Quick Transmigration: I Actually Became a System Bug

It wasn't that Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu didn't have it, but rather that in their hearts, this news simply wasn't worth them paying so many crystal cores for.

"Excuse me, what resources correspond to high-level crystal cores?"

Upon hearing Shi Shaoyu's question, a glint flashed in the old man's eyes. He then opened a drawer under the table in front of him, took out two thin booklets, and handed them to Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu respectively.

Ji Han and the others opened the booklet. The first few pages contained information on the levels and points corresponding to low-level resources. They quickly browsed through them and then started turning the pages. They only slowed down when they reached the last few pages.

The two slowly flipped through the last three pages. If they still didn't realize they'd been tricked by now, they'd be truly foolish.

"Sorry, we don't have enough supplies and crystal cores, so we won't change this message."

The old man said helplessly, "No, why aren't you two following the script? Who flips the table like that right away?!" Seeing that Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu were preparing to retreat, the old man could only speak up in frustration.

"Wait a minute! Gentlemen, let's sit down and have a proper chat first."

Let's have a chat. Although this old man is very strong, it depends on who he's compared to. Compared to Ji Han and the others, he's not worth mentioning.

Finally, faced with Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu's posture of leaving at the slightest disagreement, the old man had no choice but to tell the truth. Before Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu arrived, they had already thoroughly investigated the two men. They even had a rough estimate of where they had been, what supplies they had collected, and what transactions they had made with whom.

It was because of this prediction that the administrators of the Third Base became greedy for the things in their space. Of course, they did consider using force to suppress them, but considering the strength of Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu that they had investigated, they still thought that they should try to resolve the issue peacefully rather than resorting to violence.

"So, your proposed solution is to treat the two of us like suckers?"

The old man, unusually, showed a look of embarrassment.

"Ahem, well, this wasn't my intention either. Besides, we wouldn't really trick you. This was just... just a test, a test."

Ji Han/Shi Shaoyu... Do you even realize how unconvinced you are? If you were a little more assertive, maybe they would have believed you.

"Alright, we're too lazy to dwell on what happened before. Now we just want to know how we can get the information we want in return."

"This time we want to hear a real price, not just a box of high-level crystal cores."

The old man was quite honest this time.

"Actually, we can give you that information for free, on the condition that the two of you do some special commodity transactions with our base. Of course, we will give you the corresponding compensation."

Ji Han had a feeling that something was amiss, so he unusually asked a question.

"What kind of compensation are you referring to?"

"gold!"

The old man spoke with a strong sense of conviction, despite his lack of conviction, since the information they had gathered clearly showed that Ji Han and his group had used gold as payment in previous transactions.

After hearing the old man's answer, only two words flashed through Ji Han's mind: "As expected!"

To be honest, in the early days of the apocalypse, some people did use gold to exchange for supplies. But now, those gold and gems are like trash on the street. People don't bother to bend down and pick them up, since bending down takes energy. And picking up gold and silver jewelry from the ground only makes your hands feel heavy; you can't get anything in return.

"Tell us what supplies you'd like to exchange first, and then we'll consider whether or not to exchange them with you."