"Don't act so pitiful. I'm not going to eat you, so why are you so afraid of ? You weren't like this when you were extorting before."
Steven looked at the black-haired girl clutching her chest with a pitiful expression. If he hadn't seen her previous swindler-like behavior, he might have actually believed she was so harmless, innocent girl.
But now, he just wanted to complint her acting skills.
"How can you call that extortion? That was just a fair trade! A mutually agreed transaction—how could you put it like that?"
Seeing that Steven had no intention of letting her off, Closure could only pout and look at him. Kal'tsit had already warned her that Steven would be coming to retrieve sothing. But precisely because of that, she was even more worried about what unreasonable demands this guy might make.
After all, Kal'tsit had told her that whatever Steven wanted, as long as Rhodes Island had it, they had to provide it to him—for free.
For free?!
After years of doing business, this was the first ti she was getting taken advantage of like this. Normally, it was only when she was in a good mood that she'd give custors a small discount—just enough to lure them in for bigger deals later.
But soone taking things from her completely free of charge? Steven was definitely the first!
And that spendthrift Kal'tsit—did she even know the current state of Rhodes Island? Anyone who didn't know better might think they were sitting on a mountain of wealth! Giving things away for free?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, but there was nothing she could do to Kal'tsit. Clenching her small fists, she could only imagine sticking a few needles into a little voodoo doll of Kal'tsit.
Oh, and also this jinx of a boy standing in front of her.
"You really have no sha, do you? Let's not talk about that for now. Anyway, I'm here to get so Originium for research. Kal'tsit should have already inford you about it, right?"
Steven stretched out his hand toward the girl without any hint of politeness.
Closure reluctantly nodded, then turned around and started rummaging through the towering pile of cardboard boxes behind her.
Before long, she pulled out a tal case that looked like a safe from the chaotic ss and handed it to Steven with a pained expression, as if she were giving away a piece of her own flesh.
Don't be fooled—this box contained only about 130 pieces of Originite Pri. But if she were to sell it, the price wouldn't be anything less than 6.48 million LMD.
"Here. Be careful when using it. This stuff carries the risk of Originium infection."
Even though it hurt her soul, Closure still reminded Steven. This stuff was valuable, but at the sa ti, extrely dangerous. Although Originite Pri was far more stable than the Originium crystals found in infected individuals, it was still inherently contagious.
"Mm."
Steven responded absentmindedly as he opened the case and picked up a strange, polygonal, yellow-black mineral that resembled a piece of candy.
[Originite Pri] (Satiation Value: 1 drumstick)
He held it up to his eyes and examined it closely.
Other than looking a bit more transparent than unstable Originium, it didn't seem all that different.
Steven scratched his head—so it's basically the sa thing, but with a different na… and it gives half a point more in satiation value?
"H-Hey! Are you even listening to ?! Directly touching Originium is extrely dangerous! Don't say I didn't warn you!"
Closure had no idea what Steven had been through before. In fact, Kal'tsit had done an excellent job keeping everything confidential. When it ca down to it, only a handful of people even knew about Steven's existence.
Even the rescue operation earlier that morning—Kal'tsit had rely brushed it off as a training exercise.
"It's fine. I'm in great health. A re Originium crystal? It's nothing to worry about."
Steven waved his hand dismissively and casually stuffed the crystal into the portable transmutation table in his backpack.
To his surprise, while unstable Originium only provided EMC points equivalent to a gold ingot, this so-called Originite Pri was actually on par with a diamond in value.
So the purity of this stuff makes that much of a difference? He needed to find a way to acquire more of this.
"Are these also taken from the bodies of infected Originium patients after they die?"
He asked Closure with so curiosity.
As a rchant dealing in this stuff, she had to know where it ca from.
The Originium shards Steven had collected before weren't very pure, so he naturally assud that Originite Pri might be so kind of refined product extracted from infected individuals.
"Hah? Where did you even get that idea?!"
Closure looked at him in shock.
"Originite Pri is directly mined from the ground and refined. It's one of the most important energy sources in Terra. It has nothing to do with the Originium that grows on infected people!"
Steven was surprised by her answer.
"Wait, so this stuff is actually just a mineral?"
He had always assud Originium was more like so kind of parasitic fungal infection. But actual ore veins? That changed everything.
"Of course! The country we're in right now—Ursus—is one of the largest nations for refining and mining Originium. But even with their massive production, do you realize how rare the batch you're holding is? That entire box you have there? It would take a fully operational mining site at least half a month to extract that much!"
Closure's face darkened as she emphasized the value of the Originium in Steven's hands. The more she talked about how rare and expensive it was, the more painful it felt.
'That was so much money right there.'
'I should've hidden so away when I had the chance…'
'He had no way of knowing exactly how much was in the box anyway.'
As Closure was caught in her own regrets, she failed to notice that Steven's eyes were practically glowing at the revelation.
So it's a mineable resource? That makes things way easier!
He had been wondering how to get a steady supply of Originite Pri for EMC farming, and now here was the answer—gift-wrapped and handed to him on a silver platter.
If it can be mined, then it's no problem at all.
No matter how difficult it was to extract, no matter how deep underground it was—for a Minecraft player, none of that mattered.
No resource in the world could be harder to obtain than Netherite.
Bedrock didn't count.
"Guess this ans I should start thinking about leaving Rhodes Island soon," he muttered to himself, already planning his next move.
Absent-mindedly, he grabbed a piece of Originite Pri from the box and popped it into his mouth.
With a crunch, he cracked open the outer layer, lost in thought about what to do next.
Hmm… it's sweet.
And… kinda addicting.
A sudden wave of coolness rushed from his mouth straight to his brain, making him shudder involuntarily.
Oh. That's… sothing.
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