In the real world, if the Warring States Crystal Cup takes a year to carve, then Liu Xing feels that in this martial arts module, the time can be shortened to about half a year, because if a martial arts master is allowed to carve it, the internal strength can
Played a very obvious role.
So could the sculptor of this crystal lion be a martial arts master?
Liu Xing just raised his head to look at Yin En, and Yin En said directly: "I know you are thinking whether the sculptor of this crystal lion is a martial arts master? The answer I can give now is that I don't know, because he is already there
He died more than ten years ago, and his family thought he was an ordinary craftsman; but it is worth mentioning that he also came to Junxiang alone, claiming to be a carpenter who liked carving, so he usually
They made furniture for the villagers. When he was free, he would start carving various materials. In addition to the crystal lion, there were also many wood carvings and stone carvings. However, his family felt that these carvings were not valuable, so he made them.
They were given directly to the neighbors."
"That's right. If you are not a famous sculptor, then his works are indeed not very valuable, especially works based on very common materials such as wood carvings and clay sculptures. Others will subconsciously think that they are not very valuable, so they are not very valuable.
You won’t spend a lot of money to buy; in the final analysis, art works such as sculptures and paintings are all about a brand premium. If you are not a famous author, then it would be good if these works can recoup the cost and make a little profit."
Liu Xing nodded and said: "But this crystal lion is quite valuable at first glance, because crystals at this time are not as bad as in the real world. You can buy a crystal clear crystal at any street stall for dozens of dollars."
It’s an ornament, so it’s strange that a crystal statue as big as this isn’t valuable.”
"Yes, I also remember that crystals were very valuable in ancient times, because there were not many crystal mines in the Central Plains at that time, and in my impression of this character card, the third prince's subordinates did not seem to have a crystal mine, or the entire
It seems that in the Xinlong Empire, there is only one crystal mine with large reserves near Crystal City, while the crystal mines in other places may be as big as a football field."
At this time, Zhang Jingxu stood up and said: "So if losses are included, then the raw materials of this crystal lion are not small, which is a bit valuable. In other words, even if you have money, you may not be able to find a suitable source of supply, because Crystal City is
After the crystals are mined, they are basically processed locally and then sold to specialty stores in various places, so Yin En, you didn't trigger any tasks?"
"No, so I feel very strange now, because logically this crystal lion is worthy of a mission, but the problem is that I have obtained this crystal lion for so long, and in the end, there is no response at all in the Cthulhu Running Team game lobby.
, it seems that it may be because the sculptor of this crystal lion has been dead for many years, or maybe I haven't found a normal trigger method, such as giving it to someone?" Yin En said seriously.
Hearing what Yin En said, Liu Xing subconsciously thought of the third prince, because the reward from the third prince was about to be sent to Tianshui Town, so Liu Xing also thought about whether he should "gift" something to the third prince. After all,
The best thing is that things come and go, and the things you give don't need to be too good, as long as you have a good intention.
So this crystal lion is a good gift, because the workmanship of this crystal lion is indeed good, and it can be sold at an affordable price in the market. The most important thing is that it is made by people from Junxiang, which gave Liu Xing
There are some opportunities that can be said. For example, this crystal lion was presented by the folks from Junxiang to Tianshui Town out of gratitude for the great kindness of the third prince. In this way, the value of this crystal lion is not high.
Up?
Only products with a story can be sold at a good price. This is very obvious in the real world. As a result, many new products now tell you a story when they are put on the shelves. Among them, the one that Fat Liu Xing remembers most is the small can.
Tea, because the "master hype" story it compiled has raised the value of the small can of tea, and it seems quite reasonable at first glance.
Yin En said seriously: "I discussed with Wen Jing and her family and decided to put the wedding date on the first of next month. The reason is that they have moved to Tianshui Town and they still need some time to settle down, and then now
The storm is about to come, and the new Dragon Emperor has another habit - summarizing at the end of the month, that is, no matter what the situation is, he will hold a court meeting on the last day of the month to summarize the gains and losses of the month. This has been done for so many years.
There has been no interruption.”
"The first of next month."
"This is actually quite normal, because there are similar paintings all over the world, and some are even considered famous palace paintings. As a result, the animals in them are more abstract than the others. They are really different from the original painting, but they can perfectly correspond to each other.
From the basic characteristics of these animals, it can be seen that these painters painted them based on the characteristics of the animals dictated by others and then added their own imaginations; then the question now arises, if the sculptor of this crystal lion has never seen a real lion
, so how did he carve such a similar lion? You know, I just went through the memory of Liu Peng's character card and found that the term lion has no impression in his mind."
"no problem."
Then, the topic of conversation among Liu Xing and others turned to Yin En's wedding.
Yin En said and walked away.
Liu Xing and others followed, because there were too many people coming from Junxiang this time, and they were all determined to settle in Tianshui Town, so they all carried large and small bags on their backs.
, so now we really need a lot of manpower to help them settle down.
So Liu Xing felt that he could make up another story about the crystal lion, or use the theme of "lion" to make an article, and he should be able to turn this good-looking crystal statue into an excellent work with rich meaning.
"There is no problem in saying that, but there is a very important premise, that is, we can farm without any distractions and don't need to worry about others coming to trouble us."
"That's right! It's just two words - happy. If something happens to the new Dragon Emperor, then Wen Jing and I will be happy for him by getting married, and we have done our duty." Yin En said with a smile.
Just as Liu Xing was about to speak, he suddenly thought of a question, "Wait a minute, I remember that there were no lions in the New Dragon Empire, right? And in history, some people paid tribute to a few lions during the Han Dynasty, but at this time the lions were all
As a rare and exotic animal, it was kept in the palace. It was almost impossible for outsiders to see it, and even outsiders had never heard of it. Therefore, the image of the lion may not have become known to the public until around the Song Dynasty, but I remember seeing it before.
After a few paintings, the lion painted above almost turned into other animals. It seems that the artist painted the image of the lion based on other people's descriptions."
"So this should be a temporary patch in the Cthulhu Run Game Hall, in order to make it more reasonable for the princes to start on the 1st of next month. After all, they can't keep flying pigeons to pass messages during this period, and then
Is it agreed that the battle for the throne will start on the 1st of next month? Therefore, this patch added at the last moment in the Cthulhu Run Game Hall makes the behavior of the princes more reasonable. After all, it is what dad has to do every month.
It suddenly stopped this month, and there is no reasonable explanation, so combined with the previous rumors, there is a lot to say about it."
Ever since, Liu Xing and others reached a consensus and planned to use this crystal lion as a return gift to the third prince. Of course, how to compile this story still needs to be discussed.
"There are more and more people like this."
Hearing Meng Fugui's words, Liu Xing felt a little headache, because this is indeed a big problem, and it is also a problem that has to be faced head-on, so if it is not handled properly, the alliance may not be saved.
Meng Fugui, who was in charge of accounting, said with a headache: "Although I know that there will be a lot of money coming in soon, I still feel a little headache when I see so many people, because aside from the unstable income such as rewards, we are definitely
We cannot make ends meet, and there is no way to reverse this situation in a short period of time... Fortunately, we only need to stay in this module for one year. If it were changed to two or three years, then we would have to consider the income.
It’s a question of balance.”
After working like this all afternoon, Liu Xing and others finally settled the folks in Junxiang.
"Well, what you said seems to make sense. Anyway..."
Yin En nodded immediately and said, "No problem, I'll set off right away! It just so happens that I have to help the villagers adapt to the environment. As for what excuse to use to approach that family, I have to think about it as I go."
Ever since, Liu Xing gave Yin En a "you know" look, and Yin En naturally understood what Liu Xing meant, or he had already had the same idea.
After a while, Yin En nodded and said: "Yes, when the fellow gave me this crystal lion, he also mentioned that he didn't know what the sculpture was and thought it was some kind of monster, so there is
There is no such possibility that the sculptor of this crystal lion is indeed a martial arts master, and he once faced a certain magical beast based on a lion?"
"This is the most reasonable possibility, but I think this sculptor may also be an important figure in the previous dynasty. He has seen real lions. After all, the previous dynasty was also a dynasty that lasted for hundreds of years, and several of them paid tribute.
The lion is also normal, and this can also explain why the man is holding a crystal."
As soon as Liu Xing said this, Yin En and others couldn't help being stunned.
"So that's it. I had previously thought that starting the main plot next month would be a bit abrupt. Why did everyone pick this time to start?"
As soon as Yin En finished speaking, Liu Xing continued: "I just like this crystal lion very much, so Yin En, you go ask them if they have preserved other works. If they fall into the hands of other people,
, Yin En, you should go and see if they are willing to take action. In short, you can collect as much as you can."
Ding Kun put his hands on his hips and said: "So this crystal lion should be bound to a hidden mission, but if it needs to be triggered, it must be determined who the sculptor of this crystal lion is, and what he has experienced in these years, so Yin En
You still have to go there and see if there is any way to extract some information from his family members."
"It shouldn't be difficult to balance the income and expenses. There is a large area of open land here in Tianshui Town, and the land is relatively fertile, so if you cultivate it intensively for a year, you can turn a loss into a profit." Liu Xing said.
In terms of antiques, there has always been a saying that "the subject matter is valuable". For example, two finely crafted vases from the same dynasty and well-preserved, one is painted with flowers blooming and wealth, while the other is painted with ordinary things.
If there are ordinary flowers and plants, then the price of the former may be twice or even more times that of the latter. This is the value given by the subject matter.
Meng Fugui shook his head and said: "Now that there are more people, the distribution area has become wider, so our defensive pressure has also increased. Therefore, we still have to prepare early and build a sentry tower or something at key locations such as the bridge head.
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Liu Xing shook his head and said with a smile: "So Yin En, you changed the wedding date to the first of next month to make sure that the new Dragon Emperor is okay first, right?"
But if you want to keep the alliance, given the current strength, you can only pray that you will not be overwhelmed by the army.
"In this regard, we can only do our best and listen to fate."
Zhang Jingxu stood up and said: "We can set up roadblocks and sentry towers at several key locations, and then strengthen the defense methods in residential areas. That is to give up frontal confrontation and instead engage in street fighting with the enemy! That is to say, prepare a few weapons for each household.
Long guns, and then form a simplified version of the gun array at the door of the house... But this is better than nothing. If the enemy we face is too powerful, then these operations will just delay time, so we might as well just see that the situation is wrong.
Just retreat into the forest?"
"Then it's better to retreat directly. The reason why these enemies are targeting Tianshui Town is because they have ideas about our alliance, so we only need to demolish the representative building of our alliance, which is the Canglong Temple that has just been built.
, then their goal will be considered achieved, and it will be meaningless to pursue us at this time, or even the gain will outweigh the loss."
Liu Xing opened his mouth and analyzed: "Of course, they may still have more thoughts about me. After all, in their eyes, I represent Donggong Canglong and am the most important person here, so I will change the direction to escape when the time comes. They
They should just send people to catch me, so that you can be safe and sound."