Fang Er needed not gold or silver, but points. The more, the better!
He checked the system panel; his points had been reset to zero.
They must have been used up by Xi Tong when opening the passage.
Thus, when Xi Tong woke up, a large number of points would be needed to quickly restore their bodies.
Asking Li Yan Nan for silver was for the purpose of exchanging it for points.
Gold was a strategic material, and reserves were not high in any country.
But silver was different; as long as the higher-ups agreed, large amounts of silver could be made available for trade at any time.
Just as Fang Er expected, less than half an hour later, Li Yan Nan returned to the ICU.
"Mr. Fang, the higher-ups have agreed to the trade. How many gold dredging ships are you willing to sell us?"
"Sell me as many as you can take!"
Fang Er's generosity surprised Li Yan Nan.
Damn it!
This was a real hen that laid golden eggs, and he wasn't even hesitant to sell them?
But at the same time, he was troubled. No matter how many of these he bought, it wouldn't be enough!
The greater the investment, the greater the profit. This was a sure-fire, no-lose business!
He left the ICU again and made a phone call.
When he returned, he held up one finger to Fang Er.
"One hundred ships! Mr. Fang, would you be willing to part with them?"
"Give me your phone!"
Fang Er did not answer, but instead reached out for his phone.
Li Yan Nan was a little confused but handed it over.
Fang Er opened the calculator and tapped away.
One ton of silver, converted to the Tang dynasty's sixteen-liang system, was 23,529 liang, which was also the number of points that could be exchanged.
One gold dredging ship, two hundred tons of silver, was equivalent to 4.7 million points.
One hundred ships would be 470 million points.
This should be enough for him and Xi Tong to recover their bodies, he thought with a happy nod.
"Deal! I'll have my men make the handover immediately, but I hope this silver can be delivered within a day."
Twenty thousand tons of silver in one day was a very challenging task.
But Li Yan Nan agreed readily without any hesitation.
Moreover, in less than 20 hours, twenty thousand tons of silver appeared in the warehouse of the Southeast Military Region.
"Tong Tong is awake!"
Chai Yue rushed into the ICU like the wind, delivering the good news to Fang Er.
"Awake?"
This was like a pillow arriving just as one was falling asleep!
The silver had just arrived, and Xi Tong was awake. This meant their bodies could be restored to normal soon!
Fang Er was overjoyed.
"Quick, have Wang Xuance come in!"
Chai Yue was a little confused. Xi Tong was awake, so why was Wang Xuance needed?
But she didn't dare to ask further and simply complied.
Wang Xuance and the others had been guarding outside the hospital. They already knew Fang Er had woken up, but Sun Simiao and the others were keeping a close watch, preventing them from visiting.
Upon hearing Fang Er's summons, they hurried over excitedly.
"Lord!"
"My Lord, you're finally awake!"
Su Dingfang, Ge Luoyang, and the others followed Wang Xuance. As soon as they entered, they crowded around Fang Er's bedside, asking about his well-being.
However, Xue Rengui was a bit too much!
He pulled a half-eaten lollipop out of his mouth and offered it to Fang Er.
"My Lord, eat candy. I just got this lollipop from the dean's child. It's delicious..."
Fang Er glared at him, "Can't you be more decent? You even trick children out of their lollipops?!"
Ge Luoyang chimed in, adding fuel to the fire, "Heh heh heh, my Lord, you don't know, but it's a little girl, not even eight years old!"
Fang Er: ...
It's over!
This child is ruined!
People usually trick little girls into eating lollipops, but this guy tricks little girls out of their lollipops!
It's just speechless!
"Get a wheelchair and take me to see the silver!"
He didn't go to see Xi Tong immediately. With Changsun Ling'er and his mother-in-law watching over her, Xi Tong should be fine.
Exchanging for points was what he needed to do!
The group was worried and tried to persuade him to rest for two more days, but seeing his firm attitude, they asked a nurse for a wheelchair and pushed him out of the ICU.
He was naked, wrapped only in a sheet. Stepping out of the hospital, he was exposed to the cold wind from all sides.
Li Yan Nan heard about this and personally came over.
"Mr. Fang, why bother? Won't the silver run away from the warehouse?"
He thought Fang Er didn't trust him and showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.
Fang Er smiled and waved his hand, "Not at all. It's just that I'm a greedy person! As soon as I see money, all my injuries heal."
"Commander Li, please go about your business. You don't need to follow me."
Li Yan Nan: ...
I don't believe you!
But seeing Fang Er say this, he didn't follow, only calling the warehouse and telling them to do whatever Fang Er instructed.
When they arrived at the military warehouse, the gate opened, and inside, it was gleaming silver, all in one-ton silver ingots, neatly stacked.
"Close the gate!"
Wang Xuance gave Su Dingfang a look.
He knew that even though his lord was in a sorry state, he was about to do something shady...
The heavy iron gate was pulled shut. Fang Er was pushed next to the silver ingots, and he reached out with difficulty, placing his hand on them.
"Exchange!"
[Exchange command received, points being exchanged!]
Without Xi Tong, the system's voice became very mechanical, dry, and like a synthesized electronic voice.
In the hospital, in another ICU, Xi Tong had just opened her eyes.
However, upon seeing her surroundings, her reaction was quite different from Fang Er's.
She immediately remotely opened Fang Er's system panel and, upon seeing the points displayed as zero, frowned and cursed.
"Damn it!"
"Where did all my points go, you bastard!"
Just as she was about to close the panel to ask what had happened, she suddenly saw the points move!
"Huh?"
"In this godforsaken place, this bastard can still find something to exchange for points?"
"Then don't blame me for not being polite..."
And so, the points began to fluctuate, rising and falling instead of a straight line, more exciting than the stock market!
Inside the military warehouse, Fang Er also noticed this change and smiled broadly.
This was a good thing!
It meant Xi Tong was calling upon points to restore her body!
"Come, come, who has a phone? Lend it to me to play with!"
The process of exchanging points was tedious. Fang Er turned to Wang Xuance and the others and asked.
"Um, I have one here!"
Xue Rengui handed over his phone.
Having arrived only a few days ago, this guy had already gotten a MeiTui 90 and even managed to get a SIM card for it, though it was unclear whose ID was used to activate it.
The familiar short video app was still there. Fang Er casually opened it, intending to see the changes in the world over the years.
As soon as he skipped the advertisement, he saw the top-ranked video, which was content about the Yasukuni Shrine being blown up.
He didn't need to think twice; this must have been done by Li Shimin and the others!
There was no need to consider a second candidate!
Scrolling down further, he saw scenes of them being pursued by the R side, presumably uploaded by an overseas Chinese.
In the footage, a group of people were being chased like rabbits, fleeing left and right in the busy streets.
Fang Er winced in pain just watching Chai Shao crash into a lamppost.
"Holy crap! Are they really chasing them that hard?"
"The Yasukuni Shrine itself didn't say anything. They just needed to apologize, right?"