"Shen Quan! What are you looking at? You're here, why didn't you come find us first?"
Guo Li Cheng chuckled and walked towards Shen Quan, who was completely dumbfounded.
"Sister Cheng... your development speed is too fast!"
"Fast? I think it's alright, and this is after the rhythm was disrupted by unexpected events."
"Unexpected events? What happened?"
Guo Li Cheng acted mysterious.
"Won't tell you~"
The Red Iron Town guards unloaded the metal ingots from the truck, and Black Smoke and Ma Lou completed the handover with them.
After scanning and inspecting the goods, Black Smoke theatrically drew a dagger, scraped it, put his nose to it, and inhaled deeply.
"Ah ah... not bad, not bad, very high purity! Gets you high!"
Ma Lou rolled his eyes at him.
"It's a good thing Ye Xing isn't live-streaming nearby, or you'd definitely get a warning because of this."
Black Smoke: "What, is it more unsuitable for children than you running dungeons with your bare butt?"
Ma Lou: "...I was wearing underwear!"
To restore the air-space plane's ability to fly in space, a total of 4 things are needed: rare metals, liquid methane fuel, liquid oxygen oxidizer, and aviation fuel for atmospheric flight.
Now, two of these four things have been gathered.
On the other side, after being seated, Lu Yuan got straight to the point and proposed Cangyuan's trade intentions.
Stable and continuous supply of metals, especially rare metals and high-end alloys.
Nan Guo de Xue handed the Pad displaying the parameters to the Town Chief, and Engineer Li, who was with them, leaned in to study it carefully.
Several metal elements that had not been collected before appeared on it, one of which was tungsten, an important raw material for manufacturing CNC machine tool bits, and also has great military uses, capable of being used to make armor-piercing warheads and armor.
In addition, Cangyuan wants to develop its own industrial production line, and high-quality stainless steel, magnesium-aluminum alloy, and titanium alloy are all in high demand.
These elements can be collected by farming dungeons, but dismantling and reprocessing are both time-consuming and power-consuming, and the cost-effectiveness is far inferior to trading.
"Hmm... except for titanium alloy, we can mass-produce the rest."
The Town Chief gave a positive answer, but his tone was somewhat hesitant.
"We possess the production technology for titanium alloy, which was passed down from before the apocalypse, but we don't have the corresponding vacuum smelting equipment, so we can't produce it for now," Engineer Li added.
"Not a big problem," Jubian said with a relaxed tone, sitting next to Lu Yuan.
"High-strength special steel can be used as a substitute first. For the same volume, its strength is no less than titanium alloy, and its welding performance is even better. The main disadvantage is its heavy weight, but if it's only used to produce individual weapons and ground light vehicles, this extra weight doesn't matter much."
The Town Chief nodded.
"Does Mister Town Chief have any other concerns?"
Lu Yuan saw the other party's difficulty.
If he hadn't saved Shen Quan and treated him well before, he probably would have been rejected on the spot.
The Town Chief hesitated to speak, then wanted to speak again.
"Respected Executive Officer, the special alloys you require are of the highest quality and performance specifications. Their output is limited. After the supply changes, Oasis City... I'm afraid they will definitely notice!"
"I can understand that." Lu Yuan was silent for a few seconds. "However, let's first look at our trading chips."
"We are willing to exchange weapons and other military equipment for the alloys provided by Red Iron Town," Caoyuan said for Lu Yuan in a steady tone.
Everyone on the other side was stunned for a few seconds, then their eyes lit up.
"Really?"
Red Iron Town is the "fat meat" on the Desert, constantly being bullied by large Raiders warbands, and weapons are indeed what they most desperately desire.
Oasis City strictly restricts external weapon trade, at most selling some hunting rifles and single-shot bolt actions.
Red Iron Town benefits from the metal smelting industry and can at least secretly make some iron pipe submachine guns, but their reliability and power are also severely insufficient.
They simply cannot repel the Raiders.
"Really." Lu Yuan stood up. "Everyone, please follow me."
He led the guests into the warehouse, where the spoils from the previous attack on the Mechanical Hive were neatly stacked.
"These weapons are of excellent quality and sufficient power," Lu Yuan said, pointing to the machine guns and grenade launchers all over the floor. "Although the weight is not suitable for individual carrying, as long as they are fixed to a tripod, the weight will be converted into extra stability, making them very suitable for installation on fixed guard posts and vehicles."
These are all defensive weapons, with limited demand within the camp, but they are just right for Red Iron Town.
"How about this, I'll give you a few to take back and try first."
The Town Chief quickly waved his hand.
"What, you don't need them?"
"No, of course we need them! It's just that we can't take them for free, we are willing to trade. However, as far as I know, your company probably doesn't have the Oasis City currency circulating in this Desert, right?"
The Old Town Chief had seen the quality of Cangyuan's weapons and equipment because Lu Yuan had previously given Shen Quan a set of combat gear and a "Madman" automatic rifle.
That thing, on a pitch-black night, hits every time...
Not having foreign exchange reserves is a problem; currently, only bartering is possible.
At this moment, Nan Guo de Xue leaned close to Lu Yuan's ear.
"Cars..." she whispered.
Lu Yuan thought about it; they could indeed trade cars. The other party came with ten people and four cars. They could return in two of them.
"Let's put aside the metal matter for now. For this trip, how about exchanging 5 machine guns, 2 grenade launchers, plus sufficient ammunition, for your two all-terrain vehicles?" he proposed.
The Town Chief turned back and discussed with his accompanying staff for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay."
The all-terrain vehicles purchased from Oasis City were also valuable items for Red Iron Town. The terms Lu Yuan offered were just within his psychological acceptance range.
As this transaction was completed, Lu Yuan's system displayed information.
【Achievement Unlocked: Don't Be Afraid! Cangyuan is a Good Company; Achieve commercial cooperation with any faction, gain 5 exchange points】
The Town Chief pondered for a moment longer, then spoke: "Besides the all-terrain vehicles, assuming I accept your company's metal order, would you be willing to exchange combat gear and industrial exoskeletons?"
In addition to combat, combat gear can also significantly improve the working environment for miners and smelters.
As for Cangyuan having exoskeletons, he heard about it from Shen Quan and had also seen the Celestial users of "Apollo" use them in Oasis City before. These things can double work efficiency and are top-tier items.
"Combat gear is fine, but industrial exoskeletons will not be sold externally in the short term," Lu Yuan replied.
"...Okay, I understand." The Town Chief was inevitably a little disappointed. It seemed that even Cangyuan only had enough exoskeletons for its own use currently.
"Please allow us to consider it further."
After coming out of the warehouse, the player Wo Yao Chi Dan Ta "coincidentally" remote-controlled a Mechanical Desert Spider to pass in front of the visiting group.
Having tragically died at the hands of these mechanical creatures before, she finally got the chance to manipulate them for revenge.
Seeing the Mechanical Desert Spider swaggering and striding, everyone from Red Iron Town was startled.
"This... this is! You even produce this!?"
The Town Chief's eyes widened, finding it hard to believe.