Chapter 146: Who will drink wine with the Dragon King?
The man who claimed to have been to the Crystal Palace was named Aoki. His experience caused a stir in major newspapers around the world three years ago.
Three years later, the trend subsided, and many people regarded the incident as a curiosity story and stopped mentioning it.
"Mr. Ye, if you are willing to talk to Qingmu, maybe we can promote better cooperation?" Master Wang Xi's words were very tactful, but I could tell that she was now confident and no one else could change her mind.
Since she and the Six-Ear Heavenly King came from the Snowy Mountains and were not completely sure, they would certainly not act rashly.
Slaying a dragon is a great event that shakes the world and makes ghosts and gods weep. Only a Tantric man like the Six-Eared Heavenly King can take charge of the overall situation.
I walked up to Aoki and looked at the blank paper.
He raised his head and blushed: "I didn't lie. I don't know how many reporters have interviewed me in the past three years. What I said is exactly the same, every word is correct. I entered the Crystal Palace and saw everything..."
In fact, this is not the point. The real point is that King Liu Er, Master Wang Xi, Isao Takahashi, Ghost Eye and others have placed heavy bets on him. If he tells lies and makes "dragon slaying" become a joke,
Then, he would be dead.
"Okay, you tell me and I will remember it. Let's recreate the situation again, okay?" I calmly sat down opposite him and picked up the pencil.
Aoki swallowed his saliva and suddenly asked: "Who are you? Which newspaper reporter are you from? Three years have passed, why has no one fulfilled their promise and funded my search overseas and entered the Crystal Palace for the second time?"
I smiled and said, "The time is just not ripe yet. Don't worry. If your story is attractive enough, there will be capitalists who will definitely provide money to make this happen."
Aoki's face turned red again, and the veins on his forehead jumped: "I really... I drank the sea marrow wine with the Dragon King. Isn't that not attractive? It is the best wine in the world, as long as I drink it
Once, you will never forget it. Sir, please write it down for me. That kind of wine comes from the essence of the East China Sea and is brewed from the most valuable water source in the sea. Only super VIPs can serve it out to entertain guests. I am the first
As a person who has entered the Crystal Palace, my experience is worth tens of thousands of dollars. Those capitalists are so blind and so infuriating..."
Reporters in the past have recorded a lot about Aoki's exploration of the East China Sea, but those people always looked at it from the perspective of curiosity and never thought about whether it was science or theology?
As for those who read, they do it for entertainment and will never think seriously.
Therefore, this caused a huge paradox. On the one hand, this incident really happened. For Aoki, it directly changed his life. If a capitalist can invest heavily in entering the East China Sea and looking for the Crystal Palace he has been to, maybe he can
It can open a new page in the human world, but what he said has no appeal. It is just a piece of news. Of course, those profit-seeking capitalists will not rush into a completely unfamiliar field.
On the other hand, the world is developing so fast, and hot topics are constantly rotating. Three years later, no one is willing to read these, and Aoki has become a tragedy.
In the beginning, everyone would care about what he said, but now, when he tries his best to confess himself, he is like a lying child, and no one believes him anymore.
Aoki began to narrate that past event. I understood every word he said very well, and I could even recite some of the passages. However, I still didn’t understand how all of this happened - is there a Dragon Palace in the world?
The legendary Crystal Palace? Is there a Dragon King, the ruler of the sea?
Aoki kept stopping to confess that what he said was completely correct and was definitely not fabricated, but he had no evidence to prove that he had been to the Dragon Palace.
"Sir, I don't care which newspaper reporter you are. In this interview, please solemnly add my statement. If this matter is fraudulent, I am willing to bear any legal responsibility. As long as someone pays, I don't want it."
For any reward, I will follow their ship to sea and find the Crystal Palace to prove my innocence."
Aoki completely underestimated the ugliness of human nature. The more he confessed like this repeatedly, the more the reporters felt that he had something evil in his heart and that he regarded a magical experience as a joke.
I recorded three full pages, but it still lacks a perfect ending. If there is any evidence that can help Aoki prove himself, it will be a complete world of adventure.
"Mr. Aoki, you told me for sure that if you are given enough funds, you can help the capitalists find the Crystal Palace? If we really discover the Crystal Palace and the Dragon King, it will be a subversion for the entire world. Do you understand this?
Problem?"
I must remind the other party that the food chain of the human world has been completely determined. It is impossible for a combination of dragon and god, that is, the dragon king in the mythical world, to suddenly appear. Then human values will collapse and all the past hierarchical systems will become a mess.
, after all, the Dragon King is not a monster like Godzilla, but a kind of god. His appearance will eclipse the kings of all countries around the world.
Aoki answered categorically: "Of course, if I can't find the Crystal Palace, I would rather die on the sea than come back again. No one in my family has ever lied, and no one has ever deceived the sea and the people! I just don't understand.
, since I made such a major discovery, why didn’t the country give me a major reward, and no one hired me to become a professor in the university? I was the first person to discover the Crystal Palace, wasn’t I?”
If I were a sarcastic person, I would tell the other person that of course he was not the first to discover the Crystal Palace. In the ancient Chinese mythological novel "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong had already been to the Dragon Palace and obtained evidence from the Dragon Palace. Then
It’s the Dinghai Shenzhen.
If Aoki could also take out a sea-fixing needle, he would be able to prove his innocence and there would be no need to be so verbose.
When I was talking to Aoki, Master Takahashi Isao and Wang Xi stopped talking and just listened to what was going on on my side.
Now, my record has come to an end. Isao Takahashi came over with a tea cup and nodded with a smile: "It looks like you guys were having a lively chat. What progress has been made? What is the way to find the Crystal Palace? What are the obstacles in communicating with the Dragon King?"
He teased like this, and Aoki immediately felt that he was insulted, and his eyes stared angrily: "When I met the Dragon King, I just drank with him. Those wines are the essence of the sea, and it is impossible for ordinary people to get the chance, but I have to tell you,
If you are willing to pay, it will be the best deal in the world!"
I couldn't make Aoki understand that no one believed what he said. Those capitalists would rather waste their money than invest in his project.
In the final analysis, no one in the world believes that there is a Dragon King in the sea. Otherwise, the storm at sea has caused so much damage, but the Dragon King has never appeared, giving the world an explanation. In the past, so many film and television works have desperately advocated the existence of the Dragon King.
But apart from Aoki, there is probably no one else who really said that he saw the Dragon King.
Isao Takahashi told me with a smile: "Mr. Ye, we have prepared a lot of sharp weapons. If this ocean expeditionary force is organized, it can destroy any giant dragon, including the Dragon King. All control of the human world should
It belongs to us people, not dragons. This is the main purpose of inviting Mr. Aoki here. He will lead us to the sea and open up a new battlefield."
The hands of the clock on the wall have already pointed to eight o'clock in the evening. Takahashi Isao's feast is about to begin. It is also very likely that I will meet the legendary King of Six Ears and discuss issues with him face to face.
At this moment, a tall girl in white with slender features walked in.
She held a box in her hand, about one foot square, very beautifully decorated.
I have seen this person in the newspaper. She is the ceramic master Ryoko Takahashi, who Isao Takahashi said was his sister. The three siblings have made great achievements in different fields, which is very uncommon in the island country.
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Ryoko Takahashi saw me and smiled: "Mr. Ye, I'm very presumptuous to come in and disturb you. I hope I didn't waste your time. I have a small gift here that I want to give you."
I was a little surprised. After all, this was the first time I met this Miss Takahashi Ryoko and we had never had any contact in the past. She gave me a meeting gift, which was really well-deserved.
Isao Takahashi explained: "Mr. Ye, Liangzi has admired your name for a long time. What you did in the Snow Mountain impressed her the most. Also, she is a master of pottery and will only give gifts when she meets a close friend. You should
He is the first person I have ever met who is worthy of her gifts."
I was a little ashamed, so I quickly stood up and took the box with both hands.
There was a teapot in the box. When I took it out, I saw countless red beans inlaid around the teapot.
I originally thought these were real red beans, but after looking carefully, I realized that Takahashi Zi used very sophisticated imitation techniques to make red beans from clay. The craftsmanship is very delicate, and it doesn't look like a practical product at all, but more like an ornament on the table.
Taste.
Under the teapot is the famous Chinese red bean poem - "Red beans are born in the south. When spring comes, they will sprout a few branches. I hope you will pick more of them. This is the most loved thing."
I thanked him repeatedly, and Takahashi Ryoko bowed to me with a gentle smile: "These handicrafts are very rough. Since Mr. Ye does not dislike them, it is my greatest honor. I hope that this teapot can always be with Mr. Ye and bear witness to the two people."
The friendship between the two countries will last forever."
I didn't expect that I would receive a gift, so I couldn't return the gift, which was very rude.
Next, Takahashi Zi made a request to me, that is, she hoped that I would introduce her to the headquarters staff of the Antiques Investigation Bureau.
She hopes to get inspiration for making pottery from those super antiques, because so far, she has run out of inspiration and can no longer create works, much to the disappointment of the people of the island country.
I readily agreed to her request. Those super antiques should really be passed down to future generations, so that everyone in the world can understand that the reason why humans have occupied the earth and become the top of the food chain is because humans have so many super antiques as role models for learning.
That's why it can stand firm.
Isao Takahashi put the information I recorded in front of Master Wang Xi. She read it carefully and nodded frequently.
My record is different from others. It is not a news report, but an inspiring personal note. It can systematically summarize what Aoki said, so that people can understand at a glance, what do we want? What is Aoki looking for?
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At this moment, everyone present was slowly getting involved with the Antiques Investigation Bureau, including Takahashi Ryoko.