C3 Human Greed

Once he entered the city, he was suddenly enlightened. People came and went on a ten meter wide bluestone path. Shops were lined on both sides of the street, and Ling Batian had never seen anything like it before.

The Tang Dynasty was very popular. Many pedestrians carried swords, sticks, sticks, and all kinds of strange weapons. Ling Batian was dazzled by what he saw. Of course, Ling Batian's appearance caused a commotion, and the passersby all stopped to watch. Although those people in the Jianghu's were rare, and the outsiders had often traveled to the north, they had seen them before. However, the natives had never seen them in their entire lives, and they were very curious about them.

Ling Batian smiled wryly in his heart, but he turned a blind eye to it. As the soldier called Brother Sun walked, he introduced the local customs and practices to Ling Batian.

After a few turns, the two of them finally arrived at a magnificent mansion.

Written in: East Sun City Palace.

When the soldier guarding the gate saw the two of them, he was surprised at first, but then he happily shouted at Brother Sun, "Hey, Brother Sun, why didn't you guard the city gates and run back to the mansion for?"

Brother Sun smiled, pointed at Ling Batian beside him and said, "A customer came here and asked him to register at the office. He didn't know the way, so I brought him back. "I'll have to trouble Little Li. Take him to the office to look for Lord Chen and deal with him. I'll head back to the city gate now."

Xiao Li's soldier armed with a saber nodded and replied, "Okay, don't worry, Brother Sun."

Brother Sun nodded and said to Ling Batian, "Lord Ling Batian, Little Li will take you to the office later."

Ling Batian nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you, Brother Sun. We came in a hurry and didn't bring any presents. Please accept our stuff as your reward." As Ling Batian said this, he held onto Brother Sun's hand and gave him a handful of gold coins that he used for Magic Continent.

Brother Sun retracted his hand to take a look and could not help but feel a chill in his heart. He thought to himself: Good boy, I originally thought that getting one or two taels of silver would be good fortune, but now I've gotten a bunch of gold, this should be at least ten taels.

Brother Sun hurriedly put the gold coins into his pocket. He bent down and smiled at Ling Batian, "Thank you, thank you." He quickly walked towards the city gate, and before leaving, he even intentionally shot a glance at Little Li.

From the very beginning, Xiao Li had been paying attention to the two's expressions and he obviously knew what they were doing. When he saw the astonished look on Sun Ergou's face, he knew that this outsider was a generous person. Later on, with a glance from his eyes, he confirmed that this outsider was a rich man.

She quickly went down the stairs and stood in front of Ling Batian. She smiled and said, "Lord Ling Batian, please follow me." As he spoke, he headed towards the city leader's mansion. Just as he was about to enter, he smiled at the other guard beside him.

Ling Batian followed behind.

Upon entering the door, there was a huge courtyard with a shady path, a pavilion, and a flowerbed pond. A three meter wide road led to the main hall. Letter: Yamen. It was where the City Lord's Mansion normally worked.

Little Li brought him around the yamen and to the back. After passing through a few small paths, they finally arrived in front of a slightly dilapidated yamen.

The business was set up by Tang Dynasty, and registered and filed with outsiders.

"Lord Chen!" Little Li shouted to the thin middle-aged man who was holding a canteen of water.

The middle-aged man looked up and casually glanced at Ling Batian. He said to Xiao Li who was beside him, "Xiao Li, what's the matter?"

"Lord Chen, a customer is here. Please register for the record." Although Xiao Li spoke with respect, his tone did not carry much respect. This office only opened once a year. It was a leisure affair in the court, with only a few dozen taels of silver a year. There was not much profit to be had, nor did it have any room for airs in front of its peers.

Lord Chen replied lightly as he waved his hand towards Ling Batian and said, "Follow me."

Ling Batian responded, took out a handful of gold coins and gave it to Xiao Li, then followed Lord Chen into the office.

The lobby was a bit dark. There was a sandalwood table and chairs near the window. Lord Chen sat on the chair and took out a book from the table. He picked up a brush and asked, "What's your name?

Ling Batian couldn't help but snicker. This Lord Chen had a trace of meaning. On the surface, he honestly said: "Ling Batian."

Lord Chen said while writing, "Why would a foreigner like you choose such a name?"

Ling Batian muttered to himself: "This was taken by my mother. What does it have to do with me?"

"Age?"

"Twenty-three."

"From where?"

"East!"

"Where in the east?"

"The Kingdom of Art."

"Why have you come to Tang Dynasty?"

"Wandering, sightseeing."

"..."

After an outsider "interrogated", Lord Chen finally stopped writing and gave Ling Batian a pass certificate. He waved his hand at Ling Batian and said: "With the pass certificate, you are also a legal person and can pass all the passes safely. Go."

Ling Batian shook his head and smiled. He put away the proof of passing and bowed to Lord Chen, "Dear Sir, thank you!"

He turned around and walked out of the lobby and followed the path out of the Mayor's mansion.

Lord Chen still carried the kettle and walked towards the flowers.

After exiting the City Lord's Mansion, Xiao Li's eyes lit up when he saw Ling Batian. He quickly went up and smiled, "Lord Ling Batian, is it done?"

Ling Batian nodded lightly.

"May I ask where you are going?"

"Yes, I'm just strolling around." Oh right, is there anywhere I can exchange the money in? I've just arrived in your country and I don't have any money on me. It's really not convenient for me. I wanted to exchange the things I have in the east for some money. " Ling Batian thought about how he did not have a single cent on him. Although there were countless precious items, they did not have the currency of Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Li was about to answer when a voice suddenly came from behind, "If you want to exchange for some money, I can do it for you."

Ling Batian turned around and saw a chunky man in brocade robes and a paunch walking out from the Mayor's mansion. He was accompanied by a soldier with a saber.

"Greetings, City Lord." When Little Li and the other guard saw him, they quickly knelt down on one knee and cupped their fists towards him.

That person waved his hand and the two of them immediately stood up, respectfully standing on both sides of the door.

"So it's the city lord. I'm Ling Batian from the east." Ling Batian greeted the visitor.

"Welcome guests from afar to my East Sun City. I, Huang Sheng, represent the citizens of East Sun City to warmly welcome you." Huang Sheng cupped his fists towards Ling Batian and said.

"Thank you, City Lord. It is my honor to be able to come to the East Sun City." Ling Batian had lived for five hundred years, so he was naturally very familiar with these government courtesies.

"Hahaha …" Did you want to exchange the treasure from the east for some silver taels just now? "Truthfully, I have always yearned for the East. If you have any rare treasures of the East, I would be willing to pay for them. I wonder how you would like that?"

"If this is good, it will save me quite a bit of trouble. Naturally, I am willing." Ling Batian didn't care. It would probably be strange if he just casually took out a magical item for ornamental use.

"Very well then. Please, sir, let's talk inside." Upon hearing this, Huang Sheng was overjoyed. He quickly said this and extended a hand. Ling Batian lightly nodded his head and the two of them walked in together. The soldier that was following Huang Sheng followed closely.

Not long later, they arrived at the living room. The living room was wide and bright with ten people sitting at the bottom. The two of them sat down, and a maid served them fragrant tea.

This tea was a refreshing thing. Ever since Ling Batian drank it on the Black Wood Cliff, he had a deep liking for the refreshing and refined taste of the tea.

After tasting the tea, Huang Sheng asked first, "What rare treasure do you have?"

Ling Batian immediately smiled, he pretended to dig inside the robe with one hand and took out a crystal sparkling with blue light. Ling Batian immediately smiled, pretended to dig inside the robe with the other, and took out a crystal flickering with blue light.

A light flashed in the eyes of the soldier behind Huang Sheng, and his usual indifference was restored in an instant. When Huang Sheng saw that Sun Shi, he immediately jumped up from his seat and quickly walked to Huang Sheng. His eyes were filled with greed as he stared at the crystal in Ling Batian's hand.

Ling Batian snickered in his heart: "This is just a low-grade water crystal."

"My lord, what do you think of this thing?" Ling Batian asked with a smile.

Huang Sheng continued to stare at the water crystal and replied, "Good, good, good, what a treasure!"

"Then, how much can I exchange it for?"

Huang Sheng slightly recovered his composure, shook his head and sighed: "It's hard to estimate its value, but it's worth at least ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Then would sire like to purchase it?"

"Haha …" You must be joking, I only earn three hundred silver taels when I become the city lord of East Sun City. If you want to buy this treasure, even if you were to be the city lord for a few more lifetimes, you wouldn't be able to gather that much money … Sigh, what a pity. " Even though Huang Sheng said that, his eyes flashed with a trace of malice.

Ling Batian snickered. All the officials in the world, which one was pure and honest?

However, he showed an expression of admiration and said, "Then I won't disturb you anymore." As he spoke, he prepared to leave.

Huang Sheng hastily pulled Ling Batian back and said, "Please don't argue with me. Although I don't have the ability to purchase it, but that doesn't mean I can't find a way out for this rare treasure, right?"

Ling Batian turned his head and said in surprise, "Oh?"

I have a friend who is an auctioneer, and many of the rare treasures in the world come from him. You might as well place this treasure in the auction house and distribute it to the public, inviting the rich and powerful people of the world to compete for it. Huang Sheng introduced with a smile.

Ling Batian nodded and agreed. That's good, then I'll have to trouble the City Lord. "

"It's alright. If you're free, we can go to the auction house." Huang Sheng said worriedly.

Ling Batian sneered in his heart, but still nodded with a smile.

Immediately, two people and a guard headed for the auction house.