Chapter 80: Four Purple Cards and Someone Wants to Meet You

[Ming Lantern: Within the area illuminated by the wonder Ming Lantern, creatures' self-healing ability is greatly enhanced, and there's a chance to comprehend the passive skill, Level 1 Self-Healing.]

[Equivalent Exchange Chamber: Place the corpses of dead intelligent species inside to transform them into undead creatures with new forms. The strength of the undead is related to the strength of the corpses and the rarity of materials, with a chance of transformation failure.]

[Lord Potion: When consumed by an elite quality mutated beast or intelligent species, it can upgrade their quality to lord level.]

"Wow, this is amazing!"

Zeng Shen couldn't help but exclaim after reading the descriptions of the four purple cards.

"As expected of purple cards, compared to the blue cards, these are on a whole different level."

"Once the apocalypse comes, using each purple card strategically will significantly boost my power, giving me a huge advantage over others."

Feeling exhilarated, Zeng Shen spent some time studying the potential uses of these purple cards before closing his inventory and getting some sleep.

The next day, after finishing his morning routine, Zeng Shen planned to drive his No. 1 vehicle to the neighboring district, Silver Sea District.

He aimed to gather a large number of survival points, hoping to quickly have another chance at drawing ten consecutive purple cards.

After all, the surprises from the previous draw made him eager for the next one.

Just as he was about to leave, his phone rang.

Zeng Shen checked the unfamiliar number before answering, "Hello, who's this?"

"It's me, Shi Mingqiang."

"Uncle Shi, what's up? Why the sudden call?" Zeng Shen asked.

"Well, do you have time to come over? Someone wants to meet you."

"Who wants to meet me?"

"Uh, it's hard to explain. Better if you come and see for yourself."

"So mysterious... Alright, I'll come over soon."

After hanging up, Zeng Shen postponed his trip to Silver Sea and headed toward the Trade Building.

[Warning, Warning! The host is about to encounter a Tier 4 Wind God…]

Ignoring the warning, Zeng Shen took the elevator to Shi Mingqiang's company.

The receptionist recognized him immediately, "Mr. Zeng, Mr. Shi is expecting you."

Zeng Shen nodded and headed to Shi Mingqiang's office. As he entered, he saw three people sitting in the office lounge.

He recognized two of them: one was Shi Mingqiang, and the other was a familiar face from the city's Investment Promotion and Development Bureau, Director An.

Next to Director An sat an elder with a scholarly demeanor whom Zeng Shen didn't recognize.

"Uncle Shi, Director An," Zeng Shen greeted as he approached.

Shi Mingqiang was in the middle of serving tea to his guests but paused to greet Zeng Shen warmly, "Ah, you're finally here! Let me introduce you to these gentlemen."

Director An chuckled, "No need to introduce me, Zeng and I have met. But allow me to introduce the gentleman beside me. This is Director Li Xinming, an academician responsible for research in the medical field and mysterious energy studies in Great Xia."

Director Li waved off the lengthy introduction with a soft laugh, "No need for such a detailed introduction, An."

Turning to Zeng Shen, he smiled warmly, "Hello, young man. I'm just a doctor and an old man working on energy development for our country's technological progress."

Zeng Shen, slightly puzzled by the approachable elder, asked, "Hello, I'm Zeng Shen. Uncle Shi said someone wanted to see me. Is there something you need from me?"

"Well, Zeng, we learned from Shi Mingqiang that the Green Dew Imperial Jade was entrusted to him by you."

"Yes, I bought it in a place called Lake Town while traveling."

Director An and Director Li exchanged knowing glances, sensing Zeng Shen wasn't telling the whole truth, but chose not to press further.

After some brief conversation, Director Li got to the point.

"We'd like to purchase the jade directly for research purposes, rather than through auction. What do you think?"

"A direct purchase, huh? How much are you offering?" Zeng Shen asked directly.

"This jade is crucial for our future research in Great Xia, so we're offering 1.2 billion. Does that sound acceptable?" Director Li asked in a negotiating tone.

"1.2 billion?" Zeng Shen's voice drew out as he glanced at Shi Mingqiang.

Seeing Zeng's look, Shi Mingqiang explained, "Nephew, that's a good price. I estimated it would fetch about a billion at auction, so Director Li's offer shows sincerity."

"No, Uncle Shi, I meant that since I entrusted the auction to you, I can't directly agree to Director Li's offer. But if you're okay with it not going to auction, then I have no issues," Zeng Shen clarified.

Shi Mingqiang laughed, pointing at Zeng, "Smart kid, you sure know how to talk."

Director An and Director Li both exhaled in relief hearing Zeng Shen's agreement.

Soon, Shi Mingqiang, as the representative of the jade's owner, and Director Li, representing the research institute, signed a transaction contract.

Shi Mingqiang provided his company's bank account details for the transfer.

Once the payment was made, Shi Mingqiang would transfer the remaining balance to Zeng Shen, after deducting commissions and the 500 million risk contract deposit.

The risk contract was held by the bank, ensuring it wouldn't be released until Zeng Shen paid the principal and interest, which Shi Mingqiang wasn't eager to do quickly, preferring to have several billion at his disposal for financial operations.

Shortly after Zeng Shen, Director An, and Director Li left, a group led by Jack from the Great White Nation arrived at Shi Mingqiang's office.

Upon learning that the jade had been sold directly to Director Li and that only Liu Miao's jade was left for auction, Jack's group was visibly upset.

A companion beside Jack said, "Director Jack, it's already sold to Li Xinming. We should return."

"No, there's something else. We need to find out who sold the jade and where they originally obtained it," Jack insisted, turning to a tall, slender woman in a black suit with striking features and sunglasses.

"Colonel Kekelin,please investigate."

"Yes, sir."

The woman acknowledged Jack with a nod and left to carry out the task.

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