Bai Duanqian's beautiful eyes flickered, she let out a light cough, slightly raised her chin, scanned the people present, and said in a calm tone:
"I am only responsible for forging weapons; other matters are none of my concern. However, I can guarantee that the quality of every weapon will meet your requirements."
As H City's top forger, Mao Wudi and the others naturally knew Bai Duanqian and were well aware that her forging skills were indeed extraordinary.
Mao Wudi and the others exchanged glances, a hint of joy in their eyes. With Bai Duanqian personally overseeing, there would naturally be no issues with weapon quality.
"Regarding prices and material exchange ratios,"
Zuo Feng smiled slightly and continued, "This is Shui Rou, also my woman. She will be fully responsible for pricing."
Upon hearing this, Shui Rou's lips curved upward. Her gaze swept across everyone, and she said softly:
"You are all busy people, so let's get straight to the point.
For prices, we have set a reasonable and transparent standard to ensure that you will not be at a disadvantage. Of course, there is one more crucial point: we provide you with a channel to quickly acquire loss crystals."
As soon as Shui Rou finished speaking, everyone's eyes immediately focused on her. A channel to quickly acquire loss crystals? This was indeed an enticing piece of news.
Seeing the anticipation in everyone's eyes, Shui Rou smiled gently and said:
"Leaders, as you saw yesterday, Six-Slash Zombies produce eight-line zombie crystals. So the channel I'm referring to is for this type of loss crystal.
We at Firefly have the ability to catalyze impending outbreaks of pathogens into Six-Slash Zombies and can kill them to extract complete eight-line zombie crystals.
Therefore, we wish to cooperate with you. We at Firefly will acquire impending outbreaks of pathogens at five seven-line zombie crystals per head!
You all know whether this price is fair or not."
Shui Rou spoke unhurriedly, then looked at Lu Zhuoyan and added:
"Left Leader Lu, yesterday you transported 100 impending outbreaks of pathogens. Since this plan wasn't in place yesterday, we are specifically compensating you today with an A-level metal weapon quota worth 500 seven-line zombie crystals. What do you think, Left Leader Lu?"
Shui Rou asked with a beaming smile.
Lu Zhuoyan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he nodded heavily.
An A-level weapon quota worth 500 seven-line zombie crystals was enough to forge over 100 A-level weapons, which was sufficient for his forces at present.
He had originally given those 100 impending outbreaks of pathogens to Zuo Feng as a favor yesterday, but now he unexpectedly received a generous return.
The other four, after hearing this, began to weigh their options. After all, the acquisition price of five seven-line zombie crystals per pathogen was already very fair.
Although pathogens could evolve into Six-Slash Zombies and produce eight-line zombie crystals, they lacked the ability to catalyze pathogen outbreaks. Furthermore, Professor Yan's experimental data showed that it would take about a month for impending outbreaks of pathogens to naturally erupt and evolve into Six-Slash Zombies.
Even if they had the ability, killing Six-Slash Zombies and extracting complete eight-line zombie crystals was not easy.
In comparison, directly selling pathogens to Firefly for stable seven-line zombie crystals was more efficient and safer.
Thinking this, the group exchanged glances, excitement in their eyes, and all nodded in agreement to the cooperation.
Wan Youyu had deployed impending outbreaks of pathogens near their bases, and they were already planning to clear these pathogens to reduce hidden dangers. Now, they could also exchange them for loss crystals—this was a win-win situation.
Seeing that the leaders all agreed to the plan, Shui Rou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her smile deepened, and she continued in a gentle but firm tone:
"Since you are all willing to cooperate, I will also speak frankly on behalf of Firefly first.
As you all know, pathogens are used in potion production, and Wan Youyu has methods to accelerate pathogen outbreaks. We at Firefly will absolutely not tolerate any actions of manufacturing and catalyzing pathogen outbreaks.
If any private hoarding or acceleration of pathogen outbreaks is discovered, Firefly will consider it an open provocation and will take the most severe sanctions."
As Shui Rou's words fell, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became solemn. The leaders' expressions were serious, and they immediately stated:
"Miss Shui, rest assured, we are not people without principles and would never do anything that harms others without benefiting ourselves.
Pathogens are a Pandora's Box; we will never open it lightly. No one wants to see a zombie horde get out of control; it benefits no one."
Shui Rou nodded lightly, her gaze sweeping over everyone one by one as she spoke again:
"Then, next are the specific details of the cooperation.
Regarding the quantity of pathogens to be recycled, the settlement cycle, and transportation methods, we will formulate a detailed plan to ensure fair, transparent, and efficient transactions.
Also, after the meeting, leaders can submit their desired weapon lists to us for review and scheduling, ensuring that weapon forging is completed and delivered for use in a short time."
The discussion on weapon exchange concluded here. Mao Wudi and the other four were all leaders of their respective bases. a-grade metal transactions were long-term collaborations, and they could not personally oversee them indefinitely. They would arrange trusted subordinates to liaise with Shui Rou on the detailed issues.
The discussion topics concluded. Zuo Feng was about to get up from his seat when Mao Wudi suddenly called out to him:
"Left Leader Zuo, please wait, we still have something to say."
Zuo Feng paused slightly, sat back down, and looked at Mao Wudi, his brow slightly raised, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Mao Wudi pondered for a moment, then exchanged glances with Rou Moyu and Tie Zhenshan before slowly speaking:
"Left Leader Zuo, we discussed the recent covert activities of Wan Youyu, and we have decided to eradicate the forces of Dream City.
We cannot allow them to endlessly produce pathogens and threaten our living environment.
Our factions plan to act jointly to destroy all forces in Dream City in one week, completely cutting off the source of pathogens."
For the Three Overlord Powers like Spear of Victory, Glory Capital, and Steel Fortress, destroying Dream City's plan used to be quite difficult, short of using nuclear weapons.
But now it was different. With Mao Wudi, Rou Moyu, and Tie Zhenshan successfully becoming Super Individuals, coupled with their subordinates lighting their seventh lotus seeds and being equipped with A-level metal weapons, their overall combat power had multiplied countless times. They now possessed the strength to completely crush and destroy Dream City head-on.
Originally, this was an internal power struggle within H City and had nothing to do with Zuo Feng. However, Mao Wudi and the other two felt it was still necessary to inform Zuo Feng.
After all, Firefly's strength could not be ignored. Once Firefly intervened, it would undoubtedly change the direction of the entire battle.
Upon hearing this, Zuo Feng's expression was calm, but his eyes held a hint of profound meaning. He slowly spoke:
"I wonder if what you mean by 'destroying all forces in Dream City' refers to destroying their top-tier strength, or completely eradicating their foundation so that Dream City cannot recover, or perhaps even slaughtering the entire Dream City? I need clarification on your specific intentions."
In fact, if the Three Overlord Powers of Spear of Victory, Glory Capital, and Steel Fortress had directly slaughtered Dream City without telling Zuo Feng, even if Zuo Feng found out afterward, he would have just turned a blind eye.
He couldn't say much about others' internal disputes, but since the Three Overlord Powers had now actively sought his opinion, Zuo Feng could not remain silent.
If it truly involved an act of slaughtering an entire city, Zuo Feng would still have to intervene to some extent, as it would involve the lives of millions of survivors.
