Struggle in the Steam Age

Chapter 230: History and origin

When Lawrence expressed his attitude that the stone tablet could be sold as long as the price was right, the elders of Zhu Yan and his family immediately smiled, then stroked his beard and said. "Since you are a good friend of Zhu Yan, then we as elders can't treat you badly. Just don't know if you want money or extraordinary items?"

"Naturally it is an extraordinary item." Lawrence replied immediately. After all, he is not short of money now, but he is very short of extraordinary items. If you can get a good extraordinary item now, maybe you can get something good from Jianmu Space.

"If this is the case, you can come with me with a stone tablet." The old man said immediately, "It is not convenient to talk about many things just here. When you return to the family headquarters, you can communicate if you have something there. It's more convenient."

After hearing these words, Lawrence went upstairs and said to Syfiel who was reading in the study, and then took up the stone tablet and the elder and they went out and boarded the carriage. After the carriage started, Zhu Yan put down a small table from the side of the carriage and took out the heat preservation pot to make tea for everyone.

"I think you have something to ask me, and it just takes some time to go to the mansion by car. So now you can just ask those questions." After taking a sip from the teacup gracefully, the Zhu The elder of the family looked at Lawrence and spoke kindly, then put down the teacup and looked at Lawrence.

"I want to know what kind of extraordinary item can I exchange for this stone tablet?" Lawrence asked straightforwardly the question he cares about most now.

"I'm not sure, because the judgment of the value of an extraordinary item is very complicated." The elder said seriously after thinking about it. "But what is certain is that the benchmark for exchange is a master-level extraordinary item."

"Master?" Lawrence's eyes widened slightly, because the price given by the other party was a bit high. After all, the most valuable thing about this stone tablet itself is the content recorded above. According to the previous agreement, Lawrence has copied a copy to Zhu Yan, so theoretically, it will not be included in the transaction price.

"You might think I gave more, but in my eyes the stone tablet itself is indeed worth the price." The elder glanced at Lawrence's expression and quickly guessed what he was thinking, and then explained with a smile. Tao.

"Let's put it this way, if this stone tablet is in its most complete state, it is a legendary treasure. Because the knowledge recorded above is too precious and important. But simply based on the material and craftsmanship of the stone tablet itself, this A stone tablet is at best an official-level extraordinary item, but it still depends on whether it is an old antique."

Hearing this, Lawrence nodded subconsciously. Because the elder on the other side's estimate of the item was similar to the price that Lawrence had estimated before, it was a very pertinent estimate.

"But for a big family like us, this stone tablet has other meanings." After talking about the objective analysis of this thing, Mr. Zhu finally talked about his willingness to pay a big price for this thing. the reason. "Because this stone tablet can be regarded as a summary of our family's war that year."

"Summary?" Lawrence felt a little strange to hear this. After all, Zhu Yan and his family had not even been to the New World when the war broke out, so how can it be said that this stone tablet is related to their family?

"I think you should have heard my great-nephew talk about a part of my family's history." The elder clearly saw Lawrence's thoughts, so he explained. "When the Peacock Empire fleet came to the New World, the ancestors of our family did not come to the New World. But this does not mean that we have never played against them."

"You should have read history books before, and you know that the cause of the war was that Lingyamen Island fell after a sneak attack, and the ancestors of our family took the main force of the family and stayed on Lingyamen Island on four ships. The city of Huo on Sulu Island in the northeastern part of the island is rehabilitated and prepared to explore a nearby astral plane after a short three-day relaxation and rest."

"Because there is a route from Southeast Asia to the New World near Sulu Island, the Peacock Empire's fleet that went to the New World to attack the New World tried to rob the largest port on Sulu Island, Huocheng. When that fleet appeared outside Huocheng. Later, a small but very cruel war broke out."

"In this war that lasted only a day or so, our side suffered heavy losses. After all, there were not many guards in that city, and it was raided. However, under the leadership of our ancestors and the extraordinary people there at the time, the guards We finally defended the most important castle in Huocheng and protected the innocent civilians who had been hiding in it because of the incoming fleet."

"Of course, this is not because the squadron of the Peacock Empire was unable to take down the island. The disparity in power between the two sides gave them the ability to completely destroy the defense of Huocheng, but the target of the formation was the New World, so I don’t want to spend too much time in this place."

"At the same time, the squadron of the Peacock Empire was also worried that Aurora’s main fleet would rush to aid them from the north and collide with them head-on, so after a simple looting of warehouses in the port area and the commercial area near the port, the fleet left hastily. ."

"In such a short battle, our family’s core strength was lost by half, but in the battle it caused almost equal losses to the enemy. More importantly, an elder of our family used a rare The magical firearms of the enemy hit a heroic transcendent, and killed that enemy in the subsequent battle."

"That is to say, in that battle, our family and the family’s magic firearms route were recognized by the public. Demon gunmen are no longer regarded as sub-classes chosen by those with poor talents. So, that The battle for our family can be said to be a battle that determines the fate of the family."

Having said this, the elder and Zhu Yan sighed deeply at the same time. Lawrence put his right hand on his left chest and bowed slightly to show his respect for those brave retrogrades.

After all, in such a situation at that time, if Zhu Yan and his family members wanted to escape as transcendents, the attackers of the Peacock Empire had absolutely no way to stop them. At the same time, they were not in their hometown and received no orders, so There is no obligation to guard there.

The reason why the ancestors of Zhu Yan and his family paid a huge price to guard that city ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ now they think it is to protect the innocent. And such a reason is undoubtedly very great and worthy of respect. This is why Lawrence bowed slightly just now.

"Because of the huge size of the fleet back then, it is naturally impossible for the entire army to approach the port. Only a squadron led by a base ship in the fleet is close to the port. And the extraordinary faction from which this stone tablet came was the peace in that battle. The enemy that our family fought and caused serious casualties on both sides.” After sharing the family history with Lawrence, the elder talked about the stone monument.

"So this stone stele that can represent the destruction of that extraordinary faction is very important to our family, and represents the end of a period of family grievances that lasted for hundreds of years."

Having said this, the old man showed a mischievous smile that did not match his age. "If you are an ordinary person, then we will only buy this item at the market price. But you are Xiao Yanzi's friend. Naturally, we can't treat you like outsiders and must give you a reasonable price."

Just after the elder explained the cause and effect of the matter, the carriage also stopped, and it seemed that it had arrived.