Chapter 2 Wang Zhi, a businessman of time and space
In a pure white space, Wang Zhi sat cross-legged in front of a wall with a white hole the size of a small basin, looking strangely at the guy in the mobile phone screen who was wearing an ancient costume but holding a crazy 4 beckoning to him in his hand, what is this? Traverser? Finally meet the living traverser.
Untie the white paper that was tied to the wooden stick and brought back from the space door with the mobile phone, it should be the message written to him by the traverser on the other side of the space door.
Unfold it and see that the same sentence is written in simplified and traditional Chinese characters and English: Who are you?
It's a very simple sentence, but Wang Zhi was very happy when he saw it, the traverser on the opposite side should also be an earthling, he is a fellow countryman, and he found four other worlds, and finally met a living traverser.
So he immediately took the notebook next to him and wrote on the first page: My name is Wang Zhi, let's be regarded as a time-space merchant, are you a time-traveler? Are you in an otherworldly or parallel world?
When I finished writing, I pinned the pen to my notebook and threw it into the washbasin-sized space door.
On the other side of the space door, Liu Xin, who had wiped away his tears and put away the power that had long been out of power, was smashed by the notebook that fell out of the space door, but he picked up the notebook with a happy face like a nobody, opened it, and saw the content on it, with a look of ecstasy.
He originally thought that the other party was another time-traveler or some scientific research institution or something like the space-time management bureau, but he didn't expect it to be the legendary space-time merchant, the space-time merchant is good, there will be no conflict of interests if it is a space-time merchant, and the space-time merchant is a proper golden thigh for a time-traveler who has traveled to ancient times.
Immediately picked up the pen and wrote in the notebook: This is the Three Kingdoms era, what do you have for sale there?
When he finished writing, he threw the notebook towards the white hole, and as for the pen, it was gone.
However, something unexpected happened to Liu Xin, the notebook he threw passed through the space door in the air, but instead of being thrown into another world, it fell to the ground.
Just when Liu Xin thought that the space door had failed, there was a wooden stick stretched out inside, and a net bag was tied to the front of the wooden stick, seeing this, Liu Xin immediately threw the notebook into the net pocket, and then pulled the wooden stick, signaling that the space-time merchant opposite the space door could take back the net bag.
Feeling the vibration of the wooden stick, Wang Zhi immediately withdrew the net pocket, took out the notebook inside, glanced at it, and immediately wrote a reply:
Didn't you ask me what was sold here? Instead, I asked you what you wanted to buy, and it seems that you also traveled from the earth, and you should know the situation on my side, and I can basically get everything you want. In addition, if you are a traveler back to ancient times, I recommend a few books:
[Militia Military Training Manual], although the modern military manual is too far away for you, but ideological education and tactical education are still very important, ten catties of gold.
[Ji Xiao New Book], written by Qi Jiguang, a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, an ancient military training guide, you definitely need one, fifty catties of gold.
[Rural Barefoot Doctor's Handbook] and [Encyclopedia of Chinese Herbal Medicine], these two books are sold together, with these two divine books, Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing can get out, two hundred catties of gold.
[Essential Encyclopedia for Traversers],This is my own compilation.,There are local methods of steelmaking, soil methods of making gun barrels, soil methods of making all kinds of fire, explosives, and medicines, as well as practical technologies such as soil methods of making glass, soap, printing inks, etc., which can be used by taking them all, because they are different from the above books, which are ready-made, and I need to write them myself, so the asking price is 500 catties of gold.
In addition to these knowledge books, I also sell a variety of weapons here, temporarily limited to cold weapons and cocktails, fireworks and other civilian thermal weapons, and finally we have a large think tank here, but also to provide customized services, that is, if you encounter any problems, you can turn to us, we will prepare a perfect solution for you.
After writing so much, it felt almost over, so Wang Zhi put the notebook into the net pocket and handed it over.
At the other end of the space door, Liu Xin, who was anxiously looking at the space door, looked at the net pocket stretched out from the "white hole", and hurriedly took out the notebook and looked at the contents on it word by word.
Although it is not the kind of Star Destroyer that has the power to sell, but the other party can collect yellow and white things like gold, Liu Xin feels very lucky, otherwise the other party asks for something like the source point to pay the bill, where do you let him go?
At the same time, through this short reply of no more than three hundred words, Liu Xin also had a rough guess about the identity of the space-time merchant on the other side of the space gate - it should be an ordinary person on the original earth plane who suddenly picked up an adventure such as being able to communicate with another world, and it was difficult to get a machine gun cannon.
However, even if there is no artifact such as machine guns and cannons, as he said, civilian thermal weapons in modern society are also weapons of mass destruction in this era, and regardless of the fireworks that can be used as rockets, the monotov cocktail was first used to deal with the mass killing weapon of tanks, and was used on human beings...... The scene was too beautiful for Liu Xin to think about.
With such a big killer weapon, the success rate of the main quest for world domination, which originally had a success rate of only 60 percent, immediately jumped to 99.9 percent, which is infinitely close to 100 percent.
However, the premise is to keep this space door that connects the future generations, so the question is - can this space door be moved?
This manifestation is the space door of the white hole, for Liu Xin, it is just a two-dimensional plane that can only be observed with the naked eye, and there is no carrier, Liu Xin can't touch this space door at all, so he can't move it, and this place is an enemy-occupied area, not his territory, if you want to keep the golden thigh of the space door, you must defend here.
But the 3,000-strong army fifty miles away was a threat, and he had just killed their conscription party, and in a day's work at the latest, that army would react and the army would overwhelm the border, and it was very questionable whether he could hold the village with less than 100 cavalry under his command.
"TM's, the key is that there is no time, at least half a day or more than a day's work, and you can't do anything." Liu Xin looked annoyed, relying on his 100 people, this village is basically unstoppable, even if everyone has an AK, because even if they can get an AK, his people will not be able to use it, and a day's work may not allow them to learn to press bullets and change magazines.
However, whether the space door can move is just his guess, so it is better to ask Wang Zhi on the other side of the space door, so Liu Xin picked up the notebook and wrote: Can this space-time channel move? I'm on the march now, and I can't stay here any longer.
Knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, after being a state pastor for a few years, Liu Xin would not be so stupid as to say everything to a person who doesn't know the details, so he told a harmless little lie, and then put the notebook back in the net pocket, and gently pulled the net pocket again.
After receiving the signal, the net pocket was immediately taken back, and Wang Zhi, who was at the other end of the space door, took out the notebook in the net pocket, looked at the question on it, and directly wrote two words - no, and then handed it over.
This space door can actually be moved, but it can only be moved by him, and he can open or close the space door anywhere, but in this way, Wang Zhi can only move the position of the space door at the end where he is, and there is no way to do it unless he drills into the world over there.
And obviously, although Wang Zhi can go to the other world through the space gate, but he doesn't dare to go over, this time is different from the previous times, there is a traverser opposite the space gate, after all, he doesn't dare to guarantee that after he passes, the traverser over there will attack him, the law of the dark jungle is not for fun.
Three Kingdoms Plane, Liu Xin looked at the notebook with two words, his face was full of disappointment, but he finally met a space-time businessman, how could he return empty-handed, some big killing weapons can't be bought for the time being, but you can buy a few books recommended by the other party before, there are many generals under him, and you don't need books for military training, but the barefoot doctor's manual and the essential encyclopedia for traversers These two divine books that themselves represent the golden finger must not be let go.
But the price he asked for was too high.
When he went out, it was impossible for Liu Xin to bring a few hundred catties of gold, and he brought more than 100 yuan of money when he came out this time, after all, there were few places to use money in ancient times, and there were many five baht coins, at most dozens of taels of gold, and at most four or five catties of modern weight units, and even the cheapest militia military training manual could not be bought.
As the saying goes, a living person can't be suffocated by urine, and Liu Xin, who is a traverser, also knows that the cost price of these books is not enough for the price of one gram of gold, so he wants to talk about the price, but it is too insincere to talk about it from the price of seven hundred catties of gold to five catties at once, and add something of vague value to top the difference, so he untied the jade pendant on his waist.
A piece of jade pendant was a little insufficient, Liu Xin suddenly remembered Zhao Yun, he also brought a jade pendant, so he immediately called Zhao Yun in: "Zilong." ”
Hearing Liu Xin's shout, Zhao Yun, who had been guarding outside the door, immediately pushed the door in, and then saw the light hole in front of Liu Xin and the net pocket stretched out from it at a glance, and was immediately shocked: "Lord, this is?" ”
"Zilong don't need to panic, this is the passage to the heavenly realm." As a traverser who grew up in the era of the information explosion, this kind of lie is naturally open to the mouth, and it is also Liu Xin's intention to let Zhao Yun see this space gate, if he returns here in the future, this space gate still exists, through it to buy materials from modern times, it is naturally impossible to hide, it is better to say it generously, and it can also show that he has the appearance of a human master, and even the heavenly realm is supporting him. Even if the space gate is not there when they come back in the future, letting their subordinates know about their encounter with immortals will also help consolidate their loyalty.
Hearing this, Zhao Yun's face immediately showed joy: "The lord is blessed with Qitian, and he actually has to meet the immortal ......."
"I asked the immortals in the upper realm about Kuang Fu Sheji and the way to save the common people, the immortals want to give me the Book of Heaven, but I must worship it, Zilong quickly go and take all the gold we brought and worship the immortals."
"Yes." Answered, Zhao Yun immediately went to withdraw the money.
After Zhao Yun left, Liu Xin immediately started to write in his notebook, which probably meant that he couldn't stay here for a long time and was about to leave, so he wanted to buy a few books, but he didn't have so much gold on his body, only a few catties, and it was okay to exchange these gold and two jade pendants for books, and finally, he also deliberately noted that one of the two jade pendants was Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong's.
After writing, he threw the notebook into the net pocket, and then pulled it to remind Wang Zhi that he could take it back.
After receiving the signal, Wang Zhi immediately pulled back the net pocket, took out the notebook inside, and when he saw the message on it, he directly wrote the word "can".
It's no wonder that Wang Zhi is not reserved, because this is still the first business he has done, before he was completely only in and out, and he was about to sit on the mountain, and now he has more than 1,000 yuan left on him, and if he doesn't get some money, he won't even have food for next month. The prices quoted before were completely open to the lion, in fact, as long as he gave a few dozen taels of gold, he would sell it.
"Give me the money first, and then give you the book."
Writing this sentence, Wang Zhi immediately put the notebook in his net pocket and handed it over.
Liu Xin, who was at the end of the Han Dynasty, was relieved when he saw the reply on the notebook, as for the request for money before goods, he couldn't refute this transaction in the absolute seller's market.
At this time, Zhao Yun also came back with a bag of gold: "Lord, the gold has been taken." ”
After taking the gold, Liu Xin said again: "Zilong, take off your jade pendant as well." ”
For a military general like Zhao Yun, things like jade pendants are completely outside the body, so he untied them without saying a word and handed them to Liu Xin.
Taking the jade pendant, Liu Xin put it into the net pocket with the gold, which was very small and not as big as an ant, and then pulled the net pocket.
After receiving the signal, Wang Zhi immediately withdrew the net pocket, looked at the pile of golden things inside, and hurriedly took out a piece, it was very heavy, it should be real gold, and a smile immediately appeared on his face, it has been almost two months since he got this strange space that can communicate with other worlds, and now he has finally made money, and the living expenses for next month have also been settled.
Wang Zhi, who was in a good mood, ignored that the value of these things was far lower than his own offer, and immediately stood up and walked to the corner of the pure white space, where there were many boxes, Wang Zhi took out a few books from the two boxes that were originally filled with wine, thought about it and picked up a box of instant noodles next to him, how can the first transaction have to be a little bit of a match, this box of twenty-four bags of spicy instant noodles is very suitable for the head.
Walking to the door of the space, Wang Zhi first put a few books into the net pocket and wrote a paragraph in the notebook: happy cooperation, and the first transaction, according to the rules, a box of instant noodles will be given.
After writing, he threw the notebook into the net pocket, passed through the space door, and then picked up the instant noodles and threw them directly.
Liu Xin, who was anxiously waiting on the other side, saw that the net pocket was stretched out again, and was happily preparing to pick up the "Book of Heaven" inside, but there was instant noodles in the back, and he was immediately smashed.
However, Liu Xin, who was hit in the head, was still a little dizzy, but when he saw what hit him, his eyes immediately stopped spent.
People say that ancient times are good, what food is organic and natural, but who knows how unpalatable things are in this era of pure natural ingredients everywhere, it is difficult for modern people who have been ravaged by various chemicals to appreciate how tasteless the ancient pure natural food is, especially in the distant Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a lack of materials, there is no chili pepper and most of the modern seasonings, even if he, a modern traveler, wants to adjust the food more than once, but he is not a professional chef at most he has made some sauce, Then all kinds of dipping sauces, he almost vomited after eating.
And now that he looked at a pack of instant noodles in vain, it was spicy, Liu Xin, who had not known the spicy taste for many years, immediately drooled, and hurriedly stopped Zhao Yun, who had already pulled out his sword to cut the strange box: "Zilong, wait, that's what the gods and men in the upper realm eat." ”
Hearing this, Zhao Yun immediately withdrew his sword, but he still looked at the space door in the air vigilantly, for fear that something would fly out of it and hit Liu Xin.
Getting up from the ground, Liu Xin immediately took out a few books in the net pocket, and gently stroked these beautifully printed "heavenly books", the action was like caressing the silky skin of his lover, and the smile on his mouth never stopped.
After a while, I remembered that this was not my home, and there was a great enemy nearby, so I immediately stopped lewdness, picked up the notebook that served as a medium of communication, and after glancing at the latest reply on it, I wrote below: I am about to leave here, and it is estimated that it will take a while to turn this place into my territory, how can I contact you when I return.
Liu Xin, who can't hold here, must leave, although he firmly believes that with his own strength, as long as he returns to Qingzhou, he will definitely be able to fight back, but how to contact Wang Zhi after coming back is a big problem.
At the other end of the space door, Wang Zhi, who saw Liu Xin's question, immediately wrote a reply: Although I don't know the difference in time flow between my side and yours, I will open the space door every ten days according to the time on my side, and then I will stretch out a tube, and if you are there, you can stuff a note and notify me.
It's hard to find a traverser who can trade directly with him, Wang Zhi doesn't want to just do this business, long-term search is the king, after all, I don't know when I have to find the next world that can do trading?
At the other end of the morning space door, Liu Xin was greatly relieved when he got this reply, so that this channel that could trade with future people was left, and wrote in his notebook, "I'm leaving, you can close the space door" and threw it into the net pocket, and then said to Zhao Yun: "Don't stay here for a long time, Zilong, send an order to order the guards to prepare enough forage and dry food, and immediately escape into the mountain." ”
"Yes."
After receiving the order, Zhao Yun immediately turned around and went out, while Liu Xin wrapped the stack of schoolbooks he bought from Wang Zhi with a bed sheet and tied it into a package and carried it on his back, which he was going to keep close to him. Then he walked out of the room with a box of instant noodles in his arms.
Zhao Yunzheng was standing outside the door, after all, the herald officer had to do this kind of thing, and he didn't need to go to the herald to notify him one by one, and when he saw Liu Xin coming out, he immediately greeted: "Lord!" ”
"Give the order to go down and burn down all the farmhouses in the village before leaving." Liu Xin ordered that if this house is kept, the original owner, that is, the village chief, will live in again after he leaves, and the space door is likely to be discovered by the village chief when it is opened next time, in order to put an end to this situation, the house can only be burned, anyway, if it is going to burn, the entire village will be burned down, so that the reconstruction will be slower.
Although it was a little strange why the main guild issued such an order that was inconsistent with his usual benevolent government and love for the people, Zhao Yun had no intention of stopping it, after all, this was not under the rule of Qingzhou, and the people were not under their hands.
Because they had already prepared to run away at any time, the people and horses gathered quickly, but because of Liu Xin's order to burn the village, everyone delayed for a while, but it didn't take long - in order to facilitate the control of the villagers, all the villagers were driven to several empty houses near the barn that only had roofs and no walls and were usually used for gatherings, so there was no obstacle when lighting the fire. Still, many villagers saw their houses burned down and tried to break through the cavalry encirclement, but more often than not, women and children screamed and cried.
Facing those eyes full of hatred, Liu Xin did not regret it at all, although because he received a rebellion education since he was a child, he definitely loved the people like a son compared to other scholars at this time, but this does not mean that he is the Holy Mother, otherwise it would be impossible to live until now and lay such a big foundation in this troubled era where children are easy to eat.
After a while, it felt like it was almost burning, and Liu Xin ordered: "Retreat, go into the mountain." ”
Liu Xin ordered, and the group of mermaids ran out of the village, and then followed the road that had already been explored into the mountain.
Before entering the forest, Liu Xin turned around and glanced at the burning village behind him, and secretly said in his heart: "I will definitely come back." ”