After opening several more boxes in a row, they all turned out to hold goods that weren't considered valuable, worth from tens of thousands to several million Starshields, and moreover, they were things Chen Gu didn't need.

He was becoming impatient. "Look at the goods you've purchased—all flash and no substance, a complete waste. With your sense of discernment, you still hope to make money?"

While chiding, he opened yet another box to find a fist-sized metal ball inside, its surface adorned with intermingling patterns of blue and red.

Chen Gu held it in his hand, sensing a special kind of power stirring within.

Moved by curiosity, he asked, "What is this?"

Wu Minzhe immediately replied, "This is an egg of the Energy Gathering Mechanical Species, valued at eighty million Starshields, already well beyond your price range..."

"Shut up," Chen Gu cursed, lifting the metallic egg to show Dora and Boluo. "Do you guys know the market for this?"

Boluo curled his lip. "What's the use of this piece of junk? It's not even as good as a chicken egg—at least a chicken egg tastes good."

Wu Minzhe hastily defended, "If hatched, it could be a strong contender in the Mech Beast battle tournaments. Since it's just an egg, I'm only asking for eighty million. For a mature one, it would cost several hundred million..."

"PFFT—" Joseph uttered a scoff from the side. "I'm an avid fan of the Mech Beast battles, and the Energy Gathering Mechanical Species has never had a good track record there. Whether it's the Steam Mechanical Species or the Energy Gathering Mechanical Species, their synchronization rates with their 'companions' during mental linking are very low. Despite their great power, they can't coordinate well. Indeed, not a single mechanical species has ever appeared on the stage of the Beast Emperor's Tournament—that's proof enough."

Unable to counter Joseph's well-founded argument, Wu Minzhe stuttered, speechless.

Dora was the most lethal. Taking out her secret wand, she quickly found another vendor and soon pulled up a piece of information:

Energy Gathering Mechanical Species egg, clearly priced at seven million Starshields.

Note: This item cannot participate in the Mech Beast battles but makes a decent mount for professionals.

Wu Minzhe was stunned. "That's impossible! How can it be so cheap? I spent nine million to acquire it..."

He had blurted out the truth.

Chen Gu looked at him with a menacing gaze. "You bought it for nine million, and you're telling me it's eighty million?"

Wu Minzhe looked at Chen Gu as he rubbed his hands together, pitifully pleading, "Can we talk about this? Can you not hit my face?"

THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!

Chen Gu retracted his fist, satisfied.

He set the metallic egg aside. "I won't cheat you, but don't try to cheat me. I'll pay the market price for it: seven million."

Wu Minzhe was on the verge of tears, while Joseph looked on with a pitying eye. "They're selling it for just seven million, and you dared to buy it for nine million. No wonder you're so broke."

In a pitiful tone, Wu Minzhe said, "The patterns on it are so pretty. I—I thought maybe this one would be different."

Chen Gu couldn't help but give him a glance, realizing that all his goods were indeed quite beautiful. He couldn't help but wonder if this guy's standard for purchasing was simply "looks good?"

He opened several more boxes in succession, all of which looked appealing but were of little value. As the number of boxes scavenged from the safe dwindled to three, Chen Gu was getting anxious. Could it be that he would have to pack up all these good-looking yet useless items and take them away to settle the account?

After all, these things were of no real use to him.

He opened another box. Within it was a triply sealed tube. Both ends of the tube were sealed with high-performance alloy, and inside swirled a light black, viscous liquid.

Chen Gu's expression changed. He remembered the contamination drug that Leder had given everyone in the Yingudusi Devil's Pit!

"What is this?" Chen Gu asked, holding up the tube, his voice already tinged with coldness.

Wu Minzhe's face instantly turned bitter. "This is my best-selling product, the 'Consfino II Type' survival drug. Injected at a critical moment, it can instantly triple one's strength. Although the side effects are severe, for freelancers, most of the time the concern is about staying alive..."

Chen Gu was now seventy percent certain that this stuff was from the boss who had fled with Leder.

But at that moment, he calmed down. The actor quickly hid his emotions, feigning great interest as he inquired further, simultaneously nudging an angry Dora and Boluo subtly to one side with his body.

"Does this stuff work? You say it's your best seller. How many have you sold already? How much per tube?"

"It works. Of course, I verified its effectiveness before stocking it. The supplier sent me a video. I examined it with a professional's eye, and it's certainly not a fake. In the video, a professional who took this drug indeed experienced a dramatic increase in strength, although some mutations and growths appeared on his body afterward. With current medical technology, it's actually just a matter of undergoing a genetic treatment to cure these side effects but, of course, genetic treatments are very expensive."

Chen Gu asked, "A professional's eye?"

"I'm a photography journalist for a magazine," Wu Minzhe said with some pride, then continued, "I sell these for ten million Starshields each. They're expensive but they can save lives, so I quickly sold two. This one I planned to keep for my own use."

Faking curiosity, Chen Gu asked again, "If they sell so well, why don't you stock more?"

"There isn't much stock available!" Wu Minzhe complained repeatedly. "The supplier said they went through great lengths, and a few people died, to get this secret drug from the Empire. The quantity is limited. If it sells well, they will try to get more. I've already placed an order, but there hasn't been any response from the supplier's end, just an acknowledgment that they got the order."

Chen Gu then inquired, "Who did you sell the first two doses to? Did they use them? What were the results like?"

Wu Minzhe suddenly became guarded. "Why are you asking in such detail? I will not divulge customer information!"

Chen Gu said with a "nasty grin", "It seems you're itching for something. I'm just trying to understand the true effects of this drug!"

But Wu Minzhe had already become wary. With tears welling up, his voice pitifully trembling yet firm, he said, "No way! It's a fundamental bottom line for a businessman. Even if you rape me, I won't say anything!"

Joseph scoffed coldly, "Rape you? Wishful thinking."

Seeing that he could not get any more information, Chen Gu's demeanor turned cold as well. "If you refuse to talk to me, then go speak to the Bureau of Mystic Security!"

Wu Minzhe was stunned. "The Bureau of Mystic Security? Are you guys from the Bureau of Mystic Security?"

Chen Gu flashed his electronic credentials, and Wu Minzhe's face fell in despair. "It's all over. My days of freedom are gone forever. This is even more tragic than getting married..."

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