Chapter 72 Ancient News (1)
After watching Inazuma's fleet leave the port, Tianhe left here. He didn't feel much pain in his heart, but just a little melancholy.
Of course this is not important. What is important is Zhong Li. She wants to invite Tianhe to go, but the location is on a ship called Zhudian Fang.
Travelers who have played the first act of the Ancient Tales Chapter know about this ship, but most people have never thought about what this ship is used for. Perhaps Tianhe's trip can tell us the answer.
It was night time. Tianhe followed Zhong Li's instructions and went to a ferry. There was a small boat there and a person was standing beside it, seemingly waiting for someone to arrive.
The boatman's name is Pinghai. He is the one who brings the tourists with invitations to Zhudian Boat. Tianhe doesn't know him, but this is the place Zhongli is talking about. "Hello, can you take me to Zhudian Boat? Zhongli invited me to go there."
"Zhudian Fang? Okay, come aboard with me." When Pinghai just saw Tianhe's appearance, he seemed to recognize Tianhe's identity, but he appeared calm. After all, he had received many "distinguished guests" to Zhudian Fang, including wealthy businessmen from Liyue, foreign businessmen, and also many people from the Fatui of the Kingdom of Zhidong.
It was just that a Rock King Emperor like Tianhe also came to Zhudian Fang, which made him stunned for a while. After all, this was a place tacitly approved by the Seven Stars of Liyue. Perhaps the only purpose of Tianhe's coming here was to inspect.
After half an hour, "Okay, sir, the Zhudian Boat has arrived. You can go up along this staircase." Pinghai greeted him, Tianhe nodded, and threw him a small bag of Mora. Pinghai might have seen that he was hiding something for him, so he quietly took it away, after all, it was a deal.
As Pinghai's boat went farther and farther and returned to the original ferry, Tianhe also came to this Zhudian boat. The impression it gave him was that it was luxurious, and there were many merchants from other countries. However, most of them were not good people.
"Tianhe, now you are here, please sit next to me." Zhong Li was sitting at a table. She waved to Tianhe, motioning him to come over and sit down quickly. Zhong Li naturally had an invitation letter from Zhudian Fang.
"Zhong Li, you should know where this place is." Tianhe seemed to have noticed that there were many things wrong with this ship.
Tianhe had read a lot of information from the Liyue General Affairs Department before. There were fewer people here every day. They completely disappeared from Liyue Port, but they would invite guests to Zhudian Fang to fill the vacancies.
Zhong Li first picked up a cup of tea, blew on it, and sipped it slowly, then replied, "Tianhe, I believe you can see that there is something else going on on this ship. Well, of course, I have tacitly agreed to this, after all, Liyue needs such a pearl boat."
Tianhe judged from Zhong Li's words that she condoned the existence of Zhudian Fang because the missing people were basically those who were harmful to Liyue, and the Wangsheng Hall did not care about such people, so they all disappeared from the world of Liyue.
Liyue needs both a bright side and a dark, unknown side. Once accurate intelligence is obtained, some people who are confirmed by the Liyue Intelligence Department to be harmful to Liyue will be invited. Then they will be invited, and then they will live a life of luxury and extravagance here, and finally disappear the next day.
Thinking of this, Tianhe remained silent, then nodded to Zhong Li, indicating that he knew the situation here. After all, some people could not be sent directly to jail, and it was sometimes best to get rid of them through some means.
After all, a considerable number of these people have a certain social status in Liyue. Once they take action openly, it will easily cause fluctuations in Liyue's business. That's why this method is needed to deter them and make them disappear, but other people will not notice it.
"So, Zhong Li, you asked me to come here, what do you want me to do?" Zhong Li didn't say anything, just kept drinking tea, and then a voice came from the side. "Zhong Li guest? Is this your friend? He looks quite young, why does he look a little familiar?"
A middle-aged man was sitting nearby watching Zhong Li chatting with a teenager. He suddenly spoke, and Tianhe responded, "Hello, Zhong Li invited me to the Zhudian Boat, so I came here. My name is Tianhe. What were you talking about just now?"
"Hahaha, just call me Hanxue. I look a little familiar, little brother. But it's not a big deal. We were just talking about the Rock King Emperor in history. Hehe, of course, it's not the one who was appointed some time ago."
"Excuse me, what do you think?" Tianhe became interested. Isn't this the famous scene in the original novel? Hanxue waved his hand and he talked freely.
"Little brother, the Miss Zhong Li you just mentioned has underestimated the power of Emperor Yanwang. As a professional archaeologist, I naturally have to correct her point of view." Tianhe heard this and looked at Zhong Li next to him. Zhong Li was still sipping her tea slowly and talking about herself without blushing or getting nervous.
"We just talked about the whereabouts of the first Mora in history." Hanxue was about to continue speaking when a middle-aged man with glasses named Yixuan interrupted him.
"Well, it's well known that, under the guidance of Lord Yan, the ancestors of Liyue smelted ore and used the original goods to trade with other countries." He presented some evidence and then spoke again.
"Today, Liyue is the distribution center of Mora in Teyvat and controls the casting rights of Mora across the entire continent. The Golden House is still in operation. I believe that the first Mora in the world must have been cast by Prince Yan himself thousands of years ago."
Tianhe listened to Yixuan's words. He did make some reasonable assumptions. Even Zhongli nodded after listening to him. It seemed that she also agreed with Yixuan's words. "Then we might as well make some reasonable guesses. This Mora, which is of historical significance, may have become a token and been passed down in secret. For example, the inauguration of the Liyue Seven Stars may have had such a ceremony."
After Zhong Li heard this, a black line flashed across her forehead. She didn't know why she wanted to pass on the Mora as a token of trust, but she still drank her tea in silence. However, Tianhe saw that Zhong Li's fist was clenched a little, and he could vaguely feel that Zhong Li's fist had become harder.
Hanxue retorted, "No, no, no, Wanyan, I think, from my previous research, the first Mora in history is actually not that simple. Mora is a catalyst. Even today, there are also uses of Mora in mysticism and the magic of strengthening weapons." Then Hanxue spoke with certainty.
"So, the first Mora in the world must contain the strongest power of Lord Yan!" Zhong Li couldn't sit still anymore, and then she retorted, "I don't agree with what Brother Han said just now."
"Huh? Then Miss Zhongli, tell me your opinion." Hanxue didn't believe it and wanted to see what opinion Zhongli could come up with. "Let's not talk about the truth of what you just said. The so-called Mora and the so-called money are just a kind of bargaining chip that is created to facilitate the signing of the [contract]."
Zhong Li took another sip of tea. "I guess the Emperor's original intention was to guide the people to use Mora for transactions. I guess the first Mora in the world was just treated as the most ordinary coin by the Emperor and was simply spent."
"You, you are talking nonsense, do you have any evidence?" Han Xue still didn't believe Zhong Li and wanted to see if she could come up with evidence to support her point of view. "I believe you have heard of this person, the alien traveler appointed by the Rock King Emperor, the new Rock King Emperor."
Zhong Li told them Tianhe's true identity, and of course Tianhe acquiesced. To know how things will develop, let's listen to Xianyu's analysis next time~ Hey