Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1324 618: Gains and Losses_3

When the antenna was inserted, the pumpkin trembled again. Zhang Wanlong adjusted the position of the antenna, and some sounds came from inside the pumpkin.

Initially, the sound was somewhat noisy, but after several adjustments, the sound gradually became clear.

Xiao Genzi looked puzzled and said, "What's this?"

"It's a radio!" Zhang Wanlong wiped the pumpkin juice on his hands, "I'm telling you, this is technology. You can't study Golden Juice every day; you also need to study scientific technology."

Xiao Genzi still didn't quite understand the concept of technology; in Puluo State, few people could hear the radio.

He squatted beside the pumpkin and listened intently for a while. It happened to be advertising time, and the host was recommending a newly launched kitchen knife.

Xiao Genzi snorted, "This scientific technology is all deceitful. If the kitchen knife could slice iron like mud, why would anyone still use a machete to kill?"

The host was just saying this segment: "With this kitchen knife, one moment you're chopping vegetables in the kitchen, and the next moment you can take someone's head, ensuring to catch them off guard."

Xiao Genzi snorted again, "One moment I'm stirring the soup, and the next moment pouring juice, and it can also guarantee catching someone off guard! What's the use of scientific technology?"

Zhang Wanlong laughed, "Why are you arguing with an advertisement? Wait a little while; the serious stuff hasn't come out yet."

After waiting for half an hour, the advertisements ended, and a sweet voice emerged from the pumpkin: "Dear listeners, Ah Hui is here to report the latest news from De Song Cliff. According to informed sources, De Song Cliff has encountered a rare epidemic, with tens of thousands of residents' life and death unknown. Detailed situations are still pending further investigation..."

Zhang Wanlong looked at Xiao Genzi and said, "Now you hear it, right?"

Xiao Genzi nodded and said, "The sound of this scientific technology is really sweet."

"Sweet, right? Just Ah Hui's voice... who's talking about this! Something happened at De Song Cliff, didn't you hear? The epidemic, who do you think did it?"

Genzi shook his head, "No matter who did it, it should have nothing to do with us, right?"

"That's not certain," Zhang Wanlong said solemnly, "The epidemic may very well be related to Disease Cultivation. Green Flower is the ancestor of Disease Cultivation, but he hasn't been seen for a long time. Wan Jinxian is also a Disease Cultivator, and there's been no news of him either.

The foreigner who came just now is also a Disease Cultivator. He is now looking to buy seeds from us; who knows what he wants to do? We must guard against this, in case it is related to the situation at De Song Cliff, we can't afford the consequence."

Xiao Genzi seriously watched the radio pumpkin, silently remembering Zhang Wanlong's words.

He felt he didn't know much about Zhang Wanlong, and there was definitely a lot to learn in the future.

The next noon, someone visited the village again; a man brought a box of Ocean Dollars and placed it in front of Zhang Wanlong: "Brother Zhang, I've come to buy some things from you."

Zhang Wanlong was taken aback: "This brother, how should I address you?"

The man introduced himself: "My surname is Sun, called Sun Yusheng, from the Ink Shop, wanting to buy some good seeds from you."

Zhang Wanlong laughed, "You also want to buy seeds?"

The man was stunned, "Has someone else come before?"

"Yes, there has."

"Who?"

"Never mind who, let's talk about the rules first. If you've set your sights on grains or on fruits like melons, pears, peaches, or on specialties from New Land, you can choose as you please, but I never sell seeds."

The man frowned, "Really not selling?"

"Not selling."

"Alright, consider me to have come to the wrong place." The man picked up his box and left.

Xiao Genzi asked, "Can't even do business with this man?"

"Certainly can't," Zhang Wanlong laughed, "This man doesn't have the surname Sun; his surname is He. He's the eldest son of the He Family, He Jiaqing, and he used Disguise Technique, but that can't escape my eyes.

He Jiaqing and Li Qi are at odds; we shouldn't offend our old customer for his one deal."

"That's right," Genzi nodded repeatedly, "Seventh Master is one of us."

Zhang Wanlong looked outside the door, "This person won't be easily dismissed; he'll definitely come again."

Genzi was rather disdainful, "Let him come. We won't sell to him."

"Not selling to him, he'll take it himself. He Jiaqing is a Thief Cultivator; most people don't really know about this."

When Xiao Genzi heard this, he picked up the ladle, "Tomorrow I'll guard the house. If he dares to come, I'll give him a ladle, and later whenever he shows up, we'll be able to smell him out."

"One can be a thief for a thousand days, but there's no guarding against a thief for a thousand days. That trick won't work." Zhang Wanlong chuckled, adding an extra lock to the basement.

The next day, when the two came back from farm work, Zhang Wanlong's two wives were cooking.

"Did anyone come today?" Zhang Wanlong asked.

"No one came!" The two wives replied in unison.

The two went to check the basement.

Xiao Genzi checked the lock and said to Zhang Wanlong, "No one touched this lock; He Jiaqing hasn't been here."

"That's not necessarily true." Zhang Wanlong took out a medicine bottle and dripped two drops of potion on the lock.

After waiting for a moment, a vine emerged from the lock hole, with a palm-sized rose blooming on it.

A finger-sized woman stood in the center of the rose, saluting Zhang Wanlong.

Zhang Wanlong asked, "Did anyone touch you today?"

"Yes, a man came, not keeping his hands to himself, feeling me up several times."

Zhang Wanlong asked again, "Were the seeds taken by him?"

"Taken. I didn't dare stop him."

"No need to stop; let him take them!" Zhang Wanlong gently waved his hand, the woman saluted again, the petals closed, the rose retracted into the vine, the vine into the lock hole, and the lock returned to its previous state.

Genzi was not too surprised; having been with Zhang Wanlong for so long, he was used to such things.