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"Roasted sweet potatoes are the best food I've ever eaten in my life!" The Fat Man took big bites of the sweet potato. The sweet potato was soft and sticky, and even with half of his teeth missing, it didn't affect his ability to swallow.
The Thin Man didn't respond to the Fat Man, but he wholeheartedly agreed with him. Even the leftovers they had sneaked in and eaten from the kitchen of a seven-star hotel were not as delicious as roasted sweet potatoes.
"Thin Man, I have an idea!" After finishing one sweet potato, the Fat Man smacked his lips and said to his companion, "I see that big sister, although her Combat Power is strong, has fallen to selling food on the border planet in the black market. She must be down on her luck. If we go up to her now and follow her, when she rises again in the future, won't we also prosper?"
The Thin Man thought for a moment and nodded, "That's a good idea. But will she accept us?"
"Hey, we can just stick to her! We brothers may not have anything, but we have thick skin!" The Fat Man laughed in a rather lewd manner!
The Thin Man turned his head, wanting to pretend he didn't know the Fat Man, but he secretly agreed with him. This was an opportunity!
Bai Tang approached the entrance of the building. From the outside, the building looked very ordinary. The glass door at the entrance shone brightly, reflecting Bai Tang's image perfectly on its surface. This type of glass made it impossible to see inside from the outside, while people inside could clearly see what was happening outside. Just as Bai Tang's hand was about to touch the door, a tall and strong man walked out from inside and blocked Bai Tang's path.
"Sister, this is private property; you cannot enter!"
Bai Tang suddenly produced a porcelain bowl with a cartoon pattern in her hand: "I want to sell something!"
"This is..." The man's eyes widened in surprise. "Is this traditional porcelain?"
Bai Tang nodded: "That's right."
The man asked, "Are you sure you want to sell it?"
Bai Tang replied, "Yes!"
"If you're not truly intending to sell it and are just using this bowl as an excuse to sneak in, then don't bother coming out!" the man warned.
Bai Tang smiled, "You can take me directly to meet the person in charge of the auction house!"
The man refused, "I am not a servant!"
He pushed open the door, "Go in!"
"Thank you!" Bai Tang nodded and entered through the door.
Inside was an ordinary hall with three beautiful young girls as receptionists, several groups of comfortable-looking sofas, and a few strong men sitting on the sofas who looked just as robust as the man from before. They appeared to be casually playing cards, but their attention was entirely focused on Bai Tang as she entered. Bai Tang could sense the strength of these individuals; each of them was no less powerful than Lin Wenbin.
Bai Tang walked directly to the three girls, "I need to see the person in charge of the auction house!"
"Sure, ma'am, please follow me!" The girl in the middle smiled and stepped forward. Her perfect demeanor indicated that they had received strict professional training.
Bai Tang followed the girl into the elevator, which did not go up but down to level negative eighteen. Looking at the red "-18" symbol, Bai Tang felt a bit bewildered. Is this the eighteenth level of hell?
When the elevator doors opened, the interior was bright and warm, with no hint of darkness; it resembled a very popular and legitimate company's office.
"Does the lady really have porcelain for sale?" The person in charge had already heard the announcement from the man at the entrance and was waiting at the elevator door. If news about this porcelain spread, it was likely that the wealthy elite of Capital Star would flock to the black market, and he might even be transferred to Capital Star or another more prosperous planet.
"Yes." Bai Tang remained calm in response to the person's flattering demeanor, which made him regard her with higher esteem.
"Then could you take it out for our instruments to authenticate?" The person in charge asked. Fakes were uncommon in the future world but not unheard of.
"Sure." Bai Tang spread her right hand, and a cartoon Porcelain Bowl appeared in her palm. "Here you go!"
"Thank you for your understanding, ma'am!" the Manager said as he took the bowl and praised, "The pattern on it is quite interesting."
"This is the main character from a cartoon over five thousand years ago on Ancient Earth, called 'Happy Sheep,'" Bai Tang replied.
"Are you knowledgeable about history?" the Manager asked, signaling the Assistant to place a device about a foot tall on the table and put the Porcelain Bowl inside it.
"I study ancient history, focusing on five thousand years of Ancient Earth," Bai Tang had already prepared her response. "This Porcelain Bowl has been passed down in my family. If I weren't in such a tight spot, I wouldn't sell something so precious!"
"I understand!" the Manager said sincerely. The device emitted a beeping sound, indicating that the results were ready.
After looking at the results, the Assistant grinned widely and quickly informed the Manager.
The Manager shared the same ecstatic expression as his Assistant but quickly suppressed it, returning to a serious elite demeanor.
"Ms. Bai, our tests confirm that the Porcelain Bowl you brought is indeed genuine. Would you like to consign it with us for auction, or would you prefer to sell it outright to us, after which we will handle everything and you will have no further involvement?" the Manager asked. Participating in an auction would certainly yield more money than selling directly to the black market, but many people chose to sell outright due to concerns about the legitimacy of their items. Although they would receive at least one-third less money this way, it was safer. The black market would not disclose the seller's identity.
"When is the next auction?" Bai Tang asked.
"After five days! We will publish information about the porcelain as quickly as possible," the Manager signaled to the Assistant with his eyes. The Assistant nodded and immediately left to prepare.
"Then I'll sell it outright!" By then, she would already be on her way to Blue Star, and most importantly, she was in desperate need of money.
"Have you thought it over?" the Manager asked, slightly taken aback but kindly.
Bai Tang smiled, "No, I'm really in need of money right now!"
The person in charge understood and no longer persuaded, offering a price that made Bai Tang extremely excited. A porcelain bowl that was only sold for three yuan in the 21st century was actually sold for over a hundred million federal coins? Bai Tang felt like she was about to faint from happiness.
"Ms. Bai? Are you okay? Not feeling well?" the person in charge asked with concern.
"I'm fine!" Bai Tang steadied herself, completed the transaction with the person in charge, and immediately over two hundred million federal coins entered her account.
"Ms. Bai, I am Locke Juri. If you have any good items in the future, feel free to contact me directly!" The person in charge escorted Bai Tang out of the office.
"I will," Bai Tang instinctively felt that she would have a long-term relationship with the person in charge.
After leaving the office, Bai Tang did not take the elevator but walked down the stairs to the negative fifteenth floor. The negative eighteenth floor was the reception area of the black market, while the negative seventeenth and sixteenth floors were connected and served as auction venues. Above negative fifteen was all a free exchange market, but both buyers and sellers in this market were very mysterious, each wearing masks that concealed their appearances. Before leaving the office, the person in charge gifted her a mask. The mask was lightweight and did not obstruct her vision, making it quite comfortable to wear on her face.
Bai Tang wandered around with great interest, checking out every stall. The variety of items in the black market left her astonished, and what made her dizzy was that there were many types she did not recognize! When she saw something interesting that she wanted to buy, she discovered that these items belonged to advanced technology that could not be used in the "backward" era of the 21st century.
"Gene enhancers?!" Bai Tang exclaimed as she picked up a reinforced glass container displayed at a stall, which held a beautiful light blue liquid that looked just like the "gene enhancer" described on StarNet.
With advancements in future technology, medicine had also made significant progress. Scientists invented "gene enhancers," allowing ordinary people's genes to be strengthened, which not only benefited cultivation but also extended lifespan accordingly. In the future world, ordinary people could live up to three hundred years; those with means and access to more "gene enhancers" could even live up to five hundred years—ordinary people received one "gene enhancer" from the government each year, while those wanting more needed to exchange contribution points and large sums of money.
"Is this real?" Bai Tang asked skeptically.
"Of course it's real!" The seller was dissatisfied with Bai Tang's doubt. "I've been selling gene enhancers in the black market for two years; if it were fake, the black market's boss would have broken my legs long ago."
"With current technology, even if your legs were broken, they could be repaired quickly!" Bai Tang pointed out the seller's logical flaw.
"I'm just embellishing my words; don't you understand? Did you return your interstellar alliance language homework to your teacher?" The seller was infuriated by Bai Tang's response and snatched back the reinforced glass bottle. "If you're not buying, then get lost! Don't disturb me while I'm doing business!"
"Who wouldn't buy it?" Bai Tang snatched the glass bottle from the seller's hand. "Name your price! I'll buy it!"
The reason for such eagerness was that Bai Tang had activated the System Identification Technique, confirming that what the seller was offering was indeed a genuine Gene Enhancer.
"Twenty million Alliance Coins, no bargaining!" the seller huffed, his attitude softening a bit. However, since Bai Tang had offended him with previous remarks, he still appeared unenthusiastic, wearing a "take it or leave it" expression.
"That's so expensive!" Bai Tang frowned. If she bought the Gene Enhancer, she would have to spend more than half of her hard-earned money.
"If you think it's too expensive, then don't buy it!" the seller retorted. "Do you think Gene Enhancers are easy to come by? Even street urchins wouldn't sell their own Gene Enhancers for money. I worked really hard to get these few."
"I'll buy five; give me a reasonable price!" Bai Tang said. "If this deal goes through, I'll come back here every year to buy more."
Her parents and Wu Xuemei would each get one, and as for herself, she wouldn't need it; her body after the system modification was stronger than that of future people who had taken Gene Enhancers.
"How many?" The seller was taken aback, thinking he had misheard.
"Five. I will need five every year from now on! As long as you don't run out of stock!"
"I won't, of course I won't!" The seller was excited; five was a big deal. He usually sold less than one every three months. Just this one deal would surpass his total sales for the entire last year.
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