Chapter 619: Another Big Move
The Li Bo Documents of the Loulan Kingdom have become an almost insurmountable existence.
Li Xuanya of the Li Dynasty also had a deathly pale face.
But at the same time...
She was also thinking in her heart.
This is an opportunity! This is absolutely an opportunity!
Did you not see that Juyan person use a single jade bed to reclaim an entire pasture? What about their Li Dynasty? Could they not do the same with the vast amount of land recently swallowed by the Wa nation?
"Princess..."
Li Zheng looked at his eldest Princess with deep concern.
With wave after wave of these, all of them climaxes, how are they in the Li Dynasty supposed to play?
Li Xuanya smiled lightly, shook her head, said not a single word, and ducked back into the Horse Carriage.
"Present your offerings!"
Next, there were three more delegations.
Although they could not compare to the explosive effect of Loulan's Li Bo Documents, they were still rare treasures: chairs crafted from blood coral, pearls as big as small fists, night-luminescent pearls as big as heads...
One after another.
This seemed like a treasure competition, dazzling to behold. But as more and more treasures appeared, it also began to make people worry.
Prefect Liu...
Can he really block this?
At the same time.
They were also looking forward to it.
In this competition to vie for Longyang Princess, the other two strong rivals had not yet appeared. One was the Wa nation, the other was the Qi tribe.
They had not even appeared, yet the battle was already this white-hot.
What about them?
Liu Zheng was actually curious at this moment as well.
It was said that these two delegations were full of confidence for this Offering Ceremony.
What kind of big move did they have?
Under the anticipation of the masses.
The Wa nation delegation finally arrived.
No one expected it.
The formation of the Wa nation's entrance was the largest one so far. The entire Wa nation team was pulling a covered behemoth on a giant trailer, walking slowly forward.
"My god!"
"What is this?"
"Is it really this big!"
This scene was simply too spectacular. Everyone exclaimed out loud.
What could such a large thing be?
Liu Zheng's eyelids twitched as well.
Looking at the size on this large trailer, he seemed to have guessed what it was.
No way?
Why would they bring this thing over?
Clang, clang.
The Wa nation delegation finally pulled this behemoth over.
After Mizuno Masashige called for a stop, he knelt down, full of confidence.
"The Wa nation delegation, to celebrate the Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty's birthday, presents the world's number one Dragon Saliva Incense!"
Liu Zheng trembled all over.
Once these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded.
Dragon Saliva Incense?
No way?
They naturally knew that Dragon Saliva Incense was an extremely precious natural Spice, and also an extremely precious medicinal material! But where could there be one this big? If it were really this big, wouldn't that be heaven-defying? People stared eagerly at this behemoth.
So that's how it is...
Liu Zheng could only smile bitterly.
But he could not help but feel shocked by the Wa nation's grand gesture.
Xie Tianyao also chuckled: "Beloved subject of the Wa nation, could there really be such a large piece of Dragon Saliva Incense in this world?"
Others also burst into laughter.
Mizuno Masashige smiled faintly: "Emperor, of course there is no such large piece! But today, what we want to show the Emperor is how to extract this Dragon Saliva Incense from the body of this great fish!"
The whole venue was in an uproar, excited beyond measure.
Extracting Dragon Saliva Incense?
The Longyan people all knew what this Dragon Saliva Incense was, but they did not know where it came from. In fact, in the West, it is known as ambergris, a solid, waxy, flammable substance that is silver-gray or black in appearance, produced in the digestive system of the sperm whale. That is to say, Dragon Saliva Incense is actually the vomit or excrement of a sperm whale. Yet, this very thing is incredibly precious. It can be used to treat coughing, wheezing, and abdominal pain. Coupled with the fact that Dragon Saliva Incense itself is an extremely rare Spice, burning it produces a lasting fragrance; it is the finest among Spices. The price of Dragon Saliva Incense is extremely expensive, known as the treasure of the sea and floating gold.
In ancient times, people always believed that Dragon Saliva Incense was a hardened sea foam or the feces of some large bird. It was not until the nineteenth century, when countries began to hunt whales on a large scale, that it was discovered that Dragon Saliva Incense came from sperm whales.
Sperm whales feed on cephalopods, such as squid or cuttlefish. In most cases, the indigestible parts like the beaks of these foods are spat out by the sperm whale, but in individual cases, these things enter the whale's intestines and combine with them, slowly turning into a solid mass of Dragon Saliva Incense, accumulating in the sperm whale's body for many years.
Although people once thought that the Dragon Saliva Incense found was the vomit of a sperm whale, Richard, the curator of marine mammals at the Natural History Museum in London, England, introduced that most of the time, Dragon Saliva Incense is excreted along with whale feces.
Therefore.
It is normal that the Longyan do not know where Dragon Saliva Incense comes from.
Xie Tianyao asked curiously: "Dragon Saliva Incense comes from a big fish?"
The others also clicked their tongues in wonder.
This was the first time they had heard of this! And, in this world, where could such a big fish exist! This, this, this, how heavy must it be!
One has to admit.
This Wa Envoy delegation stunned the entire audience the moment they appeared.
Mizuno Masashige laughed heartily: "Exactly! My Wa have had the tradition of extracting Dragon Saliva Incense from big fish for many years! And this time, we encountered a once-in-a-thousand-years big fish. Emperor, such opportunities are nothing, but what is even more coincidental is that this big fish happened to contain over a hundred catties of Dragon Saliva Incense!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar.
Over a hundred catties?
How much money would that be?
Mizuno Masashige continued: "However, when this Dragon Saliva Incense first comes out of the big fish, the smell is not pleasant; on the contrary, it is nauseating. My Wa are prepared for this. After killing this big fish, we leave the Dragon Saliva Incense inside its body and use a special Method to cut open its abdomen, then perform seawater curing and sun-drying on the Dragon Saliva Incense... Over time, the Dragon Saliva Incense turns white, and it can then overflow with fragrance. Furthermore, by preserving it in the fish's belly, not a single bit is lost! Therefore, this Dragon Saliva Incense is undoubtedly the largest and most precious Dragon Saliva Incense in the world today!"
After these words were finished, the entire hall could not help but be dumbstruck.
White Dragon Saliva Incense!
As everyone knows, the most precious Dragon Saliva Incense in this world is white, while brown is the lowest grade! White Dragon Saliva Incense is truly a priceless treasure that cannot be measured by money!
And...
It is actually such a large amount of Dragon Saliva Incense?
This, this, this...
How much gold and silver would this be?
Liu Zheng was indeed also shocked.
Good heavens.
How much money would he have to pay for this thing?
The whole hall began to discuss heatedly.
"Is it true or false?"
"This Dragon Saliva Incense actually comes from inside a big fish?"
"This is too big!"
"Hmph, talking nonsense, if you have the ability, cut it open and let us see!"
Many envoy delegations were sour and jealous.
Mizuno Masashige smiled slightly and waved his hand.
Everyone's eyes gathered on the big fish that was covered up.
The giant cloth was pulled away, and a big fish, maintaining a baring-fangs-and-brandishing-claws posture of extreme pain, appeared before the people.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically.
This fish was too big!
And on the belly of this fish, there was indeed a large hole...
At this moment.
Under the shining of the sun, a strange fragrance permeated the air.
Dragon Saliva Incense!
This is the finest Dragon Saliva Incense!
End of Chapter
