Shaan was inherently smart, he got the gist of everything.
'That zombie nucleus seems special, maybe I can use it too.'
He hesitantly opened his mouth.
"I have a piece of food with me, can you give me one zombie nucleus in exchange for it."
He spoke cautiously.
Hearing his sudden words everyone was shocked...you know the value of food is much more than zombie crystals, sure the former can make you strong but it can't permanently replace normal food.
The entire team was full of delight.
"Oh, okay….but first show what sort of food item you have?"
Sabrina, being the leader of the team, was the first to reply.
Hearing an affirmative response, Shaan put his hands inside his robes, and from an inner pocket, he took out a big piece of bread.
This was probably the last ration left with her.
Seeing such a big loaf of bread, everyone's eyes widened.
They expected Shaan to take out some packaged or canned food which probably would have long expired, but the fragrance of bread, even from afar, was too fresh.
All the team members looked at each other with cunning eyes.
"Brother, where did you find this piece of bread?"
"Aren't such things only available in those big-elite shelters?"
Leona spoke enthusiastically.
Shaan knew he must downplay the situation, otherwise he may suffer, he replied almost as if reflex.
"Dear Senior Sister, a day ago, on the outskirts of the city, I met a kind-hearted man, seeing me so skinny and on the verge of death, he took pity and threw two pieces of bread towards me. After that, he disappeared saying he had other things to do."
"I was too hungry that time, as a result, I instantly ate one piece, and now only this piece of bread is left."
Shaan replied like an obedient child.
"Oh, you got this from begging and here I thought you found some old warehouse that can process bread", Mark spoke in a dejected tone.
"It's okay, it's been a while since we tasted such a high-quality product, I agree to exchange one piece of Zombie Nucleus for this bread."
-Sabrina's words were full of momentum
'What a fool, fresh food products like this can be exchanged for at least 10 first-grade zombie nuclei at various shelters. Moreover, people like us can easily obtain such nuclei every day. The only reason we consume them so meagrely is because we lack the food to provide sufficient internal energy to digest these zombie nuclei.'
-Sabrina along with others secretly sneered.
All of them thought they made a bloody profit.
Alice hurriedly exchanged the nucleus for bread fearing Shaan might repent later.
"I still remind you to cut this zombie nucleus into various small parts and eat it slowly over time, otherwise your body might end up exploding due to excess external energy intake."
"If you can find anything similar, you can come to us, we will be making a temporary camp at the center of this city."
Sabrina spoke the last few words of goodwill before departing.
Shaan also politely thanked the other party and ran away.
After running a few meters and making sure he was not followed, Shaan hid in an abandoned building.
"The first trip was very fruitful. I think I should now go back and make sufficient preparations before coming back."
Shaan thought about his gains before communicating with the Lotus Petal suspended in his consciousness.
After a few seconds, his body disappeared.
Just when he disappeared, loud voices could be heard from outside.
"Are you sure he is staying in this old building?"
Sabrina asked Luther.
"Yes, leader! I clearly saw him entering here a few minutes ago", Luther replied obediently.
"Okay, go in and take out all his supplies, after assessing our gains we will decide how to deal with this boy named Shaan!"
Sabrina spoke leisurely.
"Leader, you are too smart, I was wondering why you didn't order us to rob and interrogate him on the spot! I don't believe this stinky boy only has one piece of bread!"
"He must have hoarded a lot of similar stuff from God knows where!"
Leona laughed out aloud.
"Yeah, our leader is the wisest! After getting his supplies let's kill him, I always have a strong intuition that this Shaan is not that simple!"
Mark replied as if he already knew everything.
But today, they were destined to return empty-handed.
Soon Alice and Luther hurriedly ran back.
Both of their faces were ugly.
"Sister Sabrina there is no one inside, there is nothing!"
Alice spoke timidly.
Hearing her words, Sabrina's eyes became deep.
.....
On the other side, Shaan after returning to his cultivation cave took a deep breath.
"If I am not wrong, those people thinking of me as some naive boy must have already ransacked the place from where I teleported."
Although Sabrina and her entire team talked to him in a tone full of sincerity and politeness, Shaan never let his guard down.
This was the biggest catch! How can someone be good and kind to others without a reason?
Especially when you are living in a post-apocalyptic world where all supplies are scarce.
If the other party is talking so humbly to you then either you must have a valuable thing or something even more special, otherwise, there is no need for such sweet talk.
"It's a pity, the original body learned neither any martial arts nor any cultivation technique."
"Heck! This original person whose body I inherited was not even an official outer sect disciple, he was just a mere handyman disciple that could only do some daily chores."
"If I remember clearly, all people who join the sect have a chance to choose a free cultivation technique and a set of martial arts!"
"Let's go to the warehouse and use this privilege!"
"After all, if even after coming to the cultivation world one doesn't try to pursue immortality, it will be a shame on the name of a tranmigrator."
After sorting his thoughts, Shaan left for the sect's warehouse.