Chapter 149: Dramatic Change (Part 2)

At dawn the next day.

Zhang Gui was sleeping in a daze when he suddenly had a sensing that a dramatic change had occurred in the metal cave tens of miles away, and he sat up from the bed.

At this time, in the dense forest where the metal cave was located.

The soldiers on night watch suddenly saw countless metal little people, more than a foot tall, with bodies like human children.

But they had six symmetrical arms and wings behind them, flying rapidly.

They rushed out of the cave like hornets leaving their nest, heading up to the blue sky.

There were thousands or tens of thousands of them!

"My lord, Lord Liu!

Things have come out of the earth cave opened by the Heavenly Firmament Heavenly Craft Opening All Things.

So many, so many, they have blocked the sky, and they are all over the trees.

They are metal little people, with wings, little people who can fly!"

The duty officer flew to report quickly.

It was reported layer by layer in this way.

A moment later, even Prince Zhen was woken up by a eunuch who had to bite the bullet.

Meanwhile, Zhang Gui sensed the metal flying people around the cave.

He "watched" them divide into two major groups; one group stayed in place and spread out, starting to build a city;

The other group flew rapidly toward the Longzhu River, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It is exactly as I anticipated before.

Since the functionality of the Marvel has increased by more than a hundred times.

Then using that relatively clumsy ordinary model of Metal Heavenly Craft as a city-building tool would be too inefficient.

However, these 'little flying people' are still a bit unexpected; they don't look like the style of Eastern creations at all.

Could it be that Master Song started learning the artisan techniques or object forms of other continents in the final moments of his life?

After all, 'Stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one; observing all strengths is the highest' is a truth."

Thinking happily in his heart, Zhang Gui suddenly felt a change in his sensing, and a thought flashed through his mind,

"Mr. Yin is here; how come he is so fast."

He immediately stopped stimulating his divine authority, stopped sensing, and lay down to sleep.

About an hour later, the sky turned bright.

Someone knocked on his door hurriedly.

"Caiyang Longhu, get up quickly, there is something good to see."

Zhang Gui recognized it was Lü Zaicheng's voice, and he also guessed the purpose of him coming to find him early in the morning.

He jumped off the bed, put on his clothes, and pretended to be sleepy,

"Old Lü, why are you so early..."

Feeling that it was too shameful to have to ask Zhang Gui for money to buy convenience yesterday after all.

Lü Zaicheng, who had re-established contact with several old friends in Prince Zhen's Traveling Palace overnight and felt that he was capable again, was anxious to perform well to save some face.

He grabbed Zhang Gui's wrist,

"Is it early? It's not early anymore.

Just now, the Heavenly Firmament 'Heavenly Craft Opening All Things' activated and sent out metal flying people filling the sky.

It is said that they have already started building a city.

Now Prince Zhen has already gone to see it.

It is said to be a spectacular sight; hurry up and get dressed, I'll take you to see it."

"Can we, no, can I go to such a place? It would be too reckless.

What if we are..."

"Prince Zhen has already seen it and returned; there are no Huben guards there anymore."

Lü Zaicheng was forced to tell the truth, "This matter has caused too much of a stir; the news cannot be blocked at all.

If we go early, we can still occupy a good position and see the rarity."

Zhang Gui agreed to this upon hearing it.

While washing up, he asked casually as if it were very unintentional:

"Has Mr. Yin seen it?

And his junior sister who only defected to Prince Zhen's side last night, did she go too?"

"Prince Zhen has been there, so Mr. Yin naturally has been there too.

And since Mr. Yin has been there, I imagine his Great Ability junior sister must have been there too.

After all, it is the top-level Heavenly Craft Opening All Things passed down from hundreds of years ago.

Even if those top powerhouses are knowledgeable, they must have never seen it.

How could they not go and open their eyes."

Listening to the meaning in Lü Zaicheng's words, he felt that Mr. Yin shouldn't have noticed that the 'metal cave' had already been 'tower-stolen' by him.

Zhang Gui nodded silently and stopped speaking.

After washing up and getting dressed, he went out with Lü Zaicheng.

The metal cave was tens of miles away.

Although for Zhang Gui, it was almost close at hand.

Even if he couldn't teleport openly in front of others, walking on land was a trivial matter.

But Lü Zaicheng, who specialized in the technique of exorcising evil spirits with the Primordial Spirit, did not have this ability.

He could only borrow a horse from the 'Traveling Palace' stable.

Originally, he wanted to borrow one for Zhang Gui as well, this kind of short-legged horse that only walks in the forest.

To show that although some of his connections had become worthless, some were still useful.

But he was flatly refused by Zhang Gui.

"I have been running back and forth between Pingyang Town and the Xuanzhi Mountain Mushroom Valley since I was a child.

I also have the bloodline of the Shishi mountain people and have awakened the ancestral Spirit Cong.

Running tens or hundreds of miles in the forest, why would I need to ride a short horse."

Seeing that he was 'a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not a good heart', Lü Zaicheng couldn't help but mutter,

"Caiyang Longhu, you are truly a rare person in the world who doesn't love enjoyment and specializes in suffering.

Times are different now.

You are no longer a child of the market, but a dignified Fourth-Rank Opening Dragon-Tiger General, Nine Islands Expedition..."

"Alright, alright, Lord Lü, let's go quickly.

If we delay any longer, more people will gather to open their eyes, and we won't be able to get a good position."

Zhang Gui interrupted Lü Zaicheng's words, then personally helped him onto the horse.

He stimulated the Spirit Cong 'Swift Legs' and ran toward the gate of Old Blackwood Town together.

At this time, the news of the dramatic change in the metal cave had been spread intentionally or unintentionally.

People began to pour into the forest continuously.

On the top floor of a teahouse operated by the 'White Sail Trading Company' near the city gate.

Qiao Dongjue, deputy head of the 'Roujin City' company joint delegation, whose main job was the ocean transit trade of Nan Chi slaves, looked at the groups of Easterners disappearing into the jungle.

A strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth,

"They are truly bold fellows, swallowing up land without caring whether it has an owner or not.

They are even greedier than when we Westerners hunt Nan Chi slaves.

They don't even think about why Dragon Head Island is one of the dividing points between the Outer Wild Ocean and the Inner Sea.

We Westerners discovered this rich and huge island hundreds or thousands of years earlier than them.

Why have we only built a few cities in the coastal area and never ventured into the hinterland of the island?

Is it just because Dragon Head Island is too far from our Western He Continent?

But for even greater distances, we have accumulated the transport of I don't know how many billions of slaves from the Nan Chi Continent by ocean."

"Indeed, Qiao.

The Eastern prince we met yesterday is so arrogant that he doesn't even know that the Outer Wild Ocean and the Inner Sea are naturally different.

And that the 'Ancient Ocean Contract' belongs to the common wealth of everyone in the 'Four Continents of Diyuan'."

Donald, head of the 'Roujin City' company joint delegation, whose main job was city guardian, heard his friend's nagging.

He said in a low voice, first praising and then disparaging:

"But the problem is that if we want to earn the money in the pockets of the Ming Song people, which might reach hundreds or thousands of Pure White Eagles.

Then we must show enough politeness and humility in front of their provincial regent prince.

As for the embarrassment.

That powerful ancient god sleeping on this island will one day, when he wakes up briefly, take revenge on our behalf against those Easterners.

Just like nine hundred years ago, seven hundred years ago, six hundred years ago... three hundred years ago..., he taught our ancestors.

'Restraining greed' is a beautiful and necessary virtue."

"Donald, you are more like a businessman than I am, and also a more qualified and wise leader.

For those glittering Pure White Eagles, although I really want to see the ancient god sleeping on Dragon Head Island use iron and blood to cleanse the towering cities built by those Easterners with strange objects.

But I will pray even more sincerely that when that day comes, I will already be dead.

After all, in front of gods, especially those ancient gods who have experienced 'Twilight of the Gods', our human sense of time and distance is so insignificant."

"Qiao, actually you are more like a real businessman; of course, you already are."

Donald heard his friend's words, was silent for a long time, and said gloomily.

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