Struggle in the Steam Age

When Lawrence expressed his attitude that the stele could be sold as long as the price was right, the elders of Zhu Yan's family immediately showed a smile, then stroked their beards and said. "Since you are Zhu Yan's good friend, then we as elders can't treat you badly. I just don't know if you want money or extraordinary items?"

"Of course it is a supernatural item." Lawrence replied immediately. After all, he is not very short of money now, but he is very short of supernatural items. If you can get a good transcendent item now, maybe you can exchange it for something good from the Jianmu space.

"If that's the case, come with me with the stone tablet." The old man said immediately, "It's not convenient to talk about many things just here. After returning to the family headquarters, if there is something to put there, we can communicate." It's more convenient."

After hearing these words, Lawrence went upstairs and spoke to Safiel who was reading in the study, then carried the stone tablet on his back, went out with the elder and boarded the carriage together. After the carriage started, Zhu Yan put down a small table from the side of the carriage and took out the thermos to brew tea for everyone.

"I see that you have something to ask me, and it just takes some time to drive to the mansion. So now you can ask those questions." After gracefully raising the teacup and taking a sip, the Zhu The elders of the family looked at Lawrence and said kindly, then put down the teacup and looked at Lawrence.

"I want to know what kind of supernatural item can I exchange this stone tablet for?" Lawrence straightforwardly asked the question that he was most concerned about now.

"I'm not sure, because the judgment of the value of a transcendent item is very complicated." The elder said seriously after thinking for a while. "But what is certain is that the standard items used for exchange are master-level extraordinary items."

"Master class?" Lawrence's eyes widened slightly, because the price offered by the other party was really a bit high. After all, the most valuable thing about this stele itself is the content recorded on it. According to the previous agreement, Lawrence had already copied a copy to Zhu Yan, so theoretically, it would not be included in the transaction price.

"You may think that I give more, but in fact, in my eyes, the stele itself is indeed worth the price." The elder quickly guessed what Lawrence was thinking after taking a look at Lawrence's expression, and then explained with a smile road.

"Let's put it this way, if this stele is in its most complete state, it would be a legendary treasure. Because the knowledge recorded on it is too precious and important. But purely based on the materials and craftsmanship of the stele itself, this A stele can at best be considered a formal-level Transcendent item, but it still depends on the fact that it is an old antique."

Hearing this, Lawrence nodded subconsciously. Because the elder on the opposite side estimated the price of the item to be about the same as Lawrence's previous estimate, which can be regarded as a very fair estimate.

"However, for a big family like ours, this stele has other meanings." After talking about the objective analysis of this object, the elder Zhu finally talked about his willingness to pay a large price for this object. reason. "Because this stele can be regarded as a summary of our family's war in the past."

"Summary?" Hearing this, Lawrence felt a little strange. After all, Zhu Yan's family had never even been to the New World when the war broke out, so how could it be said that this stele was related to their family?

"I think you should have heard my great-nephew talk about part of my family's history." The elder obviously saw what Lawrence was thinking, so he explained. "When the Peacock Empire fleet came to the New World, the ancestors of our family did not come to the New World. But this does not mean that we have not fought against them."

"You should have read the history books before, and you also know that the cause of the war was that Lingyamen Island was attacked and fell, and the ancestors of our family happened to stay on Lingyamen Island with the main force of the family in four ships. Huocheng on Sulu Island in the northeast is resting for supplies, and is going to explore a nearby astral plane after a short three-day relaxation.”

"Because there is a route from Southeast Asia to the New World near Sulu Island, the fleet of the Peacock Empire, which was going to attack the New World, tried to rob Huocheng, the largest port on Sulu Island. When the fleet appeared in the sea off Huocheng Then a small but very brutal war ensued."

"Our side suffered heavy losses in this war that lasted only about a day. After all, there were not many defenders in that city, and it was attacked again. However, under the leadership of my ancestors and the extraordinary people who were there at that time, the guardians They finally defended the most important castle in Huocheng and protected the innocent civilians who were hiding in it because of the fleet attack."

"Of course, it's not because the squadron of the Peacock Empire was incapable of taking down the island. The huge power gap between the two sides gave them the ability to completely destroy Huocheng's defenses. It's just that the fleet was targeting the New World at that time, so I don't want to spend too much time in this place."

"At the same time, the squadron of the Peacock Empire was also worried that the main fleet of Cathay would rush to help them from the north and collide with them head-on, so after simply looting the warehouses in the port area and the commercial area near the port, the fleet left in a hurry .”

"In such a short battle, half of our family's core strength was lost, but it caused almost the same damage to the enemy in the battle. More importantly, an elder of our family used a very rare The magic gun severely injured a hero-level transcendent of the opponent, and killed that enemy in the ensuing battle."

"It was also during that battle that our family and the family's line of magic guns were recognized by the public. The magic gunslinger was no longer regarded as a secondary profession chosen by those extraordinary people with poor talent. So, that For our family, this battle can be said to be a battle that determines the fate of the family."

Having said this, the elder and Zhu Yan sighed deeply at the same time. And Lawrence put his right hand on his left chest and bowed slightly to show his respect for those brave retrogrades.

After all, under the situation at that time, if the members of Zhu Yan and his family wanted to escape as extraordinary people, there was absolutely no way for the attackers of the Peacock Empire to stop them. At the same time, they were not in their hometown, and they had not received any orders, so There is no obligation to guard there.

The reason why the ancestors of Zhu Yan's family paid a huge price to guard that city was probably to protect the innocent. And such reasons are undoubtedly very great and worthy of respect. That's why Lawrence bowed slightly just now.

"Due to the huge size of the fleet back then, it was naturally impossible for the entire army to approach the port. Only a squadron led by a base ship in the fleet approached the port. And the extraordinary faction that this stele came from was that battle and An enemy that our family fought against and caused serious casualties on both sides." After explaining the family history to Lawrence, the elder talked about the stele.

"So this stone tablet that can represent the destruction of that extraordinary faction is very important to our family. It represents the end of a family's grievances that have lasted for hundreds of years."

Having said that, the old man showed a mischievous smile that didn't match his age. "If you were an ordinary person, then we would only buy this thing at the market price. But you are Xiao Yanzi's friend, so naturally we can't give you a reasonable price like we treat outsiders."

Just after the elder explained the cause and effect of the matter, the carriage also stopped, and it seemed that it had arrived at the place.