! What's more, you managed to negotiate such a high price for the sea buckthorn! One point per pound! I, Old Lu, have really struck it rich today, really, I'm convinced! Completely convinced!" His words came from the bottom of his heart, clearly showing his great approval of Xu Xiaoyan's abilities and way of handling things.

Seeing that Lu Hu showed no complaints but instead was grateful and cooperative, Xu Xiaoyan's last bit of concern disappeared. She immediately said, "Brother Lu, since we'll be troubling you to lead the way later, and time is tight—Major Chen only gave us half an hour, and almost ten minutes have passed—let's weigh and exchange your goods first, except for the portion of sea buckthorn you've reserved for your own consumption. The sooner we settle the accounts, the sooner you can get to the city gate to assemble and avoid delaying the military's arrangements."

"Okay! No problem!" Lu Hu said without hesitation, even a little eagerly. "My family doesn't really like this stuff. They think it's too sour. I wasn't planning on keeping many anyway. But since the price is so good, I'll exchange them all for points! I won't keep a single one! After weighing them here, I'll head to the city gate right away. I won't delay anything!" Faced with real points, the enjoyment of food became insignificant.

Xu Xiaoyan nodded to the waitress who had been waiting quietly with a professional smile on her face. "Please settle the bill for Mr. Lu first."

The waitress understood and immediately signaled to the four burly men who had already pushed the trailers next to the electronic scale. The four men worked quickly, untied the ropes binding the sacks, and carried the sacks from the three Land Rover trailers onto the large electronic scale one by one.

The entire process was efficient and professional, with weighing and recording the weight completed in one go, while the female server simultaneously operated the terminal at the worktable to input the data.

Ultimately, all the points converted from sea buckthorn were entered into Land Rover's identity chip account, and the waitress turned the terminal screen towards Land Rover so that he could confirm the numbers.

Seeing the points on the screen surge soar in an instant, Lu Hu was overwhelmed with excitement. His hands trembled slightly. He turned around abruptly and gripped Xu Xiaoyan's hand tightly. Overwhelmed with emotion, his voice trembled, and he stammered, "Xiaoyan... thank you so much! Really... thank you so much! I... I, Lu Hu, today... really..." He didn't know how to express himself. He just held her hand tightly, his eyes even glistening with tears. These points would undoubtedly be a huge improvement to his and his family's living conditions.

Xu Xiaoyan understood his feelings and smiled as she patted his arm. "Brother Lu, don't be so polite. You led the way and provided the information. We should be thanking you. Go on your way and be careful on the road."

The waitress then assigned the most composed-looking, burly man to accompany this gentleman to the fourth city gate meeting point to meet with Major Chen's men and ensure their smooth rendezvous.

"Yes," the burly man replied simply.

Lu Hu nodded vigorously to Xie Yingtang and Wang Xiao, then followed the burly man and hurriedly left the treatment room, his steps almost unsteady. The heavy door of the conference room closed behind him, shutting out his still agitated figure. The treatment room fell silent for a moment, with only the slight hum of the electronic scale operating.

At this moment, Xie Yingtang looked at Xu Xiaoyan. He pondered for a moment and said in an exceptionally serious tone, "Xiaoyan, to be honest, that 1200 points information fee... you could have kept it all for yourself. Finding the way to the second floor, negotiating such a high exchange rate, and even thinking of packaging the information for sale... it's all thanks to you. We..." He glanced at Wang Xiao, "we didn't really help much. We just put in the effort and reaped some benefits." He spoke very sincerely, without the slightest hint of hypocrisy or politeness.