Chapter 345 - 345 334 Pleasing

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345: Chapter 334: Pleasing 345: Chapter 334: Pleasing Doctor D didn’t want to contact Zhou Man after the ban was lifted, at least not for a very long time. Although she had a thick skin, it wasn’t thick enough to contact someone again after being caught red-handed prying into their secrets and penalized for it. Maybe it would be possible, but certainly not just three days later. What she hadn’t expected was to receive an email from Zhou Man right after her ban was lifted. She didn’t want to open it, guessing it was most likely a letter of reproach. However, after browsing the forum and not finding any particularly interesting item she could afford, Doctor D reluctantly opened Zhou Man’s email. To her astonishment, the email didn’t reproach her. Instead, it expressed concern for her and made a request, hoping she would do Zhou Man a favor. Doctor D fell silent for a moment, hesitating, “Could it be asking for compensation?” That wasn’t unreasonable, but they hadn’t signed any long-term cooperation contracts, nor were they close partners—just mutual spies—was compensation really necessary? As much as she thought about it, Doctor D still grudgingly contacted Zhou Man. There was no helping it; she was a professor of biology but didn’t have a massive corporation willing to sponsor her research lab. She could only apply for research funding from the school and conduct research with a team of doctoral and graduate students under her. But the yield was very little. She had to make discoveries to support the large group under her, yet she couldn’t afford to spend too much on target materials. And those biologically related target items that were favored on the forum cost several hundred thousand, if not millions. Moreover, having one piece of target material didn’t guarantee research results. Sometimes the material would run out mid-research, and then you’d have to spend more points to buy more, which wasn’t a minor cost. Zhou Man was the only person she found who could provide the target materials she needed at a lower cost and was willing to stay in touch with her over the long term. Doctor D felt she was among the least lucky ones in a myriad of other-worldly fortunate beings, based on the information she had gathered so far. Manbao was almost asleep, huddled in the blanket when the system finally beeped. She couldn’t help but yawn, rub her eyes, and check it, only to see that Doctor D had replied to her email. She glanced at the time. It was 8:50 PM displayed on the top right corner of the system, nearly the time period of 9 p.m-11 p.m. She wondered, did the people of the future not sleep, replying to messages at such a late hour? Manbao yawned again, her eyes involuntarily welling up with tears. She had prepared many things to say to her, but now she was too sleepy to talk, so she briefly mentioned having been banned from the mall. Then she asked, “Could I exchange something for wheat seeds with you? Keke said wheat seeds aren’t expensive where you are, and I don’t need much, just two thousand kilograms.” “Do you know how much the postage would be for two thousand kilograms?” Indeed, it wasn’t about the money, but about the postage. The cost of wheat seeds wasn’t high where she was, but the postage was. Manbao thought for a moment and replied, “I don’t know.” Doctor D: ... Suddenly, Keke piped up, “Host, interstellar postage also has discounts, and sending large quantities of parcels will only be beneficial, not detrimental, to the sender’s level and reputation. They’ll receive many conveniences in future deliveries.” Manbao blinked, understanding that she needn’t feel too guilty, so she boldly stated her terms, “I have two different types of China root soil. One batch was dug from under a clump of three connected China roots.” Doctor D, who was typing, received the email and immediately deleted the text she was writing. After some thought, she asked, “You have to tell me, what was the last target item you recorded?” The first thing Manbao thought of was, “The tree sparrow?” On the other side, Doctor D perked up, immediately exited the chat to search for tree sparrows, and found that it was a newly-added term that hadn’t likely gained traction yet. She was more interested in plants, so in the encyclopedia, she had set notifications for various plant-related terms. She only received alerts when there was an update concerning plants she followed. Although it wasn’t in her field of expertise, the fact that it was a new term suggested that most people in the world knew nothing about it, and the opportunities it held were obvious. So she replied, “Okay, but you have to give me a tree sparrow. It has to be alive. You name the price.” Manbao was no longer sleepy, first asking Keke, “Do I look like a fool?” “No.” “Exactly, I’m clearly the smartest kid within a hundred miles.” Manbao felt somewhat indignant, and her reply reflected her displeasure, “Two thousand kilograms of wheat seeds in the mall cost less than forty thousand. Do you know how much a tree sparrow costs?” Doctor D came to her senses, calming down a bit and proposing, “What about I add some more wheat seeds? Or I can give you points. How many points do you want?” Tree sparrows were not easy to catch now, possibly because the people of Qili Village had been too aggressive this year, making the birds as cunning as spirits. Lately, they could no longer be caught. So Manbao replied, “They’re hard to catch, I can’t catch them anymore.” Doctor D clenched her teeth and said, “Give me two batches of China root soil, and I’ll give you two thousand kilograms of wheat seeds. But you also have to agree to sell me a live tree sparrow. Name your price.” Manbao was tempted. That bird with the blue feathers still had no term or name given in the encyclopedia, so there was only a ten-thousand-point reward and no collection points yet. The maximum time limit was three months, but if there was a better opportunity to earn points faster on this side... Manbao asked for a high price, “Two hundred thousand...” Uncertain, she was about to send it when Keke considerately changed her “...” to a period. So, the email Doctor D received carried a firm and straightforward price. The other party only paused for a moment before agreeing. Overjoyed, Manbao couldn’t help but bounce around, rolling twice on the bed with her blanket before sectioning off two batches of the soil to send to the other person. Manbao said, “You prepare the wheat seeds for me first. I urgently need them. I’ll contact you when I catch the bird.” Doctor D complied. After the transaction was completed and there was still time, Doctor D wanted to develop a personal relationship with Manbao, mainly because their last conversation had ended awkwardly. For long-term prospects, she felt it was necessary to explain. So she said, “Mr. Zhou, I didn’t mean to offend you last time. Unlike you, it was my first time on this forum. I’m not very clear about some of the rules, so please forgive me.” Manbao didn’t mind, replying, “It was also my first time on this forum. I’m not familiar with many rules either.” Doctor D felt the comment was a jab at her, slightly uncomfortable inside, but still decided to swallow her pride and shifted the topic, “Do you plan on starting a wheat farm? Why do you need so many wheat seeds?”

Chapter 345 - 345 334 Pleasing

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