Future library

The pages in the void were slightly distorted, and soon became smooth again.

Cheng Jinzhou stared at the index that looked like a sea of ​​words. If he wanted to know how he felt now, his first reaction would be too much.

6,000 thousand words is 6 million words. If it were replaced by novels, the number of 30 books might only make people admire twice, but if it were replaced by the names of items, it would be really scary. Just the index to this book could make any cataloger cry.

In fact, what Cheng Jinzhou wants to buy most is the "Star Alliance Library Book List", but that thing has 85 million words, which is 170 million star dollars. Maybe even Daxia can't afford it if he sells it. Accordingly, he can get it now. The "Covenant Library Exchange Table" is much more amiable. 12,000 stars is still within the acceptable range.

Moreover, knowing what the Covenant is, it is easier for him to make targeted transactions, so as not to encounter valuable items without knowing it, but instead produce worthless gadgets.

With over ten thousand pages of content, it seemed to Cheng Jinzhou that it was almost like a new encyclopedia. For most of the items, it not only provides the name, attributes, and identification methods of the item, but also provides the place of origin, the method of finding it, and even the method of primary processing.

For example, in the coal category, the content introduction provided is: ancient plants were buried underground and gradually formed solid combustible minerals after a long period of changes. Weak environmental conditions, large output, long production time...

Finally, there is the purchase price, 0.25 tons per ton, and a long list of transportation costs.

Starting from the front of the exchange table, they are classified in an orderly manner.

They are divided into four categories: plants, animals, minerals, and rare resources. Most of them are written in Chinese, and a few are in languages ​​that are not even foreign languages.

Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but ask: "Are there any duplicates of materials that are not in Chinese? Is there any duplicate of something I can understand?"

"They are all difficult to describe in Chinese, that is, they do not fall into the category of materials you know, so don't worry." Customer Service 010 quickly replied.

"Does real rice count?" Cheng Jinzhou immediately asked.

Customer Service 010 was stunned for a moment and replied: "Real rice is a kind of food higher than ordinary rice. It does not exist on the earth, so you don't know."

"In other words, it's gone inside?"

"There will be a price for real rice, but regarding the type and description of real rice, different languages ​​will naturally be used according to its different origins." Customer service 010 rarely explained: "It is difficult to describe accurately until you have encountered it. .”

Cheng Jinzhou snorted and looked down the food column. Sure enough, he found instructions in an unknown language under a string of Chinese labels.

However, just the labels can allow Cheng Jinzhou to understand the price differences of different grades of grain.

The price of fourth-grade real rice is 16 times that of fourth-grade regular rice, and the price of fourth-grade pearl rice is 16 times that of fourth-grade real rice. There are also long rice and core rice. According to the same ratio, this is obviously quite amazing. number.

Cheng Jinzhou immediately asked: "Where can I find Xinmi?"

"Currently, there are only a few places that produce it, and the environment here doesn't seem to be suitable for cultivation..."

Cheng Jinzhou curled his lips and flipped through the pages of plants. He quickly found the fiber item, and then found the subdivided linen items, and then looked at them one by one.

Kenaf is the most expensive hemp fiber, but it is also the most expensive in Xiajing. Cheng Jinzhou had stayed in many shops that day. Looking back at it now, he could remember the prices of many items.

Even if the price of materials fluctuates violently, it will definitely be within a certain range. If he can find something with a higher price, his current transaction bottleneck will be broken.

After all, the scale of the transaction, tens of thousands of pieces of cloth and tens of thousands of tons of grain, is already very eye-catching.

If it increases further, it may even become impossible to buy it even if you have money.

Checking each item is very time-consuming, but Cheng Jinzhou enjoys it endlessly.

He looked in front of him all the way back, leaving Shi Yan and others surprised and wondering why he was in a daze.

It wasn't until he was about to enter the room that Cheng Jinzhou slapped himself on the head and said, "Shi Yan, copy the price list you gave me before."

"Yes." Shi Yan didn't understand what was going on, but still respectfully agreed, then turned around to get something. He shuttles between major shops every day, copying different price lists every few days.

Ma Ling watched Cheng Jinzhou enter the room and hurried over. When he met Shi Yan, he asked in a low voice: "How is Mr. Cheng feeling?"

Shi Yan glanced at him, and seeing that he was an apprentice of a star warlock, he whispered: "It's okay, but third brother is a little busy. If you don't have anything important to do, don't bother him."

"Who dares to disturb the star warlock?" Ma Ling usually has his eyes high above his head, and he has to smile at the inkstone. He cupped his hands and said: "By the way, congratulations. I heard that Mr. Cheng's star array carving went well. You guys will follow me in the future. It’s tight and has a bright future.”

A smile appeared on Shi Yan's face, and he cupped his hands and walked away.

Ma Ling tidied his clothes, took out the letter from his arms, and knocked gently on the door.

After a long time, Cheng Jinzhou slowly said: "Come in."

Naturally, he put the ring away in his hand.

Ma Ling stood humbly by the door, with no intention of coming in. He raised the letter above his head and said, "Mr. Cheng, the news from Shaonan specifies that it will be delivered to you."

In the past, when facing Mr. Two-Star Warlock, he was polite and considerate, but he would not show any awe. But now that Cheng Jinzhou has the Star Formation, his attitude immediately changes.

Low-level Star Warlock apprentices originally relied on observation and hardship.

Cheng Jinzhou came to the capital, but he had never received a message from the Star Warlock's communication system. His face was slightly nervous. He only glanced at the letter and quickly pulled it away. His brows were even more tightly knitted. Silently chanting in my stomach: Don’t be bad news, don’t be bad news.

He had just taken possession of the Star Formation, and was about to make great progress and truly gain a foothold. At this time, the demand for the family was increasing, and what he was most afraid of was that something happened to Shaonan.

Cheng Jinzhou frowned and read word by word. Halfway through, a smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you very much." Xiao Cheng said to Ma Ling with a smile in a good mood.

"As long as it's good news. Is there anything you want me to do?" Ma Ling immediately beamed. Sending good news to others when they are happy is always more popular than sending bad news.

Cheng Jinzhou said "no" twice, and then read the letter again.

Ma Ling retreated from the room knowingly.

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Cheng Mansion in Shaonan City.

The Bajiao Pavilion is the most scenic place among the old houses of the city. Since it is located in the front house, it has always been a place for small-scale banquets for distinguished guests.

Cheng Yun'an used it today to hold exchanges with several adults from the capital.

As an unqualified official, Cheng Yun'an reserved all his talents for poetry, and such occasions were often when he was most in the limelight.

Civil servants who did not pass the imperial examination had difficulty in officialdom. In many cases, it was probably related to their poetic talent. His colleagues prefer people who can compete with them in poetry. As for the so-called management and problem-solving abilities, they are often not what they care about most.

After drinking for three times and singing poems twice, Wu Guo from Dali Temple laughed and said: "I received some good news today and I want to tell Brother Cheng."

"Oh?" Cheng Yun'an drank the wine in his glass in good spirits and said, "It is the best news that these few people can reinstate Official Cheng."

"You're welcome, brother." Wu Guo, who was slightly older than Cheng Yun'an, said while stroking his sparse beard: "This is a message from the capital. The officials specifically requested that you return to the capital with us to report on your work."

"Debrief?" Cheng Yun'an repeated unconsciously. Everyone in the officialdom is very sensitive to the word "debriefing". Under normal circumstances, official debriefings only have good things and no bad things.

"Congratulations." Several other people clasped their fists with smiles. They were all civil servants in most of the capital, so it was considered good to have a smile on their faces on weekdays. Today I was laughing very hard.

"Thank you, thank you." Cheng Yunan took advantage of the drunkenness and asked with a smile: "Cheng originally thought it would be difficult to escape, but he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to go to Beijing to report on his work."

Wu Guo turned around, toasted him, and said in his ear: "Speaking of this, we have benefited from you this time."

"Mine?" Cheng Yunan was stunned.

Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be fake, Wu Guo picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for the two of them, and whispered: "I heard that when we go back, the Star Warlock Association can help make room for us to take the airship. Go directly. Capital City.”

Airships, no matter what time, were very few in the Great Xia Dynasty, and the supply exceeded the demand. There were many dignitaries, many of whom had never done anything in their lives. Cheng Yun'an couldn't help but said: "It's such a long way from Shaonan to the capital. …”

"It seems that Brother Cheng really doesn't know that you have a good son. I can't even envy him. I will ask you to take care of him more in the future." Wu Guo said, raising a toast with everyone.

Cheng Yun'an drank the wine in his glass blankly, and couldn't help but ask: "How's it going in Jinzhou?"

Wu Guo said mysteriously and bluntly: "A few days ago, I heard that the star array was engraved. It seems that it won't be long before the Cheng family will have a first-class star warlock and a second-star warlock. And..."

Cheng Yun'an was a little stunned. His sources of information were not as good as these civil servants from the capital.

Wu Guo wanted to win over and continued to pour the wine: "I have received some rumors that a position in charge of the household department has been vacated. I have a great chance."

"How can it be."

"Why isn't it possible?"

"Central positions are rarely given to local families."

Wu Guo shook his head and laughed, then raised his glass and said: "In short, we will all help each other in the future."

A group of people raised their glasses and drank. They saved the most for such a cost-free toast.

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