Chapter 16 Adding the Apocalypse Plane

Chapter 16: Adding the Post-Apocalyptic Dimension

Largescale farmer: "A few years ago, someone here sold a 150-year-old ginseng for 3 million. However, that was the selling price, and I can't operate without profit, so the best I can offer is 2.6 million. But you must ensure the ginseng is in perfect condition with no flaws that affect its efficacy."

"Of course." The price offered by the Largescale farmer was even higher than An Zhixia had expected.

The transaction was settled, and An Zhixia immediately sent him a list of items she needed.

She asked for very ordinary things, such as a breeding pair of each type of livestock, along with some household supplies. She also requested that the Largescale farmer prepare a batch of supplies suitable for her era.

Since the money felt like it came out of nowhere, she spent it without a second thought.

Although An Zhixia could enter her space, she was confined to the house within it. If she stepped outside, she would be affected by the time acceleration in the space and age rapidly.

To prevent herself from accidentally wandering out in a moment of carelessness, she even locked herself in from the inside.

Fortunately, she could control everything in the space with her mind without needing to lift a finger.

Using her consciousness, An Zhixia dug up the ginseng. She wasn’t an expert and simply relied on her intuition to choose.

The trading device came with 10 storage slots where items could be stored, and similar items could be stacked infinitely. An Zhixia first stored the ginseng in a storage slot, then selected the trade option, and the ginseng was sent to the Largescale farmer.

"By the way, do you have anything to pack things with over there?"

The Largescale farmer had just received the ginseng and was examining it carefully, even though he wasn’t an expert.

But he had plenty of the items An Zhixia needed. Without even replying, he immediately sent over a dozen insulated containers, a large stack of cardboard boxes, and even included several rolls of packing tape.

An Zhixia picked a few of each type of fruit, caught some seafood from the ocean, and sent two insulated containers filled with these items to him.

"These are some of the things I have. I’m sending you a few to try. If you’re interested, we can trade for them."

Perhaps feeling embarrassed about receiving gifts, the Largescale farmer also sent her something in return. "Thank you. This is a freshly slaughtered pig and cow from my farm. They might not be as valuable as your king crabs, but they’re still good for a taste."

Era’s Little Rich Lady: "Thank you too."

So much meat—she was absolutely thrilled.

Largescale farmer: "You’re welcome. But I have another question for you. You’re in the 70s, right? The Reform and Opening-up hasn’t happened yet, has it? I noticed you asked for animals in pairs—are you planning to start raising livestock?"

Era’s Little Rich Lady: "I’m planning to raise them secretly in the mountains." She certainly wasn’t going to tell anyone that, aside from the trading device, she also had a space.

Largescale farmer: "Oh, I see. Well, you should still be careful. The items you asked for are quite varied, so I’ll need some time to prepare them. How about this: tonight, I’ll compile what I currently have, and tomorrow afternoon, I’ll send you the rest that needs to be purchased. Is that okay?"

Era’s Little Rich Lady: "Of course, that’s fine."

An Zhixia also asked him about ways to earn Star Coins, only to learn that it was extremely difficult.

He had learned from another friend that only items containing special energy would be accepted by the trading device, and such items were only found in special dimensions.

For merchants like them in ordinary dimensions, earning Star Coins was a significant challenge. The few Star Coins he had were hard-won, and he would never use them to purchase ordinary items.

While the Largescale farmer went to prepare the items for the trade with An Zhixia, she spent some time experimenting independently. She even dug up a thousand-year ginseng from her herb garden to test.

This was the most valuable item in her entire space. If even this couldn’t meet the trading device’s requirements, she was afraid she would only have the Largescale farmer as a contact forever.

Of course, she could also search for energy-infused ores in the outside world, which was the method the Largescale farmer used.

But such things were rare and unpredictable—it all depended on luck, and it would likely come at a heavy price.

Fortunately, the hundred-year ginseng didn't qualify, but the thousand-year ginseng still contained some energy.

When she stored the ginseng in the storage slot, the Plane Trading Device prompted her: "Millennium ginseng detected with special energy, can be sold for 1,000 star coins. Would you like to sell?"

An Zhixia decisively chose to sell, and 1,000 star coins were credited to her account.

However, 1,000 star coins could only buy one item display case. The price to add a friend from an ordinary plane was 10,000 star coins, while adding a friend from a plane with special energy required 100,000 star coins.

An Zhixia was utterly speechless.

This meant that adding one friend from an ordinary plane would require ten thousand-year ginseng plants, while adding one from a special energy plane would require a hundred thousand-year ginseng plants.

Even with the accelerated time in the space, the number of thousand-year ginseng plants was limited. There were quite a few hundred-year ginseng plants, but there was natural attrition during growth; not every seedling could survive to maturity.

She would probably have to sell all the thousand-year ginseng just to add one special energy plane, right?

She herself was in an ordinary plane. Even if she managed to add a special plane, the other party might not even bother with her, and it also came with significant risks.

Moreover, even if she could add, say, a cultivation plane, as someone from an ordinary plane, even if she had the chance to obtain cultivation techniques, she wouldn’t be able to practice them herself.

So, it all seemed a bit pointless. Although, star coins in a cultivation plane would probably be easier to obtain.

Forget it, she was just an ordinary person. Being reborn and having both a space and a Plane Trading Device was already incredibly fortunate. As for everything else, she’d just let fate take its course.

An Zhixia chose to sell ten thousand-year ginseng plants. To her surprise, the trading device now displayed items for sale—she could use star coins to buy display cabinets, expand the house, and even purchase some items she couldn't begin to recognize or understand at all. These were likely the things containing special energy.

The more An Zhixia looked, the more she felt how poor she was. She simply closed the page and decided to go ahead with adding friends.

This time, she added an apocalypse world contact, but the other party's profile was dimmed, indicating they were offline. Just then, she heard someone knocking on the door outside, so she quickly closed the app.

"Zhi Xia, come out for dinner," Liu Ling's voice came from the doorway, accompanied by a soft, childish voice murmuring, "Auntie, dinnertime..." It sounded like the child was calling someone, yet also like they were talking to themselves.

"Coming," An Zhixia responded and opened the door to step out.

The little boy was leaning against the door with both hands, and as she opened it, he stumbled inward and ended up bumping into her legs.

Liu Ling was startled and hurried to help, but An Zhixia had already picked him up.

"Little one, were you calling me to eat?"

An Zhixia chuckled and gently pinched his cheek without using much force.

An Wenqing, however, got shy and reached out, asking for Liu Ling to hold him.

Liu Ling took him, and he immediately pressed his face into his mother’s shoulder, occasionally peeking up at An Zhixia.

Noticing that An Zhixia was also looking at him, he giggled and wiggled his feet before hiding his face against Liu Ling’s shoulder again.