Winzheng stared at Li Nian, not agreeing immediately. In these recent days, he has visited those things multiple times and also had the artisans of the Ministry of Works examine them, but none could figure out the truth.
But it doesn't mean that there is no problem. Maybe this person will turn those things into weapons against him as soon as he gets them.
This is not the result of Winzheng's distrust, but there is indeed such a possibility. Over these years, there have been far too many people who have wanted his life!
After some consideration, Winzheng decided to agree: "If you cannot prove it, you know the consequences! Bring the things to him!" He wanted to see how this person would prove his origin from a later era.
Additionally, Winzheng had another thought. He wanted to see what the so-called later era was like, and whether it was as prosperous as his powerful Qin Empire.
Soon, Li Nian's things were delivered to the hall by a group of guards.
Seeing that potatoes, chili peppers, and spareribs were delivered, Li Nian was rather speechless. Did they want him to cook a stew of potatoes and spareribs on the spot?
Every item had several guards watching over it, even things like potatoes and spareribs were not exempt.
This is not their fault either. Who knows what Li Nian will do with these things?
More than half a month later, Li Nian finally got his phone back. He checked it and found the body to be intact, without any damage, just that it had been turned off due to a lack of battery.
The day of the transfer, when he went shopping for vegetables, his phone's battery life was already not much to begin with, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to bring a portable power bank.
He found the portable power bank, connected the phone to the power bank with a data cable, and started charging the phone.
Meng Yi saw Li Nian's operation and told the king, "Your Majesty, when I first saw it, these two things were connected like this."
Winzheng nodded slightly and continued to watch Li Nian operate. He saw that Li Nian connected the two items after which he took the odd-looking device that could display a beautiful woman's appearance, thumb pressed on the right side of it, as if exerting effort.
After a while, the odd object glowed, revealing an unfamiliar pattern. Suddenly, the light disappeared, and the next moment it lit up again. With the rising light, a peculiarly beautiful woman appeared, who was the same one he had seen last time.
Winzheng saw that Li Nian's right hand was holding the odd object, and his right thumb was quickly tapping on it. In a while, the woman disappeared, and instead of her, he couldn't understand what was there. Since he was a little distance away, he couldn't see what it was specifically.
Suddenly, a burst of music emanated from the odd object, which seemed different from the music he had heard before. The music didn't last long before it was replaced by other sounds.
Winzheng and Meng Yi saw Li Nian's fingers moving on the odd object, and as he moved his fingers, the sounds emitted from the object changed accordingly. Sometimes they were voices, sometimes music.
What is he doing?
Winzheng and Meng Yi were puzzled but didn't ask out loud. They just watched Li Nian operate.
Soon, Li Nian found the scene he wanted to show to Winzheng. After some processing, he held up the phone and said to Winzheng, "Your Majesty, this is the evidence that common people have from a later era. The picture shows the scene of the era they came from; it could never exist in the powerful Qin Empire. Your Majesty will see that at a glance. Please have General Meng present this to Your Majesty!"
At the moment when Li Nian raised his phone, Meng Yi by the king's side pressed the hilt of his sword, and other guards also tightened their grip on their weapons, keeping a close eye on Li Nian, who might suddenly attempt something.
Scenery from a later era, my powerful Qin Empire will never have it?
What a grandiose statement!
Winzheng said, "Go on, General Meng!"
Meng Yi walked over to Li Nian and saw the picture on the phone, which was quite surprising to him. The odd-looking device could display not only a beautiful woman and play music, but also show other things.
Although surprised, his current task was to present this object to the king for viewing.
Li Nian explained how to view the picture on the phone to Meng Yi, allowing him to try a few times before handing the phone and portable power bank to Meng Yi.
Li Nian wanted to go up directly and show it to Winzheng, but the current situation clearly didn't allow him to do so. He didn't even need to say that he couldn't get close enough to show a movie to Winzheng, just any slight movement would result in his decapitation. Several guards with weapons held high and watching him menacingly stood next to him.
Meng Yi carried the phone and portable power bank and walked towards Winzheng, not getting too close, but maintaining a certain distance. In case Li Nian had malicious intentions, these two strange objects could pose a danger to the king. There would be room for him to react if necessary.
Several guards stood on either side of Winzheng, leaving about the width of a person's body so that he could see ahead. Meng Yi knelt in front and put his knee on the ground, holding the phone with the screen facing Winzheng.
Winzheng saw the scene displayed in the odd object, a sight he had never seen before:
Numerous towering and bizarre buildings stood tall on the earth, seemingly a city. But how could a city be so large, and how could there be such high buildings?
Just by estimating, Winzheng knew that the city was much larger than the capital of Yan State.
No, it's not larger than the capital of the Qin Empire; it's even larger than the capitals of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Chu, and Qi combined.
The architectural style of the buildings in the city was completely different from those of the Qin Empire. It gave Winzheng an indescribable feeling.
If Li Nian knew how Winzheng felt at that moment, he would tell him it was a feeling of modernity, an advanced person's feeling when seeing something more advanced than his own time.
The nation that could build such a city must be a strong power, perhaps not weaker than his own Qin Empire?
Winzheng secretly thought in his heart. At this moment, Meng Yi moved his fingers on the odd object, as taught by Li Nian. It was said that doing so could play the next picture.
The daytime city changed to a nighttime city, towering majestically against the night sky, illuminated by brilliant lights. It was as if it were a city that never sleeps.
This is a night view of a modern city.
'This is the night of that city, but why is it so bright? To create such a night view, how many lights would it take? And how much lamp oil would it consume? However, the night view is indeed very beautiful!'
The night view of the city made Winzheng have some hesitation. Perhaps his powerful Qin Empire was not as strong as the nation that built this city?
But this doubt was quickly dispelled by Winzheng!
'My Qin Empire is unparalleled in the world, and beautiful construction matters little. The fertile Central Plains and the prosperous Qi State were still conquered by me.'
Even if this person is truly from a later era, it doesn't matter to Winzheng. He still has confidence in his powerful Qin Empire. Although it's not possible for the Qin Empire to build such a city at the moment, its military might may not be weaker than that of the nation which built this city.
Meng Yi moved the phone screen again, and this time a strange white bird appeared. The white bird seemed to be flying in the sky, and below it was clearly a city from a later era.
'Let me see this white bird. Is it a symbol of the people from a later era? Could they ride white birds to fly in the sky?'
Winzheng's heart was shaken severely. His confidence in his powerful Qin Empire not being weaker than the nations of a later era wavered. If such birds were to attack from high up, his Qin Iron Horse army would struggle to match their might.
Meng Yi moved his finger again, this time revealing a giant ship sailing on the blue waves. The ship was not only large but also seemed to be made not of wood, but possibly of copper or iron?
If such a large ship could really be made of copper or iron, how much of it would be needed?
That's why this person dared to say that the scene from a later era could never exist in the powerful Qin Empire. Some things from a later era are beyond the Qin Empire's capabilities… The city might be able to be imitated with human labor, but how can one build the soaring white birds or the giant ships sailing across vast seas?
Despite his confidence in his own Qin Empire, Winzheng had to admit at this moment that the Qin Empire could not produce such white birds or giant ships!
