"A trade?"
"What trade?"
Ye Feng glanced at Xiao Xiao and also frowned.
"On your way here, you didn't just pass through, but explored the human forbidden zone, or the Watcher's sanctuary, right?!"
Although Ajin was asking, his tone was very certain.
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao didn't answer, but their hearts were already secretly on guard.
"Judging from this little girl, you might have discovered something very interesting, or found... treasure..."
Ajin looked at Xiao Xiao, then turned to Ye Feng, "You don't need to be so hostile towards me. That place, the human forbidden zone, is said to have been Brad's research base. They seemed to have lost something very important there, so for many years, they have been exploring it openly and secretly!"
"At first, I, and other major powers, also secretly explored, but there was no gain. Over time, we gave up!"
"Don't worry, I won't say anything... whether you believe it or not..."
Saying that, Ajin spread his hands helplessly, clearly knowing that his verbal promise had no credibility.
Under Ye Feng's gaze, Ajin spoke again, "However, even if I don't say anything, Brad's base, or other major powers, will know about it soon!"
Towards the end, Ajin looked at Xiao Xiao again, "Little girl, did you accidentally break a bottle somewhere, and the bottle seemed to contain nothing!"
"What exactly do you want to say?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng's frown deepened, and Xiao Xiao's expression became more guarded.
"A trade~"
Ajin looked at Ye Feng, "I'm very easy to talk to, and my prices are fair. I don't cheat the elderly or the young. In this apocalypse, I'm definitely one of the good guys!"
"Secretly creating a puddle of water under the ground I'm standing on is not the act of a good person!"
Ye Feng sneered, his right foot plunged into the ground, and then he kicked fiercely towards Ajin.
"Bang!"
A dull thud sounded. Ajin retreated several meters, his right arm covered in dirt, stones, and water stains.
"This guy... a restraint array? How insidious!"
Ye Feng glanced at the water stains spreading under his feet, his expression quite solemn, because it was a kind of arcane array used for restraint that he had seen in the "Seed Record".
"Hey, hey~ Young man, young lady, don't be angry!"
Seeing that Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao's faces were both very unpleasant, Ajin quickly waved his hands, "I admit, I was a little cunning just now. Red bean paste, sumimasen..."
Saying that, Ajin even bowed to Ye Feng!
"To show my sincerity, I'll tell you directly about the problem with the little girl next to you~"
After a pause, Ajin spoke quickly, "This little girl is entangled with zombie breath!"
"Zombie breath?"
Ye Feng looked at Ajin with a confused gaze.
"It's something unique to high-level zombies, that is, zombies of level seven and above. This thing is colorless and odorless, and cannot be removed without something special!"
"And people entangled with zombie breath will attract zombies within a radius of dozens of kilometers..."
"You should have noticed this when you crossed the human forbidden zone!"
"Zombie breath is very special. It's almost impossible to get infected unless you've fought with high-level zombies, but for some reason, Brad's base managed to extract it into a bottle."
"It seems to be a precaution taken there to ensure that the research materials in the human forbidden zone are not stolen..."
Ajin glanced at Brad's base and other major powers, which were quite a distance away, and muttered, "Young man, you should hurry and take this little girl and escape."
"Otherwise... not only Brad's base, but others who intend to obtain Brad's base's research results in the human forbidden zone will also target you..."
Having said that, Ajin paused, "Perhaps, if you agree to come with me to the Sea Restaurant and help repair a seed, I will tell you how to remove the zombie breath!"
"Big brother, don't be fooled by him. He definitely wants to use me to threaten you, lure you to their territory, and then capture you!"
Before Ye Feng could respond, Xiao Xiao said indignantly.
Ajin didn't argue. He spread his hands and turned to go back to the Sea Mulberry Restaurant camp.
"Hey, how about we change the way we trade?"
As soon as Ajin took a step, Ye Feng spoke.
He guessed that what Ajin said was mostly true. After all, the zombies before were indeed a bit strange, coming from all directions, as if they knew his and Xiao Xiao's coordinates...
"Change the way?"
Ajin didn't turn around, just turned his head back, seeming not very interested.
"You tell me how to remove the zombie breath, and I'll help you alleviate your bone-deep burning pain, how about it?"
Ye Feng smiled slightly, and a small, thumb-sized ice-elemental arcane raw stone appeared in his hand with a flash of light.
"Little brother, you know quite a lot~!"
Ajin grinned, his eyes becoming dangerous.
"It's quite a coincidence, I'm also water-elemental arcane energy... Just now... I detected abnormal arcane energy fluctuations within you..."
"As a water-elemental arcane energy user, you actually have such pure fire-elemental arcane energy within you, and it seems to be special... making it impossible for you to remove it, only suppress it..."
"You must have suffered a lot from the burning, right!"
At the end, Ye Feng's hand flashed, and the thumb-sized ice-elemental arcane raw stone entered the spatial warehouse.
Almost at the same moment, a flicker of desire in Ajin's eyes flashed past, and was caught by Ye Feng's sharp gaze...
"I can't believe it, little brother, you not only know a lot, but you also have a lot of good things. No wonder Mech City values you so much!"
Ajin finally turned around. He walked to about a meter in front of Ye Feng with a smile, "Little brother, I'm sorry, I was indeed reckless just now."
"I'm a sailor with little education, and I've lived at sea for a long time, so my brain has taken on water. Please don't take offense!"
"It's just that I wonder how much of this ice-elemental arcane raw stone you have... That small piece just now was... a drop in the bucket!"
Towards the end, Ajin's expression became serious.
"This is not an ordinary arcane raw stone, it's very rare. I obtained it by chance!"
Ye Feng did not directly state the quantity.
"Little brother, I'll be direct. Removing zombie breath requires a special 'super pure water,' and this thing is only available at our Sea Restaurant!"
"If you have two football-sized ice-elemental arcane raw stones, I will help this little girl remove the zombie breath!"
Ajin looked at a distant peak and spoke quickly to Ye Feng.
"You remove the zombie breath from Xiao Xiao first!"
Ye Feng frowned slightly and replied.
Ajin did not respond immediately. He squinted and stared at Ye Feng for a while, then said with a smile, "No problem, no problem~"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ajin's hand flashed, and an empty bottle appeared... No, there was water inside...
Ye Feng was very surprised. If Ajin hadn't shaken the bottle, and the sunlight hadn't reflected off it, he would have almost thought it was an empty bottle...
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