Chapter 165 - 114: Opening the Mountain Goods Market! Holy Shit

Chapter 165: Chapter 114: Opening the Mountain Goods Market! Holy Shit

Mountain goods generally refer to edible plants and animals that grow wild in the mountains, without any artificial cultivation or breeding. Examples include wild vegetables, wild fruits, fungi, pheasants, wild rabbits, and so on.

As the rural population ages and young people leave to find work, authentic mountain goods have become increasingly scarce in the market.

Most of what is available on the market is artificially farmed, passed off as genuine wild-foraged goods.

But without a doubt, the value of true mountain goods is extremely high, as their nutrition, taste, and effects are indeed superior.

When Zhang Lin returned to his prefabricated house, he immediately opened the purchase market. Sure enough, a new "Mountain Goods Purchase Market" had been added.

He opened it and saw one purchasable item.

Special Dahongpao Tea: 2,000,000/catty, purchase limit of 1 catty!

’???’. Zhang Lin’s scalp went numb when he saw the price. ’What the hell kind of Dahongpao Tea costs two million for a single catty?’

’Is the system robbing me blind?’

’And what’s worse, it’s limited to one catty?’

’Does it think it’s some legendary super-tea?’

Even as Zhang Lin grumbled, he knew that for a system product, the price reflected its value.

Besides, there really were Dahongpao teas that were this expensive. Once, a top-grade tea made from the finest Dahongpao buds was auctioned for five million per catty. That tea came from the six mother trees on Wuyi Mountain.

The rumor was that you couldn’t buy the Dahongpao Tea harvested from those six mother trees even if you had the money. The small amounts that circulated were only obtainable by top-tier tycoons through their personal connections.

However, in 2007, the Capital City had already issued an order prohibiting the harvesting of leaves from the six mother trees.

Still, other rumors claimed that while the Capital City had forbidden it, tea from the mother trees was still circulating among the upper echelons; it just never made its way to the outside world anymore. Any product on the market boasting to be from the Wuyi Mountain mother trees was either fake or from trees grown from cuttings of the mother trees.

These were just new-growth trees and completely lacked the centuries of natural spiritual energy contained within the mother trees.

Of course, these were all just internet legends, and it was hard to tell if they were true.

But since a tycoon was willing to bid five million for a catty of special tea made from the finest buds, it must mean the tea had some extraordinary qualities.

At this point, some people would surely say the tea buyer was probably just laundering money. But if you knew who bought the tea, you wouldn’t say that.

Looking at the two-million-yuan price tag, Zhang Lin ultimately decided to buy it and give it a try.

’I’ve come this far since inheriting the farm. Can’t I splurge a little? Can’t I enjoy something high-end for once?’

[Congratulations! You have spent 2,000,000 to purchase one catty of Special Dahongpao Tea. The tea has materialized in your warehouse. Please check for it!]

[Account ending in ****: Debit 2,000,000.00. Remaining balance: 4,845,634.25 yuan.]

Following the two notifications, Zhang Lin went directly to the warehouse and saw the materialized tea.

The tea was simply packed in a bamboo tube container. One end of the tube was sealed with a large cork to prevent the leaves from falling out and to keep it airtight.

’Two million for this kind of packaging? Seems a bit casual.’

However, when he picked up the bamboo tube and saw the item description, his face filled with astonishment:

[Special Dahongpao Tea: Quality 2]

[This tea was picked from a centuries-old tea tree and specially roasted to stimulate the leaves’ natural essence, giving it special effects: Aftertaste +2, Aroma +2, Lowers Blood Lipids +1, Softens Blood Vessels +1, Anti-inflammatory +1, Sharpens the Mind +1, Clears Heat and Detoxifies +1, Improves Eyesight +1, Cancer Prevention +1!]

Seeing this description, Zhang Lin was truly dumbfounded.

’Is this tea?’

’This is medicine. Some kind of magical medicine!’

’Aftertaste +2 and Aroma +2. Another +2 attribute has appeared.’

Moreover, aftertaste and aroma were essential for tea, and the better the tea, the more important they were. With both of these attributes at +2, this tea must be incredibly delicious, right?

The "Lowers Blood Lipids +1" and "Softens Blood Vessels +1" were amazing. Older people would absolutely need this.

Softening blood vessels was especially incredible, as it could clear out cholesterol from within them.

The "Anti-inflammatory +1," "Sharpens the Mind +1," "Clears Heat and Detoxifies +1," and "Improves Eyesight +1" were all very useful effects as well.

But "Cancer Prevention +1"—that was just on another level.

Even though it was just for prevention, the mere mention of the word "cancer" would likely make every tycoon on earth line up, scrambling to throw money at it.

So, what was two million for a catty?

Zhang Lin almost subconsciously looked at the screen in his mind again and opened the Mountain Goods Market. Unfortunately, the purchase limit for the Special Dahongpao Tea was only one catty, and the option had already disappeared from the market, leaving it completely blank.

This made him think of the six real-world Dahongpao mother trees. Did they command such a high price because they also had special effects?

And were the rumors true? That harvesting was forbidden, but the tea was still circulating among the elite? Was it because it had some special effects?

After all, when the Capital City issued the order banning the harvest of the Dahongpao mother trees, someone had interviewed the relevant authorities, asking what happened to the leaves from routine pruning. Could those not be processed?

At the time, the person in charge had given an ambiguous answer, saying those leaves were used for research.

Naturally, this was just his own speculation.

Who knew if the tea from the mother trees truly had special effects? It wasn’t like he was qualified to ever come into contact with it.

All those people online who claimed it was just hype, or who analyzed it with great authority, had in fact never come close to tea of this caliber. What they said was just nonsense. Only those who could actually drink it knew the real story.

However, this Special Dahongpao Tea he had bought from the system was a truly, genuinely good thing.