"What about your household registration and travel permit?"
Lu Heng was stopped by the guards at the city gate. A bearded soldier tapped his weapon on the barrier.
"Oh, I have them. I'm from Jinyang City, but I went out for a while recently."
Lu Heng took out his household registration and travel permit from his怀 and handed them to the soldier.
"Oh, you're a wealthy resident of our city? How come I don't remember you." The bearded man looked at the registration in his hand and then at Lu Heng.
He then examined Lu Heng's travel permit to check where he had been recently.
The travel permit served as proof of when Lu Heng had entered and exited various cities, bearing official seals from each city. In ancient times, such documents were not forged.
Of course, this was true for everyone except Lu Heng. With technology thousands of years ahead of this era, Lu Heng could replicate any seal.
"You may go." The bearded soldier stamped Lu Heng's household registration and travel permit with the official seal and returned them to him.
Lu Heng's lips curved upwards. He took out a cloth bag from his怀, containing some crystal stones, and casually placed it in the bearded man's hand as he took back his documents.
"You guards have worked hard."
The bearded soldier felt the object in his hand and was momentarily stunned. Then, he familiarized himself with Lu Heng, smiling, "Hahaha, I just remembered! You're the owner of Wanyuan Department Store in our city. I thought you looked familiar, I just couldn't recall for a moment."
He shifted his body, weighing the bag in his hand with his free hand, while the hand holding the weapon gestured to the other citizens entering the city, "You few, hurry up and move aside. You're blocking the gate by moving so slowly."
He then turned back to Lu Heng with a pleasant smile, "Please, take care."
Lu Heng clasped his hands in front of him, bowing to the bearded man and the surrounding soldiers. He then slowly walked towards the ancient city gate with his hands behind his back.
"Brother Dong, why were you suddenly so polite just now?" a thin man, who was also on guard duty, walked over and asked enthusiastically.
"Hahaha, brothers, after our shift, let's find a place to relax. We've been standing all day, and my legs are tired."
"Hahaha, I heard the Li Family Wine Shop in the city has new wine. Let's go try it." The thin man showed a knowing expression and excitedly patted the other soldiers beside him.
The soldiers exchanged glances, their moods improving significantly. They became much more polite to the citizens waiting to enter the city.
...
Taking a roundabout route, Lu Heng first returned to his small courtyard within the city.
He went to the back door and leaped into the courtyard.
He didn't live here often, and Lu Heng didn't want to attract the attention of his neighbors by coming through the front.
There were many dead branches and fallen leaves in the courtyard. Lu Heng didn't clean them up; with them piled on the ground, he would be alerted if anyone entered.
He quickly reached the door of the house and opened the fingerprint lock to enter.
The hidden compartment for storing magic crystals was limited in size. Lu Heng took out the original magic crystal he had placed there earlier, from which he had already replicated countless identical magic crystals.
He then hid the newly acquired magic crystals, along with the metal-element magic crystal previously given by the Sixth Tribe Leader, in the hidden compartment of the room.
After doing this, Lu Heng returned to his space.
Within his space, Lu Heng finally replicated many more of the newly acquired magic crystals. Seeing the magic crystals of various levels piled up in several warehouses, Lu Heng finally stopped with satisfaction.
With these magic crystals, whether for leveling up people in the apocalypse, for his own use, or for selling in other worlds, they were all valuable commodities.
Moreover, Lu Heng's supply of magic crystals was guaranteed. With one original magic crystal, he could replicate an infinite number of magic crystals of the same quality.
He clapped his hands, a satisfied smile on his face. Lu Heng had set up restrictions on the places where these magic crystals were stored, to prevent his contracted pets from stealing and consuming them.
...
"Ah, Mr. Lu, you're here."
As soon as Lu Heng entered the Wanyuan Department Store, the disciples of the Danyang Sect greeted him enthusiastically.
"Yes, I came to take a look. How many crystals are left?"
He couldn't quite remember how many crystals he had given them, but fortunately, they were all recorded in the ledgers, and these ancient people wouldn't dare to deceive him.
"Let me check." Most of the crystals were stored with Elder Du Feng, so they only kept records of the numbers here. Only those to be sold in the next few days were kept in the store.
"There are still five hundred." He was referring to the total remaining with Elder Du Feng. Lu Heng had previously told them not to report daily sales details to him, as he would check the ledgers periodically.
"Where is Elder Du Feng?" Lu Heng walked into the inner part of the shop and sat by the tea table, observing the room's decor.
He hadn't been here for quite some time, and he hadn't even paid much attention to his space. The furnishings here had changed somewhat.
"Please have some tea, Mr. Lu. This is all the tea you stored here. Apart from Uncle-Master Wu Liao and Elder Du Feng occasionally having some, this tea hasn't been touched."
"You can drink it on weekdays too. This kind of tea cannot be stored for too long."
After a moment of thought, Lu Heng waved his hand, and several boxes of loose-leaf tea appeared in the room.
"This tea can be stored. This is a department store, and you can occasionally sell miscellaneous items. For example, this tea can be sold. If you run out, I'll bring more."
"Ah... How much do you plan to price this tea at?"
"Oh, I forgot about that. Ask Wu Chenzi. He's very clear about the prices of these things. See what the price of tea is in the capital, and we'll sell this tea at double the price."
The disciple was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Haha, whatever you say. Given the quality of the tea you brought out before, I think this tea will sell well."
"Young man, you speak well. What's your name?"
"I am Du Yichen."
"What's your relationship with Du Feng?"
"Elder Du Feng is my paternal uncle."
"Oh? Your Du family is considered a noble family, right? Come, sit and talk. Get a cup, and you can have some tea too. We're about the same age, so don't be too formal."
"Whatever you command, sir. My cultivation aptitude is too mediocre, so my uncle arranged for me to gain experience in the Danyang Sect's external businesses. I feel honored to be assigned to learn here," Du Yichen said, standing respectfully beside Lu Heng, bowing with a smile.
"Come, sit and talk. I'm not used to you standing," Lu Heng pulled Du Yichen's sleeve and yanked him to sit opposite him.