Chapter 261 Time Travel General's Golden Seal
Chapter 261 Time Travel General's Golden Seal (Subscribe!)
Seeing that Zhang Fen was fine, Li Kailang went home with peace of mind.
Li Kailang rubbed his hands excitedly, feeling very excited.
"It's been so long since I last signed in. I wonder what good things I can get this time!"
With a thought, I entered the planting space.
"System, sign in!"
[Ding! The host has signed in for 50 days cumulatively. Sign in successfully! Obtain the following items! ]
【Upgrade card fragment*1! 】
"Hmm? Is this the only system?"
【Yes, host! 】
"I waited for fifty days and this is the only one. Is it really gone?" Li Kailang couldn't believe it.
The system is unresponsive.
"Forget it, one at a time. At least I have collected all four fragments, so I can finally upgrade."
As usual, Li Kailang took out the four upgrade card fragments, fused them together, and then collected the mature crops.
"Rumble--"
The entire planting space shook violently, 16 acres of fertile land appeared in the corner again, and more than half of the livestock were frightened to death.
The total planting space is now 32 acres of land.
[Ding! Ding! Ding!]
[Planting space upgraded successfully, current planting space level lv.6]
[The planting space has reached level 6, and the time travel permission has been enabled. 】
Then, a half-cubic transparent glass cover slowly emerged next to the spiritual spring water.
Next to the glass cover, a long tube extends quietly, with a vacuum cleaner-like component connected to its end.
Overall, this device is a combination of a glass cover and a vacuum cleaner head.
Li Kailang observed carefully and found that there was nothing inside, just a simple glass cover that could be opened.
This is the time-travel machine, a very simple machine.
"Go back in time? What the hell is this?" Li Kailang couldn't wait to see his explanation.
[Time travel: The highest state that can be traveled back is to an intact state, that is, a state without damage. Only dead objects can be traveled back. ]
[Returning items requires resources. Depending on the different items being returned, different resources are required, such as metal, sand, paper, jade, etc.]
[The closer the resources are to the raw materials, the fewer resources are needed. Other resources can also be used to supplement them, and the required resources increase at a double rate. ]
[Currently 3 can be repaired per month. ]
These four lines simply describe the situation of [time going back].
"Just by looking at it, I seem to understand it, but there are still some things I don't understand. I still understand it after practicing it. But from the looks of it, it should make up for the parts that cannot be repaired by individuals."
"It may even be worse."
Li Kailang directly took out the damaged motorcycle parts and put them into the time travel machine. A repair panel suddenly appeared in front of him.
[Resources required for backflow:]
【1. Only 2 original parts are needed to return to the original state. 】
【2. Consume 2.5 grams of gold to return to the initial state. 】
【3. Consume 700 kilograms of rice to flow back to.】
There are several more rows of choices behind. The later you buy, the more resources you will consume.
"Why does this price look so familiar?" Li Kailang looked at the restoration resources.
There is nothing much to say about the first one. Li Kailang made a rough calculation of the prices of gold and grain.
700 kilograms of rice costs about 100 yuan, while 2.5 grams of gold costs about 50 yuan.
After converting this price into motorcycle parts, we can basically make a judgment.
"You went back in time and yet you charged me the difference!" Li Kailang cursed angrily.
"And they charged double the price."
"System, that's what you do!"
[Ding, please note that time travel requires energy, and energy is not generated out of thin air. ]
The system's cold words entered Li Kailang's ears.
"What a scam!" Li Kailang cursed loudly.
But I still have to experiment. Let him use Xiao Huang, but he won't give it up, so naturally I use 700 rice.
Li Kailang had an idea, and 700 kilograms of rice appeared next to the time machine.
“This one is supposed to be used to suck things.”
Li Kailang put the broken motorcycle parts in first, and then pointed the vacuum cleaner head at the rice.
"absorb!"
"Buzz"
"chichi"
At Li Kailang's command, the vacuum cleaner began to buzz, sucking the rice into the long tube with a hissing sound.
Li Kailang looked along the long tube towards the time-reversal machine, and saw that the rice seemed to be swallowed by a mysterious force and disappeared into the depths of the machine.
"Boom!"
The vacuum cleaner stopped working and the time-reversal machine emitted a dazzling white light.
After a while, the white light gradually dissipated, and Li Kailang couldn't wait to check the results.
The motorcycle parts that were originally badly damaged have been completely renewed, as if they had just come off the production line.
"It really looks like new, without even a bullet mark."
Now that he has succeeded once, Li Kailang naturally wants to explore more possibilities.
After two hours of hard work, Li Kailang finally explored the possibility of a time-travel machine.
"Huh, I finally figured it out. This time-travel machine really doesn't allow any way to cheat."
Li Kailang looked at the four repaired parts on hand. These four parts consumed a total of 5 kilograms of rice.
These four parts are spliced together from damaged parts and then flowed back into a good state, so they can be connected together.
Li Kailang tried to use mortise and tenon joints, welding and other methods to force the two different parts together, but all ended in failure.
The time-travel machine has extremely high requirements for the integrity of its components. Only components that are regarded as a whole can be successfully reversed.
According to this logic, Li Kailang spliced four motorcycle shells together, and these four shells could flow backwards.
"It seems that only the parts that are viewed as a whole can be turned back in time." The integrity of the parts is the key to the success of turning back time.
But at the same time, the resources required for the backflow of these four shells have also increased significantly. With each additional one, more resources are required.
It is related to both the quantity and the degree of damage.
"Damn it, the more stuff that flows back, the bigger the price difference will be!"
In this way, Li Kailang used up two opportunities for backflow. Fortunately, it would be April in a few days, so there was no need to worry.
"This is my last chance to try something else. I can also buy some materials as a backflow resource."
However, before going out, Li Kailang looked at the bare farmland and decided to deal with it first.
"With 16 acres of land, we need to think carefully about expanding the food, livestock and fish ponds."
Originally there were 16 acres of land, 11 acres were used to grow grain, 2.5 acres were used to raise livestock, 1.5 acres were used for fish pond breeding, and medicinal herbs, fruit trees, etc. occupied less than half an acre of land.
After some thought, Li Kailang quickly came to a conclusion.
One acre of land was set aside to be used as a warehouse. This was something we had thought of before. There is finally a place to store all the professional maintenance tool boxes (containers), and there is also a place to make wine.
One acre of land is used to grow medicinal herbs, one acre of land is used to grow fruit trees, livestock breeding has been expanded to 1 acres, and fish pond breeding has been expanded to 1 acres.
One acre of land is used to plant ingredients such as onions, ginger, garlic, as well as peanuts, cotton, sugarcane, tea tree seeds, etc.
The remaining 21 acres of land are all planted with grain, still mainly grain, supplemented by fruits and vegetables.
"The grain planting area has been expanded by several times. Previously, we could harvest 16 kilograms of grain from 5 mu of land in a month. Now we can harvest at least 10 kilograms of grain."
"If you consider livestock and seafood, it's even more."
At this point, the planning of the new 32 acres of fertile land has been completed. Li Kailang had an idea and created the planting space.
But for Li Kailang, the most important thing about this upgrade is not the additional 16 acres of land, but the turning back of time.
"Where can I buy the materials? That's a problem." Li Kailang muttered to himself, frowning and thinking hard.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he thought of a perfect place.
"It just so happens that there are a lot of things at the scrapyard, so it's most convenient to buy there, and you don't need a ticket."
Thinking of this, Li Kailang hurried out and came to the scrap collection station closest to the courtyard.
"Hello, sir!"
Li Kailang shouted to the old man in the guard room.
"Young man, what's the matter?" the old man asked, sticking his head out.
"Uncle, can I go in and buy some scrap now?" Li Kailang explained his purpose.
"Do you want to buy scrap?" the old man asked again.
Li Kailang nodded.
"Sure, of course!"
A gleam of light flashed in the old man's eyes, and he smiled. He opened the door and let Li Kailang in.
Scrap collection stations not only collect unwanted scraps, but also sell them to everyone. The difference in price belongs to the scrap station.
After all, just because someone doesn’t want something doesn’t mean other people don’t need it. A rich person’s wardrobe may be rotten and no longer needed, but it’s still a good thing for ordinary people.
For those who are on a tight budget, it is more cost-effective to buy one here than to buy one or build one.
The scrap collection station has a wide variety of scraps.
From scrap metal to old furniture, from broken electrical appliances to discarded books, this place is like a treasure trove.
"Come on, young man, follow me, I'll take you inside, what do you want to buy?"
"The iron pot at home is broken, so I plan to buy some scrap iron and take it to the countryside to make a pot, and see if there is any suitable furniture?" Li Kailang replied. Before coming, he had thought of the wording. If he said he was here to take a look, and he was not in a hurry to buy, he would send him back.
"The pot is broken! That's a problem. Fortunately, I have some scrap copper and iron here. You can pick some and take them away." The old man replied.
"Sorry for the trouble, sir!" Li Kailang replied.
Thanks to the end of the training camp, steel mills no longer collect metal scrap in large quantities, and scrap collection stations retain some scrap.
"You're welcome!" said the old man happily.
Usually not many people come to the scrap collection station, but those who come are here to buy things.
They can make some money by buying things, so why not do it? After all, that little salary is not enough.
But don't underestimate the scrap collection stations and the recyclers who collect scrap on the streets.
Although they only earn 25 yuan a month, they do not live on this fixed salary, they have a scrap purchase price.
The scrap collection station has an internal purchase price, and the recyclers have their own purchase price.
The recyclers make a profit from the difference in price. One dollar per piece is not a big problem, and three or five dollars is not impossible either.
At the end of the month, it is about 30 yuan, which is higher than the salary of most workers.
But they are very low-key and never show off. They never say a word about the money they make.
Everyone only knows that the work they do is dirty and hard, and they look down on them.
Little do they know that they live better than most people. It’s just that their salary and working environment are dirty, but the work itself is not dirty, and it’s even very academic.
They have to deal with people, distinguish items and prices, and sometimes they even receive antiques.
"Old Qian! There's a young man who wants to buy scrap metal. I've brought him here for you. Take him with you!"
The old man took Li Kailang into a large courtyard. After opening the gate, he found several people wearing masks and gloves, dealing with a mountain of waste in front of them.
"Young man, you are here to buy scrap metal." Lao Qian stood up and came to Li Kailang.
As soon as I got closer, an unpleasant smell hit me in the face.
"I'm sorry! I almost forgot that the smell is so strong!" Lao Qian apologized. They did this job.
I was naturally contaminated by this smell, and the courtyard door was usually kept closed for fear that the smell would spread.
As long as someone comes in, even if they just stay for a while, they will have a smell on their body that will linger for a long time.
"It's okay, it's okay!" Li Kailang said without any concern.
Old Qian pointed at a room and said, "Okay, I won't come near you. You want scrap metal, right? Go to that room. It's full of scrap metal."
"Take your time to choose. When you're done, come over here and let me weigh it."
"Okay." Li Kailang walked towards the supplies that Lao Qian was pointing at.
I saw a lot of scrap copper, rotten iron and other metal waste piled up in the house, and even two damaged bicycles.
【The bicycle frame was damaged. 】
【1. Cut off the damaged part of the beam and weld it with original parts. 】
【2. Cut off the damaged part and use other parts for welding. The probability of damage to non-original parts increases. 】
【3】
Li Kailang took a quick look at the bicycle and found that there were three obvious damages on the frame, and there were still traces of repairs on it.
It is obvious that the car owner was afraid that it would break down again, so he didn't want the car because it was too troublesome.
Generally speaking, people who don't have a bicycle are not too bad financially.
Li Kailang didn't plan to buy the bicycle either. It would cost a lot of money to buy it and it wasn't worth it.
After all, samples are scrap copper and iron, and the finished products are not worth the same as spare parts.
"Since we are here, we might as well collect some good scrap copper and iron to store."
Li Kailang borrowed the maintenance panel, and he would pick it up without hesitation as long as the panel showed simple repair waste.
"I didn't expect the maintenance panel has this function. It's really good. It's a pity that it can't be used to identify antiques. What a pity." Li Kailang sighed regretfully.
[The surface of the General's Golden Seal has accumulated dirt, so just wipe it off carefully. 】
"Huh? What?"
Just as Li Kailang was busy picking up waste materials, a panel suddenly flashed before his eyes.
Li Kailang noticed it instantly and quickly turned his head to look at the location where the panel appeared.
"found it!"
Soon, Li Kailang discovered that it was the dirty iron lump in front of him that made the panel appear.
This lump of iron looks very ordinary, with dirt covering the outside. It is obviously heavier than scrap iron of the same volume.
However, Li Kailang noticed that its bottom faintly revealed a different kind of yellow.
He curiously moved closer to take a closer look and found that there were some complicated patterns carved on the iron lump.
"Could this be an antique? I'm so lucky to have come across it?"
Li Kailang was surprised. Seeing the panel saying to wipe it, Li Kailang subconsciously started to do it.
"No, no, if we wipe it clean, won't it be revealed? We can't wipe it clean. Since they haven't noticed it, we want them to think it's a piece of waste."
Thinking of this, Li Kailang suddenly became excited and no longer in the mood to choose. He held the lump of iron and the selected waste materials.
Li Kailang took a deep breath, calmed his excited mood, and then left the room.
"Comrade Qian, I have selected them. These are all I have. Please weigh them."
"Okay, okay!" Comrade Qian took out the scale and weighed them one by one.
When Comrade Qian held the last lump of iron on the scale, Li Kailang's heart instantly rose to his throat and began beating non-stop.
But he pretended to be expressionless and watched quietly.
"Comrade, it's weighed. Just give me 6 cents in total."
"Okay!" Li Kailang responded, and quickly took out 6 and sold them to Comrade Qian for the money.
"Comrade, please keep your things. You are welcome to come again next time!" Comrade Qian took the money and said with a smile.
"Okay, definitely next time, definitely next time!" Li Kailang responded quickly, wanting to leave here quickly.
"Okay, I have something else to do, so I won't see you off. Just go back the same way you came. Remember to say hello to the security guard when you leave."
Li Kailang nodded, said hello to the old man after going out, and rode his bicycle home.
"Huff, huff--" Li Kailang was so tired that he was out of breath. He didn't bother to talk to anyone. He went home, locked the door, and entered the planting space.
Li Kailang excitedly picked up the towel and began to carefully clean the seemingly inconspicuous lump of iron.
He carefully wiped off the dirt, grime and rust on it, fearing that he would damage the treasure that might be hidden.
After some effort, the iron lump finally revealed its original appearance.
This lump of iron looked like a seal. Li Kailang could not understand the patterns engraved on it, but the yellow color revealed by the seal was definitely gold, which was more valuable than iron.
Thinking of this, Li Kailang naturally wanted to verify it.
"Ah!" Li Kailang opened his mouth and took a bite, only to feel a hard feeling against his teeth.
"It's quite hard!" Li Kailang could only draw this conclusion.
I've watched TV dramas and learned that ancient people used to bite with their teeth, but it didn't say how much force to use. Li Kailang didn't dare to use too much force.
"Forget it, let's try another method."
Li Kailang took out a magnet and placed it next to the seal. After waiting for a while, the seal remained unmoved.
Then, Li Kailang picked it up again, and the sound it made when it fell was relatively dull, like a "dong dong" sound.
"It looks like it should be real." Li Kailang muttered to himself, holding the general's golden seal and looking at it carefully.
I bought a junk item and actually received a real thing. This is really bad luck. My luck is just too good to be true.
Li Kailang still tried to put it into the time machine.
[The general's gold seal, slightly damaged. ]
【Please select the reflow time and resources required for reflow. 】
【1.1 minute of money, 1 gram of gold consumed.】
【2.27 years ago, 4 grams of gold were consumed. 】
【3.100 years ago, 7 grams of gold were consumed. 】
【4.500 years ago, 10 grams of gold were consumed. 】
In silence, Li Kailang looked at the backflowing panel, and then looked at the general's golden seal in the machine.
"It seems that this thing is not only real gold, but also an antique!"
"The resources consumed are so few. It seems that the damage to the General's Golden Seal is very light, otherwise it wouldn't be so small, and it only accepts gold."
"It seems that not all things can be generalized. In the future, antiques can be restored."
In addition, Li Kailang finally found a way to identify the authenticity of antiques.
The longer the retracement time, the more authentic the antique is. Of course, this does not rule out fake antiques that have been circulating for a long time.
Li Kailang directly chose the second option of 2 grams of gold. Soon a dazzling white light was emitted, and the general's golden seal was repaired.
To ensure the authenticity of the item, the next step is to explore its origin and see which dynasty it belongs to.
When it comes to this, only trust stores can find out.
There gathered a bunch of archaeological experts, antique identification experts, and old scholars, all of whom were hired to specifically identify antiques.
Li Kailang couldn't wait to take the general's golden seal for identification.
After careful observation and identification, archaeologists finally gave the answer:
"This is a genuine gold seal from the Liao Dynasty, a precious cultural relic that was used by Liao generals when they deployed troops."
Upon hearing the result, Li Kailang was so excited that he almost jumped up.
"Comrade, are you going to pawn this gold seal?" asked the archaeologist.
Li Kailang shook his head and refused without hesitation: "No, I want to keep it as a family heirloom."
After saying this, he carefully put away the golden seal and left the trust store full of joy.
In order to avoid being followed, Li Kai deliberately took a long detour before returning.
These appraisal experts work for trust stores, receive salaries, and do not charge for helping to appraise antiques. They will also offer prices for the items.
Even if they didn't buy the products and just helped with the identification for nothing, they didn't think it was a big deal. They were all paid by the government, so why bother? Li Kailang naturally left with a clear conscience.
(End of this chapter)