The male supporting character was actually myself.

Chen Luoqi's mind was in a mess, but fortunately, the fresh air flowing in through the small window allowed his buzzing head to calm down and think things through.

Regardless, this is my chance!

As long as I get a lot of gold bricks, I can travel back in time and become a rich man, and I will never have to use anything that might pose a security risk again!

Thinking of this, he cleared his throat and said, "Anyway, the fact that I can travel to the wasteland world means we're destined to meet. I roughly understand the situation here; fresh fruits, vegetables, and meat are all very rare, right? We can discuss cooperative trade, how about giving it a try?"

Jiang Chen didn't expect to be fooled by a few words, so he continued to mislead him with a light laugh: "What nonsense are you talking about? The wasteland is indeed full of radiation and monsters, but it's not lacking in fresh fruits, vegetables and meat."

After all, modern technology is very advanced. We have professional mechanized plant and animal breeding facilities, and the population of the wasteland world is already small, so resources are relatively abundant.

In order to better deceive Chen Luoqi, Jiang Chen took an apple, showed it to him, took a bite, and crunched on it, saying with a smile, "We can even manufacture shuttles, do you think we can't afford food with such low cultivation technology? Now, not to mention fruits, vegetables, and various meats, we can even cultivate all kinds of products from the deep sea."

Now that you've obtained the shuttle, as one of the creators, I still need to explain the risks involved.

First, regarding radiation, you should thank me for setting the teleportation coordinates to the safe house, so you can rest assured about that for now. As long as I don't abandon this place and completely demolish it, the filtered air is still safe for you.

But radiation is an unavoidable disaster for the entire wasteland. Who knows when the filtration system might break down, or when a nuclear bomb might explode here, causing the safe house to leak? You'd better be careful yourself, and don't say I didn't warn you;

Secondly, there's the issue of viruses.

We come from different worlds. I don't know your educational background or the level of technology in your world, but I want to remind you that different environments give rise to different groups of viruses and bacteria.

The viruses and bacteria that have become accustomed to the wasteland may become superviruses that could quickly wipe out the entire human world if they enter your world.

Similarly, the viruses and bacteria you bring could also cause mass casualties.

However, overall, the technology in the wasteland world is far superior to yours—this can be seen from the shuttle, so the risk of being infected by you should be relatively low.

On the contrary, you need to be more careful, especially with the viruses carried by various monsters in the wasteland. If you bring them back to another world, it will probably be a catastrophe.

Before traveling back and forth, you must think carefully about how to avoid this situation from happening, otherwise you may accidentally become a world-destroying sinner.

When we first developed the shuttle, we realized that this technology could very well unintentionally destroy a world. Coupled with the uncertainties involved in the travel, the project was urgently halted.

That's one of the reasons I completely isolated the room after I found you; I don't want to get infected with any strange bacteria or viruses from you.

Chen Luoqi's heart sank again.

He had never considered the issue of bacteria and viruses before, and had even gone outside to take a look, unaware of the potential harm caused by radiation...

Thinking about it more carefully, the modern world can't even conquer cancer. What if there really is some super virus or radiation?

Would I bring this back and turn the whole world into a zombie apocalypse?

Chen Luoqi worried for a few seconds, then thought about it again and felt relieved.

Anyway, that damn world has no advantages other than abundant resources. You work hard and still get scolded. Even delicious food isn't something anyone can just eat whenever they want. It's all the rich people's world. It's hard for people like me at the bottom to survive.

It would be better to just wipe them all out!

Zombies or plagues, I can build good relationships with the people in the wasteland and gradually adapt here. Let that money-obsessed world be destroyed!

Abundant resources cannot be used as negotiating leverage. The apples the other party is eating have a pure, natural fragrance that is more authentic than the artificially cultivated apples I bought at a high price. It seems I need to change my mindset to persuade them.

But what else do I have to offer?

price?

Even if the things you buy in the modern world don't taste completely natural, the problem is they're cheap enough!

The high-tech costs in the wasteland world are definitely high. I can get it for a low price, add a little markup, and sell it back to them to make a profit. Of course, if the other party can actually get me a few tons of gold bricks, who the hell would risk their life to travel here? Wouldn't it be better to be a rich man in the modern world?

Thinking of this, Chen Luoqi cleared his throat and said in a slightly ingratiating tone, "My name is Chen Luoqi. May I ask your name? Since we've met, why don't we have a good talk?"

Although the wasteland world is so technologically advanced that it can produce all kinds of food, the prices must be relatively high, right?

I can ignore the dangers of time travel and exchange worthless items in the wasteland for money, then buy canned goods, bread, and other processed food. Think about it: you can simply collect low-value items whenever convenient, exchange them for expensive food, and resell them—isn't that a great deal?

What you consider waste has value on our side, so I can make a small profit too. It's a win-win situation for us!

As expected, he still wanted the gold bars.

Jiang Chen suppressed a laugh and pretended to ponder, hesitatingly asking, "Then, what exactly is worthless in the wasteland world but can fetch a high price in your world? High-tech products are definitely out of the question. If you bring them back, not only will you not be able to sell them for a good price, but they will also cause unnecessary trouble, and might even change the original trajectory of the world, bringing disaster..."

"Gold!" Chen Luoqi couldn't help but remind him when he saw that he couldn't think of anything. "That stuff is heavy and you can't eat it. People in the wasteland world probably don't want it, right?"

But they sell for a pretty good price where I'm from. If you get me some gold bars and bricks, I guarantee I'll exchange them for tons of canned meat, rice, flour, and other supplies!

Ha, gold is one of the irreplaceable raw materials for manufacturing high-tech products! You illiterate!

Oh no, actually it can't be said that the protagonist is stupid; after all, it's the script team's fault.

They said if the settings are okay, then the little white cat can plunder even more recklessly.

"Gold? There are still people who want that stuff?" Jiang Chen feigned surprise and hesitated, "Many vaults containing tons of gold bars were found in the pre-disaster ruins of the wasteland, but that stuff is heavy and useless, so it was all used to fill the bottom. If you want gold bars now, there's really nowhere to find them in a short time. I need time."

Hearing the first half, Chen Luoqi trembled with excitement, thinking that his dream of joining the BRICS was about to come true.

After listening to the second half, he immediately lost heart.

Fill in the blank? Fill in what blank!

That's gold! If you could get a ton or two, you wouldn't have to worry about money for the rest of your life!

"Not even a little bit?" He still wouldn't give up, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to leave right now, so you can try looking. The main thing is that gold has absolutely no value to you. You can probably exchange a ton for an apple, and if I take it back, I can sell it and get a lot of food! It's a great opportunity for us to make a fortune. Do you want to try looking some more?"

Jiang Chen ate his apple slowly and deliberately, saying, "Finding gold isn't out of the question, but I have to consider the costs. After all, going out would consume the energy source of the full-powered armor, as well as various medicines and nutrients. There are so many monsters outside, and I'd have to fight and eliminate them all along the way, which would be tiring and dangerous."

Gold is very heavy, and even if I could find some that I could carry back safely, there probably wouldn't be many.

Why don't we split up? I'll look for gold while I'm out.

"Go back to your world and buy a large amount of food first. Then I'll calculate whether exchanging gold for your food is worth the risk. A trade can only continue if there's some profit involved."

Are we going back empty-handed again?

Chen Luoqi couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought about the beautiful landlady who was chasing after him for rent. Why was it so hard for him to make some money?

He didn't want to return empty-handed, after all, even the cheapest flour, rice, and canned meat would cost a lot of money.

How can you expect to invest money before reaping any benefits?!

After lingering for a while, Jiang Chen wanted to find out what kind of person the other party was. If he was alright, and just a bit pretentious, it wouldn't be a big deal. Being able to travel between the two worlds to benefit refugees was better than using up his own reserves.

So after a few back and forth, he pretended to remember and said happily, "You keep talking about gold bricks and gold bars, I had completely forgotten! Last time I saw a gold bracelet that I thought was very pretty, so I kept it and didn't throw it away. I'll get it for you in a moment."

"Converting jewelry into cash should be easier than gold bars or bricks. Write down the gold buyback price and the purchasing power of food resources. Then I'll see if it's worth the risk of searching for gold."

Chapter Nine: I'm a Man Who Does Great Things

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Chapter Nine: I'm a Man Who Does Great Things

A gold bracelet?!

Chen Luoqi was pleasantly surprised, but then couldn't help but sigh. How much could a gold bracelet be worth? Nothing makes money as fast as gold bars and bricks.

But having something is better than not having it!

Thinking back to things like exchange rates gave him a headache.

But what they said is right. The gold is all in the ruins, and searching for it would consume energy and ammunition. Even if they found the vault with hundreds of tons of gold bars, he doesn't have any spatial storage or anything like that, and he might not be able to bring back much each time he goes out...

Damn it, the wasteland world has such rapid technological development, how come there are no means of transportation?

Are we really going to carry everything by hand? That's impossible, isn't it?

He had doubts about Jiang Chen's statement, but he didn't want to anger him since he hadn't yet obtained the gold.

“Look, I advise you to think about how to disinfect before you come next time. Otherwise, if you bring viruses and bacteria and cause an epidemic, the sin will be too great.” Jiang Chen found a simple gold bracelet of moderate size in his space and handed it in.

The original story doesn't describe much about the protagonist before his success, but we can infer that he is probably living in poverty now.

Give him some benefits and try to persuade him a little. It would be best if you could keep him under control. After all, building a city takes a long time and requires a large food supply, so having him as a tool is quite useful.

Upon receiving the heavy gold bracelet, Chen Luoqi rubbed and polished it in his hands. If he weren't worried about bacteria and viruses, he would have even taken a bite to see if it was pure gold.

Having agreed to meet again the next day, he eagerly took the gold bracelet and pressed the button on the small black box to return to the modern world.

Returning to the same secluded, deserted corner he had just passed through, Chen Luoqi looked around to make sure no one was passing by in the middle of the day. He hurriedly ran out from the corner, stuffed the gold bracelet into his old canvas bag, and then found a pharmacy to buy some alcohol and iodine tablets.

After quickly spraying some alcohol to disinfect, he couldn't wait to take a taxi to a shop that buys back gold jewelry.

With gold prices now exceeding $400, a single heavy gold bracelet like this would cost at least 20,000 yuan! Filled with excitement at finally making a large sum of money, Chen Luoqi pushed open the door to the store, and this time, his protagonist aura finally had its first opportunity to be used—even if it only resulted in a slightly higher buyback price.

Fifteen thousand—this was the first pot of gold I made from the things I brought back from the wasteland.

After working hard for several years, I haven't even saved up 10,000 yuan. I went to the wasteland, chatted with someone for a few minutes, and brought back a gold bracelet that I can sell for such a high price. If I really got several tons of gold bars, wouldn't I be rich?!

The opportunity to make a fortune was clearly within reach, but someone blocked it in the middle. The more Chen Luoqi thought about it, the more he hated the owner of the safe house. Why didn't he die at the hands of the monster?

If only that safe house and all the supplies he stored were his own, he would never have to worry about money again.

[Busty landlady: Chen Luoqi, I haven't been able to stop you for two days. If you don't pay your rent, I'm breaking the lock and throwing your pile of junk out on the street!]

Before I could even warm the money in my hand, I received a rent payment reminder.

With money and confidence in his hands, Chen Luoqi looked at his old phone and couldn't help but feel the urge to get a new one. But a phone he liked would cost seven or eight thousand yuan, and he only had fifteen thousand yuan in hand. He still needed to buy supplies to trade with the owner of the safe house.

The other party doesn't seem very willing to look for gold. I have to make him see that the effort and the reward are proportional before I can get a large number of gold bars in one go, enough for a lifetime of extravagant spending!

Therefore, every penny must be spent wisely and not wasted.

Chen Luoqi carefully calculated that he only owed 600 yuan in rent for two months.

Although this kind of small house in the urban village that costs 300 yuan a month is a bit mismatched with the status of a golden-fingered chosen one, it is cheap.

More importantly, the landlady was beautiful. The young widow who had never had children was so charming that every smile and gesture was captivating. If I could make up the rent, I could swagger around in front of her and admire her enormous, precariously large breasts.

"Hehehe, when I have money in the future..." He imagined the proud and beautiful landlady fawning over him with her charming eyes, and his heart itched like a mouse's claws scratching.

[Chen Luoqi: It's just two months' rent, why are you making such a fuss? Wait here, I'll go back and give you three months' rent. I'm a man who's going to do big things, don't bother me with such trivial matters as a few hundred dollars.]

Feeling incredibly confident, he replied to the message and then "lavishly" ordered three main dishes at a decent-looking restaurant. Before, even after getting paid and having a few drinks, he would only dare to order one meat dish and a plate of peanuts, and he would feel terrible about it.

With a monthly salary of only 2,800 yuan, how can one afford to spend it recklessly?

Now that I have a thick wad of cash in my bag, spending two hundred yuan on a meal is no big deal for me.

However, I still have to negotiate procurement matters in the afternoon, which involves money, so I can't drink. Otherwise, having a couple of drinks and then going back to sleep would be such a wonderful life!

After a satisfying meal, Chen Luoqi generously left without packing up the leftovers or paying the bill.