17. The Sword Intent

And in the Antique Street of the modern time.

It was debatable if it was legal to purchase real bronzeware.

But rather, there were no real bronzeware, they were all fake

If it weren't for the fact that the simulator expanded an orange talent, the bronze bell also gave Chen Mo a very fake feeling. Chen Mo took a quick glance before he looked away.

"Chief, you really have a keen eye, this is something from the Southern Zhou Dynasty..." The stall owner saw Chen Mo touch the antiques on the stall and immediately started to chat with him.

"Southern Zhou Dynasty, I think it is from the factory on the south-side of the town, what's the price?" Chen Mo said.

As for the Southern Zhou Dynasty, it was one of the thirteen small states in the past.

Among the thirteen states, the Southern Zhou Dynasty was a relatively powerful one.

The stall owner raised a finger.

"One hundred taels," Chen Mo frowned and said, "That is too expensive."

His yearly salary, clothing subsidy, food subsidy, and so on added up to less than one hundred taels.

"Chief is indeed very humorous , I mean one thousand taels." The stall owner laughed.

"One thousand taels?" Chen Mo widened his eyes and said, "Why don't you go rob?"

"Chief indeed loves to joke, I am a law-abiding commoner, how could I do something illegal," The stall owner said.

"..."

"Do you know who I'm currently serving?" Chen Mo decided to use threats.

"I don't know, and I don't want to know. I just know that even Chief Wei of the East Depot would have to take my superior's words seriously," the boss said, unphased.

"Ahem..."

"Excuse me, thank you."

Chen Mo knew who Eunuch Wei the owner was referring to. He was the Governor of the East Depot, the eunuch of the eunuchs, the eunuch in charge, who served the emperor directly.

Although he couldn't confirm what the owner said was true or not, he would rather believe it than not.

Chen Mo couldn't gamble on this.

He had no chips to bet with.

As for reporting this up.

Do not be silly.

If I reported on him in the morning, I would inexplicably die by noon.

"Wait, who are you looking down at, we'll buy it." Zhao Fujin stopped Chen Mo.

...

So Chen Mo bought the bronze bell with the silver note given by Zhao Fujin.

On the way back.

Chen Mo played with the small bronze bell for a while, but didn't seem to understand the intricacy, and then said to Zhao Fujin, "Your Royal Highness, the thousand taels..."

"That'll be your reward." Zhao Fujin waved her hand.

"Your Royal Highness is very generous."

"You're welcome, just remember to bring me when you leave the palace next time."

Chen Mo was like "Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ"

"Why, do you really think the thousand taels are given to you for free?" Zhao Fujin glared at Chen Mo with a side-eye.

"I would never dare to think that."

Chen Mo faked a laugh, sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world.

I can't leave the palace so casually in the future.

"Give me the bell," Zhao Fujin said.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Mo was taken aback for a moment, as he thought Zhao Fujin was going to take it back, but even so, he still gave the small bronze bell to Zhao Fujin.

She is the boss after all.

"The thousand taels are worth the cost. This seems to be something from the Southern Zhou Dynasty." A ray of blue light flickered in Zhao Fujin's eyes, and she immediately raised her hand and brushed it over the small bronze bell.

Qi swept through the surface of the bell.

The rust on the surface of the bell slowly faded, and revealed its original appearance.

The pattern on it was the auspicious beast and mysterious bird of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and there were characters of the Southern Zhou Dynasty on it.

"Hey, this is actually an Upper Uncommon item that was blessed before. The inscription on it should be about martial arts or cultivation methods, but unfortunately I don't know the language of the Southern Zhou Dynasty." Zhao Fujin was shocked while she shook her head again.

Chen Mo's eyes lit up.

The classification of items were the same as cultivation methods and martial arts.

However, items were more rare, so the value of items was also higher.

An Upper Uncommon item could even be exchanged for a Lower Legendary or even Middle Legendary martial art.

Not to mention that the item was blessed.

"Then the cultivation methods and martial arts..." Chen Mo pretended to act innocently and smiled.

How could Zhao Fujin not know what he meant, so she said, "I'll copy it down later, and take it to the Imperial College for you."

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Chen Mo expressed his genuine gratitude to Zhao Fujin. He even thought that if there was a chance next time, he would definitely take Zhao Fujin out of the palace.

Then he said, "Then do I need to link it?"

Zhao Fujin glanced at Chen Mo, and said, "I won't steal it from you. I don't care about an Upper Uncommon item."

Chen Mo scratched his head, you're a well-fed girl that doesn't know the pain of hunger.

"Drip your blood," Zhao Fujin said.

A powerful item required the simple and unpretentious way of linking, which was a drop of blood.

Chen Mo used the fingernail of the index finger of his left hand to cut the middle finger of his right hand, and dripped a drop of blood on to the bronze bell. As Zhao Fujin muttered, the drop of blood immediately melted into the small bronze bell.

Chen Mo also felt that he had established a connection with the bronze bell.

"What's your realm?" Zhao Fujin asked.

"I just entered into the ninth-realm last night," Chen Mo said.

Zhao Fujin nodded. "With your ninth-rank strength, it's not enough to use an Upper Uncommon item. I'll teach you an object-preserving method later, so you can activate it."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chen Mo was so moved that he wanted to hug Zhao Fujin and kiss her a few times, but he didn't dare.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, it's just that you can barely use it, and you can't exert the full power of an Upper Uncommon item. You have to break through to the seventh-realm as soon as possible, so that you can use it at will," Zhao Fujin said.

"Then I still have to thank Your Royal Highness!"

"Don't forget me the next time you leave the palace."

"..."

...

Shenwu Gate.

On the square in the inner city stood a huge statue of about 30 feet.

The statue was majestic; it held a long sword that pointed diagonally to heaven.

This statue was the Great Emperor of the previous dynasty, Qin Zheng.

Originally, there was a crown on the head of the statue, but it was removed.

The reason was that only the emperor could wear a crown.

And now the emperor was no longer Qin Zheng.

On the stone platform at the foot of the statue, there was a sword mark, and there were words carved by Qin Zheng himself.

I want to forge a Sword of the Emperor, with the thirteen states as the blade, the mountains and seas as the jaws, the five elements to quench the sword, the yin and yang to sharpen the blade, the spring and summer as the grip on the sword, and the autumn and winter to slash forward, the sword will be unparalleled in this world.

There were also notes below.

Take the Shicheng Mountain in the Southern Zhou Dynasty as the tip of the sword, take the Mu Mountain of Zhao State as the blade, take the State of Chu, Qi, Yue, and Han as the spine of the sword, and take...

The words alone made Chen Mo feel a majestic force coming towards him.

"Do you also want to feel the sword intent on this sword mark?" Zhao Fujin watched Chen Mo step forward and she giggled. "My father said that the sword intent on it has long since disappeared, and now if you want to feel it, it's harder than breaking into the heavens."

However, while Zhao Fujin spoke, Chen Mo reached out and touched the sword mark.

He didn't want to comprehend any sword intent, he just wanted to expand his talent.

But when he touched it with his hand, his whole body suddenly shook, and something flashed in his mind.

"Is this... the Sword Intent?"