Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 456 The crystal ball battery is used up, don't come looking for me!
"This is a precious celestial crystal bead!"

Lin Dao pointed to the various colored glass balls that were wholesaled in large quantities from the Yiwu Commodity Market.

His gaze fell upon the leaders of the Qiang and Nanman people.

"Those who have rendered meritorious service in this battle shall receive this reward."

The battle achievement Lin Dao was referring to was obtaining the heads of Wei soldiers.

They were about to face Wei's most elite field army.

Even if you kill Wei soldiers on the battlefield and take their heads, it will still provoke strong anger and retaliation.

To obtain the head and then return to Lin Dao to demand payment would inevitably come at a huge cost.

Without a doubt, Lin Dao was tricking them into going to their deaths.

This is not over yet.

Under the panicked and greedy gazes of the crowd, Lin Dao took out a huge, crystal-clear glass bead, about the size of a head.

“This item is a divine object from Kunlun Mountain, which I borrowed from the Taoist temple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.”

Lin Dao pressed the switch, and the glass ball immediately lit up with seven-colored light.

There are also very pretty little beads inside, constantly rotating.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

"Whoever among you can obtain Zhang He's head, I will give him this divine object!"

This is the kind of gift you give to young girls during holidays, costing at most a few dozen yuan, and it even comes with batteries.

But in the eyes of the Qiang and southern barbarian chieftains, this was a divine object!
Their eyes were red.

The Shu generals inside the tent were also filled with envy and resentment.

Even Yang Yi stepped forward, wanting to say that such a divine object could not be promised so easily.
However, after a single glance from Prime Minister Zhuge, Yang Yi ultimately held back.

As the group of chieftains and nobles charged out, shouting and calling on their men to ambush Zhang He, Prime Minister Zhuge asked, "Zihou, are you sending them to their deaths?"

If these Qiang people, these southern barbarians, were hiding in the mountains, even if Zhang He had three heads and six arms, he wouldn't be able to wipe them all out.

But now, they are taking the initiative to rush out and confront things head-on.

For the Qiang people, who lack resources, only warriors are qualified to wear a piece of leather armor.

The weapons in their hands even included sharpened wooden sticks.

Charging headlong into the face of Wei's fully armed elite troops is tantamount to courting death.

"The wages of avarice is death."

Lin Dao fiddled with the crystal ball in his hand. "They chose this themselves."

Although they did not intend to directly intervene in the war between Shu and Wei, they could still eliminate a group of barbarian tribes along the way.

Yang Yi's eyelids twitched. "Zihou, this item is so valuable."

"If a Qiang person really killed Zhang He, are we really going to give him away?"

First, this glass sphere is enormous.

Secondly, this glass ball can emit seven-colored light.

Third, the small beads inside this glass ball can actually float like snowflakes.

Without a doubt, this is an incredible artifact that no one could have imagined.

Such a treasure should not fall into the hands of barbarians.

"you want?"

Lin Dao smiled and looked over, "Give me a hundred gold coins, and I'll sell it to you."

"Hundred gold?!"

Everyone was shocked.

It's not that I think 100 gold coins are too expensive, but rather that I think they're too cheap!

Such rare treasures are worth far more than a thousand pieces of gold!
It could even be said that this thing is priceless and cannot be measured in gold.

Yang Yi, Ma Su, and the others instinctively wanted to agree.

They were also quite wealthy; although a hundred taels of silver was a lot, they could still afford it if they gritted their teeth and took advantage of the situation.

However, Prime Minister Zhuge noticed something fishy.

He raised his feather fan, stopping the crowd. "Since ancient times, divine objects have belonged to those of virtue."

"If it is forcibly obtained, it may shorten one's lifespan and bring disaster."

Seeing that the Prime Minister had stepped in to stop them, the others naturally refrained from saying anything more and temporarily put aside their thoughts.

Lin Dao glared at Prime Minister Zhuge.

You're smart; you noticed something was wrong. You just didn't buy it yourself. Why ruin my business?
Jiang Taigong is fishing, those who are willing to take the bait will do so!
I thought that was the end of it.

To Lin Dao's surprise, just as he returned to his tent and was about to leave, someone came to visit him.

The visitor turned out to be General Wu Yi, the Governor of Guanzhong.

In just a few words, I understood what he meant; he had come to buy a sacred object.

"I can sell it to you."

Lin Dao bluntly stated, "However, as the Prime Minister has already said, only those with virtue can possess divine objects."

"If you force someone to buy it and someone finds out, and you end up in some bad luck, don't blame me."

"Of course not." Wu Yi replied repeatedly, "Zihou is willing to transfer the divine object, I am grateful beyond words, how could I dare to blame him."

He beckoned to his attendants, who brought out a batch of gold coins.

"With the army far away, we naturally didn't bring much." Wu Yi said, "I can order someone to ride back to Chengdu overnight to retrieve the missing items."

Wu Yi came from an official family.

Wu Kuang, the uncle, was an official under He Jin, the Grand General of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

His father had a good relationship with Liu Yan, and the whole family followed Liu Yan into Shu, where they were highly valued.

Wu Yi had a younger sister named Wu, who was considered by a physiognomist to have a very noble future.

Therefore, Liu Yan, who aspired to become emperor, arranged for his son Liu Mao to marry Lady Wu.

The fortune teller was right; Wu was indeed destined for a noble position in the future.

After Liu Bei entered Shu, Wu Yi surrendered to him.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, married Wu Yi's younger sister, Wu Shi, who was a widow at the time.

As expected, she later became a woman of high status and was appointed Empress of Shu Han.

Liu Mao, who was born earlier and later, could not resist the overwhelming aura of wealth and was cursed to death.

Wu Yi was a relative of the emperor, and he was both a marquis and a general. With the accumulation of wealth by his family over the years, he was naturally not short of money.

Although a hundred taels of gold is a lot, he can still afford it.

Lin Dao brought him a crystal ball and kindly replaced the battery for him.

"The divine object recognizes its master." Lin Dao foreshadowed what would happen if the battery ran out of power: "If the divine object refuses to recognize you, don't come looking for me."

"Understood~"

Wu Yi wrote an IOU, then happily took the sacred object, tucked it into his clothes, and sneaked away. He was terrified of being seen, so he walked very carefully the whole way.

After returning to his tent, he arranged for his trusted men to guard the outside strictly, while he carefully took out the sacred object.

Following Lin Dao's instructions, the switch was turned on, and immediately the seven-colored lights began to rotate.

"A divine object! A divine object!"

"Such a divine object should naturally be presented to the emperor to win his favor."

Wu Yi was a relative of the emperor's mother, but he was actually Liu Bei's relative of the emperor's mother.

His sister, Lady Wu, was not Liu Shan's biological mother.

With Liu Bei's death, Wu Yi's status naturally declined significantly.

If we want to win back the Emperor's favor, this divine object must have miraculous effects.

In fact, the person Wu Yi most wanted to give a gift to was Prime Minister Zhuge.

However, he knew that Prime Minister Zhuge would not accept it, so he could only settle for second best.

"If we can win His Majesty's favor, the Wu family can rise again!"

However, Wu Yi was unaware that no sooner had he left than someone sneakily approached Lin Dao.

The person who arrived was Yang Yi.

Yang Yi is a petty and narrow-minded person; his eyes light up when he sees something good.

My heart was itching like a cat was scratching at me; I was determined to get my hands on that divine object.

As for Prime Minister Zhuge's obstruction, in his view, the Prime Minister probably thought that such a thing could only be given to the Emperor.

If that's the case, why shouldn't I be the one to deliver it?
Everyone knows that the emperor is fond of pleasure, so sending such a divine gift would surely delight him.
Having made up his mind, he secretly went to Xunlindao to buy it.

"Are you sure you want to buy it?" Lin Dao looked at him with amusement. "The Prime Minister gave you a chance before."

"Please, Zihou, don't hesitate to part with it!"

Yang Yi made up his mind, wrote an IOU, and sent people back to sell their property in order to obtain the divine object.

Lin Dao instructed, "The divine object recognizes its master."

"If I don't approve of you, don't come looking for me if something goes wrong."

Yang Yi bowed and said, "Of course."

Lin Dao, who originally planned to go to another time and space to handle some business, decided not to go at all.

He first went to a warehouse in the modern world and unpacked all the crystal balls he had bought from the small commodity wholesale market.

Afterwards, they brought a group back to Jieting to wait.

Lin Dao decided to see just how many people would secretly come to him to buy things.

In the period that followed, Fei Yi, Li Yan, Xiang Lang, Wen Gong, Guo Youzhi and others came one after another.

The words may differ, but the purpose is the same.

They all came for that large glass ball that could emit light and contained a universe rotating within it.

When a divine object appears, everyone wants it.

Lin Dao didn't stand on ceremony; he'd sell to anyone who offered money.

And I've already patched it in advance, so it's out of power~ Pshaw! It's a divine object that doesn't recognize me and can't act on its own anymore, so don't come looking for me.

By the time the last customer arrived, it was already getting dark.

Lin Dao smiled when he saw him, "I thought you weren't coming."

The man who arrived was none other than Ma Su.

Lin Dao, familiar with the process, took out the crystal ball and placed it there, indicating, "Take it for a hundred gold coins."

Ma Su hesitated for a moment.

He still remembered the Prime Minister's words, which clearly indicated that he did not want them to buy.

But with such a divine object before them, the temptation was simply irresistible.

He gritted his teeth, took two steps forward, and intended to discuss the purchase of the divine object.

But when they saw the crystal ball, they were stunned.

A moment later, he looked at Lin Dao with a strange expression, cupped his hands in greeting, and turned to leave without saying a word.

"Ok?"

This action greatly surprised Lin Dao.

"Is Ma Su really that good-natured? How could he endure this?"

"But why during the Battle of Jieting~"

Lin Dao shook his head, reached out and picked up the crystal ball, preparing to put it away.

But as soon as I saw the base, it dawned on me.

The base colors are different!
"Your observation skills are alright. You're lucky; you saved a hundred gold coins."

Many of those who bought the crystal ball intended to give it to Liu Shan in order to win the emperor's favor.

I wonder what Liu Shan's expression was when he saw that pile of crystal balls.

Even more outrageous is the sheer amusement that will be generated when the crystal ball batteries run out of power.

Inside the Fanxu Road, Zhang He's brows were furrowed.

Looking at the group of Qiang people being escorted before him, he asked in bewilderment.

"What's wrong with you all? Why are you attacking like this, risking your lives?"

The Qiang people's rebellion is an old problem, and it has long been a common occurrence.

It could be that the rebellion was just a simple uprising. If they encountered a large army, they would try to avoid it. After all, the Qiang people were poor, but they were not stupid.

However, this time is different.

Group after group of Qiang people charged at Zhang He's army like madmen, driving him to distraction.

Although the casualties were not significant, they severely hampered the marching speed.

It took Zhang He quite a while to understand the Qiang people's descriptions, which came from all sides.

"reward?"

"A glass ball?"

"There are even divine objects?!"

"What kind of nonsense is this?"

Even after beheading several people and asking again, the answer remained the same.

Zhang He believed it now.

"Let's go to Jieting!"

"Go and seize that divine object, and present it to the Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)