Evolution of life

Chapter 15: Buying

"So Lee Sing, what you're saying is that we can now purchase that radar equipment?" Meridang sounded delighted on the other end of the phone. "Yes, Meridang sir, things are not as complicated as you think," Lee Sing replied with a smile on the other end.

Online, Lee Sing successfully bid on the Ring of Defiance. Then, Influence posted information about the ring on the internet, but did not put a price on it, instead announcing that it would be auctioned off. Within the first two days after the announcement, the price of the ring had skyrocketed to 3.8 million!

Remembering that Meridang had said that the radar was worth exactly 2 million stars. So, Lee Sing asked Influence if a regular citizen could purchase such a radar device. To his surprise, it was actually possible. According to Influence's explanation, there are four major companies that possess the core technology of spacecraft in the Human Alliance.

One is completely owned by the federal government, and the other is jointly operated by the federal government and private entities. The other two are purely private companies. Besides these companies, the federal government does not have a strict control over other spacecraft technologies. In particular, the Stansons wanted a radar that was no longer in use on human league spaceships, but had been phased out around 300 years ago. It was practically a collector's item, making it even easier to acquire, as merchants would be delighted to have someone buy it so they could clear out the space-consuming antiques.

In that case, things were simple. Under the guidance of Yingyan, Li Xing quickly found a merchant and negotiated a price of 180 for the radar! The merchant even threw in a bunch of toys. It was clear that they were eager to get rid of it... After explaining everything to Mordekai...

"That's great! I never thought it would be so easy to solve the problem," Mordekai sounded quite excited, clearly relieved that the weighty matter on his mind had been resolved so quickly. "Li Xing, wait at the villa, I'll take a car over there and we'll talk in more detail when we meet. " "No problem, I'll wait," Li Xing agreed readily.

Mordekai is still not in China yet, and as someone of his status, he cannot avoid socializing when he arrives in a new place. And, New Jack said, his family is also actively developing the Chinese market now, so it seems that Murdinger is busy with his feet not touching the ground every day...

As the saying goes, there is always a price to pay for something. The Stanford family has great wealth and power, but according to Jack, they only see each other once or twice a year. They have a lot of overseas business, and they don't trust outsiders to run it, so they have to send their own people to oversee it.

As the main line of the Stanford family, Jack's family has a heavy responsibility. So, it's natural that they don't get together for a long time. But these have nothing to do with Li Xing...

About an hour later, Murdinger arrived at Jack's place in his car. As soon as he met Li Xing, he expressed his gratitude again and again. He didn't have any channels, and although he had money, it was all Earth Federation dollars. To buy radar equipment, he would have to go to a special bank and exchange the currency. After all, the merchants in the universe don't recognize Earth Federation currency, and they don't accept it.

However, to exchange more than 2 million new dollars, it would not be possible to do it directly in one day. It would require about 300 billion Earth Federation dollars to prepare. Even his own family dared not say that they could prepare such a large sum of money in one or two days. But now, Li Xing said that he could buy it on their behalf!

In other words, he himself could afford such a huge expense! How could Mordin not be surprised by this? It must be admitted that he had underestimated the person in front of him...

"This is truly astonishing," Mordin kept saying. "The matter has been resolved so quickly." "I didn't expect it either," Li Xing continued. "The radar device is indeed very advanced compared to our Earth's technology, but it is already almost obsolete in the Human League, so it didn't take much effort to buy it. If the old gentleman agrees to have me buy it, I can place the order now. Then, all the old gentleman needs to do is pay me the same amount of Starcoins as the purchase price."

"Good, that's no problem. To be honest, our family has already prepared everything except for this radar." Mordin readily agreed. "Great," Li Xing opened his interstellar computer and quickly placed the order. The merchant said that Earth was rather remote, and it would take about ten days to deliver. But neither Lee Sing nor Mordekai would give this time any more thought...

Everything had been arranged, and all they had to do was wait for the lightning to strike so they could immediately set out for their goal and begin their exploration of the ancient civilization... Seven days later, the first batch of goods that Lee Sing had ordered arrived. Among them was the space ring.

As for the ring of wind resistance, it was sent directly by the vendor to the buyer, without going through Lee Sing's hands. In other words, he, the middleman, was actually the person who profited the most from the transaction. All of this was thanks to Yingjian's good fortune. If it hadn't been for Yingjian's sharp eye, he wouldn't have noticed the neglected ring among all the other goods. This several million dollars was practically a windfall!

No matter what, having money is always a good thing...

"Collect!" he silently mouthed the word, and a teacup instantly vanished before his eyes. In his silent sensing, he knew that the teacup was already inside his ring.

"This is just too f**king amazing!" he praised it repeatedly, and the space ring was just too convenient! It had given him two cubic meters of space out of thin air. In this way, he can store some of the materials he bought, as well as the berries that can restore his energy, and his interstellar computer directly in the ring, which is very convenient. In the future, he can also store his battle suit and weapons directly in it, and take them out immediately when needed.

"I say, you really need to change your excitement about new things. Otherwise, it will look very immature to others," said Yingjian, who was tired of his childish behavior.

A person who is not mature is not capable of surviving in the universe...

"I know, I will try my best to control myself," Li Xing naturally understood the reason. He really wanted to change himself in his heart. "What should I do next? Should I continue to practice or make some potions?" After playing with the space ring, he raised his head and asked.

"Of course, both are important. You are not young anymore, so you should try to catch up in your practice. As for potions, we will make a potion that can improve your physical strength next." You used to work long hours on a regular basis, often overusing your muscles, which did have some training effects, but it cannot be denied that it left many hidden injuries in your body.

If these hidden injuries are not treated, they may cause great trouble in the future. Hearing this, Inferno thought for a moment and answered, "Then shall we start now?" Li Xing also knew the importance of this matter and wanted to resolve the hidden injuries as soon as possible.

"Yes, we can start now. The preparation of these potions is not complicated. The first and second times, I will be in charge, and we will use the previous method of preparation. You should feel it carefully. Then, it's your turn to try."

"Okay, let's start now then."

And then, there was another round of busy work...

In the villa, Li Xing naturally had his own private room, and all his belongings were moved there. According to Inferno, with him here, the Recluse's Guild should not have to worry about recruiting people this time. And after succeeding, Li Xing naturally could not stay in the city he used to live in.

Even if he accidentally failed, with his current financial resources, he did not need to live in the remote place he used to live in. In summary, he had actually said goodbye to the city where he grew up from a young age...

An hour and a half later, three bottles of prepared potions were neatly arranged on the table. Two were blue, and one was yellow. The blue one was prepared under Inferno's guidance, a low-level potion that even someone could make with that method at 100% completion rate. The yellow one, however, was made by Li Xing himself, with a completion rate of only 70% or so...

"Don't be discouraged. It's normal. For your first attempt, your performance was actually quite good," Inferno said, looking at Li Xing's potion and noticing the expression on his face that seemed to be dissatisfied. "Yes," but Li Xing was still not very enthusiastic. After all, the materials used were bought at a high price. Not being able to fully utilize their potential was really a shame...

"This potion is for external use. When you take a bath, pour it into the bathtub and soak for half an hour. "Yes," he looked outside and noticed that it was already getting dark. He thought he would try it first. Carrying a bottle of potion to the bathing place, he filled half a bathtub with water and poured the potion into it. After taking off his clothes, he lay down in it. Ten minutes later, he felt the change.

Indeed, it felt very comfortable... Another ten minutes passed... "Li Xing, an esper has arrived!" shouted Ying Rui in a low voice! Li Xing immediately became alert! ...