Chapter 21: A Transaction Between Two Worlds – A Nano Storage Pouch?

  "How much longer until we start the crossing?"

  Wang Xinyu’s voice sounded a little nervous.

  Lin Chen gnced at Wang Xinyu. From her expression to her movements, everything mirrored exactly how he was before his own crossing.

  With a sigh, Lin Chen said helplessly:

  "Well... I've already returned."

  "Ah… what!?"

  Wang Xinyu and the others excimed in shock, immediately noticing that Lin Chen’s outfit had changed.

  His previously tattered robe had turned into a sleek cyan Daoist robe.

  His medium-length hair was tied behind his head, and paired with his increasingly handsome face, Lin Chen now exuded a rather ethereal, otherworldly aura.

  "You… you've already come back?"

  Wang Xinyu was surprised at first, then said a bit disappointedly:

  "Sigh, looks like we really can’t travel to that world with you..."

  Lin Chen gnced at the reset countdown on his left arm and comforted her:

  "No worries… this time, I brought back quite a few good things!"

  Saying that, Lin Chen first checked his storage pouch.

  But then he looked disappointed…

  Sure enough, the storage pouch had become invalid. The interdimensional space inside it hadn’t traveled back with him.

  "Good thing I didn’t put the important supplies inside the pouch..."

  Lin Chen let out a breath of relief, then began taking out the supplies he brought back from the cultivation world.

  Cold iron ore, spiritual rice seeds, talismans, Qi and blood-enhancing pills…

  "This item—this is the Tier-2 exotic metal I mentioned earlier. In the cultivation world, it's called Cold Iron Ore..."

  Lin Chen handed the cold iron over.

  Wang Xinyu was stunned to see that Lin Chen had brought back so many items from the cultivation world.

  "Wait a sec… I'm calling my dad right now!"

  She knew that Lin Chen had clearly made significant progress in his exploration of the cultivation world.

  This was serious business—far beyond what she could handle on her own.

  Half an hour ter, Wang Lishan rushed over.

  Seeing Lin Chen return alive, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then said:

  "I heard from Xinyu that you've made a major discovery in the cultivation world?"

  Lin Chen nodded slightly and handed over the promised spiritual rice seeds.

  "These are spiritual rice seeds, part of what I call spiritual food… Eating them greatly enhances a martial artist’s strength!"

  "Spiritual rice thrives in warm, wet climates, and can be harvested twice a year. One acre of spirit farmnd can yield around 1,000 jin (about 500 kg) of spiritual rice..."

  "Based on my calcutions, martial apprentices and warriors who eat one jin of spiritual rice a day can increase their Qi and blood growth rate by two to three times!"

  Wang Lishan was shocked by what Lin Chen said!

  Two harvests a year, 1,000 jin per acre!

  The yield of this rice was incredible, and it could make warrior-level cultivation two to three times faster!

  If it could be widely cultivated, in less than ten years, the number of warriors and martial masters in the Xia Nation would likely double!

  He quickly picked up a grain of spiritual rice. Its golden shell and plump body made it obvious that it wasn’t any ordinary crop.

  "Excellent, truly excellent!" Wang Lishan beamed with joy.

  But Lin Chen quickly poured some cold water on his excitement.

  "However... based on my understanding, this spiritual rice requires spiritual energy to grow..."

  "And as of now, I haven't found a way to bring spiritual energy back to the high-martial world."

  Wang Lishan paused at Lin Chen’s words and sighed:

  "Even so, you’ve made excellent progress. After all, you haven’t been in the cultivation world for long..."

  "This spiritual rice matter isn’t urgent—we’ve got time."

  He knew Rome wasn’t built in a day, so he offered Lin Chen some reassurance.

  He then picked up a piece of cold iron and weighed it in his hand.

  "So… this is the exotic metal ore you mentioned earlier?"

  "Looks like high quality… Could this material be mass-produced on Blue Star?"

  Lin Chen gave a brief introduction to cold iron and added:

  "Cold iron isn’t exactly rare. According to what I’ve learned in the cultivation world, it's quite abundant."

  "The only problem is that it’s difficult to refine..."

  Wang Lishan chuckled at Lin Chen’s concern and replied:

  "What’s so difficult about smelting? With our Xia Nation's technology, even a furnace reaching over ten thousand degrees Celsius isn’t a problem."

  "The real question is: how valuable is this cold iron in the cultivation world? Can you buy it in bulk?"

  Lin Chen blinked and suddenly understood.

  In the cultivation world, they needed spiritual fmes, earth fire, or fire-type cultivation techniques to refine and purify ores.

  But in the Xia Nation? They had technology!

  Producing extreme heat wasn’t a problem at all—even tens of thousands of degrees were achievable!

  So, refining cold iron and forging weapons from it wouldn’t be an issue.

  As long as he could bring back enough cold iron, the nation could quickly mass-produce exotic metal weapons and deploy them to the battlefield against beasts!

  "A fist-sized chunk of cold iron is worth about two spirit stones..."

  Lin Chen went on to describe the value of cold iron and the purchasing power of spirit stones in the cultivation world.

  Wang Lishan frowned slightly and said:

  "Spirit stones, huh? That’s one resource we can’t provide you with..."

  "But if we give you a batch of weapons and supplies, could you sell them in the cultivation world to trade for spirit stones?"

  Lin Chen thought seriously about whether this would work.

  The Xia Nation’s weapons and supplies mostly had technological traits.

  But not all of them. Some weapons bore simirities to those in the cultivation world.

  For example, hand grenades were quite simir to the “Five Thunder Bombs” used in the cultivation world—both inflicted damage through explosions.

  The difference was that grenades didn’t require spiritual energy to operate. Even ordinary people could use them to blow up Qi Refining cultivators!

  If Lin Chen became an artifact craftsman, he could easily create the image of a “genius forger.”

  He could cim the Xia Nation’s weapons were his own creations, then sell them in bulk...

  Thinking this far, Lin Chen nodded slightly and said:

  "It’s definitely feasible, but the weapons would need to be custom-made. They can’t have serial numbers or obvious technological signatures..."

  He expined his thoughts and added:

  "And in the short term, it might not work. I still need to build a reputation and status in the cultivation world first..."

  "Besides that, I might not be able to bring too many weapons at once."

  Lin Chen handed over the storage pouch and briefly expined its principles and functions.

  But the issue was that the interdimensional space within the pouch was separate. Lin Chen couldn’t use the pouch to transport items between the two worlds.

  After hearing Lin Chen's words, Wang Lishan thoughtfully said:

  "Your storage pouch is somewhat simir to the nano pouch from our Xia Nation, but the principles are different..."

  "I wonder if this nano pouch can allow you to transport goods."

  Wang Lishan handed over a palm-sized, highly futuristic-looking bag.

  "This nano pouch is made from the stomach pouch of a demon beast called the Gluttonous Demon Serpent, using martial arts technology and nanotechnology..."

  "Items pced in the nano pouch, theoretically, still exist within the pouch, and their weight remains unchanged—they are simply shrunk..."

  Lin Chen’s eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this.

  According to Wang Lishan, the items in the nano pouch didn’t exist in a separate interdimensional space.

  It was like Lin Chen was just carrying a bag, and the items inside should be able to travel with him as he crossed between worlds!

  He carefully studied the nano pouch.

  Although it was the size of a palm, the bag was incredibly estic, expanding as it was stretched.

  It could easily hold several cubic meters of items at once!

  At the same time, the internal space of the nano pouch was rge. Lin Chen estimated it could hold up to ten cubic meters of supplies in one go.

  This kind of storage space was comparable to a higher-level storage pouch in the cultivation world.

  However, the nano pouch had some drawbacks compared to the storage pouch.

  For example, items in a storage pouch didn’t feel their weight, but the storage capacity of the nano pouch was rgely dependent on Lin Chen’s physical strength.

  If Lin Chen had enough strength, he could easily carry hundreds of tons of goods.

  But at present, he could only carry about one or two tons of supplies at most.

  "For me right now, this nano pouch is even more useful than the storage pouch..."

  Lin Chen’s eyes brightened, and he directly put the nano pouch away.

  He then took out two pills and handed them to Wang Lishan.

  "These are the Bone Cleansing Pill and the Qi and Blood Pill... They would be of great use to martial artists!"

  (End of chapter)