Chapter 541 - 335: I’m Screwed, I Didn’t Reply to Liu Xuan
Lin Qi didn’t know Liu Xuan had sent him another email. If he had known, he definitely would have replied.
At this moment, Lin Qi was already busy in his workshop.
First, he took out the wristband used for communicating with King Arthur and directly typed a message.
[Have you returned to the European Administrative Region? I have something I need your help with.]
He got straight to the point. There was no need for beating around the bush when talking to King Arthur.
King Arthur didn’t reply instantly, only responding about five minutes later.
[I’m still in the Asian Industrial Wasteland, currently absorbing the S-Class Potion you gave me. Based on how I’m feeling, the effects of your Potion are excellent.]
King Arthur first explained her current situation, then continued sending messages:
[I’ll be back in the European Administrative Region in about two days. From the looks of it, based on what Guang Ling said, the Mercenary Corps probably won’t have any missions for a while. I need to go back to the European Administrative Region to handle some personal matters. Wizard, just tell me what you need. As long as it’s within my Ability, I’ll definitely get it done for you!]
King Arthur felt that she had gotten two S-Class Potions from Wizard for free, and they were S-Class Potions with extraordinary effects at that.
This was a massive favor she owed him!
Besides, Wizard had saved her life during the last mission.
Naturally, King Arthur was willing to do things for Wizard.
Lin Qi cross-referenced the intel sent by Guang Ling and composed a message:
[I want to acquire a piece of technology from a company in the European Administrative Region called OST Cyberon Materials. In the public information from the Big Business Alliance, the ID number for this material technology is 20770918-221. I don’t have anyone in the European Administrative Region, so it’s not convenient for me to handle the transaction. I’m hoping you can negotiate on my behalf.]
After sending the message to King Arthur, she replied almost instantly:
[One moment, I’ll look it up for you now.]
About ten minutes later, a new message arrived:
[Found it. It’s a small company, but their operating conditions are pretty good. The technology you mentioned has generated considerable profit for them over the past twenty years, but in recent years, the materials produced with this technology have become increasingly unsellable.]
[A quick estimate: a full acquisition would cost around 1.5 billion Credit Points, but a non-exclusive license should be less than 200 million.]
It seemed King Arthur had consulted a professional and obtained accurate intel.
’Exclusive?’
’No need!’
’It’s just a pure waste of money.’
Without Spiritual Vision for detailed observation and without a systematic theoretical foundation of Spiritual Particles, the Cyber World still has a long way to go before they can develop this material.
Besides, exclusive acquisitions were a money pit to begin with.
If this material was truly of great use, then any exclusive contract would be no different from scrap paper.
The European Big Business Alliance would take the initiative to help them sort out any trouble.
Lin Qi thought for a moment before making his offer:
[I want to get a non-exclusive license. Have one of the companies under your command sign the agreement. I only need the technology. I can trade you four S-Class Potions for it. Consider the extra value your commission.]
Credit Points were something Lin Qi was very short on.
But Potions were something Lin Qi had in abundance!
King Arthur’s eyes lit up when she saw this message.
’Four S-Class Potions!’
’Wizard is too extravagant!’
This new type of S-Class Potion Wizard provided didn’t just have physical enhancement effects that far surpassed ordinary ones; even the Will Power contained within was much richer.
The value of a single Potion should exceed 160 million. Considering the market’s high demand and low supply, it could probably even sell for 200 million!
Four of them... that was close to 800 million Credit Points in value.
’Helping Wizard out one time, and I’ll make a clean 600 million Credit Points...’
’HISS! With an opportunity this good, why would I even bother being a Mercenary?’
’All these years of hard work in the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps... have I even earned 600 million Credit Points? Absolutely not!’
’But if Wizard is this loaded, why is he still working for Guang Ling in the Mercenary Corps?’
’Could it be that Wizard is like me? A down-on-their-luck noble from childhood, who doesn’t dare return home until they’ve reached a certain level of strength?’
A thousand thoughts raced through King Arthur’s mind, finally converging into a single sentence.
She composed a message and sent it to Wizard:
[Don’t worry, I’ll definitely get this done for you! I’ll start making arrangements right away. I’ll have this technology in your hands in three days, max!]
After receiving King Arthur’s guarantee, Lin Qi smiled and typed his reply:
[I’ll be waiting for your good news.]
After finishing his communication with King Arthur, Lin Qi put away the wristband.
His gaze fell upon the brand-new Prosthetic Bodies in front of him.
’So many S-Class Prosthetic Bodies!’
’I’ve got my work cut out for me...’
Lin Qi started unboxing them. First, he took out the entire batch of Prosthetic Bodies and placed them next to the operating table.
Then, he gathered his tools and began the initial modifications.
He didn’t need to modify the functions of these Prosthetic Bodies. All Lin Qi had to do was simply install them onto his own body.
They didn’t need to be connected to his nervous system, but they did need to form a single entity with his body so he could successfully bring them to the Doomsday World.
After a flurry of activity, it was almost time for the [Door] to finish its cooldown.
’Glad I made it in time. My Prosthetic Body implantation technique really is top-tier!’
In a wonderful mood, Lin Qi glanced at the time.
April 2nd, 2089, 4:40 AM.
The [Door]’s cooldown had just finished. With a thought, Lin Qi immediately traveled to the Doomsday World.
...
Mo University Camp, 6th floor of the Club Activity Building. Lin Qi’s body was incredibly bloated.
It wasn’t swollen with human tissue, but with the excess Prosthetic Bodies.
Before starting his daily Meditation, Lin Qi first used Decomposition Mimicry to split off a malformed entity to help him remove the excess Prosthetic Bodies from himself.
By the time he had sorted the Prosthetic Bodies by category and placed them on the table, half an hour had already passed.