And Mi Fang, standing right in front of him, was on that list. Although there was no picture on the list, only a name, Xu Sheng immediately recognized her.
"Could it be Mi Fang from the Mi family of Xuzhou? The younger brother of Mi Zhu?" Xu Sheng asked curiously.
“That’s right. If there isn’t another Mi Fang, then the one you’re talking about is me,” Mi Fang nodded.
"What's this thing called?"
"Um, it's called a Yuanzhi harvester."
(It was invented by Xu Shu, hence the name. From now on, whenever the character "Yuanzhi" appears, it means it was invented by Xu Shu, and no further explanation will be given.)
"What is its power source? Spiritual energy? Is it burning spirit stones?" Mi Fang asked, puzzled, as she sensed the slight fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from the harvester.
At the same time, some doubts arose in his heart. If it really was about burning spirit stones, then that would be outrageous. Such an exorbitant price—even a chosen one couldn't afford it, right?
"It doesn't burn spirit stones; it uses solar energy. The key to the energy is called solar energy crystal. The key is the crystal inside." As he spoke, Xu Sheng picked up the tools from the trunk and turned on the harvester.
After the lid was lifted, a dense network of copper wires was revealed. In the very center, there was a crystal that shimmered with a faint light.
Although she didn't touch it, Mi Fang sensed its characteristics with her divine sense. It contained the energy of the sun, was very warm, and slowly released it.
Then, the released energy, along with the switch, was transmitted to the copper wires, and the harvester started working.
"This crystal is specially made, and it is said to contain a tiny bit of spirit stone inside. The outside is ordinary crystal. Inside, there are many specially made runes that can be used to absorb sunlight and convert it into energy."
"Such a large crystal can probably power this harvester for three days and three nights without stopping. Furthermore, once its energy is depleted, it can be replenished directly with spirit stones, or it can be slowly placed in the sun and exposed to sunlight for a period of time, after which it will naturally return to normal and be ready for use again. Also…"
Listening to Xu Sheng's explanation, Mi Fang couldn't help but nod. Then she asked, "So, how much is it per unit?"
"This only costs one hundred taels. By the way, there's a discount if you buy in bulk," Xu Sheng said somewhat nervously.
"Can I try it myself?"
"OK."
Dirty, dirty, dirty...
After a long while, driving at high speed through the rice paddies for several tens of minutes, Mi Fang couldn't help but nod. The stuff was indeed good; the quality was top-notch.
"Let's start with 10,000 units."
"Um, okay, no, how many units?"
"Ten thousand units? Don't think it's too few. If it works, the subsequent orders won't be just ten thousand units. Fine, seeing that you've had a tough time, then twenty thousand units will do, no more than that."
"Oh, okay, 20,000 it is. By the way, I also have a lot of solar crystal-related gadgets for everyday use. Are you interested?"
"Oh, what are they? Tell me about them."
"There's a refrigerator, there's air conditioning, there's..."
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Chapter 47: Sima Hui's Questioning
While Xu Sheng and Gu Yong were busy, Lin Yang, the Duke of Wu, was also not idle. At this moment, he was acting as a tour guide, personally receiving a group of old men.
The identities of these old men are all extraordinary. For example, the old man with a full head of white hair but in good spirits, holding a piece of tortoise shell in his hand, is none other than the famous Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui.
For example, this elderly man in a yellow robe with a full head of black hair, who looks very energetic, is named Pang Degong, the head of the Pang family in Xiangyang. Pang Tong is his nephew.
For example, the old man who observes wherever he goes, while constantly calculating with his right hand, is named Huang Chengyan, who is also Huang Yueying's father and Zhuge Liang's future father-in-law.
At this moment, everyone's focus was on the place where Lin Yang had arranged for the refugees. In their words, they could learn a lot from this place. Furthermore, how these people were handled and resettled could reveal certain characteristics of the entire Wu Kingdom.
Seeing the group of old men's unwavering resolve, Lin Yang had no choice but to lead them to this place. After all, what they said made some sense; how to settle and deal with the people who had come to Wu from other places was indeed very important.
"Alright, this is the camp. It has mountains and water, a drill ground, and many houses, which are specifically for settling the newly arrived people. Generally speaking, after three months, these people can leave this place, be allocated houses and land, and live and work in peace!" Lin Yang said proudly.
Don't underestimate these three months. With the continuous publicity, even the Ironman could be driven crazy by the hype.
Look at the pyramid schemes of later generations. Those pyramid scheme elites can change your worldview in just a few days, making you believe their claims without a doubt, and then willingly hand over a large sum of money.
While there aren't any pyramid scheme elites around, the problem is the long duration! Three consecutive months of closed-off management, coupled with continuous, meticulous propaganda and brainwashing, will cause the vast majority of people to become irrational and fanatically worship Lin Yang!
In particular, after they actually acquire houses and land and live a good life where they can eat meat every day, this worship and gratitude will become even more deeply ingrained, and may even be passed down to future generations.
Therefore, in Lin Yang's view, this place was extremely important, even more important than many other departments. Thus, the person in charge of this place was Hu Yong, Lin Yang's former head of the household guards.
Although this person lacks strength, has an unfavorable destiny, and is only average in ability, he possesses one unparalleled talent: unwavering loyalty—or rather, blind loyalty! The kind of blind loyalty that Yue Fei displayed!
That's enough. Many things don't require being too clever; just being obedient is enough. Like now, Hu Yong is in charge of the entire camp's work, responsible for brainwashing the awakened people, which is actually quite good.
"Gentlemen, you may enter and take a look, but this place is one of the most important places in our Wu Kingdom. Can you guarantee that you will not tell anyone after you have observed it?" Lin Yang suddenly said after arriving at the entrance of the camp.
"Yes, I can guarantee that. I, Pang Degong, hereby promise that whatever I see, I will never reveal it to anyone." Pang Degong stroked his beard and said with a smile.
"Yes, me too."
"This is exactly what should have been done."
"yes."
Seeing this, and noticing the group of old men all smiling, Lin Yang didn't say anything more. Given their status, they certainly wouldn't go back on their word. This could be considered one of the admirable qualities of the ancients in classical times.
Keeping one's word and being true to one's word are among the most basic and common things in this era.
This is why the story of Chen Shimei has been passed down for so long. Because villains like Chen Shimei are so rare, the occasional discovery of one leads to its widespread popularity.