Chapter 369

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The angel also hadn't been gathering much news in Changzhou, and after some effort learned that since supporting the northwest last year, the Wei family's eldest son really hadn't returned. You mean the second son? I heard he's a wandering knight and hasn't been seen in Changzhou for many years.

Now only a little Young Master without horse legs remains.

The angel also didn't know whether this news could let His Majesty cool his anger and spare him, but anyway, it's better than nothing.

Indeed, he went back and reported Wei Tinghou's reply, and was smashed on the head by Bai Li Jin with an inkstone until his head bled.

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As for Da Wang? He finished his mischief and that was it—Bai Li Jin didn't even go mad, so he wasn't even worth a glance.

Moreover, he didn't know about the lawsuit between Bai Li Jin and Wei Tinghou; he had been living frugally lately, hadn't written to his maternal grandfather, after all, postage wasn't cheap either. This matter was only known to Da Wang when Wei Tinghou sent someone north to deliver white sugar.

Da Wang's investment in spring plowing was truly substantial—four prefectures plus Liaodong Commandery, just the seed money alone was a huge sum; the hard-earned ingots had gone by a chunk.

His elder brother Bai went to the trouble of getting him seeds, and stubbornly set up a store selling seeds and farm machinery in the suburbs, almost opening a seed company.

For this, Da Wang had something to say: "Who let the Phoenix Collection's prince not afford to buy, and Qiao Ge has no edible crops?" The Phoenix Collection followed the principle of deceiving one is one—strangers always got shocking prices.

As for this, Da Wang had no complaint, because he himself did just that—he sold all kinds of junk from杂货 stores as luxury goods.

Qiao Yi objected: "What do you mean 'no one eats'? Don't discriminate against Qi Refining vegetable chickens!"

"I had the people switch to planting grass, then in autumn refine pills to eat—do you think that's appropriate? The whole court would think I'm mad."

Qiao Yi sat back down: "Seems… like that."

Bai Yang laughed heartily: "Qiao Yi, if you have high-yield grass, Da Wang can introduce you to it!"

Da Wang made a stop gesture: "No grass needed—I have alfalfa from my own ranch, it grows fast enough to eat. As for Qiao Ge, do you have cheap white horses?"

"Don't you have the Flying Thunder Horse? That horse is fine as a warhorse in battle, right?"

"Hehe, I bought some white armor, wanting to match it with white horses."

Bai Yang: "……Nowadays people buy cars and match clothes; anciently, Da Wang buys horses to match armor."

Speaking of white horses inevitably brought his little white dragon out to show off—this time not only Bai Yang, but Qiao Yi from the cultivation realm also praised it as a good horse.

Da Wang couldn't help but boast again about the white dragon's résumé—this time Bai Yang's saliva really flowed out.

"This bloodline beats all the horses in my place worldwide—White Dragon's son! If I breed one back for horse racing, wouldn't it be a walkover?"

"Horse racing? Running and shooting arrows?" Da Wang asked.

"No no no, just running—first to the finish line wins money!"

This time Da Wang drooled: "Why doesn't the Jin Dynasty have such races? My fine horses are practically picking up money!"

Bai Yang grabbed him: "You can do it yourself when you turn back! Dear Da Wang, let brother pick up some money! Buy me a horse!"

Da Wang couldn't help but report a number to his elder brother Bai: "……Eight thousand ingots—this is just the number for one lottery draw, a very small chance to get a White Dragon. The mall's horses get more expensive one by one; I'll send you a Flying Thunder Horse—it can go on the battlefield, what's hard about running?"

His elder brother Bai, who grew up on Journey to the West and mythological tales, had an inexplicable obsession with the White Dragon Horse.

Drawing cards, right? The White Dragon is SSR, obviously—he gets it.

Immediately he flung out eighty thousand ingots, letting Da Wang draw ten horse blind boxes—if he draws the White Dragon Horse, it's his; the rest go to Da Wang.

Upon hearing this, Da Wang thought, "There's actually such a good thing in the world?" Suddenly a 'ding' sound opened the door to a new world!

Horse racing—what a splendid competition!

This business beats street vending for profit—Da Wang decided to draw horse blind boxes tonight; whatever Bai Ge doesn't want, he'll drag to the Phoenix Collection to sell!

In the Phoenix Collection there are many like Qiao Yi and Bai Yang—they only have homesteads, unlike Da Wang's main questline.

Da Wang had never thought of selling his mall's goods locally; now thinking about it, there's great potential! As soon as ingots are involved, Da Wang's brain becomes sharp instantly.

Three gamblers gathered around, opened Da Wang's warehouse. Da Wang directly bought ten horse blind boxes, looking at the ten extra boxes in the warehouse, he exclaimed excitedly, "I've never been this generous before~"

Bai Yang wished he could point for him: "Look at you acting like Da Wang—hurry up, draw draw draw!"

Da Wang pressed him down: "Stop! You don't understand—this has no skill, pure luck, we need to bring in some metaphysics!"

Bai Yang: "How so? Do you still need Qiao Ge to calculate an easy-winning pose for you?"

Qiao Yi: "……I don't know how."

Da Wang turned and ran: "No, wait—I'll go touch our family's divine beast to get some auspicious aura, then be right back!"

Bai Yang: ……

Divine beast—people compare people and it makes them furious.

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Da Wang ran back to Sui Fu Dian, Bai Ze lay lazily on the carpet closing his eyes to nurture his spirit—this guy pounced over and rubbed his horns and head all over, murmuring: "Let me draw the White Dragon Horse~ let me draw the White Dragon Horse~ let me draw the White Dragon Horse~"

Bai Ze: ……

No hope left, even got specific about the breed.

Others pray with incense sticks, Da Wang just shouts slogans—raw desire.

Bai Yang and Qiao Yi didn't say a few words before seeing Da Wang, who had gone off to do superstitious things, come running back with two paws spread: "All rubbed, all rubbed—come on!"

The two outsiders didn't understand, fell silent in amazement. Da Wang opened the warehouse, directly took all ten blind boxes, and in the next instant the screen popped up a string of prompt boxes;

【Congratulations Lord drew 【Horse Blind Box】 Coco Bella Horse x3, summon now? Yes/No】

After seeing the first, Da Wang's heart went wow wow cool—this wasn't his eighty thousand taels, yet he drew three at once!

【Congratulations Lord drew 【Horse Blind Box】 Leke Horse x2, summon now? Yes/No】

【Congratulations, Duke, you drew 【Horse Blind Box】 Platinum Wild Horse x2, summon now? Yes/No】

【Congratulations, Duke, you drew 【Horse Blind Box】 Qu Li Horse x2, summon now? Yes/No】

【Congratulations! Duke drew 【Horse Blind Box】 Black Gemstone Warm-Blood Horse x1, summon now? Yes/No】

Duke let out a miserable cry after seeing it, "Ah ah ah, no White Dragon Horse!!"

Bai Yang accepted it well, SSR isn't that easy to draw. He and Qiao Yi don't have this, the onlookers watched with great interest.

Duke looked through this series, the front ones were familiar, only the last two were unfamiliar faces.

Only one had confetti, even a fool knew this draw was the last and most valuable one.

"Lei Ke Ma is the horse I gave my maternal grandfather, a leaping genius on the grassland. Platinum Wild Horses are cost-effective horse types, I've bought many. This Qu Li Horse and Black Gemstone, let's look at the cheaper one first!"

【Qu Li Horse, the whole family is chestnut-colored, gentle, strong, good at carrying heavy loads.

Adapted to high altitude and cold climate environments.

Advantages: good health, not prone to illness, long lifespan.】

Bai Yang: "Looks not bad!"

Duke was very shrewd, "Didn't mention the flaws." He immediately clicked summon, Bai Yang's shop flashed with white light, and a chestnut horse already stood on the ground.

Bai Yang immediately laughed, "Known the flaw now, it's ugly."

That horse's short fur actually had a bit of natural curl, the mane was also short, a glance showed fur flying everywhere, really not neat or tidy.

Duke's sharp critique: "Like just crawled out of bed, grown too messy."

Qiao Yi laughed enough at the insincere praise: "This ugly is also not common, right? You lot, appearance dogs, don't know how to appreciate, rare things are valuable, maybe it's valuable."

Duke immediately said: "Give it to Qiao Ge." Phoenix Collection has plenty of cute little pets, this one doesn't look like it can be sold.

"No no no, giving it to Xiao Yan would think it's its new fodder."

"Bai Ge?"

"No! Raising a horse there is very costly, I only want to spend for the White Dragon Horse!"

"Hmph! Keep it to give to my maternal grandfather, he'll surely use it sooner or later."

【Black Gemstone Warm-Blood Horse, mane and tail dense, tall build, strength and agility combined.

Top speed can reach 120 kilometers per hour, usable for hunting and horsemanship.

Advantages: elegant and agile, king of short-distance sprints.

Disadvantages: picky eater .】

Duke summoned it out, everyone only felt their eyes light up.

Originally the mane being dense was like this dense manner!

This Black Gemstone truly lives up to its name, the whole body black skin shines like the finest satin, reflecting light. That mane and tail are long and smooth, Duke already could imagine its flying appearance when running.

"Impressive, speed 120, our fastest is only eighty or ninety!"

"Bai Ge, listen to me, you just need this horse! As long as the front has the two words 'confetti', they are the best in this batch, it's better than Platinum Wild Horse and Lei Ke Ma, it already worth the draw price! Besides lacking mythic attribute buff, it really looks good! Runs fast too, horse racing just waiting to pick up money!" Bai Yang's money, Duke also felt White Dragon Horse hard to get, changed persuasion to Bai Ge changing heart.

Bai Yang also thought it looked good, but, "Picky eater, how picky exactly, can I feed it here?"

Duke opened that attachment, three people looked with three question marks. Duke was incredulous, those two directly didn't understand.

"What does it mean?"

"It means it only eats fodder grown from specific land, like my pasture base grows alfalfa, vegetable garden base grows cabbage, like that. How dare it?!"

Bai Yang upon hearing immediately gave up, "Then I still have to import from you? Hauling forage daily too troublesome, I declare I only love little White Dragon!"

Duke: "……Could it be that I ride him out, still need to bring forage?"

"Then what does your little White Dragon eat?"

"High protein, it eats everything. Carrots, soybeans, alfalfa, plus feed beast pills."

Bai Yang became more determined in his love, must have White Dragon Horse.

"You still save money to buy." Blind box draw rate too low, heaven knows how many varieties Meng Meng has.

The varieties Duke drew, the shop will refresh them later. "Then you really don't want this eighty thousand treasure? White Dragon Horse three hundred thousand treasure, you need to win how many horse races to break even?"

"Drawing cards is like gambling."

Bai Yang earns less in the homestead than Duke, he doesn't have so many 'Royal Treasures' to sell, his top-ups are all to pay Duke's goods payment.

"Three hundred thousand treasure really needs saving, top-up worth thirty million is not a small amount, just wait for homestead earnings to also have, when I buy White Dragon Horse all relies on Duke you." Bai Yang's outside business is not small, cash flow truly not as good as Duke's. And Duke's given him those 'cultural relics', he is unwilling to liquidate, all collected.

"The treasure ship will return in a few days, rest assured!"

"Look at your this pursuit, only thinking about those fish, our vision needs to look further, now we have a common goal, dare not think of big business?"

Upon mentioning this, Duke not sleepy, put the horses away, two money misers began plotting 'smuggling big plan'.

Qiao Yi, who couldn't join them in smuggling, wanted to leave first, Duke again called him back, "Don't go, how far is the research on reducing dosage of Ling Ling Pill? When to deliver?"

Qiao Yi hurriedly reported to the big client, "Currently testing one-fifth and one-fourth efficacy, can deliver fifty pills in one or two months, rest assured, your cutting leeks big plan won't be delayed."

Duke hearing it relieved, couldn't help but again urge him about the white horse matter, "Want white, want cheap, want three thousand!"

"Help you inquire, if there's suitable for you, I'll buy it for you!"

That Duke was satisfied.

After cutting his Bai Ge ten horses, Duke closed market for one day left to jointly discuss wealth big plan.

Learning Duke poor already started plotting Western Regions countries, Bai Yang expanding supermarket operations realized. He excitedly patted Duke's small shoulder, "Western Regions, what does it represent?!"

Duke: "Cattle, sheep, raisins?"

"You only know eating! It's gemstones!"

Bai Yang took out a map, "Western Regions, along Kunlun Mountains this circle all produce Hetian jade! You then know mutton fat white, don't know many you look down on varieties are valuable in later generations. Nephrite, sugar material, powder green ah, prices all risen!"

Duke starry eyes, "Near Chang'an also has……"

Bai Yang pressed him down, "I know, that's Tian田 jade, it's not as valuable as Hetian jade!"

The sugared Qiemo fabric you have there is worthless where you are, but here I could just dig up a random bracelet and sell it for ten thousand, whereas over there it'd fetch over a thousand taels. If you add some period flair and process it properly, it becomes an antique.

Besides Hetian jade, the Western Regions also have bi xi and rubies. Go further west and you reach the Kushan Empire, which produces emeralds—I'm only talking about the valuable stuff; I haven't even mentioned the cheap ones.

Da Wang followed up excitedly, "You mean, have them tribute gemstones?"

Exactly! By then, even if the Western Regions cry poverty and can't produce cattle or sheep, it doesn't matter—just have them offer high-quality jade and gemstones! You lot can't digest it there, but I'll open a jewelry counter in the mall and sell it all for cash!

Good, good, good!

The dog-headed strategist came up with another path to wealth, and Da Wang's little notebook gained another entry.

At that time, the Western Regions envoy had just arrived at Shanyang Pass. They gazed upon the majestic, towering, endless fortress winding through the mountains, shivered in the spring breeze, and even the sturdy Su Wan sneezed—who knows why it's still this cold in May?

Having grown accustomed to the ancient, weathered Jade Gate Pass, switching to the pristine, slightly industrial-style Shanyang Pass left the Western Regions folk unaccustomed.

Though we already knew they'd lost three unfortunate neighbors to annihilation, and the Jin people had fortified their gate all the way to the foothills of the Tianshan, hearing about it is nothing like seeing it in person.