Chapter 78: Sweet Pool

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  The tomb is well-preserved and shows no signs of looting. However, it is obviously much older than the Youguo era, with no mechanisms or magical seals inside, even if there were any, they would have long since lost their effectiveness.

  "It turned out that this general was not called Gan Chi, but his title was Gan Chi Jun! He had once fought in a place called Gan Chi..."

  In the main tomb chamber, a epitaph was found, which recorded the general's achievements. He had gone out of the border to attack the enemy and fought all the way to the sacred place of the northern shamans, Ganquan, where he inscribed his merits on the stone and returned.

  Therefore, following the tradition, the emperor at that time would build a mausoleum like Gan Chi. Some examples are Liu Yi's original world, where Emperor Wu of Han built a mausoleum for Wei Qing in Yin Mountain and for Huo Qubing in Qi Lian Mountain.

  But this world still calls him Lord Sweet Pool, what a pitfall...

  At this moment he still didn't know these things, and was excitedly searching for treasures in the tomb of Gan Chi Jun.

  Seeing this Gan Pool gentleman, he is indeed a great general of the past. The burial objects that accompanied him were not gold, silver or jewels, but rather a large number of weapons and armor. There are chariots, treasured swords, armor, and even the remains of war horses.

  It wasn't until Liu Yi had searched for half a day that he finally found these things, which had been placed there for too long, fearing they were over a thousand years old and had all been damaged.

  It's a great pity and heartache, whether it's the Gan Pool Treasure Armor or the bed crossbow, they are all treasures with great uses. They can greatly increase Liu Yi's combat power.

  I thought I could find some more, but it turned out that most of the burial objects in this tomb were already broken, and even turned to dust.

  "Master, that treasure armor and bed crossbow must have absorbed the yin energy and transformed into a spirit. That's why they can be preserved until now, and are beyond comparison with ordinary objects!" Shentu Qi comforted.

  Liu Yi naturally knew this truth and said: "Originally, I just held one or two hopes!"

  Just as he was speaking, Shi Huai came in with several ghostly objects, beaming with joy: "Master, we've found the treasure room, it's full of gold, silver and precious jewels."

  Liu Yi's expression eased slightly after hearing this, no matter what, having gains was a good thing. These treasures, whether taken to the supermarket to sell or left in this world for use, had enormous uses.

  As soon as they entered the treasure room, they saw piles of gold in various colors, all in large blocks, dazzling to the eyes.

  Liu Yi had seen big scenes before, but seeing so much gold also shocked him: "How can there be so much?"

  "My lord, in ancient times gold was extremely abundant. Emperors and kings would often bestow upon their ministers tens of thousands of catties of gold. It's only been gradually decreasing since recent generations!" said Shen Tudi, not sounding too convinced.

  Liu Yi nodded, as if in his own world, there was also such a process. In the Qin and Han dynasties, gold wasn't very valuable.

  Sima Xiangru wrote a "Changmen Fu" and earned 100 catties of gold. The great general Wei Qing fought against the Huns, achieved great military exploits, and Emperor Wu of Han was so delighted that he rewarded him with 200,000 catties of gold. Another great general Huo Qubing also fought against the Huns, his military exploits were even greater, and Emperor Wu of Han rewarded him with 500,000 catties of gold.

  Some people also say it's brass, not gold...

  However, compared with the history of discovery in the Americas, it is often possible to know that originally any piece of land had a considerable number of easily exploitable gold deposits.

  In the early stages of any civilization, gold was used as currency, and it is well known that a general equivalent that can be used as currency is something rare but not too scarce.

  Liu Yi vaguely remembers a historical allusion that Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi also discovered the trend of decreasing gold circulation.

  He asked the national master and secretary Du Hong: "The Han Dynasty had so much gold, the emperors rewarded their ministers heavily, often giving out several thousand or even tens of thousands of catties. But later emperors became more stingy with their rewards. Where did all that gold go?" Du Hong replied: "At that time, Buddhist affairs had not yet flourished."

  All of them were melted down and recast into Buddhist scriptures, even bronze Buddha statues were cast.

  These thoughts flashed through Liu Yi's mind. Suddenly he remembered that the amount of gold in this world was extremely large and not very valuable at all!

  One jin of gold is worth ten thousand yuan, while one jin of silver is only worth three thousand. The price difference between gold and silver is merely three to four times.

  In Liu Yi's original world, it was 40 to 50 times more! Calculating this way, he could actually make a good profit by reselling gold and silver, enough to maintain the funds for his supermarket.

  This thought flashed through Liu Yi's mind, but his hands didn't stop for a moment, and he put away all the gold. In the blink of an eye, it made the available funds in Liu Yi's supermarket reach a new record.

  Three million kilograms of gold were buried with him, and this Gan Chi Jun was really rich. Three million kilograms of gold, even at the supermarket's lowest wholesale price, gave Liu Yi an additional 400 million funds.

  That's enough of everything!

  Liu Yi's heart was suddenly overwhelmed with excitement, and indeed, losing a horse to know what is not good fortune. There are also those who say that war is the best way to get rich. Living in seclusion on that small Fenglai Mountain, when can he make such a big fortune?

  Also thinking about the follow-up work of those thousands of acres of rice fields, fertilizers and other materials need to be followed up to ensure a good harvest. Unfortunately, these rice fields are no longer in my hands now, it's a pity!

  At this moment, Liu Yi even forgot all the unhappiness. Even almost losing Fenglai Mountain and the position of Land God were almost forgotten.

  Fortunately, it was just a narrow margin. Liu Yi quickly reacted and couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

  Money can tempt people's hearts, and it is also said that profit can confuse one's mind. This is quite close to the truth!

  At the moment, I reflected on myself and found that Shen Tudi and others didn't seem to have much interest in gold. These ghosts don't use this thing much either. On the contrary, they are much better than my own state of mind.

  So he just smiled and said: "Since there's nothing good to see in this tomb, let's go!"

  Just then, Mu Yao, who had been turning around in the tomb and couldn't find her shadow, came over. Zhang Wangshi followed beside her, holding a handkerchief to wipe behind her.

  Although fortunately the ghostly creature had no physical form, Mu Yao was a spirit ghost, her whole body shining clean and pure, not to the point of being disheveled. However, this seemed like a scene where an adult takes care of a mischievous child, still making Liu Yi laugh and cry at the same time.

  "A Yi!" Mu Yao exclaimed happily: "I found a great place!"

  Liu Yi smiled and asked, originally thinking that Mu Yao was just curious. But as they walked, her expression changed.

  But it was right under that mound, beneath the coffin. There seemed to be a gate faintly existing.

  It's still daytime now, and this portal is not visible. But thinking about it, once night falls, the portal will be unobstructed.

  "Could it be the path to Gan Chi..." Si Huai's expression changed slightly as he spoke these words.

  Liu Yi's heart suddenly gave rise to a great sense of foreboding, and as a divine being, his spiritual awareness allowed him to clearly feel that Si Hua's words had struck at the very truth of the matter.

  What is called Gan Pool, of course, does not refer to this place. It is a place outside the pass. That is a huge lake in the endless grassland, different from other such saltwater lakes. This lake is freshwater and can raise livestock and supply water for humans and horses.

  It has been a sacred place for the shaman of Saiwai since ancient times! And this Lord Gan Chi, was because he led his troops to fight here, and engraved stones to record his merits, that he was granted the title of Lord Gan Chi.

  Sai's face changed color, and he said: "Your Excellency, since ancient times, famous generals have built tombs in the shape of enemy countries' mountains and rivers, which has the meaning of suppressing and conquering. And directly granting a title, this involves the issue of enfeoffment."

  Among Liu Yi's ghost soldiers, if one were to say who was the most learned, then Si Hua would be one of them. Suddenly remembering something, he changed color and said.

  Reminded by this, Liu Yi also remembered. He thought to himself, setting up a tomb like a mountain and river, and even giving it a title of nobility, involved the concept of fame. Is the Emperor planning to let the great general help him suppress the enemy's morale, or is he trying to consume the general's morale, so that even after death, he will not be able to rest in peace!

  Liu Yi was also a bit strange, and Gan Chi had such a grand tomb. But why did his spirit disappear early, and instead became a suit of armor, a crossbow, and a spiritual creature that transformed into a demon.

  One treasure armor can become a ghost king, summoning the wind and rain. If this Gan Chi Ghost King is still around, who knows what kind of ghostly hero he would be!

  Now Liu Yi suddenly understood, that emperor had ulterior motives back then! He conferred the title of Gan Chi Jun and built a mausoleum resembling the terrain of Gan Chi. This established a mysterious connection with Gan Chi, suppressing the fortune of those grassland tribes for generations.

  In this world of gods and devils, strength is sacred, and fame represents power! Represents aura!

  Gan Chi was sealed away, and the Gan Chi aura was about to be seized, suppressing it from above. However, those shamans outside the pass would not willingly submit, so they naturally resisted.

  I'm afraid that as time passed, the dynasty where Gan Chi was located collapsed, and his own fortune also began to decline. I'm afraid that in the end, he would be killed by those witches!

  So to speak, this portal is likely to lead to the Sweet Pool outside the pass. In other words, this spiritual realm may be connected to the region of witches outside the pass at night, in the spiritual realm...

  The so-called witch doctor is just the Zhongtu Dynasty of this world, referring to the four barbarians. Because most of them believe in witchcraft and get their name!

  These witches worship the primordial spirits, believing that all things have souls and delight in bloodshed. The so-called northern witches are almost identical to the Xiongnu and Turkic peoples of this world.

  If Gan Chi is a sacred place for northern shamans, its power must be unimaginably strong. If we were to follow this passage and kill our way over...

  For a moment, everyone who thought of this place felt a chill run down their spine.

  "Don't be afraid!" Liu Yi said slowly: "It's been thousands of years, this place has long been abandoned. The northern witches probably forgot about this place a long time ago!"

  All the ghosts nodded in agreement, thinking that it must be so. If not, how could Gan Pool Ghost King still be the grass king in this place? He would probably have been killed long ago.

  And the situation of this Shu Mountain will probably change greatly too, it won't be like this anymore.