The King of Luosu left, filled with confidence, taking with him a few bottles of medicated oil and that packet of small pills.
His sleeping quarters were not far from this palace.
Inside his sleeping quarters, two exceptionally beautiful women were busy with something.
He dismissed all the guards outside his sleeping quarters and, with a mysterious air, called the two women to his side.
"Dakulun, Xiaokulun, come quickly!"
"Your King made some new friends today, and they gave me some wonderful things!"
"You are both my most beloved women, so I left them at the palace and rushed back to share with you!"
The woman he called Dakulun put down what she was holding and looked at him curiously.
"Your Majesty, what have you brought back?"
The King of Luosu chuckled, took them both by the hand, and walked towards a nearby wooden couch.
"Come, I'll tell you. This bottle contains something good. These are gifts from my friends, brought from distant other planets!"
"According to that Brother Fang, if you smear this on that thing, you'll have a different experience!"
"You two get ready quickly, let's try it!"
After saying that, he stealthily popped the small pills he was holding in his other hand into his mouth.
Then, in front of Dakulun and Xiaokulun, he began to apply the oil.
"Hiss… so cool!"
"No, the coolness passed very quickly."
"Damn, it's burning hot!"
"Ice and fire, two heavens, this experience is truly killing me!"
"Hot… hot, like fire…"
"Both cool and hot, what a wonderful experience, Your Majesty, I want more…"
After experiencing it once each, Dakulun and Xiaokulun deeply fell in love with the sensation.
The King of Luosu himself was also immersed in it.
He had never had such an experience!
Novel, stimulating!
Simply…
Never mind, my vocabulary is limited. I can't think of how to describe it like Brother Fang!
…
In the palace, Fang Er and Wang Xuance were drinking fruit wine cup after cup and gnawing on large country-style chicken legs, living a life of leisure.
"Your Grace, what good things do you think they might have here?"
Wang Xuance casually stuffed a chicken bone into the arms of a Luosu guard.
"This is for you. Try it, it's absolutely delicious!"
Even though it was just a bone, he didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed.
This was Earth technology and sheer audacity; they had certainly never tasted it before…
And that guard, upon receiving the chicken bone, just as he had imagined, took a lick and then scurried off to a corner to savor it as a treasure.
Crunching sounds came from over there. The fellow was even chewing the bones little by little.
Fang Er glared at Wang Xuance speechlessly.
"Can't you have a bit more ambition!"
"Even if you're giving bones, couldn't you have left him the crispy cartilage at the joints?"
Wang Xuance scratched his head sheepishly, deliberately changing the subject, and asked the previous question again.
Fang Er pointed to the wooden house they were in.
"See here? This wood is something we don't have back home."
"And this is just what's on the ground!"
"Beneath this ground, who knows how many treasures are buried."
"They don't recognize their value, but we can't let these treasures remain buried."
"Of course, I don't intend to rip them off. It'll be a fair trade."
"After the incident at the Andromeda black market, I learned a lesson."
"For us, things that are inconsequential, even waste from the garbage heap, can be like treasures to civilizations on other planets."
"Of course, their trash might also be of great use to us."
Wang Xuance nodded thoughtfully and asked again, "Your Grace, how should we price it?"
Fang Er smiled.
"This kind of trade won't have fixed prices. It's about each taking what they need, as long as we can agree."
After waiting for a long time in the palace and seeing no sign of the King of Luosu returning, everyone decided to play mahjong there.
It wasn't until they were all playing with bloodshot eyes and so tired they could barely stand that the King of Luosu returned to the palace, clutching his lower back and being supported by guards.
"Cough! Cough!"
He coughed as he walked. Although his condition was poor, the smugness on his face was undeniable.
"My dear Fang, my most respected friend!"
"I have personally experienced your gift, and it was extraordinarily wonderful!"
"Tell me, what do you need, and how do you wish to trade!"
He waved away the guards who were supporting him and sat down next to Fang Er.
He didn't even glance at the colorful mahjong tiles on the table, his eyes fixed ardently on Fang Er.
Fang Er yielded his seat to Ge Luoyang and pulled the King of Luosu to sit on the other side, looking at him with a playful smile.
"You tried it?"
"I tried it!"
"Satisfied?"
"Satisfied! Absolutely satisfied! With such an experience, Your King fears he will never be able to part with such treasures again!"
The King of Luosu nodded very sincerely.
While his attitude might have been feigned, the way his legs were spread apart as he walked was absolutely genuine!
Fang Er was pleased. A moment later, he took out the purple stone from his怀.
It was the very stone the King of Luosu had bestowed upon the female prophet some time ago.
Laying the stone flat in his palm, Fang Er looked at the King of Luosu with anticipation.
"Your Majesty, can you still find more of this kind of stone!"
Upon seeing the purple stone, the King of Luosu appeared quite surprised.
"You… need this?"
"That's right. One stone for ten boxes of medicated oil. Do you find this price satisfactory?"
The King of Luosu was stunned for a moment, a look of surprise flashing across his face.
But then, he quickly shook his head decisively and said.
"No!"
Fang Er's expression instantly froze, and he asked with a hint of apprehension.
"Then… what's your price?"
The King of Luosu said solemnly, "At least ten more boxes of small pills!"
Fang Er: …
What the hell did you want!
Just this?
"Deal!"
After agreeing on the price, he continued to engage the King of Luosu in conversation, extracting much information from him.
For example, although this kind of purple stone was not a common item on this planet, it still required a certain cost to mine.
The mining development of underground minerals by the Luosu people was, as Fang Er had imagined, still in its primitive stages.
About ten thousand kilometers away, in the sea, there was an island formed by a submarine volcanic eruption.
And this purple stone was discovered on that island, with very scarce quantities.
If they wanted to mine on a larger scale, they might need to venture deeper into the volcano.
Fang Er had deliberately collected a wooden shield he had encountered at the female prophet's village, which could withstand ion guns. When he showed it to the King of Luosu and asked about its material, he received an unexpected answer!
This kind of wood was common street fare on this planet!
Every Luosu settlement was deliberately chosen to be in valleys, as such terrain and climate were most suitable for their habitation.
Everything in the world has two sides.
Although the valleys were suitable for habitation, they were frequently struck by heavenly lightning!
Trees struck by lightning would have two fates: to wither and die or to survive.
And those trees that survived were regarded as sacred objects by the Luosu people.
They would take branches from these trees and shape them into weapons or shields for use.
Damn it, this was lightning-struck wood!
But…
Lightning-struck wood could resist ion guns?
Was this a bit too outrageous?