Surviving on the highway, I have a best friend who was reborn.

Chapter 99 Little Black, Please!

The stall owner was puzzled, thinking Yuan Qiao was surprised that he knew the news, since some private planets were not allowed to connect to the cosmic network, but he still replied seriously:
"A few years ago, I heard from the Cosmic News that a master of potions was focusing on researching potions in this area and had made a breakthrough."

However, their planet is a private planet and doesn't have a universal network. By the time the news gets back to him in Sashara City after passing through all the channels, it will probably be quite a while. By then, that high-energy purification agent should be on the market by now, right?
After hearing this, Yuanqiao was surprised that the planet was private property.

The stall owner looked at Yuanqiao with hopeful eyes.

It was already extremely difficult for his son to retain even a shred of sanity. As long as he had this high-energy purification agent, he would buy it for his son no matter what, even if it meant going bankrupt!

Yuanqiao originally wanted to say that she didn't have a way to buy this medicine and had never heard of it.

But when they heard the stall owner's determination to save his son, and his expression that he didn't care about going bankrupt, as long as his son could return to a normal state.

Yuanqiao had some ideas.

She said it was absolutely out of pity for the stall owner's compassionate heart, and she herself did not want to see a vibrant life become a monstrous pollution.

Using mental tentacles, I touched the black mark in my mind, conveying my thoughts to it and asking for its help.

If this can be resolved, then asking the stall owner for a few large, high-level energy stones as a thank-you fee shouldn't be a problem.

Yuanqiao: "Boss, wait a minute, let me contact them first. I might not be able to help you."

Her words were vague, but they still brought a glimmer of hope to the stall owner's eyes.

Although the stall owner was dressed in fine clothes, he looked rather haggard and old. He had the appearance of a shrewd businessman, but at this moment he looked rather honest and unassuming, awkwardly watching Yuan Qiao stare blankly at the ground.

It might be some kind of special communication tool.

[Little Black, please, let's try! If we can absorb all the pollutants and black energy from his son, we can get lots of energy stones!]

[No.]
[We'll recycle the pollutants, and next time we'll find a chance to pollute someone else! We'll make sure you get your fill of pollution.]
Let Xiao Hei make a promise first.

Yuanqiao stared at the ground, his mind seemingly locked in a silent battle with the black mark.

[Not recycled!]
[You're so disobedient! Are you trying to sabotage "His" plan?! You're on my side now. I need energy stones to grow stronger. Only when I'm powerful can you pollute wherever you want, as much as you want! Your refusal to help me means you don't want to help "His" great plan succeed!]
Yuanqiao: You traitor's mark!
Black mark: ...

Perhaps because she had only recently developed self-awareness, she was somewhat unable to argue with Yuanqiao and was confused by her twisted logic, finding it increasingly plausible the more she listened.

I finally agreed, albeit reluctantly.

Yuanqiao, regaining her senses, smiled.

The stall owner looked at her expectantly.

He gave the stall owner a look and said, "We're not sure if we can completely clean up the contamination on your son's body right now. Can we go check on your son's condition?"

The stall owner's hands trembled slightly, and he said somewhat excitedly:
"Alright! Alright! I'll take you to see my son right away. By the way, about the price..."

"We'll talk about the price later. Let's see how much of your son's sanity he retains."

"Alright, my properties on the first floor of the dungeon are now all contaminated with monsters, which is quite dangerous. So my son has been hidden in a shop on the next street from Central Avenue. Please sign a confidentiality agreement so that I don't reveal that my son has become a contaminated monster."

He has been collecting purification treasures on a large scale for the past few months. Others have more or less guessed that someone in his family has been contaminated, but they don't know that the contamination rate is as high as 91%, so it still needs to be kept secret.

Now that the corrupted monsters have taken over the dungeon, everyone's hatred for the monsters has reached its peak.

After signing the contract, the two greeted each other at their respective stalls and then went to the temporary home of the stall owner on the next street.

Anmuya and the other two took Cody back to the civilian camp to rest, as they were all quite tired after fighting all night. Yuanqiao looked around the courtyard, which seemed to combine Chinese, European, technological, and magical elements, and found it all very novel.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh. It's mainly to prevent attacks from polluted monsters and also to prevent someone from coming to my house and discovering my son's condition."

Various protective measures have emerged one after another, after all, his family owns mines, and there are quite a few people who want to take advantage of the chaos to get their hands on his property.

The stall owner's name is Todd Kennedy. His Kennedy family made their fortune on a small energy stone mine and are among the wealthiest people in Sashara.

However, the underground city fell, and his family suffered heavy losses, with less than 30% of their wealth remaining.

Fortunately, his daughter was in the outer city and not trapped in the underground city. If they had all met with an accident and not made it out alive, at least his daughter could have inherited some of the assets in the outer city and continued the family line.

Yuanqiao listened to the stall owner recount his recent experiences and gained a slight understanding of them. He declined the stall owner's offer to have a meal first, saying he would go see the stall owner's son directly.

"Things will get better. Once the monsters in the dungeon are cleared out, Uncle Todd's family will regain its former glory."

Although he knew Yuanqiao was trying to comfort him, he was still very happy to hear it.

Upon arriving at his son Ivan's room, he activated three protection mechanisms and finally opened a door that imprisoned the orb of light.

Ivan's eyes were open, and he was floating in the center of the sphere. His eyes, which had been dazed, became somewhat focused when he heard the noise.

"The body did not appear to be rotting or smelly; it showed no signs of contamination at all."

The system scan showed a contamination level of 95%, which is even worse than what Uncle Todd just said.

"It took a lot of rare and precious materials to achieve this state."

Todd looked at Yuanqiao with hope. She had seen her son's condition and didn't know if there was any hope of saving him.

"His pollution levels have increased again."

"What!" Todd hurriedly took out the testing equipment, looked at the data, his hands trembled slightly, despair began to creep into his heart, and tears streamed down his face.

"Uncle, don't cry. I might have a way to solve your son's contamination problem. I can't guarantee he'll fully recover, but I can reduce it to below 20% right now!"

"real?!"

Todd, who was immersed in grief, was shocked.

Even if she could buy high-energy purification potions, it would be difficult to get supplies into the underground city now, and the teleportation function of the special restricted space within the city would be unusable.

I thought my son wouldn't have time to wait, but Yuanqiao's intention was to find another way!
“There is a special method, which is quite taxing for me, but I’m willing to try it out because I’m so desperate to save Uncle Todd’s son. However, the contract needs to be kept confidential, and we need to discuss the payment.”

Yuanqiao was unhurried, but Todd was very anxious looking at Ivan's test data. Yuanqiao's proposed reward made him hesitate, but then he thought of his son in the sphere of light.

Gritting my teeth, I signed the contract.

"Uncle Todd, you can go out now. I need to be alone with Evan."

Todd glanced at his son with worry, nodded, and left the room.

It's no wonder he trusted Yuanqiao so much; the other party confidently asked for 70% of his current wealth. Money is tempting, and with a contract in place, she would do her best to save her son.

Yuanqiao found a shielding item in the spatial loop and used it.

(End of this chapter)