Zhang Hui’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if by the old man’s words, it seemed there really was important information he wanted to exchange.
However, Yunhai City also had a significant bargaining chip—a condition for achieving a civilization Milestone. This chip was enough to trade for a lot, a lot!
The next second, the 11th civilization branch, New York City, sent a private communication.
The 3rd civilization branch, Old Deli, also sent a private communication.
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"Professor Zhang, we want to make a deal. All supernatural knowledge from Earth’s period; whatever you want, we can exchange," said Professor Edward from New York City.
After all, being a former superpower capable of monopolizing resources and leading in supernatural science was quite natural.
"We also want to make a deal, our bargaining chip is... a civilization Milestone. We’ve achieved a civilization Milestone," said the white-haired old man from Old Deli.
Zhang Hui was startled, realizing every city was not to be underestimated.
"We have also achieved a civilization Milestone, let’s exchange information."
The Milestone achieved by the third branch, Old Deli, was: Domesticating Extraordinary Life!
That’s right, they had actually domesticated an Extraordinary Life—specifically, a cow in the temple that suddenly mutated into an Extraordinary Creature.
This cow still recognized the monks in the temple and did not run away.
Thus, the city inexplicably achieved a Milestone: Domesticating Extraordinary Life!
As for their reward... well, they were not willing to disclose it for now.
"This... this isn’t right!" Professor Edward exclaimed, his face flushed as he shouted, "We also have live mutated creatures in our lab; why haven’t we achieved this Milestone?"
"It is a mutated lion that we caught from the African savanna in the past."
Di Mo said, "There are two possibilities, the first is that the Extraordinary Level isn’t high enough—at least a Level 1 Extraordinary Creature."
"Ordinary experimental specimens shouldn’t be Level 1... You should also have talents with Identification abilities over there, right?"
"Indeed, we have a few."
"The second is about domestication. If it is merely locked up in a cage, it does not count as domestication."
"Hmm... that makes some sense..." Edward nodded, "Thank you for the information. We will trade in good faith. Whatever papers you want, we will provide them."
Zhang Hui seemed to think of something, then asked, "Professor, can you reveal your Milestone’s ranking?"
After a moment of silence, the other party replied, "Over fifty thousand..."
Zhang Hui was puzzled, wondering how over fifty thousand civilizations managed to domesticate Extraordinary Life right off the bat. What kind of luck was this!
Why didn’t Yunhai City have this kind of Qi Fortune?
"That question is confidential to our side and is not part of this transaction. But I can tell you, these rewards indeed contribute to civilization development."
"Alright, actually, I suspect that the higher the ranking, the better the reward." Professor Zhang picked up a grain of rice with tweezers and showed it in front of the camera.
This was a private trade after all; the more information provided, the more the other side also had to give back.
Integrity was still very important, especially when there would be many more cooperative opportunities in the future.
The leaders of the other two cities couldn’t help but hold their breath.
Because when the image of that grain of rice was enlarged, there was a very slight phenomenon of Extraordinary Interference!
The leader of the third branch stated, "We also obtained... plants. One of the plants can be used to make curry."
"How many kinds of plants have mutated?"
"Four... their Level of mutation is much stronger than those on Earth."
"We have thirteen kinds here."
Professor Edward, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, couldn’t be more frustrated. They didn’t have a single milestone to speak of, and he couldn’t even get a word in.
They were falling behind, completely behind!
Especially being overtaken by the third brother, it was truly upsetting for him.
Now, if New York City didn’t pick up the pace, it would soon become the fourth in line, especially with other cities that hadn’t experienced major social upheavals.
Moreover, this information wasn’t free; he had to provide a lot of information chips, or else he wouldn’t be included in the next round of talks!
"Yunhai City has rice, Old Deli has curry... We have nothing."
"Sigh, let’s get the consortium to move faster, stop fussing over that bit of wealth, release what needs to be released, the city must stabilize. Otherwise, it’s all too late."
Suddenly, the conversation stopped, as if something had attracted everyone’s attention.
Edward looked again at the screen on Lu Yuan’s side and was utterly dumbfounded.
"Oh, God, what is he... what is he eating? He truly is the Son of God!"
"This corn is really big... though it looks a bit old, I wonder if it tastes good."
"These few seem quite tender? Let’s taste them."
The sunlight today was nice.
Lu Yuan brought out the big metal ball and placed it on the snow to charge.
He cheerfully ignited the flames, cutting off one fifth of a large ear of corn, and nimbly scraped off the kernels with a knife, added a bit of oil and salt, and started stir-frying.
Then he cracked open two bird eggs he had found on a tree.
With a light "sizzle," as the bird eggs met the corn in the pan, they mixed thoroughly in the hot oil while still retaining their individual characteristics.
It was just a moment before the aroma of coarse grains filled the entire stove area; then, sprinkling a handful of chopped green onions not only added color to the dish but also a refreshing aroma.
With a gentle toss of the pan, the whole plate of corn landed on the dish.
Picking up chopsticks, he grabbed a kernel and bit into it.
"The taste of the bird eggs is not bad at all... The corn kernels are so-so, indeed a bit old, but I’ll make do," Lu Yuan became increasingly picky with his food.
Because each corn kernel, was like a peanut! Really a bit old when eaten.
However, Old Wolf was happily eating non-stop at the side.
A faint warm current arose from his stomach, spreading to every part of his body, indicating that the corn also contained a small amount of Extraordinary Elements.
Considering its massive yield, it was more than enough to fill a few bears with some corn leftover; he should indeed be content.
"I’ll grind some cornmeal when I have the time."
The next item was the star of this meal—honey-glazed char siu!
Lu Yuan, having only eaten to thirty percent full, took out half of a skinned wild piglet from the Storage Space.
Alright, this was a young animal hunted by the wolf pack before hibernating, which had been preserved in the Storage Space ever since.
This little wild boar hadn’t grown up yet, and its meat was tender and lacked the distinct wild game smell.
The first time Lu Yuan tasted it, he was amazed, almost swallowing his tongue!
The flavor was very much like the pork from castrated pigs, back in human civilization, which is why he specifically saved that half of the young boar until now.
Anyway, the Storage Space had a built-in preservation function, so even if left for a hundred years, the meat wouldn’t spoil.
That stuff has high muscular fiber content, and to be honest, it’s not very tasty.