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Chapter 038 So...wouldn't it be better to read more books?
Me...?
Sengoku, who didn't understand the specific meaning of the character, just found the self-designation surprisingly appealing, while Byakuya, behind the counter, narrowed his eyes.
Judging from the clay figure's nonchalant manner, it's clear this isn't the first time it's uttered this word.
"Guest, although I don't know your background, it seems that the word '朕' (zhen) has become exclusively used by the emperor since a certain point in time."
"I ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, and took power at twenty-two. In the following seventeen years, I successively conquered the six states of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi, bringing them under the control of Great Qin and unifying the land!" The clay figure snorted, "With my achievements, I am not far from the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. What's wrong with calling myself Emperor?!"
"..."
"Just as I imagined, so proud, Your Majesty the First Emperor?"
"Now that you know my name, why don't you quickly tell me your purpose!"
"Tsk... The instruction manual is on the table in front of you. If you don't understand anything, read it and then ask." Shaking his head, Bai Ye looked at Sengoku, who had been lost in thought ever since the clay figure appeared: "Sorry, let's continue our previous topic. Is there anything you'd like to buy?"
"How dare you disregard me!" the First Emperor roared in fury.
Bai Ye tilted his head: "So... what do you want to say about the order of arrival?"
"Why don't you take care of this guest first, Manager Bai? I'm not in a hurry, it's okay to wait a while." In the end, Zhan Guo stepped in with a smile to act as a peacemaker.
Or rather, he was curious why Bai Ye seemed so familiar with this clay figure, and why his self-introduction sounded so impressive. Could he really be some important person?
……
Since the Warring States had taken the initiative to back down, Bai Ye had no intention of being coy. Looking at the First Emperor, who was standing in front of him with his hands clasped together, he asked, "From now on, I've decided not to ignore you anymore... Can you tell me what you want?"
"Hmph!" The lines on the clay figure's face softened slightly: "Tell me where this place is first."
"The first page of this book in front of you is called 'Dimensional Shop,' which, as the name suggests, is a small shop open to countless worlds."
"Shop... if I understand correctly, it means a shop, right? You're a merchant?"
Noticing the look of disdain in the First Emperor's eyes, Bai Ye's lips twitched: "Believe it or not, if I went back to the era when you were still alive, I could easily trick you into kneeling down and calling me an immortal?"
"I don't believe it."
"Believe it or not... I'm just a businessman, that's all. What, you disagree?"
Seeing Bai Ye's nasty expression, the First Emperor felt that his self-control needed improvement... He couldn't get angry, he couldn't get angry, he hadn't fully resurrected yet...
"Since you're a merchant, what do you sell here?"
"No, no, no, this is your fault, sir." Bai Ye held up a finger and waved it from side to side: "It was written on the first page of the book in front of you that when you come to the Dimensional Shop, it's not about what I can sell, but what you want to buy."
"Such arrogance?" The First Emperor raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong with commercial boasting? And to be honest, what I'm doing isn't really boasting."
"Then I wish for immortality!"
"Sure, as long as you can afford the price," Bai Ye smiled.
Using one's vitality to maintain peak condition at all times—that's a kind of alternative way to achieve immortality, isn't it?
Moreover, it doesn't have the so-called "five signs of decay" that gods and immortals in myths and legends...
After a moment of silence, the First Emperor tentatively asked, "Then I wish to attain immortality?"
"That's fine too, but like I said, as long as you can afford the price."
The angel from Academy City who goes crazy and even betrays her own people once said that in the end, the energy in any cultivation system will transform into the origin of the world. Only this purest energy can allow you to travel to other worlds without your strength being suppressed due to different laws.
Bai Ye didn't completely believe her, but he didn't completely disbelieve her either.
At least, it is certain that the world origin derived from the Origin Coin is a very high level of energy.
As long as there are enough of them, and the user isn't some once-in-a-millennium good-for-nothing, ascending to immortality shouldn't be a big problem, right?
After all, even Nezha, who was powerless to resist when his cheeks were pinched, was an immortal.
"So...what's the price?"
"The price is on the second page of the book in front of you."
It must be admitted that Bai Ye's "everything is under control" attitude gave the First Emperor a lot of confidence, and there seemed to be some kind of law within the Dimensional Shop that made the customers subconsciously believe what Bai Ye said...
We should manually tag Jeanne Alter here.
"Master?"
"Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to see you." Bai Ye flirted with her forcefully.
Chapter 039 So, I, Bai, can also be considered an arms dealer.
He has a volatile temper and is easily angered, but he is surprisingly meticulous in certain details, making him a monarch capable of leading the country to prosperity.
This is the definition that Zhan Guo gave to Qin Shi Huang after watching him flip through the instruction manual for a while and pointing out some key points that he himself had only noticed after being reminded by He.
As for Bai Ye, after answering a series of questions from the First Emperor, he discovered that he had actually found several tricks among the First Emperor's questions that allowed him to take advantage of the store rules and cheat customers he didn't like...
Ahem, it's really inappropriate for a store manager of good character to have such thoughts.
Seeing that the First Emperor had finally closed the instruction manual in his hand, Bai Ye rubbed his face: "So now can you state your needs?"
"What would you do if I said I didn't want anything?"
click!
The ballpoint pen that Bai Ye was playing with in his hand let out a mournful cry of despair.
"Hmm... just kidding." Pretending not to see the ballpoint pen that had been broken in two, the First Emperor coughed twice. "I need a large batch of weapons that are easy to use and have sufficient destructive power. Their power... at the very least, shouldn't be worse than the ones I saw with General Yang?"
"I recently acquired a new batch of goods; you can take a look if you're interested." Bai Ye took out several cards and placed them on the table one by one.
Name: M4A1 Carbine
Type: Gunpowder weapon
"Attribute: None"
Quality: Average
"Note: A derivative of the M4 carbine, and a new addition to the M4 family, it is currently the most common M4 model."
……
Name: Handheld Gatling Gun
Type: Gunpowder weapon
"Attribute: None"
Quality: Excellent
"Note: This is a modified version within the 'Add-Features' family. While minimizing the impact on power, the gun's size has been reduced. However, the external 5,000-round magazine still allows its wielder considerable power. Due to a designer's peculiar taste, a special metal has been added to the muzzle, causing it to emit a dazzling blue light when fired..."
……
Name: Barrett M82A1 Sniper Rifle
Name: Small Individual Grenade Launcher
Name: WS-2D Long-Range Rocket Launcher
Name: M1A2SEPV3 Tank
Name: Apache Helicopter
Name: Strategic Nuclear Missile (100 megaton class)
……
"It perfectly meets all the needs of modern large-scale military operations, allowing every soldier under your command to have world-class firepower, while also taking into account long-range, wide-area damage..." Bai Ye's eyes narrowed into slits: "If the quantity is large enough, there can be a discount. Would Your Majesty like to consider it?"
"I want to see their power first," the First Emperor replied, getting straight to the heart of the deal.
"That's simple, but I need to find a place where I can test its power first... Hmm, that seems quite troublesome. Every time I want to use force, I have to find a secluded place."
I heard that the Sage of Yokai has a rift that only she can open. I wonder if I'll have the chance to do something with her sometime in the future?
"Manager Bai, it's been so long! Did you miss me?"
Just as Bai Ye thought of this, a crack tied with a pink bow opened at the entrance of the Dimensional Shop, and a woman wearing a modified Taoist robe walked out.
"Upper Dui, lower Kun, Ze Di Cui?" The First Emperor glanced at Yakumo Yukari, who had just entered the room: "Your aura is strange, and you're dressed so oddly. How come those Taoist priests didn't expel you from their ranks?"
Yakumo Yukari: “?”
Meow meow meow?
what happened?
"Ahem, if I remember correctly, she and the Taoist priest shouldn't have any connection." After coughing twice to break the awkward atmosphere in the shop, Bai Ye waved to Yakumo Yukari in a familiar manner: "You've come at the right time. Could you open a room for me? I need a place to demonstrate the power of some weapons."
"Inside the gap... are you sure?" Yakumo Yukari didn't refuse, but tilted her head and asked Byakuya in return.
"of course."
"Hehe, then we don't mind satisfying you."
After sensing that the spatial blockade inside the Dimensional Shop had been lifted, Yakumo Yukari waved her hand, creating a gap more than two meters long and one meter wide in front of Byakuya.
Chapter 040 The Warring States Period: Preparing to Wreak Havoc on Impel Down
Imagine an eye staring at you, constantly conveying malice. What would you do?
If a pair of eyes are staring at you, constantly conveying malice, what would you do?
What if a bunch of eyes were staring at you, constantly conveying an almost overflowing malice...
After entering the gap, Byakuya truly regretted making that suicidal request to Yakumo Yukari.
"What, are you scared?" Seeing Byakuya standing frozen at the entrance of the gap, Yakumo Yukari covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Afraid of... my ass!"
After glaring at Yakumo Yukari, Byakuya threw an invincible spell at his own head without saying a word, then suppressed the urge to poke out those eyes and walked inside.
The First Emperor, Sengoku, and Jeanne Alter who followed him all went through similar mental journeys, except that they lacked Yakumo Yukari, who was provoking them from behind.
It is said that the Gap Room is one of the signature features of the Sage of Yokai, and she usually lives in it when she has nothing else to do...
After truly stepping into the gap, Byakuya began to understand why all the information he had gathered about Yukari Yakumo was said to be about the sage's unpredictable and volatile personality.
If a normal person were in this place, they would have been driven crazy long ago, right?
"Manager, are you thinking about something bad?"
"no!"
How can an older woman's intuition be as accurate as a young girl's? That's not scientific!
Yukari Yakumo: "..."
Including the clay figure, there are only four people in the gap. The other three haven't even said a word to me. Who else could it be but you?
……
After taking a few steps with Byakuya and the other three, Yakumo Yukari reached out and opened a gap, pointing to the small island outside the gap.
"If I remember correctly, shopkeeper, you're here to demonstrate the power of your weapons, right? We think this place is pretty good."
"Is this... outside the Great Barrier?" Bai Ye asked, sniffing the sea breeze that carried a hint of fishiness.
"Hmm, you wouldn't actually be planning something big in Gensokyo or our gap, would you?" Yukari Yakumo raised a hand and fanned herself in front of her, then lowered her chin and rested it on a newly opened crack.
"……Right."
It seems that her position with Yukari Yakumo is that of a mysterious and dangerous individual who has entered Gensokyo. It would be strange if she allowed her to run amok in Gensokyo or the Gap.
Having figured this out, Bai Ye took out a stack of cards and broke them into pieces. Amidst a burst of tiny, dense specks of light, rows of guns, cannons, airplanes, and tanks appeared on the beach.
When she saw the last one, a huge creature with a radiation symbol printed on its shell, Yukari Yakumo's lips twitched.
"If we hadn't come today, were you planning to detonate that thing in Gensokyo?"
"How could that be? Do I look like someone who's so reckless?!"
It's just a demonstration of the power of some standard military equipment. If this involves detonating a mushroom bomb, how can I continue doing business? →_→