I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life

Chapter 435 - 284: Red Flame Demon Division

The Red Flame Demon Division bordering Yong’an City in Nanling?

As soon as the words were spoken, all the puppet masters were utterly baffled.

What’s going on here?

Jin Zhaoyu was framed by the Red Flame Demon Division?

Why was he imprisoned?

The most crucial point is, what does this have to do with us?

We’re merely engaged in trade!

A group of puppet masters engrossed in puppet-making glanced at Li Jizhou expressionlessly, awaiting his explanation.

Li Jizhou had anticipated this reaction and chose not to puzzle these single-minded puppet masters any longer.

"Esteemed masters, my grandfather harbors grand ambitions and wishes to expand and strengthen Qianji City’s puppet business. For this reason, he has been liaising with various dynasty trade alliances over the years. This time, a multitude of puppets have been customized as a trial run.

The results are excellent, further solidifying his resolve to open up trade for Qianji City.

He plans to purchase no fewer than three hundred high-tier puppets from Qianji City annually in the future and distribute them to all dynasties in Central State!"

Li Jizhou first painted a picture of the prospects for these puppet masters, essentially offering them a dream!

For ordinary folks, this dream might seem unpalatable and not particularly interesting.

But for these high-tier puppet masters in Qianji City obsessed with puppet craft, it was a dream they yearned for even in their sleep.

Puppet craftsmanship, especially at the high-tier level, requires not only talent and cultivation but also the skill that comes from repetition and constant refinement.

However, high-tier puppet materials are extremely expensive, and they usually manufacture and sell up to Tier Three puppets, using the profits to fund their high-tier puppet research.

Yet, crafting low-tier puppets no longer improves their skills and even wastes time.

Moreover, Qianji City has a vast number of high-tier puppet masters, so typical customization orders for high-tier puppets are usually handled by more renowned puppet masters, leaving them without opportunities.

Therefore, they need large volume orders for high-tier puppets to practice their craft while earning enough Spirit Stones.

"An annual order for no fewer than three hundred high-tier puppets?" Sure enough, these puppet masters are always focused on puppets.

"I swear in my grandfather’s name!" Li Jizhou vowed confidently.

"What is Jin Zhaoyu’s current situation? Can this plan still be guaranteed?" someone urgently asked.

"Currently, my grandfather is imprisoned, unable to act on his vision, but he has not given up on this plan. He went through great trouble, sending me, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, from tens of thousands of miles away, overcoming countless difficulties to meet you esteemed masters—this is my grandfather’s resolve!" Li Jizhou spoke sincerely.

"Whew~ So it really is just a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator!" Only now did this group of puppet masters notice Li Jizhou’s cultivation level.

"A Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator made it from Qingzhou City to here... this definitely proves Jin Zhaoyu’s determination!"

"But mere determination isn’t enough. Does Jin Zhaoyu have the confidence to escape from prison?"

"He does!" Li Jizhou assured them.

"Then why did you come here to seek help? Are you counting on us to rescue Jin Zhaoyu in the Jiuli Dynasty? Our cooperation with Jin Zhaoyu was due to his identity and status in Qingzhou City. If he loses that status, how can we dare to cooperate with him? How can he have the ability to expand his business to other dynasties?" Master Mu Yu was the clearest-headed.

Here we go, Li Jizhou had been waiting for him to ask.

After quietly listening to Master Mu Yu, Li Jizhou stood up, took out the gold talisman from the Saint Emperor Li Yuan and the imperial edict for this mission from his Storage Ring, as well as his own Prince Qing identity Jade Talisman.

"..."

"!!!"

"You... you are Prince Qing?"

"You are Li Yuan’s son?"

"Once you become a vassal, you will hold the highest power in Qingzhou!"

"You, a noble prince, risked your life to come to Qianji City!"

Everyone was utterly astonished.

If not for the undeniable evidence before them, they would never have believed it a thousand times.

In their eyes, the Central State royal family was always arrogant and prejudiced.

"Esteemed masters, whether we can save my grandfather this time is crucial for securing orders for hundreds of high-tier puppets from Qianji City in the coming centuries!

If my grandfather, the overseer, cannot escape, this endeavor will be abandoned."

"As Prince Qing, you can’t rescue him?" They glanced askance at Li Jizhou.

Li Jizhou admitted honestly, "If I rescue him, my grandfather can survive but will never have the opportunity to act again."

"How can we possibly save him? How can you assure us this isn’t a setup by your dynasty?" someone doubted.

"You don’t need to go to the Jiuli Dynasty; you only need to reach the border with the Red Flame Demon Division adjacent to Yong’an City." Li Jizhou finally stated his objective.

"Hmm? Be clear and straightforward!" Master Mu Yu and these straightforward craftsmen disliked smart people who played with intrigues.

"My grandfather was framed by someone within the dynasty accusing him of supplying Red Phosphorus Gold Ore to the Red Flame Demon Division. As long as you can lie in ambush during the transaction half a month from now, even if it’s just a brief encounter before retreating, my grandfather’s actual purpose of trading Red Phosphorus Gold Ore to avenge innocent thirty thousand Human Race civilians in Yong’an City can be vindicated." Li Jizhou spoke plainly, without resorting to mind games with them.

"This... may be possible, but... why didn’t you ask someone from your dynasty to lay in ambush at the Red Flame Demon Division?" Although puppet masters are straightforward, they are not foolish; they merely focus on their craft and do not waste their thinking on trivial matters. Master Mu Yu pondered briefly and endorsed Li Jizhou’s approach.

If successful, the Jiuli Dynasty could exonerate Jin Zhaoyu and might even award them.

Li Jizhou solemnly bowed, "Master Mu Yu, discernment! If dynasty people stage an ambush, this would escalate into a major issue between the dynasty and Demon Race. The Demon Race and Jiuli Dynasty have already battled several times, their relationship akin to water and fire. This move will only intensify their conflict, and internally within the Jiuli Dynasty, my grandfather may not just lack recognition for his contributions but might even be falsely accused of sowing discord, and they might use his life to ease the tension between both sides."