Zachary didn’t pay much attention to Zyaire’s reminder, after all, although he suspected that the strange object might be the embryonic form of a Magical Weapon, he had no direct intention of refining and using it. In fact, after obtaining the strange object, Zachary estimated that he would most likely throw it directly into his Cave to decompose it.

However, thinking of this, Zachary still asked Zyaire the most critical question, "Do we have a fixed currency for transactions here, and if I want to sell some things, are there any buyers? And how is the spending situation at Oddity Cottage? If the item is an appraised magical object, what’s the sale price here?"

Upon hearing Zachary’s inquiry, a smile suddenly appeared on Zyaire’s face. There was a reason why he was so enthusiastic about treating Zachary to a meal and sharing so much information with him.

Besides the matter with Nolan, more importantly, it was Zachary’s first time at their camp, and he didn’t possess the camp’s recognized currency. So if Zachary wanted to buy something, he would have to sell some of the items he carried with him.

Setting aside Zachary’s cultivation level, as a survivor capable of traveling in the wilderness, he would definitely carry some items that were relatively high-priced and easy to liquidate.

After all, China has had the tradition of "poor at home, rich on the road" since ancient times. So, as long as one prepares for a trip, it’s uncertain whether they’ll bring everything needed, but valuable and easily liquidated items are a must.

Zyaire estimated that if Zachary wasn’t foolish, he would likely bring some special local products from his area, given that such items aren’t too valuable locally, but once away from their place of origin, their prices can double.

"The common currency in the camp is Contribution Value, just treat it like money. It’s also simple to get Contribution Value: there are shops in the trading area that specialize in recycling various items, or you can try setting up a stall to sell your goods.

Because magical objects are highly valuable, Oddity Cottage offers a single purchase price of one hundred thousand for an uncertified magical object, and if it’s an appraised one, the starting price would be five million.

Oh, and by the way, let me tell you about our local prices: a pound of meat costs around three Contribution Values, a pound of coarse grains is about five, and a pound of fine grains is around ten."

Don’t assume grain is cheaper than meat here – that’s because most regions, due to the recent calamity and the revival of ancient creatures, have hunting teams that find it much simpler to hunt and kill small ancient creatures to obtain edible meat than to grow grains. After all, even a small ancient creature, when butchered, would yield at least fifty pounds of pure meat, excluding inedible parts.

It was like the regions inhabited by ancient nomadic tribes, where in ancient times, as it is now, it was difficult to grow grains, making them generally more expensive than meat.

Hearing the prices given by Zyaire, Zachary was silent for a while then, without waiting for Zyaire to speak, he took out a bottle of enhanced nutritional supplements from his waist and introduced to Zyaire, "I don’t know if you’re familiar with the special products from Pengcheng."

At Zachary’s question, Zyaire looked at the nutritional supplement in Zachary’s hand and showed a disappointed expression, then said with a hint of regret, "Of course, I know about the special products from Pengcheng.

Isn’t it the nutritional supplements? I heard that even if someone has poor aptitude, drinking them over a period of time can enhance their physique to the Body Tempering Realm.

Honestly, this product pairs rather well with magical objects, considering that once the physique is enhanced to the Body Tempering Realm, one can directly refine the magical objects.

But isn’t it said that one has to drink them over a certain period to see results? If you have a full set, the price should be quite high, but if you only have the single bottle in your hand, or two or three bottles, then the selling price probably won’t be too high."

Just when he saw Zyaire’s disappointed look and thought he wasn’t interested in the item, Zachary immediately smiled and said, "What you heard is Pengcheng’s newly developed enhanced nutritional supplements.

If an ordinary person uses it, just one bottle is needed to gradually enhance physical fitness to the initial phase of the Body Tempering Realm within a week. If one continues to drink it, there’s a chance to enhance physical fitness to the peak of the Body Tempering Realm, and even a slight chance to break through the Body Tempering Realm and reach the level of the Inner Breath Realm.

The standard nutritional supplements can, at most, enhance physical fitness to the initial phase of the Body Tempering Realm after long-term use. Once that level is reached, even if one consumes more of the standard supplements, there would be no further improvement."

After listening to Zachary’s introduction, the look of disappointment on Zyaire’s face instantly vanished, replaced by an incredulous expression.

After Zachary finished his introduction, Zyaire, fearing he had just experienced an illusion, immediately asked again, "Is what you said true? Can this new type of enhanced nutritional supplement really improve the physique of a Body Tempering Realm martial artist?"

"Yes, it can. If you don’t believe it, you can actually call and check with Pengcheng. The main material for producing this stuff is a type of bug unique to Pengcheng.

Originally, those bugs would only attack ordinary people and flee from martial artists, even from those of the Body Tempering Realm.

However, after the revival of the ancient creatures, these bugs became seemingly strengthened after hunting them and getting sufficient nutrition."