jdhmnovel Chapter 173 Money isn't important, resources are.
Chapter 173 Money isn't important, resources are.
until now!
Liu Dawei learned about the existence of the armor that Li Muyang had created from Zheng Xian!
The moment Liu Dawei saw the finished product with his own eyes, his eyes widened in disbelief! My God! Amitabha! The Daoist Ancestor has manifested!
Incoherent and nonsensical.
Although there have been significant changes in technology, appearance, and function, Liu Dawei is still certain that this is the Valkyrie Armor from his dream world!
Don't think I won't recognize you just because you made it into a men's version!
Okay, the armor that Li Muyang created can change its shape according to the user's body. Therefore, the basic models all look more like men's styles. He used himself as the model to create the basic models!
Therefore, Liu Dawei was incredibly excited on his way here! He wanted to have a private chat with Li Muyang at every moment!
At the same time, Liu Dawei also felt somewhat dissatisfied with Li Muyang's act of selling armor to the government.
He didn't know how Li Muyang had obtained these technologies. Perhaps he had been to this world, or perhaps he had dreamt about it like he had. It stemmed from Liu Dawei's deep love for these worlds, and he was not happy that too many people would disturb the creatures and existence of these worlds!
This led to Liu Dawei making several rude and unintelligent mistakes when facing Li Muyang.
Getting back to the main point, after testing the armor's performance, Li Muyang and Zheng Xian began discussing the price.
"Comrade Li Muyang, name your price." Zheng Xian decided to sound him out first.
Li Muyang scratched his head: "...I don't really care about the price. I'm not short of money, I'm short of resources. Can we pay with resources?"
"This...no problem." Zheng Xian wasn't too surprised by Li Muyang's request, because in this world, resources were the most important thing, and in many cases, resources were much more useful than money! That's the real hard currency!
"Thank you!" Li Muyang breathed a sigh of relief. He certainly didn't lack money. The share of the life potion was even more astonishing than he had imagined. Since he didn't lack money, Li Muyang naturally didn't want to continue increasing his assets by a few digits; it was pointless.
When money is not a problem, it has already become just a number.
Resources are still more important!
"Then the price in this area..." Li Muyang scratched his head and asked embarrassedly. He still didn't know much about it. As for asking others... he couldn't contact his father, and he couldn't get through to Uncle Xun for the time being. Not to mention his mother, who was said to be on a mission and he couldn't disturb her rashly.
Zheng Xian frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "The price I can offer you right now is one bottle of high-grade spiritual liquid per set, or you can exchange it for other resources at the market price."
Yes, spiritual liquids also have different levels. Li Muyang had been absorbing the lowest level before. Even now, before his talent was improved by the Great Fortune, he could hardly absorb it completely. If he were to absorb a higher level of spiritual liquid, the waste would be a minor matter; he would probably burst on the spot!
Therefore, to prevent anyone from being reckless, higher-grade spiritual liquids are not only several times more expensive, but also require a purchase permit! In other words, they need to be tested to see if you can withstand the effects of a higher-grade spiritual liquid!
Both methods have significant limitations, and ordinary people simply cannot access high-grade spiritual liquids!
However, judging from the data, unless there are special circumstances, it is more cost-effective to buy lower-grade spirit liquid than higher-grade one. Zheng Xian is only using high-grade spirit liquid as an example for price comparison. They had also studied the armor sample before they came.
Seeing Li Muyang frown, Zheng Xian hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, there's really not much possibility of further price concessions. However, if you need the goods urgently, I can pay the balance within a month! You probably have around 6+ worth of armor right now, right?"
"As for this technology, I don't think it's very likely that we can buy it out. The government will still handle it in the same way as before, by holding a controlling stake. This requires professionals to negotiate, and I don't think the two of us can come up with a suitable share."
Li Muyang scratched his head and explained with an awkward laugh, "I just think Director Zheng, your offer is a bit too high..."
Zheng Xian explained earnestly, "Comrade Li! You have to understand, the government isn't having an easy time either, and besides, you have a lot of armor, paying so many resources all at once... Wait, what did you just say? Did I bid too high?!"
As they were talking, Zheng Xiancai realized something was wrong. What had this kid just said?!
Hmm... He thinks I offered too much?!
Does he know how to do business?!
Why are you not only not raising the price, but also actively trying to negotiate it down?
Seeing Zheng Xian's eyes practically pop out of their sockets, Li Muyang helplessly spread his hands: "Director Zheng, you guys are clearly still treating me like an outsider! I wasted my breath saying all that! Actually, I feel you could have doubled it! Two for one!"
Zheng Xian remained silent for a moment, still not quite recovered. After a while, he finally came to his senses and muttered to himself, "Sometimes, the cheapest thing is the most expensive!"
Li Muyang sighed even more helplessly: "Sigh~ Forget it, I'll tell you the truth. Actually, neither the armor nor the manufacturing technology is important! What's important is the synthesis of the armor materials! That formula is the most crucial technology!"
Pointing to Liu Dawei over there, Li Muyang said succinctly, "You can use it directly as material for making armor. It's the same kind of thing as the Soul Steel in their game! Although I used mineral resources from our world to fuse and blend it."
Zheng Xian stared at Liu Dawei in disbelief, Liu Dawei looked at Li Muyang with complicated eyes, and Li Muyang looked at Zheng Xian with an honest expression. The three of them successfully formed a cycle.
"You..." Liu Dawei hesitated, wanting to ask a question, but found it difficult to speak for a moment.
Li Muyang shrugged and took out the First Divine Key, Void Treasury! The golden cube changed shape several times!
This time it was Liu Dawei's turn to stare!
TM! It's you! Void Treasury!
"Advisor, would you like to guess how many Divine Keys I have?" Li Muyang teased with a smile.
Liu Dawei's jaw almost dropped to the floor: "You didn't steal all the Divine Keys from that world, did you?"
"Huh? How could that be! I'm a doctor, not a bandit! I don't just steal anything I see!" Li Muyang immediately objected upon hearing this: "I could never take the Divine Key from that world! I know better than you how important these things are to that world!"
"Mine is a replica I obtained from other sources! It's exactly the same in appearance, power, and function!"
Liu Dawei breathed a sigh of relief. That's good! It seems this kid also loves that world!
This surprised Li Muyang a bit. It seems that Liu Dawei really cares about the Honkai Impact 3rd world!
As for the line "I know better than you"... Li Muyang wasn't joking, because the Mi family storyline in this world was quite different from his previous life's. Strictly speaking, it was probably like Liu Dawei held a knife to a roast chicken's neck, forcing him to change the tragic script into a happy ending.
There are many other details and settings that may differ for various reasons, and it's possible that Liu Dawei made changes to better suit the realities of his own world.
However, based on Li Muyang's conversation with Goose Boss and his research on the Key of God, it seems that his previous life's setting is closer to the real world.
"Getting back to the point, Director Zheng, to be honest, if the price is reasonable, I might be willing to give you the recipe for synthesizing Soul Steel. But I have a condition... This recipe must not be leaked under any circumstances, because if we're not careful, it could become the key to opening Pandora's box."
Li Muyang said very seriously and solemnly.
Soul Steel, I don't know why, but this stuff contains soul power and life energy, which is why it's adaptable.
Just as the Shennong beast said, life energy has a miraculous effect!
Li Muyang wanted to use this technology to earn some resources, but he was also afraid that it would open Pandora's box. Even if there were cultivators at the Mahayana stage in his world, or even gods and immortals, the research on souls and life force would still only be at a partial level.
Many may possess unparalleled combat power, but if you ask them how they became so powerful, or what the specific principles are, they can't give a clear answer, and many may not have even studied these things.
Those who follow the strict rules of cultivation will never become true masters, because imperfection is also a form of perfection.
Not to mention the truly profound existence of the soul and life, which cannot be understood simply by integrating multiple cultivation systems.
Further research reveals that, aside from a small number of individuals, including my own father, most people remain in a mysterious and enigmatic state regarding the soul and life. Not everyone has the talent to access these supreme mysteries.
For example, the question of how artifact spirits come into being remains unresolved. How do ordinary wild animals develop sentience through inhalation and exhalation? And is artificial intelligence a type of artifact spirit?
Li Muyang clearly remembered that, according to his father, the Heavenly Dao intentionally suppressed the research of certain laws. Under the Heavenly Dao, it was impossible to study the rules. Except for a few exceptional geniuses who were able to defy fate and change their destiny, it was impossible for them to come into contact with those profound origin mysteries!
Researchers who understand many principles are generally not very strong in combat. The "principles" they study and understand, in other words, the "Tao," mean that they know too much and are suppressed by the Tao, which is why they are not good at fighting.
Those skilled in combat will find it difficult to make progress when they try to focus on research, even if they possess higher levels of expertise. Of course, they can learn from others' research, but how can they be sure that others' findings are correct? It's hard to guarantee that problems won't arise.
If one goes down the wrong path, going astray in cultivation is the least of one's worries; it's not impossible to damage one's existing cultivation level.
Therefore, a polymath is extremely rare!
I won't name names here.