Cave Refuge-Chapter 182 - 181: Discussing Price_1

Dong Tianyu did indeed possess a sizable amount of supplies, but the vast majority of these were inanimate goods stored in his Shadow Warehouse, as the initial size of his Cave Mansion was quite small, resulting in him not preparing many living items.

By the time Dong Tianyu upgraded and expanded his Cave Mansion, the Catastrophe had already descended and the usual living things from before the Catastrophe were no longer available outside.

Although the temperature didn’t plummet instantly during the initial Cold Catastrophe, the external temperature was changing every day. Most people were in a state of confusion and rapidly moving to underground shelter centers.

Apart from Officials, very few people brought living creatures to the underground shelters. Even if some did, they would kill them to fill their stomachs during the period of food shortage.

So although Dong Tianyu further expanded his Cave Mansion later on, if Dong Tianyu wanted to eat fresh fruit, apart from those stored in the Shadow Space in advance, he could only rely on a fruit tree for cultivation.

The situation with poultry was about the same. It wasn’t until now that he still kept Reed Chickens, which he raised back then due to the small size of the Cave Mansion. One shouldn’t think that Dong Tianyu genuinely didn’t want to raise ducks and geese.

Dong Tianyu once asked Ye Liuyun for a favor, hoping he could help procure some living poultry.

But who knew that all the poultry that came out from the Government Breeding Department was pre-slaughtered? The Department refused to sell live animals, which made Dong Tianyu quite frustrated.

However, Dong Tianyu never imagined that he would find the things he wanted all along when he came to buy a canary to please his parents. Moreover, these hard-to-find items in Pengcheng were openly priced and on sale here.

Dong Tianyu did a rough calculation of the value of these items in his mind. These items might seem a bit expensive individually, but when added up, they surprisingly exceed the cost of a birdcage.

Considering the space inside the black car, Dong Tianyu sighed in relief, thanking his foresight for using a 13.5-metre container as the basis when transmuting. If he had used a 7.6-meter car as the basis, definitely could not have taken away all the things he wanted at once.

Although the Shadow Space is large, it has a disadvantage common to most space equipment—it cannot store living things. Yet, what Dong Tianyu chose from here happen to be all living things.

When Dong Tianyu selected what he wanted and handed the tablet to Mace, Mace took the tablet from Dong Tianyu’s hand. Looking at the total displayed on it, Mace didn’t find it strange.

The price displayed was just above the price of a birdcage. Mace thought that Dong Tianyu had chosen a birdcage he liked and purchased some luxury goods with the remaining.

So, he didn’t scrutinize the shopping list that Dong Tianyu had made but directly handed the tablet to his underling and instructed, "Check if we have all the items the customer has chosen."

Hearing Mace’s arrangement, the underling quickly opened the detailed catalog on his tablet and looked at the dozens of items listed. Although he was taken aback, he noticed that Dong Tianyu picked only single or double-digit quantities of each item.

The underling who held the tablet was somewhat confused, thinking that Dong Tianyu came to buy the Canary, so why did he purchase so many miscellaneous items at once?

But, these matters were not of his concern. So despite his doubts, he turned around and left to check the inventory of items that Dong Tianyu ordered as per Mace’s instruction.

Seeing the underling leave, Mace asked Dong Tianyu with a smile, "Sir, what would you like to use for exchanging points?"

"I can pay with frozen meat, but I have a condition, I don’t agree with your term of reducing the purchase price when it exceeds the purchase limit."

"You don’t have to quote me according to the prices on the tablet, but you need to give me a fixed purchase price. If it’s suitable, I’ll pay with frozen meat."

Hearing Dong Tianyu’s words, Mace frowned slightly. He was aware that for survivors who possessed a large amount of supplies, this way of purchasing could be hard to accept, but that was the rule set by the higher-ups, and so he also couldn’t do anything about it.

However, Mace did want to expedite this transaction. After all, if this deal was successful, he could also earn a decent commission. So instead of responding directly, he changed the subject, "Could you specify the type of frozen meat and guarantee its quality?"

Although Mace asked in detail, Dong Tianyu only gave some affirmative answers, "I can ensure the quality and that the goods will still be in a frozen state when they arrive here."

"But I can only guarantee the total weight of the frozen meat. At this time, you should know that it is quite good to get a large amount of meat. I can’t guarantee the weight of each type of meat in this batch of frozen products, let alone whether there are bones in these frozen products."

Hearing Dong Tianyu say this, Mace could understand. Indeed, at this time, large-scale rearing was nearly impossible. Thus, if Dong Tianyu claimed that every item was the same type of frozen goods, Mace would have some doubts, but Dong Tianyu saying that his payment was miscellaneous goods made Mace believe in Dong Tianyu’s sincerity even more.

Just as Mace was preparing to negotiate the price of the frozen meat with Dong Tianyu, the underling that was checking inventory with the tablet returned. He handed the tablet to Mace and said, "Boss, I went to ask the logistics department just now. Although the guest selected a variety of goods, we have all of them in stock and can trade at any time."

Hearing the underling saying that Dong Tianyu had picked out a lot of items, Mace frowned. He hadn’t seen what Dong Tianyu had selected in detail, but he had seen the total price. After deducting the amount for the birdcage, there should not be much left. It would be impossible for him to select as many types of goods as the underling said.

Mace opened the tablet in his hand subconsciously and skimmed through the items in the cart. He didn’t pay much attention to the other items, but he noticed the page numbers 1/2/3/4 at the bottom, indicating that Dong Tianyu had indeed chosen a considerable variety of items.

Seeing this, Mace casually operated the tablet to sort these items from high to low according to their prices. The highest-priced item turned out to be a pair of dairy cattle calves, one male, and one female. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

He carefully observed the items that Dong Tianyu intended to purchase on the tablet, and Mace was rendered speechless.

Initially, when Dong Tianyu came in, he said he was buying canaries, and he had also carefully reviewed the information about canaries on the tablet. But why did he end up buying so many miscellaneous items when it was time to pay and not the birdcage?

Although Mace didn’t deny that the items Dong Tianyu had bought were very practical, that’s only if he can raise them properly. Given the terrible weather outside, even if he huddled in the Refuge Center, it would be difficult to look after those things properly.

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