Chapter 134: A Large Crate of Western Gold Coins

The prepared seafood was all packed into disposable plastic food containers.

Box after box was delivered to the side of the Recreational Vehicle.

Bai Wei sent them all over to Xiao Moting.

This seafood feast today cost her over 1.4 million, the most expensive meal she had ever ordered in her life.

If it were in the past, over a million would be a huge sum, but to the current Bai Wei, it was just a drop in the bucket, merely the spare change in her savings.

Because in her card, there was still over 100 million in savings.

The manager, accompanied by several senior staff, respectfully escorted her to the entrance.

"Miss Bai Wei, from now on you are a VIP of our establishment, and you will receive a 10% discount on your meals."

"We look forward to your next visit."

Bai Wei smiled and nodded, letting the waiter put the ten boxes of Australian lobsters onto the Recreational Vehicle.

She was going to take these boxes of lobsters back to Qingshan Village to eat.

She had treated the Northern Frontier Army of Daliang to a seafood feast, so she could not neglect her own employees.

Chen Ming, Li Shu and his family, Zhang Shen and her whole family, and the two Farm security guards like Li Guohai, all had a share!

Bai Wei put the lobsters away, only then discovering there was something in the Wardrobe.

"Huh, what is it this time?"

Three large wooden crates had appeared in the Wardrobe.

Needless to say, it was more antiques sent over by Xiao Moting.

Bai Wei opened the crates and was instantly shocked, drawing a sharp breath!

Surprisingly, they were all Western antiques!

The two large crates were filled with all kinds of Western artifacts: Snuff Bottles, ivory vases, wine sets...

There was also another large crate, which was actually filled with gold coins and silver coins!

Under the lights, the crate of gold and silver coins glittered and shone brilliantly.

Bai Wei picked up a gold coin; it felt heavy in her hand. The obverse was engraved with the portrait of a middle-aged man who looked like a king. Judging by the attire, it seemed to be from ancient Europe, though she did not know which country it was.

She put down the gold coin and went to leave a message for Xiao Moting.

"Are these antiques more spoils of war you captured?"

As soon as the message was sent, Xiao Moting replied in a second.

"Yes, these antiques were all searched out from the basement of the Rakshasa Bandits' Bunker."

"According to the bandits' confession, they snatched them from an overseas merchant fleet."

Bai Wei frowned slightly.

It looked like Xiao Moting did not know which country these crates of antiques belonged to either; she would probably have to go ask Zhou Yuchuan.

Just then, she saw Xiao Moting had left another message.

"Shennü Daren, the bandits say there are also countries across the sea. On the other side of the sea, are there places like Daliang too?"

Bai Wei replied.

"Yes, there are many countries across the ocean, and some countries are even larger than Daliang!"

"According to the prophecy, the several countries that will invade Daliang next year come from overseas."

Xiao Moting already knew this point and continued to ask.

"But the sea is so vast that even the Daliang fleet cannot reach the middle of the ocean. How did they find where Daliang is from the vast sea?"

Bai Wei smiled.

She had not expected Xiao Moting to have such a strong thirst for knowledge.

She looked up and saw a bookstore by the road, so she jumped off the vehicle to go to the bookstore and buy a globe, as well as several geography books.

Bai Wei sent the globe and the books to Xiao Moting.

Then she picked up a piece of chalk and tapped on the Wardrobe.

"Xiao Moting, we are starting geography class now."

"Listen carefully to the lesson."

……

In the village.

Xiao Moting stood before the Wardrobe, holding the globe, his expression shocked to the extreme!

The land beneath his feet was called Earth!

And, Earth was not flat, but actually round?

There were mountains, rivers, oceans, and lakes on Earth, and everyone lived on "Earth."

At this moment, Bai Wei's handwriting continued to appear on the Wardrobe.

"……Earth is but a speck of dust in the Universe; it is in the Solar System. The sun, moon... and all the stars in the sky you see are planets in the Universe."

"Besides the Solar System, there are billions of star systems in the Universe……"

Xiao Moting could not help but look up at the sky.

On the ink-black canopy of the sky, stars were twinkling one by one.

The sun, the moon... and all the stars in the sky were all planets!

At this moment, the shock in Xiao Moting's heart could not be added to.

He felt his own insignificance.

Bai Wei's message came through.

"Alright, the Universe is too far from us, so let's not worry about it."

"What we must consider now is the prophecy one year from now; we must absolutely not let foreign armies invade Daliang."

Xiao Moting's thoughts were immediately pulled back.

Indeed!

Those distant matters were not what he should be considering right now.

What he had to deal with now was the crisis of Daliang's destruction in one year.

"Shennü Daren, I have already had the farmers plant crops and reclaim wasteland, and I have also captured the mines; what should I do now?"

"Technology is the primary productive force; Beijiang must develop vigorously now and cannot fall behind. A great man of ours once said, to fall behind is to be beaten!"

Xiao Moting stood guard by the wardrobe and chatted with Bai Wei until midnight.

He learned many more things.

Not until Bai Wei said she had to drive back to the village did he reluctantly "log off."

Following Bai Wei's instructions, Xiao Moting collected the thirty-some empty bullet casings and kept the fifteen captured Firearm, intending to equip them to the Northern Frontier Army in the future.

The Rakshasa Kingdom also wants to occupy the Saltpeter Mine to make Cannon; they must absolutely not be allowed to seize it.

Saltpeter can be used to make Black Powder, which is a very formidable weapon.

He has to execute the Rakshasa Bandits tomorrow morning, but Xiao Moting cannot sleep.

He has gained much new understanding of this world, which has even completely overturned what he had learned in the past.

Xiao Moting carried a bottle of wine and took a Ham Sausage to go with it, walking alone to the cliff.

He sat down against a rock and looked up at the distant sky.

The boundless dark canopy of the sky was filled with brilliant stars.

Bai Wei said they are all planets.

Xiao Moting took a small Mud Figurine out from his bosom and looked at it closely.

This was the "Goddess Statue" he had molded based on Bai Wei's figure.

Shennü Daren not only knows how to create all sorts of things, but her knowledge is also incomparably profound; he admires her from the bottom of his heart.

It is just a pity that although he has heard Bai Wei's voice and seen her back, he still does not know what she looks like.

At first, when he was injured and hiding in the wardrobe, he only caught a fleeting glimpse of her.

However, the light in the wardrobe was dim, and he was extremely weak from his injuries, so he did not see her face clearly.

Xiao Moting wants to see Bai Wei more and more.

"Caw!"

The gyrfalcon Cang Yun descended from the sky and stood on the rock beside him, tilting its head to watch.

Xiao Moting picked up the Wine Pot and took a sip.

The pungent wine spread through his throat.

Xiao Moting has a poor tolerance for alcohol; after only a few sips, the drunkenness went to his head.

His handsome face was flushed, and his usually sharp and calm eyes appeared somewhat vacant from the intoxication.

Xiao Moting spoke to Cang Yun.

"I have spent my whole life fighting in Beijiang; I am not one of the refined young gentlemen that the noble ladies of Jingcheng like. I have no money and do not understand elegance. Shennü Daren... will she look down on me?"

The cold wind whistled, and the snow fell even more heavily.